[unknown] - Christmas Eve Service (December 24, 1979)
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- | Christmas Eve service, | 0:03 |
December 24th 1979, Duke Chapel. | 0:06 | |
(sedate music) | 0:20 | |
(lyrical music) | 3:21 | |
(delicate music) | 5:46 | |
(stately music) | 7:33 | |
(solemn music) | 10:59 | |
(peaceful music) | 13:31 | |
(placid music) | 15:18 | |
(regal music) | 16:27 | |
(pensive music) | 18:38 | |
(serene music) | 21:07 | |
(dignified music) | 23:40 | |
(placid music) | 27:37 | |
(lively music) | 28:40 | |
♪ Of the Father's love begotten ♪ | 30:58 | |
♪ Ere the worlds began to be ♪ | 31:04 | |
♪ He is Alpha and Omega ♪ | 31:10 | |
♪ He the source, the ending he ♪ | 31:17 | |
♪ Of the things that are, that have been ♪ | 31:24 | |
♪ And that future years shall see ♪ | 31:33 | |
♪ Evermore and evermore ♪ | 31:39 | |
(triumphant organ music) | 31:51 | |
♪ O come, all ye faithful ♪ | 32:43 | |
♪ Joyful and triumphant ♪ | 32:49 | |
♪ O come ye, O come ye ♪ | 32:54 | |
♪ To Bethlehem ♪ | 32:59 | |
♪ Come and behold him ♪ | 33:05 | |
♪ Born the king of angels ♪ | 33:10 | |
♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ | 33:15 | |
♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ | 33:20 | |
♪ O come, let us adore ♪ | 33:25 | |
♪ Him, Christ the Lord ♪ | 33:30 | |
♪ Sing, choirs of angels ♪ | 33:38 | |
♪ Sing in exultation ♪ | 33:43 | |
♪ Sing, all ye citizens ♪ | 33:48 | |
♪ Of heaven above ♪ | 33:53 | |
♪ Glory to God, all ♪ | 33:58 | |
♪ Glory in the highest ♪ | 34:03 | |
♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ | 34:08 | |
♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ | 34:13 | |
♪ O come, let us adore ♪ | 34:19 | |
♪ Him, Christ the Lord ♪ | 34:23 | |
♪ See how the shepherds ♪ | 34:30 | |
♪ Summoned to his cradle ♪ | 34:36 | |
♪ Leaving their flocks ♪ | 34:41 | |
♪ Draw nigh to gaze ♪ | 34:45 | |
♪ We too will thither ♪ | 34:51 | |
♪ Bend our joyful footsteps ♪ | 34:56 | |
♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ | 35:00 | |
♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ | 35:05 | |
♪ O come, let us adore ♪ | 35:11 | |
♪ Him, Christ the Lord ♪ | 35:15 | |
♪ Child, for us sinners ♪ | 35:22 | |
♪ Poor and in the manger ♪ | 35:28 | |
♪ We would embrace thee ♪ | 35:33 | |
♪ With love and awe ♪ | 35:37 | |
♪ Who would not love thee ♪ | 35:43 | |
♪ Loving us so dearly ♪ | 35:48 | |
♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ | 35:53 | |
♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ | 35:58 | |
♪ O come, let us adore ♪ | 36:03 | |
♪ Him, Christ the Lord ♪ | 36:08 | |
♪ Yea, Lord, we greet thee ♪ | 36:15 | |
♪ Born this happy morning ♪ | 36:20 | |
♪ Jesus, to thee be ♪ | 36:25 | |
♪ All glory given ♪ | 36:30 | |
♪ Son of the Father ♪ | 36:36 | |
♪ Now in flesh appearing ♪ | 36:41 | |
♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ | 36:46 | |
♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ | 36:51 | |
♪ O come, let us adore ♪ | 36:56 | |
♪ Him, Christ the Lord ♪ | 37:01 | |
- | Sit please. | 37:16 |
There are many people still standing. | 37:29 | |
If there is any room on the row where you're seated, | 37:32 | |
let me ask you to move toward the center aisle | 37:37 | |
so that some of those standing may be seated. | 37:40 | |
Would you do that please? | 37:43 | |
In the name and spirit of Christ our Lord, | 37:53 | |
I greet you on this holy night. | 37:57 | |
This Christmas Eve, | 38:00 | |
we gather to celebrate the coming of our Lord to this earth, | 38:04 | |
to be among us and live among us even now. | 38:08 | |
May the spirit of Christ be in our hearts | 38:13 | |
to make us more caring and more loving. | 38:17 | |
May the spirit of Christ be in our minds | 38:21 | |
to enlighten and illumine our every thought and word. | 38:23 | |
May the spirit of Christ be in our very souls | 38:28 | |
to give us the fullness and the joy of the grace of God. | 38:31 | |
We gather this night to celebrate a word of hope, | 38:36 | |
hope from God that brings light to our darkness, | 38:40 | |
joy to our sorrow, | 38:44 | |
freedom to our bondage, | 38:46 | |
release to those in captivity, | 38:49 | |
light in the midst of death, | 38:52 | |
promise to our uncertainty, | 38:54 | |
hope that assures us | 38:57 | |
that we are loved with an everlasting love. | 38:59 | |
The word tonight, my dear friends in Christ, | 39:03 | |
is that God is in us, | 39:06 | |
is with us, | 39:09 | |
and among us, | 39:10 | |
so I invite you now to sing. | 39:13 | |
Sing with all your heart and soul. | 39:15 | |
Rejoice and celebrate. | 39:18 | |
And may God's spirit touch us all | 39:21 | |
as we sing to the ever-blessed glory of God. | 39:23 | |
Come now, let us worship the Lord our God. | 39:27 | |
- | God has caused this holy night | 39:54 |
to shine with the brightness of the true light. | 39:56 | |
Let us therefore with thanksgiving in our hearts | 40:00 | |
