NATIVITY ON THE GREEN
NATIVITY ON THE GREEN
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Friday 20th December 2024, 6pm - 7pm
Friday 20th December 2024, 6pm - 7pm
Welcome to this live retelling of the timeless Nativity story including a selection of well-loved classic carols. We are delighted to share this evening with our local community as we celebrate the good news of Jesus: love, hope and peace together this Christmas.
Mince pies, mulled wine and other refreshments are available for everyone to enjoy!
Congratulations to Michael, the winner of our competition for local children to draw a Christmas picture for our front cover. Michael’s amazing artwork represents a peaceful world where everyone has a warm and safe home to live in, full of kindness, care and happiness.
O Come, All Ye Faithful
O come, all ye faithful,
joyful and triumphant,
O come ye, O come ye
to Bethlehem!
Come, and behold Him,
born the King of angels!
O come, let us adore Him;
O come, let us adore Him;
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!
God of God,
Light of Light,
Lo, He abhors not
the virgin’s womb;
Very God, begotten
not created;
O come, let us adore Him;
O come, let us adore Him;
O come, let us adore Him,
Christ, the Lord!
O Little Town of Bethlehem
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.
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.
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!
Away in a Manger
Away in a manger,
no crib for a bed,
The little Lord Jesus
laid down His sweet head;
The stars in the bright sky
looked down where He lay,
The little Lord Jesus
asleep on the hay.
The cattle are lowing,
the Baby awakes,
But little Lord Jesus,
no crying He makes.
I love Thee, Lord Jesus,
look down from the sky
And stay by my side until
morning is nigh.
Be near me, Lord Jesus;
I ask Thee to stay
Close by me forever,
and love me, I pray.
Bless all the dear children
in Thy tender care,
And fit us for heaven,
to live with Thee there.
While Shepherds Watched
While shepherds watched
their flocks by night,
All seated on the ground,
An angel of the Lord came down,
And glory shone around.
“Fear not,” said he,
(for mighty dread
had seized their troubled mind)
“Glad tidings of great joy I bring
To you and all mankind.”
“To you, in David’s town,
this day
Is born of David’s line
A Saviour, who is Christ the Lord;
And this shall be the sign:
“The heavenly babe
you there shall find
To human view displayed,
All meanly wrapped
in swaddling bands
And in a manger laid.”
Thus spake the Seraph,
and forthwith
Appeared a shining throng
Of angels praising God, who thus
Addressed their joyful song:
All glory be to
God on high,
And to the earth be peace;
Goodwill henceforth from
heaven to men
Begin and never cease.”
Silent Night
Silent night! Holy night!
All is calm, all is bright
‘Round yon virgin
mother and child!
Holy infant, so
tender and mild,
Sleep in heavenly peace,
Sleep in heavenly peace.
Silent night! Holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from
heaven afar,
Heavenly hosts
sing, “Alleluia!
Christ the Saviour is born!
Christ the Saviour is born!”
Silent night! Holy night!
Son of God, love’s pure light
Radiant beams
from Thy holy face
With the dawn of
redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth!
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth!
We Three Kings
We three kings of Orient are;
Bearing gifts we traverse afar,
Field and fountain,
moor and mountain,
Following yonder star.
O star of wonder, star of light,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.
Born a King on Bethlehem’s plain,
Gold I bring to crown him again,
King forever,
ceasing never,
Over us all to reign.
Frankincense to offer have I;
Incense owns a Deity nigh;
Prayer and praising,
voices raising,
Worship Him, God most high.
Myrrh is mine; its bitter perfume
Breathes a life of gathering gloom;
Sorrowing, sighing,
bleeding, dying,
Sealed in the stone-cold tomb.
Glorious now behold him arise;
King and God and sacrifice:
Heaven sings,
“Alleluia!”
“Alleluia!” the earth replies.
O star of wonder, star of light,
Star with royal beauty bright,
Westward leading, still proceeding,
Guide us to thy perfect light.
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King:
Peace on earth, and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled!”
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With the angelic host proclaim,
“Christ is born in Bethlehem!”
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King”
Christ, by highest heaven adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
Late in time behold him come,
Offspring of the Virgin’s womb:
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
Hail the incarnate Deity,
Pleased as Man with us to dwell,
Jesus, our Immanuel.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
“Glory to the newborn King”
Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Sun of Righteousness!
Light and life to all he brings,
Risen with healing in his wings.
Mild he lays his glory by,
Born that we no more may die,
Born to raise the sons of earth,
Born to give us second birth.
Hark! the herald angels sing,
”Glory to the newborn King”
Thank you for joining us this evening. We would love to welcome you to one of our regular events!
Local Christmas celebrations
Sun 22nd Dec 10:30 am All-age Nativity Salisbury Methodist Church
Sun 22nd Dec 6:30 pm Carol Service St Andrew’s, Laverstock
Mon 23rd Dec 4:00 pm The Grumpy Owl Nativity St Andrew’s, Laverstock
Tues 24th Dec 5:00 pm Christingle St Mark’s, Salisbury
Weds 25th Dec 10:00 am Christmas Day St Mark’s, Salisbury
Weds 25th Dec 10:00 am Christmas Day Salisbury Methodist Church
With thanks to our shining star,
Steve Aley Drone Photography
steven.aley@hotmail.com
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