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Series Code: 3CS
Program Code: 3CS210009S
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00:01 Gloria,
00:06 in excelsis Deo! 00:25 Angels we have heard on high sweetly singing o'er the plains, 00:33 and the mountains in reply echoing their joyous strains. 00:40 Gloria, 00:48 in excelsis Deo. 00:52 Gloria, 00:59 in excelsis Deo. 01:05 Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong? 01:13 What the gladsome tidings be 01:16 which inspire your heavenly song? 01:20 Gloria, 01:27 in excelsis Deo. 01:31 Gloria, 01:38 in excelsis Deo. 01:44 Come to Bethlehem and see 01:47 Christ whose birth the angels sing. 01:51 Come, adore on bended knee, 01:55 Christ the Lord, the newborn King. 01:58 Gloria, 02:05 in excelsis Deo. 02:09 Gloria, 02:16 in Excelsis Deo. 02:22 See Him in a manger laid whom the choir of angels praise. 02:29 Mary, Joseph, lend your aid 02:33 while our hearts in love we raise. 02:36 Gloria, 02:44 in Excelsis Deo. 02:47 Gloria, 02:55 in Excelsis Deo. 03:06 Have you ever wondered what, "Gloria in Excelsis Deo," means? 03:09 It means, glory to God in the highest. 03:11 The angels had to sing; this was the long-awaited plan 03:15 for salvation being set into motion. 03:17 They just couldn't be silent. 03:19 Yet, they weren't the only ones excited. 03:22 Our next song is a special song to me because it was written 03:25 in French in the about the 1860s. 03:28 And since, it has been translated into English 03:30 and played with a musette which is a sort of bagpipe 03:33 that would be used for special celebrations. 03:37 You can almost hear the excitement and joy of the 03:40 long-awaited Savior of the world with this next song, 03:43 Il est né, le divin Enfant, 03:45 He is Born, the Divine Christ Child, 03:47 that Sam will sing for us. 03:58 He is born, the divine Christ Child; 04:01 play the oboe and bagpipes merrily. 04:05 He is born, the divine Christ Child; 04:09 sing we all of the Savior mild. 04:13 Through long ages of the past, 04:16 prophets have foretold His coming. 04:20 Through long ages of the past, now the time has come at last. 04:27 He is born, the divine Christ Child; 04:31 play the oboe and bagpipes merrily. 04:35 He is born, the divine Christ Child; 04:38 sing we all of the Savior mild. 04:46 O how lovely, O how pure 04:49 is this perfect Child of heaven. 04:53 O how lovely, O how pure 04:57 gracious gift to humankind. 05:00 He is born, the divine Christ Child; 05:04 play the oboe and bagpipes merrily. 05:08 He is born, the divine Christ Child; 05:11 sing we all of the Savior mild. 05:15 Jesus, Lord of all the world, coming as a Child among us. 05:23 Jesus, Lord of all the world, grant to us Thy heavenly peace. 05:30 He is born, the divine Christ Child; 05:34 play the oboe and bagpipes merrily. 05:38 He is born, the divine Christ Child; 05:41 sing we all of the Savior mild. 05:45 Sing we all of the Savior mild. 05:56 I wish I could have been there to hear the excitement of the 06:00 birth of our Savior and watch how the angels must have 06:03 worshipped baby Jesus. 06:04 I'm sure there was lots of singing, 06:06 and perhaps some music too. 06:08 After all, many of us like singing when we're happy. 06:11 Others of us might enjoy playing music, 06:13 like Joshua, Amy, and Michael will play, 06:15 It Came Upon a Midnight Clear. 08:13 It's wonderful that we can praise God by our music 08:16 because that is a form of worship. 08:18 The more we worship, the more our love for God grows. 08:22 And the more our love grows, 08:23 the more we want to share it with others 08:25 who are eager to hear the good news. 08:27 Let's listen to Joshua who will play, 08:29 Do You Hear What I Hear? 10:41 Thank you, Joshua. 10:43 If we could hear the words of the song, it says, 10:45 "This Child will bring us goodness and light." 10:48 Don't you want to see the light that can only come from Jesus 10:51 who can bring us true joy? 10:55 Let me tell you a story that I read in the book called, 10:57 Chicken Soup for the Soul, Christmas Treasury. 11:00 Young Robin always knew what to get her mother. 11:03 But finding a gift for her father wasn't so easy. 11:06 She wanted to find something special 11:08 that her father could use. 11:09 After all, he was a practical man. 11:12 Robin was really struggling with what to get him. 11:15 But she remembered that her grandmother had once told her 11:19 that flashlights were really useful. 11:21 A flashlight would be perfect. 11:23 A practical gift for a practical dad. 11:27 Robin's father loved the gift. 11:30 He said it was just what he needed. 11:32 Well, it turns out he really did need it. 11:35 Because only a month later he was on a tug boat with 11:38 two co-workers when something awful happened. 11:42 They were sailing home in the dark one evening 11:45 when they came upon a storm. 11:48 It was so cold with a wind chill of negative 60 degrees. 11:51 The boat was leaning back and forth in the wind, 11:54 making it hard to walk around. 11:56 Then the boat started taking on water. 11:59 The boat was sinking. 12:02 Not far away on an old island, several families 12:06 were just sitting down to dinner in their homes. 12:08 One man who lived on the island overheard the boat's 12:11 distress call on the radio and knew that the Coast Guard 12:15 was too far away to help. 12:16 He needed to help them. 12:18 Several men from the island left their dinners 12:20 and climbed into the boat and set out 12:23 to look for the sinking tug boat. 12:26 The men were starting to get discouraged about not finding 12:29 the boat when all of a sudden they saw a strange sight. 12:33 Not far in the distance, light was in the water. 12:36 They drove the boat toward the light and found all three men 12:40 floating in the water. 12:41 In Robin's father's hand was the flashlight she had given 12:45 him for Christmas. 12:47 They were saved. 12:50 That flashlight was beaming straight up as a beacon of light 12:54 for those who would believe and follow it. 12:56 Can you imagine the joy Robin felt to have her father 13:00 safe at home, and to know that her gift 13:02 made all the difference? 13:04 Jesus is our beacon of light who can come to bring real joy 13:09 if we will only follow Him. 13:11 I know I want to follow Jesus. 13:13 He is calling all the faithful to follow Him. 13:16 Let's listen to John Harley, Kenley, and Nia sing, 13:19 O Come All Ye Faithful. 13:30 O come, all ye faithful, 13:38 joyful and triumphant. 13:44 O come ye, O come ye 13:51 to Bethlehem. 13:59 Come and behold Him, 14:06 born the King of angels. 14:12 O come, let us adore Him, 14:19 O come, let us adore Him, 14:26 O come, let us adore Him, 14:34 Christ the Lord. 14:44 The Lord. 14:51 Sing, choirs of angels, 14:58 sing in exultation. 15:05 O sing, all ye citizens, 15:11 of heaven above. 15:19 Glory to God, 15:25 all glory in the highest. 15:32 O come, let us adore Him, 15:40 O come, let us adore Him, 15:47 O come, let us adore Him, 15:55 Christ the Lord. 16:05 The Lord. 16:12 Yea, Lord, we greet thee, 16:18 born this happy morning. 16:25 Jesus to thee be 16:31 all glory given. 16:39 Word of the Father, 16:46 now in flesh appearing. 16:52 O come, let us adore Him, 16:59 O come, let us adore Him, 17:06 O come, let us adore Him, 17:14 Christ the Lord. 17:20 O come, let us adore Him, 17:27 O come, let us adore Him, 17:34 O come, let us adore Him, 17:43 Christ the Lord. 17:59 We do want to show our love for Jesus 18:02 and worship Him for coming to save each one of us. 18:05 Sometimes we forget the real reason to celebrate Christmas; 18:08 is that Jesus Himself is the gift to us. 18:11 And we can say, "Happy birthday, Jesus." 