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| - | At Duke University Chapel. | 0:03 |
| Recognizing that our congregation tonight | 0:05 | |
| represents an especially broad cross section | 0:07 | |
| of visitors and hometown worshipers alike. | 0:10 | |
| We invite each of you to join us for worship | 0:13 | |
| each Sunday morning at 11 o'clock here at the Chapel. | 0:16 | |
| We are indebted to many generous contributions | 0:21 | |
| of energy and spirit too numerous to mention | 0:24 | |
| who have made this service possible tonight. | 0:27 | |
| Our heartfelt thanks go out to each of them. | 0:30 | |
| And now let us join our hearts in prayer | 0:34 | |
| as we prepare to worship. | 0:37 | |
| Our kind and gracious God, | 0:41 | |
| in the darkness of the virgin's womb | 0:45 | |
| the Holy Child has grown. | 0:48 | |
| In the darkness of the world's pain | 0:51 | |
| the blessed light has begun to kindle. | 0:53 | |
| In the darkness of our own skepticism | 0:57 | |
| the great hope has begun to rise | 1:00 | |
| that thou wilt come to us truly, | 1:03 | |
| the Prince of Peace in a world full of strife. | 1:05 | |
| Oh Lord our God | 1:10 | |
| open our eyes to see the coming of Thy glory | 1:12 | |
| and our ears to hear the angels singing, | 1:16 | |
| that our hearts may be transformed by Thy love. | 1:19 | |
| Be born among us | 1:24 | |
| that we ourselves may be born. | 1:26 | |
| We ask it in the Holy Child's name. | 1:30 | |
| Amen. | 1:34 | |
| (inspiring music) | 1:48 | |
| (heartwarming music) | 4:00 | |
| (encouraging music) | 8:00 | |
| (encouraging music) | 12:22 | |
| (uplifting music) | 17:24 | |
| (tender music) | 21:06 | |
| (heartwarming music) | 27:29 | |
| (uplifting music) | 28:46 | |
| (inspiring music) | 30:23 | |
| (sentimental music) | 31:37 | |
| ♪ Once in royal David's city ♪ | 33:25 | |
| ♪ Stood a lowly cattle shed ♪ | 33:33 | |
| ♪ Where a mother laid her baby ♪ | 33:42 | |
| ♪ In a manger for His bed ♪ | 33:50 | |
| ♪ Mary was that mother mild ♪ | 33:59 | |
| ♪ Jesus Christ her little Child ♪ | 34:07 | |
| ♪ He came down to earth from heaven ♪ | 34:16 | |
| ♪ Who is God and Lord of all ♪ | 34:25 | |
| ♪ And His shelter was a stable ♪ | 34:34 | |
| ♪ And His cradle was a stall ♪ | 34:43 | |
| ♪ With the poor and mean and lowly ♪ | 34:53 | |
| ♪ Lived on earth our Savior Holy ♪ | 35:02 | |
| ♪ And through all His wondrous childhood ♪ | 35:14 | |
| ♪ He would honor and obey ♪ | 35:23 | |
| ♪ Love and watch the lowly maiden ♪ | 35:32 | |
| ♪ In whose gentle arms He lay ♪ | 35:40 | |
| ♪ Christian children all must be ♪ | 35:49 | |
| ♪ Mild, obedient, good as He ♪ | 35:57 | |
| ♪ For He is our childhood's pattern ♪ | 36:08 | |
| ♪ Day by day like us He grew ♪ | 36:15 | |
| ♪ He was little, weak and helpless ♪ | 36:24 | |
| ♪ Tears and smiles like us He knew ♪ | 36:32 | |
| ♪ And He feeleth for our sadness ♪ | 36:40 | |
| ♪ And He shareth in our gladness ♪ | 36:49 | |
| ♪ And our eyes at last shall see Him ♪ | 36:59 | |
| ♪ Through His own redeeming love ♪ | 37:07 | |
| ♪ For that Child so dear and gentle ♪ | 37:15 | |
| ♪ Is our Lord in heaven above ♪ | 37:23 | |
| ♪ And He leads His children on ♪ | 37:31 | |
| ♪ To the place where He is gone ♪ | 37:38 | |
| ♪ Not in that poor lowly stable ♪ | 37:49 | |
| ♪ With the oxen standing by ♪ | 37:57 | |
| ♪ We shall see Him but in heaven ♪ | 38:05 | |
| ♪ Set at God's right hand on high ♪ | 38:12 | |
| ♪ Where like stars His children crowned ♪ | 38:21 | |
| ♪ All in white shall wait around ♪ | 38:29 | |
| - | Beloved in Christ, | 38:50 |
| be it this Christmas Eve our care and delight | 38:54 | |