voice our prayers to God. | 40:03 | |
Let us pray. | 40:06 | |
Great God of power, | 40:10 | |
we praise you for Jesus Christ | 40:13 | |
who came to save us from our sins. | 40:15 | |
We thank you for the prophets' hope, the angels' song, | 40:19 | |
for the birth in Bethlehem. | 40:23 | |
We thank you that in Jesus you joined us, | 40:26 | |
sharing human hurts and pleasures. | 40:30 | |
All glory to you, great God, for the gift of your son, | 40:33 | |
light in darkness and hope of the world. | 40:37 | |
Glory to you for your wonderful love. | 40:41 | |
Glory to you, eternal God. | 40:45 | |
Tonight, O God, while we come with thankful hearts, | 40:49 | |
we also come before you caught up in two worlds | 40:53 | |
and not quite knowing whether to feel good about that fact | 40:57 | |
and celebrate it | 41:01 | |
or to feel guilty because we're not sure | 41:02 | |
all of our allegiance is to you. | 41:05 | |
We need your wisdom to guide us and free us | 41:08 | |
from our dilemma. | 41:11 | |
We find ourselves caught up excitedly | 41:14 | |
in the glitter, glamor, and glee of the season. | 41:16 | |
We overlook animosities | 41:20 | |
that have existed the rest of the year. | 41:22 | |
We see newspaper editors joining with pastors | 41:25 | |
in calling for reconciliation and peace | 41:28 | |
to overcome the warring hostilities | 41:31 | |
that plague and divide our globe. | 41:33 | |
We see people genuflect hurriedly before a manger scene | 41:36 | |
in a department store window. | 41:40 | |
We attend office parties filled with merriment, | 41:42 | |
and we feel something stir in our beings, | 41:46 | |
and we wonder if it is love and hope. | 41:49 | |
On the other hand, | 41:55 | |
we wonder if in our attempts to celebrate, | 41:56 | |
we're covering up the world's darkness. | 41:59 | |
And we ask ourselves | 42:03 | |
why our interest in peace and reconciliation | 42:04 | |
is so keen just now | 42:07 | |
and not so keen at other times of the year. | 42:10 | |
We need your wisdom, O God, | 42:14 | |
to know that celebrating Christ's birth | 42:16 | |
never justifies ignoring the world's sin. | 42:19 | |
We need your wisdom to know that we celebrate | 42:23 | |
that Christ came in spite of the world's darkness | 42:26 | |
and not to hide it from our eyes. | 42:30 | |
We need your wisdom to know that our feeble attempts | 42:34 | |
to get in the spirit, as we say, | 42:38 | |
will not cause any fewer children to die for lack of food, | 42:41 | |
will not bring blacks in southern Africa | 42:46 | |
any closer to liberation, | 42:48 | |
will not halt oppression around our globe, | 42:51 | |
will not ease the plight of the homeless | 42:54 | |
and poor and lonely in America | 42:56 | |
and in this very city, | 42:59 | |
will not reverse the momentum of nuclear arms production, | 43:01 | |
will not end the exploitation | 43:06 | |
of the world's human and natural resources. | 43:08 | |
For all the world's darkness tonight, | 43:12 | |
we lift our prayers, | 43:14 | |
and we pray that we may be able to enter into that darkness | 43:16 | |
and give all of our lives, | 43:20 | |
not just our feeble attempts, | 43:22 | |
for the purpose of your kingdom, | 43:25 | |
for your justice, and for your peace. | 43:27 | |
We pray too | 43:32 | |
that we have not placed the hope for the world | 43:33 | |
in ourselves, our nation, or our culture, | 43:36 | |
but in you and your gift of love. | 43:40 | |
And so tonight, | 43:44 | |
we pray not only for wisdom, | 43:46 | |
but for innocence in our lives, | 43:49 | |
the innocence born with the babe in Bethlehem | 43:53 | |
that embraces wisdom and knows that our source of hope | 43:57 | |
is in the one who calls us | 44:00 | |
as individuals, as a church, | 44:03 | |
as nations, and as cultures into judgment, | 44:06 | |
the innocence that causes us to place our trust | 44:10 | |
in the love that was born for us in that babe, | 44:13 | |
the innocence that calls us to joy | 44:17 | |
drawn from a certainty of hope | 44:19 | |
that the babe born in Bethlehem is sovereign over our world | 44:21 | |
and overcame and overcomes its darkness, | 44:26 | |
the innocence that calls us together | 44:30 | |
and brings us home. | 44:33 | |
It is in that trust and joy which we're learning | 44:36 | |
that we offer prayers tonight | 44:39 | |
for your church, the world, and ourselves. | 44:40 | |
Bring your healing to those sick in body, mind, and spirit. | 44:46 | |
Bring your comfort to the dying and those who grieve. | 44:50 | |
Bring your presence to the lonely. | 44:54 | |
May those who know joy multiply their joy in you. | 44:57 | |
We especially lift up tonight | 45:03 | |
the hostages in Iran and the families who wait for them. | 45:05 | |
We pray for all those who work for their release, | 45:09 | |
both diplomats and clergy. | 45:13 | |
We also pray for their captors. | 45:16 | |
