The Parish Church of St Paul Drighlington

MIDNIGHT COMMUNION CHRISTMAS EVE 2012 11.30 pm

O come, let us !o"e #$m

We stand to sing
O l$ttle to%& o' (et#le#em, Ho% st$ll %e see t#ee l$e) A*o+e t#, !eep &! !"e mless sleep T#e s$le&t st "s -o *,. .et $& t#, ! "/ st"eets s#$&et# T#e e+e"l st$&- 0$-#t1 T#e #opes &! 'e "s o' ll t#e ,e "s A"e met $& t#ee to2&$-#t. O mo"&$&- st "s, to-et#e" 3"ocl $m t#e #ol, *$"t#) A&! p" $ses s$&- to Go! t#e 4$&-, A&! pe ce to me& o& e "t#. 5o" C#"$st $s *o"& o' M ", A&! - t#e"e! ll *o+e, 6#$le mo"t ls sleep t#e A&-els /eep T#e$" % tc# o' %o&!e"$&- lo+e. Ho% s$le&tl,, #o% s$le&tl,, T#e %o&!"ous -$'t $s -$+e&1 So Go! $mp "ts to #um & #e "ts T#e *less$&-s o' H$s He +e&. No e " m , #e " H$s com$&-, (ut $& t#$s %o"l! o' s$&, 6#e"e mee/ souls %$ll "ece$+e H$m st$ll, T#e !e " C#"$st e&te"s $&. O #ol, C#$l! o' (et#le#em, Desce&! to us, %e p" ,) C st out ou" s$& &! e&te" $&, (e *o"& $& us to2! ,.

6e #e " t#e C#"$stm s &-els, T#e -"e t -l ! t$!$&-s tell1 O come to us, *$!e %$t# us, Ou" 0o"! Emm &uel)

we remain standing:
THE WHITE ADVE T CA D!E IS !IT we sa" 0o"! 7esus, 0$-#t o' l$-#t, ,ou # +e come mo&- us. Help us %#o l$+e *, ,ou" l$-#t to s#$&e s l$-#ts $& ,ou" %o"l!. Glo", to Go! $& t#e #$-#est. THE #!ESSI $ %& THE C'I# $od our &ather( on this night "our Son )esus Christ was *orn of the Virgin +ar" for us and our sal,ation: *less this cri*( which we ha,e -re-ared to cele*rate that hol" *irth. ma" all who see it *e strengthened in faith and recei,e the fullness of the life he came to *ring( who is ali,e and reigns for e,er/ Ame&. $race( merc" and -eace from $od our &ather and the !ord )esus Christ *e with "ou/ &! lso %$t# ,ou We meet to cele*rate the coming of Christ into the world/ The Word was made flesh( and dwelt among us &! %e *e#el! #$s -lo",.

THE C% &ESSI% Christ the !ight of the World has come to dis-el the dar0ness of our hearts/ Christ came in humilit" to share our li,es. &orgi,e our -ride/ 0o"! # +e me"c, Christ came with good news for all -eo-le: forgi,e our silence C#"$st # +e me"c, Christ came in lo,e to a world of suffering: forgi,e our self1interest 0o"! # +e me"c, +a" the $od of all healing and forgi,eness draw "ou to himself( that "ou ma" *ehold the glor" of his Son( the Word made flesh( and *e cleansed from all "our sins( through )esus Christ our !ord/ Ame& !et us -ra" 2a silence is 0e-t3 THE C%!!ECT Eternal $od( in the stillness of this night "ou sent "our almight" Word to -ierce the worlds dar0ness with the light of sal,ation: gi,e to the earth the -eace that we long for and fill our hearts with the 4o" of hea,en through our Sa,iour( )esus Christ/ Amen

