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JOAN MURRAY ABOUT THE

Born in Northern Ireland, Joan studied textiles at Belfast, Winchester and the Royal College of Art, London. She married Chris Murray and moved north to Skipton in Yorkshire, where Joan teaches fashion and textiles, creates garments to commission and exhibits her weaving, paintings, prints and garments regularly. Joan’s textile work has been purchased by The Victoria and Albert Museum, London; The Whitworth Museum, Manchester; and Hove Museum in Sussex. She continually refreshes her work by studying and drawing the created world, and her faith in Jesus Christ as Lord of all is woven into everything she does.

LITURGY AND SONG

Looking at medieval music manuscripts, the notation with a quill pen was echoed in these panels. As we are singing God’s praises today, we can look back over centuries of music and words written and performed to God’s glory, and look forward to praising him in the New Creation for all eternity.

Photographs by Alessandra Bowditch

WARMEST CHRISTMAS GREETINGS!

Dear Friends,

Welcome to Sing! An Irish Christmas!

“God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen” is one of our oldest carols, dating back to the 17th century. It carries many words and phrases that are old-fashioned to our ears but familiar to those times. William Shakespeare used the first line in several of his plays. In As You Like It William says to Touchstone, “God rest you merry, sir" (Act V, Scene 1).

The word “rest” is better described by the idea of “keep.” (As the Irish say, “How are you keeping?!”) The phrase “God rest ye merry, gentlemen” is really a greeting that means “May God keep you in his joy.”

In these times we live in, joy can feel like an elusive reach given all the political, physical and financial instability around the world. But there is a greater and constant flowing joy that has reached for us.

At a clear moment in history Christ our Savior and our Rest came to us. It is this story we celebrate tonight, that as we sing, we might share in his joy and be refreshed for the journey until he comes again.

HAPPY CHRISTMAS, Keith and Kristyn

We are grateful for the amazing musicians that will join us each night and the team that make it possible for us to travel from city to city. May we all be instruments of his joy.

“When the cares of my heart are many, your consolations cheer my soul.” (Psalm 94:19 ESV)

For those who would like to find out more about the meaning of Christmas and about the Christian Faith we have a couple of complimentary books available to you in the lobby – please just ask!

If you have any additional questions, prayer requests, or are looking to be involved in a church family near you, email info@gettymusic.com.

SING AT CHURCH . SING AT HOME . SING EVERYWHERE

FRI, Dec 2 - San Gabriel, CA

San Gabriel Mission Playhouse

SAT, Dec 3 - Anaheim, CA

Kindred Community Church

SUN, Dec 4 - Kingsburg, CA

Grace Church of the Valley

TUE, DEC 6 - Farmington, NM

Farmington Civic Center

WED, DEC 7 - Fort Worth, TX

Southwestern Baptist Theological Seminary

FRI, DEC 9 - Shipshewana, IN Blue Gate Theatre

SAT, DEC 10 - Louisville, KY

Highview Baptist Church (20Schemes)

SUN, DEC 11 - Birmingham, AL Shades Mountain Baptist Church (4pm & 7:30pm)

MON, DEC 12 - Gainesville, GA

Lakewood Baptist Church

WED, DEC 14 - Greenville, SC Fellowship Greenville

THURS, DEC 15 - New York, NY

Carnegie Hall

SAT, DEC 17 - Washington, DC Museum of the Bible

CREDITS

SUN, DEC 18 - Washington, DC Museum of the Bible

MON, DEC 19 - Washington, DC The Anthem (Museum of the Bible)

TUE, DEC 20 - Raleigh, NC

The Shepherd's Church (Capitol Commission)

WED, DEC 21 - Ocala, FL

First Baptist Church

FRI, DEC 23 - Nashville, TN Schermerhorn Symphony Center

Created and Produced by Keith & Kristyn Getty Musical Arrangements by Keith & Kristyn Getty, Fionán de Barra, David Rodgers Additional Arrangements by Zach White, Shelly Justice, Ben Shive, Jeff Taylor

MUSICIANS:

Fionán de Barra: Music Director, Acoustic Guitar, Celtic Harp

Deborah Klemme: Music Supervisor, Violin Devonne Fowlkes: Backing Vocals

Wendell Henry: Drums, Percussion

Shelly Justice: Backing Vocals, Vocal Arranger Gary Montgomery: Irish Whistles

Jermaine Purifory: Backing Vocals

David Rodgers: Piano, Accordion, Keyboard Luke Sullivant: Electric and Upright Bass

Maggie White: Fiddle, Mandolin, Irish Dance Zach White: Electric and Acoustic Guitars, Mandolin, Dobro

Additional thanks to these musicians who will join us along the way:

Benjamin Klemme, Conductor Alana Carithers, Coordinator of Strings for Carnegie Hall

Scott Revo, Coordinator of Choir for Carnegie Hall

Children’s Choir (in select cities): Eliza, Charlotte, Grace, and Tahlia Getty; Simon, Winston, and Ingrid Klemme

Shannon Lambert-Ryan Irish Dance (Museum of the Bible, The Anthem and Carnegie Hall)

Hymnal Arrangements and Score Preparation: Paul Campbell for Studio Orchestrations

PRODUCTION:

Production Director: Greg Lee

Production Manager/FOH: Daniel Myers

Tour Coordinator: David Troyer

Tour Manager: Sarah Graves

Monitor Engineer: Jeremy Simmons

Systems Tech: Chase Benedict

Patch/Stage Manager: Sam Pierson

Lighting Director: Thomas Seaton

Lyrics: Nathan Carpenter

Tour Photographer: Ashleigh Houser

Merch Coordinators: Brianna Smith, Margaret Gruendyke (TenofThose)

EXECUTIVE TEAM:

James Ainscough: Getty Music Foundation

Beverly Bartsch: Sr. Accountant

Nathan Carpenter: Customer Experience Manager

Heidi Davis: Financial Controller

Judy Getty: Executive Director of Technology and Data

Sarah Graves: Personal Assistant Ashleigh Houser: Sr. Manager Social Media Brand Development

Ken Johnson: Production Manager/A&R Admin.

Deborah Klemme: Touring Executive Director

Greg McNey: Senior Advisor

Matt Merker: Executive Director/Creative Resources and Training

Gary Montgomery: Interim CEO

John Moran: Marketing and Sales Admin.

Kristin Pierson: Deputy to the CEO

Sam Pierson: Executive Assistant to Keith Getty

Cameron Russell: Creative Content Manager

Mark Slezinger: Data Marketing Specialist

Grant Soderberg: Director of Marketing

Sarah Spaniolo: Conference Executive Producer

Josh Sutton: Chief Strategy Officer

Stefanie Tichacek: Financial Manager

Elizabeth Tomyn: Personal Assistant

ADDITIONAL TOUR PERSONNEL:

Elizabeth Tomyn: Lead Nanny PROGRAM BOOK:

Ken Johnson: Creative Director

Dan Harding: Designer

Kristin Barlowe: Keith & Kristyn and Getty family photograph

Gilbert Lennox: Featured Photos

Josh Sutton: Ad Sales

Special thanks to the gifted singers and choirs and their directors who join us in each city.

Getty Music would like to extend our deepest thanks to our Official Missions Partner, The Voice of the Martyrs (VOM). VOM is a nonprofit, interdenominational missions organization that serves persecuted Christians around the world. Founded in 1967 by Richard and Sabina Wurmbrand, VOM is dedicated to inspiring believers to deepen their commitment to Christ and to fulfill His Great Commission — no matter the cost.

Because of their partnership, we have been able to expand the vision and reach of the Sing! movement beyond what we would have ever dreamed possible. Thousands of churches and leaders have grown in deep theology, timeless artistry, and congregational worship because of this partnership. Their friendship and support have energized us during this season of ministry, and we could not be more thankful.

