2015 Official Program

Carols at The Mansion

The Christian Churches of Wyndham present the

Celebrating the birth of Jesus Christ

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a very Merry Christmas

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Evening Program

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The Wyndham Minister’s Fellowship, trading as Wyndham Carols by Candlelight, reserves the right to vary, substitute or withdraw advertised programs, artists, venue and/or seating arrangements as necessary.

Wyndham Carols by Candlelight at Werribee Mansion

Pre show entertainment by The Army Band MelbourneAll I Want For Christmas

Children’s Segment:• It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas

• Jingle Bell Rock• I Can’t Believe it’s Christmas

• Faliz Navidad

Bagpipe MarchAmazing Grace

Heathdale Christian College - Grade 6 Choir performanceO Come All Ye Faithful

Away In A MangerWhat Child is This?

Christmas Medley by The Army Band Melbourne

Nativity Segment:• Mary did you know

• You’re Here• All Is Well

• We Three Kings• Glory in the Highest

Angels We Have Heard on HighO Holy NightSilent Night

Have yourself a Merry Little ChristmasJoy to the World

We Wish You a Merry Christmas

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Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rockJingle bells swing and jingle bells ringSnowing and blowing up bushels of funNow the jingle hop has begun

Jingle bell, jingle bell, jingle bell rockJingle bells chime in jingle bell timeDancing and prancing in Jingle Bell SquareIn the frosty air.

What a bright time, it’s the right timeTo rock the night away

Jingle bell time is a swell timeTo go gliding in a one-horse sleighGiddy-up jingle horse, pick up your feetJingle around the clock

Mix and a-mingle in the jingling feetThat’s the jingle bell,That’s the jingle bell,That’s the jingle bell rock

Jingle Bell Rock

Amazing Grace

Amazing grace! How sweet the sound,That saved a wretch; like me!I once was lost, but now am found,Was blind, but now I see.

‘Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,And grace my fears relieved;How precious did that grace appearThe hour I first believed!

Through many dangers, toils and snares,I have already come;’Tis grace hath brought me safe thus far,And grace will lead me home.

When we’ve been there ten thousand years,Bright shining as the sun,We’ve no less days to sing God’s praiseThan when we first begun.

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O Come All Ye FaithfulJoyful 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.

O Sing, choirs of angels,Sing in exultation,Sing all that hear in heaven God’s holy word.Give to our Father 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.

All Hail! Lord, we greet Thee,Born this happy morning,O Jesus! for evermore be Thy name adored.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.

O Come All Ye Faithful

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Away In A Manger

Away in a manger,No crib for His bedThe little Lord JesusLaid down His sweet head

The stars in the bright skyLooked down where He layThe little Lord JesusAsleep on the hay

The cattle are lowingThe poor Baby wakesBut little Lord JesusNo crying He makes

I love Thee, Lord JesusLook down from the skyAnd stay by my side,‘Til morning is nigh.

Be near me, Lord Jesus,I ask Thee to stayClose by me foreverAnd love me I pray

Bless all the dear childrenIn Thy tender careAnd take us to heavenTo live with Thee there

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What Child Is This

What child is this, who, laid to rest,On Mary’s lap is sleeping?Whom angels greet with anthems sweet,While shepherds watch are keeping?This, this is Christ the King,Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:Haste, haste to bring Him laud,The babe, the son of Mary.

Why lies He in such mean estate,Where ox and donkeys are feeding?Good Christians, fear, for sinners hereThe silent Word is pleading.Nails, spears shall pierce him through,the cross he bore for me, for you.Hail, hail the Word made flesh,the Babe, the Son of Mary.

So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh,Come, peasant, king, to own him.The King of kings salvation brings,Let loving hearts enthrone him.Raise, raise a song on high,The virgin sings her lullabyJoy, joy for Christ is born,The babe, the Son of Mary.

This, this is Christ the King,Whom shepherds guard and angels sing:Haste, haste to bring Him laud,The babe, the son of Mary.

