PRELUDE      “He Is Born, the Divine Christ Child”   arr. Leatherman

WELCOME AND OPENING PRAYER   

*CAROLS OF CHRISTMAS

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

And the mountains in reply, echoing their joyous strains:

Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

See Him in a manger laid, Whom the choirs of angels praise;

Mary, Joseph, lend your aid, While our hearts in love we raise. Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

O little town of Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie!

Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by;

Yet in the dark street shineth the everlasting Light;

The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.

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:

Oh, come to us, abide with us, Our Lord Emmanuel!

God rest you merry, gentlemen, Let nothing you dismay;

For Jesus Christ our Savior was born upon this day,

To save us all from Satan’s power when we were gone astray:

Refrain: O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy,

O tidings of comfort and joy.

Now to the Lord sing praises, all you within this place,

And with true love and brotherhood each other now embrace;

This holy tide of Christmas doth bring redeeming grace.

Refrain

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:

Refrain: O come, let us adore Him, 

O come, let us adore Him,

O come, let us adore Him,

Christ the Lord.

Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning;

Jesus, to thee be glory given!

Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing! Refrain

DUET                “Joy to the World”                                 arr. Stan Pethel 

ANTHEM      “Do You Hear What I Hear”             arr. Harry Simeone

SOLO                       “O Holy Night”                              Adolphe Adam

*CAROLS OF CHRISTMAS        

Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!

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

Joyful, all ye nations rise; join the triumph of the skies;

with the angelic host proclaim: “Christ is born in Bethlehem!”

Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!”

Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace! 

Hail the Son of Righteousness!

Light and life to all He brings, ris’n with healing in His wings.

Mild He lays His glory by, born that man no more may die,

born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth.

Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!”

It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old, 

from angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold: 

“Peace on the earth, good will to men, 

from heaven’s all-gracious King.”  

The world in solemn stillness lay, to hear the angels sing. 

Still through the cloven skies they come 

with peaceful wings unfurled, 

and still their heavenly music floats o’er all the weary world; 

above its sad and lowly plains, they bend on hovering wing, 

and ever o’er its Babel sounds the blessed angels sing.

The first Nowell the angels 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: Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell,

Born is the King of Israel.

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 whersoever it went: Refrain

ANTHEM                 “Christmas Blessing”                    Lloyd Larson

*HYMN                  “Joy to the World”                    arr. Hal Hopson 

Joy to the World, the Lord has 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 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.

    Choral Interlude – choir only 

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     

  “Angels We Have Heard on High”            arr. Lani Smith

*Those who are able are invited to stand.

Participating: Clarkton Presbyterian Chanel Choir; Randy Page, music director; Dr. Diana Scroggins, guest musician; Rev. Barrett Ingram, pastor; Greg Elkins, trumpet; Bridger Warlick, vocal soloist; Melanie Wohlford and Beth Sasser, handbells