Welcome to the CV 4th Ward choir blog. For this first post I have published the entire Christmas Program for 2013. The narration and songs are listed, along with links to listen to the songs from the web. Enjoy and contact me about it.
Prophecy
Numbers 24
17 . . .there shall come a Star out
of Jacob, and a Sceptre shall rise out of Israel, and shall smite the corners
of Moab. . .
Psalm 2
9 Thou shalt break them with a rod
of iron; thou shalt dash them in pieces like a potter’s vessel.
Revelation 22
16 I Jesus have sent mine angel to
testify unto you these things in the churches. I am the root and the offspring
of David, and the bright and morning star.
Choir sings: There Shall a Star
From Jacob Come Forth by Felix Mendelssohn
Mary
Luke 1
26 And in the sixth month the angel
Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee,
named Nazareth,
27 To a virgin espoused to a man
whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
28 And the angel came in unto her,
and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art
thou among women.
30 And the angel said unto her,
Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive
in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Women sing: Mary Had a Pretty Little Baby arr. Betsy Lee Bailey
Joseph
Matthew 1
20 Behold, the angel of the Lord
appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to
take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy
Ghost.
21 And she shall bring forth a son,
and thou shalt call his name Jesus: for he shall save his people from their
sins.
Choir sings: Joseph and the Angel by Richard R. Terry
The Manger
Luke 2
4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee,
out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea,
unto the city of David, which is
called Bethlehem; (because he was
of the house and lineage of David:)
5 To be taxed
with Mary his espoused wife, being great with child.
6 And so it was, that, while they
were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.
7 And she brought forth her
firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger;
because there was no room for them in the inn.
Choir sings: Away in a Manger arr. Paul Sjolund
Shepherds & Angels
Luke 2
8 And there were in the same
country shepherds abiding in the field, keeping watch over their flock by
night.
9 And, lo, the angel of the Lord
came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them: and they were
sore afraid.
10 And the angel said unto them,
Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to
all people.
11 For unto you is born this day in
the city of David a Saviour, which
is Christ the Lord.
12 And this shall be a sign unto
you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.
13 And suddenly there was with the
angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God, and saying,
14 Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward men.
Congregation Sings: 211 While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
15 And it came to pass, as the
angels were gone away from them into heaven, the shepherds said one to another,
Let us now go even unto Bethlehem, and see this thing which is come to pass,
which the Lord hath made known unto us.
16 And they came with haste, and
found Mary, and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
17 And when they had seen it, they
made known abroad the saying which was told them concerning this child.
18 And all they that heard it wondered
at those things which were told them by the shepherds.
20 And the shepherds returned,
glorifying and praising God for all the things that they had heard and seen, as
it was told unto them.
Choir sings: Cradle Hymn by Carl Schalk
The Three Kings
Matthew 2
1 Now when Jesus was born in
Bethlehem of Judæa in the days of Herod the king, behold, there came wise men
from the east to Jerusalem,
2 Saying, Where is he that is born
King of the Jews? for we have seen his star in the east, and are come to worship
him.
3 When Herod the king had heard
these things. . .
4 . . . he gathered all the chief
priests and scribes of the people together and demanded of them where Christ
should be born.
5 And they said unto him, In
Bethlehem of Judea . . .
Choir sings: Come See the Lamb by Brent Jorgensen
9 When they had heard, they departed; and, lo, the star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young child was.
10 When they saw the star, they
rejoiced with exceeding great joy.
11 And when they were come into the
house, they saw the young child with Mary his mother, and fell down, and
worshipped him: and when they had opened their treasures, they presented unto
him gifts; gold, and frankincense, and myrrh.
Congregation sings: 210 With Wondering Awe
The Life of Christ
The prophet Gordon B. Hinckley said,
“My heart is subdued when I think
of the great love of my Heavenly Father. How grateful I am to know that God
loves us. The incomprehensible depth of that love found expression in the gift
of His Only Begotten Son to come into the world to bring hope into our hearts,
to bring kindness and courtesy into our relationships, and above all to save us
from our sins and guide us on the way that leads to eternal life.
“When all is said and done, when all of history is “When all is said and done, when all of history is examined, when the deepest depths of the human mind have been explored, nothing is so wonderful, so majestic, so tremendous as this act of grace when the Son of the Almighty, the Prince of His Father’s royal household, He who had once spoken as Jehovah, He who had condescended to come to earth as a babe born in Bethlehem, gave His life in ignominy and pain so that all of the sons and daughters of God of all generations of time, every one of whom must die, might walk again and live eternally. He did for us what none of us could do for ourselves.”
“When all is said and done, when all of history is “When all is said and done, when all of history is examined, when the deepest depths of the human mind have been explored, nothing is so wonderful, so majestic, so tremendous as this act of grace when the Son of the Almighty, the Prince of His Father’s royal household, He who had once spoken as Jehovah, He who had condescended to come to earth as a babe born in Bethlehem, gave His life in ignominy and pain so that all of the sons and daughters of God of all generations of time, every one of whom must die, might walk again and live eternally. He did for us what none of us could do for ourselves.”
-- (Gordon B. Hinckley,
“The Wondrous and True Story of Christmas,” Dec. 2000 Ensign.)
