A Rockin’ Royal Christmas with the King!

All/Choir: Let’s have a very merry Christmas celebrating Jesus,Everybody sing along!

Happily forever we will be together worshiping around the throne.I once was lost but now I’m found.

Adopted by the King, He’s my Father now!

Let’s have a rockin’ royal Christmas, Christmas with the King!Let’s celebrate the birth of Jesus. Everybody sing!

Our Father sent His Son into the world on Christmas morn.He’s reigning in my heart and He’s the Mighty Lord of lords!

What a high position we have all been given, we are heaven’s royalty.We’ll be given crowns, one day lay them down, worshiping the King of kings!I once was lost but now I’m found. Adopted by the King, He’s my Father now!

Let’s have a rockin’ royal Christmas, Christmas with the King!Let’s celebrate the birth of Jesus. Everybody sing!

Our Father sent His Son into the world on Christmas morn.He’s reigning in my heart and He’s the Mighty Lord of lords!

Put your hands up high and raise them in the sky Now every girl and boy let’s shout and make some noise - ROCK OUT!

Whoa…… A Rockin’ Royal Christmas, with the King.

Let’s have a rockin’ royal Christmas, Christmas with the King!Let’s celebrate the birth of Jesus. Everybody sing!

Our Father sent His Son into the world on Christmas morn.He’s reigning in my heart and He’s the Mighty Lord of lords!

Put your hands up high and wave them in the sky Now every girl and boy let’s shout and make some noise - ROCK OUT!

Whoa……a rockin’ royal Christmas with the King.YEAH!

Bring Them To Me

Storyteller: Step back in time two thousand years,You’ll be surprised by what you hear;

Choir: Herod is reigning and he is complainingHe’s angry as angry can be.

So let’s step back in history, come with me (down).

Herod: I am Herod the ruler; need I say anymore? I’m the KING!Choir: A fact you can’t ignore

Herod: the nerve of those wise men to stand here in my court and ask me where that baby would be born.

Herod/Choir: They followed a star on their journey, They thought a star would lead to their king.

Herod: Ha ha! How dare they would stand in my presence!Someone go find them for me!

Choir: Herod calm down and count to ten, Herod slow down, stop jumping ahead;

There’s really no reason, Your majesty, listen.Those wise men could not hurt a flea.

Herod: But they’ve got something up their sleeve. Bring them to me. Right now!

Herod: I’ll find those three wise men,They’ll be trembling with fear. I am king.

(Herod: Choir: I/he thought I/he made that clear

Choir: But Herod poor Herod was raging mad for sure.His royal highness was so insecure.

Herod: I told them to return to me. And that was my word, my decree!I told them I wanted to worship.

Choir: But we know he’s lying through his teeth!

Choir: Herod calm down and count to ten.Herod slow down, stop jumping ahead.

There’s really no reason, Your majesty, listen.Those wise men could not hurt a flea.

Herod: But they’re acting suspiciously. Bring them to me.

Sher: Sherlock Watson is my name. I’m/He’s/ from the FBI.Sher: One day Herod summoned me Sher/Her/Choir: Sherlock find those guys!Sher: Those wise men don’t seem very wise to disobey a king; I for one will do my bestSherlock/Choir: to please his majesty Herod: Bring them to me!

Choir: Herod calm down and count to ten.Herod slow down, stop jumping ahead.

There’s really no reason, Your majesty, listen.Those wise men could not hurt a flea.

Herod : I don’t’ trust men who travel in three’s Bring them to me.

Sherlock: Perhaps I was put on the earth for such a time as this.I could become a C E O of Herod’s offices.

I’ll go get those wise men, bring them to his majesty.I’ll be Herod’s right-hand man just you wait and see!

Sherlock: Herod I’m on it, Sherlock/Choir: I’ll/He’ll solve this case.

Sherlock: Herod, I’ll find them, Sherlock/Choir: no time to waste.

Choir: There’s really no reason, Your majesty listenThose wise men won’t change history.

Herod/Sherlock/Choir: unless the baby could actually be…Herod/Sherlock/Choir: The King of kings

Herod: BRING THEM TO ME!

Take a Look Inside

Solo– Sherlock’s off to the library, He’ll research the Baby’s ancestry

Take a look at geneology,Choir – He’ll uncover His fam’ly tree.

Sherlock: He couldn’t be of royalty if I can be so bold,Sherlock/Choir: Unless He fulfilled the prophecy the scriptures had foretold.

Choir: He must search the scriptures line by line, and investigate what he can find.

Every scroll of ancient history,Sherlock: I’ll solve this mystery, you’ll see!

Choir: Take a look inside in God’s Holy Word. Look at the facts and not what you’ve heard.

If God said it we believe it, investigate and see,There’s proof in the scriptures Spoken: He’s heaven’s royalty!

