2016 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service

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1 2016 Christmas Eve Candlelight Service 1 Plainfield Christian Science Church, Independent

2 Cover photo taken at Mary Baker Eddy s Original Church in Boston, MA 2

3 Prelude Angels From The Realm of Glory - everyone O Little Town of Bethlehem - everyone Isaiah - Bruce I am not Afraid - Faith, Bruce, Jon & Choir Away in a Manger - First Darios, then everyone Lo, How a Rose E re Blooming - everyone The Nativity - Carol Special Delivery - Faith The First Noel - everyone Joy to the world - everyone Worship Christ The New Born King - everyone Christmas, 1900, by Mrs. Eddy - Gary Silent Night - everyone Benediction Postlude 3

4 Angels From The Realm of Glory 4

5 O Little Town of Bethlehem 5

6 Isaiah Isaiah 9: 2(to :), 6(to 2nd :), 7 2 The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light:... 6 For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder:... 7 Of the increase of his government and peace there shall be no end, upon the throne of David, and upon his kingdom, to order it, and to establish it with judgment and with justice from henceforth even for ever. The zeal of the Lord of hosts will perform this. Isaiah 11: 2, 3 (to :), 4 (with righteousness) (to :), 10 2 And the spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the spirit of wisdom and understanding, the spirit of counsel and might, the spirit of knowledge and of the fear of the Lord; 3 And shall make him of quick understanding in the fear of the Lord: with righteousness shall he judge the poor, and reprove with equity for the meek of the earth: and he shall smite the earth: And in that day there shall be a root of Jesse, which shall stand for an ensign of the people; to it shall the Gentiles seek: and his rest shall be glorious. 6

7 Away in a Manger 7

8 Lo, How a Rose E re Blooming 8

9 The Nativity Matthew 1:18, 20 (behold)-21 (to :) 18 Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost. 21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus:... Matthew 2:1, 2, 9 (and)-11 1 Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judaea in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men from the east to Jerusalem, 2 Saying, Where is he that is born King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship him and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was. 10 When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. 11 And when they were come into the house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto him gifts; gold, and frankincense and myrrh. 9

10 The First Noel 10

11 Joy to the World 11

12 Christmas, 1900 Miscellany, by Mary Baker Eddy, page Again loved Christmas is here, full of divine benedictions and crowned with the dearest memories in human history the earthly advent and nativity of our Lord and Master. At this happy season the veil of time springs aside at the touch of Love. We count our blessings and see whence they came and whither they tend. Parents call home their loved ones, the Yule-fires burn, the festive boards are spread, the gifts glow in the dark green branches of the Christmas-tree. But alas for the broken household band! God give to them more of His dear love that heals the wounded heart. To-day the watchful shepherd shouts his welcome over the new cradle of an old truth. This truth has traversed night, through gloom to glory, from cradle to crown. To the awakened consciousness, the Bethlehem babe has left his swaddling-clothes (material environments) for the farm and comeliness of the divine ideal, which has passed from a corporeal to the spiritual sense of Christ and is winning the heart of humanity with ineffable tenderness. The Christ is speaking for himself and for his mother, Christ s heavenly origin and aim. To-day the Christ is, more than ever before, the way, the truth, and the life, which lighteth every man that cometh into the world, healing all sorrow, sickness, and sin. To this auspicious Christmastide, which hallows the close of the nineteenth century, our hearts are kneeling humbly. We own his grace, reviving and healing. At this immortal hour, all human hate, pride, greed, lust should bow and declare Christ s power, and the reign of Truth and Life divine should make man s being pure and blest. 12

13 Silent Night 13

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