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! 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
Phone: 9460 9523
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing
Hark! the herald angels sing
Glory to the new-born King
Peace on earth, and mercy mild
God and sinners reconciled
Joyful all ye nations rise
Join the triumph of the skies
With angelic hosts 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 a Virgin's womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see;
hail, the incarnate Deity
pleased as man with man to dwell
Jesus, our Emmanuel!
Chorus
Hail, the Heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings
Risen with healing in His wings
Mild He lays His glory by
Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth
Born to give them second birth
Chorus
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
Reading
Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign: The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and will call him Immanuel.
For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be on his
shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty
God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of
Peace.
Of the greatness of his government and peace
there will be no end.
He will reign on David's throne
and over his kingdom,
establishing and upholding it
with justice and righteousness
from that time on and forever.
The zeal of the Lord Almighty
will accomplish this.
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
Angels We Have Heard on High
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echo back their joyous strains
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Gloria in excelsis Deo!
Shepherds, why this jubilee?
Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heavenly song
Chorus
Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing
Come, adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord, the newborn King
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.
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."
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 fit us for Heaven to live with You there
Reading
For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith- and this is not from yourselves, it is the gift of God- not by works, so that no one can boast.
O Come All You Unfaithful
O come, all you unfaithful
Come, weak and unstable
Come, know you are not alone
O come, barren and waiting ones
Weary of praying, come
See what your God has done
Christ is born, Christ is born
Christ is born for you
O come, bitter and broken
Come with fears unspoken
Come, taste of His perfect love
O come, guilty and hiding ones
There is no need to run
See what your God has done
Chorus
He's the Lamb who was given
Slain for our pardon
His promise is peace
For those who believe
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So come, though you have nothing
Come, He is the offering
Come, see what your God has done
Chorus
Chorus
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. Other ways we might connect in 2023 include:
Playgroup
Playgroup is a time of play, singing and stories for children from birth to pre-school along with their mums, dads, and carers. It runs on Tuesday mornings, 9:30am - 11am during school term. Cost is $20 per term.
For more information, contact Suzy on 0403 316 977 or email [email protected].
STA Welcome Centre
This is an opportunity to pop into the church hall, where you can have a cup of tea, make friends, talk together, and do activities. All are welcome. It runs on Tuesdays from 1pm - 4pm, recommencing in February.
For more information, contact Doug on 9467 4439.
Free English Classes
We offer free English classes open to everyone (including students, refugees, and residents). They are held in the hall behind the church (enter at the ramp). Our classes run from 10:30am - 12:30pm on Thursdays, recommencing in February.
For more information, contact Lois on 0412 111 206 or [email protected].
You are invited to attend a short course, in which you'll have the opportunity to explore hope, peace and purpose in life.
- Three sessions (1 hour each)
- Ponder life and hope
- Ask questions
- Read the original accounts about Jesus
- No previous church experience neccessary
5:00pm Sunday evenings 4-18 February 2024 at the Reservoir Presbyterian Church Hall (81 Edwardes St., Reservoir)
To register, please contact Pastor Andrew on 0403 316 949
Please note: there is a minimum of 6, maximum of 12 places in the course.