HILLCRESTACADEMY
A Musical Celebration of Jesus Christ, THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD
There is a Light arr. Church On The Move, used with permission Concert Band & Chamber Choir Soloist: Chris Tungseth
There is a Light that shines in the darkness His name is Jesus, the Light of the world
Jesus, What a Friend of Sinners arr. Dan Goeller Concert Band
VIDEO INTERLUDE: Isaiah 9
Here With Us
by Jason Ingram, Joy Williams, Ben Glover, arr. Clydesdale Concert Band & Chamber Choir Soloists: Sam Isaac, Karina Larson Annette Wheeler, piano
It’s still a mystery to me That the hands of God could be so small How tiny fingers reaching in the night Were the very hands that measured the sky
Hallelujah, hallelujah Heaven’s love reaching down to save the world Hallelujah, hallelujah Son of God, Servant King, here with us You’re here with us Still a mystery to me How His infant eyes had seen the dawn of time How his ears had heard an angel symphony But still Mary had to rock her Savior to sleep Jesus the Christ, born in Bethlehem A baby born to save To save the souls of men
VIDEO INTERLUDE: In the beginning... Narration: Thomas Martinson, Alyssa Shilson, Elias Pribbenow Written by Ryan Erickson
Miracle on 34th Street Overture by Bruce Broughton, arr. Vinson Concert Band
I Saw Three Ships arr. Larry Kerchner Concert Band
AUDIENCE CAROLS (please stand) O Come, All Ye Faithful by John Francis Wade
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, o come, let us adore Him 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, all glory in the highest O come, let us adore Him, o come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord Yea, Lord, we greet thee, born this happy morning Jesus, to thee be all glory given Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing O come, let us adore Him, o come, let us adore Him O come, let us adore Him, Christ, the Lord
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing by Felix Mendelssohn
Hark! the herald angels sing, glory to the newborn King Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph of the skies With angelic host 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 Hark! The herald angels sing, glory to the newborn King
Hail the heav’n-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 we no more may die Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth Hark! The herald angels sing, glory to the newborn King!
OFFERTORY
White Christmas
arr. Audrey Snyder Jazz Choir Soloists: Nicole Dekok, Luke Bowman, Jack Li
VIDEO INTERLUDE: The First Coming
Light of the World
by Lauren Daigle, Paul Duncan & Paul Mabury Jazz Choir Soloist: Melanie Antuña, Guitar: Tim Christenson, Drums: Jake Rasmussen
The world waits for a miracle The heart longs for a little bit of hope O come, o come, Emmanuel A child prays for peace on earth and she’s Calling out from a sea of hurt O come, o come, Emmanuel
The drought breaks with the tears of a mother A baby’s cry is the sound of love come down Come down, Emmanuel He’s the song for the suffering He’s Messiah, the Prince of Peace He has come, He has come, Emmanuel
And can you hear the angels singing? Glory to the Light of the World Glory, the Light of the World is here
For all who wait, for all who hunger For all who’ve prayed, for all who wonder Behold your King, behold Messiah Emmanuel, Emmanuel
The First Noël
arr. Meader Jazz Choir Soloists: Hans Holzner, Amy Michael, Ellen Jacobs, Lucas Holzner, Audrey Stensrud
VIDEO INTERLUDE: Born
God With Us
by All Sons & Daughters Duet joined by Chamber Choir Audrey Stendsrud, piano/voice; Chris Tungseth, vocals; Elias Pribbenow, drums
Oh you’ve come to bring peace, to be love To be nearer to us You’ve come to bring life to be light To shine brighter in us Oh Emmanuel, God with us
Oh you’ve come to be Hope to this world For your honor and name And you’ve come to take sin, to bear shame And to conquer the grave Oh Emmanuel, God with us
Our Deliverer, you are Savior In your presence we find our strength Over everything, our Redemption God with us
