Prelude
Welcome & News of the Church
Call to Worship
Carol of Advent - (#169) "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel"
Lighting of the Candle of Love
Carol of Advent - (#179) "The First Noel"
Special Music - "The King Is Born" by Craig Adams
Sermon - "O Come, O Come, Emmanuel: Last Call" (Revelation 22:16–21)
Receiving of Tithes and Offerings
Offertory
Doxology
Prayers of the People
Carol of Advent - (#171) "Joy to the World"
Benediction
Postlude
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
CHORUS:
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to thee, O Israel!
O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.
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O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things, far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her ways to go.
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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.
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The First Noel
The first noel the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay--
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep,
On a cold winter's night that was so deep.
Refrain:
Noel, noel!
Noel, noel!
Born in the King of Israel!
They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east, beyond them far;
And to the earth it gave great light,
And so it continued both day and night.
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And by the light of that same star,
Three wise men came from country far;
To seek for a king was their intent,
And to follow the star wherever it went.
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This star drew nigh to the northwest,
Over Bethlehem it took its rest;
And there it did both stop and stay,
Right over the place where Jesus lay.
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Then entered in those wise men three,
Full reverently upon their knee,
And offeredn there, in His presence,
Their gold and myrrh and frankincense.
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Then let us all with one accord
Sing praises to our heavenly Lord,
That hath made heaven and earth of naught,
And with His blood mankind hath bought.
[Refrain]
Joy to the World
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.
Joy to the world! 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.
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.
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.
