Blue Christmas
A worship service for those who come carrying heavy burdens and grief to the Christmas season.
Jesus said,
"Come to me, all you who are weary and burdened, and I will give you rest."
Come, O Come
Be our light
Drive out the darkness
Come, Jesus, Come
Every year under the thorn
Every wrong that we have known
Every valley will be raised
Ancient ruins will be remains
Come, O Come
Be our light
Drive out the darkness
Come, Jesus, Come
Every weapon made for war
Every gun and every sword
Will be melted in the flame
To be used for gardening
Come, O Come
Be our light
Drive out the darkness
Come, Jesus, Come
In the emptiness of grief
Through the night of suffering
In the loss and in the tears
God of comfort, O be near...
Come, O Come
Be our light
Drive out the darkness
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Come, and end all the violence
Come, do not be silent
Come, cling to your promise
Come, break all injustice
Come, Jesus, Come
O Holy Night! The stars are brightly shining,
It is the night of the dear Saviour's birth;
Long lay the world in sin and error pining
Till He appeared and the soul felt its worth.
thrill of hope
the weary world rejoices,
For yonder breaks
a new and glorious
morn;
Fall on your knees,
oh, hear the angel voices!
O night divine, O night when
Christ was born!
O night, O holy night, O night divine!
Truly He taught us to love one another;
His law is love and His Gospel is Peace
Chains shall He break, for the slave is our brother
And in His name, all oppression shall cease
Sweet hymns of joy in grateful chorus raise we
Let all within us Praise His Holy name
Christ is the Lord; O praise His name forever!
His power and glory evermore proclaim
His power and glory evermore proclaim
Psalm 130
Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy.
If you, Lord, kept a record of sins,
Lord, who could stand?
But with you there is forgiveness,
so that we can, with reverence, serve you.
I wait for the Lord, my whole being waits,
and in his word I put my hope.
I wait for the Lord
more than watchmen wait for the morning,
more than watchmen wait for the morning.
Israel, put your hope in the Lord,
for with the Lord is unfailing love
and with him is full redemption.
He himself will redeem Israel
from all their sins.
Luke 2:8-12
And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them,
“Do not be afraid. I bring you good news that will cause great joy for all the people. Today in the town of David a Saviour has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.
This will be a sign to you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.”