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And the Glory of the Lord shall be revealed.

Scripture: Luke 2:14
Composer: George Frederic Handel, 1742

From „The Messiah“, HWV 56, I.15

Refrain:
Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

4. See Him in a manger laid, whom the choirs of angels praise;
Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, while our hearts in love we raise.

Scripture: Luke 2:13-14
Words: Traditional French carol (Les Anges dans Nos Campagnes);
Translated from French to English by James Chadwick in Crown of Jesus, 1862
Alternate translation by George Ratcliffe Woodward (1848-1934)
Music: Gloria (Barnes), French carol melody; arranged by Edwin S. Barnes

1. Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head.
The stars in the sky looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus, asleep on the hay.

2. The cattle are lowing, the Baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus, no crying He makes;
I love Thee, Lord Jesus, look down from the sky
And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.

3. Be near me, Lord Jesus, I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever, and love me, I pray;
Bless all the dear children in Thy tender care,
And fit us for Heaven to live with Thee there.

Scripture: Luke 2:7
Words: Verses 1 & 2, anonymous, in Little Children’s Book for Schools and Families, by J. C. File (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America, 1885);
Verse 3 is by John T. McFarland (1851-1913)
Music: Mueller, James R. Murray, 1887

Latin

Glory to God in the Highest and Peace on Earth,
And Goodwill to Men! Amen!

Scripture: Luke 2:14
Composer: George Frederic Handel, 1742

From „The Messiah“, HWV 56, I.15

|: Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! :|

|: For the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! :|

For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth.
|: Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! :|

The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord,
And of His Christ, and of His Christ;
And He shall reign for ever and ever, for ever and ever, forever and ever,

King of kings, and Lord of lords,
|: King of kings, and Lord of lords, :|
And Lord of lords,
And He shall reign, and He shall reign forever and ever,
King of kings, forever and ever, and Lord of lords,
Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

And He shall reign forever and ever,
|: King of kings! and Lord of lords! :|
And He shall reign forever and ever, King of kings! and Lord of lords!
Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah!

Refrain:
Hark! the herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!”

Scripture: Luke 2:13-14
Words: Charles Wesley, Hymns and Sacred Poems, 1739
Music: Felix Mendelssohn, in his cantata "Festgesang an die Künstler", 1840 (second movement, "Vaterland, in deinem Gauen")
This arrangement, by William H. Cummings, appeared in the Congregational Hymn and Tune Book, by Richard R. Chope, 1857

1. 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.

2. Joy to the earth, the Savior 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.

3. No more let sins and sorrows 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.

4. 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, wonders, of His love.

Scripture: Luke 2:10
Words: Isaac Watts, The Psalms of David, 1719
Music: Antioch, arranged by Lowell Mason, 1836

1. Come they told me, pa rum pum pum pum
A new born King to see, pa rum pum pum pum
Our finest gifts we bring, pa rum pum pum pum
To lay before the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

So to honor Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
When we come.

2. Little Baby, pa rum pum pum pum
I am a poor boy too, pa rum pum pum pum
I have no gift to bring, pa rum pum pum pum
That's fit to give the King, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

Shall I play for you, pa rum pum pum pum,
On my drum?

3. Mary nodded, pa rum pum pum pum
The ox and lamb kept time, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my drum for Him, pa rum pum pum pum
I played my best for Him, pa rum pum pum pum,
rum pum pum pum, rum pum pum pum,

Then He smiled at me, pa rum pum pum pum
Me and my drum.

Words & Music: Katherine K. Davis, Henry Onorati and Harry Simeone, 1958

1. 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;

Refrain
O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him,
Christ the Lord.

2. True God of true God, Light from Light Eternal,
Lo, He shuns not the Virgin’s womb;
Son of the Father, begotten, not created;

3. Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation;
O sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God, all glory in the highest;

4. See how the shepherds, summoned to His cradle,
Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze;
We too will thither bend our joyful footsteps;

5. Lo! star led chieftains, Magi, Christ adoring,
Offer Him incense, gold, and myrrh;
We to the Christ Child bring our hearts’ oblations.

6. Child, for us sinners poor and in the manger,
We would embrace Thee, with love and awe;
Who would not love Thee, loving us so dearly?

7. Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning;
Jesus, to Thee be glory given;
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.

Words: John F. Wade, ca. 1743. Verses 1-3 & 6 translated from Latin to English by Frederick Oakeley, 1841
verses 4 & 5 translated by William T. Brooke (1848-1917)

1. O come, O come, Emmanuel, and ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here until the Son of God appear.

Refrain:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.

2. O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, who orderest all things mightily;
To us the path of knowledge show, and teach us in her ways to go.

3. O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan’s tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save, and give them victory over the grave.

4. O come, Thou Day-spring, come and cheer our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death’s dark shadows put to flight.

5. O come, Thou Key of David, come, and open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high, and close the path to misery.