| to prepare ourselves to hear again the message the angels. | 38:58 | |
| In heart and mind to go even unto Bethlehem | 39:03 | |
| and see this thing which is come to pass | 39:07 | |
| and with the Magi, adore the Child | 39:11 | |
| lying in His mother's arms. | 39:14 | |
| Let us read and mark in holy scripture | 39:18 | |
| the tale of the loving purposes of God. | 39:21 | |
| From the first days of our disobedience | 39:24 | |
| unto the glorious redemption | 39:28 | |
| brought us by this Holy Child. | 39:29 | |
| And let us make this Chapel glad with our carols of praise. | 39:33 | |
| But first let us pray. | 39:39 | |
| For the needs of this hold world, | 39:54 | |
| for peace and goodwill over all the earth, | 39:58 | |
| for unity and brotherhood | 40:01 | |
| within the church He came to build. | 40:03 | |
| And let us at this time remember in His name | 40:07 | |
| the poor, and the helpless, | 40:11 | |
| the cold, the hungry, and the oppressed, | 40:14 | |
| the sick in body and in mind, | 40:18 | |
| and them that mourn, | 40:21 | |
| the lonely and the unloved, | 40:23 | |
| the aged and the little children, | 40:26 | |
| and all who know not the Lord Jesus. | 40:30 | |
| Lastly let us remember for before God | 40:34 | |
| all those who rejoice with us | 40:38 | |
| but upon another shore | 40:41 | |
| and in an even greater light. | 40:43 | |
| That multitude which no one can number, | 40:46 | |
| who's hope was in the Word made flesh. | 40:50 | |
| And with whom in this Lord Jesus | 40:53 | |
| we forevermore are one. | 40:56 | |
| These prayers and praises | 41:00 | |
| let us humbly offer up to the throne of heaven | 41:02 | |
| in the words which Christ Himself have taught us. | 41:06 | |
| Our Father which art in heaven, | 41:09 | |
| Hallowed be Thy name. | 41:13 | |
| Thy kingdom come. | 41:15 | |
| Thy will be done in earth as it is in heaven. | 41:17 | |
| Give us this day our daily bread | 41:21 | |
| and forgive us our trespasses | 41:24 | |
| as we forgive them that trespass against us. | 41:27 | |
| And lead us not into temptation | 41:30 | |
| but deliver us from evil. | 41:33 | |
| For Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory | 41:35 | |
| forever and ever. | 41:39 | |
| Amen. | 41:41 | |
| The Almighty God bless us with His grace. | 41:43 | |
| Christ give us the joys of everlasting life. | 41:46 | |
| And unto the fellowship of the citizens above | 41:50 | |
| may the King of angels bring us all. | 41:53 | |
| Amen. | 41:58 | |
| (heartwarming music) | 42:14 | |
| ♪ O holy night the stars are brightly shining ♪ | 42:20 | |
| ♪ It is the night of our dear Savior's birth ♪ | 42:29 | |
| ♪ Long lay the world in sin and error pining ♪ | 42:41 | |
| ♪ Till He appeared as the soul felt its worth ♪ | 42:50 | |
| ♪ A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices ♪ | 42:59 | |
| ♪ For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn ♪ | 43:07 | |
| ♪ Fall on your knees ♪ | 43:17 | |
| ♪ O hear the angel voices ♪ | 43:25 | |
| ♪ O night divine ♪ | 43:34 | |
| ♪ O night when Christ was born ♪ | 43:42 | |
| ♪ O night divine ♪ | 43:51 | |
| ♪ O night ♪ | 43:59 | |
| ♪ O night divine ♪ | 44:02 | |
| ♪ Led by the light of faith serenely beaming ♪ | 44:15 | |
| ♪ With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand ♪ | 44:24 | |
| ♪ So led by light of a star sweetly gleaming ♪ | 44:38 | |
| ♪ Here came the wise men from the Orient land ♪ | 44:48 | |
| ♪ The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger ♪ | 44:58 | |
| ♪ In all our trials born to be our friend ♪ | 45:06 | |
| ♪ He knows our need ♪ | 45:15 | |