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We three kings of Orient areBearing gifts we traverse afarField and fountain, moor and mountainFollowing yonder star

O Star of wonder, star of nightStar with royal beauty brightWestward leading, still proceedingGuide us to thy Perfect Light

Born a King on Bethlehem’s plainGold I bring to crown Him againKing forever, ceasing neverOver us all to reign

O Star of wonder, star of nightStar with royal beauty brightWestward leading, still proceedingGuide us to Thy perfect light

Frankincense to offer have IIncense owns a Deity nighPrayer and praising, all men raisingWorship Him, God most high

O Star of wonder, star of nightStar with royal beauty brightWestward leading, still proceedingGuide us to Thy perfect light

We Three Kings

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Myrrh is mine, its bitter perfumeBreathes of life of gathering gloomSorrowing, sighing, bleeding, dyingSealed in the stone-cold tomb

O Star of wonder, star of nightStar with royal beauty brightWestward leading, still proceedingGuide us to Thy perfect light

Glorious now behold Him ariseKing and God and SacrificeAlleluia, AlleluiaEarth to heav’n replies

O Star of wonder, star of nightStar with royal beauty brightWestward leading, still proceedingGuide us to Thy perfect light

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Christmas Story

Have you ever wondered what we might see if we could pull back the curtain of time to that very first Christmas?

Well…there was a young girl named Mary who was engaged to a man named Joseph. He was the great-great-great-great-great grandson of King David. One morning this girl was in her house when a shining angel named Gabriel appeared right in front of her. She was afraid, but Gabriel said, ”Don’t be afraid I’m here to tell you some good news from God! Mary you are going to have a little baby, a baby boy and you will name him Jesus! He’s the one Mary! Your baby is going to save the world!” Mary was very excited and ran to tell Joseph. It took Joseph some time to understand it all, but an angel told Joseph not to be afraid, and to still take Mary as his wife and just as the angel had told them; Mary became pregnant. Right about that same time Mary & Joseph had to go to a town called Bethlehem where Joseph was from so that they could be registered. When they got to the city they tried to find a place to stay so that Mary could have her baby. But there was no room anywhere. So Mary and Joseph found a stable, surrounded by animals, filled with hay and even poo!

… and that’s where Mary had her baby, the baby Jesus!

There He was, God’s wonderful gift to the world! The Bible tells us that one of his names was Emmanuel which means “God is with us”! On the same night that Jesus was born a brand new star appeared in the sky and it was very bright! This new star was shining in the sky right over the stable where Jesus was born.

Christmas Story

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Nearby in a field some shepherds were watching their sheep and all of the sudden a whole bunch of angels appeared in the sky and began to sing and shout that Jesus, God’s Son, had been born. God must have thought that shepherds were pretty important because He chose them to be the first to hear the news! After they heard the angels singing “Glory to God in the Highest!” and “Peace on Earth”, the shepherds went as fast as they could to go and find the place where Jesus was born so that they could worship him. And that’s what they did; they came to the stable and found Mary and Joseph and Jesus and they fell down on their knees and worshipped him! Far away in the East three really clever men saw the star in the sky. They were very excited because they had been waiting for a sign like this, to show them that the new baby King had been born. They started travelling right away to come and find the baby so that they could worship Him too. They rode their camels for many days and finally came to the place where Jesus was. They brought him beautiful gifts of gold and special spices and perfumes. They also fell on their knees and worshipped Jesus because he was the son of God who had come to save the world.

So that’s how God’s plan was carried out. And that is the story of How Jesus was born into this world so that He could save us! Jesus, the Prince of Heaven, would bring all people closer to God, even if they did something really wrong, so that now nothing can get between us and God’s love!

Glory to God in the highest and on earth peace and good will toward all men!

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Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels we have heard on highSweetly singing o’er the plains,And the mountains in replyEchoing their joyous strains.

• Refrain: Gloria, in excelsis Deo! Gloria, in excelsis Deo!

Shepherds, why this jubilee?Why your joyous strains prolong?What the gladsome tidings beWhich inspire your heav’nly song?

Come to Bethlehem and seeHim Whose birth the angels sing;Come, adore on bended knee,Christ the Lord, the newborn King.

See Him in a manger laid,Whom the choirs of angels praise;Mary, Joseph, lend your aid,While our hearts in love we raise.

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O Holy Night

O Holy night the stars are brightly shining, It is the night of the dear Saviour’s birth,Long lay the worldIn sin and error pining,Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth,A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices,For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn.