A special thank you as well to these individuals and companies whose assistance in support of Getty Music is deeply appreciated: B&H Publishing, Capitol Christian Music Group, CFO Business Services, Crossway, CTS AVL, DPA Microphones, The Fuel Music Mgmt Co, Hal Leonard Corporation, Mike Harland, Hemphill Brothers Busses, Integrity Music, Mere Agency, Music Services, Andy Moat and Pinnacle Bank, New Day Christian Distributors, Jonathan Rea, The Village Chapel, Jim & Kim Thomas, Sweetwater, Streamline Event Agency, and XTreme Trucking.

SPECIAL GUESTS

Keith and Kristyn have had the privilege of partnering with many of the world’s leading artists, Christian speakers and musicians, through the Sing! Conference. We are thrilled to introduce you to many of them through the Christmas tour.

Matt Boswell

The Getty Girls

Malcolm Guite

Trip Lee

Dana Masters

Matt Papa

Blessing Offor

Skye

Peterson

David Platt

Kirk Whalum

Ricky Skaggs

Keith and Kristyn Getty are passionate about hymns.

Their modern hymns, including “In Christ Alone” and “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death,” are sung throughout the world. They have written or published 86 titles listed by CCLI in the past year in its US and UK top 2000 lists. Christianity Today named them the “preeminent” hymn writers of this generation who have “changed the way evangelicals worship,” and their original publishers, Integrity Music, estimate that more than 100 million people around the globe sing their hymns every year.

Keith and Kristyn serve as founding leaders of the Getty Music organization, combining diverse creative initiatives, publishing, a record label, touring, and the Sing! Conference, all serving the vision of building deeper believers through the hymns we sing. They also recently established the Getty Music Foundation, an organization that aims to foster Christ-centered singing in under-resourced parts of the world. The Getty Music team is currently developing the Sing Hymnal, which is slated to be released in 2025 in partnership with Crossway.

The Gettys and their team of songwriters share a deep musical curiosity and commitment to collaboration. Accordingly, their hymns have found a home in diverse settings, from artist recordings by Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs and Vince Gill to Chris Tomlin, Lauren Daigle and Trip Lee, as well as in classical contexts such as the enthronement of the Archbishop of Canterbury and in ever-increasing global expressions.

As performers or “ambassadors for hymns,” the couple love sharing music, from singalongs in their home and at local churches to annual events at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, and the Grand Ole Opry House. They have been the feature of television specials on PBS, CBS, TBN, BBC, and have sung for presidents, prime ministers, and the UK National Prayer Breakfast at Houses of Parliament. Over the next two years, they are excited for the first Sing! World Tour to commence in June 2023 with Sing! Europe, Asia, and Australia.

Keith and Kristyn are award-winning recording artists, with their latest project “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death” featuring a new collection of modern hymns. They are advocates for the fun and joy of singing in the family, from television and online programs to the Getty Kids Hymnal series of albums.

Kristyn also lends her voice to creative projects, most recently films such as Pilgrim’s Progress and VOM’s Sabina, and a new audio version of the entire ESV Bible published by Crossway.

Keith was the first contemporary Christian musician to be awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth in 2018 for his contributions to music and hymnody.

Together with their four daughters, Keith and Kristyn live between Northern Ireland and Nashville.

ABOUT

The Getty Music Organization exists to create and curate hymns for the 21st century church. Our passion has always been to join rich theology, timeless artistry, and vibrant singing for the whole family of God in churches around the globe, a work that is expressed through multiple endeavors.

Getty Music began when Keith Getty started writing hymns in 2001— with “In Christ Alone” as his first recorded original hymn! The broader organization became the home of Keith and Kristyn’s songwriting catalog and creative endeavors. Today it represents many different expressions of their original vision.

