This year the Trinity Christmas Eve Candlelight Service will be held online. But don’t worry, we haven’t left out any of the usual well-know Christmas carols for you to sing with us, readings that tell the amazing story of Christmas, or a short message that relates that story to the time in which we live.
The service will be about an hour long, and we hope that you and your family will join us for this special celebration. And don’t forget to have a wax or electronic candle (or a cellphone with a light) nearby so you can participate in the candle-lighting part of the service. The words to the carols will be on the screen during the service and you can download them in advance using the “Lyrics sheet” button as well as see them below.
O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL
O come all ye faithful Joyful and triumphant
O come ye O come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him Born the King of angels
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord
Sing choirs of angels Sing in exultation
O sing all ye bright Hosts of heav'n above
Glory to God all Glory in the highest
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord
Yea Lord we greet Thee
Born this happy morning
Jesus to Thee be all glory giv'n
Word of the Father
Now in flesh appearing
COME, THOU LONG EXPECTED JESUS
Come Thou long expected Jesus
Born to set Thy people free
From our fears and sins release us
Let us find our rest in Thee
Israel's strength and consolation
Hope of all the earth Thou art
Dear desire of every nation
Joy of every longing heart
Born Thy people to deliver
Born a child and yet a King
Born to reign in us forever
Now Thy gracious Kingdom bring
By Thine own eternal Spirit
Rule in all our hearts alone
By Thine all sufficient merit
Raise us to Thy glorious throne
SILENT NIGHT
Silent night holy night
All is calm all is bright
Round yon virgin mother and Child
Holy Infant so tender and mild
Sleep in heavenly peace
Sleep in heavenly peace
Silent night holy night
Shepherds quake at the sight
Glories stream from heaven afar
Heav'nly hosts sing alleluia
Christ the Savior is born
Christ the Savior is born
Silent night holy night
Son of God love's pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy face
With the dawn of redeeming grace
Jesus Lord at Thy birth
Jesus Lord at Thy birth
ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH
Angels we have heard on high
Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply
Echoing their joyous strains
Gloria, In excelsis Deo
Gloria, In excelsis Deo
Shepherds why this jubilee
Why your joyous strains prolong
What the gladsome tidings be
Which inspire your heav'nly song
Gloria, In excelsis Deo
Gloria, In excelsis Deo
Come to Bethlehem and see
Christ whose birth the angels sing
Come adore on bended knee
Christ the Lord the newborn King
Gloria, In excelsis Deo
Gloria, In excelsis Deo
JOY TO THE WORLD
Joy to the world the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let ev'ry heart prepare Him room
And heav'n and nature sing
And heav'n and nature sing
And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing
Joy to the earth the Savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods
Rocks hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat repeat the sounding joy
He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of His righteousness
And wonders of His love
And wonders of His love
And wonders, wonders of His love
Merry Christmas!
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