| ♪ To our weakness is no stranger ♪ | 45:23 | |
| ♪ Behold your King ♪ | 45:32 | |
| ♪ Before Him lowly bend ♪ | 45:39 | |
| ♪ Behold your King ♪ | 45:49 | |
| ♪ Before Him lowly bend ♪ | 45:57 | |
| ♪ Truly He taught us to love one another ♪ | 46:11 | |
| ♪ His law is love and His gospel is peace ♪ | 46:20 | |
| ♪ Chains shall He break ♪ | 46:32 | |
| ♪ For the slave is our brother ♪ | 46:35 | |
| ♪ And in His name all oppression shall cease ♪ | 46:41 | |
| ♪ Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we ♪ | 46:51 | |
| ♪ Let all within us praise His Holy name ♪ | 46:59 | |
| ♪ Christ is the Lord ♪ | 47:08 | |
| ♪ Then ever ever praise we ♪ | 47:16 | |
| ♪ His power and glory evermore proclaim ♪ | 47:24 | |
| ♪ His power and glory evermore proclaim ♪ | 47:41 |
| ♪ Name ♪ | 0:03 | |
| ♪ Christ is the Lord ♪ | 0:05 | |
| ♪ Then ever, ever praise we ♪ | 0:13 | |
| ♪ His power ♪ | 0:21 | |
| ♪ And glory ♪ | 0:25 | |
| ♪ Ever proclaim ♪ | 0:29 | |
| ♪ His power ♪ | 0:37 | |
| ♪ And glory ♪ | 0:41 | |
| ♪ Ever more proclaim ♪ | 0:46 | |
| - | The first lesson is from Genesis 3. | 1:27 |
| God tells sinful Adam | 1:33 | |
| that he has lost the life of paradise | 1:37 | |
| and that his seed will bruise the serpent's head. | 1:41 | |
| And they heard the voice of the Lord God | 1:47 | |
| walking in the garden | 1:50 | |
| in the cool of the day, | 1:52 | |
| and Adam and his wife hid themselves | 1:55 | |
| from the presence of the Lord God | 1:58 | |
| amongst the trees of the garden. | 2:01 | |
| And the Lord God called unto Adam | 2:05 | |
| and said unto him, "Where art thou?" | 2:07 | |
| And he said, | 2:11 | |
| "I heard thy voice in the garden, | 2:13 | |
| "and I was afraid | 2:16 | |
| "because I was naked, | 2:18 | |
| "and I hid myself." | 2:21 | |
| And he said, | 2:25 | |
| "Who told thee that thou wast naked? | 2:26 | |
| "Hast thou eaten of the tree, | 2:31 | |
| "whereof I commanded thee that thou shouldst not eat?" | 2:33 | |
| And the man said, | 2:39 | |
| "The woman whom thou gavest to be with me, | 2:41 | |
| "she gave me of the tree, | 2:45 | |
| "and I did eat." | 2:48 | |
| And the Lord God said unto the woman, | 2:51 | |
| "What is this that thou hast done?" | 2:54 | |
| And the woman said, | 2:59 | |
| "The serpent beguiled me, | 3:01 | |
| "and I did eat." | 3:05 | |
| And the Lord God said unto the serpent, | 3:08 | |
| "Because thou hast done this, | 3:12 | |
| "thou art cursed above all cattle | 3:15 | |
| "and above every beast of the field. | 3:20 | |
| "Upon thy belly shalt thou go, | 3:23 | |
| "and dust shalt be thy eat | 3:27 | |
| "all the days of thy life. | 3:30 | |
| "And I will put enmity between thee and the woman | 3:34 | |
| "and between thy seed and her seed. | 3:39 | |
| "It shall bruise thy head, | 3:44 | |
| "and thou shalt bruise his heel." | 3:47 | |
| And unto Adam he said, | 3:52 | |
| "Because thou hast hearkened unto the voice of thy wife | 3:55 | |
| "and hast eaten of the tree of which I commanded thee, | 4:00 | |
| "saying thou shalt not eat of it, | 4:05 | |
| "cursed is the ground for thy sake. | 4:09 | |
| "In sorrow shalt thou eat of it all the days of thy life. | 4:13 | |
| "Thorns also and thistles | 4:18 | |
| "shall it bring forth to thee, | 4:22 | |
| "and thou shalt eat the herb of the field. | 4:25 | |
| "In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread | 4:29 | |
| "till thou return unto the ground. | 4:34 | |
| "For out of it wast thou taken. | 4:38 | |
| "For dust thou art, | 4:42 | |
| "and unto dust | 4:45 | |
| "shalt thou return." | 4:48 | |
| Thanks be to God. | 4:52 | |
| (majestic music) | 4:56 | |
