Did You Know A Children s Christms Service y Crrie Schefer Contents Copyright Notice nd Informtion 2 Generl Service Notes 3 Bnner Design 5 Service Copy Mster 6 Song Accompniments nd Vocl Scores Oh, Come, All Ye Fithful 11 Once Royl Dvid s City 12 Awy Mnger 13 Angels We Hve Herd on High 1 I Am So Gld When Christms Comes 15 Silent Night! Holy Night 16 Let Us All With Gldsome Voice 17
Copyright Notice nd Informtion Plese Red! The copyright service Did You Know is held y Northwestern Pulishg House 2015 Northwestern Pulishg House, Milwukee, WI All rights reserved Purchse t kit gives user permission dpt nd copy t mteril for use with one or more groups with sgle congregtion or orgniztion (Dul prishes my purchse one copy for use oth) Permission dpt nd copy is not trnsferle nor congregtion or orgniztion Scripture is tken from HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION Copyright 1973, 1978, 198 y Bilic, Inc Used y permission Zondervn All rights reserved worldwide wwwzondervncom The NIV nd New Interntionl Version re trdemrks registered United Sttes Ptent nd Trdemrk Office y Bilic, Inc TM Hymnl references mrked CW re Christin Worship: A Lurn Hymnl 1993 Northwestern Pulishg House Musicl settgs t kit my e duplicted for preprtions nd performnces t Christms service, unless orwise dicted Northwestern Pulishg House 1250 N 113th St, Milwukee, WI 53226328 wwwnphnet 2015 Northwestern Pulishg House All rights reserved Pulished 2015 Prted United Sttes Americ ISBN 9780810026926 2
Did You Know A Children s Christms Service The Christms Kit conts complete Leder s Guide, plus smple ullet cover nd CD, which cludes followg: 1 PDF Leder s Guide for service, cludg copy mster service, notes on its use, design for service nner, nd song ccompniments 2 RTF text file service copy mster cludg song lyrics 3 PDF smple ullet cover Grphic files logo nd nner for service 5 MIDI files song ccompniments 6 WAV files vocl nd ccompniment trcks Generl Service Notes 1 Did You Know is children s service tht proclims Christms messge irth Svior Through use fmilir Bile pssges nd Christms songs, we her wonderful messge Svior tht ws orn nd how we cn shre t good news with ors 2 T service cn e esily dpted for use with oth lrge nd smll groups children Adult choirs nd spekers my lso e used s desired Recittions cn e used with Nrrr nd group children or with psr nd congregtion 3 Open README file on CD get formtion on usg text nd MIDI files for service If CD direcry shows only udio trcks, use Wdows Explorer open text nd MIDI files You my duplicte copy mster entire service or dpt text file found on service CD Usg text file llows you mke chnges tht meet your locl needs 5 The service copy mster (RTF) file on CD my e used prepre service folder for congregtion It cludes text hymns, which re not prted t ooklet 6 Prctice ll spekg prts for clrity, volume, nd expression Encourge students proect ir voices ck church Determe where puses should e mde text nd which words should e stressed Then tech recittion groups recite n expressive style, with pproprite rhythm nd flection 7 Assign hymns nd songs groups s desired You my sustitute or hymns or Christms songs, ut texts should reflect content for tht pot service Consider usg pproprite choir settgs for children or dults on suggested hymns The wellknown song Mry Did You Know is ville severl unison nd chorl settgs tht would fit well with me service It could e used t severl plces service: t egng service, fter irth esus Prt 2, or t end service Check NPH onle ctlog for chorl settg tht cn e ordered 3
