Lessons & CarolsAVPC 2020

DECEMBER 13, 2020 • 6:00 PM

ALTADENA VALLEY PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

PRELUDE • Kathy Nailen

BELL PRELUDE • Bell Quartet

Silent Night • Coventry Carol • He Is Born

PROCESSIONAL • HYMN #225

Once in Royal David’s City

(Soloist: Jake Tate; Vocalists: James Tate, Greg Waldrip, Patti Waldrip, Shari Wimberly)

OPENING PRAYER • Michael MacCaughelty

FIRST LESSON: THE GARDEN OF EDEN • Bill Sommer

Deliver Us

(Vocalists: Austin Amerson, Jamie Lumpkin)

Our enemy, our captor is no pharaoh on the Nile. Our toil is neither mud nor brick nor sand. Our ankles bear no calluses from chains, yet, Lord,

we’re bound, imprisoned here we dwell in our own land. Deliver us, oh Yahweh, hear our cry and gather us beneath your wings tonight. Our

sins they are more numerous than all the lambs we slay. Our shackles they were made with our own hands. Our toil is our atonement and our

freedom yours to give. So Yahweh, break this silence if you can. Deliver us, oh Yahweh, hear our cry and gather us beneath your wings tonight.

Jerusalem, how often I have longed to gather you beneath my gentle wings.

Words and music by Andrew Peterson.

SECOND LESSON: GOD’S PROMISE TO ABRAHAM • John Franklin

O Come, O Come, Emmanuel

(Vocalists: Anna Waldrip, Hillary Gamble, Russell Lloyd)

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. O come, thou Dayspring from on high, and cheer us by thy drawing nigh; disperse the gloomy clouds

of night, and death’s dark shadows put to " ight. O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free thine own from Satan’s tyranny; from depths of hell thy people

save, and give them vict’ry o’er the grave. O come, thou Key of David, come and open wide our heav’nly home; make safe the way that leads

on high, and close the path to misery.

Based on a Traditional 12th Century Latin Hymn and 13th Century Plainsong.

THIRD LESSON: CHRIST’S BIRTH FORETOLD • Amy MacCaughelty

Comfort Ye

(Soloist: James Tate)

Comfort ye, my people, saith your God. Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her iniquity

is pardoned. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Every Valley Shall Be Exalted

(Soloist: James Tate)

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill made low: the crooked straight, and the rough places plain.

And the Glory of the Lord

(Vocalists: James Tate, Greg Waldrip, Patti Waldrip, Shari Wimberly)

And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all " esh shall see it together, for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

Words and Music by G. F. Handel.

FOURTH LESSON: THE GLORY OF BETHLEHEM • Jon Carter

Bethlehem

(Vocalists: Jamie Lumpkin, Hillary Gamble, Romina Foster)

Starlight in a mother’s eyes. A Holy Child is born. Kings and shepherds on their knees, adoring Christ the Lord. Bethlehem, Bethlehem. Behold

your beautiful Savior. Fall down, worship him, the King born in Bethlehem. He knew the secrets of the world, his lips could not yet speak. Heaven

wrapped in " esh and blood, the Son of Majesty. Fall down, worship the Hope of Israel. Come and adore him, Jesus Emmanuel. O little town of

Bethlehem, how still we see thee lie. Above thy deep and dreamless sleep the silent stars go by. Yet in thy dark streets shineth the everlasting

Light. The hopes and fears of all the years are met in thee tonight.

Words and Music by Chris Tomlin and Ed Cash. “O Little Town of Bethlehem” words by Phillips Brooks and music by Lewis H. Redner.

FIFTH LESSON: THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY • Gayle Young

You’re Here

(Vocalists: Romina Foster, Hillary Gamble)

Hold on now, got to take a deep breath. I don’t know what to say when I look in your eyes. You made the world before I was born, and here I am

holding you in my arms tonight. Noel, Noel, Jesus our Emmanuel. You’re here. I’m holding you so near. I’m staring into the face of my Savior,

King and Creator. You could have left us on our own. But you’re here. I don’t know how long I’m going to have you for, but I’ll be watching when

you change the world. Look at your hands, they’re still so small. Someday you’re going to stretch them out and save us all. Someday I’m going

to look back on this, the night that God became my baby boy. Someday you’re going to go home again, but you’ll leave your Spirit, and " ood

the world with joy. You’ll be here. I’m holding you so near. I’m staring into the face of my Savior, King and Creator. You could have left me on my

own. But you’re here. Hallelujah, you’re here.

Words and Music by Francesca Battistelli and Ben Glover.

SIXTH LESSON: THE BIRTH OF JESUS • Nancy Chambers

Silent Night

(Vocalists: Russell Lloyd, Hillary Gamble)

Silent night! Holy night! All is calm, all is bright round yon virgin mother and child, holy infant, so tender and mild, sleep in heavenly peace,

sleep in heavenly peace. Silent night! Holy night! Son of God, love’s pure light radiant beams from thy holy face, with the dawn of redeeming

grace, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth, Jesus, Lord, at thy birth. Silent night! Holy night! Shepherd’s quake at the sight! Glories stream from heaven afar,

heav’nly hosts sing alleluia; Christ, the Savior, is born! Christ, the Savior, is born!

