Christmas Musicals for Church
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95 Narrator 1: The Magi went on their way, and the star they had seen in the east went before them until it stopped over the place where the Child was. There they found Jesus with His mother, Mary. Narrator 2: They bowed down and worshipped Him. Opening their treasures, they presented Him gifts of gold, incense, and myrrh. 6. Brightest and Best of the Stars (p. 57) Narration (p. 68) Narrator 1: The Christmas story is a story of joy! Choir Member 1: The Lord has done great things for us, and we are filled with joy! Choir Member 2: Let the nations be glad and sing for joy! Choir Member 3: The joy of the Lord is my strength! Choir Member 4: Those who sow in tears will reap with songs of joy! (music begins) Choir Member 5: Shout for joy to the Lord, all the earth! Narrator 2: This is a story of great joy! It is the fulfillment of God's promise to end the night of suffering with the dawn of redeeming light. 7. Joy Has Dawned (p. 68) Narration (p. 79) (Narration begins at measure 9) Narrator 1: With angels, shepherds, and Magi, we celebrate the joyous news that the Messiah has been born! Narrator 2: Joy has dawned upon the world! Narrator 1: Joy to the world, the Lord is come. Let earth receive her king! Narrator 2: Good Christian friends, rejoice with heart and soul and voice. For Christ is born today! Narrator 1: Go, tell it! Go, and shout it from the mountaintops: Jesus Christ is born! 8. Jesus Christ Is Born! (p. 79)