(repeat this section)

(This section is sung first with Choir only and then Sherlock.)Choir: Was He really from the line of David Sherlock: YES!Choir: From the tribe of Father Abraham Sherlock: CO-RRECT!Choir: From the mystery of history He’ll find out Sherlock: WOW!Choir: He was really born in Bethlehem Sherlock: OH MY!Choir: Isaiah called Him a Mighty God Sherlock: MIGHTY GOD!Choir: He wrote He was the Prince of Peace Sherlock: PRINCE OF PEACE!

Sherlock/Choir: Everlasting Father, EmmanuelChoir: That’s a King to me.

Sherlock: Wait a minute!(Repeat this section using Sherlock’s lines)

(Instrumental under Sherlock monologue)

Choir: Take a look inside in God’s Holy Word. Sher/Str: He was really from the line of DavidLook at the facts and not what you’ve heard. From the tribe of Father AbrahamIf God said it we believe it, investigate and see, From the mystery history we found outThere’s proof in the scriptures He was really born in Bethlehem!Spoken: He’s heaven’s royalty!

(repeat this section)

Choir: Sherlock studied at the library, He found out the babies ancestryGod fulfilled all the prophecies,

Sherlock/Choir: The scripture said He was the King indeed.

Unforgettable, Incredible Not So Silent Night

Shepherd 1: We were minding our own business tending sheep,While all the world around us was fast asleep.

Shepherd 1/Choir: Suddenly the heavens lit up the sky,Unforgettable incredible not so silent night!

Shepherd 2: We were shocked and we were shaken from head to toe, What we were seein’, folks, we did not know;

Shepherd 2/Choir: The angel said, “Fear not” to our delight,Unforgettable incredible not so silent night!

Shepherd 3: Then the angel had good news for us to hear, Shepherd 3: /Choir: We listened to the message loud and clear;

Shepherd 3: They came to us All Shepherds: (spoken) We all wondered why!

All Shepherds/Choir: Unforgettable incredible not so silent night!All/Choir: It was fabulous, unbelievable!

It was marvelous, inconceivable. So spectacular the star that filled the sky with light;

Unforgettable incredible not so silent night!Today a Savior has been born.

He is Christ, He is Christ the Lord!

All/Choir: Glo……………ria inexcelsis Deo Glo……………ria inexcelsis De…e…

All Shepherds/Choir: Oh the heaven’s thundered with such joy, As the angel worshiped and rejoiced.

Glory in the highest filled the sky,Unforgettable incredible not so silent night!

All Shepherds/Choir: It was fabulous, unbelievable! It was marvelous, inconceivable!

So spectacular the star that filled the sky with light;Unforgettable incrediblllle not so silent night!

Unforgettable incrediblllle not – so –si - lent - night!Not so silent night!

When the Little Baby Boy Was Born

Choir: When the little baby Boy was born cherubim took wing;For on that blessed morn, in a stable was our King.

Angels: When the little baby boy was born.

Choir: When the little baby Boy was born, many shepherds came;And on that Christmas morn, how the herald angels sang.

Angels: When the little baby boy was born.

All/Choir: The little baby Boy was born in BethleHEM!,Born to live and die and then to rise again.

He was born to answer heaven’s call,Born to save us all, He was born to save us all.

Angel 1: When the little baby Boy was born did they know right then,He’d wear a crown of thorns and forgive them of their sins?

Choir: When the little baby Boy was born.Angel 2: When the little baby Boy was born was it clear to see, That Jesus Christ our Lord was the mighty King of kings.

Choir: When the little baby Boy was born.

All/Choir: The little baby Boy was born in BethleHEM!,Born to live and die and then to rise again.

He was born to answer heaven’s call,Born to save us all, He was born to save us all.

All/Choir: The little baby Boy was born in Bethle HEM!,,Born to live and die and then to rise again.

He was born to answer heaven’s call,Born to save us all (up), He was born to save us all (down).

When the little baby boy was born! (down/up).

A Wise Man’s Life for Me

Choir: I will be, just you wait and see. A wise man’s life for me (up). Found the King, He’s my everything. A wise man’s life for me (down).

I’m a truth seeker, I’m a BEEliever, I want the world to see; I’m a follower, I’m a worshiper, I said a wise man’s life for me. I’ll be filled with joy and I will rejoice, I’ll bow before my King;

Lord, I’ll live for You, for I trust in You, A wise man’s life for me.

They traveled from afar, led by a shining star. They found the Child, the King of kings.

And even still today Your light will guide the way, To You my Lord, the King of kings.

I’m a truth seeker, I’m a BEEliever, I want the world to see; I’m a follower, I’m a worshiper, I said a wise man’s life for me.

Solo ? – The wisest thing that you or I could ever do Is to worship God in spirit and truth.

Choir: I said the wisest thing that you or I could ever do Is to worship God in spirit and truth.

Choir: they left a different way, they’d never be the sameFor they had met the King of kings.

Ad I won’t be the same, my life’s forever changed. I too have me the King of kings.

I’ll be filled with joy and I will rejoice, I’ll bow before my King; Lord, I’ll live for You, for I trust in You, A wise man’s life for me.

I will be, just you wait and see. A wise man’s life for me. Found the King, He’s my everything. A wise man’s life for me.

