It's great to have you with us at here at this year's Christmas Carols. We hope you are able take some time this evening to appreciate the wonderful news that a Saviour has been born - what an amazing gift God has given us!
"Mary will bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." - Matthew 1:2
We hope that the music and the message will bring you joy this evening, and that you will be able to ponder God's big story and your place within it.
Church at Christmas
You are welcome to attend our church over this holiday period:
25 December @ 10am: Christmas Day Service
Every Sunday @ 10am: Regular Worship Services
If you are unable to physically attend our services, you can tune into our livestreams on YouTube: bit.ly/reservoirpc
Church address: 81 Edwardes St, Reservoir
Website: reservoirpc.org.au
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
O come, O come, Emmanuel
and ransom captive Israel
who mourns in lonely exile here
until the Son of God appear
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel
O come, true Branch of Jesse, free
Your children from this tyranny
from depths of hell Your people save
to rise victorious from the grave
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel
O come, strong Key of David, come
and open wide our heavenly home
make safe the way that leads on high
and close the path to misery
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel
O come, O come, great Lord of might
who long ago on Sinai's height
gave all Your tribes the ancient law
in cloud and majesty and awe
Rejoice! Rejoice!
Emmanuel shall come to you, O Israel
O Holy Night
O holy night
The stars are brightly shining
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth
Long lay the world
In sin and error pining
Till He appeared and the soul felt His worth
The thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices
For yonder grace a new and glorious morn
Fall on your knees
Oh hear the angel voices
O night divine
O night, when Christ was born
O night divine
O night, O night divine
Truly He taught us to love one another
His law is love and His gospel is peace
Chains shall He break for the slave is our brother
And in His name all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us praise His holy name
Christ is the Lord
His name, forever praise we
Noel, noel, O night, O night divine
Noel, noel, O night, O holy night
Reading
In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin's name was Mary. The angel went to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you."
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. But the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God. You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David, and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever; his kingdom will never end."
"How will this be," Mary asked the angel, "since I am a virgin?"
The angel answered, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the holy one to be born will be called the Son of God."
"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May your word to me be fulfilled." Then the angel left her.
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 the dark streets shining
The everlasting Light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight
For Christ is born of Mary and fathered all above
While mortals sleep, the angels keep
Their watch of wondering love
O morning stars, together
Proclaim the holy birth
And praises sing to God, the King
And peace to men on earth
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
Oh, come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emmanuel
The First Noel
The first Noel the angel did say
Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep
On a cold winter's night that was so deep:
Noel, Noel, Noel, Noel
Born is the King of Israel
Then wise men from a country far
looked up and saw a guiding star;
they travelled on by night and day
to reach the place where Jesus lay:
Chorus
At Bethlehem they entered in,
on bended knee they worshipped Him;
they offered there in His presence
their gold and myrrh and frankincense:
Chorus
Then let us all with one accord
sing praises to our heavenly Lord;
for Christ has our salvation wrought
and with His blood mankind has bought
Chorus
Reading
In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to their own town to register.
So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
Baby Lying in a Manger
Baby lying in a manger
No room in the inn
His father watches over
The new-born king.
The shepherds come to see him (echo)
Chorus
The shepherds come to see him (echo)
The wise men kneel and worship him (echo)
Chorus
The shepherds come to see him (echo)
The wise men kneel and worship him (echo)
The ox and the ass stand round him (echo)
Chorus
The shepherds come to see him (echo)
The wise men kneel and worship him (echo)
The ox and the ass stand round him (echo)
The angel watches over (echo)
Chorus
The shepherds come to see him (echo)
The wise men kneel and worship him (echo)
The ox and the ass stand round him (echo)
The angel watches over (echo)
Mary rocks him (echo)
Chorus
Jesus Saves, Jesus Saves
The world belongs to God
He spoke and there it was
Though it was very good, it all went bad because
The man that God had made
And the woman there with him
Turned their backs on God to get
A deadly taste of sin, BUT...
Jesus saves, Jesus saves!
Jesus is the way, Jesus is the Saviour
You can come to him today - hey!
Jesus saves! Jesus saves! People from their sin
You will find forgiveness, when you put your trust in Him
Well, if you look around
You will see how sin has spread
Turning light to dark, and living things to dead
But God still rules the world
He always had a plan
To send his son to save us in
the likeness of a man
Chorus
Well if you come to God
You still have time you know
He will wash your sinful heart, and make it white as snow
Come taste eternal life
And death will have no sting
All who trust in Jesus are
The children of the king
Chorus
O Come All You Faithful
O come all you faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come now, O come now, 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 from God,
light from light
He who abhors not
the virgin's womb
very God, begotten not created
Chorus
Sing choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
Sing, all you citizens
of heaven above
'Glory to God in the highest!'
Chorus
Yes Lord, we greet you
Born for our salvation
Jesus, to You be glory given
Word of the Father
now in flesh appearing
Chorus
Away in a Manger
Away in a manger,
no crib for His 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 You, Lord Jesus:
Look down from on high
And stay by my side until morning is nigh
Be near me, Lord Jesus;
I ask You to stay
Close by me forever,
and love me, I pray;
Bless all the dear children
in Your tender care
And take us to Heaven to live with You there
Reading
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, "Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger."
Suddenly a great company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,
"Glory to God in the highest heaven,
and on earth peace to those on whom his favor rests."
When the angels had left them and gone into heaven, the shepherds said to one another, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about."
So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told them about this child, and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treasured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
On the eighth day, when it was time to circumcise the child, he was named Jesus, the name the angel had given him before he was conceived.
Silent Night
Silent night, holy night
All is calm, all is bright
Round the Virgin, and her Child
Holy infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace;
Sleep in heavenly peace!
Silent night, holy night!
Shepherds pale at the sight!
Glory streams from heaven afar;
Heavenly hosts sing Hallelujah!
Christ the Saviour is born.
Christ the Saviour is born.
Silent night, holy night!
Son of God, love's pure light.
Radiant beams your holy face
with dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth.
Jesus Lord, at Thy birth.
Joy to the World
Joy to the world, the Lord has come
Let earth receive her King
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven, and heaven and nature sing
Joy to the world, the Saviour 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 sins and sorrows 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
Feliz Navidad (Merry Christmas)
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Próspero año y felicidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Feliz Navidad
Próspero año y felicidad
We wanna wish you a merry Christmas
We wanna wish you a merry Christmas
We wanna wish you a merry Christmas
From the bottom of our hearts!
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Thanks for coming! We'd love to see you again. We meet for worship every Sunday at 10am and visitors are welcome.
Kids' Church runs during the school term and is open to all pre-school to grade 6. Visitors are welcome, even if you are not from a Christian background. Other ways we might connect in 2025 include:
STA Welcome Centre
STA Welcome Centre is run each Tuesday afternoon during the school terms from 1pm 4pm in the church hall. Everyone is welcome to come along and join in the various activities or just sit and chat. Some people just like to talk to improve their conversational English.
We have computers available to type resumes, search for employment or just seek information on the Internet. There are board games to play or even something more active if you like. Come along and enjoy a cuppa with us.
For more information, contact Doug on 9467 4439.
Free English Classes
At our free English classes, we learn new words, practise conversation, listening and grammar. We also read bible stories.
Enter from Edwardes Street and come to the hall behind the church. Enter by the door near the ramp.
These classes are free, and open to everyone (including students, refugees and residents). New students are welcome.
For more information, contact Lois on 0412 111 206 or [email protected].