THE REDEEMED CHRISTIAN CHURCH OF GOD

PRAYER TOWER MEGA PARISH

IKOT OBIO NDOHO

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Nine lessons
ORDER OF SERVICE Come, and behold Him, born Jesus, our Immanuel. 2 E'en so here below,
the King of angels! [Refrain] below,
1. Opening Prayers
Refrain: let steeple bells be
2. Praise and Worship
O come, let us adore Him; 3 Hail the heaven-born swungen,
3. Declaration of Purpose
O come, let us adore Him; Prince of Peace! And io, io, io,
4. Intercessory Prayers
O come, let us adore Him, Hail the Sun of by priest and people
5. Lesson 1 [Genesis 3: 8-
Christ, the Lord! Righteousness! sungen.
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Light and life to all he Gloria, hosannah in
6. Lesson 2 [Genesis 22:
2 true God of God, Light of brings, excelsis!
15-18]
Light Eternal, risen with healing in his Gloria, hosannah in
7. Lesson 3 [Isaiah 9: 2; 6-
lo, He abhors not the virgin's wings. excelsis!
7]
womb; Mild he lays his glory
8. Chior Ministration
Son of the Father, begotten by, 3 Pray ye dutifully prime
9. Lesson 4 [Isaiah 11: 1-4;
not created; [Refrain] born that we no more your matin chime, ye
6-9]
may die, ringers;
10. Lesson 5 [Luke 1: 26-35;
3 Sing, choirs of angels; sing born to raise us from the may ye beautifully
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in exultation; earth, rhyme
11. Lesson 6 [Luke 2: 1;3-7]
sing, all ye citizens of heav'n born to give us second your evetime song, ye
12. Drama
above! birth. [Refrain] singers.
13. Lesson 7 [Luke 2: 8-16]
Glory to God, all glory in the Gloria, hosannah in
14. Lesson 8 [Matthew 2: 1-
highest! [Refrain] Hymn 9 excelsis!
12]
1 Ding dong, merrily on Gloria, hosannah in excelsis!
15. Lesson 9 [ John 1: 1-14]
4. Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, high!
16. Offering
born this happy morning; In heav’n the bells are
17. Benediction
Jesus, to Thee be all glory ringing;
giv'n! ding dong, verily the sky
Hymn 1[O come all
Word of the Father, now in is riv’n with angel
faithful]
flesh appearing! [Refrain] singing.
1 O come, all ye faithful,
Gloria, hosannah in
joyful and triumphant,
excelsis!
O come ye, O come ye to
Hymn 2[First Nowel] Gloria, hosannah in
Bethlehem!
1 The first Nowell the angel excelsis!
did say
and heav'n and nature sing,
and heav'n and nature sing,
and heav'n, and heav'n and
nature sing.
2 Joy to the earth, the Savior
reigns!
Let men their songs employ,
while fields and floods,
rocks, hills, and plains
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat the sounding joy,
repeat, repeat the sounding
joy.
3 No more let sins and
sorrows grow,
nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make His
blessings flow
far as the curse is found,
far as the curse is found,
far as, far as the curse is
found.
4 He rules the world with
truth and grace,
and makes the nations prove
the glories of His
righteousness
and wonders of His love,
and wonders of His love,
and wonders, wonders of His
love.
Hymn 8[Hark the herald]
1 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 th'angelic hosts
proclaim,
"Christ is born in
Bethlehem!"
Refrain:
Hark! the herald angels sing,
"Glory to the newborn King"
2 Christ, by highest heaven
adored,
Christ, the everlasting Lord,
late in time behold him
come,
offspring of the Virgin's
womb:
veiled in flesh the Godhead
see;
hail th'incarnate Deity,
pleased with us in flesh to
dwel
was to certain poor
shepherds in fields as they
lay,
in fields where they lay
keeping their sheep,
on a cold winter’s night that
was so deep.
Refrain:
Nowell, Nowell, Nowell,
Nowell,
born is the King of Israel.
2 They looked up and saw a
star
shining in the east beyond
them far;
and to the earth it gave great
light,
and so it continued both day
and night. [Refrain]
3 And by the light of that
same star
three wise men came from
country far;
to seek for a king was their
intent,
and to follow the star
wherever it went. [Refrain]
4 This star drew nigh to the
northwest;
o’er Bethlehem it took its
rest,
and there it did both stop and
stay,
right over the place where
Jesus lay. [Refrain]
5 Then entered in those wise
men three,
full reverently upon their
knee,
and offered there in his
presence
their gold, and myrrh, and
frankincense. [Refrain]
6 Then let us all with one
accord
sing praises to our heavenly
Lord,
that hath made heaven and
earth of nought,
and with his blood our life
hath bought. [Refrain]
Hymn 3[We three Kings]
1. We three kings of orient
are Bearing gifts we traverse
afar
Field and fountain
Moor and mountain
Following yonder star.
O star of wonder, star of
night
Star with royal beauty bright
Westward leading, still
proceeding Guide us to thy
perfect light.
2. Born a King on
Bethlehem's plain
Gold I bring to crown Him
again
King for ever, ceasing never
Over us all to reign.
3.Frankincense to offer have
I Incense owns a Deity nigh
Prayer and praising
All men raising
Worship Him, God most
high
5 Glorious now behold Him
arise
King and God and Sacrifice
Al-le-lu-ia, al-le-lu-ia
Heaven to earth replies
Hymn 4 [Away in a
manger]
1 Away in a manger, no crib
for a bed,
the little Lord Jesus laid
down His sweet head;
the stars in the heavens
looked down where He lay,
the little Lord Jesus asleep
on the hay.
2 The cattle are lowing, the
Baby awakes,
but little Lord Jesus, no
crying He makes.
I love Thee, Lord Jesus, look
down from the sky
and stay by my side until
morning is nigh.
3 Be near me, Lord Jesus; I
ask Thee to stay
close by me forever, and
love me, I pray.
Bless all the dear children in
Thy tender care,
and fit us for heaven, to live
with Thee there.
Hymn 5[Silent Night]
1. Silent night! Holy night!
All is calm, all is bright
’round yon virgin mother
and child!
Holy infant, so tender and
mild,
sleep in heavenly peace,
sleep in heavenly peace.
2 Silent night! Holy night!
Shepherds quake at the sight.
Glories stream from heaven
afar,
heav'nly hosts sing,
“Alleluia!
Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born!”
3 Silent night! Holy night!
Son of God, love’s pure light
radiant beams from Thy holy
face
with the dawn of redeeming
grace,
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth!
Jesus, Lord, at Thy birth!
4 Silent night! Holy night!
Wondrous star, lend thy
light;
with the angels let us sing
"Alleluia" to our King:
“Christ the Savior is born!
Christ the Savior is born.”
Hymn 6 [Once in Royal
David city]
1. Once in royal David’s city
Stood a lowly cattle shed,
Where a mother laid her
baby
In a manger for his bed:
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ her little child.
2. He came down to earth
from heaven,
Who is God and Lord of all,
And his shelter was a stable,
And his cradle was a stall;
With the poor, and mean,
and lowly,
Lived on earth our Savior
holy.
3. And our eyes at last shall
see him,
Through his own redeeming
love;
For that child so dear and
gentle
Is our Lord in heav’n above,
And he leads his children on
To the place where he is
gone.
Hymn 7[Joy to the world]
1. Joy to the world, the Lord
is come!
Let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare Him
room,