A Sung Communion Liturgy for Christmas Eve
(Tune: GREENSLEEVES)
Lift up
your hearts unto the Lord. Sing unto God your praises.
We gather
on this holy night. We gather at this table.
Lift, lift your hearts up high! Sing praise
to God, and glorify!
Praise, praise, the Prince of Peace, the
Babe, the Son of Mary.
God
breathed in us the breath of life. God gave the gift of Eden.
We turned
away and sin was born; We sought for greener gardens.
Lift, lift your hearts up high! Sing praise
to God, and glorify!
Praise, praise, the Prince of Peace, the
Babe, the Son of Mary.
God called
to us from age to age through messengers and prophets,
When we
would not our hearts give way, the Word-made-flesh God sent us.
This, this is Christ the King, whom
shepherds guard and angels sing;
Haste, haste to bring him laud, the Babe,
the Son of Mary.
O Holy God
of power and might! Hosanna in excelsis!
Blessed be
the one who in your name comes! Hosanna
in the highest!
This, this is Christ the King, whom
shepherds guard and angels sing;
Haste, haste to bring him laud, the Babe,
the Son of Mary.
The
Word-made-flesh, Emmanuel; God, come to live among us!
He preached
good news: the kingdom come! A light shone in the darkness.
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through! The
Cross be borne for me for you.
Hail! Hail, the Word made flesh; the Babe,
the Son of Mary.
And on the
night he was betrayed, Christ took the bread and broke it.
Thanking
God, he shared this gift. “Remember, when you eat it!”
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through! The
Cross be borne for me, for you.
Hail! Hail, the Word made flesh; the Babe,
the Son of Mary.
He took the
cup and raised it up. “My life I pour out for you.
From sin,
set free! Remember me! We covenant anew.”
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through! The
Cross be borne for me, for you.
Hail! Hail, the Word made flesh; the Babe,
the Son of Mary.
Pour out
your Spirit, Holy God, upon these gifts, and bless them.
Make them
for us the Bread of Life, the Cup of our Salvation!
Raise, raise the song on high! The Virgin
sings her lullaby:
Joy, joy, for Christ is born, the Babe, the
Son of Mary!
Prayer
after Communion:
Thank God for Holy Mystery; Body of Christ;
the gift of life!
As we depart, let us take heart: God’s
light will lead us always!
Raise, raise the song on high! The Virgin
sings her lullaby:
Joy, joy, for Christ is born, the Babe, the
Son of Mary!
Text: Beth Quick, 2013.
Refrain text, vs. 3-9: William C. Dix, 1865.
A Sung Communion Liturgy for Christmas Eve by Rev. Beth Quick is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.
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