| ♪ Hark the herald angels sing ♪ | 5:08 | |
| ♪ Glory to the newborn King ♪ | 5:13 | |
| ♪ Peace on earth and mercy mild ♪ | 5:18 | |
| ♪ God and sinners reconciled ♪ | 5:24 | |
| ♪ Joyful, all ye nations, rise ♪ | 5:29 | |
| ♪ Join the triumph of the skies ♪ | 5:35 | |
| ♪ With angelic hosts proclaim ♪ | 5:40 | |
| ♪ Christ is born in Bethlehem ♪ | 5:46 | |
| ♪ Hark the herald angels sing ♪ | 5:51 | |
| ♪ Glory to the newborn King ♪ | 5:57 | |
| ♪ Christ, by highest heaven adored ♪ | 6:04 | |
| ♪ Christ, the everlasting Lord ♪ | 6:09 | |
| ♪ Late in time behold him come ♪ | 6:15 | |
| ♪ Offspring of the Virgin's womb ♪ | 6:20 | |
| ♪ Veiled in flesh the Godhead see ♪ | 6:27 | |
| ♪ Hail the incarnate deity ♪ | 6:32 | |
| ♪ Pleased with us in flesh to dwell ♪ | 6:38 | |
| ♪ Jesus, our Immanuel ♪ | 6:43 | |
| ♪ Hark the herald angels sing ♪ | 6:49 | |
| ♪ Glory to the newborn King ♪ | 6:55 | |
| ♪ Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace ♪ | 7:02 | |
| ♪ Hail the Sun of Righteousness ♪ | 7:08 | |
| ♪ Light and life to all he brings ♪ | 7:13 | |
| ♪ Risen with healing in his wings ♪ | 7:19 | |
| ♪ Mild he lays his glory by ♪ | 7:24 | |
| ♪ Born that man no more may die ♪ | 7:30 | |
| ♪ Born to raise the sons of Earth ♪ | 7:36 | |
| ♪ Born to give them second birth ♪ | 7:41 | |
| ♪ Hark the herald angels sing ♪ | 7:47 | |
| ♪ Glory to the newborn King ♪ | 7:52 | |
| - | The second lesson is from Genesis 22. | 8:10 |
| God promises to faithful Abraham | 8:16 | |
| that in his seed | 8:19 | |
| shall all the nations of the earth be blessed. | 8:21 | |
| And the angel of the Lord called unto Abraham | 8:28 | |
| out of heaven the second time and said, | 8:31 | |
| "By myself have I sworn, saith the Lord, | 8:36 | |
| "for because thou hast done this thing | 8:40 | |
| "and hast not withheld thy son, thine only son, | 8:43 | |
| "that in blessing I will bless thee, | 8:48 | |
| "and in multiplying I will multiply thy seed | 8:52 | |
| "as the stars of the heaven | 8:56 | |
| "and as the sand which is upon the seashore. | 8:59 | |
| "And thy seed shall possess the gate of his enemies, | 9:04 | |
| "and in thy seed | 9:09 | |
| "shall all the nations of the earth be blessed | 9:10 | |
| "because thou hast obeyed my voice." | 9:15 | |
| Thanks be to God. | 9:20 | |
| (stately music) | 9:24 | |
| ♪ It came upon the midnight clear ♪ | 9:36 | |
| ♪ That glorious song of old ♪ | 9:42 | |
| ♪ From angels bending near the earth ♪ | 9:48 | |
| ♪ To touch their harps of gold ♪ | 9:54 | |
| ♪ Peace on the earth, goodwill to men ♪ | 10:01 | |
| ♪ From heaven's all-gracious king ♪ | 10:07 | |
| ♪ The world in solemn stillness lay ♪ | 10:14 | |
| ♪ To hear the angels sing ♪ | 10:20 | |
| ♪ Still through the cloven skies they come ♪ | 10:27 | |
| ♪ With peaceful wings unfurled ♪ | 10:33 | |
| ♪ And still their heavenly music floats ♪ | 10:40 | |
| ♪ O'er all the weary world ♪ | 10:46 | |
| ♪ Above its sad and lowly plains ♪ | 10:53 | |
| ♪ They bend on hovering wing ♪ | 10:59 | |
| ♪ And ever o'er its Babel sounds ♪ | 11:06 | |
| ♪ The blessed angels sing ♪ | 11:12 | |
| ♪ For lo the days are hastening on ♪ | 11:19 | |
| ♪ By prophet seen of old ♪ | 11:26 | |
| ♪ When with the ever-circling years ♪ | 11:32 | |
| ♪ Shall come the time foretold ♪ | 11:39 | |
| ♪ When the new heaven and earth shall own ♪ | 11:45 | |
| ♪ The Prince of Peace, their king ♪ | 11:51 | |
| ♪ And the whole world send back the song ♪ | 11:58 | |
| ♪ Which now the angels sing ♪ | 12:04 | |
| - | The peace that Christ will bring is foreshown. | 12:19 |
| The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light. | 12:24 | |