%!D TESTA+E T 'EADI $: Isaiah 5/617 The -eo-le who wal0ed in dar0ness ha,e seen a great light. those who li,ed in a land of dee- dar0ness 8 on them light has shined/ 9:ou ha,e multi-lied the nation( "ou ha,e increased its 4o". the" re4oice *efore "ou as with 4o" at the har,est( as -eo-le e;ult when di,iding -lunder/ < &or the "o0e of their *urden( and the *ar across their shoulders( the rod of their o--ressor( "ou ha,e *ro0en as on the da" of +idian/ =&or all the *oots of the tram-ing warriors and all the garments rolled in *lood shall *e *urned as fuel for the fire/ >&or a child has *een *orn for us( a son gi,en to us. authorit" rests u-on his shoulders. and he is named Wonderful Counsellor( +ight" $od( E,erlasting &ather( Prince of Peace/ 7 His authorit" shall grow continuall"( and there shall *e endless -eace for the throne of Da,id and his 0ingdom/ He will esta*lish and u-hold it with 4ustice and with righteousness from this time onwards and for e,ermore/ The ?eal of the !%'D of hosts will do this/
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This is the word of the !ord/ T# &/s *e to Go!.

we stand to sing: 89:;

O' t#e 5 t#e"<s lo+e *e-otte&, E"e t#e %o"l!s *e- & to *e, He $s Alp# &! Ome- , He t#e sou"ce, t#e e&!$&- He, O' t#e t#$&-s t# t "e, t# t # +e *ee&, A&! t# t 'utu"e ,e "s s# ll see, E+e"mo"e &! e+e"mo"e) O t# t *$"t# 'o"e+e" *less=!, 6#e& t#e V$"-$&, 'ull o' -" ce, (, t#e Hol, G#ost co&ce$+$&-, ( "e t#e S +$o" o' ou" " ce1

A&! t#e ( *e, t#e %o"l!<s Re!eeme", 5$"st "e+e le! H$s s c"e! ' ce, E+e"mo"e &! e+e"mo"e) O ,e #e$-#ts o' #e +e& !o"e H$m1 A&-el #osts, H$s p" $ses s$&-1 3o%e"s, !om$&$o&s, *o% *e'o"e H$m, A&! e>tol ou" Go! &! 4$&-) 0et &o to&-ue o& e "t# *e s$le&t, E+e", +o$ce $& co&ce"t s$&-, E+e"mo"e &! e+e"mo"e)

we remain standing and turn to face THE $%SPE!

Alleluia( alleluia/ The word *ecame flesh and dwelt among us( and we ha,e seen his glor"/ Allelu$ . Hear the $os-el of our !ord )esus Christ according to !u0e

Glo", to ,ou, O 0o"!

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In those da"s a decree went out from Em-eror Augustus that all the world should *e registered/ This was the first registration and was ta0en while Auirinius was go,ernor of S"ria/ All went to their own towns to *e registered/ )ose-h also went from the town of a?areth in $alilee to )udea( to the cit" of Da,id called #ethlehem( *ecause he was descended from the house and famil" of Da,id/ He went to *e registered with +ar"( to whom he was engaged and who was e;-ecting a child/ While the" were there( the time came for her to deli,er her child/ And she ga,e *irth to her first*orn son and wra--ed him in *ands of cloth( and laid him in a manger( *ecause there was no -lace for them in the inn/
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In that region there were she-herds li,ing in the fields( 0ee-ing watch o,er their floc0 *" night/ Then an angel of the !ord stood *efore them( and the glor" of the !ord shone around them( and the" were terrified/ #ut the angel said to them( CDo not *e afraid. for see 8 I am *ringing "ou good news of great 4o" for all the -eo-le: to "ou is *orn this da" in the cit" of Da,id a Sa,iour( who is the +essiah( the !ord/ This will *e a sign for "ou: "ou will find a child wra--ed in *ands of cloth and l"ing in a manger/ And suddenl" there was with the angel a multitude of the hea,enl" host( -raising $od and sa"ing( C$lor" to $od in the highest hea,en( and on earth peace among those whom he favours!
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This is the $os-el of the !ord Glo", to ,ou, O C#"$st

