Joy to the world;

the Lord is come;


Let earth receive her King;

Let every heart

prepare him room,


And heav'n and nature sing.

And heav'n and nature sing.

And heav'n, and heav’n

and nature sing.

 Joy to the world,

the Savior reigns,


Let men their songs employ;

While fields and floods,

rocks, hills, and plains,


Repeat the sounding joy.

Repeat the sounding joy.

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

 No more let sin

and sorrow grow,


Nor thorns infest the ground;

He comes to make

his blessings flow


Far as the curse is found.

Far as the curse is found.

Far as, far as the curse is found.

 He rules the world

with truth and grace,


And makes the nations prove

The glories of his righteousness,

And wonders of his love.

And wonders of his love.

And wonders,

wonders of his love.

Joy to the World!

W--Isaac Watts M--George Frederick Handel; arr. Lowell Mason

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 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.

 Sing, choirs of angels;

sing in exultation;

O Sing, all ye bright hosts

of heav'n above,

Glory to God, all glory in the highest!

O come, let us adore Him!

O come, let us adore Him!

O come, let us adore Him -

Christ the Lord.

 Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,

born this happy morning;

Jesus, to Thee be glory giv'n:

Word of the Father,

now in flesh appearing!

O come, let us adore Him!

O come, let us adore Him!

O come, let us adore Him -

Christ the Lord.

O Come, All Ye Faithful

W—John F Wade M—John Wade, John Reading, Simao Portogallo

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Advent Reading - God’s Promise: It Will Happen in Bethlehem

Last week we lit the second advent candle. We were

reminded of the God’s faithfulness to his promises,
and their fulfillment in Immanuel. This week we light
the third advent candle, and see God’s promise that
the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem.
Micah 5:1-2

Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops;

    siege is laid against us;

with a rod they strike the judge of Israel

    on the cheek.

But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,

    who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,

from you shall come forth for me

    one who is to be ruler in Israel,

whose coming forth is from of old,

    from ancient days.

(ESV)
A boy named David was born in the district of
Ephrathah in Bethlehem and grew up tending his
father Jesse’s sheep. When the time came for Samuel
to anoint a new king over Israel, God sent him to
Jesse’s house to anoint one of his sons. The unlikely
ruler would be David. He would become the greatest
king of Israel, and Bethlehem is now known as the
City of David.
Long after David’s reign, Micah foretold that God
would again choose a king from Bethlehem, in the
land of Ephrathah. Many years would pass before
wise men from the East followed a star in search of
the newborn king of the Jews. After meeting with
these men, King Herod called for the scribes and
chief priests and asked them what they knew. These
religious leaders directed Herod’s attention to Micah’s
prophecy, and to Bethlehem.
God’s promise was fulfilled as a ruler would again
come from this insignificant town and once again
God’s choice involved the most unlikely beginning—a
baby, born in a stable.
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.

 Shepherds, in the field abiding,

Watching o’er your flocks by night,

God with man is now residing;

Yonder shines the infant light:

 Come and worship,

come and worship,

Worship Christ, the newborn King.

Sages, leave your contemplations,

Brighter visions beam afar;

Seek the great Desire of nations;

Ye have seen His natal star.

 Come and worship,

come and worship,

Worship Christ, the newborn King.

Saints, before the altar bending,

Watching long in hope and fear;

Suddenly the Lord, descending,

In His temple shall appear.

 Come and worship,

come and worship,

Worship Christ, the newborn King.

Though an Infant now we view Him,

He will share His Father’s throne;

Gather all the nations to Him;

Every knee shall then bow down:

 Come and worship,

come and worship,

Worship Christ, the newborn King.

Angels, from the Realms of Glory

W--James Montgomery M--Henry T. Smart

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Come behold the wondrous mystery

In the dawning of the King

He the theme of heaven’s praises

Robed in frail humanity

In our longing, in our darkness

Now the light of life has come

Look to Christ, who condescended

Took on flesh to ransom us

Come behold the wondrous mystery

He the perfect Son of Man

In His living, in His suffering

Never trace nor stain of sin

See the true and better Adam

Come to save the hell-bound man

Christ the great and sure fulfillment

Of the law; in Him we stand

Come behold the wondrous mystery

Christ the Lord upon the tree

In the stead of ruined sinners

Hangs the Lamb in victory

See the price of our redemption

See the Father’s plan unfold

Bringing many sons to glory

Grace unmeasured, love untold

Come behold the wondrous mystery

Slain by death the God of life

But no grave could e’er restrain Him

Praise the Lord; He is alive!

What a foretaste of deliverance

How unwavering our hope

Christ in power resurrected

As we will be when he comes

Come behold the wondrous mystery

Slain by death the God of life

But no grave could e’er restrain Him

Praise the Lord; He is alive!

Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery
Matt Boswell, Matt Papa, and Michael Bleecker Arr. by Brad Henderson

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Come and stand amazed, you people,

See how God is reconciled!

See his plans of love accomplished,

See his gift, this newborn child.

See the Mighty, weak and tender,

See the Word who now is mute.

See the Sovereign without splendor,

See the Fullness destitute

 See how humankind received him;

See him wrapped in swaddling bands,

Who as Lord of all creation

Rules the wind by his commands.

See him lying in a manger

Without sign of reasoning;

Word of God to flesh surrendered,

He is wisdom's crown, our King.

 O Lord Jesus, God incarnate,

Who assumed this humble form,

Counsel me and let my wishes

To your perfect will conform.

Light of life, dispel my darkness,

Let your frailty strengthen me;

Let your meekness give me boldness,

Let your burden set me free;

 O Emmanuel, my savior

Let your death be life for me.

Come and Stand Amazed
Medieval Dutch Carol translated by Klaas Hart

Music and Add. Lyrics — Dustin Kensrue

Arr. — Citizens and Saints

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