18:25 Happy birthday, Jesus; 18:30 I'm so glad it's Christmas. 18:36 All the tinsels and lights, and the presents are nice, 18:43 but the real gift is You. 18:48 Happy birthday, Jesus; 18:54 I'm so glad it's Christmas. 18:59 All the carols and bells make the holiday swell, 19:06 but it's all about You. 19:11 Happy birthday, Jesus. 19:17 Jesus, I love You. 19:23 Happy birthday, Jesus; 19:29 I'm so glad it's Christmas. 19:35 All the tinsels and lights, and the presents are nice, 19:41 but the real gift is You. 19:47 Happy birthday, Jesus; 19:52 I'm so glad it's Christmas. 19:58 All the carols and bells make the holiday swell, 20:04 but it's all about You. 20:11 Happy birthday, Jesus. 20:18 Jesus, I love You. 20:27 I love You, Jesus. 20:39 Do you love Jesus? I'm sure you do. 20:42 All you have to do is accept Jesus and invite 20:44 Him into your heart. 20:46 And that is when we find real joy. 20:49 I have another story for you about joy that I experienced 20:52 while teaching. 20:53 It was the school's Christmas party and everyone in the class 20:56 participated in a Christmas gift exchange. 20:59 Everyone took turns opening their gifts 21:01 from someone in the class. 21:02 Suzie was excited to see her gift. 21:04 The wrapping paper wasn't very pretty. 21:07 It was wrapped in cartoon newspaper and tied with string. 21:11 Understanding that this gift might be from Emily, 21:14 she carefully opened the gift to uncover the soap. 21:17 This soap hadn't been used, but it did look like it had been 21:20 in someone's house for some time. 21:23 All the kids began laughing and snickering 21:26 while Emily sank farther into her seat. 21:28 Suzie, on the other hand, had looked at me, 21:31 and I realized that Suzie had understood 21:34 what was really important. 21:36 Something just told Suzie that was the best gift 21:40 Emily could give. 21:41 Suzie walked over to Emily and gave her a big hug, 21:44 "Thank you. I love it. 21:45 I will keep it in my drawer and smell it every day. 21:48 It smells like fresh cut flowers." 21:51 Later that evening my family joined Suzie's to make 21:54 an anonymous special gift for Emily's family for Christmas. 21:58 So early Christmas morning two families left a big 22:01 gift basket of goodies. 22:03 The joy came after Christmas when Emily seemed happier 22:06 at school and her father was able to work again. 22:10 The miraculous birth is supposed to bring joy. 22:12 And that joy should be shared with others. 22:15 It's no wonder that so many people call it a holy night. 22:19 Let's listen to Joshua play, O Holy Night. 26:10 Because of that special holy night, 26:12 we have a lot to be happy about and share the joy with others. 26:16 There are so many ways we can share the joy of Christmas: 26:19 baking cookies and sharing them, 26:21 going caroling, and sending surprise gift baskets, 26:24 making cards to give away. 26:26 All those things help bring joy. 26:28 Like this last song, Joy to the World. 26:37 Joy to the world, the Lord is come. 26:42 Let earth receive her King. 26:47 Let every heart prepare Him room, 26:52 and heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing, 26:57 and heaven, and heaven and nature sing. 27:03 Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns. 27:08 Let men their songs employ 27:13 while fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains 27:18 repeat the sounding joy, repeat the sounding joy, 27:23 repeat, repeat the sounding joy. 27:28 He rules the world with truth and grace, 27:33 and makes the nations prove 27:38 the glories of His righteousness 27:43 and wonders of His love, and wonders of His love, 27:48 and wonders, wonders of His love. 27:56 My heart is full of joy. 27:58 I hope yours is too. 28:00 Thank you for joining us. 28:01 And have a joyous Christmas. 28:04 Gloria, 28:11 in excelsis Deo. 28:15 Gloria, 28:22 in excelsis Deo. |
Revised 2021-12-06