| They that dwell in the land of the shadow of death, | 12:29 | |
| upon them hath the light shined. | 12:34 | |
| For unto us a child is born, | 12:39 | |
| unto us a son is given. | 12:43 | |
| And the government shall be upon his shoulder, | 12:47 | |
| and his name shall be called | 12:51 | |
| wonderful, counselor, | 12:54 | |
| the mighty God, | 12:57 | |
| the everlasting Father, | 12:59 | |
| the Prince of Peace. | 13:02 | |
| Of the increase of his government and peace, | 13:06 | |
| there shall be no end, | 13:10 | |
| upon the throne of David and upon his kingdom, | 13:13 | |
| to order it and to establish it with judgment | 13:17 | |
| and with justice from henceforth even forever. | 13:21 | |
| The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. | 13:27 | |
| Thanks be to God. | 13:33 | |
| (solemn music) | 13:36 | |
| ♪ Lo, how a rose e'er blooming ♪ | 13:55 | |
| ♪ From tender stem hath sprung ♪ | 14:02 | |
| ♪ Of Jesse's lineage coming ♪ | 14:10 | |
| ♪ As men of old have sung ♪ | 14:17 | |
| ♪ It came, a flow'ret bright ♪ | 14:25 | |
| ♪ Amid the cold of winter ♪ | 14:31 | |
| ♪ When half-spent was the night ♪ | 14:38 | |
| ♪ Isaiah 'twas foretold it ♪ | 14:49 | |
| ♪ The rose I have in mind ♪ | 14:55 | |
| ♪ With Mary we behold it ♪ | 15:04 | |
| ♪ The virgin mother kind ♪ | 15:11 | |
| ♪ To show God's love aright ♪ | 15:19 | |
| ♪ She bore to men a savior ♪ | 15:24 | |
| ♪ When half-spent was the night ♪ | 15:31 | |
| - | Christ's birth and kingdom are foretold by Isaiah. | 15:51 |
| And there shall come forth a rod out of the stem of Jesse, | 15:57 | |
| and a branch shall grow out of his roots. | 16:02 | |
| And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, | 16:06 | |
| the spirit of wisdom and understanding, | 16:09 | |
| the spirit of counsel and might, | 16:12 | |
| the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord, | 16:14 | |
| and shall make him of quick understanding | 16:19 | |
| in the fear of the Lord. | 16:22 | |
| With righteousness shall he judge the poor | 16:24 | |
| and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth. | 16:27 | |
| The wolf also shall dwell with the lamb, | 16:31 | |
| and the leopard shall lie down with the kid, | 16:34 | |
| and the calf and the young lion and the fatling together, | 16:37 | |
| and a little child shall lead them. | 16:42 | |
| And the cow and the bear shall feed. | 16:46 | |
| Their young ones shall lie down together, | 16:49 | |
| and the lion shall eat straw like the ox. | 16:51 | |
| And the sucking child shall play on the hole of the asp, | 16:55 | |
| and the weaned child shall put his hand | 17:00 | |
| on the cockatrice's den. | 17:02 | |
| They shall not hurt nor destroy in all my holy mountain. | 17:06 | |
| For the earth shall be full of the knowledge of the Lord | 17:11 | |
| as the waters cover the sea. | 17:14 | |
| Thanks be to God. | 17:17 | |
| (regal music) | 17:20 | |
| ♪ Angels we have heard on high ♪ | 17:33 | |
| ♪ Sweetly singing o'er the plains ♪ | 17:38 | |
| ♪ And the mountains in reply ♪ | 17:43 | |
| ♪ Echoing their joyous strains ♪ | 17:48 | |
| ♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 17:53 | |
| ♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 18:03 | |
| ♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 18:08 | |
| ♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 18:18 | |
| ♪ Shepherds, why this jubilee ♪ | 18:28 | |
| ♪ Why your joyous strains prolong ♪ | 18:33 | |
| ♪ What the gladsome tidings be ♪ | 18:38 | |
| ♪ Which inspire your heavenly song ♪ | 18:43 | |
| ♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 18:48 | |
| ♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 18:58 | |
| ♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 19:03 | |
| ♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 19:13 | |
| ♪ Come to Bethlehem and see ♪ | 19:22 | |
| ♪ Him whose birth the angels sing ♪ | 19:27 | |
| ♪ Come, adore on bended knee ♪ | 19:32 | |
| ♪ Christ the Lord, the newborn King ♪ | 19:38 | |
| ♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 19:43 | |
| ♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 19:53 | |
| ♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 19:58 | |
| ♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 20:08 | |
| - | The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary. | 20:28 |
| And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel | 20:35 | |
| was sent from God unto a city of Galilee named Nazareth, | 20:39 | |
| to a virgin espoused to a man | 20:45 | |
| whose name was Joseph of the house of David, | 20:48 | |
| and the virgin's name was Mary. | 20:53 | |
| And the angel came in unto her and said, | 20:57 | |
| "Hail, thou that art highly favored, | 21:02 | |
| "the Lord is with thee. | 21:06 | |
| "Blessed art thou among women." | 21:08 | |
| And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying | 21:11 | |
| and cast in her mind what manner salutation this should be. | 21:16 | |
| And the angel said unto her, | 21:22 | |
| "Fear not, Mary, | 21:25 | |
| "for thou hast found favor with God. | 21:27 | |
| "And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb | 21:31 | |
| "and bring forth a son, | 21:35 | |
| "and thou shalt call his name Jesus. | 21:38 | |
| "He shall be great | 21:42 | |
| "and shall be called the Son of the Highest, | 21:44 | |
| "and the Lord God shall give unto him | 21:48 | |
| "the throne of his father David. | 21:52 | |
| "And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever, | 21:55 | |
| "and of his kingdom there shall be no end." | 22:00 | |
| Then said Mary unto the angel, | 22:05 | |
| "How shall this be, | 22:08 | |
| "seeing I know not a man?" | 22:11 | |
| And the angel answered and said unto her, | 22:14 | |
| "The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, | 22:17 | |
| "and the power of the highest shall overshadow thee. | 22:20 | |
| "Therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee | 22:25 | |
| "shall be called the Son of God." | 22:31 | |
| And Mary said, | 22:35 | |
| "Behold the handmaid of the Lord. | 22:36 | |
| "Be it unto me according to thy word." | 22:40 | |
| And the angel departed from her. | 22:45 | |
| Thanks be to God. | 22:49 | |
| (delicate music) | 23:10 | |
| (singing in foreign language) | 23:24 | |
| - | Saint Luke tells of the birth of Jesus. | 27:55 |
| And it came to pass in those days | 27:59 | |
| that there went out a decree from Caesar Augustus | 28:02 | |
| that all the world should be taxed. | 28:06 | |
| And all went to be taxed, every one into his own city. | 28:09 | |
| And Joseph also went up from Galilee, | 28:15 | |
| out of the city of Nazareth, | 28:18 | |
| into Judaea, unto the city of David, | 28:22 | |
| which is called Bethlehem, | 28:26 | |
| because he was of the house and lineage of David, | 28:29 | |
| to be taxed with Mary, his espoused wife, | 28:33 | |
| being great with child. | 28:38 | |
| And so it was that while they were there, | 28:41 | |
| the days were accomplished that she should be delivered. | 28:44 | |
| And she brought forth her firstborn son | 28:49 | |
| and wrapped him in swaddling clothes | 28:53 | |
| and laid him in a manger | 28:56 | |