May they be merciful and loving and freeing. | 45:19 | |
And O God, we believe your promise is always before us, | 45:25 | |
and joy and celebration arise in us | 45:29 | |
because hope is born in the one who taught us to pray, | 45:32 | |
saying, Our Father, | 45:35 | |
- | Who art in heaven, | 45:38 |
hallowed by thy name. | 45:40 | |
Thy kingdom come. | 45:43 | |
Thy will be done | 45:44 | |
on Earth as it is in heaven. | 45:46 | |
Give us this day our daily bread, | 45:49 | |
and forgive us our trespasses | 45:52 | |
as we forgive those who trespass against us. | 45:55 | |
And lead us not into temptation, | 45:59 | |
but deliver us from evil. | 46:02 | |
For thine is the kingdom | 46:05 | |
and the power | 46:07 | |
and the glory forever, Amen. | 46:09 | |
(solemn music) | 46:32 | |
♪ O holy night ♪ | 46:37 | |
♪ The stars are brightly shining ♪ | 46:42 | |
♪ It is the night of the dear savior's birth ♪ | 46:48 | |
♪ Long lay the world ♪ | 46:57 | |
♪ In sin and error pining ♪ | 47:01 | |
♪ Till he appeared and the soul felt its worth ♪ | 47:07 | |
♪ A thrill of hope ♪ | 47:17 | |
♪ The weary world rejoices ♪ | 47:20 | |
♪ For yonder breaks ♪ | 47:25 | |
♪ A new and glorious morn ♪ | 47:28 | |
♪ Fall on your knees ♪ | 47:33 | |
♪ O hear the angel voices ♪ | 47:41 | |
♪ O night divine ♪ | 47:49 | |
♪ O night when Christ was born ♪ | 47:57 | |
♪ O night ♪ | 48:06 | |
♪ Divine ♪ | 48:10 | |
♪ O night ♪ | 48:14 | |
♪ When Christ was born ♪ | 48:19 | |
♪ Truly he taught us ♪ | 48:38 | |
♪ To love one another ♪ | 48:43 | |
♪ His law is love and his gospel is peace ♪ | 48:48 | |
♪ Chains shall he break ♪ | 48:59 | |
♪ For the slave is our brother ♪ | 49:02 | |
♪ And in his name all oppression shall cease ♪ | 49:08 | |
♪ Sweet hymns of joy ♪ | 49:17 | |
♪ In grateful chorus raise we ♪ | 49:21 | |
♪ Let all within me ♪ | 49:25 | |
♪ Praise his holy name ♪ | 49:29 | |
♪ Christ is the Lord ♪ | 49:33 | |
♪ And ever ever praise be ♪ | 49:40 | |
♪ His pow'r and glory ♪ | 49:48 | |
♪ Evermore proclaim ♪ | 49:57 | |
♪ His pow'r ♪ | 50:05 | |
♪ And glory ♪ | 50:09 | |
♪ Evermore ♪ | 50:14 | |
♪ Evermore proclaim ♪ | 50:19 | |
- | Christ's birth and kingdom are foretold by Isaiah. | 51:26 |
The lesson is from Isaiah chapter 11, | 51:32 | |
verses one through five, | 51:35 | |
and chapter nine, | 51:38 | |
verses two through four, six and seven. | 51:39 | |
"There shall come forth a shoot from the stump of Jesse, | 51:46 | |
"and a branch shall grow out of his roots. | 51:50 | |
"And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, | 51:54 | |
"the spirit of wisdom and understanding, | 51:58 | |
"the spirit of counsel and might, | 52:01 | |
"the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord. | 52:04 | |
"And his delight shall be in the fear of the Lord. | 52:09 | |
"He shall not judge by what his eyes see | 52:13 | |
"or decide by what his ears hear, | 52:16 | |
"but with righteousness, he shall judge the poor | 52:19 | |
"and decide with equity for the meek of the earth. | 52:23 | |
"And he shall smite the earth with the rod of his mouth, | 52:26 | |
"and with the breath of his lips, he shall slay the wicked. | 52:29 | |
"Righteousness shall be the girdle of his waist | 52:34 | |
"and faithfulness the girdle of his loins. | 52:38 | |
"The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light. | 52:42 | |
"Those who dwelt in a land of deep darkness, | 52:46 | |
"on them has light shined. | 52:50 | |
"Thou has multiplied the nation. | 52:52 | |
"Thou hast increased its joy. | 52:55 | |
"They rejoice before thee as with joy at the harvest, | 52:58 | |
"as men rejoice when they divide the spoil. | 53:02 | |
"For the yoke of his burden and the staff for his shoulder, | 53:06 | |
"the rod of his oppressor, | 53:10 | |
"thou has broken as on the day of Midian. | 53:12 | |
"For to us, a child is born. | 53:15 | |
"To us, a son is given. | 53:19 | |
"And the government will be upon his shoulder, | 53:22 | |
"and his name will be called Wonderful Counselor, | 53:26 | |
"Mighty God, | 53:30 | |
"Everlasting Father, | 53:31 | |
"Prince of Peace. | 53:34 | |
"Of the increase of his government and of peace, | 53:36 | |
"there will be no end, | 53:39 | |
"upon the throne of David and over his kingdom, | 53:40 | |
"to establish it and to uphold it with justice | 53:43 | |
"and with righteousness | 53:47 | |
"from this time forth and forevermore. | 53:49 | |
"The zeal of the Lord of hosts will do this." | 53:53 | |
Thanks be to God. | 54:00 | |
(somber music) | 54:04 | |
♪ O come, O come, Emmanuel ♪ | 54:36 | |
♪ And ransom captive Israel ♪ | 54:44 | |
♪ That mourns in lonely exile here ♪ | 54:51 | |
♪ Until the Son of God appear ♪ | 54:59 | |
♪ Rejoice, rejoice ♪ | 55:07 | |
♪ Emmanuel ♪ | 55:13 | |
♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel ♪ | 55:16 | |
♪ O come, desire of nations, bind ♪ | 55:27 | |
♪ All peoples in one heart and mind ♪ | 55:35 | |
