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Christmas Program
& Holiday Desserts
The joint Winchester Friends/Rural Friends choir presented the cantata Let Heaven and Nature Sing Gloria! on December 16 at 6:30 PM. The service closed with a candlelight meditation. Afterwards, we adjourned to the basement to sample everyone's favorite Holiday Desserts. |
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| In spite of the snowstorm, around 100 people gathered for the cantata on December 16. Photo is from the Candlelight Service at the end of the cantata. | |
| Winchester Friends Church December 16, 2007 6:30 PM | |
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Piano Prelude |
Mary Clark |
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Congregational Carol #132 |
Angels We Have Heard On High |
| Friends Combined Choir | |
| Brian Lilly, director | Mary Clark, pianist |
| with singers from Winchester Friends and Rural Friends | |
| Narrator- Val Pearson | Sound Board- Marc Edwards |
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Awake Us, O Lord-John Parker, Mark Hayes Awaken us, O Lord, to a brighter day, dawning of new hope, dispersing fears away. A candle for the lost, a beacon in the night. Send Immanuel, send to us Your light. |
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Silver Wings- John Parker, Mark Hayes Angel faces glowing bright on this sacred starry night. Angel wings in grand array show us where the baby lay. Angel eyes with gentle light guide us to this King tonight. Laudamus te (Lord, we praise You); Benedicimus te (Lord, we bless You); Adoramus te (Lord, we adore You); Glorificamus te (Lord, we glorify You)... Gloria in excelsis Deo (Glory to God in the highest)! Gloria in excelsis Deo! |
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Shepherd's Proclamation- John Parker, Mark Hayes Run to the village, rush to the town, spread the glad tidings of Jesus around. Sing from the rooftop, shout it with joy, for heaven has sent us a baby Boy! And on earth peace to men of good will. In terra pax hominibus, hominibus bonae voluntatis |
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Tender Rose of God- John Parker, Mark Hayes; based on the Wexford Carol, a traditional Irish carol. Adoramus Adonai (Lord we adore You). Angels sing their lullaby. Sweetest Rose of God is He, Jesus, born of Mary free. |
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Song Of The Wise Men- John Parker, Mark Hayes Over the plains, the hills and desert, traveling through the wasteland and desolate wild, riding the eastern ridge, wise men are coming, searching in earnest for God's Christmas Child. Mountain and tree, come join in our song, a glad alleluia as we go along! |
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Let Heaven And Nature Sing!-John Parker, Mark Hayes Gratias agimus tibi (we give thanks to You)! Thanks be unto God! Gratias agimus tibi! Let heaven and nature sing Gratias agimus tibi! Gloria in excelsis Deo! |
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Devotions |
Ron Ferguson |
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Candlelight Service |
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Benediction |
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Written by Mark Hayes, John Parker, Audra Parker (CCLI #649965) |
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Thank you to all who donated Poinsettias to decorate the sanctuary for Advent and Christmas.
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Holiday Desserts after the Cantata Dec. 16. |
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