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SCRIPT/MUSIC

An Angel Appeared to Them: A Christmas drama for children and adults

Adapted from the script BY BARBARA VOS

Scene settings for the program: The family scene is set up on one side of the platform/stage, while the action scenes with the angels takes place on the other side. A spotlight from a local school can help shift attention from one scene to another.

OPENING SONG sung by Cast: “Let My Soul Sing”

Scene 1[Family is in their living room around the Christmas tree. Parents and children are hanging ornaments on the tree.]

Hannah: This is the last one.

Nathan: Dad, it’s time for you to put the angel on the top of the tree. . . .

Father: Hannah, will you hand it to me? Hannah: Here it is, Dad.

[Father places angel on the top of the tree. Family stands back and admires the tree.]

Hannah: Dad, why do we put an angel on the top of tree?

Father: Good question, Hannah. We put it there because angels are all over the Christmas story. Let’s take a look. Where’s a Bible?

[Family sits down; Mother brings the Bible.]

Mother: Did you know that the word angel means “messenger”? Angels are messengers God sends from the heavenly realm to give people on earth a message from him.

Father: Let’s begin with what I’ll call the Angel of Preparation.

Cast sings: “Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus”

Cast/Participants in Speaking OrderHannah (a young girl)

Nathan (her older brother)FatherMother

Narrators [7] (taken by children)

ZechariahGabrielMary

Angel AJoseph

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3To stage positions:

∑- - - -

Let My Soul Sing! Music and Adapted Lyrics:David Luna

© 2020. DNL Music Publishers.All rights reserved. This arrangement/adaptation is for Longview EPC use only.

VOICES

Arr.:David Luna

Opening - Entire Cast

© 2020. DNL Music Publishers. All rights reserved. This arrangement/adaptation is for Longview EPC use only.

2.

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3To stage positions:

∑- - - -

Let My Soul Sing! Music and Adapted Lyrics:David Luna

© 2020. DNL Music Publishers.All rights reserved. This arrangement/adaptation is for Longview EPC use only.

VOICES

Arr.:David Luna

Opening - Entire Cast

An Angel Appeared to Them: A Christmas drama for children and adults

Adapted from the script BY BARBARA VOS

Scene settings for the program: The family scene is set up on one side of the platform/stage, while the action scenes with the angels takes place on the other side. A spotlight from a local school can help shift attention from one scene to another.

OPENING SONG sung by Cast: “Let My Soul Sing”

Scene 1[Family is in their living room around the Christmas tree. Parents and children are hanging ornaments on the tree.]

Hannah: This is the last one.

Nathan: Dad, it’s time for you to put the angel on the top of the tree. . . .

Father: Hannah, will you hand it to me? Hannah: Here it is, Dad.

[Father places angel on the top of the tree. Family stands back and admires the tree.]

Hannah: Dad, why do we put an angel on the top of tree?

Father: Good question, Hannah. We put it there because angels are all over the Christmas story. Let’s take a look. Where’s a Bible?

[Family sits down; Mother brings the Bible.]

Mother: Did you know that the word angel means “messenger”? Angels are messengers God sends from the heavenly realm to give people on earth a message from him.

Father: Let’s begin with what I’ll call the Angel of Preparation.

Cast sings: “Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus”

Cast/Participants in Speaking OrderHannah (a young girl)

Nathan (her older brother)FatherMother

Narrators [7] (taken by children)

ZechariahGabrielMary

Angel AJoseph

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Come, Thou Long Expected JesusText: Charles Wesley

(1701-1788)

© 2020 DNL MUSIC. All rights reserved. Texts are public domain.This arrangement/adaptation is for Longview EPC use only.

Part 1

Music: David Luna

For Children's Chorus

VOICES

Scene 1: The Angel of Preparation [Zechariah comes into the temple from the left and begins to pray by the altar (a table with a bowl on it). He

stops praying when the angel appears. The angel comes in from the right.]

Narrator 1: In the time of Herod, king of Judea, there was a priest named Zechariah and his wife Elizabeth. Together they lived honorably before God, careful in keeping to the ways of the commandments and enjoying a clear conscience before God. But they had no children, and they were both quite old.

Gabriel: Don’t fear, Zachariah. Your prayer has been heard. Elizabeth, your wife, will bear a son by you. You are to name him John. You’re going to leap like a gazelle for joy, and not only you—many will delight in his birth. He’ll achieve great stature with God —he’ll get the people ready for God.”

Zechariah: “Do you expect me to believe this? I’m an old man and my wife is an old woman.”

Gabriel: “I am Gabriel, the sentinel of God, sent especially to bring you this glad news. But because you won’t believe me, you’ll be unable to say a word until the day of your son’s birth. Every word I’ve spoken to you will come true on time—God’s time.”

[Spotlight switches to family]

Mother: And Zechariah was unable to speak until the day he named his newborn son “John”. Then Zechariah was filled with joy and praised God with a song he wrote; in fact, we call it the “Song of Zechariah”.

