Entrance | Jesus, Hope of the World
Jesus, hope of the world
Jesus, light in our darkness
Here, we await You, O Master Divine
Here, we receive You in bread and in wine
Jesus, hope of the world
Come to us, O Son of God
Come to us, O Son of Man
Come, Son of God
Come, Son of Man
Shepherd Your people in love
Jesus, hope of the world
Jesus, light in our darkness
Here, we await You, O Master Divine
Here, we receive You in bread and in wine
Jesus, hope of the world
Responsorial Psalm | Ps. 89 Forever Will I Sing
R./ Forever will I sing
the goodness of the Lord
Forever will I sing
the goodness of the Lord
Repeat
God has made a vow to us
A promise to us here
He forever walks with us
and makes (and makes)
us strong (us strong)
R./ Forever will I sing
the goodness of the Lord
Forever will I sing
the goodness of the Lord
Blessed you who know the Lord
And walk amid His light
And rejoice to hear His name
We are (we are)
made strong (made strong)
R./ Forever will I sing
the goodness of the Lord
Forever will I sing
the goodness of the Lord
Blessed you who know the Lord
And call Him by His name
For the Lord remembers all
and keeps (and keeps)
His word (His word)
R./ Forever will I sing
the goodness of the Lord
Forever will I sing
the goodness of the Lord
Offertory | The King Shall Come
The King shall come___when morning dawns
And light triumphant breaks
When beauty gilds___the eastern hills
And life to joy awakes
Not, as of old, a little child
To bear and fight and die
But crowned with glo___ry like the sun
That lights the morning sky
O brighter than___the rising morn
When He, victorious, rose
And left the lone___some place of death
Despite the rage of foes
O brighter than___that glorious morn
Shall this fair morning be
When Christ, our King___in beauty comes
And we His face shall see
The King shall come___when morning dawns
And light and beauty brings
Hail, Christ the Lord!
Thy people pray
Come quickly, King of Kings
Come quickly, King of Kings
Offertory #2 | We Bring Our Gifts to Your Altar
We bring our gifts to Your altar, O Lord God of hosts
We lay them at the foot of Your throne
We bring our gifts to Your altar, O Lord God of hosts
We offer them to praise You alone
We bring our gifts to Your altar, O Lord
We bring our hearts to Your altar, O Lord God of hosts
Unite them with the heart of Your Son
For He offered His life as a ransom for sin
By His death the victory is won
We bring our hearts to Your altar, O Lord
Prepare our hearts to receive You, O Lord God of hosts
Cleanse us and wash away our sins
We sing Your praise with the angels and saints at Your throne
For this is where Heaven enters in
Prepare our hearts to receive You, O Lord
We bring our gifts to Your altar, O Lord God of hosts
May our sacrifice be pleasing to Your sight
Fruit of the earth and work of human hands
Which will become for us the Bread of Life
We bring our gifts to Your altar, O Lord
We bring our gifts to Your altar, O Lord
Communion | Night of Silence/Silent Night
[Men will hum “Silent Night” during verses of “Night of Silence”]
Verses
Cold are the people,
Winter of life,
We tremble in shadows this cold endless night,
Frozen in the snow lie roses sleeping,
Flowers that will echo the sunrise,
Fire of hope is our only warmth,
Weary, its flame will be dying soon.
Voice in the distance,
Call in the night,
On wind you enfold us you speak of the light,
Gentle on the ear you whisper softly,
Rumors of a dawn so embracing,
Breathless love awaits darkened souls,
Soon will we know of the morning.
[All will sing “Silent Night”]
Silent night
Holy night
All is come
All is bright
Round yon Virgin mother and child
Holy infant, so tender and mild
Sleep in Heavenly peace
Sleep in Heavenly peace
Reflection | We are the Reason (Sung by Onie and JR)
As little children, we would dream of Christmas morn’
And all the gifts and toys
We knew we’d find
But we never realized
A baby born one blessed night
Gave us the greatest gift of our lives
We are the reason that He gave His life
We are the reason that He suffered and died
To a world that was lost, He gave all He could give
To show us the reason to live
As the years went by, we learned more about gifts
And giving of ourselves
And what that means
In a dark and cloudy day
A man hung crying in the rain
Because of love
Because of love
We are the reason that He gave His life
We are the reason that He suffered and died
To a world that was lost, He gave all He could give
To show us the reason to live
I finally found the reason for living
It’s in giving every part of my heart to Him
In all that I do, every word that I say
I’ll be giving my all just for Him___for Him
We are the reason that He gave His life
We are the reason that He suffered and died
To a world that was lost, He gave all He could give
To show us the reason to live
Recessional | 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! Let there be joy!
Let there be joy!
Let there be joy to the world!
Joy! Let there be joy!
Let there be joy!
Let there be joy to the world!
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, and wonders___of His love
Joy! Let there be joy!
Let there be joy!
Let there be joy to the world!
[Modulate]
Joy! Let there be joy!
Let there be joy!
Let there be joy to the world!
Joy! Let there be joy!
Let there be joy!
Let there be joy to the world!
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