Worship Text for Sunday, December 10, 2017
Anticipating Next Sunday
Advent 2: Joseph trusted that Jesus would be God with Us and would save His people from their sins!
How does this text enlarge your hope in the supremacy of Christ? 1. Pray: “Holy Spirit Please, open my eyes to see wonderful things in this text.” 2. Write your thoughts and thanks. 3. Joyfully share your thoughts with someone else.
How did the angel describe Jesus to Joseph?
How else does Matthew describe Jesus?
Matthew 1:18-25 (NIV84)
18 This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged to be married to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit. 19 Because Joseph her husband was a righteous man and did not want to expose her to public disgrace, he had in mind to divorce her quietly.
20 But after he had considered this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary home as your wife, because what is conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21 She will give birth to a son, and you are to give him the name Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
22 All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had said through the prophet: 23 “The virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel”—which means, “God with us.”
24 When Joseph woke up, he did what the angel of the Lord had commanded him and took Mary home as his wife. 25 But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a son. And he gave him the name Jesus.
Worship Songs for Sunday, December 3, 2017
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
Words and Music by John Mason Neale and Henry Sloane Coffin. Music by Thomas Helmore. Public Domain .CCLI License #256413
1. O come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here
Until the Son of God appear.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
2. O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death’s dark shadows put to flight.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
3. O come, Thou Wisdom from on high,
And order all things, far and nigh;
To us the path of knowledge show,
And cause us in her ways to go.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
4. O come, Desire of nations, bind
All peoples in one the heart and mind;
Bid envy, strife and quarrels cease,
Fill all the world with heaven’s peace
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
The First Noel
Words and Music from traditional English Carol. Public Domain. CCLI License #256413
1. The first Noel the angel 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.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel. Born is the King of Israel.
2. They looked up and saw a star
Shining in the east beyond them far;
And to the earth it gave great light,
And so it continued both day and night.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel. Born is the King of Israel.
7. Then let us all with one accord,
Sing praises to our heavenly Lord,
That hath made heaven and earth of naught,
And with His blood mankind hath bought.
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel. Born is the King of Israel.
Angels From the Realms of Glory
Words and Music by James Montgomery and Henry Smart. Public Domain.
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1. Angels from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o'er all the earth,
Ye, who sang creation's story Now proclaim Messiah's birth.
Come and worship! Come and worship!
Worship Christ the newborn King!
2. Shepherds in the field abiding,
Watching o'er your flocks by night,
God with man is now residing, Yonder shines the infant light.
3. Sages leave your contemplation
Brighter visions beam afar
Seek the great Desire of Nations Ye have seen His natal star
4. Saints before the altar bending,
Watching long in hope and fear,
Suddenly the Lord, descending, In His temple shall appear.
5. Sinners, wrung with true repentance,
Doomed for guilt to endless pains,
Justice now revokes the sentence,
Mercy calls you—break your chains.
6. Though an infant now we view him,
He shall fill his Father's throne,
Gather all the nations to him;
Every knee shall then bow down.
7. All creation, join in praising
God the Father, Spirit, Son,
Evermore your voices raising,
To the eternal Three in One.
O Little Town Of Bethlehem
Words and Music by Phillips Brooks. 1868. Public Domain. CCLI License #256413
1. O little town of Bethlehem,
How still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by;
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light:
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight.
2. How silently, how silently
The wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heaven.
No ear may hear His coming,
But in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive Him still,
The dear Christ enters in.
3. 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,
O come to us, abide with us,
Our Lord Emmanuel!
Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus
Words and Music by Charles Wesley and Rowland Hugh Prichard. Public Domain.
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1. Come Thou long-expected Jesus, Born to set Thy people free;
From our fears and sins release us, Let us find our rest in Thee.
Israel’s strength and consolation, Hope of all the saints Thou art;
Dear desire of every nation, Joy of every longing heart.
2. Born Thy people to deliver, Born a child and yet a King,
Born to reign in us forever, Now Thy gracious kingdom bring.
By Thine own eternal Spirit, Rule in all our hearts alone;
By Thine all sufficient merit, Raise us to Thy glorious throne.