Christmas Day Ideas
Christmas Day Ideas
Hallelujah, forevermore.
Hallelujah, forevermore.
Hallelujah, forevermore.
Hallelujah, forevermore.
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.
He rules the world with truth and grace and makes the nations prove
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by.
The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.
Silent Night
Radiant beams from thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming grace,
Gracious God,
With joy and thanksgiving we gather as your people.
We have come to hear again the timeless story of Christ's birth.
In the excitement of this night, quiet our hearts
that we may know the peace and fullness of this holy time.
Shine, O Light, in the darkness of our world.
Sing, O angels, in the stillness of our hearts,
"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace among those God favors."
This we pray in the name of the Child of Bethlehem. Amen.
Light of the World: you gave us the transforming birth of the child Jesus as a light
for our path. Yet we confess that we shut our eyes to the light. We admit that we
do not want to see the gift you have given us. We acknowledge our reluctance to
see and share our gifts with our sisters and brothers. We are often dazzled by the
glitter and tinsel the world has made of Christ's birth. We ask that your Spirit be lit
within us, that we may share your gifts of peace and justice with all people. We
seek to receive, and return the gift of Christ's birth and death, again and again. In
the name of the One who taught us to pray
Most loving and excellent God, we give you thanks that your spirit shapes our lives
and opens our hearts to know your grace. Through this memorial of your self-giving
love you are born in us. You dwell with us, our Lord Emmanuel. Amen.