♪ To us the path of knowledge show ♪ | 55:44 | |
♪ And help us in that way to go ♪ | 55:51 | |
♪ Rejoice, rejoice ♪ | 55:59 | |
♪ Emmanuel ♪ | 56:05 | |
♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel ♪ | 56:08 | |
♪ Amen ♪ | 56:19 | |
- | The angel Gabriel visits the blessed Virgin Mary, | 56:48 |
Saint Luke, the first chapter, | 56:52 | |
the 26th through the 38th verses. | 56:54 | |
"In the sixth month, | 56:58 | |
"the angel Gabriel was sent from God | 57:00 | |
"to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, | 57:03 | |
"to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph | 57:08 | |
"of the house of David. | 57:13 | |
"And the virgin's name was Mary. | 57:16 | |
"And he came to her and said, | 57:20 | |
"'Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you.' | 57:24 | |
"But she was greatly troubled at this saying | 57:29 | |
"and considered in her mind | 57:34 | |
"what sort of greeting this might be. | 57:37 | |
"And the angel said to her, | 57:41 | |
"'Do not be afraid, Mary, | 57:44 | |
"'for you have found favor with God. | 57:47 | |
"'And behold, you will conceive in your womb | 57:51 | |
"'and bear a son, | 57:56 | |
"'and you shall call his name Jesus. | 57:59 | |
"'He will be great | 58:03 | |
"'and will be called the Son of the Most High. | 58:05 | |
"'And the Lord God will give to him | 58:10 | |
"'the throne of his father David, | 58:13 | |
"'and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, | 58:17 | |
"'and his kingdom there will be no end.' | 58:23 | |
"And Mary said to the angel, | 58:28 | |
"'How can this be since I have no husband?' | 58:31 | |
"And the angel said to her, | 58:35 | |
"'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, | 58:38 | |
"'and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. | 58:41 | |
"'Therefore the child to be born | 58:46 | |
"'will be called holy, the Son of God. | 58:49 | |
"'And behold, your kinswoman Elizabeth | 58:55 | |
"'in her old age has also conceived a son, | 58:58 | |
"'and this is the sixth month with her | 59:04 | |
"'who was called barren. | 59:07 | |
"'For with God, nothing will be impossible.' | 59:10 | |
"And Mary said, | 59:14 | |
"'Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord. | 59:15 | |
"'Let it be to me according to your word.' | 59:21 | |
"And the angel departed from her." | 59:24 | |
Thanks be to God. | 59:30 | |
(sedate music) | 59:50 | |
(singing in foreign language) | 1:00:05 | |
- | The blessed Virgin Mary rejoices before God. | 1:04:56 |
This is from Saint Luke chapter one, 39 through 55. | 1:05:01 | |
"In those days Mary arose and went with haste | 1:05:07 | |
"into the hill country to a city of Judah, | 1:05:10 | |
"and she entered the house of Zachariah | 1:05:14 | |
"and greeted Elizabeth. | 1:05:17 | |
"And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, | 1:05:19 | |
"the babe leaped in her womb. | 1:05:21 | |
"And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit | 1:05:24 | |
"and she exclaimed with a loud cry, | 1:05:27 | |
"'Blessed are you among women, | 1:05:30 | |
"'and blessed is the fruit of your womb! | 1:05:32 | |
"'And why is this granted me, | 1:05:37 | |
"'that the mother of my Lord should come to me? | 1:05:39 | |
"'For behold, when the voice of your greeting | 1:05:43 | |
"'came to my ears, | 1:05:45 | |
"'the babe in my womb leaped for joy. | 1:05:47 | |
"'And blessed is she who believed | 1:05:51 | |
"'that there would be a fulfillment | 1:05:53 | |
"'of what was spoken to her from the Lord.' | 1:05:54 | |
"And Mary said, | 1:05:57 | |
"'My soul magnifies the Lord, | 1:06:00 | |
"'and my spirit rejoices in God my Savior, | 1:06:03 | |
"'for he has regarded the low estate of his handmaiden. | 1:06:08 | |
"'For behold, henceforth all generations | 1:06:12 | |
"'will call me blessed. | 1:06:16 | |
"'For he who is mighty has done great things for me, | 1:06:19 | |
"'and holy is his name. | 1:06:22 | |
"'And his mercy is on those who fear him | 1:06:26 | |
"'from generation to generation. | 1:06:29 | |
"'He has shown strength with his arm. | 1:06:32 | |
"'He has scattered the proud | 1:06:34 | |
"'in the imagination of their hearts. | 1:06:36 | |
"'He has put down the mighty from their thrones | 1:06:39 | |
"'and exalted those of low degree. | 1:06:42 | |
"'He has filled the hungry with good things, | 1:06:46 | |
"'and the rich he has sent empty away. | 1:06:49 | |
"'He has helped his servant Israel, | 1:06:53 | |
"'in remembrance of his mercy, | 1:06:55 | |
"'as he spoke to our fathers, | 1:06:57 | |
"'to Abraham and to his posterity forever.'" | 1:07:00 | |
Thanks be to God. | 1:07:05 | |
(solemn music) | 1:07:09 | |
♪ O little town of Bethlehem ♪ | 1:07:22 | |
♪ How still we see thee lie ♪ | 1:07:27 | |
♪ Above thy deep and dreamless sleep ♪ | 1:07:33 | |
♪ The silent stars go by ♪ | 1:07:39 | |
♪ Yet in thy dark streets shineth ♪ | 1:07:45 | |
