THE FIRST CHRISTMAS CAROL

Luke 1:46–55 NKJV

And Mary said: “My soul magnifies the Lord, And my spirit has rejoiced in God my Savior. For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant; For behold, henceforth all generations will call me blessed. For He who is mighty has done great things for me, And holy is His name. And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation. He has shown strength with His arm; He has scattered the proud in the imagination of their hearts. He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly. He has filled the hungry with good things, And the rich He has sent away empty. He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy, As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed forever.”

HARK THE HERALD: 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 angelic hosts proclaim: "Christ is born in Bethlehem" Hark! the herald angels sing: "Glory to the newborn King!"

O HOLY NIGHT: O holy night The stars are brightly shining It is the night of our dear Savior's birth

Long lay the world in sin and error pining Till he appeared and the soul felt it's worth

The thrill of hope, the weary world rejoices For yonder brinks a new and glorious morn

Fall on your knees O hear the angel voices O night divine O night when Christ was born O night divine O night, O night divine

O COME, O COME EMMANUEL: O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel

JOY TO THE WORLD: Joy to the world! the Lord is come; Let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare him room, And heaven and nature sing, And heaven and nature sing, And heaven, and heaven, and nature sing.

Joy to the world! the Saviour 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.

No more let sins and sorrows grow, Nor thorns infest the ground; He comes to make His blessings flowFar as the curse is found, Far as the curse is found, Far as, far as, the curse is found.

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.

Luke 15:5 NKJV

And when he has found it, he lays it on his shoulders, rejoicing.

Luke 15:9 NKJV

And when she has found it, she calls her friends and neighbors together, saying, ‘Rejoice with me, for I have found the piece which I lost!’

Luke 15:32 NKJV

It was right that we should make merry and be glad, for your brother was dead and is alive again, and was lost and is found.’ ”

V.48 For He has regarded the lowly state of His maidservant;

V. 52 He has put down the mighty from their thrones, And exalted the lowly.

V.53 He has filled the hungry with good things…

V.54 He has helped His servant Israel…

Mary, did you know that your baby boy will give sight to a blind man? Mary, did you know that your baby boy will calm the storm with his hand? Did you know that your baby boy has walked where angels trod? When you kiss your little baby, you kiss the face of God

The blind will see, the deaf will hear, the dead will live again The lame will leap, the dumb will speak the praises of the lamb!

Mary, did you know that your baby boy is Lord of all creation? Mary, did you know that your baby boy would one day rule the nations? Did you know that your baby boy is Heaven's perfect Lamb? That sleeping child you're holding is the great I AM.

49 For He who is mighty has done great things for me,

And holy is His name.

50 And His mercy is on those who fear Him From generation to generation.

51 He has shown strength with His arm…

53 He has filled the hungry with good things…

54 He has helped His servant Israel, In remembrance of His mercy,

Exodus 15:11 NKJV

“Who is like You, O Lord, among the gods? Who is like You, glorious in holiness, Fearful in praises, doing wonders?

Deuteronomy 3:24 NKJV

‘O Lord God, You have begun to show Your servant Your greatness and Your mighty hand, for what god is there in heaven or on earth who can do anything like Your works and Your mighty deeds?

2 Samuel 7:22 NKJV

Therefore You are great, O Lord God. For there is none like You, nor is there any God besides You, according to all that we have heard with our ears.

55 As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and to his seed forever."