Saint David s United Church

Saint David s United Church

Carol: VU 60

O Come, All Ye Faithful O Come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant, O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold him Born the King of angels:

O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

God of God, Light of Light, Lo! He abhors nor the Virgin s womb; Very God, Begotten, not created;

O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, sing, all ye citizens of heaven above, glory to God in the highest;

O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

See how the shepherds, Summoned to his cradle, Leaving their flocks, draw nigh with lowly fear; We too will thither bend our joyful footsteps:

O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

Yea, Lord, we greet thee, Born this happy morning, Jesus, to thee be Glory given. Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing.

O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, O come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord.

Carol: VU 58 Infant Holy, Infant Lowly

Infant Holy, Infant Lowly Infant holy, infant lowly, For His bed a cattle stall; Oxen lowing, little knowing Christ the babe is Lord of all.

Swift are winging angels singing, Noels ringing, tidings bringing: Christ the babe is born for all; Christ the babe is born for all!

Flocks were sleeping, shepherds keeping Vigil till the morning new, Saw the glory, heard the story Tidings of a gospel true.

2 Infant Holy MP342 Thus rejoicing, free from sorrow, Praises voicing, greet the morrow: Christ the babe was born for you; Christ the babe was born for you!

The Angels Message: Rejoice!

Good Christian Friends, Rejoice Good Christian friends, rejoice, With heart and soul and voice! Give ye heed to what we say: News! News! Jesus Christ is born today.

Ox and ass before Him bow, And He is in the manger now: Christ is born today! Christ is born today!

Leader: Today we wake to the light of Christ. People: Good Christian friends, rejoice!

Leader: Today we wake to the dawn of hope. People: Good Christian friends, rejoice!

Leader: Today we wake to the birth of wonder. People: Good Christian friends, rejoice!

Leader: Today we wake to God among us. People: Good Christian friends, rejoice!

Candle Lighting

2 Good Christian Men, Rejoice MP196 Good Christian friends, rejoice With heart and soul and voice! Now ye hear of endless bliss: Joy! Joy! Jesus Christ was born for this!

He hath opened heaven s door, And we are blest for evermore: Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this!

All: Gracious Lord, as our Advent journey comes to a close, help us to embrace this new beginning with open hearts and minds, to clear a space for Christ in our busy lives, and to welcome him with joy and adoration. This we pray in Jesus name. Amen.

3 Good Christian Men, Rejoice MP196 Good Christian friends, rejoice, With heart and soul and voice! Now ye need not fear the grave: Peace! Peace! Jesus Christ was born to save;

3 Good Christian Men, Rejoice MP196 Calls you one, and calls you all, To gain His everlasting hall: Christ was born to save! Christ was born to save!

Carol: VU 56 Jesus Our Brother

Jesus our Brother Jesus, our brother, kind and good, was humbly born in a stable rude, And the friendly beasts around him stood, Jesus, our brother, kind and good.

I, said the donkey, shaggy and brown, I carried his mother uphill and down, I carried his mother to Bethlehem town; I, said the donkey, shaggy and brown

I, said the cow, all white and red I gave him my manger for his bed, I gave him hay to pillow his head; I, said the cow, all white and red

I, said the sheep, with curly horn I gave him my wool for his blanket warm, He wore my coat on Christmas morn; I, said the sheep, with curly horn

I, said the dove, from the rafters high, I cooed him to sleep that he should not cry, We cooed him to sleep, my mate and I; I, said the dove, from the rafters high

Thus all the beasts, by some good spell, in the stable dark was glad to tell of the gifts he gave Emmanuel, The gifts they gave Emmanuel.

Growing in Faith

Happy Birthday to you. To Jesus be true, May God's riches blessings. Be always with you

Angels We Have Heard on High VU 38

Angels We Have Heard on High 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,

Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heavenly song? Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Come to Bethlehem, and see Christ whose birth the angels sing: Come, adore on bended knee Christ, the Lord, the new-born King. Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo,

See him in a manger laid, Whom the choirs of angels praise. Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, While our hearts in love we raise. Gloria in excelsis Deo, Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Luke 2:1-20

Carol: VU 69 Away in a Manger

Away in a Manger 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.

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.

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 fit us for heaven, to live with you there.

Carol: VU 55 In the Bleak Midwinter

In the Bleak Midwinter In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan, Earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone; Snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow, In the bleak midwinter, long ago.

Our God, heaven cannot hold him nor earth sustain; Heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign. In the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed The Lord God almighty, Jesus Christ.

Enough for him, whom cherubim worship night and day, A breast full of milk, and a manger full of hay. Enough for him, whom angels, fall down before, The ox and ass and camel which adore.

What can I give him, poor as I am? If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb; if I were a wise man, I would do my part; yet what I can, I give himgive my heart.

Offering Invitation

So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh; Come, peasant, king, to own him. The King of kings salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone him.

This, this is Christ the king, Whom shepherds guard and angels sing; Haste, haste to bring him laud, The Babe, the Son of Mary.

Offering Dedication

Carol: VU 59 Joy to the World

Joy to the World Joy to the world! The Lord is come: Let earth receive her King, Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing And heaven and nature sing, And heaven, and heaven and nature sing.

Joy to the Earth! The Saviour reigns: Let men their songs employ; While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

No more let sin and sorrow grow, Nor thorns infest the ground: He comes to make his blessings flow Far as the curse is found Far as the curse is found, Far as, far as the curse is found.

He rules the world with truth and grace, And makes the nations prove The glories of his righteousness And wonders of his love, And wonders of his love, And wonders, and wonders of his love.

A Light is Gleaming A light is gleaming, Spreading its arms throughout the night, Living in the light. Come share its gladness, God s radiant love is burning bright, Living in the light.

So let us live in the brightness God has giv n, And let us rise to see the dawn. We trust that God is here Asparkle and ablaze, Warming all our days.

A light is gleaming, Spreading its arms throughout the night, Living in the light. Come share its gladness, God s radiant love is burning bright, Living in the light.

May God bless you and your family with the gift of faith, the blessing of hope and the grace of love and peace this Christmas season. Merry Christmas from the staff of Saint David s! Rev. Sean Handcock, Alicia Walls, Christopher Lane and John Kierstead