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O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM
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a. For Christ is born of
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4. O ho - ly Child• of
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Beth - le - hem,
Ma - ry,
si - lent'- ly
Beth - le • hem,
How still v.1 see thee lie'
And gath - eall a - bove,
The won - drous gift, is given'
De - scend to us, we pray!
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While mor - tats sleep, the an - gels keep '1 heir watch of won-dering love,
So • God im - parts ' to hu - .man hearts The bless - ings of I its hea.veri;.
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Light ;
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sin,
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The hopes and fears
And prais - es sing
Where meek souls will
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of all the years
to God the King,
re - ceiveHim still.
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And peace to men on earth. ,
The dear Christ en - ters in.
Our Lord Em -man - u - el' A -MEN.
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3. , Hail. the heaven born Prince of Peace' Hail the
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Peace on 'earth and mer - cy- mild,
Come, De - sire of Na, - tions, come,
Light and life to ,till He brings,
God and
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Risen with
E., the new -burn King;
0 • er • last - ing lord!
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us 'Thy hum - He' home, •
heal -. ing in Hit' wings; '
family worship is something special for all
This order of worship is,.
prepared for use in the home as
the family celebrates the birth
pf 'Christ the Lord in human
flesh. -
It is suggested that the head
of the household be the leader
_ in this devotional service. The
t other members of the .. family
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Joy - 'ful, all ye na - tions ' rise, Join the tri -umph of the - slues;
Veiled in flesh the God - head see; Hail th' In -car - nate De - i '- tv,
Mild e lays His glo - 'ry by, Born that man rig more may; die,
• should be encouraged to take a
part, lighting candles, reading
the Scriptures, offering prayers.' - as he promised through his Suddenly the angel was
holy. prophets "long ago joined by a vast host of others -
someone to save us from our the armies of heaven - praising
envies, from aTI who hate us. God.
He has been merciful to our "Glory to God in the highest
ancestors, yes, to Abraham heaven," they sang,' "and
himself, by remembering his peace on earth for all those
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With th' an - gel - is host pro - claim, "Christ is born in Beth - le - hem!"
Pleased as man with men to dwell; Je - , sus, our Em - man - u - el!
Born to raise the suns of earth, Born ' to give them sec - and birth;
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Hark' the her - aid t.n - gels sing, "Glo - ry to the new-born King!" A -MEN.
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A Hymn: "0 Little Town of the glory of the Lord. They
Bethlehem" stanzas 1 & 2. were badly, frightened, but the
angel reassured them.
Scripture Reading: The Light "Don't be afraid:" he said. "I
is near: Luke 1: 68-79 bring you the most joyful news
-ever announced, and it is for
'Praise the Lord, the God of everyone! The' Saviour - yes.
Israel, for he has come to visit the Messiah. the Lord. - has
his people and has redeemed 'been born in Bethlehem. How
them. He is sending us-a—'witl you recognize---him?--You
Mighty Saviour from the royal ' will find a baby wrapped in a
Zine of his servant David, just blanket lying in a 'manger!"
(Provider~ Bibles, songbooks,
and candles -before devotional
time)
Invocation: (Leader) In the
Name of God the Father, God
the Son, and God the Holy
Spirit'. Amen.
Candle Lighting: Done by a
younger member of the family,'
' with help, if 'necessary.
Prayer: We thank You,
Gracious Father, that in Jesus
You have given us the greatest
gift, a Saviour. We thank You
that Your Son is the- guarantee
of Your presence among us.