♪ The everlasting Light ♪ | 1:07:50 | |
♪ The hopes and fears of all the years ♪ | 1:07:56 | |
♪ Are met in thee tonight ♪ | 1:08:02 | |
♪ For Christ is born of Mary ♪ | 1:08:10 | |
♪ And gathered all above ♪ | 1:08:16 | |
♪ While mortals sleep, the angels keep ♪ | 1:08:22 | |
♪ Their watch of wond'ring love ♪ | 1:08:28 | |
♪ O morning stars, together ♪ | 1:08:34 | |
♪ Proclaim the holy birth ♪ | 1:08:40 | |
♪ And praises sing to God the King ♪ | 1:08:46 | |
♪ And peace to men on earth ♪ | 1:08:52 | |
♪ How silently, how silently ♪ | 1:09:00 | |
♪ The wondrous gift is given ♪ | 1:09:06 | |
♪ So God imparts to human hearts ♪ | 1:09:12 | |
♪ The blessings of his heaven ♪ | 1:09:18 | |
♪ No ear may hear his coming ♪ | 1:09:24 | |
♪ But in this world of sin ♪ | 1:09:30 | |
♪ Where meek souls will receive him still ♪ | 1:09:36 | |
♪ The dear Christ enters in ♪ | 1:09:43 | |
♪ O holy child of Bethlehem ♪ | 1:09:52 | |
♪ Descend to us, we pray ♪ | 1:09:58 | |
♪ Cast out our sin and enter in ♪ | 1:10:04 | |
♪ Be born in us today ♪ | 1:10:10 | |
♪ We hear the Christmas angels ♪ | 1:10:17 | |
♪ The great glad tidings tell ♪ | 1:10:23 | |
♪ O come to us, abide with us ♪ | 1:10:29 | |
♪ Our Lord Emmanuel ♪ | 1:10:35 | |
♪ Amen ♪ | 1:10:43 | |
- | Saint Matthew tells of Christ's nativity, | 1:11:14 |
from the gospel according to Saint Matthew, | 1:11:18 | |
first chapter, 18th through 25th verses. | 1:11:21 | |
"Now the birth of Jesus Christ took place in this way. | 1:11:27 | |
"When his mother Mary had been betrothed to Joseph, | 1:11:32 | |
"before they came together, | 1:11:35 | |
"she was found to be with child of the Holy Spirit. | 1:11:37 | |
"And her husband Joseph, | 1:11:41 | |
"being a just man and unwilling to put her to shame, | 1:11:43 | |
"resolved to divorce her quietly. | 1:11:46 | |
"But as he considered this, behold, | 1:11:50 | |
"an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, | 1:11:53 | |
"'Joseph, son of David, | 1:11:57 | |
"'do not fear to take Mary your wife, | 1:12:00 | |
"'for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit. | 1:12:03 | |
"'She will bear a son, | 1:12:07 | |
"'and you shall call his name Jesus, | 1:12:10 | |
"'for he will save his people from their sins.' | 1:12:13 | |
"All this took place | 1:12:17 | |
"to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by his prophets. | 1:12:18 | |
"'Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bear a son, | 1:12:22 | |
"'and his name shall be called Emmanuel,' | 1:12:26 | |
"which means God with us. | 1:12:29 | |
"When Joseph woke from his sleep, | 1:12:33 | |
"he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him. | 1:12:36 | |
"He took his wife, | 1:12:39 | |
"but knew her not until she had borne a son. | 1:12:40 | |
"And he called his name Jesus." | 1:12:45 | |
Thanks be to God. | 1:12:50 | |
(dignified music) | 1:12:54 | |
♪ What child is this who laid to rest ♪ | 1:13:22 | |
♪ On Mary's lap is sleeping ♪ | 1:13:29 | |
♪ Whom angels greet with anthems sweet ♪ | 1:13:36 | |
♪ While shepherds watch are keeping ♪ | 1:13:43 | |
♪ This, this is Christ the King ♪ | 1:13:52 | |
♪ Whom shepherds guard and angels sing ♪ | 1:13:58 | |
♪ Haste, haste to bring him laud ♪ | 1:14:05 | |
♪ The babe, the son of Mary ♪ | 1:14:12 | |
♪ Why lies he in such mean estate ♪ | 1:14:23 | |
♪ Where ox and ass are feeding ♪ | 1:14:30 | |
♪ Good Christians, fear, for sinners here ♪ | 1:14:38 | |
♪ The silent Word is pleading ♪ | 1:14:45 | |
♪ This, this is Christ the King ♪ | 1:14:53 | |
♪ Whom shepherds guard and angels sing ♪ | 1:15:00 | |
♪ Haste, haste to bring him laud ♪ | 1:15:08 | |
♪ The babe, the son of Mary ♪ | 1:15:15 | |
- | The shepherds go unto the manger, | 1:15:45 |
Saint Luke, second chapter, | 1:15:48 | |
eighth through 20th verses. | 1:15:52 | |
"And in that region, | 1:15:56 | |
"there were shepherds out in the field, | 1:15:58 | |
"keeping watch over their flock by night. | 1:16:02 | |
"And an angel of the Lord appeared to them, | 1:16:07 | |
"and the glory of the Lord shone around them, | 1:16:12 | |
"and they were filled with fear. | 1:16:16 | |
"And the angel said to them, | 1:16:20 | |
"'Be not afraid, | 1:16:23 | |
"'for behold, I bring you good news | 1:16:25 | |
"'of a great joy that will come to all people. | 1:16:28 | |
"'For to you is born this day | 1:16:34 | |
"'in the city of David | 1:16:38 | |
"'a Savior, who is Christ the King. | 1:16:41 | |
"'And this will be a sign for you. | 1:16:46 | |
"'You will find the babe | 1:16:49 | |
"'wrapped in swaddling clothes | 1:16:51 | |
"'and lying in a manger.' | 1:16:55 | |
"And suddenly there was with the angel | 1:16:58 | |
"a multitude of the heavenly host | 1:17:02 | |
"praising God and saying, | 1:17:06 | |
"'Glory to God in the highest, | 1:17:10 | |
"'and on earth, | 1:17:14 | |
"'peace among men with whom he is pleased.' | 1:17:16 | |