You are here, you are holy We are standing in your glory
Mit Hjerte Altid Vanker (My Heart Always Wanders) by Carl Nielsen Chamber Choir
Translation: My heart will always wander To where our Lord was born My thoughts will always go there And take on their true form There my longing has a home My faith its treasure I can never forget you Blessed Christmas night
Oh come, I will open my heart and mind And sigh with longing Yet come in Jesus It is not a strange home You have bought it yourself So I will remain faithful Wrapped here in your heart
Born on a New Day by John Rutter Chamber Choir
Meekness, love, humility Come down to us this day Christ your birth has proved to me You are the new day Quiet in a stall you lie Angels watching in the sky Whisper to you from on high You are the new day
When our light is darkest night Hope has burned away Love, your ray of guiding light Show us the new day Love of all things great and small Leaving none, embracing all Fold around me where I fall Bring in the new day
This new day will be a turning point For everyone If we let the Christ-child in and Reach for the new day Christ the way, the truth, the life Healing sadness, ending strife You we welcome, Lord of Life Born on a new day You are the new day
Silent Night
by Franz Gruber, arr. Paulus Chamber Choir Solos: Abigail Christenson, Nate Larson
VIDEO INTERLUDE: Light of Christmas
Let There Be Light
by Scott Krippayne & Marie Reynolds, arr. Williamson Concert Band & Chamber Choir Ellen Jacobs, Piano
In the beginning the Father Had a magnificent plan Revealed through the law and the prophets To fulfill the redemption of man He spoke after centuries of silence In the midst of a still, starry night And Emmanuel came down among us As the Father said, “Let there be light”
People who walked in great darkness, Gathering from near and from far Shepherds with flocks in their keeping Three kings who followed a star Together the poor and the richest Witnessed that Bethlehem night A sky full of angels announcing The birth of a glorious light
Let there be light Let it shine bright Piercing the darkness with dazzling white Hope for the hopeless was born on this night When God sent His Son And said, “Let there be light”
Now we who are His have a calling To praise Him and make His name known So one day the presence of Jesus Shines in every heart and every home
CONCERT BAND Flutes Ellen Jacobs Fiona Au Yeung Ashley Jarvi Yea Rim Yang Hannah Eckhardt
Tenor Sax Zak Zwiers Elizabeth Junker
Violin Judy Kim
French Horn Hannah Juhl
Clarinets JJ Lee Kelly Kim Molly Dirks Alexia Gray Luke Bowman Isabelle Kremeier
Trumpets Sam Ihrke Lane Loewen Molly McGuire Trombones Eric Konynenbelt Reggie Undseth
Alto Sax Jack Li Sammi DeBates Deron Sunwall Faith Skaret Juliana Undseth
Percussion Elias Pribbenow Elizabeth Bigelow Collin Erickson Sam Isaac Loi Ta
Bari Sax Lydia Juhl
Keyboard Grace Ku (tuba) Guitars Jake Rasmussen (electric) Sherry Xiao (acoustic) John Kim (bass) JAZZ BAND Alto Sax: Jack Li Elec. Guitar: Tim Christenson Bass & Piano: Sherry Xiao Drums: Jake Rasmussen Gonzalo Santillan, Guest Percussion Heidi Jahr, Director
CHAMBER CHOIR Bass *Luke Bowman *Lucas Holzner *Zak Zwiers Reggie Undseth Tony Liu Jake Steinle *Sean Mcguire *Eric Konynenbelt *Sam Stensrud Tenor *Tim Christenson *Jack Li Malik Twedt Jay Seo Toby Simonsen Gabe Preston *Samuel Isaac *Chris Tungseth *Nate Larson *Sam Ihrke *Hans Hozner
Alto Sammi DeBates Grace Ku *Alyssa Shilson *Audrey Stensrud Faith Tonnesen Alexis Tungseth Tara Ferenczy *Fiona Au Yeung Julia Zhou Loi Ta Molly Dirks Nhi Nguyen *Matilde Strand
Meghan Peterson Alissa Beighley Ashley Cheeseboro Hannah Eckhardt Isabelle Kremeier Hayley Filippini Augusta Ewan Faith Skaret *Amy Michael *Hannah Simpson *Karina Larson *Ellen Jacobs *Hatti Mosher *Vanessa Konynenbelt
Soprano *Abigail Christenson *Nicole Dekok *Paige Schultz Hannah Juhl Mari Austevoll Isabelle Needham Susan Nolan
Accompanist Annette Wheeler *Jazz Choir Heidi Jahr, Director
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