Children and Congregation sings: “Blessed Be the God of Israel” [MERLE’S TUNE]

Nathan: I remember another story of an angel. The angel who came to Mary.

Father: Yes. That’s the angel I will call the Angel of Hope.

Scene 3: The Angel of Hope[Scene changes to Mary standing at the table preparing food.

The angel quietly enters from the right and comes to her.]

Gabriel: Good morning! You’re beautiful with God’s beauty, beautiful inside and out! God be with you.

Narrator 2: Mary was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that. But the angel assured her,

Gabriel: “Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus. He will be great, be called ‘Son of the Highest.’ The Lord God will give himthe throne of his father David; He will rule Jacob’s house forever— no end, ever, to his kingdom.”

Mary: But how? I’m not married yet.

Gabriel: The Holy Spirit will do it!

Scene 2: The Angel of Preparation

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Blest Be the God of Israel Lyrics:Michael A. Perry

Music:Hal H. Hopson

This arrangement © 2020. DNL Music Publishers.All rights reserved. This arrangement/adaptation is for Longview EPC use only.

VOICES

Arr.: David Luna

For Children's Choir

© 1973 and 1983 MichaelA. Perry and Hal H. Hopson. All rights reserved. Used with permission

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∑rall. ∑- -

-

Blest Be the God of Israel Lyrics:Michael A. Perry

Music:Hal H. Hopson

This arrangement © 2020. DNL Music Publishers.All rights reserved. This arrangement/adaptation is for Longview EPC use only.

VOICES

Arr.: David Luna


© 1973 and 1983 MichaelA. Perry and Hal H. Hopson. All rights reserved. Used with permission



















5.



















Mary: I’m the Lord’s maid, ready to serve. Let it be with me just as you say. [Mary bows her head]

Children/Cast sing: “He Came Down That We May Have Hope”

Scene 4: The Angel of Reassurance[Spotlight returns to family]

Nathan: I remember another angel—the angel that came to Joseph.

Father: That’s right. This part of the story is found in the book of Matthew. You know, I sometimes wonder just how Joseph felt.

[Scene changes to Joseph sleeping]

Narrator 3: The birth of Jesus took place like this. His mother, Mary, was engaged to be married to Joseph. Be-fore they came together Joseph discovered she was pregnant. (It was by the Holy Spirit, but he didn’t know that.) Joseph, bothered but noble, determined to take care of things quietly so Mary would not be disgraced. While he was trying to figure a way out, he had a dream in which God’s angel spoke.

[Angel appears next to Joseph]

Angel A: “Joseph, don’t hesitate to get married. Mary’s pregnancy is Spirit-conceived. God’s Holy Spirit has made her pregnant. She will bring a son to birth, and when she does, you, Joseph, will name him Jesus—‘God saves’—because he will save his people from their sins.”

Narrator 4: Joseph woke up and did exactly what God’s angel commanded in the dream. He married Mary and named the baby Jesus.

Soloist/Cast sing: “Jesus, Name Above All Names”

[Spotlight returns to family]

Nathan: [pointing to angel on the top of the tree] My favorite part of the Christmas story is the angels announcing to the shepherds that Jesus was born.

Mother: Me too! There are so many songs written about this wonderful announcement. I really like the song, “O Come All You Faithful.” The first stanza reminds us that the baby in the manger is the King of angels! The second part is the song of the angel choir that the shepherds heard.

Father: I think it’s wonderful to remember that God sent special messengers to shepherds. Shepherds were just ordinary people. God wanted us to know that he loves everyone.

Hannah: Let’s sing that song!

Children and congregation sing: “O Come, All You Faithful”

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∑- - - - -

He Came Down Music:Traditional Cameroon Melody

Transcribed by John Bell

© 1986 WGRG, Iona Community (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.). Used with Permission.This arrangement/adaptation is for Longview EPC use only.

VOICES

Arr.: David Luna


6.

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∑- - - - -

He Came Down Music:Traditional Cameroon Melody

Transcribed by John Bell

© 1986 WGRG, Iona Community (admin. GIA Publications, Inc.). Used with Permission.This arrangement/adaptation is for Longview EPC use only.

VOICES

Arr.: David Luna


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Jesus, Name Above All Names Music and Lyrics:Naida Hearn

© 1974, 1978 Universal Music - Brentwood Benson Publishing. Used with permission.This arrangement/adaptation is for Longview EPC use only.

VOICES

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O Come All Ye FaithfulArr. David Luna

Music and lyrics in the public domain. This arrangement ©2020 DNL Music Publishers.This adaptation/arrangement is for Longview EPC use only.

VOCALFor Children's Chorus

Music and Lyrics:C. Frederick Oakeley

Scene 5: The Angels’ Announcement[Center stage. Shepherds are lying and sitting around a “fire”

(perhaps a flashlight under some twigs). Only the light of the fire illuminates the stage.]