8 The CD cludes ccompniment trcks hymns nd songs service These my e used for rehersl or for ccompniment durg service Demonstrtion vocl trcks re lso cluded for most hymns for techg m children (Note: The hymn ccompniments re not designed ccompny lrge congregtion) Sce music recordgs is pulic dom or hs permission for use t service, you my copy recordgs writle CDs for use y multiple clssrooms for rehersl purposes only Any video or udio recordgs service tht clude copyrighted songs will need permission for distriution or sles 9 You my use MIDI files on CD with medi plyer on computer Use m for rehersl or for ccompniment durg service You my lso use m with MIDIcomptile keyord tht reds stndrd MIDI files Consult keyord mnul for dditionl formtion on usg files 10 The design for nner used service is provided on pge 5 t guide 11 Coordted ullet covers (85" x 11" nd 85" x 1") re ville Order formtion follows Did You Know Service Bullets Aville multiples 50: KT130026, 85" x 11" per 100 899 KT130027, 85" x 1" per 100 999 Prices re suect chnge Aville onle t wwwnphnet To order cll 18006626022 Milwukee re 1756600, ext 5800 (8:30 AM :00 PM CT weekdys)
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Did You Know A Children s Christms Service y Crrie Schefer Processionl Hymn: Oh, Come, All Ye Fithful (CW 55) Alternte: Now Sg We, Now Reoice (CW 3) Prt 1: The Prophecies Foreld esus Birth Did you know tht it s lredy een more thn two thousnd yers sce tht first Christms Imge how mny thgs hve chnged sce n! You my not even relize wht tht night Bethlehem ws like Tody (night) we would like tke you ck first Christms get etter ide wht esus irthdy relly ws like Most people know out ne months dvnce tht y re gog hve y But did you know tht people knew out esus comg t lest three thousnd yers efore he ws ctully orn The first time people herd out esus ws when Adm nd Eve disoeyed God, which ment ll mnkd would e sful humns for rest time The only wy solve t prolem ws hve Svior come world, live perfect life, nd die for us Genesis 3:15 hs first promise Svior Recittion: I will put enmity etween you nd womn, nd etween your fsprg nd hers; he will crush your hed, nd you will strike heel (Genesis 3:15) But tht s not only time God promised t gift There re mny or times Old Testment where we her out Svior tht would come rescue us For exmple, we red out it Genesis chpter 9 when God tells us tht Svior would come from udh s le descendnts Recittion: The scepter will not deprt from udh, nor ruler s stff from etween feet, until he comes whom it elongs nd oedience ntions is (Genesis 9:10) Anor time God ld Isih tht mor esus, Mry, would e virg Recittion: The Lord himself will give you sign: The virg will e with child nd will give irth son, nd will cll him Immnuel (Isih 7:1) 6
Lter Old Testment prophet Mich sys tht Svior would not e orn cstle or some huge city, ut, rr, he would e orn smll wn clled Bethlehem Recittion: But you, Bethlehem Ephrthh, though you re smll mong clns udh, out you will come for me one who will e ruler over Isrel, whose origs re from old, from ncient times (Mich 5:2) Over course three thousnd yers God gve t promise mny times, nd we re remded g nd g tht God kept promise n nd he still keeps promises dy Hymn: Once Royl Dvid s City (CW 50) Alternte: O Little Town Bethlehem (CW 65,66) Prt 2: The Birth esus Did you know tht it s out 80 miles from Nzreth, where Mry nd oseph lived, Bethlehem Tht s out how fr it is from Milwukee Mdison (Note: fill similr trip your re) It would only tke us out n hour nd hlf get re, ut it my hve tken Mry nd oseph week wlk tht distnce! We her more out ir ourney Luke chpter 2 Recittion: In those dys Cesr Augustus issued decree tht census should e tken entire Romn world (T ws first census tht ok plce while Quirius ws governor Syri) everyone went own wn register So oseph lso went up from wn Nzreth Glilee ude, Bethlehem wn Dvid, ecuse he elonged house nd le Dvid He went re register with Mry, who ws pledged e mrried him nd ws expectg child (Luke 2:15) Cn you imge wht tht trip might hve felt like for Mry She ws ust out hve y! We cn imge tht only wy she could hve endured tht kd trip t tht pot her pregnncy ws y God s grce We cn e comforted, s I m sure Mry ws, y words Pslm 6:1: God is our refuge nd strength, n everpresent help troule Luke contues y tellg us esus irth Recittion: While y were re, time cme for y e orn, nd she gve irth her firsrn, son She wrpped him cloths nd plced him mnger, ecuse re ws no room for m n (Luke 2:6,7) 7