"When the angels went away from them into heaven, | 1:17:22 | |
"the shepherds said to one another, | 1:17:27 | |
"'Let us go over to Bethlehem | 1:17:30 | |
"'and see this thing that has happened, | 1:17:32 | |
"'which the Lord has made known to us.' | 1:17:36 | |
"And they went with haste | 1:17:40 | |
"and found Mary and Joseph | 1:17:43 | |
"and the babe lying in a manger. | 1:17:47 | |
"And when they saw it, | 1:17:52 | |
"they made known the saying which had been told them | 1:17:54 | |
"concerning this child. | 1:17:58 | |
"And all who heard it | 1:18:01 | |
"wondered at what the shepherds told them. | 1:18:03 | |
"But Mary kept all these things, | 1:18:07 | |
"pondering them in her heart. | 1:18:10 | |
"And the shepherds returned, | 1:18:14 | |
"glorifying and praising God | 1:18:17 | |
"for all they had heard and seen | 1:18:21 | |
"as it had been told them." | 1:18:24 | |
Thanks be to God. | 1:18:27 | |
(majestic music) | 1:18:32 | |
♪ Angels we have heard on high ♪ | 1:18:49 | |
♪ Sweetly singing o'er the plains ♪ | 1:18:54 | |
♪ And the mountains in reply ♪ | 1:18:58 | |
♪ Echoing their joyous strains ♪ | 1:19:03 | |
♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 1:19:08 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 1:19:17 | |
♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 1:19:22 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 1:19:31 | |
♪ Shepherds, why this jubilee ♪ | 1:19:40 | |
♪ Why your joyous strains prolong ♪ | 1:19:45 | |
♪ What the gladsome tidings be ♪ | 1:19:50 | |
♪ Which inspire your heavenly song ♪ | 1:19:55 | |
♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 1:19:59 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 1:20:08 | |
♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 1:20:12 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 1:20:21 | |
♪ Come to Bethlehem and see ♪ | 1:20:30 | |
♪ Him whose birth the angels sing ♪ | 1:20:34 | |
♪ Come, adore on bended knee ♪ | 1:20:39 | |
♪ Christ the Lord, the newborn King ♪ | 1:20:44 | |
♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 1:20:48 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 1:20:57 | |
♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 1:21:02 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 1:21:11 | |
♪ See him in a manger laid ♪ | 1:21:21 | |
♪ Whom the choirs of angels praise ♪ | 1:21:26 | |
♪ Mary, Joseph, lend your aid ♪ | 1:21:30 | |
♪ While our hearts in love we raise ♪ | 1:21:35 | |
♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 1:21:40 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 1:21:49 | |
♪ Glooooooooooooria ♪ | 1:21:53 | |
♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ | 1:22:02 | |
- | The wise men are led by the star of Jesus, | 1:22:36 |
from the gospel of Saint Matthew chapter two, | 1:22:40 | |
verses one through 11. | 1:22:43 | |
"Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea | 1:22:46 | |
"in the days of Herod the king, | 1:22:50 | |
"behold, wise men came from the east to Jerusalem, saying, | 1:22:52 | |
"'Where is he who has been born king of the Jews? | 1:22:59 | |
"'For we have seen his star in the east | 1:23:03 | |
"'and have come to worship him.' | 1:23:06 | |
"When Herod the king heard this, | 1:23:09 | |
"he was troubled and all Jerusalem with him, | 1:23:12 | |
"and assembling all the chief priests | 1:23:16 | |
"and scribes of the people, | 1:23:18 | |
"he inquired of them where the Christ was to be born. | 1:23:21 | |
"They told him, 'In Bethlehem of Judea, | 1:23:25 | |
"'for so it is written by the prophet. | 1:23:30 | |
"'And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah | 1:23:33 | |
"'are by no means least among the rulers of Judah, | 1:23:38 | |
"'for from you shall come a ruler | 1:23:42 | |
"'who will govern my people Israel.' | 1:23:44 | |
"Then Herod summoned the wise men secretly | 1:23:48 | |
"and ascertained from them what time the star appeared. | 1:23:52 | |
"And he sent them to Bethlehem, saying, | 1:23:56 | |
"'Go and search diligently for this child, | 1:24:00 | |
"'and when you have found him, bring me word, | 1:24:05 | |
"'that I may come and worship him." | 1:24:07 | |
"When they had heard the king, they went their way. | 1:24:11 | |
"And lo, the star which they had seen in the east | 1:24:14 | |
"went before them | 1:24:17 | |
"till it came to rest over the place where the child was. | 1:24:19 | |
"When they saw the star, | 1:24:24 | |
"they rejoiced exceedingly with great joy. | 1:24:26 | |
"And going into the house, | 1:24:30 | |
"they saw the child with Mary his mother, | 1:24:32 | |
"and they fell down and worshiped him. | 1:24:35 | |
"Then, opening their treasures, | 1:24:38 | |
"they offered him gifts, | 1:24:41 | |
"gold and frankincense and myrrh." | 1:24:43 | |
Thanks be to God. | 1:24:47 | |
(stately music) | 1:24:50 | |
♪ The first Noel ♪ | 1:25:07 | |
♪ The angels did say ♪ | 1:25:11 | |
