ST. PETER’S LUTHERAN CHURCH

Corner of Sparks & Bay Streets, Ottawa

The Rev. Dr. Barton Beglo, Pastor

Karen Holmes, Organist/Choir Director

Telephone: 233-9911    Fax: 233-9936

e-mail: st.peters@rogers.com

http://stpeters.digitalents.com/

 

Christmas Candlelight Service

December 24, 2006 - 7:30 p.m.

 

ORGAN PRELUDE:

Noël Medley                                                           arr. K. Holmes

Noël I                                                         Louis- Claude D’Aquin

La Nativité     La Crèche     Les Bergers            Jean Langlais

            Les Anges       La Sainte Famille                                      

 

HYMN:     [STAND]

1.                   Oh, come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!

Oh, come ye, oh, come ye to Bethlehem;

Come and behold him Born the king of angels: R/

 

R/ Oh, come let us adore him,

     Oh, come let us adore him,

     Oh, come let us adore him,

     Christ the Lord!

 

2.                   The highest, most holy, Light of light eternal,

Born of a virgin, a mortal he comes;

Son of the Father Now in flesh appearing! R/

 

3.                   Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation,

Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!

Glory to God In the highest: R/

 

4.                   Yea, Lord, we greet thee, Born this happy morning;

Jesus, to thee be glory giv’n!

Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing: R/

 

GREETING and PRAYER

 

SOLO: “O Holy Night”          Adolphe-Charles Adam

  Wayne Michael

 

FIRST LESSON:  Genesis 22:15-18     

 

CHOIR: “ When Christ was born of Mary free”                   A.H. Brown

 

SECOND LESSON:   Isaiah 9:2, 6-7

 

HYMN:       [STAND]

1.                  Lo, how a rose e’er blooming from tender stem hath sprung!

Of Jesse’s lineage coming as seers of old have sung,

it came, a flow’r so bright,

amid the cold of winter, when half-spent was the night.

 

 

2.                  Isaiah had foretold it, the rose I have in mind;

with Mary we behold it, the virgin mother kind. 

To show God’s love a-right,

she bore to us a Saviour, when half-spent was the night.

 

THIRD LESSON: Luke: 1:26-35, 38

 

CHOIR: “ Lullay my Liking”                                                 Gustav Holst

(solos - George Hay, Peter Robb, Maureen Monsebraaten

  and John Saar, Lisa Dickerson)

 

[children come to the Crèche for next Lesson & Hymn]

              

FOURTH LESSON: Luke 2:1-7

 

HYMN:   [REMAIN  SEATED]

1.                  Away in a manger, no crib for a bed,

The little Lord Jesus laid down his sweet head;

The stars in the bright sky looked down where he lay,

The little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay.

 

2.                  The cattle are lowing; the  baby awakes,

But little Lord Jesus no crying he makes.

I love you, Lord Jesus; look down from the sky

And stay by my cradle till morning is nigh.                         

 

3.                  Be near me, Lord Jesus; I ask you to stay

Close by me forever and love me, I pray.

Bless all the dear children in your tender care

And fit us for heaven to live with you there.

 

[children return to parents in pews]

 

FIFTH LESSON:  Luke 2:8-16

         

CHOIR: “ A Child is Born in Bethlehem”      Grayston Ives

 

SIXTH LESSON:  Matthew 2:1-12

 

HYMN     [STAND]

1.                   Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn king;

Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled.”

             Joyful, all you nations, rise; Join the triumph of the skies;

With angelic hosts proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!” R/

 

R/ Hark! The herald angels sing,

     “Glory to the newborn king!”

 

2.                   Christ, by highest heav’n adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord,

Late in time behold him come, Offspring of a virgin’s womb.

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see! Hail, incarnate deity!

Pleased as man with us to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel! R/

 

3.                   Hail the heav’n born Prince of Peace! Hail the sun of righteousness!

Light and life to all he brings, Ris’n with healing in his wings.

Mild he lays his glory by, Born that we no more may die,

Born to raise each child of earth, Born to give us second birth. R/

           

SERMON

 

HYMN:   [STAND]

 

1.                  Angels we have heard on high, Sweetly singing o’er the plains,

And the mountains in reply, Echoing their joyous strains.

 

R/ Gloria in excelsis Deo; 

     Gloria in excelsis Deo.

 

2.                  Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong?

What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heav’nly song? R/

 

 

3.                  Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing;

Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the newborn king.  R/

  

OFFERING

 

OFFERTORY: Choir: “Thou shalt know Him when He comes” Mark Sirett

 

LIGHT CANDLES    [STAND]

Lighted candle remains vertical, candle to be lighted is tilted towards candle already lighted.  Please supervise children.

 

SOLO:           The Little Road to Bethlehem          Michael Head

Diana Fincham

 

SEVENTH LESSON:         John 1:1-14

 

HYMN

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.

 

2.                   Silent Night, holy night! Shepherds quake at the sight;

Glories stream from heaven afar,

Heav’nly hosts sing, Alleluia!

Christ the Saviour, is born!  Christ, the Saviour is born!

 

3.                   Silent Night, holy night! Son of God, love’s pure light

Radiant beams from your holy face,

With the dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus, Lord at your birth, Jesus, Lord at your birth.

(EXTINGUISH CANDLES)

PRAYERS

 

LORD’S PRAYER

 

BENEDICTION

 

HYMN                                                                                                        

1.                  Joy to the World, the Lord is come!

Let earth receive her King;

Let ev’ry heart prepare him room

And  heav’n and  nature sing,

             And  heav’n and nature sing,

And  heav’n, and  heav’n and  nature sing

 

1.                  Joy to the earth, the Saviour reigns!                                  

Let all their songs employ,

While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat the sounding joy,

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

 

1.                  No more let sin and sorrow 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.

 

4.         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.

 

POSTLUDE: In dulci jubilo, BWV 729       J.S. Bach

                                                                                                                     

READERS:                                       Katarina Ginder, Sheila Soprovich

 

CRUCIFER & ACOLYTES:           Ryan Cojbasic, Michelle and Annie Martin

 

CANDLE SAFETY  Lighted candle remains vertical, candle to be lighted is tilted towards candle already lighted.  Please supervise children.

 

THANK YOU Thank you to the Choir and soloists for their ministry of music.  Thanks to Meghan and Stephen Eisenhauer, and Phillip Holmes for being part of the choir this evening.

 

2007 OFFERING ENVELOPES are available in the church office.

 

2006 CONTRIBUTIONS must be made in 2006.  Late contributions will have to be recorded in 2007.

 

PRAYER REQUESTS to be included in the Sunday morning prayers can be written in the black loose-leaf book  labelled  “Sunday Prayers for St. Peter’s.  The book is in the parish hall.

 

RETIRED  HYMNALS on the table in the parish hall are available to take home and keep.

 

WORSHIP

Christmas Day  - 10:00 a.m.

December 31 - 10:00 a.m.

 

 

New e-mail address:  st.peters@rogers.com

 

 

WELCOME If you are a visitor, please sign our guest book.  Come worship with us again. To those looking for a church home, we invite you to join St. Peter’s, a community of faith seeking to grow in God’s grace and love.