Did you notice tht Bile doesn t ctully sy tht esus ws orn rn It sys tht he ws plced mnger, or feedg trough, for nimls These words tell us tht esus ws not orn plce where kg normlly would hve egun life Insted, we see how Christ willgly egn life plce where not even poor dividul would e orn Song: Awy Mnger (trditionl melody) Alternte: CW 68 version Prt 3: The Shepherds Her Aout Birth esus Did you know tht shepherds t t time were very low society The only thg y were trusted with ws sheep! Isih even compres m nomds, people who wnder from one plce nor Usully when y is orn, ll importnt people her out it first: Grndm, Grndp, unts, uncles, nd so on But God chose se lowly shepherds e first her t wonderful messge Why Perhps usg se men shows us tht t is news everyone should her! Let us her how ngels gve m excitg messge Recittion: There were shepherds livg out fields nery, keepg wtch over ir flocks t night An ngel Lord ppered m, nd glory Lord shone round m, nd y were terrified But ngel sid m, Do not e frid I rg you good news gret oy tht will e for ll people Tody wn Dvid Svior hs een orn you; he is Christ Lord T will e sign you: You will fd y wrpped cloths nd lyg mnger Suddenly gret compny hevenly host ppered with ngel, prisg God nd syg, Glory God highest, nd on erth pece men on whom fvor rests When ngels hd left m nd gone heven, shepherds sid one nor, Let s go Bethlehem nd see t thg tht hs hppened, which Lord hs ld us out So y hurried f nd found Mry nd oseph, nd y, who ws lyg mnger When y hd seen him, y spred word concerng wht hd een ld m out t child, nd ll who herd it were mzed t wht shepherds sid m But Mry tresured up ll se thgs nd pondered m her hert The shepherds returned, glorifyg nd prisg God for ll thgs y hd herd nd seen, which were ust s y hd een ld (Luke 2:820) Did you her how everyone responded t news The ngels prised God united chorus, shepherds rn spred news, nd Mry tresured se thgs her hert As you cn 8
see, re re mny different wys show your excitement on t specil dy How re you gog shre messge Hymn: Angels We Hve Herd on High (CW 63) Alternte: Go, Tell It on Mount (CW 57) Prt : The Wise Men Are Led Svior T messge ws proclimed simplest men, shepherds, ut it ws lso shred with some very importnt nd telligent men, Mgi from est Unfortuntely, re is lot we don t know out Mgi We don t know exctly when y cme worship esus, we don t know how mny re were, nd we don t know wht country y cme from The Mgi my hve left ir homes on dy esus ws orn, ut we know, sed on cert fcts Bile gives us, tht y didn t rrive ude until t lest few months fter irth Perhps t shows us importnce prisg esus throughout yer, not ust on Christms! We lso re ld tht Mgi cme from est; however, Bile doesn t tell us which country T is sry tht every person on erth needs her Mtw recorded t event Recittion: After esus ws orn Bethlehem ude, durg time Kg Herod, Mgi from est cme eruslem nd sked, Where is one who hs een orn kg ews We sw str est nd hve come worship him On comg house, y sw child with mor Mry, nd y owed down nd worshiped him Then y opened ir tresures nd presented him with gifts gold nd cense nd myrrh (Mtw 2:1, 2,11) Song: I Am So Gld When Christms Comes (CW 51) Alternte: As With Gldness Men Old (CW 83) Prt 5: The Good News esus Is for All Did you know tht esus didn t hve come world After Adm nd Eve fell s, God could hve ust clled it quits nd strted over But sted, esus left hevenly kgdom e orn on t erth He lived perfect life here on erth, he died on cross, nd he rose three dys lter he did it ll ecuse he loves us God wnts us shre t mzg news with rest world Before esus scended heven, he ld disciples: Recittion: Go nd mke disciples ll ntions, ptizg m nme Fr nd Son nd Holy Spirit (Mtw 28:19) 9
