Comet Bay Carols

Welcome!

As your local churches, we're excited to be presenting the Comet Bay Carols this year. We love to celebrate the birth of Jesus more than 2000 years ago. We believe that Jesus was more than just another man, and even more than just another wise man. We believe that the Jesus we're remembering today is God become man. One of the titles given to Jesus in the Bible is Emmanuel: God with us. The Bible says God became a man so that he could rescue us back to himself. God loves the world so much that he gave his only Son, Jesus, for us. Anyone who puts their trust in him won't perish, even if they die, but will be with God forever. Christmas is about God coming to be with us and make a way for us to be with him forever... and that's something worth getting excited about!

If you'd like to find out more about Jesus, we'd love to speak with you at the church stall. We'd also like to extend an invitation to everyone to visit any of our church services over Christmas.

We hope and pray that you have a wonderful evening!

These carols brought to you by:

Golden Bay Baptist Church

Deo Gloria Church>

Secret Harbour Anglican Church

City on a Hill Church

Come on, ring those bells!

Come on, ring those bells;
light the Christmas tree!
Jesus is the King born for you and me!
Come on, ring those bells; everybody say,
"Jesus, we remember this your birthday."

Everybody likes to take a holiday;
everybody likes to take a rest.
Spending time together with the family
sharing lots of love and happiness.

Come on, ring those bells;
light the Christmas tree!
Jesus is the King born for you and me!
Come on, ring those bells; everybody say,
"Jesus, we remember this your birthday."

Celebrations come because of something good,
celebrations we love to recall:
Mary had a baby boy in Bethlehem,
a joyful celebration for us all.

Come on, ring those bells;
light the Christmas tree!
Jesus is the King born for you and me!
Come on, ring those bells; everybody say,
"Jesus, we remember this your birthday."

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,
sing, all ye citizens of heaven above:
"Glory to God in the highest!"

O come let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him:
Christ the Lord!

Yes, Lord, we greet Thee,
born this happy morning.
Jesus, to Thee be all glory given!
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing.

O come let us adore Him,
O come, let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him:
Christ the Lord!

Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels we have heard on high,
sweetly singing over 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?
Say what may the tidings be
which inspire your heavenly song?

Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo.

Come to Bethlehem and see
Him whose birth the angels sing:
Come adore on bended knee
Christ, the Lord, the new-born King!

Gloria in excelsis Deo! Gloria in excelsis Deo.!

O LITTLE TOWN OF BETHLEHEM

O little town of Bethlehem,
how still we see thee lie!
Above thy deep and dreamless sleep
the silent stars go by;
Yet in thy dark streets shineth
the everlasting Light:
The hopes and fears of all the years
are met in thee tonight.

For Christ is born of Mary,
and gathered all above,
while mortals sleep, the angels keep
their watch of wondering love.
O morning stars, together
proclaim the holy birth!
And praises sing to God the King,
and peace to men on earth.

How silently, how silently
the wondrous gift is given!
So God imparts to human hearts
the blessings of His heaven.
No ear may hear His coming,
but in this world of sin,
Where meek souls will receive Him still
the dear Christ enters in.

O holy child of Bethlehem!
descend to us, we pray;
cast out our sin and enter in,
be born in us today.
We hear the Christmas angels
the great glad tidings tell;
O come to us, abide with us,
our Lord Emanuel.

ONCE IN ROYAL DAVID'S CITY

Once, in royal David's city,
stood a lowly cattle shed,
Where a mother laid her baby
in a manger for His bed.
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ, her little child.

He came down to earth from heaven,
who is God and Lord of all,
and His shelter was a stable,
and His cradle was a stall.
With the poor and meek and lowly
lived on earth our Saviour holy.

And our eyes at last shall see Him
through His own redeeming love.
For that child, so dear and gentle,
is our Lord in heaven above.
And he leads His children on
to the place where He is gone.

THE FIRST NOËL

The first noël, the angels did say,
was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay;
in fields where they lay keeping their sheep
on a cold winter's night that was so deep.

Noël, noël, noël, noël!
Born is the King of Israel.

They looked up and saw a star
shining in the East beyond them far;
and to the earth it gave great light,
and so it continued both day and night.

Noël, noël, noël, noël!
Born is the King of Israel.

This star drew nigh to the north-west,
over Bethlehem it took its rest;
and there it did stop and stay
right over the place where Jesus lay.

Noël, noël, noël, noël!
Born is the King of Israel.

Then let us all with one accord
sing praises to our heavenly Lord
that hath made heaven and earth of naught,
and with His blood mankind hath bought.

Noël, noël, noël, noël!
Born is the King of Israel.

Luke 2:1-7

About that time Emperor Augustus gave orders for the names of all the people to be listed in record books. These first records were made when Quirinius was governor of Syria.

Everyone had to go to their own hometown to be listed. So Joseph had to leave Nazareth in Galilee and go to Bethlehem in Judea. Long ago Bethlehem had been King David's hometown, and Joseph went there because he was from David's family.

Mary was engaged to Joseph and traveled with him to Bethlehem. She was soon going to have a baby, and while they were there, she gave birth to her first-born son. She dressed him in baby clothes and laid him on a bed of hay, because there was no room for them in the inn.

Luke 2:8-20

That night in the fields near Bethlehem some shepherds were guarding their sheep. All at once an angel came down to them from the Lord, and the brightness of the Lord's glory flashed around them. The shepherds were frightened. But the angel said, "Don't be afraid! I have good news for you, which will make everyone happy. This very day in King David's hometown a Saviour was born for you. He is Christ the Lord. You will know who he is, because you will find him dressed in baby clothes and lying on a bed of hay."

Suddenly many other angels came down from heaven and joined in praising God. They said: "Praise God in heaven! Peace on earth to everyone who pleases God."

After the angels had left and gone back to heaven, the shepherds said to each other, "Let's go to Bethlehem and see what the Lord has told us about." They hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and they saw the baby lying on a bed of hay.

When the shepherds saw Jesus, they told his parents what the angel had said about him. Everyone listened and was surprised. But Mary kept thinking about all this and wondering what it meant.

As the shepherds returned to their sheep, they were praising God and saying wonderful things about him. Everything they had seen and heard was just as the angel had said.

WHILE SHEPHERDS WATCHED

While shepherds watched their flocks by night,
all seated on the ground,
the angel of the Lord came down
and glory shone around.

"Fear not" said he, "I bring to you
glad news of greatest joy:
The Saviour, who is Christ the Lord,
is born a heavenly boy."

So spoke the angel; then with him
appeared a shining throng of angels,
praising God, who gladly sang their joyful song:

"All glory be to God on high
and on the earth be peace;
goodwill and joy from heaven to men
begin and never cease."

SILENT NIGHT (Stille Nacht)

Stille nacht, heilige nacht,
alles schläft, einsam wacht.
Nur das traute hochleigige Paar,
holder knabe im lockigen Haar.
Schlaf' in himmlischer ruh.
Schlaf' in himmlischer ruh.

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,
heavenly hosts sing alleluia;
Christ the Saviour is born!
Christ the Saviour is born!

Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, love's pure light.
Radiant beams from your holy face
with the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, Lord, at your birth,
Jesus, Lord, at your birth

HARK THE HERALD ANGELS SING

Hark! The herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King!
Peace on earth, and mercy mild;
God and sinners reconciled!"
Joyful all ye nations, rise,
join the triumph of the skies;
With angelic hosts proclaim,
"Christ is born in Bethlehem!"
Hark! The herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King!"

Christ, by highest heaven adored;
Christ, the everlasting Lord;
Late in time behold Him come,
offspring of a virgin's womb.
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see,
hail incarnate deity!
Pleased as man with man to dwell;
Jesus, our Emanuel.
Hark! The herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King!"

Hail, the heaven-born Prince of Peace!
Hail the Son of Righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
risen with healing in His wings.
Mild He lays His glory by,
born that man no more need die,
born to raise the sons of earth,
born to give them second birth:
Hark! The herald angels sing,
"Glory to the new-born King!"

Luke 2:25-35

At this time a man named Simeon was living in Jerusalem. Simeon was a good man. He loved God and was waiting for God to save the people of Israel. God's Spirit came to him and told him that he would not die until he had seen Christ the Lord.

When Mary and Joseph brought Jesus to the temple to do what the Law of Moses says should be done for a new baby, the Spirit told Simeon to go into the temple. Simeon took the baby Jesus in his arms and praised God, "Lord, I am your servant, and now I can die in peace, because you have kept your promise to me. With my own eyes I have seen what you have done to save your people, and foreign nations will also see this. Your mighty power is a light for all nations, and it will bring honour to your people Israel."

Jesus' parents were surprised at what Simeon had said. Then he blessed them and told Mary, "This child of yours will cause many people in Israel to fall and others to stand. The child will be like a warning sign. Many people will reject him, and you, Mary, will suffer as though you had been stabbed by a dagger. But all this will show what people are really thinking."

WE THREE KINGS OF ORIENT ARE

We three kings of orient are,
bearing gifts we traverse afar:
field and fountain, moor and mountain,
following yonder star.