we sit for THE ADD'ESS We stand for the C'EED

I *el$e+e $& Go!, t#e 5 t#e" lm$-#t,, c"e to" o' #e +e& &! e "t#. I *el$e+e $& 7esus C#"$st, #$s o&l, So&, ou" 0o"!, %#o % s co&ce$+e! *, t#e Hol, Sp$"$t, *o"& o' t#e V$"-$& M ",, su''e"e! u&!e" 3o&t$us 3$l te, % s c"uc$'$e!, !$e! &! % s *u"$e!1 #e !esce&!e! to t#e !e !. O& t#e t#$"! ! , #e "ose - $&1 #e sce&!e! $&to #e +e&, #e $s se te! t t#e "$-#t # &! o' t#e 5 t#e", &! #e %$ll come to ?u!-e t#e l$+$&- &! t#e !e !. I *el$e+e $& t#e Hol, Sp$"$t,

t#e t#e t#e t#e &!

#ol, c t#ol$c C#u"c#, commu&$o& o' s $&ts, 'o"-$+e&ess o' s$&s, "esu""ect$o& o' t#e *o!,, t#e l$'e e+e"l st$&-. Ame&.

THE I TE'CESSI% S Hol" $od #e " ou" p" ,e"

we stand to share THE PEACE

This hol" night the angels sang( C$lor" to $od in the highest hea,en( and on earth -eace to all in whom he delights/ The -eace of the !ord *e alwa"s with "ou &! lso %$t# ,ou !et us offer one another a sign of -eace

we sing

DD'I $ THIS H:+

THE C%!!ECTI%

IS TAEE

O come ll ,e ' $t#'ul ?o,'ul &! t"$ump# &t O# come ,e O come ,e to (et#le#em1 Come &! *e#ol! #$m *o"& t#e 4$&- o' &-els1 O come let us !o"e #$m O come let us !o"e #$m O come let us !o"e #$m C#"$st t#e 0o"!.

Go! o' Go! l$-#t o' l$-#t

0o #e *#o"s &ot t#e +$"-$&<s %om*1 Ve", Go! *e-otte& &ot c"e te!@ O come let us !o"e #$m .... S$&- c#o$"s o' &-els s$&- $& e>ult t$o& S$&- ll ,e c$t$Ae&s o' #e +e& *o+e1 Glo", to Go! $& t#e #$-#est@ O come, let us !o"e #$m.... .e , 0o"!, %e -"eet t#ee, *o"& t#$s # pp, mo"&$&-1 7esus, to t#ee *e -lo", -$+e&1 6o"! o' t#e 5 t#e", &o% $& 'les# ppe "$&-@ O come, let us !o"e #$m.....

we remain standing
The !ord is here H$s Sp$"$t $s %$t# us !ift u- "our hearts 6e l$'t t#em to t#e 0o"! !et us gi,e than0s to the !ord our $od It $s "$-#t to -$+e t# &/s &! p" $se All glor" and honour *e "ours alwa"s and e,er"where( might" creator( e,er1li,ing $od/ We gi,e "ou than0s and -raise for "our Son( our Sa,iour )esus Christ( who for lo,e of our fallen race hum*led himself( and on this night was *orn of the Virgin +ar" *" the -ower of "our S-irit( and li,ed as one of us/

In the m"ster" of the Word made flesh "ou ha,e caused his light to shine in our hearts( to gi,e the 0nowledge of "our glor" in the face of )esus Christ/ In him we see our $od made ,isi*le and so are caught u- in the lo,e of the $od we cannot see/ Therefore with all the angels of hea,en we lift our ,oices to -roclaim the glor" of "our name and sing our 4o"ful h"mn of -raise/ Hol,, #ol,, #ol, 0o"!, Go! o' po%B" &! Go! o' m$-#t, #e +e& &! e "t# "e 'ull o' ,ou" -lo",. Hos && $& t#e #$-#est1 Hos && , #os && , #os && $& t#e #$-#est. Hos && , #os && , #os && $& t#e #$-#est. (lesse! $s #e, *lesse! $s #e, *lesse! $s #e %#o comes $& t#e & me, #e %#o comes $& t#e & me o' t#e 0o"!. #os && $& t#e #$-#est1 Hos && , #os && , #os && $& t#e #$-#est. Hos && , #os && , #os && $& t#e #$-#est. We -raise and *less "ou lo,ing &ather through )esus Christ( "our Son and as we o*e" his command( send "our Hol" S-irit( that *ro0en *read and wine out-oured ma" *e for us the *od" and *lood of "our dear Son/ %n the night *efore he died he had su--er with his friends( and ta0ing *read he -raised "ou/ He *ro0e the *read ga,e it to them and said/ CTa0e( eat. this is m" *od" which is gi,en for "ou. do this in remem*rance of me/ When su--er was ended he too0 the cu- of wine/ Again he -raised "ou( ga,e it to them and said CDrin0 this all of "ou. this is m" *lood of the

