CCD Christmas Carol Service 2025 2025 12 14

Описание: Welcome to Christchurch
Carols by Candlelight 2025

We Welcome you to listen and sing
about greatest gift of all
God’s Son

Led by our chaplain Rev. Stephen Walton

During the service there will be
No announcements.

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Welcome and Bidding Prayer

Carol 1: Once in royal David’s city
Words: CFA Alexander 818-1895
©Public Domain

Soloist: “Comfort ye my people”
from the Messiah by GF Handel,
©Public Domain

Reading 1: Isaiah 2:1-5

Carol 2: Angels from the realms of glory
Written by: James Montgomery (1771-1854)
© in this version The Jubilate Group

Reading 2: Isaiah 9:2-7

Carol 3: See amid the winter’s snow
Words and Music: Edward Caswall (1814-78)
©Public Domain

Reading 3: Isaiah 11:1-9

Choir: “O Holy Night” by Adolphe Adam
© Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain

Reading 4: Isaiah 40:1-11

Carol 4: Stille Nacht
Words: Joseph Mohr (1792-1848)
Music: Franz Xaver Gruber(1787-1863)

Reading 5: Luke 1:26-38

Carol 5: O little town of Bethlehem
Words: Rector Phillips Brooks (1835-1903)
© Words: Public Domain

Soloist: “Ring the Bells” by Harry Bollback,
© 1958 New Spring
Small Stone Media Germany GmbH

Reading 6: Matthew 1:18-25

Carol 6: God rest ye merry gentlemen
Written by: Words and tune traditional,
© Public Domain

Reading 7: Luke 2:8-16

Choir: “The Angel Gabriel”,
trad., translated by S.Baring-Gould
© Words: Public Domain;

Reading 8: Matthew 2:1-11

Carol 7: O come all ye faithful
Words: Frederick Oakeley
© Words: Public Domain; Music: Public Domain

Reading 9: John 1:1-14

Chaplain's Sermon

Lord’s Prayer (traditional version)

Carol 8: Hark the herald angels
Words: Charles Wesley (1707-88)
© Public Domain

25) Blessing

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Copyright notices for service:-
Music:
CCLI and CSL Licence Kundennummer 1289386
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Liturgy:
© The Archbishops' Council of the Church of England, 2000-2005.

Bible versions:
Bible: New International Version® (NIV), NIV® Copyright
© 1973, 19b78, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.
® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright
© 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation.
Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.,
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