Chorister: We bring you the gifts of the friends of the Children‟s Society and Barnardo‟s.

On
their behalf I ask you to receive these gifts and offer them to God for the work of these
Societies.

Minister: Accept, O Lord, at our hands, these gifts, the tokens of our will to serve you and our
fellow men, and use these gifts and our obedience to make known to your children and
your people your compassion and your mercy declared in your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord.
WOODLEIGH SCHOOL
Amen.

We hope that every child will come forward to receive a Christingle which represents:

The World THE

CAROL SERVICE
The Light of the World
The Fruits of the Earth
The Blood of Christ

WEDNESDAY, 16th DECEMBER, 2009 at 3.30 p.m.

THE BLESSING

Silent night, sacred night, Silent night, sacred night,

Bethlehem sleeps, yet what light Shepherds first see the light,
Floats around the holy pair; Hear the hallelujahs ring
Songs of angels fill the air - Which the angel chorus sing:
Strains of heavenly peace, Christ the Saviour is come,
Strains of heavenly peace. Christ the Saviour is come.

Silent night, sacred night,

Son of God, O what light
BIRDSALL CHURCH
Radiates from Thy manger bed
Over realms with darkness spread -
Thou in Bethlehem born,
Thou in Bethlehem born.
 *CAROL
We are very pleased to welcome Revd Jenny Hill to her first Woodleigh Carol Service.
Having taken up her position as Rector of our parish in October, she has kindly agreed to In the bleak mid-winter Enough for Him, whom cherubim
lead us today. Frosty wind made moan. Worship night and day,
Please stand and join in the singing of the carols and the verses of the hymns marked * Earth stood hard as iron, A heartful of love,
HYMN water like a stone: And a mangerful of hay;
Snow had fallen, snow on snow, Enough for Him, whom angels
Once in Royal David‟s City And through all His wondrous childhood Snow on snow, Fall down before,
Stood a lowly cattle shed He would honour and obey, In the bleak mid-winter, The ox and ass and camel
Where a mother laid her baby Love and watch the lowly Maiden, Long ago. Which adore.
In a manger for his bed; In whose gentle arms He lay:
Mary was that Mother mild, Christian children all must be Our God, heaven cannot hold Him, Angels and archangels
Jesus Christ her little Child. Mild, obedient, good as He. nor earth sustain; May have gathered there,
Heaven and earth shall flee away Cherubim and seraphim
He came down to earth from Heaven *For He is our childhood pattern; When He comes to reign; Thronged the air -
Who is God and Lord of all, Day by day like us He grew. In the bleak mid-winter But only His mother
And His shelter was a stable; He was little weak and helpless, A stable-place sufficed In her maiden bliss
And His cradle was a stall; Tears and smiles like us He knew; The Lord God Almighty, Worshipped the Beloved
With the poor, and mean, and lowly And He feeleth for our sadness, Jesus Christ. With a kiss.
Lived on earth our Saviour Holy. And He shareth in our gladness.
What can I give Him,
*And our eyes at last shall see Him, Poor as I am?
Through His own redeeming love, If I were a shepherd
For that child so dear and gentle I would bring a lamb;
Is our Lord in Heaven above; If I were a wise man
And He leads His children on I would do my part;
To the place where He is gone Yet what I can I give Him -
Give my heart

BIDDING PRAYER
THE ANNUNCIATION
Reading: St. Luke I 26-33
CAROL
On Christmas night all Christians sing,
To hear the news the angels bring;
On Christmas night all Christians sing,
To hear the news the angels bring:
News of great joy, news of great mirth,
News of our merciful King‟s birth.
*Then why should men on earth be sad,
Since our Redeemer made us glad:
Then why should we on earth be sad,
Since our Redeemer made us glad:
When from our sin He set us free,
All for to gain our liberty.
GEORGIA BEMROSE
*When sin departs before Your grace,
Then life and health come in its place;
When sin departs before Your grace,
Then life and health come in its place;
Angels and men with joy may sing,
All for to see the newborn King.
*All out of darkness we have light
Which made the angels sing this night;
All out of darkness we have light
Which made the angels sing this night:
“Glory to God and peace to men,
Now and forevermore. Amen.”
*CONCLUDING HYMN
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 the angelic host proclaim,
Christ is born in Bethlehem.
Hark! The herald angels sing
Glory to the new born King.
Christ by highest heaven adored, Hail the heaven born Prince of Peace!
Christ the everlasting Lord, Hail the Son of Righteousness!
Late in time behold him come Light and life to all he brings,
Offspring of the Virgin‟s womb; Risen with healing in his wings;
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; Mild He lays His glory by
Hail the incarnate Deity! Born that man no more may die,
Pleased as man with man to dwell Born to raise the sons of earth,
Jesus our Emmanuel. Born to give them second birth.
 THE SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
Reading: I John IV 7-14 MIKEY CURTIS THE BIRTH
Reading: St. Luke II 1-7 CAMERON CASTLETON
*HYMN CAROL