Did you lso know tht Christ will return g somedy In lst ook Bile, esus sys, I m Root nd Offsprg Dvid, nd right Morng Str Yes, I m comg soon (Reveltion 22:16,20) As we look forwrd return, we thnk him, prise him, nd serve him, usg gifts he hs lessed us with shre t news with people who surround us Hymn: Silent Night! Holy Night (CW 60) Alternte: Of Fr s Love Begotten (CW 35) Suggested Song: Mry, Did You Know y Mrk Lowry nd Buddy Greene Note: A choir rrngement is ville from NPH Also, unison nd two settgs re ville from Hope Pulishg Compny Offerg Pryer The Lord s Pryer Blessg Recessionl Hymn: Let Us All With Gldsome Voice (CW 6) Alternte: oy World (CW 62) 10
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3 3 1 A 2 The 3 Be lit lit y strs love ll lit sty tke wy ct ner tle me, tle Lord tle Lord me for you, tle y us For Review Purposes Only Awy Mnger Lord der Lord my re Lord e e ev right e chil mn low e sus sus, er sky sus; dren ger, g, sus; lid no nd looked look e side hev sus un en no I til down cry love cri sk g me, for y you sweet he I down down your where from ten he der sleep morn live on g with is you ed, wkes, sty hed mkes pry ly, sky, cre, hy nigh re The But Close The I Bless The 13
For Review Purposes Only Angels We Hve Herd on High 1 An 2 Shep 3 Come gels herds, Wht Come, Refr we why Beth hve t le moun ts gld some dore on herd u hem on i nd high, lee see ti end re ply, dgs e ed knee Sweet ly Why Him your whose Ech Which Christ o sg oy irth g spire Lord, g ous ir your Glo ex cel sis De o; ri o er strs n pls, pro long gels sg; oy hev n new ous ly orn ri strs song Kg Glo ex cel sis De w w o w 1
# # # # 6 8 6 8 1 I 2 The 3 He I, 5 When For For m lit lives o, so Beth he still he tht For Review Purposes Only I Am So Gld When Christms Comes so tle shll I gld child g sg love l em s str cme down he loves hs mde he loves when my ech Christ Beth hev Sv Christ shone s from hev n me me lit ev ms comes, le hem, en s relm, ior s prise, ms Eve, sun, ove tle ones own child ry dy The He The My night ws Son oy, I To n help hers By I w know my love gels m ter so e sus kg God crown, my e sus, sng world when nd well on y is irth, deed! dy; Lord; o; erth need pry Word true Trnsltion st 1,: From Lurn Worship 1982 Concordi Pulishg House Used with permission All rights reserved wwwcphorg Trnsltion st 2,3,5: Augsurg Pulishg House All rights reserved Reprted y permission Augsurg Fortress 15
6 8 6 8 1 Si 2 Si 3 Si ll t love s Ho Hev n With pece, orn! irth, lent lent lent is right, sight pure light ly ly For Review Purposes Only Silent Night! Holy Night In hosts dwn night! night! night! Ho Ho Ho Round Glo R fnt, so sg, re Sleep Christ, e sus, yon ries dint ten Al deem ly ly ly night! night! night! vir strem ems der nd le lu mild, i; g grce, hev Sv Lord, en ly ior, is t thy g from from All Shep Son moth hev thy Sleep Christ, e pece orn! irth is herds clm, quke God, er en nd child fr; ho ly fce sus, hev Sv Lord, en ly ior, is t thy 16
1 Let 2 To 3 We O Who, Tht There Grnt us t re Lord ll vle rich, Christ, with for our with fore us For Review Purposes Only Let Us All With Gldsome Voice id him prise now our God # gld ters he Sv some he ws ior herts hev n s ev gld re fir er new voice comes, poor; der, oice, homes more yer Prise Here Is Bless not us God serve t nd His We Here A own my on men, Son reign erth e e hs nd sus, hev sd won ner n en, ness, der us giv gld yon her en ness der us! 17
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