new co,enant( which is shed for "ou and for man" for the forgi,eness of sins/ Do this( as often as "ou drin0 it( in remem*rance of me/ So &ather( we remem*er all that )esus did( *ringing *efore "ou the *read of life and cu- of sal,ation( we -roclaim his death and resurrection until he comes in glor"/ $reat is the m"ster" of faith/ C#"$st # s !$e! C#"$st $s "$se& C#"$st %$ll come - $&. !ord of all life( hel- us to wor0 together for that da" when "our 0ingdom comes and 4ustice and -eace will *e seen in all the earth/ !oo0 with fa,our on "our -eo-le( gather us in "our lo,ing arms and *ring us with Paul and all the saints to feast at "our ta*le in hea,en/ Amen/ Through Christ( and with Christ( and in Christ( in the unit" of the Hol" S-irit( all honour and glor" are "ours( % lo,ing &ather( for e,er and e,er/ Ame&.

we sit and a silence is 0e-t

'e4oicing in the -resence of $od here among us( let us -ra" with confidence as our Sa,iour taught us Ou" 5 t#e" %#o "t $& #e +e& # llo%e! *e t#, & me1 t#, /$&-!om come1 t#, %$ll *e !o&e1 o& e "t# s $t $s $& #e +e&. G$+e us t#$s ! , ou" ! $l, *"e !.

A&! 'o"-$+e us ou" t"esp sses s %e 'o"-$+e t#ose %#o t"esp ss - $&st us. A&! le ! us &ot $&to tempt t$o&, *ut !el$+e" us '"om e+$l. 5o" t#$&e $s t#e /$&-!om, t#e po%e" &! t#e -lo", 'o" e+e" &! e+e". Ame& We *rea0 the *read of life( and that life is the light of the world/ Go! #e"e mo&- us, l$-#t $& t#e m$!st o' us, *"$&- us to l$-#t &! l$'e. Christ is the true *read which has come down from hea,en/ 0o"!, -$+e us t#$s *"e ! l% ,s.

Please come forward as directed *" the stewards to recei,e the *read and wine or a *lessing/ During the administration of Communion we sing
A THE+: % hol" night 2adam3 89C; ,ersion 6 S$le&t &$-#t, #ol, &$-#t. All $s c lm, ll $s *"$-#t, "ou&! ,o& +$"-$& mot#e" &! c#$l!1 #ol, $&' &t, so te&!e" &! m$l!, sleep $& #e +e&l, pe ce, sleep $& #e +e&l, pe ce. S$le&t &$-#t, #ol, &$-#t, s#ep#e"!s Du /e t t#e s$-#t, -lo"$es st"e m '"om #e +e& ' ", #e +B&l, #osts s$&- llelu$ @ C#"$st t#e S +$ou" $s *o"&,

C#"$st t#e S +$ou" $s *o"&. S$le&t &$-#t, #ol, &$-#t. So& o' Go!, lo+eBs pu"e l$-#t " !$ &t *e ms '"om t#, #ol, ' ce, %$t# t#e ! %& o' "e!eem$&- -" ce, 7esus, 0o"! t t#, *$"t#, 7esus 0o"! t t#, *$"t#.

