For nearly eleven years, I served as the preacher for the Ward Street Church in Wallingford, Connecticut. That meant I got to plan and preside at a remembrance and celebration of the coming of Christ.
A blessed time, it was always on the Sunday evening just before (or of) the 25th. We'd listen to words familiar but ever-new. And then, beneath that metal ceiling, surrounded by those plaster walls, and warmed by old steam radiators and the eternal love of God, we'd sing with gusto, and sometimes softness, those songs that practically sing themselves.
The following order of worship was typical. I post it as a fond remembrance of those gatherings, and as a starting place for someone who might be planning a similar time of praise:
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Call to Worship, Time of Prayer
Matthew 1:18-2:12
"O Come, All Ye Faithful"
"O Little Town of Bethlehem"
Luke 2:1-7
"Away in a Manger"
Luke 2:8-20
"It Came Upon a Midnight Clear"
"Silent Night"
"Hark! the Hearld Angels Sing"
Philippians 2:5-11
"Fairest Lord Jesus"
"My Jesus, I Love Thee"
Concluding Words of Encouragement
"To God be the Glory"
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