Carols by Candlelight Order of Service

Carols by Candlelight - Order of service

(Can be adapted for use with different selection of carols)

Leader Before the world began
All: All was darkness
Leader Before our lives began
All: All was silence
Leader Before the coming of the Lord
All: Darkness covers the earth; silence surrounds our hearts.
Leader Come, Lord, to our world
All: Come, Lord, to our lives
Leader Lighten our darkness,
All: Speak in the silence
Leader So it begins..

Reading    Luke 1:26-38 (The annunciation)

Carol      'Hark! the herald-angels sing'

Leader Praise for the humble ones, who look for heaven's signs
All: Praise for the faithful ones, who trust and serve
Leader Praise for the mystery; God at work in human birth
All: Praise for the promise: God's home is amongst us.

Continues... and includes..

Readings:    
Luke 2:1-7 (The Birth)
Luke 2:8-20 (The Shepherds)
Matthew 2:1-12 - (The Kings)
Luke 2:25-32 - Simeon's consolation
Carols:       
'If I’d been there in Bethlehem, if I had seen that star,'
'What child is this, who laid to rest'
'Angels from the realms of glory'
'Silent night! Holy night!'
'O little town of Bethlehem'
'O come all ye faithful'