| because there was no room for him in the inn. | 28:59 | |
| Thanks be to God. | 29:03 | |
| (sedate music) | 29:07 | |
| (singing in foreign language) | 29:30 | |
| ("Silent Night") | 32:00 | |
| (somber music) | 34:06 | |
| ♪ Silent night ♪ | 34:29 | |
| ♪ Holy night ♪ | 34:35 | |
| ♪ All is calm ♪ | 34:40 | |
| ♪ All is bright ♪ | 34:46 | |
| ♪ Round yon virgin ♪ | 34:52 | |
| ♪ Mother and child ♪ | 34:57 | |
| ♪ Holy infant ♪ | 35:03 | |
| ♪ So tender and mild ♪ | 35:07 | |
| ♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪ | 35:14 | |
| ♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪ | 35:26 | |
| ♪ Silent night ♪ | 35:38 | |
| ♪ Holy night ♪ | 35:43 | |
| ♪ Son of God ♪ | 35:49 | |
| ♪ Love's pure light ♪ | 35:55 | |
| ♪ Radiant beams ♪ | 36:01 | |
| ♪ From thy holy face ♪ | 36:05 | |
| ♪ With the dawn ♪ | 36:12 | |
| ♪ Of redeeming grace ♪ | 36:17 | |
| ♪ Jesus, Lord, at thy birth ♪ | 36:24 | |
| ♪ Jesus, Lord, at thy birth ♪ | 36:36 | |
| - | The shepherds go to the manger. | 36:56 |
| And there were in the same country | 37:02 | |
| shepherds abiding in the field, | 37:03 | |
| keeping watch over their flock by night. | 37:07 | |
| And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, | 37:10 | |
| and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, | 37:15 | |
| and they were afraid. | 37:19 | |
| And the angel said unto them, "Fear not, | 37:23 | |
| "for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, | 37:27 | |
| "which shall be to all people. | 37:31 | |
| "For unto you is born this day | 37:34 | |
| "in the city of David | 37:38 | |
| "a Savior, which is Christ the Lord. | 37:40 | |
| "And this shall be a sign unto you. | 37:43 | |
| "Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, | 37:47 | |
| "lying in a manger." | 37:49 | |
| And suddenly there was with the angel | 37:51 | |
| a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying, | 37:54 | |
| "Glory to God in the highest, | 37:58 | |
| "and on earth, peace, goodwill toward men." | 38:01 | |
| And it came to pass | 38:06 | |
| as the angels were gone away from them into heaven, | 38:08 | |
| the shepherds said one to another, | 38:12 | |
| "Let us now go unto Bethlehem | 38:15 | |
| "and see this thing which is come to pass, | 38:19 | |
| "which the Lord hath made known to us." | 38:22 | |
| And they came with haste | 38:25 | |
| and found Mary and Joseph | 38:27 | |
| and the babe lying in a manger. | 38:31 | |
| Thank God. | 38:35 | |
| (lively music) | 38:45 | |
| ♪ Ding dong, merrily on high ♪ | 38:51 | |
| ♪ In heav'n the bells are ringing ♪ | 38:54 | |
| ♪ Ding dong, verily the sky ♪ | 38:57 | |
| ♪ Is riv'n with angel-singing ♪ | 39:00 | |
| ♪ Glooooooooooooooria ♪ | 39:04 | |
| ♪ Hosanna in excelsis ♪ | 39:13 | |
| ♪ E'en so here below, below ♪ | 39:19 | |
| ♪ Let steeple bells be swungen ♪ | 39:22 | |
| ♪ And io, io, io ♪ | 39:26 | |
| ♪ By priest and people sungen ♪ | 39:28 | |
| ♪ Glooooooooooooooria ♪ | 39:32 | |
| ♪ Hosanna in excelsis ♪ | 39:42 | |
| ♪ Pray you, dutifully prime ♪ | 39:48 | |
| ♪ Your matin chime, ye ringers ♪ | 39:51 | |
| ♪ May you beautifully rhyme ♪ | 39:55 | |
| ♪ Your e'entime song, ye singers ♪ | 39:58 | |
| ♪ Glooooooooooooooria ♪ | 40:02 | |
| ♪ Hosanna in excelsis ♪ | 40:11 | |
| - | The wise men are led by the star to Jesus. | 40:29 |
| Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea | 40:35 | |
| in the days of Herod the king, | 40:38 | |
| behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, | 40:40 | |
| saying, "Where is he that is born King of the Jews? | 40:44 | |
| "For we have seen his star in the east | 40:49 | |
