Christmas Musicals for Church
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174 The Wexford Carol with I Wonder As I Wander READERS 1 & 2: Joy to the world, the Lord is come. Let earth receive her King! CHOIR & CONGREGATION: Let every heart prepare Him room! READER 1: "In the desert prepare the way for the Lord…" (Isaiah 40: 3a, NIV) READER 2: "Make straight in the wilderness a highway for our God…" (Isaiah 40: 3b, NIV) CHOIR & CONGREGATION: And heaven and nature sing! READER 1: "Every valley shall be raised up…" (Isaiah 40: 4a, NIV) READER 2: "Every mountain and hill made low…" (Isaiah 40: 4a, NIV) CHOIR & CONGREGATION: Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King! HOST: Come and join the heavenly host and make the earth resound with praise! Raise your hands! Lift your voices! I bring you good news of great joy! Your Savior is born! The Carolin' Reel includes Joy to the World; Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Deck the Halls; and O Come, All Ye Faithful HOST: Glory to God in the highest! CHOIR & CONGREGATION: Gloria in excelsis deo. READER 1: Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing. READER 2: Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, our newborn King. READERS 1 & 2: (gently) Gloria in excelsis deo. HOST: (also gently) In excelsis deo. How quickly and beautifully praise turns to worship in the presence of holiness. Come…approach the manger. Bow with the shepherds and the angels. We are on hallowed ground, and have come to worship the Lord of lords. Emmanuel (Hallowed Manger Ground) READER 1: O come, all ye faithful. CHOIR & CONGREGATION: Joyful and triumphant. HOST: The call of the manger has been issued; the invitation of the solitary star has gone forth. CHOIR & CONGREGATION: Come ye, o come ye to Bethlehem. READER 2: Come and behold Him, born the King of angels. CHOIR & CONGREGATION: O come, let us adore Him. HOST: And so, the faithful came. Magi from the East found their way to the holy Child. They recognized Him as the King whose coming had been foretold, and they bowed down and worshipped Him. Two righteous servants of God, named Simeon and Anna had waited their entire lives for the promised One to come. When they beheld the small Baby in His mother's arms, they recognized Him as their long- awaited Messiah, and Simeon cried, "My eyes have seen your salvation." (with direct Preview Copy