Make our. Christmas, a joyful -
response to what You are doing
for us. Amen. -
sacred promise to him,, and by , pleasing him:" —From the
granting us the privilege of ser- Living Bible
wing God fearlessly, freed from
our enemies, and by making .us A Hymn: "Hark! The Herald
holy and acceptable, ready to Angels Sing"
stand in his "presence forever. • ''
And you, my little son, shall Meditation: (Leader) '
A
he called. the prophet of the Before a window in a tiny
glorious God, for you will church' in Europe `there is a
prepare the way for the
canine during
It.was lighted
Messiah. You will tell his during World War, 1 -as a
people how to find salvation tribute to a.sift of love made to
through forgiveness of their the church by an officer in the
sins, All' this will he because Navy.' The candlelight has con- "
the mercy of our God is very timed through two world wars '
and still sends out its message ,
tender, and heaved• s dawn is of light and love.
about to hreak• upon us, to give Jesus, the Light of.the world,
light to those who sit in lighted the darkness of this
Scripture 4 Reading: A darkness and death's shadow,. world on that first Christmas
Promise of Light: Isaiah 9: 2-7 and to guide us to the path of long ago, and like the candle an
The people who walk in peace. —From The Living Bible the window of that tiny church,
darkness shall see a great Light He is giving His light still. We
- a Light that will shine on all . A Hymn: "0 Little Town of can see this same Light now in
those who live in the land of •-Bethlehem'.' Stanzas 3 & 4, the Gospelofthe manger and
the ihadow of death. For Israel Scripture Reading: The Light, the cross.
will again be great filled with
comes: Luke 2: 1-14
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joylike that of reapers When .""`"='caLis ka' tat"could„A and..
the harvest time has come.
and About this time Caesar does make darkness in our
like that of men dividing up Augustus, the Roman Emperor. lives., He sets the light of His
the plunder they have won,. decreed that a census should cross before our eyes and
For God will hreak the he taken throughout the makes it possible for us to see
chains that hind his people nation. (This census was taken Him as our Saviour from sin,
•nnd the whip, that. scourges when Quirinius was governor our Hope for this life and the
them, just as he did when he of Syria.)'
destroyed the -vast host of the Everyone was required to
Midianites by Gideon's little return' to his ancestral home
hand. In, that glorious day of for this registration. And
peace there will no longer he because Joseph was a member
the issuing of battle gear:' no of the royal line, he had to go
more blood-stained uniforms of to Bethlehem in Judea, King
war: all.such will he burned, David's ancient time - jour -
For unto us a Child is horn; neying there from the Galilean
unto .us a Son..i5 given: and the village of Nazareth. -He took
,government shall he upon his with him Mary. his fiancee,
shoulder„ These will he his who was obviously pregnant
royal titles: Wonderful, Non-': by this time.
:selor, The Mighty God, The And while they were' there.
Everlasting Father, The Prince the time came for her baby to
of Peace, - , he horn; and she gave birth to
His ever-expanding, peaceful her first child, a son. She wrap -
government will never end. He ped him in a blanket and laid
will rule with perfect fairness him in a manger, because there
• and justice from the throne of was no roomfor them in the
his father David.. He will bring village inn.
true justice and peace to all That night some shepherds
t e nations of the world, This were in ,the fields outside the
i going- to happen because the village, guarding their flocks of
Lord of Heaven's armies has sheep. Suddenly an Singel ap-
dedicated himself to do it! ' ` peared ,among . them, and the
—From. the Living Bible landscape shone bright with
life to come.
Prayer: Lord Jesus, Light of
the' world, we thank You for
your coming into the world.
Move us to see you as' our
Light. Fill us with Your joy,
peace, and hope. Make Your
home in our hearts now, and
lead us to the fullness of joy in
eternity. Amen.
Sing: "Silent Night” -
Some other suggestions: If
you use the Advent wreath,
light one candle after the In-
vocation, then light another
candle after' each Scripture
reading. Or, why not have a
Birthday cake for the Saviour's
birth celebration?. Have one -
candle on the cake for each
member of the family, Candles
could be lighted as suggested.
Let it all be (family activity.
- SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT'
I. Si
2. Si
3. Si
lent night!
lent night!
lent night!
Ho - ly night! All
Ho - ly night! .Shop -
Ho - ly night! Son
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love's pure - light
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stream from hcav - en -a - far,
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Heaton- h hosts sing AI - le - lu - in. Christ, the Sav - inur, is
With the dawn of re - deem - ing grace, Je - sus, Lord, 'at Thy
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born' Christ, the Sav - lout, is born'
rn birth, le - sus, Lord, at Thy, birth.
A -MEN,