December

23, 2012

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This serves as an invitation
 Christmas Celebration and Cantata
9:00 AM
PROGRAM
PART III Games, Contests and Exchanging Gifts

PART I Cantata Presentation What Child is This?

Congregational Singing
What child is this, who, laid to rest, on Mary’s lap is sleeping?
“What Child is This?” Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, while shepherd watch are keeping.
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
Reading of Scriptures (Luke 2:25-35) Chorus:
Invocation This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard and angel’s sing:
This, this is Christ the King, the Babe, the son of Mary.
Welcome and Announcements
Cantata Presentation Why lies he in such mean estate where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christian, fear: for sinners here the silent Word is pleading.
Season of Hope (Opening) including O, Holy night!, Season of Hope and
For unto Us a Child is Born So bring him increase, gold and myrrh, come peasant, king to own Him;
Sing Noel the king of kings salvation brings, let loving hearts enthrone him.
The Baby
Take Me Back
Hope in His Heart (Underscore) Angels We Have Heard on High
Hope in His Heart
Jesus, Sweet Messiah (Underscore) Angels we have heard on high sweetly dinging or the plains
and the mountains in reply echo back their joyous strains.
Jesus, Sweet Messiah with Away in a Manger
Message Chorus:
Offertory with Piano Accompaniment Glo----------ria in excel sis deo
Glo----------ria in excel sis deo
Heartbeat of Hope (Underscore)
Heartbeat of hope Shepherds why this Jubelee why your Joyous strain prolong?
Say what may the tidings be which inspire your heavenly song
Rose of Bethlehem (Underscore)
Rose of Bethlehem with Above All Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing
Here I am to Worship come adore on bended knee Christ the Lord the new born King.
Mighty King with Crown Him King
See with in a manger laid Jesus Lord of heaven and earth
Finale includes O Holy Night!, Season of Hope, Sing Noel and Mighty Mary, Joseph lend your aid with us sing our Savior’s birth.
King
Closing Prayer
What Child is This?
PART II Christmas Lunch

What child is this, who, laid to rest, on

Mary’s lap is sleeping? Whom angels