Getty Music Publishing, built initially on the Getty catalog, is now home for a collection of hymns from a growing spectrum of partners, including a team of songwriters who share the vision for richer congregational singing, including Keith and Kristyn Getty, Tommy Bailey, Matt Boswell, Jordan Kauflin, Matt Merker, Matt Papa, Skye Peterson, Ben Shive, and Laura Story.

Getty Music Sing! Conference is an annual festival-style conference in Nashville, TN, with other expressions online and in major events around the world, seeking to build up individuals, families, and churches in the importance of what we sing. 2023’s theme is Sing! The Great Commission, with a hope to gather 10,000 delegates from over 100 nations. The conference has also birthed other training opportunities including a Hymn Writing Collective and SingGlobal.com, an online learning portal.

Getty Music Touring exists to create events built on the hymns alongside opportunities to educate church leaders. Its three major initiatives each year are a hymns tour, a Christmas tour, and an international tour. Over 2023-2024, we endeavor to present a concert in each of the six continents. The tour has appeared at Carnegie Hall, the Kennedy Center, the Grand Ole Opry House, the Ryman Auditorium, London’s Royal Albert Hall, and Singapore’s Star Theatre, as well as on musical television specials for PBS, BBC, and TBN.

Getty Music Label creates hymn audio and video recordings, including albums by Keith and Kristyn Getty, Matt Boswell and Matt Papa, the Sing! Live series, and the Getty Kids Hymnal, along with an extensive print catalog for congregations and choirs. The label works in partnership with Capitol Christian Music Group and with broadcasters and print publishers around the world.

Getty Music’s Sing Hymnal is an expansive new resource to be realized in a diverse set of materials, from pew editions and other physical products to digital versions. Prepared in partnership with our friends at Crossway, look for the Sing Hymnal in 2025 alongside other new book resources.

Getty Music Foundation, a separate not-for-profit organization, seeks to provide education with a particular emphasis on underresourced parts of the world. In 2022 the Foundation supported the translation of Sing! Conference sessions into 15 different languages as well as granted scholarships for delegates to travel to Sing! Events around the globe.

More hymns from the team behind “In Christ Alone” and “Christ Our Hope in Life and Death”

His Mercy Is More Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery He Will Hold Me Fast Speak O Lord The Power of the Cross The Lord Is My Salvation

By Faith

My Worth Is Not in What I Own (At the Cross)

I Will Wait for You (Psalm 130)

Christ the Sure and Steady Anchor May the Peoples Praise You Come People of the Risen King

All Hail the Glorious Christ

Almost Home

Before You I Kneel

Beneath the Cross of Jesus Benediction

Christ Is All Christ Is Risen, He is Risen Indeed Christ the True and Better Come Adore the Humble King Come Let Us Sing

Come O Sinner Compassion Hymn Creation Sings the Father’s Song Every Promise of Your Word For the Cause

Forever Jesus Fullness of Grace Gethsemane Hymn Glorious Light God of Grace God the Uncreated One Good Shepherd of My Soul Grace

Hear the Call of the Kingdom Holy Spirit How Good It Is to Sing (Psalm 147)

I’m Ready to Go

Jesus Draw Me Ever Nearer Jesus Is Lord Jesus Joy of the Highest Heaven Jesus Shall Reign

O Church Arise Psalm 150 (Praise the Lord) Behold the Lamb Sing We the Song of Emmanuel Holy Spirit

My Heart Is Filled with Thankfulness Joy Has Dawned Facing a Task Unfinished Across the Lands Oh How Good It Is Lift High the Name of Jesus How Rich a Treasure We Possess Let the Nations Be Glad

Jesus Your Mercy King of the Ages Let the Earth Resound

Living Waters Lord Have Mercy (For What We Have Done)

Lord from Sorrows Deep I Call (Psalm 42) Love of God

Lovingkindness Magnificent Marvelous Matchless Love

My Hope Rests Firm on Jesus Christ

My Savior’s Love (What Tongue Can Tell)

O For a Closer Walk with God Promise of the Ages

Promises

Psalm 103

Psalm 121 (I Lift My Eyes) Resurrection Hymn Simple Living

Still My Soul Be Still Store Up Good The King In All His Beauty

The Lord’s My Shepherd (Psalm 23)

The Perfect Wisdom of Our God

The Risen Christ

There Is a Higher Throne We Believe (Apostle’s Creed) What Grace Is Mine When Trials Come

Congratulations to our writing and publishing teams for their creativity and hard work, resulting in these songs appearing in CCLI’s top 2000 in the last year between the United States and the United Kingdom

Hymns to Carry for Life

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God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

Robert Morgan

Notice the comma!

Most of us probably thought we were singing, God rest ye, merry gentlemen—whatever that means. But the comma follows the word merry. The key phrase—God rest ye merry—is addressed to gentlemen (and gentlewomen). It’s an archaic expression. In the Old English of Medieval England, the phrase Rest ye merry was a common expression of goodwill, which meant Stay happy! Be in good spirits!

God Bless You Merry

The unknown rustic bards of the 1650s who began composing this carol added the word God, and the phrase took on a biblical meaning: God rest ye merry! May God give you a merry heart. The Lord grant you a cheerful spirit. May God bless you with gladness, gentlemen, as you remember Christ our Savior, who was born on Christmas Day.

Eventually these words were married to a delightful natural minor tune, creating our earliest known traditional English Christmas carol.

To the best of our knowledge, the first version of this hymn was in a handwritten volume of poetry from Warwickshire that was assembled in the 1650s. The carol didn’t appear in print form until 1760, and it was included in a 1764 periodical. The lyrics and the melody were refined over the centuries. You may remember how Ebenezer Scrooge was enraged to hear carolers singing this song outside the door of his office on Christmas Eve in Dickens’ A Christmas Carol That indicates it was a popular Christmas song in Victorian England.

One reason for the enduring appeal of God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen is the biblical truth of its message.

Let Nothing You Dismay

If God blesses us with gladness, says the first stanza, we should never be dismayed. That means nothing should cause us to lose our poise and cast away our confidence in God’s protection and providence over us.

Deuteronomy 1:21 says, “Do not fear or be dismayed.”

The command is repeated in Deuteronomy 31:8, Joshua 1:9, and throughout the Old Testament. God’s presence and care keep us from the shock of fear and loss.

“Be strong and courageous…. Do not be afraid and do not be dismayed, for the Lord God, even my God, is with you. He will not leave you or forsake you.”

(1 Chronicles 28:20 ESV).

Remember Christ Our Savior Was Born on Christmas Day

When we do find ourselves fearful or dismayed, this carol tells us to contemplate the supernatural incarnation of Jesus Christ. This truth steadies the soul. The most eloquent theologians have fallen short of describing it. Dr. J. I. Packer said, “The Almighty appeared on earth as a helpless human baby, needing to be fed and changed and taught to talk like any other child. The more you think about it, the more staggering it gets. Nothing in fiction is so fantastic as this truth of the incarnation” (from Knowing God)

Why, then, did Jesus do it?

To Save Us All from Satan’s Power

Hebrews 2:14-15 says, “Since therefore the children share in flesh and blood, he himself likewise partook of the same things, that through death he might destroy the one who has the power of death, that is, the devil, and deliver all those who through fear of death were subject of lifelong slavery” (ESV).

Because Christ was born, he could die. His sinless life and shed blood, followed by his glorious resurrection and ascension, forever broke the power of Satan. He redeems those who were enslaved to sin, saving us by grace through faith. This is why we needn’t be dismayed, why we can be cheerful, why we can have merry hearts.

His mercy makes us merry, and his grace imparts gladness—tidings of comfort and joy!

Now To the Lord Sing Praises, All You Within This Place

The rest of the carol follows the Christmas story as it unfolds in the Gospel of Luke—our Lord was born of Mary and placed in a manger in Bethlehem. Angels appeared in the nearby skies, notifying the shepherds who “left their flocks a feeding” and “went to Bethlehem straightway.”