If I Knew Then

Innkeepers wife: If I knew then what I know now,Things would be different somehow.

I’d gladly offer them the best that I could giveBoth: If only I knew then what I know now

Vinny: If I knew then what I know now, Before his manger bed I’d bow

Just like the shepherds filled with wonder at the sight,Both: The miracle of heaven born that night.

Choir: Whoever thought that a manger stallWould cradle the King and the Lord of all?

And who would have thought on that wondrous nightHeaven would send us a holy Light?

Choir: Now we know more than they did then Storyteller: We know more than they did then,

Choir: About the Child of Bethlehem Storyteller: About the Child of Bethle HEM!,

Choir: He is my Savior and I’ll worship Him alone, I choose for Him to make my heart His home.

Choir: Now we know more than they did then, Storyteller/Vinny/Wife: Now we know more than they did then,Choir: One day our Lord will come again:

Storyteller/Vinny/Wife: One day our Lord will come againAll: Not as a baby in a bed of hay and straw, but as a Mighty King and Lord of all.

Child #1: And she gave birth to her firstborn, a SonShe wrapped Him in cloth and placed Him in a manger,

Because there was no room for them in the inn.

Child #2: There were shepherd living out in the fields nearby,Keeping watch over their flocks by night.

And an angel of the Lord appeared to them.

Child #3: “Do not be afraid, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all people.

Child #4: Today in the town of David, a Savior has been born.

Child 1-4 together: He is Christ the Lord

Choir: Who would have thought he would change my heart, Forgive all my sin, make a brand new start?

And who would have thought that a lowly birth, One day would reign over all the earth?

Innkeepers Wife: If I knew then what I know now,Vinny: Before His manger bed, I’d bow.

All/Choir: Just like the shepherds filled with wonder at this sight,The miracle of heaven born that night.The miracle of heaven born that night.

A Higher Calling to a Higher King

Townsperson 1 – Hey, Sherlock, whatcha gonna do?Townsperson 2 - Hey, Sherlock, what’s your next move?

Townsperson 3 – Now that you’ve searched and heard what is true.Townsperson 4 – Has there been a change in you?

All/Choir: Hey, Sherlock, whatcha gonna do? Hey, Sherlock, what’s your next move?

Like the wise men will you leave another way?Who will you serve, will you serve today?

(Storyteller Narration)Sherlock found the facts. He studied the prophecies in the Holy Scriptures. He

reviewed the first-hand stories of the shepherd and the innkeeper.The angels’ announcement amazed him and he marveled at the wisdom of the

wise men; And how it was time for him to make a choice. What will he do?

Sherlock: I have decided to follow Jesus. I have decided to follow Jesus.I have decided to follow Jesus. No turning back, no turning back.

Sherlock/All/Choir/: A higher calling, a higher kingdom.A higher calling, a higher kingdom.A higher calling, a higher kingdom.All/Choir: Lord take your throne

Sherlock: Lord take your throneSherlock/All/Choir: I’m yours alone.

Choir: He was really from the line of David. From the tribe of Father Abraham

From the mystery of history he find out. He was really born in Bethle HEM!,Now all of heaven is filled with joy. You’ve made your heart His home.

You can’t go back to Herod now, You worship Christ alone.

There comes a point when you must decide Who you will serve, will serve with your life.

So look beyond the world that you see, You have a higher calling to a higher King!

(Choir repeats this section as Sherlock sings section below.)

Sherlock: He was really from the line of David. From the tribe of Father Abraham From the mystery of history he find out. He was really born in Bethle HEM!,

All/Choir: We have decided to follow Jesus, We are the children of royalty;

We have decided to follow JesusA higher calling to a higher King!

A Rockin’ Royal Christmas reprise/Glory Be to God

All/Choir: Let’s have a very merry Christmas celebrating Jesus,Everybody sing along!

Happily forever we will be together worshiping around the throne.I once was lost but now I’m found. Adopted by the King. He’s my Father now!

Let’s have a rockin’ royal Christmas, Christmas with the King!Let’s celebrate the birth of Jesus. Everybody sing!

Our Father sent His Son into the world on Christmas morn.He’s reigning in my heart and He’s the Mighty Lord of lords!

Today a Savior has been born, He is Christ, He is Christ the Lord! (up)

Singing glory to our God on high, peace on earth good will to menAngel voices fill the sky; the King is born in Bethle HEM!,.

Singing glory to our God on high; welcoming the Savior’s birth.All creation testifies; Emmanuel has come to earth.

I once was lost but now I’m found;Adopted by the King, He’s my Father now!

Singing glory to our God on high, peace on earth good will to menAngel voices fill the sky. The King is born in Bethlehem.

Singing glory to our God on high; welcoming the Savior’s birth.All creation testifies; Emmanuel has come to earth.

Put your hands up high and raise them in the sky Now every girl and boy let’s shout and make some noise - ROCK OUT!

Whoa…… a rockin’ royal Christmas with the King.YEAH!