Albuquerque Sovereign Grace
Baptist Church
A SERVICE OF LESSONS AND CAROLS
CHRISTMAS 2005
Opening Carol - "Once in David's Royal City"
Opening Prayer
Carol - "Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence"
First Lesson - Genesis 3 : 8 - 19
God tells sinful Adam though he has lost Paradise
yet his seed will bruise the serpent's head.
Carol - "Arise, Your Light Is Come"
Second Lesson - Genesis 22 : 15 - 18
God promises faithful Abraham that in his seed
all the nations of the earth shall be blessed.
Carol - "Blessed Be the God of Israel"
Third Lesson - Isaiah 9 : 2, 6 - 7
Isaiah foretells the coming of the Savior.
Carol - "O, Come, O, Come, Immanuel"
Fourth Lesson - Isaiah 11 : 1 - 9
The peace that Christ will bring is revealed.
Carol - "Lo, How a Rose 'Ere Blooming"
Fifth Lesson - Luke 1 : 26 - 38
Mary is saluted by the angel Gabriel.
Carol - "Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus"
Sixth Lesson - Luke 2 : 1 - 7
Luke tells the birth of Jesus.
Carol - "Away in a Manger"
Seventh Lesson - Luke 2 : 8 - 16
The shepherds go to the manger.
Carol - "While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks"
Eighth Lesson - Matthew 2 : 1 - 12
The wise men follow the star to Jesus.
Carol - "Sing We Now of Christmas"
Ninth Lesson - John 1 : 1 - 14
John describes the great mystery of the Incarnation.
Carol - "O, Come, All Ye Faithful"
Closing Prayer
Carol - "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing"