New Laigh Kirk
Welcome Merry Christmas from all at new Laigh Kirk and very warm welcome to our Christmas Day worship this morning from all at New Laigh Kirk. We are delighted you are able to join us online today and hope you enjoy worshipping with us through your online connection. This order of service is posted to help you with the live stream. Please ensure you log on through the New Laigh Kirk Website http://www.nlk.church/ and click the button watch live Sunday 11.00am. May God richly bless you sharing with us during this Christmas Day Order of Service Welcome Call to worship Hymn 183 Good Christian men, rejoice Good Christian men, rejoice With heart, and soul, and voice! Give ye heed to what we say: Jesus Christ is born today. Ox and ass before him bow, And He is in the manger now: Christ is born today! Christ is born today! Good Christian men, rejoice With heart, and soul, and voice! Now ye hear of endless bliss Jesus Christ was born for this. He hath open the heavenly door, And man is blest for evermore. Christ was born for this! Christ was born for this! Good Christian men, rejoice
With heart, and soul, and voice! Now ye need not fear the grave: Jesus Christ was born to save; Calls you one, and calls you all, To gain His everlasting hall. Christ was born to save! Christ was born to save! Prayer Light the Christmas Candle We light a candle for hope and our world that’s longing for hope We light a candle for hope and our world that’s longing for hope Holy One, shine with the fire of our lives, oh We light a candle for hope and our world that’s longing for hope. We light a candle for love and our world that’s longing for love We light a candle for love and our world that’s longing for love Holy One, shine with the fire of our lives, oh We light a candle for love and our world that’s longing for love. We light a candle for joy and our world that’s longing for joy We light a candle for joy and our world that’s longing for joy Holy One, shine with the fire of our lives, oh We light a candle for joy and our world that’s longing for joy We light a candle for peace and our world that’s longing for peace We light a candle for peace and our world that’s longing for peace Holy One, shine with the fire of our lives, oh We light a candle for peace
and our world that’s longing for peace Reading Isaiah 9:1-9 Hymn 302
It was on a starry night
It was on a starry night when the hills were bright, earth lay sleeping, sleeping calm and still; then in a cattle shed, in a manger bed, a boy was born, King of all the world. And all the angels sang for him, the bells of heaven rang for him; for a boy was born, King of all the world. And all the angels sang for him, the bells of heaven rang for him; for a boy was born, King of all the world. Soon the shepherds came that way, where the baby lay, and were kneeling, kneeling by his side, to celebrate his birth bringing peace on earth; a boy was born, King of all the world. And all the angels sang for him, the bells of heaven rang for him; for a boy was born, King of all the world. And all the angels sang for him, the bells of heaven rang for him; for a boy was born, King of all the world. Reading
St Luke 2:8-20
Hymn 316 Love came down at Christmas Love came down at Christmas Love all lovely, Love Divine; Love was born at Christmas, stars and angels gave the sign. Worship we the Godhead, Love Incarnate, Love Divine; worship we our Jesus: but wherewith for sacred sign? Love shall be our token,
love be yours and love be mine, love to God and all men love for plea and gift and sign. Star of the Nativity Prayers for others Hymn 306 O come all ye faithful 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. 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, 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 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 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. Benediction