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Christmas Eve Service<\/strong><\/p>\n

(words for hymns and bible readings follow the call to worship)\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Welcome & Intimations
\nCall to worship
\nMP 211 :Hark the Herald
\n<\/strong>Intro to service
\nPrayer & Lord\u2019s Prayer
\nReading John 1 : 1 – 5
\nMP 393 : Joy to the world
\n<\/strong>Making Christingles
\nChristingle Carol
\n<\/strong>Lighting the Christmas Candle
\nPoem
\nMP 597 : Silent night
\n<\/strong>Prayer
\nVideo \u2013 Glorious night
\n<\/strong>Thinking about Christmas
\nMP 491 : O come all ye faithful
\n<\/strong>Blessing<\/p>\n

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

Christ of the past
\nWord made flesh
\nSpeak to us
\nChrist of the Present
\nRevealing the Father\u2019s glory
\nBe born in us
\nChrist of the future
\nBearing witness to your truth
\nLive your life in us<\/p>\n

MP 211 :Hark the Herald
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Hark! the herald-angels sing,
\n‘Glory to the new-born King!
\nPeace on earth, and mercy mild,
\nGod and sinners reconciled.’
\nJoyful, all you nations rise,
\njoin the triumph of the skies;
\nwith the angelic host proclaim,
\n‘Christ is born in Bethlehem!’
\nHark! the herald-angels sing,
\n‘Glory to the new-born King!<\/p>\n

2\u00a0 Christ by highest heaven adored,
\nChrist the everlasting Lord,
\nlate in time behold Him come,
\noffspring of a virgin’s womb!
\nVeiled in flesh the Godhead see!
\nHail, the incarnate Deity!
\nPleased as man with man to dwell,
\nJesus, our Immanuel
\nHark! the herald-angels sing,
\n‘Glory to the new-born King!<\/p>\n

3 Hail, the heaven-born Prince of peace,
\nHail, the Sun of righteousness!
\nLight and life of all He brings,
\nrisen with healing in His wings.
\nMild He lays His glory by,
\nborn that man no more may die;
\nborn to raise the sons of earth,
\nborn to give them second birth.
\nHark! the herald-angels sing,
\n‘Glory to the new-born King!\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

John 1:1-5 New International Version<\/strong><\/p>\n

In the beginning was the Word,\u00a0and the Word was with God,\u00a0and the Word was God.
\nHe was with God in the beginning.
\nThrough him all things were made; without him nothing was made that has been made.
\nIn him was life, and that life was the light\u00a0of all mankind.
\nThe light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome\u00a0it.<\/p>\n

MP 393 : Joy to the world
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Joy to the world, the Lord has come!
\nlet earth receive her King;
\nlet every heart prepare Him room
\nand heaven and nature sing,
\nand heaven and nature sing,
\nand heaven, and heaven and nature sing,<\/p>\n

2 Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns!
\nyour sweetest songs employ
\nwhile fields and streams
\nand hills and plains
\nrepeat the sounding joy,
\nrepeat the sounding joy,
\nrepeat, repeat the sounding joy,<\/p>\n

3 He rules the world with truth and grace
\nand makes the nations prove
\nthe glories of His righteousness,
\nthe wonders of His love,
\nthe wonders of His love,
\nthe wonders, the wonders of His love,<\/p>\n

Christingle Carol\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Jesus, our Saviour, came from his Father,
\nLived here among us, joined in our fun,
\nShowed how he loved us, died for us gladly,
\nShout Alleluia, sing everyone.<\/p>\n

Light your Christingle, think of the Saviour,
\nBorn in a stable, how the star shone,
\nJesus is with us, light in the darkness,
\nShout Alleluia, sing everyone.<\/p>\n

Now praise the Father, now praise the Spirit,
\nNow praise our Saviour, Jesus the Son,
\nPraise our Creator, praise our Redeemer,
\nShout Alleluia, sing everyone<\/p>\n

MP 597 : Silent night
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 Silent night, holy night!
\nsleeps the world; hid from sight,
\nMary and Joseph in stable bare
\nwatched o’er the child beloved and fair
\nsleeping in heavenly rest,
\nsleeping in heavenly rest.<\/p>\n

2 Silent night, holy night!
\nShepherds first saw the light,
\nheard resounding clear and long,
\nfar and near, the angel-song;
\n‘Christ the Redeemer is here,
\nChrist the Redeemer is here.’<\/p>\n

3 Silent night, holy night!
\nSon of God, O how bright
\nlove is smiling from Your face!
\nStrikes us now the hour of grace,
\nSaviour, since You are born,
\nSaviour, since You are born.<\/p>\n

MP 491 : O come all ye faithful
\n<\/strong><\/p>\n

1 O Come, all ye faithful
\njoyful and triumphant
\nO come now O come now
\nto Bethlehem:
\ncome and behold Him,
\nborn the King of angels;
\nChorus – O come, let us adore Him,
\nO come, let us adore Him,
\nO come, let us adore Him,
\nChrist the Lord!<\/p>\n

2 True God of true God,
\nlight of light eternal,
\nHe, who abhors not the virgin’s womb;
\nSon of the Father,
\nbegotten not created;<\/p>\n

3 Sing like the angels,
\nsing in exultation,
\nsing with the citizens of heaven above,
\n‘Glory to God,
\nglory in the highest’:<\/p>\n

4 Yes, Lord, we greet You,
\nborn this happy morning,
\nJesus, to You be glory given!
\nWord of the Father,
\nnow in flesh appearing:<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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