McPhail Weblog Dec 6 2020

 

McPhail Baptist Church

Dec 6th 2020

Prelude on Picardy 

(Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence)

Sue Sparks 

Favourite Carols

Ernie Cox, Lynda Cox and Sue Sparks

Angels from the Realms of Glory

Angels from the realms of glory, 

Wing your flight o'er all the earth; 

Ye who sang creation's story 

Now proclaim Messiah's birth: 

Refrain:

Come and worship, come and worship, 

Worship Christ, the newborn king.

Shepherds, in the fields abiding, 

Watching o'er your flocks by night, 

God with us is now residing; 

Yonder shines the infant light: 

Though an infant now we view him

He will share his Father’s throne,

Gather all the nations to him;

Every knee shall then bow down.

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 Savior 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 heav'n above,

And he leads his children on to the place where he is gone.

Gentle Mary Laid Her Child

Gentle Mary laid her Child lowly in a manger;

There he lay, the undefiled, to the world a stranger:

Such a Babe in such a place, can he be the Saviour?

Ask the saved of every race who have found his favour. 

Angels sang about his birth;  Wise Men sought and found him;

Heaven’s star shone brightly forth, glory all around him:

Shepherds saw the wondrous sight, heard the angels singing;

All the plains were lit that night, all the hills were ringing.

Gentle Mary laid her Child lowly in a manger;

He is still the undefiled, but no more a stranger:

Son of God, of humble birth, beautiful the story;

Praise his name in all the earth, hail the King of glory!

Hark! The Herald Angels Sing

Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King:

Peace on earth, and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled!"

Joyful, all ye nations, rise, join the triumph of the skies;

with th'angelic hosts proclaim, "Christ is born in Bethlehem!"

Refrain:

Hark! the herald angels sing, "Glory to the newborn King"

Christ, by highest heaven adored, Christ, the everlasting Lord,

Late in time behold him come, offspring of the Virgin's womb:

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; hail th'incarnate Deity,

Pleased with us in flesh to dwell, Jesus, our Immanuel. 

Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace! hail the Sun of Righteousness!

Light and life to all he brings, risen with healing in his wings.

Mild he lays his glory by, born that we no more may die,

Born to raise us from the earth, born to give us second birth. 

Scripture Readings:

Romans 5:1-5 (NRSV)

5 Therefore, since we are justified by faith, we[a] have peace with God through our Lord Jesus Christ, 2 through whom we have obtained access[b] to this grace in which we stand; and we[c] boast in our hope of sharing the glory of God. 3 And not only that, but we[d] also boast in our sufferings, knowing that suffering produces endurance, 4 and endurance produces character, and character produces hope, 5 and hope does not disappoint us, because God’s love has been poured into our hearts through the Holy Spirit that has been given to us.

Romans 15:13 (NRSV)

13 May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that you may abound in hope by the power of the Holy Spirit. 

“ALL I REALLY WANT FOR CHRISTMAS”

Rev. Ernie Cox

Special Music: "'Til the Storm Passes By" 

We welcome Laura Monchuck back to our weblog this Sunday.  

It’s a pleasure to have her sing for us again. 

Carol: “O come, O come, Emmanuel”

Sue Sparks

O come, O come, Emmanuel, 

And ransom captive Israel,

That mourns in lonely exile here, 

Until the Son of God appear.

Refrain:

Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel!

O come, thou Dayspring, come and cheer

Our spirits by thine advent here;

And drive away the shades of night,

And pierce the clouds and bring us light!

O come, thou Key of David, come,

And open wide our heavenly home;

Make safe the way that leads on high,

And close the path to misery. 

Special Music: “Sweet Little Jesus Boy”

From the 7th Annual Christmas Gospel Celebration, 

recorded on December 15, 2017

 at McPhail Memorial Baptist Church

In keeping with the Advent/Christmas season, we’ve included an audio track from the 2017 Gospel Celebration Concert which was held in McPhail December, 2017.  This track features the more modern spiritual “Sweet Little Jesus Boy” with superb sax sounds from Michael Webster, musical son of Sandra and Peter Webster. 

Announcements

*We are excited to now offer an e-transfer option for McPhail offerings. If you would like to make use of this option, offerings can be sent via online banking to offerings@mcphailbaptist.ca If possible, please include your envelope number in the memo line. For those who would prefer mailing in their offering, funds can be sent via post to: McPhail Baptist Church, 249 Bronson Ave, Ottawa, ON. K1R 6H6 We are deeply thankful for your ongoing support of this ministry!  

Benediction 

Ernie and Lynda Cox 

Postlude: “Raise Now Your Song on High”

Sue Sparks