| "and are come to worship him." | 40:52 | |
| When Herod the king had heard these things, | 40:56 | |
| he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him. | 40:59 | |
| And when he had gathered | 41:04 | |
| all the chief priests and scribes of the people together, | 41:05 | |
| he demanded of them where Christ should be born. | 41:09 | |
| And they said unto him, | 41:13 | |
| "In Bethlehem of Judaea. | 41:15 | |
| "For thus it is written by the prophet, | 41:18 | |
| "'And thou Bethlehem in the land of Juda, | 41:21 | |
| "'art not the least among the princes of Juda. | 41:24 | |
| "'For out of thee shall come a governor | 41:27 | |
| "'that shall rule my people Israel.'" | 41:30 | |
| Then Herod, when he had privily called the wise men, | 41:33 | |
| inquired of them diligently what time the star appeared. | 41:38 | |
| And he sent them to Bethlehem and said, | 41:43 | |
| "Go and search diligently for the young child, | 41:46 | |
| "and when ye have found him, bring me word again | 41:50 | |
| "that I may come and worship him also." | 41:54 | |
| When they had heard the king, they departed. | 41:58 | |
| And, lo, the star, which they saw in the east | 42:01 | |
| went before them | 42:04 | |
| till it came and stood over where the young child was. | 42:06 | |
| When they saw the star, | 42:10 | |
| they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. | 42:12 | |
| And when they were come into the house, | 42:15 | |
| they saw the young child with Mary his mother | 42:18 | |
| and fell down and worshiped him. | 42:22 | |
| And when they had opened their treasures, | 42:25 | |
| they presented unto him gifts, | 42:28 | |
| gold and frankincense and myrrh. | 42:30 | |
| Thanks be to God. | 42:35 | |
| (elegant music) | 42:38 | |
| ♪ We three kings of Orient are ♪ | 43:12 | |
| ♪ Bearing gifts we traverse afar ♪ | 43:20 | |
| ♪ Field and fountain ♪ | 43:27 | |
| ♪ Moor and mountain ♪ | 43:31 | |
| ♪ Following yonder star ♪ | 43:34 | |
| ♪ Ohhhhhhh ♪ | 43:40 | |
| ♪ Star of wonder ♪ | 43:44 | |
| ♪ Star of light ♪ | 43:48 | |
| ♪ Star with royal beauty bright ♪ | 43:52 | |
| ♪ Westward leading ♪ | 43:59 | |
| ♪ Still proceeding ♪ | 44:02 | |
| ♪ Guide us to thy perfect light ♪ | 44:06 | |
| ♪ Born a King on Bethlehem's plain ♪ | 44:17 | |
| ♪ Gold I bring to crown him again ♪ | 44:23 | |
| ♪ King forever ♪ | 44:30 | |
| ♪ Ceasing never ♪ | 44:34 | |
| ♪ Over us all to reign ♪ | 44:37 | |
| ♪ Ohhhhhhh ♪ | 44:44 | |
| ♪ Star of wonder ♪ | 44:47 | |
| ♪ Star of light ♪ | 44:51 | |
| ♪ Star with royal beauty bright ♪ | 44:55 | |
| ♪ Westward leading ♪ | 45:02 | |
| ♪ Still proceeding ♪ | 45:05 | |
| ♪ Guide us to thy perfect light ♪ | 45:09 | |
| ♪ Frankincense to offer have I ♪ | 45:19 | |
| ♪ Incense owns a deity nigh ♪ | 45:25 | |
| ♪ Prayer and praising ♪ | 45:32 | |
| ♪ All men raising ♪ | 45:35 | |
| ♪ Worshiping God on high ♪ | 45:39 | |
| ♪ Ohhhhhhh ♪ | 45:45 | |
| ♪ Star of wonder ♪ | 45:49 | |
| ♪ Star of light ♪ | 45:53 | |
| ♪ Star with royal beauty bright ♪ | 45:56 | |
| ♪ Westward leading ♪ | 46:03 | |
| ♪ Still proceeding ♪ | 46:06 | |
| ♪ Guide us to thy perfect light ♪ | 46:10 | |
| ♪ Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfume ♪ | 46:20 | |
| ♪ Breathes of life of gathering gloom ♪ | 46:27 | |
| ♪ Sorrowing, sighing ♪ | 46:33 | |
| ♪ Bleeding, dying ♪ | 46:37 | |
| ♪ Sealed in the stone-cold tomb ♪ | 46:40 | |
| ♪ Ohhhhhhh ♪ | 46:47 | |
| ♪ Star of wonder ♪ | 46:51 | |
| ♪ Star of light ♪ | 46:54 | |
| ♪ Star with royal beauty bright ♪ | 46:58 | |
| ♪ Westward leading ♪ | 47:05 | |
| ♪ Still proceeding ♪ | 47:08 | |
| ♪ Guide us to thy perfect light ♪ | 47:11 |