♪ Was to certain poor shepherds ♪ | 1:25:15 | |
♪ In fields as they lay ♪ | 1:25:19 | |
♪ In fields where they ♪ | 1:25:23 | |
♪ Lay keeping their sheep ♪ | 1:25:27 | |
♪ On a cold winter's night ♪ | 1:25:31 | |
♪ That was so deep ♪ | 1:25:34 | |
♪ Noel, Noel ♪ | 1:25:39 | |
♪ Noel, Noel ♪ | 1:25:43 | |
♪ Born is the king of Israel ♪ | 1:25:48 | |
♪ They looked ♪ | 1:25:57 |
♪ To seek a king ♪ | 0:03 | |
♪ Was their intent ♪ | 0:07 | |
♪ And to follow the star ♪ | 0:11 | |
♪ Wherever it went ♪ | 0:15 | |
♪ Noel, Noel ♪ | 0:20 | |
♪ Noel, Noel ♪ | 0:24 | |
♪ Born is the king of Israel ♪ | 0:29 | |
♪ This star drew nigh ♪ | 0:39 | |
♪ To the northwest ♪ | 0:43 | |
♪ Over Bethlehem ♪ | 0:47 | |
♪ It took its rest ♪ | 0:51 | |
♪ And there it did ♪ | 0:56 | |
♪ Both stop and stay ♪ | 1:00 | |
♪ Right over the place ♪ | 1:04 | |
♪ Where Jesus lay ♪ | 1:08 | |
♪ Noel, Noel ♪ | 1:12 | |
♪ Noel, Noel ♪ | 1:16 | |
♪ Born is the king of Israel ♪ | 1:22 | |
♪ Then entered in ♪ | 1:32 | |
♪ Those wise men three ♪ | 1:36 | |
♪ Full reverently ♪ | 1:40 | |
♪ Upon their knee ♪ | 1:44 | |
♪ And offered there ♪ | 1:49 | |
♪ In his presence ♪ | 1:53 | |
♪ Their gold and myrrh ♪ | 1:57 | |
♪ And frankincense ♪ | 2:02 | |
♪ Noel, Noel ♪ | 2:06 | |
♪ Noel, Noel ♪ | 2:11 | |
♪ Born is the king of Israel ♪ | 2:16 | |
- | Saint John unfolds the great mystery of the incarnation. | 2:53 |
The Word from the gospel of Saint John, | 3:00 | |
chapter one, verses one through five and 14. | 3:03 | |
In the beginning was the Word, | 3:10 | |
and the Word was with God, | 3:15 | |
and the Word was God. | 3:19 | |
He was in the beginning with God. | 3:23 | |
All things were made through him, | 3:27 | |
and without him was not anything made that was made. | 3:31 | |
In him was life, | 3:37 | |
and the life was the light of men. | 3:40 | |
The light shines in the darkness, | 3:44 | |
and the darkness has not overcome it. | 3:48 | |
There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. | 3:52 | |
He came for testimony, | 3:57 | |
to bear witness to the light, | 3:58 | |
that all might believe through him. | 4:01 | |
He was not the light, | 4:05 | |
but he came to bear witness to the light. | 4:07 | |
The true light that enlightens every man | 4:11 | |
was coming into the world. | 4:15 | |
He was in the world, and the world was made through him, | 4:18 | |
yet the world knew him not. | 4:21 | |
He came to his own home, | 4:24 | |
and his own people received him not. | 4:25 | |
But to all who received him, who believed in his name, | 4:29 | |
he gave power to become children of God, | 4:35 | |
who were born not of blood | 4:39 | |
nor of the will of the flesh | 4:43 | |
nor of the will of man, but of God. | 4:44 | |
And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, | 4:49 | |
full of grace and truth. | 4:55 | |
We have beheld his glory, | 4:59 | |
glory as of the only Son from the Father. | 5:02 | |
And to God be all praise and glory. | 5:07 | |
(joyful music) | 5:15 | |
♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 5:22 | |
♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 5:24 | |
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 5:27 | |
♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 5:32 | |
♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 5:34 | |
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 5:37 | |
♪ For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪ | 5:42 | |
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 5:49 | |
♪ For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪ | 5:55 | |
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 6:02 | |
♪ For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪ | 6:07 | |
♪ For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪ | 6:15 | |
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 6:21 | |
♪ For the Lord God omnipotent reigneth ♪ | 6:25 | |
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 6:32 | |
♪ The kingdom of this world ♪ | 6:37 | |
♪ Is become ♪ | 6:44 | |
♪ The kingdom of our Lord ♪ | 6:48 | |
♪ And of his Christ ♪ | 6:52 | |
♪ And of his Christ ♪ | 6:55 | |
♪ And he shall reign forever and ever ♪ | 6:58 | |
♪ And he shall reign forever and ever ♪ | 7:04 | |
♪ And he shall reign and he shall reign ♪ | 7:08 | |
♪ And he shall reign forever and ever ♪ | 7:10 | |
♪ And he shall reign forever and ever ♪ | 7:17 | |
♪ King of kings ♪ | 7:23 | |
♪ Forever and ever ♪ | 7:26 | |
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 7:28 | |
♪ And Lord of lords ♪ | 7:30 | |
♪ Forever and ever ♪ | 7:33 | |
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 7:36 | |
♪ King of kings ♪ | 7:39 | |
♪ Forever and ever ♪ | 7:41 | |
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 7:43 | |
♪ And Lord of lords ♪ | 7:46 | |
♪ Forever and ever ♪ | 7:49 | |
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 7:51 | |
♪ King of kings ♪ | 7:54 | |