6. O come, O come, great Lord of might, who to Thy tribes on Sinai’s height
In ancient times once gave the law in cloud and majesty and awe.

7. O come, Thou Root of Jesse’s tree, an ensign of Thy people be;
Before Thee rulers silent fall; all peoples on Thy mercy call.

8. O come, Desire of nations, bind in one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease, and be Thyself our King of Peace.

Bible Verses: Isaiah 7:14; Isaiah 11:1; Luke 1:78; Isaiah 22:22; Isaiah 9:6

Words: 12th Century (Veni, veni Emanuel)
translated from Latin to English by John M. Neale, Mediaeval Hymns, 1851
Neale’s original translation began, “Draw nigh, draw nigh, Emmanuel.”

Music: Veni Emmanuel, from a 15th Century processional of French Franciscan nuns
(the setting for the funeral hymn Libera me)
arranged by Thomas Helmore in the Hymnal Noted, Part II (London: 1856)

1. O holy night, the stars are brightly shining;
It is the night of the dear Savior’s birth!
Long lay the world in sin and error pining,
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
A thrill of hope, the weary soul rejoices,
For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.
Fall on your knees, O hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when Christ was born!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!

2. Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,
With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand.
So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming,
Here came the wise men from Orient land.
The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger,
In all our trials born to be our Friend!
He knows our need—to our weakness is no stranger.
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!
Behold your King; before Him lowly bend!

3. Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His Gospel is peace.
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His Name all oppression shall cease.
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,
Let all within us praise His holy Name!
Christ is the Lord! O praise His name forever!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!
His pow’r and glory evermore proclaim!

Scripture: Luke 2:8-11
Words: Placide Cappeau, 1847 (Minuit, chrétiens, c’est l’heure solennelle);
Translated from French to English by John S. Dwight (1812-1893)
Music: Adolphe C. Adam (1803-1856)

4. Silent night, holy night, wondrous star, lend thy light;
With the angels let us sing, Alleluia to our King;
Christ the Savior is born, Christ the Savior is born!

Translated from German to English by Jane M. Campbell, 1863.
Stanzas 1 & 3 translated from German to English by John F. Young, 1863
translat of stanzas 2 & 4: anonymous

1. Star of Bethlehem shining bright bathing the world in heav'nly light,
Let the glow of your distant glory fill us with hope this Christmas night.

2. Star of innocence, star of goodness gazing out since time began,
You who've lived through endless ages view with love the age of man.

3. Star of beauty hear our plea, whisper your wisdom tenderly.
Star of Bethlehem set us free make us a world we long to see.

4. Star of Bethlehem, star up high, miracle of the midnight sky,
Let your luminous life of heaven better our hearts and make us fly.

5. Star of happiness, star of wonder you see everything from far,
Cast your eye upon the future make us wiser than we are.

6. Star of gentleness, hear our plea, whisper your wisdom tenderly.
Star of Bethlehem set us free make us a world we long to see.

Music: John Williams, 1990
Lyrics: Leslie Bricusse

1. Thine be the glory, risen, conqu’ring Son;
Endless is the victory, Thou o’er death hast won;
Angels in bright raiment rolled the stone away,
Kept the folded grave clothes where Thy body lay.

Refrain:
Thine be the glory, risen conqu’ring Son,
Endless is the vict’ry, Thou o’er death hast won.

2. Lo! Jesus meets us, risen from the tomb;
Lovingly He greets us, scatters fear and gloom;
Let the church with gladness, hymns of triumph sing;
For her Lord now liveth, death hath lost its sting.

3. No more we doubt Thee, glorious Prince of life;
Life is naught without Thee; aid us in our strife;
Make us more than conqu’rors, through Thy deathless love:
Bring us safe through Jordan to Thy home above.

Scripture: Isaiah 25:8
Words: Edmond L. Budry, 1884;
first appeared in Chants Evangéliques, Lausanne, Switzerland, 1885
Translated from French to English by Richard B. Hoyle, 1923
Music: Judas Maccabaeus, George F. Händel, 1747

1. What Child is this who, laid to rest on Mary’s lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, while shepherds watch are keeping?
This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard and angels sing;
Haste, haste, to bring Him laud, the Babe, the Son of Mary.

2. Why lies He in such mean estate, where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christians, fear, for sinners here the silent Word is pleading.
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through, the cross be borne for me, for you.
Hail, hail the Word made flesh, the Babe, the Son of Mary.

3. So bring Him incense, gold and myrrh, come peasant, king to own Him;
The King of kings salvation brings, let loving hearts enthrone Him.
Raise, raise a song on high, the virgin sings her lullaby.
Joy, joy for Christ is born, the Babe, the Son of Mary.

Scripture: Luke 2:7
Words: William C. Dix, The Manger Throne, 1865
Music: Greensleeves, 16th Century English melody

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