The fourth Sunday in advent, December 22nd

Welcome to

worshipat Stillwaters Presbyterian Church

Please prepare your heart for worship

Prelude, “Mary, Sweet Mary”

Lighting of the 4thAdvent candle

Reading from Isaiah 9:2-7

Angels We Have Heard on High

Text: Traditional French Carol

Music: Traditional French Melody

CCLI #896024

Angels we have heard on high,sweetly singing o’er the plains,

and the mountains in replyechoing their joyous strains.

Glo - ri - a in excelsis Deo,Glo - ri - a in excelsis Deo.

Come to Bethlehem, and seeHim whose birth the angels sing;

Come, adore on bended kneeChrist the Lord, the newborn King.

Glo - ri - a in excelsis Deo,Glo - ri - a in excelsis Deo.

Sussex Carol

Traditional English Carol

On Christmas night all Christians singTo hear the news the angels bring

On Christmas night all Christians singTo hear the news the angels bring

News of great joy news of great mirthNews of our

merciful King's birth

Then why should men on earth be sadSince our Redeemer made us glad

Then why should men on earth be sadSince our Redeemer made us glad

When from our sin he set us freeAll for to

gain our liberty

When sin departs before His graceThen life and health come in its place

When sin departs before His graceThen life and health come in its place

Angels with men with joy may singAll for to

see the newborn King

All out of darkness we have lightWhich made the angels sing this night

All out of darkness we have lightWhich made the angels sing this night

Glory to God and peace to men,Glory to

God and peace to men!

We Three Kings

We three kings of Orient areBearing gifts we traverse afar

Field and fountain moor and mountainFollowing yonder star

O star of wonder star of nightStar with royal beauty bright

Westward leading still proceedingGuide us to Thy perfect light

Born a King on Bethlehem's plainGold I bring to crown Him again

King forever ceasing neverOver us all to reign.

O star of wonder star of nightStar with royal beauty bright

Westward leading still proceedingGuide us to Thy perfect light

Here I Am to Worship

Words & Music by Tim HughesCCLI #2266705

Light of the worldYou stepped down into darkness

Opened my eyes, let me see

Beauty that made This heart adore You

Hope of a life spent with You

So here I am to worshipHere I am to bow downHere I am to say that,

You’re my God

You’re altogether lovely, Altogether worthy

Altogether wonderful to me

King of all days, O so highly exalted

Glorious in heaven above

Humbly You came To the earth You created

All for love’s sake became poor

So here I am to worshipHere I am to bow downHere I am to say that,

You’re my God

You’re altogether lovely, Altogether worthy

Altogether wonderful to me

I’ll never know how much it costTo see my sin upon that cross

(repeat)

So here I am to worshipHere I am to bow downHere I am to say that,

You’re my God

You’re altogether lovely, Altogether worthy

Altogether wonderful to me

Announcements and prayer

Joy to the World!Stillwaters Choir

This the Day of Jesus’ Birth

Tune: Bring a Torch Jeannette Isabella Lyrics: Peter Doerfler

This, the age of incarnationThis, the day of Jesus’ birth

Hid before the world’s creationWondrous mysteries now come forth

The worth, He, set aside To serve, the manger child, for us.

This, the age of incarnation!Raise a song of celebration!

Christ, the hope, of ev’ry nation

This, the dawn of God’s salvationThis, the day of Jesus’ birth

Heir of David, here to save usO ye debtors now rejoice

The voice, of, angels declare The choice, of, God not to spare his Son.

This the age of incarnation!Raise a song of celebration!

Christ, the hope, of ev’ry nation

This, the year of jubilationThis, the day of Jesus’ birth

Glory, glory, in the heavensPeace among us … Peace among us …

Peace among us … On whom his favor

Rests, how, blessed we areto rest, how, blessed the Son of God.

This the age of incarnation!Raise a song of celebration!

Christ, the hope, of ev’ry nation

God’s blessingon you