Words by Joseph Mohr. Music by Franz Gruber.

SEVENTH LESSON: THE ANGELS APPEAR TO THE SHEPHERDS • Kelly Jackson

Hope Was Born This Night

(Vocalists: Jamie Lumpkin, Hillary Gamble, Romina Foster)

Tonight I can see a star shine and its splendor # lls up the sky. It’s the same that appeared and the wise men revered when hope was born this

night. Out upon the snowy # elds there’s a silent peace that heals and it echoes the grace of our Savior’s embrace because hope was born this

night. Glory to God in the highest! Peace on earth, good will toward men. Let all of the world sing a chorus of joy because hope was born this

night. I can hear the Christmas bells ring as softly a church choir sings. It’s the song used to praise the Ancient of Days when hope was born this

night. There are angels in this place and my heart resounds with the praise. Like a shepherd so scared, I’ll rejoice and declare that hope was born

this night. Gloria! I know hope was born this night because Christ was born this night.

Words and Music by Ben McDonald and David Frey.

EIGHTH LESSON: THE WISE MEN FIND JESUS • Andy Coats

O Holy Night

(Vocalists: Anna Waldrip, Molly MacCaughelty, Rachel Whitner)

O holy night! The stars are brightly shining, it is the night of the dear Savior’s birth; long lay the world in sin and error pining, till he appeared,

and the soul felt its worth. A 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 divine! O night, O night divine. Led by the light of faith serenely beaming,

with glowing hearts by his cradle we stand; so, led by light of a star sweetly gleaming, there came the wise men from Orient land. The King of

Kings lay thus in lowly manger, in all our trials born to be our friend. He knows our need, to our weakness is no stranger; behold your King! Before

him lowly bend! Behold your King! Before him bend. 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 pow’r and glory ever more proclaim. O night divine, O night, O night

divine. Alleluia.

Words by Placide Cappeau. Translated by John Dwight. Music by Adolphe Adam.

NINTH LESSON: THE MYSTERY OF THE INCARNATION • David Allen

When Hope Came Down

(Vocalists: Hillary Gamble, Romina Foster, James Tate)

So this is how it was, a silent night like any other, when heaven sent the One, the One that we would call our Savior. And redemption began in a

stable in Bethlehem. All of the angels lifted up their voices and # lled the night with Hallelujahs. God is with us now. Everyone come and join the

heav’nly chorus. Our Savior, King is here before us. Oh, to hear the sound, the song creation sang when Hope came down. So this was truly God

wrapped up in a tattered blanket. Love was # nally here, sleeping while the world awakened and redemption began with a baby in Bethlehem.

So let us sing redemption song. Let us worship Christ the Holy One. We were lost but we were found when Hope came down.Words and Music by Ben Glover and Kari Jobe.

CLOSING HYMN • HYMN #208

O Come All Ye Faithful

(Vocalists: James Tate, Greg Waldrip, Patti Waldrip, Shari Wimberly)

CLOSING PRAYER • Brad Allison

POSTLUDE • Young jin Jeon

CCLI #123371. Lyrics used by permission. All rights reserved.

BELL QUARTET

Director: Steve Whitner

Rachel Whitner, Stephanie Whitner, Steve Whitner, Tracy Whitner

VOCALISTS

Austin Amerson, Romina Foster, Hillary Gamble, Russell Lloyd,

Jamie Lumpkin, Molly MacCaughelty, Jake Tate, James Tate,

Anna Waldrip, Greg Waldrip, Patti Waldrip, Rachel Whitner, Shari Wimberly

INSTRUMENTAL ENSEMBLE

Conductor: Steve Whitner

Piano—Kathy Nailen; Violin—Kathryn Lamb, Mark Weldon; Cello—Mark Wilson;

Double Bass & Bass Guitar—Michael Whitner; Guitar—Austin Amerson, Jamie Lumpkin;

Percussion—Blake Harris, Stephanie Whitner, Tracy Whitner, Marianne Wo! ord;

Organ & Keyboard—Young jin Jeon

BLUEGRASS ENSEMBLE

Fiddle—Mark Weldon; Guitar—Russell Lloyd;

Mandolin—Brandon Ames; Upright Bass—Michael Whitner

Weissenborn Lap Steel—Barry Parker

SUPPORT TEAM

Administrative Support—Heather Sommer, Christine Rowlette;

Facilities—Jody Fredrickson; Livestream—Tim English, Brandon English;

Printed Program—Sarah Sinque" eld; Sound—Jim Sheetz, Ricky Klose;

Stage Crew—Danny Wachs, Will Cvacho

A Special Thanks To...