♪ Forever and ever ♪ | 7:56 | |
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 7:59 | |
♪ And Lord of lords ♪ | 8:01 | |
♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪ | 8:04 | |
♪ And he shall reign forever and ever ♪ | 8:09 | |
♪ And he shall reign forever and ever and ever ♪ | 8:15 | |
♪ King of kings ♪ | 8:22 | |
♪ Forever and ever ♪ | 8:24 | |
♪ And Lord of lords ♪ | 8:27 | |
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 8:29 | |
♪ And he shall reign forever ♪ | 8:32 | |
♪ Forever and ever ♪ | 8:36 | |
♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪ | 8:40 | |
♪ King of kings and Lord of lords ♪ | 8:45 | |
♪ And he shall reign forever and ever and ever ♪ | 8:50 | |
♪ Forever and ever ♪ | 8:57 | |
♪ King of kings ♪ | ||
♪ Forever and ever ♪ | 9:00 | |
♪ And Lord of lords ♪ | ||
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 9:02 | |
♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ | 9:05 | |
♪ Hallelujah ♪ | 9:08 | |
(regal music) | 9:20 | |
♪ Joy to the world ♪ | 9:32 | |
♪ The Lord is come ♪ | 9:35 | |
♪ Let Earth receive her king ♪ | 9:37 | |
♪ Let every heart ♪ | 9:43 | |
♪ Prepare him room ♪ | 9:46 | |
♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪ | 9:49 | |
♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪ | 9:51 | |
♪ And heaven, heaven, nature sing ♪ | 9:54 | |
♪ Joy to the world ♪ | 10:02 | |
♪ The Savior reigns ♪ | 10:04 | |
♪ Let men their songs employ ♪ | 10:07 | |
♪ While fields and floods ♪ | 10:12 | |
♪ Rocks, hills, and plains ♪ | 10:15 | |
♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ | 10:18 | |
♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ | 10:21 | |
♪ Repeat, repeat the sounding joy ♪ | 10:24 | |
♪ No more let sins ♪ | 10:31 | |
♪ And sorrows grow ♪ | 10:34 | |
♪ Nor thorns infest the ground ♪ | 10:36 | |
♪ He comes to make ♪ | 10:42 | |
♪ His blessings flow ♪ | 10:45 | |
♪ Far as the curse is found ♪ | 10:48 | |
♪ Far as the curse is found ♪ | 10:51 | |
♪ Far as, far as the curse is found ♪ | 10:53 | |
♪ He rules the world ♪ | 11:01 | |
♪ With truth and grace ♪ | 11:04 | |
♪ And makes the nations prove ♪ | 11:06 | |
♪ The glories of ♪ | 11:12 | |
♪ His righteousness ♪ | 11:15 | |
♪ And wonders of his love ♪ | 11:17 | |
♪ And wonders of his love ♪ | 11:20 | |
♪ And wonders, wonders of his love ♪ | 11:23 | |
♪ Amen ♪ | 11:31 | |
- | This is a holy day, | 11:45 |
this Christmas morn, my friends. | 11:48 | |
This is a holy occasion. | 11:52 | |
This is a holy moment. | 11:54 | |
The word surely is joy to the world. | 11:57 | |
Joy to you and me, joy to all of God's children. | 12:00 | |
Joy to the world, the Lord is come. | 12:05 | |
Let all of heaven, all of nature, | 12:08 | |
all of the peoples of the earth sing, sing, sing. | 12:11 | |
I offer you now this Christmas blessing | 12:17 | |
in the name of our Lord and Savior, even Jesus the Christ, | 12:22 | |
acknowledging, receiving, | 12:28 | |
and rejoicing in the coming of our Lord. | 12:31 | |
May his glory shine 'round about you. | 12:35 | |
May his presence live ever with and within you. | 12:40 | |
And may his love tenderly and caringly enfold you | 12:45 | |
and all those whom you love. | 12:51 | |
The grace of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, | 12:56 | |
the love of God, | 13:00 | |
and the communion and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit | 13:02 | |
be with you and with those whom you love | 13:06 | |
this night and forevermore, Amen. | 13:10 | |
("Silent Night") | 13:21 | |
(gentle music) | 15:30 | |
♪ Silent night ♪ | 16:37 | |
♪ Holy night ♪ | 16:42 | |
♪ All is calm ♪ | 16:47 | |
♪ All is bright ♪ | 16:52 | |
♪ Round yon virgin ♪ | 16:57 | |
♪ Mother and child ♪ | 17:02 | |
♪ Holy infant ♪ | 17:07 | |
♪ So tender and mild ♪ | 17:11 | |
♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪ | 17:16 | |
♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪ | 17:26 | |
♪ Silent night ♪ | 17:36 | |
♪ Holy night ♪ | 17:41 | |
♪ Shepherds quake ♪ | 17:47 | |
♪ At the sight ♪ | 17:51 | |
♪ Glories stream ♪ | 17:56 | |
♪ From heaven afar ♪ | 18:01 | |
♪ Heavenly hosts ♪ | 18:07 | |
♪ Sing Hallelujah ♪ | 18:11 | |
♪ Christ the Savior is born ♪ | 18:17 | |
♪ Christ the Savior is born ♪ | 18:27 | |
♪ Silent night ♪ | 18:37 | |
♪ Holy night ♪ | 18:42 | |
♪ Son of God ♪ | 18:47 | |
♪ Love's pure light ♪ | 18:52 | |
♪ Radiant beams ♪ | 18:58 | |
♪ From thy holy face ♪ | 19:02 | |
♪ With the dawn of ♪ | 19:07 | |
♪ Redeeming grace ♪ | 19:12 | |
♪ Jesus, Lord at thy birth ♪ | 19:17 | |
♪ Jesus, Lord at thy birth ♪ | 19:27 | |
♪ Silent night ♪ | 19:37 | |
♪ Holy night ♪ | 19:43 | |
♪ Wondrous star ♪ | 19:48 | |
♪ Lend thy light ♪ | 19:53 | |
♪ With the angels ♪ | 19:59 | |
♪ Let us sing ♪ | 20:04 | |
♪ Hallelujahs ♪ | 20:09 | |
♪ To our king ♪ | 20:14 | |
♪ Christ the Savior is born ♪ | 20:20 | |
♪ Christ the Savior is born ♪ | 20:31 |