O come, all ye faithful,
Joyful and triumphant;
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem:
Come and behold Him
Born the king of angels:
O come, let us adore Him, Christ the
Lord.
God of God,
Light of Light,
Lo, He abhors not the virgin‟s womb:
Very God
Begotten, not created:
O come, let us adore Him, Christ the
Lord.
See how the shepherds,
Summoned to His cradle,
Leaving their flocks, draw nigh to gaze;
We too will thither
Bend our joyful footsteps:
O come, let us adore Him, Christ the
Lord.
Sing, choirs of angels,
Sing in exultation,
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above.
Glory to God
In the highest!
O come, let us adore Him, Christ the
Lord.
The Storke she rose on Christmas eve Nowe where is he of David‟s line
And sayde unto her broode, She asked at house and halle,
I nowe must far to Bethlehem He is not here, they spoke hardly
To view the sonne of God. But in a mangier stalle.
She gave to eche his dole of mete She found him in a mangier stalle
She stowed them farely in With that most Holy Mayde
And far she flew and fast she flew The gentle storke she wept to see
And came to Bethlehem. The Lord so rudely layde.
Then from her panting breast she plucked
The feathers white and warm,
She strewed them in the mangier bed
To keep the Lord from harm.
„Nowe blessed be the gentle storke
Forevermore,‟ quoth he
„For that she saw my sadde estate
And showed such pity.

Full welcome shall she ever be

Please remain standing In Hamlet and in halle
And called henceforth the blessed bird
And friend of babies all.‟

THE MEANING OF CHRISTMAS

Reading: St. John I 1-14 CHARLES SAUNDERS

There will be a collection for Barnardo’s and the Children’s Society during the following carol
 THE ANGELS
Reading: St. Luke II 8-14
*CAROL
O little town of Bethlehem
How still we see thee lie
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
The silent stars go by
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
The everlasting Light
The hopes and fears of all the years
Are met in thee tonight
For Christ is born of Mary
And gathered 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
THE SHEPHERDS
Reading: St. Luke II 15-20
*HYMN
While shepherds watch‟d their flocks by night,
All seated on the ground,
The angel of the Lord came down
And glory shone around.
„Fear not‟, said he; for mighty dread
Had seized their troubled mind;
„Glad tidings of great joy I bring
To you and all mankind‟.
„To you in David‟s town this day
Is born of David‟s line
A Saviour, who is Christ the Lord;
And this shall be the sign:
BEN LAVERACK
How silently, how silently
The wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
The blessings of His heaven.
No ear may his 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 to us today
We hear the Christmas angels
The great glad tidings tell
O come to us, abide with us
Our Lord Emmanuel
MATTHEW BINNERSLEY
The heavenly Babe you there shall find
To human view displayed,
All meanly wrapped in swathing bands
And in a manger laid‟.
Thus spake the seraph; and forthwith
Appeared a shining throng
Of angels praising God, who thus
Addressed their joyful song:
„All glory be to God on high,
And to the earth be peace;
Goodwill henceforth, from Heaven to men
Begin and never cease.
THE WISE MEN
Reading: St. Matthew II 1,2,7-11 SAMSON CHAN
CAROL
Mon beau sapin, Roi des forêts Toi, que Noël planta chez nous
Que j'aime ta verdure! Au saint anniversaire
Quand, par l'hiver, bois et guérêts Joli sapin, comme ils sont doux
Sont dépouillés de leurs attraits Et tes bonbons et tes joujoux
Mon beau sapin, Roi des forêts Toi, que Noël planta chez nous
Tu gardes ta parure. Tout brillant de lumière.
THE PROMISE
Reading: Isaiah IX 2,6,7 FRED AUSTIN
CAROL
Out of the pinpoint light of a star
Out of a journey cold and far
Out of a seed in the wind above
Out of the human need for love
Out of the clouds into snowflakes torn
Out of the night‟s desire for morn
Tonight a new boy born
Tonight a new boy born
Tonight a new boy born
Tonight a new boy born
Out of the spreading wings of a bird Out of a trumpet‟s triumphant note
Out of an angel‟s whispered word Out of a donkey‟s wordless throat
Out of the cities asleep so deep Out of the soul‟s desire for more
Out of the fields of cows and sheep Out of straw on a stable floor
Out of the midnight hour and the dawn Out of a light from the heavens torn
Out of a labour bravely born Out of a cross fashioned from corn
Tonight a new boy born… Tonight a new boy born…