{"id":1460,"date":"2020-12-27T10:00:54","date_gmt":"2020-12-27T10:00:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/standrewsbaillieston.co.uk\/?page_id=1460"},"modified":"2020-12-26T14:43:46","modified_gmt":"2020-12-26T14:43:46","slug":"order-of-service-27-december-2021","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/standrewsbaillieston.co.uk\/?page_id=1460","title":{"rendered":"Order of Service – 27 December 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jesus Is Presented in the Temple<\/strong><\/p>\n

(words for hymns can be found below the order of service)<\/p>\n

Welcome & Intimations
\nCall to Worship
\nPrayer
\nHymn O come all ye faithful
\nIntroduction to service
\nReading Luke 2 : 25 \u2013 35
\nMP 1319 : Joy has dawned
\n<\/strong>Reading\u00a0 Luke 2 : 36 \u2013 38
\nPrayer & Lord\u2019s Prayer
\nVideo : Come thou long expected Jesus
\nA thought
\nHymn : In the bleak midwinter
\nA story
\nPrayer
\n<\/strong>Hymn: Good Christians all rejoice
\nBlessing<\/p>\n

Call to Worship<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u00a0<\/strong>When the time was right, God sent his Son
\nJesus was born for us
\nHe grew and lived as one of us
\nThe word became flesh
\nAnd dwelt among us<\/p>\n

Hymn O come all ye faithful<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 O come, all ye faithful,
\nJoyful and triumphant,
\nO come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem;
\nCome and behold him, Born the King of angels;<\/p>\n

Chorus<\/em>
\nO come, let us adore him,
\nO come, let us adore him,
\nO come, let us adore him,
\nO come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.<\/p>\n

God of God,
\nLight of Light,
\nLo! he abhors not the Virgin’s\u00a0 womb,
\nVery God, Begotten, not created.
\nChorus<\/em><\/p>\n

3 Sing, choirs of angels,<\/p>\n

Sing in exaltation,
\nSing, all ye citizens of heaven above,
\n‘Glory to God, In the highest’:
\nChorus<\/em><\/p>\n

4 Yea, Lord, we greet thee,
\nBorn this happy morning;
\nJesus, to thee be glory given:
\nWord of the Father, Now in flesh appearing;
\nChorus<\/em><\/p>\n

Reading 1: Luke 2: 25 – 35<\/strong><\/p>\n

The time came for Joseph and Mary to perform the ceremony of purification, as the Law of Moses commanded. So they took the child to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord, as it is written in the law of the Lord: \u201cEvery first-born male is to be dedicated to the Lord.\u201d They also went to offer a sacrifice of a pair of doves or two young pigeons, as required by the law of the Lord.<\/p>\n

At that time there was a man named Simeon living in Jerusalem. He was a good, God-fearing man and was waiting for Israel to be saved. The Holy Spirit was with him and had assured him that he would not die before he had seen the Lord’s promised Messiah. Led by the Spirit, Simeon went into the Temple. When the parents brought the child Jesus into the Temple to do for him what the Law required, Simeon took the child in his arms and gave thanks to God:<\/p>\n

\u201cNow, Lord, you have kept your promise,
\nand you may let your servant go in peace.
\nWith my own eyes I have seen your salvation,
\nwhich you have prepared in the presence of all peoples:
\nA light to reveal your will to the Gentiles
\nand bring glory to your people Israel.\u201d<\/p>\n

The child’s father and mother were amazed at the things Simeon said about him. Simeon blessed them and said to Mary, his mother, \u201cThis child is chosen by God for the destruction and the salvation of many in Israel. He will be a sign from God which many people will speak against and so reveal their secret thoughts. And sorrow, like a sharp sword, will break your own heart.\u201d<\/p>\n

MP 1319 : Joy has dawned
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1Joy has dawned upon the world<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Promised from creation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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God’s salvation now unfurled<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hope for every nation<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Not with fanfares from above<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Not with scenes of glory<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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But a humble gift of love<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Jesus born of Mary<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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2 Sounds of wonder fill the sky<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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With the songs of angels<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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As the mighty Prince of Life<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Shelters in a stable<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Hands that set each star in place<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Shaped the earth in darkness<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Cling now to a mother’s breast<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Vulnerable and helpless<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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3 Shepherds bow before the Lamb<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Gazing at the glory<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Gifts of men from distant lands<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Prophesy the story<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Gold a King is born today<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Incense God is with us<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Myrrh His death will make a way<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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And by His blood He’ll win us<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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4 Son of Adam Son of heaven<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Given as a ransom<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Reconciling God and man<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Christ our mighty Champion!<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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What a Saviour what a Friend<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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What a glorious mystery<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Once a babe in Bethlehem<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Now the Lord of history<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

Reading 2 : Luke 2: 36 – 38<\/strong><\/p>\n

A week later, when the time came for the baby to be circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name which the angel had given him before he had been conceived.
\nThere was a very old prophet, a widow named Anna, daughter of Phanuel of the tribe of Asher. She had been married for only seven years and was now eighty-four years old.
\n<\/sup>She never left the Temple; day and night she worshiped God, fasting and praying.
\nThat very same hour she arrived and gave thanks to God and spoke about the child to all who were waiting for God to set Jerusalem free.<\/p>\n

Hymn : In the bleak midwinter<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 In the bleak mid-winter,
\nfrosty wind made moan,
\nearth stood hard as iron,
\nwater like a stone;
\nsnow had follen, snow on snow,
\nsnow on snow,
\nin the bleak mid-winter,
\nlong ago.<\/p>\n

2 Our God, heaven cannot hold Him,
\nnot earth sustain,
\nheaven and earth, shall flee away
\nwhen He comes to reign;
\nin the bleak mid-winter
\na stable-place sufficed
\nthe Lord God almighty,
\nJesus Christ.<\/p>\n

3 Angels and archangels
\nmay have gathered there,
\ncherubim and seraphim
\nthronged the air;
\nbut His mother only,
\nin her maiden bliss,
\nworshipped the Beloved
\nwith a kiss.<\/p>\n

4 What can I give Him,
\npoor as I am?
\nIf I were a shepherd,
\nI would bring a lamb;
\nif I were a wise man,
\nI would do my part;
\nyet what I can give Him –
\ngive my heart.<\/p>\n

Hymn: Good Christians all rejoice<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Good Christians, all rejoice
\nwith heart and soul and voice;
\nnow give heed to what we say,
\nJesus Christ is born today:
\nox and ass before him bow,
\nChrist is born today!
\nChrist is born today!<\/p>\n

2 Good Christians, all rejoince
\nwith heart and sould and voice;
\nnow you hear of endless bliss,
\nJesus Christ was born for this:
\nhe has opened heaven’s door,
\nand all are blessed for everymore
\nChrist was born for this!
\nChrist was born for this!<\/p>\n

3 Good Christians, all rejoice
\nwith heart and soul and voice;
\nnow you need not fear the grave,
\nJesus Christ was born to save,
\ncalls you one, and calls you all,
\nto gain his everlasting hall.
\nChrist was born to save!
\nChrist was born to save!<\/p>\n

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