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CHRISTMAS EVE MUSIC December 24, 1996

ANTHEM: "Masters In This Hall"

"Masters in this hall, hear ye news today brought from over sea, and ever I you pray: noel, noel sing we clear! Holpen are all folks on earth, born is God's Son so dear: noel, noel! Noel sing we loud! God today hath poor folk raised and cast adown the proud.

Going o'er the hill, through the milkwhite snow, heard I ewes bleat while the wind did blow: shepherds many and one sat among the sheep, no man spake more word than they had been asleep.

Quoth I, 'Fellows mine, why this guise sit ye? Making but dull cheer, shepherds though ye be?' Shepherds should of right leap and dance and sing, thus to see ye sit, is a right strange thing. QUoth these fellows then, 'To Bethlehem town we go, to see amighty Lord lie in manger low'. 'How name ye this Lord, shepherds?' Then said I 'very God'. They said, 'come from heaven high': this is Christ, the Lord, Masters be ye glad! Christmas is come in and no folks should be sad.'

Noel, noel Sing we clear. Holpen are all folk on earth, born is God's Son so dear. Noel, noel! God today hath poor folk raised and cast adown the proud".

"Mary Had a Baby"

"Mary had a baby, my Lord. What did she name Him, my Lord, My Lord? She named Him King Jesus, my Lord. Where was He born, where, my Lord, my Lord? Born in a manger, my Lord. Mary had a baby, oh my Lord."

"Alleluia! Christ Is Born"

"Alleluia! Christ is born: gladness raise our voices, Alleluia. Sing the shepherds bowed before Him. glory. Sing with joy the holy story.

"0 Holy Night"

the world rejoices. we sing with Sing the mother watching over Him. Alleluia. Sing this day of wond'rous Alleluia."

The words for this traditional Christmas Eve Carol are familiar. This beautiful carol will be sung in the candlelight by the Choir.

PARK AVENUE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH

106 Eaat 86th Street

New York, N.Y. 10028

427-5421

MINISTER

Rev. Philip A. C. Clarke

ASSISTANT MINISTER

Mr. William Bonwitt

ORGANIST-CHOIR DIRECTOR

Dr. Lyndon Woodside

CHURCH SECRETARY

Mrs. Judy Ferland

CUSTODIAN

Mr. Roberto Meriles

Photo: Vision Impact No. 016266 Copyright© 1996 by Abingdon Press. Litho in U.S.A.

ORGAN

CALL TO WORSHIP

CHRISTMAS EVE SERVICE DECEMBER 24, 1996

ORDER OF WORSHIP 8 P. M.

"Noel" "In Dulci Jubilo"

Daquin Bach

HYMN NO. 234 "0 Come, All Ye Faithful" (Verses 1-4 & 6) INVOCATION (seated)

0 God, our Father, You have brought us again to this glad season when we commemorate the birth of Your Son, Jesus Christ, our Lord. Grant that we may joyfully welcome Him to reign over us. Open our ears that we may hear again the angelic chorus of old; open our lips that we, too, may sing with uplifted hearts, "Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace and good will toward people". Amen.

SILENT MEDITATION AND WORDS OF ASSURANCE THE LORD'S PRAYER

*** HYMN "Away In A Manger" (See insert. SCRIPTURE Luke 2: 1 - 20 ANTHEM

*** "Mary Had A Baby"

Remain seated) Page 889

Arr. by Black

Page 835 SCRIPTURE ANTHEM

Matthew 2: 1 - 12 "Masters in This Hall"

CHRISTMAS GREETING CHRISTMAS OFFERING

Arr. by Wilcocks Mr. Clarke

ANTHEM "Alle luia! Christ is Born" HYMN NO. 219 "What Child Is This?" . (seated) A CHRISTMAS STORY HYMN NO. 240 "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"

*** SCRIPTURE Genesis 1: 1 - 3; Isaiah 9: 2;

Kountz

John 1: 4 - 5; 8: 12; Matthew 5: 14 - 16 PRAYER HYMN NO. 230 "0 Little Town of Bethlehem" (seated)

THE LIGHTING OF THE CANDLES The ministers will light their candles from the candles on the altar and will in turn light the candles of the ushers. The ushers will then light the candles of the worshipper in each pew next to the center aisle. Each person is asked to light the candle of the person sitting next to him or her. It is suggested that the candles be extinguished as the worshipper departs from the sanctuary into the narthex and out onto the side­walk.

ANTHEM "0 Holy Night" (Tim O'Connor, Soloist)

HYMN NO. 239 "Silent Night, Holy Night" (seated) CHRISTMAS PRAYER HYMN NO. 238 "Angels We Have Heard on High" CHRISTMAS BENEDICTION (seated) ORGAN "Fugue and Toccata on Noele Nouvelet"

*** Interval for Ushering

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WELCOME AND MERRY CHRISTMAS

Adam

Dupre

We welcome you to this Christmas Eve Service of Carols and Candles. To the members and friends of the Church and also to the many visitors from our neighbor­hood who have joined us this evening go our warmest wishes for a very Merry Christmas. May peace, hope, joy and love be yours this night.

AN INVITATION

Christmas refreshments will be served in the Russell Room downstairs following the service. We invite you to share in these moments of Christmas warmth and cheer made possible for us by members of our parish. Come down and have some hot mulled cider.