Fall on your knees,O hear the angel voices,O night divine,O night when Christ was born.O night divine,O night, O night divine !

Led by the light of faith serenely beaming, With glowing hearts by His cradle we stand. So Led by the light of a star sweetly gleaming.Here came the wisemen from Orient land. The King of kings lay thus in lowly manger; In all our trials born to be our friend.

Fall on your knees,O hear the angel voices,O night divine,O night when Christ was born.O night divine,O night, O night divine !

Truly He taught us to love one another; His law is love and His gospel is peace;Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother,And in His name all oppression shall cease,Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we,Let all within us Praise His holy name!

Fall on your knees,O hear the angel voices,O night divine,O night when Christ was born.O night divine,O night, O night divine !

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Silent night, Holy nightAll is calm, all is brightRound yon virgin, mother and childHoly infant, tender and mildSleep in heavenly peace,Sleep in heavenly peace.

Silent night, Holy nightSon of God, love’s pure lightRadiant beams from thy holy faceWith the dawn of redeeming grace,Jesus, Lord at thy birthJesus, Lord at thy birth.

Silent night, Holy nightShepherds quake, at the sightGlories stream from heaven aboveHeavenly, hosts sing Hallelujah.Christ the Savior is born,Christ the Savior is born.

Silent Night

Joy To The World

Joy to the world! The Lord is come;Let earth receive her King;Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room,And heav’n and nature sing,And heav’n and nature sing,And heav’n and heav’n and nature sing.

Joy to the earth! The Savior reigns;Let men their songs employ;While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plainsRepeat the sounding joy,Repeat the sounding joy,Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

He rules the world with truth and grace, and makes the nations proveThe glories of His righteousness,And wonders of His love,And wonders of His love,And wonders, wonders of His love.

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The Wyndham Christian Minister’s Network would like to

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We Wish You A Merry Christmas

We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Good tidings we bring to you and your kin, We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas, We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

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Crossroads Uniting Church Cnrs Synnot Street & Duncans Road, Werribeewww.werribee.unitingchurch.org.au

Epiphany Anglican Church60 Mossfiel Drive, Hoppers Crossingwww.epiphany.org.au

Hephzibah Christian ChurchWayaperri Community Hall 106 Duncan’s Road, Werribee abraham.selvam61@gmail.com

Hoppers Crossing Uniting Church235 Derrimut Road, Hoppers Crossingwww.hoppersuniting.com

Lightpoint ChurchCnr Boardwalk Blvd & Bergamont Drv, Point Cookwww.lightpointchurch.com

New Generation City ChurchBaden Powell College, Baden Powell Drive, Tarneitwww.newgencitychurch.org

Newstart Church of ChristWyndham Vale Community Learning Centre Manor Lakes Boulevard, Manor Lakes www.newstart.org.au

South West Christian Church147 -155 Hogans Road, Hoppers Crossingwww.swcc.org.au

St Philips Lutheran Church580 Tarneit Road, Tarneitwinterm@goodnews.vic.edu.au

St Thomas Anglican ChurchCnr Synnot & Greaves St, Werribee www.stthomas.net.au

Suburban Baptist Church152-154 Bellbridge Drive, Hoppers Crossingwww.suburbanchurch.org

The Salvation Army Wyndham City211 Watton Street, Werribee www.salvationarmy.com.au/werribee

Werribee Baptist ChurchCnr Heaths & Derrimut Roads, Werribee www.werribeebaptist.org.au

Werribee Church of Christ200 Tarneit Road, Werribee www.werribeechurchofchrist.org

Wyndham Presbyterian Church116-120 Black Forest Road, Wyndham Vale www.wyndhampc.org

Wyndham Vale Christian Centre418-438 Ballan Road, Wyndham Vale www.wvcc.net.au

For more information please visit wyndhamchurches.org.au

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The Wyndham Ministers Network would also like to especially

thank the following contributors to tonight’s celebration:

The Wyndham City Council and Parks Victoria, The Event Coordination and

Production Teams, The Army Band Melbourne, The 5th/6th Battalion Pipes and

Drums Band, Josh Needham, Dance Network, YPA Werribee, The Wyndham

Combined Churches , Carols Musical Team and the many, many volunteers

We especially thank our Lord God, for sending His Son

Jesus Christ – whose birth we celebrate tonight.

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