1. Welcome and Intimations

  2. Prayer and Lord’s Prayer

    Our Father, who art in heaven,
    hallowed be thy name;
    thy kingdom come;
    thy will be done;
    on earth as it is in heaven.
    Give us this day our daily bread.
    And forgive us our trespasses,
    as we forgive those who trespass against us.
    And lead us not into temptation;
    but deliver us from evil.
    For thine is the kingdom,
    the power, and the glory
    for ever and ever.
    Amen.

  3. CH4 324 Angels from the Realms of Glory

    1. 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
      Christ, the new-born King.
      Come and worship,
      worship Christ, the new-born King.

    2. Shepherds in the field abiding,
      watching o'er your flocks by night,
      God with us is now residing,
      yonder shines the infant Light:

      Come and worship
      Christ, the new-born King.
      Come and worship,
      worship Christ, the new-born King.

    3. Wise men, leave your contemplations;
      brighter visions beam afar;
      seek the great Desire of nations;
      ye have seen his natal star:

      Come and worship
      Christ, the new-born King.
      Come and worship,
      worship Christ, the new-born King.

    4. 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
      Christ, the new-born King.
      Come and worship,
      worship Christ, the new-born King.

    5. All creation, join in praising
      God the Father, Spirit, Son,
      evermore your voices raising
      to the eternal Three in One:

      Come and worship
      Christ, the new-born King.
      Come and worship,
      worship Christ, the new-born King.

    © James Montgomery

    1. Ephesians 3:1-12
    2. Matthew 2:1-12

  4. Children’s Message

  5. CH4 325 Bethlehem, a Noble City

    1. Bethlehem, a noble city,
      has been blessed beyond compare,
      for the gracious God of heaven
      once became incarnate there.

    2. Fairer than the sun at morning
      was the star that told his birth,
      to the world its God announcing,
      seen in human form on earth.

    3. From the east came men of wisdom
      bringing treasures prized of old,
      tributes to a greater wisdom,
      gifts of incense, myrrh, and gold.

    4. Sacred gifts of mystic meaning:
      incense shows that God has come,
      gold proclaims him king of nations,
      myrrh foretells his saving tomb.

    5. Holy Jesus, in your brightness
      to the gentile world displayed,
      with the Father and the Spirit
      endless praise to you be paid.

  6. Meditation

  7. CH4 328 Wise Men, They Came to Look

    1. Wise men, they came to look for wisdom,
      finding one wiser than they knew;
      rich men, they met with one yet richer —
      King of the kings, they knelt to you:
      Jesus, our wisdom from above,
      wealth and redemption, life and love.

    2. Pilgrims they were, from unknown countries,
      searching for one who knows the world;
      lost are their names, and strange their journeys,
      famed is their zeal to find the child:
      Jesus, in you the lost are claimed,
      strangers are found, and known, and named.

    3. Magi, they stooped to see your splendour;
      led by a star to light supreme;
      promised Messiah, Lord eternal,
      glory and peace are in your name.
      Joy of each day, our song by night,
      shine on our path your holy light.

    4. Guests of their God, they opened treasures,
      incense and gold and solemn myrrh,
      welcoming one too young to question
      how came these gifts, and what they were.
      Gift beyond price of gold or gem,
      make among us your Bethlehem.

    © Christopher Martin Idle

  8. Offering

  9. Prayer of Intercession

  10. CH4 310 See Him Lying on a Bed of Straw

    1. See Him lying on a bed of straw:
      a draughty stable with an open door;
      Mary cradling the babe she bore –
      the Prince of glory is His name.

      O now carry me to Bethlehem
      to see the Lord of Love again–
      just as poor as was the stable then,
      the Prince of glory when He came.

    2. Star of silver, sweep across the skies,
      show where Jesus in the manger lies;
      shepherds, swiftly from your stupor rise
      to see the Saviour of the world!

      O now carry me to Bethlehem
      to see the Lord of Love again–
      just as poor as was the stable then,
      the Prince of glory when He came.

    3. Angels, sing the song that you began,
      bring God’s glory to the heart of man;
      sing that Bethl’em’s little baby can
      be salvation to the soul.

      O now carry me to Bethlehem
      to see the Lord of Love again–
      just as poor as was the stable then,
      the Prince of glory when He came.

    4. Mine are riches, from Your poverty,
      from Your innocence, eternity:
      mine forgiveness by Your death for me,
      child of sorrow for my joy.

      O now carry me to Bethlehem
      to see the Lord of Love again–
      just as poor as was the stable then,
      the Prince of glory when He came.

    © Michael Arnold Perr

  11. Blessing