In finding the Baby, they found all they needed for comfort and joy, just as do we. Our great response is praise toward God and love toward one another!

Now to the Lord sing praises, All you within this place,

And with true love and brotherhood Each other now embrace; This holy tide of Christmas, All others doth deface.

O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy! O tidings of comfort and joy!

Our prayer is that God will rest you merry this Christmas as you remember Christ our Savior whose birth has brought Good Tidings to the world. May he be your Savior and Lord! May he reign in your heart!

And oh, by the way, it was this carol that provides us our greatest adjective for this time of year. Because of this song we can wish you a very…

Merry Christmas!

Robert J. Morgan is the teaching pastor of The Donelson Fellowship in Nashville, Tennessee, where he has served for over 40 years. A frequent speaker at the Sing! Conference, he is a best-selling, gold-Illuminations, and gold-medallion winning writer with more than 35 books in print and approximately 5 million copies in circulation in multiple languages, including Then Sings My Soul: 150 of the World’s Greatest Hymn Stories.

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PART 1

CHRISTMAS CAROL FESTIVAL

Jesus Refulsit Omnium / What Child Is This?

Carol Singalong: Hark! the Herald-angels Sing / Angels We Have Heard on High Consider the Stars

Sleigh Ride - Band Instrumental

Take Shelter

Deck the Halls

Pass the Promise Silent Night Joy to the World

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PART 2

CHRISTMAS CAROL SERVICE

Inspired by the tradition of the King’s College Cambridge Service of Lessons and Carols. Lyrics included in this program.

Reading 1 Czardas

Reading 2

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

Come Thou Long Expected Jesus Reading 3

God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen

Brightest and Best Reading 4

Come Behold the Wondrous Mystery Reading 5

Sing We the Song of Emmanuel Reading 6

Rejoice Reading 7

Carol of the Bells

Reading 8

In the Bleak Midwinter

In Christ Alone

O Come All Ye Faithful Reading 9

Go Tell It on the Mountain

Show order subject to change

Jesus refulsit omnium Pius redemptor gentium Totum genus fidelium Laudes celebret dramatum

First Latin Christmas hymn St Hilary of Poitiers (368)

Jesus, devoted redeemer of all nations, has shone forth, Let the whole family of the faithful celebrate the stories

(English Translation by Kevin Hawthorne)

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The Annunciation

By Malcolm Guite

We see so little, stayed on surfaces, We calculate the outsides of all things, Preoccupied with our own purposes We miss the shimmer of the angels’ wings. They coruscate around us in their joy, A swirl of wheels and eyes and wings unfurled; They guard the good we purpose to destroy, A hidden blaze of glory in God's world. But on this day a young girl stopped to see With open eyes and heart. She heard the voiceThe promise of His glory yet to be As time stood still for her to make a choice. Gabriel knelt and not a feather stirred. The Word himself was waiting on her word.

©Malcolm Guite 2012. Published by Canterbury Press. Used by permission. rights@hymnsam.co.uk

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Christmas (II)

George Herbert (1593-1633)

The shepherds sing; and shall I silent be?

My God, no hymn for Thee?

My soul's a shepherd too; a flock it feeds Of thoughts, and words, and deeds.

The pasture is Thy word: the streams, Thy grace Enriching all the place.

Shepherd and flock shall sing, and all my powers Outsing the daylight hours. Then will we chide the sun for letting night Take up his place and right: We sing one common Lord; wherefore he should Himself the candle hold.

I will go searching, till I find a sun Shall stay, till we have done; A willing shiner, that shall shine as gladly, As frost-nipped suns look sadly. Then will we sing, and shine all our own day, And one another pay:

His beams shall cheer my breast, and both so twine, Till ev'n His beams sing, and my music shine.

by Charles Wesley Music by Felix Mendelssohn

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French Carol Melody Lyrics by James Chadwick

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