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God’s Blessing. Now Sing We, Now Rejoice CW #34 Verses 1-4. Text: Latin hymn, 14th cent. Setting: IN DULCI JUBILO Tune: German melody, 14th cent., alt. All Sing Verse 1: Now sing we now rejoice Now raise to heav'n our voice; He from whom joy streameth Poor in a manger lies;
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God’s Blessing Now Sing We, Now Rejoice CW #34 Verses 1-4 Text: Latin hymn, 14th cent. Setting: IN DULCI JUBILO Tune: German melody, 14th cent., alt.
All Sing Verse 1: Now sing we now rejoice Now raise to heav'n our voice; He from whom joy streameth Poor in a manger lies; Not so brightly beameth The sun in yonder skies. Thou my Savior art! Thou my Savior art!
All SingVerse 2: Come from on high to me; I cannot rise to thee. Cheer my wearied spirit, O pure and holy child; Through thy grace and merit, Blest Jesus, Lord most mild, Draw me unto thee! Draw me unto thee!
All SingVerse 3: Now through his Son doth shine The Father's grace divine. Death o'er us had reigned Through sin and vanity; He for us obtained Eternal joy on high. May we praise him there! May we praise him there!
God’s Blessing All SingVerse 4: Oh, where shall joy be found? Where but on heav'nly ground? Where the angels singing With all his saints unite. Sweetest praises bringing In heav'nly joy and light. Oh, that we were there! Oh, that we were there!
Invocation Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. All: Amen.
Prayer Pastor:(Pastor says the prayer) All: Amen.
Psalm #96(Spoken) All: A Savoir has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. P: Sing to the LORD, praise his name; C: Proclaim his salvation day after day.
P: Declare his glory among the nations, C: His marvelous deeds among all peoples. P: Worship the LORD in the splendor of his holiness; C: Tremble before him, all the earth.
All: A Savoir has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord. P: Let the heavens rejoice, let the earth be glad; C: Let the sea resound, and all that is in it;
P: Let the fields be jubilant, and everything in them. C: Then all the trees of the forest will sing for joy, P: For he comes to judge the world in righteousness C: And the peoples in his truth.
All: Glory be to the Father and to the Son and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen. A Savoir has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
Text: Hans A. Brorson, 1694-1764 Setting: HER KOMMER DINE, ARME SMAA Tune: Johann A. P. Schultz, 1747-1800 Your Little Ones, Dear Lord, Are WeCW #46Verses 1-4
Children Sing Verse 1: Your little ones dear Lord, are we And come your lowly bed to see; Enlighten ev'ry soul and mind That we the way to you may find.
Choir Sings Verse 2: With songs we hasten you to greet And humbly fall before your feet. Oh, blessed hour, oh, sweetest night That gave you birth, our souls' delight.
Choir Sings Verse 3: Oh, draw us wholly to you, Lord, And to us all your grace accord; True faith and love to us impart That we may hold you in our heart,
Children & Choir Sing Verse 4: Until at last we, too, proclaim, With all your saints, your glorious name; In paradise our songs renew And praise you as the angels do.
Part 1: Jesus Is Born Luke 2:1-7 In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register.
Part 1: Jesus Is Born Luke 2:1-7 So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child.
Part 1: Jesus Is Born Luke 2:1-7 While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
In a manger on the hay, Jesus lay on Christmas Day. Born as our Immanuel, He is God with us to dwell. Sing glory, glory! Sing glory, glory! Sing glory, glory! God’s Son has come to us.
Away in a MangerCW #68Verses 1-3 Text: Little Children's Book, Philadelphia, 1885 (st. 1-2), Vineyard Songs, 1892 (st. 3) Setting: MUELLER; CRADLE SONG Tune: James Ramsey Murray, 1841-1905; William J. Kirkpatrick, 1838-1921
Children Sing Verse 1: Away in a manger, no crib for a bed, The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head. The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay, The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.
Children Sing Verse 2: The cattle are lowing, the baby awakes, But little Lord Jesus no crying he makes. I love you, Lord Jesus; look down from the sky, And stay by my side until morning is nigh.
Children Sing Verse 3: Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask you to stay Close by me forever and love me, I pray. Bless all the dear children in your tender care, And take us to heaven to live with you there.
Part 2: His Birth Is Announced To The Shepherds Luke 2:8-12 There were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified.
Part 2: His Birth Is Announced To The Shepherds Luke 2:8-12 But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is Christ the Lord.
Part 2: His Birth Is Announced To The Shepherds Luke 2:8-12 This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”
Shepherds with their flocks that night Saw an angel’s glory bright. “Do not fear,” he said to them. “A Savior’s born in Bethlehem.” Sing glory, glory! Sing glory, glory! Sing glory, glory! God’s Son has come to us.
From Heaven Above to Earth I ComeCW #38Verses 1-5 Text: Martin Luther, 1483-1546 Setting: VOM HIMMEL HOCH Tune: Martin Luther, 1483-1546
All Sing Verse 1: "From heav'n above to earth I come To bear good news to ev'ry home; Glad tidings of great joy I bring, Whereof I now will say and sing:
All SingVerse 2: "To you this night is born a child Of Mary, chosen virgin mild; This little child of lowly birth Shall be the joy of all the earth.
All SingVerse 3: "This is the Christ, our God most high, Who hears your sad and bitter cry; He will himself your Savior be From all your sins to set you free.
All SingVerse 4: "He will on you the gifts bestow Prepared by God for all below, That in his kingdom, bright and fair, You may with us his glory share.
All SingVerse 5: "These are the signs which you shall mark: The swaddling clothes and manger dark. There you will find the infant laid By whom the heav'ns and earth were made."
Part 3: The Angels Sing Of Jesus’ Glory Luke 2:13-14 Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying, “Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.”
Then a heav’nly host appeared Praising God for all to hear! With this news the shepherds fled Quickly to the manger bed. Sing glory, glory! Sing glory, glory! Sing glory, glory! God’s Son has come to us.
Text: Nouveau recueil de cantiques, 1855 Setting: GLORIA Tune: David Lantz III Angels We Have Heard on HighCW #63Verses 1-3
Choir Sings Verse 1: Angels we have heard on high, Sweetly singing o'er the plains, And the mountains in reply, Echo back their joyous strains. Gloria in excelsis Deo; Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Choir Sings Verse 2: Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? Say, what may the tidings be Which inspire your heav'nly song? Gloria in excelsis Deo; Gloria in excelsis Deo.
Choir Sings Verse 3: Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing; Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the newborn King. Gloria in excelsis Deo; Gloria in excelsis Deo, in excelsis Deo!
Part 4: The Shepherds See Jesus Luke 2:15-20 When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, “Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.”
Part 4: The Shepherds See Jesus Luke 2:15-20 So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger.
Part 4: The Shepherds See Jesus Luke 2:15-20 When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
Part 4: The Shepherds See Jesus Luke 2:15-20 But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart.