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What a feeling of celebration, what a joy that all this anticipation has come to a kind of fruition. True, there will always be the questions about whether anything will change in the world around us because of this event. Transformation always takes longer than we think it should. And it often begins with something small, a new vision, a stronger hope, a baby in a manger. Something small that will change everything.

Christmas Eve:

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Isaiah 9:2-7 UMH Table Head Info The United Methodist Hymnal MVPC Table Head Info Mil Voces Para Celebrar (Spanish) CLUW Table Head Info Come, Let Us Worship (Korean) TFWS Table Head Info The Faith We Sing SOZ Table Head Info Songs of Zion URW Table Head Info Upper Room Worshipbook WSM Table Head Info Worship & Song, Music Edition WSW Table Head Info Worship & Song, Worship Resources Edition SoG Table Head Info Songs of Grace TAH Table Head Info The Africana Hymnal
All Earth Is Waiting to See the Promised One (Toda la Tierra Espera al Salvador) 210 78
Arise, Shine Out, Your Light Has Come 725
Behold, the Light Has Dawned
Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light 223
Canticle of Light and Darkness 205
Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies 173 281
Come Now, O Prince of Peace (O-so-so) 148 2232 415
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus 196 82 101
Gather Us In 2236 54
God of glory, your splendor shines 8
Goodness Is Stronger than Evil 2219 436
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing 240 101
His Name Is Wonderful 174 172 203
How Majestic Is Your Name 2023
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light 206 102
It Came upon the Midnight Clear 218 90
Jesus, Jesus, oh, what a wonderful child 3060 4039
Jesus, Name above All Names 2071
King of Kings 2075
Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth 2204 2204
O Come, All Ye Faithful 234 106
O Day of Peace That Dimly Shines 729
O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright 247
O Splendor of God’s Glory Bright 679 211
Shine, Jesus, Shine 264 2173
The God of Abraham Praise 116 28
The light that enlivens all the world 7
Walk in the light 3163
We Are Called 2172
We’ve a Story to Tell to the Nations 569
What a Mighty God We Serve (MIGHTY GOD) 2021
You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd 3043

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Psalm 96 UMH Table Head Info The United Methodist Hymnal MVPC Table Head Info Mil Voces Para Celebrar (Spanish) CLUW Table Head Info Come, Let Us Worship (Korean) TFWS Table Head Info The Faith We Sing SOZ Table Head Info Songs of Zion URW Table Head Info Upper Room Worshipbook WSM Table Head Info Worship & Song, Music Edition WSW Table Head Info Worship & Song, Worship Resources Edition SoG Table Head Info Songs of Grace TAH Table Head Info The Africana Hymnal
Amen, We Praise Your Name, O God (Amen Siakudumisa) 2067 398
Canticle of Praise to God 91
God, Bless the Poet’s Heart and Hand 63
Great Is the Lord 2022
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing 240 101
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name 79 80
Honor and Praise 2018
How Great Thou Art 77 2 61 4015
I Sing Praises to Your Name 2037
In the Bleak Midwinter 221
King of Kings 2075
Majesty, Worship His Majesty 176 171 204
How Great Is Our God 3003
Mil Voces Para Celebrar 59
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Azmon) 57 1 226
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Azmon’s Ghost) 3001
Of the Father’s Love Begotten 184 52 66
On This Day Earth Shall Ring 248
Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above 96 124
Praise, My Soul, the King of Heaven 66 75
Praise, Praise, Praise the Lord 2035 399
Shout to the Lord 2074
Shout to the North 3042
Sing a New Song to the Lord 2045
Sing We Now of Christmas 237 166
Someone Asked the Question 2144
The splendor of the King 3003
The Trees of the Field 2279
We Sing of Your Glory 2011
We Sing to You, O God 2001 293

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Titus 2:11-14 UMH Table Head Info The United Methodist Hymnal MVPC Table Head Info Mil Voces Para Celebrar (Spanish) CLUW Table Head Info Come, Let Us Worship (Korean) TFWS Table Head Info The Faith We Sing SOZ Table Head Info Songs of Zion URW Table Head Info Upper Room Worshipbook WSM Table Head Info Worship & Song, Music Edition WSW Table Head Info Worship & Song, Worship Resources Edition SoG Table Head Info Songs of Grace TAH Table Head Info The Africana Hymnal
A Charge to Keep I Have 413
Amazing Grace, My Chains Are Gone 3104
Amazing Grace How Sweet the Sound 378 203 94 211
Blessed Assurance, Jesus Is Mine 369 65 287 4083
Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light 223
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus 196 82 101
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice 224 155
Here Is Bread, Here Is Wine 2266
I Love You, Lord 2068
I Need Thee Every Hour 397
I Want a Principle Within 410
In the Singing 2255
Joy to the World, the Lord Is Come! 246 100 161
Lord, I Lift Your Name on High 2088 4071
My Hope Is Built (contemporary)
My Hope Is Built on Nothing Less (pdf) 368 261
O Master, Let Me Walk with Thee 430 315
O Sing a Song of Bethlehem 179
On This Day Earth Shall Ring 248
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow 2096
Sing Alleluia to the Lord 2258 404

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Luke 2:1-20 UMH Table Head Info The United Methodist Hymnal MVPC Table Head Info Mil Voces Para Celebrar (Spanish) CLUW Table Head Info Come, Let Us Worship (Korean) TFWS Table Head Info The Faith We Sing SOZ Table Head Info Songs of Zion URW Table Head Info Upper Room Worshipbook WSM Table Head Info Worship & Song, Music Edition WSW Table Head Info Worship & Song, Worship Resources Edition SoG Table Head Info Songs of Grace TAH Table Head Info The Africana Hymnal
“Fear Not!” the Angel Said 11
Amen, Amen 2072
Angels from the Realms of Glory 220
Angels We Have Heard on High 238 98
At the Name of Jesus Every Knee Shall Bow 168
Away in a Manger 217 93 157
Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light 223
Canticle of God’s Glory 83
Child So Lovely, Here I Kneel Before You (Niño Lindo, Ante Ti Me Rindo) 222 114
Come and See 2127
Come Rejoicing, Come with Singing
Creation Sings 3018
Dona Nobis Pacem 376 360 142 443
Gloria, Gloria 72 353 380
Glory Be to Our God on High 2
Glory Be to the Father (Greatorex) 71
Glory in the highest 3057
Glory to God 2033
Glory to God in the Highest 2276
Glory to God, Glory in the Highest (Gloria a Dios) 403
Go, Tell It on the Mountain 251 97 75
God of glory, your splendor shines 8
God rest you merry, gentlemen 3052
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice 224 155
Gracious God, we are overwhelmed 149
Gracious God, you have reminded us 123
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing 240 101
He Came Down 2085
His Name Is Wonderful 174 172 203
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name 79 80
I Sing Praises to Your Name 2037
If I could visit Bethlehem 3063
In the Bleak Midwinter 221
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly 229 116 152
It Came upon the Midnight Clear 218 90
Jesus! the Name High over All 193 199
Jesus, Jesus, oh, what a wonderful child 3060 4039
Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine 2099
Joy to the world, the Lord has come 127
Joy to the World, the Lord Is Come! 246 100 161
Jubilate, Servite (Come, Rejoice in God) 2017 383
Lift High the Cross 159 164 174
Light the Advent Candle 2090
Like a Child 2092
Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming 216
Lord of Peace and Hope, we thankfully give 139
Lord, I Lift Your Name on High 2088 4071
Love has come 3059
Maker, in Whom We Live 88
Merciful God, always with us 5
O Day of Peace That Dimly Shines 729
O God, we are stirred this Christmas 137
O Sing a Song of Bethlehem 179
Of the Father’s Love Begotten 184 52 66
On Christmas night 3064
On This Day Earth Shall Ring 248
Once in Royal David’s City 250 159
One Holy Night in Bethlehem 2097
Radiant Morning Star, you are both 11
Rise Up, Shepherd, and Follow 2096
Rock-a-Bye, My Dear Little Boy 235
Savior of the Nations, Come 214
Silent Night, Holy Night 239 103 160
Sing We Now of Christmas 237 166
Spirit, Spirit of Gentleness 2120
Spirit-child Jesus 3062
Star-Child 2095
Still, still, still 3066
That Boy-Child of Mary 241
The First Noel the Angel Did Say 245 89
The Friendly Beasts 227
The Snow Lay on the Ground 163 2093
The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy 2098 4037
There’s Something About That Name 171 74
Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne 172 2100
We celebrate the birth of the Holy Child! 138
We gather in preparation 4
We Sing of Your Glory 2011
What Child Is This 219 112 154
When Christmas Morn Is Dawning 232
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night 236
Woman in the Night 274
You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd 3043

Christmas Day:

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Isaiah 52:7-10 UMH Table Head Info The United Methodist Hymnal MVPC Table Head Info Mil Voces Para Celebrar (Spanish) CLUW Table Head Info Come, Let Us Worship (Korean) TFWS Table Head Info The Faith We Sing SOZ Table Head Info Songs of Zion URW Table Head Info Upper Room Worshipbook WSM Table Head Info Worship & Song, Music Edition WSW Table Head Info Worship & Song, Worship Resources Edition SoG Table Head Info Songs of Grace TAH Table Head Info The Africana Hymnal
Breath of God, Breath of peace 3145
By grace we have been saved 3110
Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus 196 82 101
Everything that has voice 3126
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice 224 155
Joy to the World, the Lord Is Come! 246 100 161
Let our earth be peaceful 3159
Let Us with a Joyful Mind 2012
One Holy Night in Bethlehem 2097
Prepare the Way of the Lord 207 141
Someone Asked the Question 2144
Wake, Awake, for Night Is Flying 720
You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd 3043

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Psalm 98 UMH Table Head Info The United Methodist Hymnal MVPC Table Head Info Mil Voces Para Celebrar (Spanish) CLUW Table Head Info Come, Let Us Worship (Korean) TFWS Table Head Info The Faith We Sing SOZ Table Head Info Songs of Zion URW Table Head Info Upper Room Worshipbook WSM Table Head Info Worship & Song, Music Edition WSW Table Head Info Worship & Song, Worship Resources Edition SoG Table Head Info Songs of Grace TAH Table Head Info The Africana Hymnal
All Creatures of Our God and King 62 22
Camina, Pueblo de Dios (Walk On, O People of God) 305 151
Children of the Heavenly Father 141 335
Clap Your Hands 2028
From All That Dwell Below the Skies 101 126
Glory to God, and Praise and Love 58
Joy to the world, the Lord has come 127
Joy to the World, the Lord Is Come! 246 100 161
Let All the World in Every Corner Sing 93
Let’s Sing Unto the Lord (Cantemos al Señor) 149 49 67
Mil Voces Para Celebrar 59
My Life Flows On 2212 170
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Azmon) 57 1 226
O For a Thousand Tongues to Sing (Azmon’s Ghost) 3001
Our Souls Rise Up (Psalm 98) 297
Praise the Lord Who Reigns Above 96 124
Praise the Lord with the Sound of Trumpet 2020
Praise to the Lord, the Almighty 139 29 68 63
Shout to the Lord 2074
Sing a New Song (Psalm 98) 296
Sing a New Song to the Lord 2045
Sing! Sing! to the Lord a new song 9
Sing, praise, and bless the Lord 3007
The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns 326
The Strife Is O’er, the Battle Done 306
The Trees of the Field 2279
When in Our Music God Is Glorified 68 129

