We Make Room (Christmas Eve) [December 24, 2024]

As soon as Zechariah’s voice returns, his first words are gratitude and blessing. He
sings a story of praise for God’s protection and promise, and then he showers a
blessing on his newborn son. He sings a story of hope. After Elizabeth exclaims
blessings upon Mary, Mary sings: “My soul magnifies God; my spirit rejoices in God.”
Mary sings about a God of liberation who pulls the powerful from their thrones
and lifts up the lowly. Mary sings a story of hope, one in which justice and joy are
interwoven. As we prepare to celebrate Christ’s birth, may we also sing stories of
hope, justice, and joy.
~From "How Does a Weary World Rejoice?” copyright A Sanctified Art, 2023
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Prelude
“Huron Carol,” Timothy Waugh Tower Ringers
©1996, Jeffers Handbell Supply, All rights reserved.
Reprinted with permission under ONE LICENSE.
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“Gentle Mary Laid Her Child,” David Angerman
©1994, Alfred Publishing, All rights reserved.
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“Gesù Bambino,” Pietro A. Yon Salome Lomidze, violin
(Public Domain)

Carol
“O Come, All Ye Faithful!”
(Public Domain)

Carol
“Angels We Have Heard on High”
(Public Domain)

Time for Young Disciples
“Do You Hear What I Hear?” Douglas Wagner Tower Ringers
©1982, Shawnee Press, All rights reserved.
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Anthem
“It Came Upon a Midnight Clear,” Marianne Forman
©2022, Beckenhorst Press, All rights reserved.
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“O Holy Night,” Adolphe Adam Rachel Helgeson, mezzo-soprano
(Public Domain)

Carol
“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence”
(Public Domain)

Prayer Response
“Prepare the Way of the Lord,” Jacques Berthier
©1984, GIA Publications, Inc., All rights reserved.   
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Bell Offertory
“O Come Rejoicing,” Martha Lynn Thompson
©1983, Agape, All rights reserved.
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Doxology
"Doxology for a Weary World,” Anna Strickland
©2023, Anna Strickland, A Sanctified Art, LLC, All rights reserved.    
Used with permission.

Sanctus
“Holy, Holy, Holy Lord,” Marty Haugen
©1984, GIA Publications, All rights reserved.     
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Music during Communion: “Away in a Manger,” Mark Hayes
©1985, Gaither Music Company
Used by Permission. CCLI License #CSPL068847

Anthem
“Night of Silence,” Daniel Kantor, Marilyn Biery
©2001, GIA Publications, Inc., All rights reserved.
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Hymn
“Silent Night, Holy Night”
(Public Domain)

Hymn
“Joy to the World!”
(Public Domain)

Postlude
“Good Christian Men, Rejoice,” Michael Tyree
©2020, Hope Publishing Company, All rights reserved.
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