I& t#e *le / m$!%$&te", '"ost, %$&! m !e mo &, E "t# stoo! # "! s $"o&, % te" l$/e sto&e1 S&o% # ! ' lle&, s&o% o& s&o%, s&o% o& s&o%, I& t#e *le / m$!%$&te", lo&- -o. Ou" Go!, #e +e& c &&ot #ol! H$m, &o" e "t# sust $&1 He +e& &! e "t# s# ll 'lee % , %#e& He comes to "e$-&. I& t#e *le / m$!%$&te" st *le pl ce su''$ce! T#e 0o"! Go! Alm$-#t,, 7esus C#"$st. E&ou-# 'o" H$m, 6#om c#e"u*$m, %o"s#$p &$-#t &! ! ,, ("e st'ul o' m$l/, &! m &-e"'ul o' # ,1 E&ou-# 'o" H$m, 6#om &-els ' ll *e'o"e, T#e o> &! ss &! c mel %#$c# !o"e. A&-els &! "c# &-els m , # +e - t#e"e! t#e"e, C#e"u*$m &! se" p#$m t#"o&-e! t#e $"1 (ut H$s mot#e" o&l,, $& #e" m $!e& *l$ss, 6o"s#$ppe! t#e *elo+e! %$t# /$ss.

6# t c & I -$+e H$m, poo" s I mE

I' I %e"e s#ep#e"!, I %oul! *"$&- l m*1 I' I %e"e 6$se M &, I %oul! !o m, p "t1 .et %# t I c & I -$+e H$m@ -$+e m, #e "t.

we remain sitting:
The *irth of )esus is an e;-losion of di,ine lo,e/ He shatters our -roud fortresses and -uts his hand into the hands of the wea0 and *rings -eace to the hum*le of heart Ete"& l Go!, t#$s &$-#t ,ou # +e m !e /&o%& to us - $& t#e com$&- o' ou" 0o"! 7esus C#"$st@ co&'$"m ou" ' $t# &! '$> ou" e,es o& #$m u&t$l t#e ! , ! %&s &! C#"$st t#e Mo"&$&- St " "$ses $& ou" #e "ts. To #$m *e -lo", *ot# &o% &! 'o"e+e". Ame& +a" the 4o" of the angels( the eagerness of the she-herds( the -erse,erance of the wise men( the o*edience of +ar" and )ose-h and the -eace of the Christ1child *e with "ou toda" and alwa"s and the *lessing of $od almight"( the &ather( the Son and the Hol" S-irit( *e with "ou this hol" night and alwa"s/Ame&FF

we stand to sing

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H "/) t#e #e" l! &-els s$&-lo", to t#e &e%2*o"& 4$&-, pe ce o& e "t# &! me"c, m$l!, Go! &! s$&&e"s "eco&c$le!. 7o,'ul, ll ,e & t$o&s "$se, ?o$& t#e t"$ump# o' t#e s/$es1 %$t# t#e &-el$c #ost p"ocl $m, GC#"$st $s *o"& $& (et#le#em.B H "/, t#e #e" l! &-els s$&-lo", to t#e &e%2*o"& 4$&-. C#"$st, *, #$-#est #e +e& !o"e!, C#"$st, t#e e+e"l st$&- 0o"!, l te $& t$me *e#ol! #$m come, o''sp"$&- o' V$"-$&Bs %om*) Ve$le! $& 'les# t#e Go!#e ! see@ H $l, t#e $&c "& te !e$t,, ple se! s m & %$t# m & to !%ell, 7esus, ou" Emm &uel. H "/, t#e #e" l! &-els s$&- ,,, H $l, t#e #e +e&2*o"& 3"$&ce o' 3e ce) H $l, t#e Su& o' R$-#teous&ess) 0$-#t &! l$'e to ll #e *"$&-s, "$se& %$t# #e l$&- $& #$s %$&-s, M$l! #e l ,s #$s -lo", *,, *o"& t# t m & &o mo"e m , !$e, *o"& to " $se t#e so&s o' e "t#, *o"& to -$+e t#em seco&! *$"t#. H "/, t#e #e" l! &-els s$&- ....

we remain standing

$o in -eace/ Proclaim the Word made flesh/ Glo",, t# &/s &! p" $se to Go!.

Wishing you a very Happy Christmas and Peaceful New Year