Song Lyrics

O Come All Ye Faithful

[v.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.

[Chorus] O come let us adore Him. O come let us adore Him. O come let us adore Him. Christ the Lord

[v.2] Sing choirs of angels. Sing in exultation. Sing all ye citizens of heaven above. Glory to God, In the highest.

[v.3] Yea Lord we greet Thee, Born this happy morning. Jesus to Thee be glory given. Word of the Father. Now in flesh appearing.

O Holy Night

O holy night the stars are brightly shining. It is the night of the dear Saviour'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 world 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.

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 power and glory. Evermore proclaim. His  power and glory. Evermore proclaim.

Advent Candle: Love

John 15:9-12 “I have loved you even as the Father has loved me. Remain in my love. When you obey my commandments, you remain in my love, just as I obey my Father’s commandments and remain in his love. I have told you these things so that you will be filled with my joy. Yes, your joy will overflow! This is my commandment: Love each other in the same way I have loved you. 

1 John 4:10-11 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins. Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other.

John 13:34-35 I am giving you a new commandment: Love each other. Just as I have loved you, you should love each other. Your love for one another will prove to the world that you are my disciples.”

Yuletide Carols: O Holy Night

1 John 4:7-12

7 Dear friends, let us continue to love one another, for love comes from God. Anyone who loves is a child of God and knows God. 8 But anyone who does not love does not know God, for God is love.

9 God showed how much he loved us by sending his one and only Son into the world so that we might have eternal life through him. 10 This is real love—not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as a sacrifice to take away our sins.

11 Dear friends, since God loved us that much, we surely ought to love each other. 12 No one has ever seen God. But if we love each other, God lives in us, and his love is brought to full expression in us.

Song Lyrics

O Little Town of Bethlehem

[v.1] O little town of Bethlehem, How still we see thee lie. Above thy deep and dreamless sleep, The silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark streets shineth, The everlasting Light. The hopes and fears of all the years, Are met in thee tonight.

[v.2] For Christ is born of Mary, And gathered all above. While mortals sleep, The angels keep their watch of wondering love. O morning stars together, Proclaim the holy birth. And praises sing to God the King, And peace to men on earth.

[v.3] How silently how silently, The wondrous gift is given. So God imparts to human hearts, The blessings of His heaven. No ear may hear His coming. But in this world of sin, Where meek souls will receive Him still, The dear Christ enters in.

[v.4] O holy Child of Bethlehem, Descend to us we pray. Cast out our sin and enter in. Be born in us today. We hear the Christmas angels, The great glad tidings tell. O come to us abide with us, Our Lord Emmanuel.

Silent Night

[v.1] Silent night holy night. All is calm all is bright. Round yon virgin mother and Child, Holy Infant so tender and mild. Sleep in heavenly peace. Sleep in heavenly peace.

[v.2] Silent night holy night. Shepherds quake at the sight. Glories stream from heaven afar. Heav’nly hosts sing alleluia. Christ the Savior is born. Christ the Saviour is born.

[v.3] Silent night holy night. Son of God love's pure light. Radiant beams from Thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace. Jesus Lord at Thy birth. Jesus Lord at Thy birth.

Closing Prayer

[A Christmas Blessing - Pete Greig]

May the extraordinary love, by which the Father sent his Son at Christmas, embrace my family and friends, my heart and my home, this day.

And may the beautiful humility, by which Jesus was born in Bethlehem, mark all my attitudes, actions and interactions this day.

And may the irrepressible joy, by which the Spirit conceives and breathes new life, fill me with the holiness of heaven’s happiness, now and forever more.

Amen.