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Hebrews 1:1-4 (5-12) UMH Table Head Info The United Methodist Hymnal MVPC Table Head Info Mil Voces Para Celebrar (Spanish) CLUW Table Head Info Come, Let Us Worship (Korean) TFWS Table Head Info The Faith We Sing SOZ Table Head Info Songs of Zion URW Table Head Info Upper Room Worshipbook WSM Table Head Info Worship & Song, Music Edition WSW Table Head Info Worship & Song, Worship Resources Edition SoG Table Head Info Songs of Grace TAH Table Head Info The Africana Hymnal
Angels We Have Heard on High 238 98
Glory to God in the Highest 2276
God Hath Spoken by the Prophets 108 38
Holy God, We Praise Thy Name 79 80
Infant Holy, Infant Lowly 229 116 152
O Come, All Ye Faithful 234 106
Of the Father’s Love Begotten 184 52 66
Rejoice, the Lord Is King (Darwall’s 148th) 715
Rejoice, the Lord Is King (Gopsal) 716
The Day Thou Gavest, Lord, Is Ended 690
The Head That Once Was Crowned with Thorns 326
Thou Art Worthy 2041
Ye Servants of God, Your Master Proclaim 181
You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd 3043

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John 1:1-14 UMH Table Head Info The United Methodist Hymnal MVPC Table Head Info Mil Voces Para Celebrar (Spanish) CLUW Table Head Info Come, Let Us Worship (Korean) TFWS Table Head Info The Faith We Sing SOZ Table Head Info Songs of Zion URW Table Head Info Upper Room Worshipbook WSM Table Head Info Worship & Song, Music Edition WSW Table Head Info Worship & Song, Worship Resources Edition SoG Table Head Info Songs of Grace TAH Table Head Info The Africana Hymnal
As we part for the towns and cities 3180
At the Name of Jesus Every Knee Shall Bow 168
Behold, the Light Has Dawned
Break Forth, O Beauteous Heavenly Light 223
Christ Is the World’s Light 188
Christ the Eternal Lord 94
Christ the Lord Is Risen 2116
Christ, Whose Glory Fills the Skies 173 281
Come, Thou Almighty King 61 11
En el Frío Invernal 233
Father, John the Baptist reminded 152
Give Thanks to the Source 126
Go, Tell It on the Mountain 251 97 75
God of glory, your splendor shines 8
God, Who Spins the Whirling Planets 83
Good Christian Friends, Rejoice 224 155
Gracious God, your servant Mary 6
Hail, Thou Once Despised Jesus 325
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing 240 101
He Is Born, the Holy Child 228 117 156
Holy God, author of the Word made flesh 75
I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light 206 102
Was There to Hear Your Borning Cry 2051
Jesus, Joy of Our Desiring 644 344
Jesus, Name above All Names 2071
Joy to the World, the Lord Is Come! 246 100 161
Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth 2204 2204
Lord, I Lift Your Name on High 2088 4071
Love Came Down at Christmas 242
Morning Has Broken 145 354 370 186
Mothering God, You Gave Me Birth 2050
Now It Is Evening 2187
Now, on Land and Sea Descending 685 372
O Come, All Ye Faithful 234 106
O Holy Spirit, Root of Life 2121 79
O Love That Wilt Not Let Me Go 480 255 322
O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright 247
O Word of God Incarnate 598
Of the Father’s Love Begotten 184 52 66
On This Day Earth Shall Ring 248
Rock-a-Bye, My Dear Little Boy 235
Send Your Word 195 113
Shine, Jesus, Shine 264 2173
Sing of Mary, Pure and Lowly 272
The light that enlivens all the world 7
Hakuna Wakaita sa Jesu 3036
This is the good news 33
Thou Art Worthy 2041
Thou Didst Leave Thy Throne 172 2100
Walk in the Light 433
Walk in the light 3163
We Are Singing/We Are Marching/Siyahamba 2235
Welcome to Our World 3067
What Feast of Love 119
When Christmas Morn Is Dawning 232
Womb of Life 2046
Word of God, Come Down on Earth 182
You, Lord, Are Both Lamb and Shepherd 3043