Narrator 5: For the census Joseph went from the Galilean town of Nazareth up to Bethlehem in Judah, David’s town. As a descendant of David, he had to go there. He went with Mary, his fiancée, who was pregnant. While they were there, the time came for her to give birth. She gave birth to a son, her firstborn. She wrapped him in a blanket and laid him in a manger, because there was no room in the inn.

Narrator 6: There were sheepherders camping in the neighborhood. They had set night watches over their sheep. Suddenly, God’s angel stood among them and God’s glory blazed around them. They were terrified.

[Angel B appears, spotlight on angel]

Angel B: Don’t be afraid. I’m here to announce a great and joyful event that is meant for everybody, worldwide: A Savior has just been born in David’s town, a Savior who is Messiah and Master. This is what you’re to look for: a baby wrapped in a blanket and lying in a manger.”

Narrator 7: At once the angel was joined by a huge angelic choir singing God’s praises:

Glory to God in the heavenly heights, Peace to all men and women on earth who please him.

As the angel choir withdrew into heaven, the sheepherders talked it over. “Let’s get over to Bethlehem as fast as we can and see for ourselves what God has revealed to us.” They left, running, and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby lying in the manger. Seeing was believing. They told everyone they met what the angels had said about this child. All who heard the sheepherders were impressed.

Children sing, then everyone joins in on “Joy To The World”


Father: There is one more angel to talk about. A couple years after Jesus was born, three scholar kings, who we call the wisemen, believed Jesus was a very special king, so they traveled a long way to worship him and give him gifts.

Mother: When they arrived they first talked to Herod. They told him about their desire to give gifts to this new king. The fact that there was another king people were traveling to his country to meet made King Herod very angry and he ordered his soldiers to kill all of the baby boys in Bethlehem that might be this new king.

Father: God protected little King Jesus’ life by sending an angel that appeared to Joseph in a dream. This angel told Joseph to take the child and his mother and escape to Egypt. That very night, they got up and left for Egypt.

Mother: Isn’t it wonderful how God carefully protected baby Jesus? God loves us so much. God made sure that Jesus would live so that he could bring us salvation.

Soloist sings: “Meekness and Majesty”

9.

















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Joy To The World G. F. Handel

© Music and lyrics in the public domain. This arrangement ©2020 DNL Music Publishers.This adaptation/arrangement is for Longview EPC use only.

For Children's Choir Arr: David LunaVOICES

Isaac Watts (1719)

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© 1986 Thankyou Music (Admin. by Capitol CMG Publishing). Used with permission.This arrangement/adaptation is for Longview EPC use only.

VOICE(s)

Arr.: David LunaFor Children's Choir


Nathan: Are there any more angels in Jesus’ story?

Father: Not in the Christmas part of the story, but yes -they do show up other places in his story – and ours, too! The book of Revelation promises that one day all who follow Jesus, humans and angels, will sing together about how great it is to live in his love.

Congregation sings MEDLEY: “O Come All Ye Faithful” / “Hark The Herald Angels Sing”

Prayer / Dismissal

Props List:FAMILY ROOM:General miscellaneous living room items as needed; family chair, throw rug, etc.Christmas TreeOrnaments for hangningAngel Tree TopperBig Bible

BIBLE SCENES:Table (altar) Bowl for the table (Zechariah)Food prep items (Mary)Optional floor bedding for JosephCampfire (Shepherds) [Suggested flashlight over some twigs]

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O Come All Ye Faithful/Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Arr. David Luna

©Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain. This arrangement/adaptation is for Longview EPC use only.

VOICES"O Come All Ye Faithful"Att.: C. Frederick Oakeley

"Hark The HeraldAngels Sing"Charles Wesley/Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

VOICES12.

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fulHe

alllays

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- - - - --

O Come All Ye Faithful/Hark The Herald Angels Sing

Arr. David Luna


VOICES"O Come All Ye Faithful"Att.: C. Frederick Oakeley

"Hark The HeraldAngels Sing"Charles Wesley/Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy

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Nathan: Are there any more angels in Jesus’ story?

Father: Not in the Christmas part of the story, but yes -they do show up other places in his story – and ours, too! The book of Revelation promises that one day all who follow Jesus, humans and angels, will sing together about how great it is to live in his love.

Congregation sings MEDLEY: “O Come All Ye Faithful” / “Hark The Herald Angels Sing”

Prayer / Dismissal

Props List:FAMILY ROOM:General miscellaneous living room items as needed; family chair, throw rug, etc.Christmas TreeOrnaments for hangningAngel Tree TopperBig Bible

BIBLE SCENES:Table (altar) Bowl for the table (Zechariah)Food prep items (Mary)Optional floor bedding for JosephCampfire (Shepherds) [Suggested flashlight over some twigs]

14.

15.PERFORMANCE NOTES:

An Angel

Appeared To

Them

Adapted from a Script by BARBARA VOS

presents....

December 13th5:00 p.m.

in the Sanctuary

Documents

An Angel Appeared To Them - longviewepc.org · An Angel Appeared to Them: A Christmas drama for children and adults Adapted from the script BY BARBARA VOS Scene settings for the program: