They told me
love's sweetest old story,
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They told me a wonderful name.
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It thrilled all my soul
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with it's glory.
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It burned in my
heart like a flame.
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They told me of One
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who so loved me
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that in heaven
He could not remain.
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He came down to seek
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and to save me,
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Oh tell me His name again.
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Oh tell me His name again,
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and sing me that
sweet old refrain
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of Him who in love,
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came down from above
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to die on the cross of shame.
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The story, my heart has stirred,
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the sweetest I've ever heard.
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It banishes fear,
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it brings hope and cheer,
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Oh, tell me His name again.
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When the
fullness of time has come,
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God sent forth His Son.
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Providence had
directed the movement of nations
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and the tide of human
impulse and influence,
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until the world was ripe
for the coming of a deliverer.
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The nations were
united under 1 government,
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1 language was widely
spoken and was everywhere
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recognized as the
language of literature.
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From all the lands the
Jews of the dispersion gathered
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to Jerusalem for
the annual feast,
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and as these
returned to place of sojourn,
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they can spread
throughout the world
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the tidings of
the Messiah's coming.
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The prophecy of Daniel
veiled the time of His advent,
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but not all rightly
understood the message.
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Century after
century passed away.
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The voices of
the prophets ceased.
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The hand of oppression
was heavy upon Israel,
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and many were ready to
exclaim: [text on screen]
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But like the stars,
and the vast circuit
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of their appointed path,
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God's purpose knows
no haste and no delay.
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So in heaven's council the
hour for the coming of Christ
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had been determined,
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even the birthplace of
the Messiah was foretold
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[text on screen]
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And when the great clock
of time pointed to that hour,
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Jesus was born in Bethlehem.
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Oh Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
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Shining afar through shadows dim
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Giving a Lamb to
those who travel along,
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Guiding the
wise men on their way
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Unto the place where Jesus lay
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Oh Beautiful Star
of Bethlehem shine on.
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Oh Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
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Star of Bethlehem
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Shine upon us
until the glory dawns.
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Give us a Lamb to light the way
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Unto the land of perfect day
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Oh Beautiful Star
of Bethlehem, shine on.
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Oh Beautiful
Star the hope of rest
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For the redeemed
the good, the blessed
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Yonder in glory
when the crown is won
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Jesus is now the star divine
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Brighter and
brighter He will shine
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Oh Beautiful Star
of Bethlehem shine on
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Oh Beautiful Star of Bethlehem
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Star of Bethlehem
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Shine upon us
until the glory dawns.
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Give us a lamp to light the way
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Unto the land of perfect day
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Oh Beautiful Star
of Bethlehem, shine on.
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Oh Beautiful Star
of Bethlehem, shine on.
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The story of Bethlehem
is an exhaustless theme.
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In it is hidden [text on screen]
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We marvel at the
Savior's sacrifice,
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in exchanging the throne
of heaven for the manger,
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and the
companionship of adoring angels
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for the beasts of the stall.
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The King of Glory
stooped low to take humanity.
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Love was when
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God became a man,
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locked in time and space
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without rank or place.
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Love was God born of Jewish kin,
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just a carpenter
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with some fishermen.
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Love was when
Jesus walked in history.
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Lovingly, He bought
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a new life that's free.
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Love was God
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nailed to bleed and die,
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to reach and love one
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such as I.
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Love was when
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God became a man,
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Down where I could see
love that reached to me;
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Love was God
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dying for my sin
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And so trapped was I
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my whole world caved in.
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Love was when
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Jesus met me, now it's real;
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Lovingly He came,
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I can feel He's real!
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feel He's real!
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Know He's real,
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I know He's real, He's real!
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Love was God
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only He would try,
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To reach,
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to love,
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To reach,
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to love, one such as I.
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to love, one such as I.
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The decree of imperial Rome
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for the enrollment of the
peoples of her vast domain
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was extended to the dwellers
among the hills of Bethlehem.
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Angels attended Joseph and Mary
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as they journeyed
from their home in Nazareth
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to the City of David, she
is of the lineage of David
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and the son of David
must be born in David's city.
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"Out of Bethlehem" said
the prophet [text on screen]
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But in the city
of their royal line,
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Joseph and Mary are
unrecognized and unhonored.
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Weary, homeless, they
traverse the entire link
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to the narrow streets,
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from the gate of city to the
eastern extremity of the town,
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vainly seeking a
resting place for the night.
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There is no room for
them at the crowded inn.
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In a rude building where
the beasts are sheltered,
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they at last find refuge, and
here the Redeemer of the world
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is born.
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Long time ago in Bethlehem
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So the Holy Bible say
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Mary's boy child, Jesus Christ
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Was born on this day
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While shepherds
watched their flock by night
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They see a
bright new shining star
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And heard a
choir from heaven sing
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The music came from afar
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Hark, now hear the angels sing
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The King was born today
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And man can live for evermore
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For Jesus is the way.
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Now, Joseph and his wife, Mary
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Came to Bethlehem that night
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They found no
place to bear her child,
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not a single room was in sight.
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And then, they
find a little nook
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In a stable all forlorn
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And in a manger cold and dark
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There this little
Boy child was born
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Hark, now hear the angels sing
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The King was born today
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And man can live for evermore
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For Jesus is the way.
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And man can live for evermore
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For Jesus is the way.
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In the field where the
boy, David, had led his flocks,
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shepherds were still
keeping watch by night.
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Through the silent
hours they talked together
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of the promised Savior,
and prayed for the coming
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of the King to David's throne.
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Angels appeared to
the humble shepherds,
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guarding their flock by
night on Bethlehem's plains.
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One angel first appeared,
clothed with the canopy
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of heaven, and so
surprised, and so terrified
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were the shepherds,
they could only gaze upon
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the wondrous glory
of the heavenly visit
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with unutterable amazement.
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O little town of Bethlehem,
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How still we see thee lie;
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Above thy deep
and dreamless sleep
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The silent stars go by;
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Yet in thy dark streets shineth
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The everlasting light.
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Our hopes and
fears of all the years
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Are met in thee tonight.
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O holy Child of Bethlehem,
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Descend to us, we pray;
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Cast out our sins and enter in,
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Be born in us today.
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We hear the Christmas angels
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The great glad tidings tell,
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O come to us, abide with us,
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Our Lord Emmanuel!
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No sooner had their
eyes become accustomed
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to the glorious
presence of the one angel,
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then lo, the whole
plain was lighted up
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with the wondrous glory
of the multitude of angels
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that peopled the
plains of Bethlehem.
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The angel's quieted
the fears of the shepherds
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before opening their
eyes to behold the multitude
00:19:11.88\00:19:13.98
of heavenly
host. [text on screen]
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They trembled before the
exhibition of bewildering glory,
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which seemed to
entrance their senses.
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[text on screen]
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[Instrumental piece mixing the
melodies of "Joy to the world]
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[and "Ding Dong
Merrily on High"]
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This shall be a sign
unto you: [text on screen]
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Then the joy and the
glory could no longer be hidden.
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The whole plain was lighted
up with the bright shining
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of the host of God.
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Earth was hushed,
and heaven stooped
00:22:11.95\00:22:14.76
to listen to the
song [text on screen].
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God sent His son,
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they called Him Jesus;
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He came to love,
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heal and forgive;
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He bled and died
00:22:53.32\00:22:58.30
to buy my pardon,
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An empty grave is there
00:23:03.43\00:23:08.40
to prove my Savior lives.
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Because He lives
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I can face tomorrow
00:23:18.61\00:23:23.62
Because He lives
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All fear is gone
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Because I know, I know,
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He holds the future
00:23:40.14\00:23:45.01
And life is worth the living
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Just because He lives
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And then one day,
00:23:56.34\00:24:00.65
I'll cross that river;
00:24:01.03\00:24:06.12
I'll fight life's
final war with pain;
00:24:06.16\00:24:14.52
But then as death
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gives way to victory,
00:24:21.48\00:24:26.63
I'll see the lights of glory
00:24:26.67\00:24:31.69
and I'll know He reigns.
00:24:31.72\00:24:36.71
Because He lives
00:24:37.00\00:24:42.13
I can face tomorrow
00:24:42.16\00:24:47.26
Because He lives
00:24:47.36\00:24:51.99
All fear is gone
00:24:52.26\00:24:57.60
Because I know,
00:24:57.70\00:25:02.98
He holds the future
00:25:03.08\00:25:07.91
And life is worth the living
00:25:08.08\00:25:12.62
Just because He lives.
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And life is worth the living
00:25:18.80\00:25:25.93
Just because my Savior lives.
00:25:25.97\00:25:33.07
Then was the melody of
heaven heard by mortal ears.
00:25:41.57\00:25:45.61
And the heavenly
choir swept back the heaven,
00:25:45.81\00:25:48.39
as they closed their
ever memorable anthem.
00:25:48.45\00:25:52.22
The light faded away,
and the shadows of night
00:25:52.32\00:25:54.28
once more fell on the
hills and plains of Bethlehem,
00:25:54.32\00:25:58.18
but there remained in
the hearts of the shepherds
00:25:58.59\00:26:00.91
the brightest picture
that mortal man had ever looked
00:26:01.05\00:26:04.40
upon, and the blessed promise
and assurance of the advent
00:26:04.44\00:26:07.76
to our world of a Savior of men,
00:26:07.96\00:26:11.34
which filled their
hearts with joy and gladness,
00:26:11.70\00:26:14.08
mingled with faith
and wondrous love to God.
00:26:14.28\00:26:18.55
Away in a manger,
00:26:23.70\00:26:28.20
no crib for a bed,
00:26:28.23\00:26:32.38
The little Lord Jesus
00:26:32.42\00:26:36.49
laid down His sweet head.
00:26:36.52\00:26:40.56
The stars in the sky
00:26:40.59\00:26:44.58
looked down where He lay,
00:26:44.62\00:26:48.72
The little Lord Jesus,
00:26:48.76\00:26:53.00
asleep on the hay.
00:26:53.03\00:26:57.24
The cattle are lowing,
00:26:57.34\00:27:01.48
the poor Baby wakes,
00:27:01.51\00:27:05.57
The little Lord Jesus,
00:27:05.60\00:27:09.53
no crying He makes;
00:27:09.56\00:27:13.42
I love Thee, Lord Jesus,
00:27:13.46\00:27:17.38
look down from the sky
00:27:17.41\00:27:21.26
And stay by my
cradle till morning is nigh.
00:27:21.30\00:27:30.66
And stay by my
cradle till morning is nigh.
00:27:31.90\00:27:40.05
As the angels disappeared,
the light faded away,
00:27:50.87\00:27:54.97
and the shadow of
night once more fell
00:27:55.16\00:27:57.83
on the hills of Bethlehem.
00:27:57.86\00:28:00.06
[text on screen]
00:28:00.09\00:28:02.22
And they came with
haste, and found Mary
00:28:09.71\00:28:13.04
and Joseph and the
Babe lying in a manger.
00:28:13.07\00:28:16.37
Sweet little Jesus Boy,
00:28:22.70\00:28:30.44
they made you
be born in a manger
00:28:30.74\00:28:36.26
Sweet little Holy Child,
00:28:37.74\00:28:43.91
didn't know who You was.
00:28:44.65\00:28:52.09
Long time ago,
00:28:53.12\00:28:58.65
You was born.
00:28:59.94\00:29:06.21
Born in a manger low,
00:29:07.46\00:29:12.67
Sweet little Jesus Boy.
00:29:13.65\00:29:18.59
Didn't know You
come to save us, Lord;
00:29:23.79\00:29:29.59
to take our sins away.
00:29:29.92\00:29:34.54
Our eyes was blind,
00:29:35.08\00:29:40.66
we could not see,
00:29:40.70\00:29:46.25
and we didn't know
00:29:49.20\00:29:53.89
who You was.
00:29:53.92\00:29:59.74
Lord, You done showed us how,
00:30:04.17\00:30:10.61
we been trying.
00:30:10.64\00:30:15.96
Master, You done showed us how,
00:30:18.24\00:30:24.71
even when You was dying.
00:30:24.81\00:30:34.11
Sweet little Jesus Boy,
00:30:34.61\00:30:40.03
they made You be
born in a manger.
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Sweet little Holy Child,
00:30:49.29\00:30:55.08
and we didn't know who You was.
00:30:55.81\00:31:02.04
Heaven and earth
are no wider apart today
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than when shepherds
listened to the angel's song.
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Humanity is still as much an
object of heaven's solicitude
00:31:25.81\00:31:30.17
as when common men,
of common occupation,
00:31:30.20\00:31:33.46
met angel's that noon day,
and talked with the heavenly
00:31:33.56\00:31:36.77
messengers in the
vineyards and the fields.
00:31:36.80\00:31:40.30
To us, in the common
walks in life, heaven may be
00:31:40.40\00:31:43.73
even nearer, angels
from the court above
00:31:43.83\00:31:47.16
will tend the steps
of those who come and go
00:31:47.32\00:31:50.57
at God's command.
00:31:50.60\00:31:53.61
[Instrumental piece to the
Melody of "What Child is this?"]
00:31:53.64\00:31:56.81
The wise men from the
east were philosophers.
00:35:29.02\00:35:32.30
They belonged to a
large and influential class
00:35:32.34\00:35:35.59
that included
men of noble birth,
00:35:35.62\00:35:37.86
comprised much of the wealth
and learning of the nation.
00:35:37.96\00:35:41.69
Among these were many
that imposed on the credulity
00:35:41.72\00:35:45.12
of the people.
00:35:45.15\00:35:46.42
Others were upright men,
who studied the indications
00:35:46.46\00:35:49.43
of providence and
nature, and who were honored
00:35:49.46\00:35:52.17
for their integrity and wisdom.
00:35:52.20\00:35:54.69
Of this character were the
wise men who came to Jesus.
00:35:54.79\00:35:59.11
Sleep little baby
00:36:13.55\00:36:18.13
on thy mother's breast.
00:36:18.23\00:36:22.61
God gave Thee peace,
00:36:22.76\00:36:26.63
and God gave Thee rest.
00:36:26.82\00:36:31.04
Thou art the hope
of the world tonight,
00:36:31.08\00:36:37.67
So close your eyes and sleep.
00:36:39.40\00:36:45.52
Sleep little baby,
00:36:47.87\00:36:52.37
sleep,
00:36:52.73\00:36:57.24
while angels watch from afar.
00:36:57.41\00:37:04.32
God's mighty power
00:37:05.23\00:37:08.50
is guarding Thy rest,
00:37:09.09\00:37:13.32
so close Your eyes and sleep.
00:37:13.42\00:37:20.88
Sleep little baby,
00:37:21.96\00:37:26.36
sleep,
00:37:26.58\00:37:30.76
while angels watch from above.
00:37:30.96\00:37:38.44
God's mighty power
00:37:38.73\00:37:42.19
is guarding Thy rest,
00:37:42.55\00:37:46.85
so close Your eyes and sleep.
00:37:46.89\00:37:55.02
So close Your eyes and sleep.
00:37:55.38\00:38:05.20
The wise men had
seen a mysterious light
00:38:15.59\00:38:17.61
in the heavens upon that
night, when the glory of God
00:38:17.65\00:38:21.17
flooded the hills of Bethlehem.
00:38:21.27\00:38:23.36
As the light faded,
an luminous star appeared
00:38:23.40\00:38:26.64
and lingered in the sky.
00:38:26.79\00:38:28.62
It was not a fixed
star, nor a planet,
00:38:28.72\00:38:31.02
and the phenomenon
excited the king's interest.
00:38:31.20\00:38:34.82
The star was a distant
company of shining angels,
00:38:34.91\00:38:38.12
but of this, the
wise men were ignorant.
00:38:38.30\00:38:41.48
Yet, they had been
impressed that the star
00:38:41.70\00:38:43.75
was of special import to them.
00:38:43.78\00:38:45.94
They consulted
priests and philosophers,
00:38:45.98\00:38:48.45
and searched the
scrolls of the ancient records.
00:38:48.55\00:38:51.41
The prophecy of Balaam
had declared: [text on screen]
00:38:51.60\00:38:55.28
In the Old
Testament, the Savior's advent
00:38:59.08\00:39:01.48
was more clearly revealed.
00:39:01.51\00:39:03.39
The Magi learned, with
joy, that His coming was near
00:39:03.43\00:39:06.41
and that the whole
word was to be filled
00:39:06.58\00:39:08.69
with the knowledge of
the glory of the Lord.
00:39:08.73\00:39:10.81
Could this strange star
00:39:10.99\00:39:12.87
have been sent as a
harbinger of the promised One?
00:39:12.91\00:39:15.89
The Magi had welcomed the
light of heaven sent truth,
00:39:16.13\00:39:19.19
now it was shed upon
them in bright arrays.
00:39:19.38\00:39:21.91
Through dreams they were
instructed to go in search
00:39:21.95\00:39:24.82
of the new born
prince. [text on screen]
00:39:24.85\00:39:28.01
Silent night,
00:39:49.80\00:39:55.01
Holy night
00:39:55.05\00:40:00.23
All is calm, all is bright
00:40:00.52\00:40:10.10
Round yon
Virgin Mother and Child
00:40:11.19\00:40:21.78
Holy Infant so tender and mild
00:40:22.02\00:40:30.15
Sleep in Heavenly peace.
00:40:33.03\00:40:40.25
Sleep in Heavenly peace.
00:40:44.48\00:40:50.66
Silent night,
00:40:56.55\00:41:01.87
Holy night
00:41:01.90\00:41:07.19
Son of God,
00:41:07.45\00:41:12.76
love's pure light.
00:41:12.80\00:41:17.47
Radiant beams from thy Holy face
00:41:18.48\00:41:26.63
With the dawn of redeeming grace
00:41:29.02\00:41:38.61
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth,
00:41:39.78\00:41:47.91
Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.
00:41:51.10\00:41:59.74
Silent night,
00:42:02.72\00:42:07.17
Holy night,
00:42:07.85\00:42:12.76
Wondrous star lend thy light
00:42:13.34\00:42:23.35
With the Angels let us sing
00:42:24.22\00:42:31.44
"Hallelujah to our King!"
00:42:34.76\00:42:44.31
Christ the Savior is born.
00:42:45.70\00:42:53.97
Christ the Savior is born.
00:42:56.83\00:43:04.27
Christ the Savior is born.
00:43:09.53\00:43:23.11
The eastern country
abounded in precious things
00:43:35.19\00:43:39.03
and the Magi did not
set out empty handed.
00:43:39.06\00:43:42.34
It was the
custom to offer presents
00:43:42.37\00:43:44.57
as an act of homage to princes,
00:43:44.67\00:43:46.84
and other personage of rank.
00:43:46.88\00:43:48.98
And the richest
gifts the land could afford
00:43:49.02\00:43:51.62
were borne as
an offering to Him,
00:43:51.82\00:43:53.97
in who all the [?] of the Earth
00:43:54.00\00:43:56.12
were to be blessed.
00:43:56.15\00:43:57.66
It was necessary
to journey by night
00:43:57.70\00:43:59.90
in order to keep
the star in view.
00:44:00.00\00:44:02.45
But the travelers
beguiled the hours by repeating
00:44:02.52\00:44:05.55
traditional sayings
and prophetic utterances
00:44:05.75\00:44:08.38
concerning the One they sought.
00:44:08.61\00:44:10.45
At every pause for rest
they searched the prophecies
00:44:10.75\00:44:14.73
and the conviction deepened
that they were divinely guided.
00:44:14.82\00:44:18.76
While they had the star
before them as an outward sign,
00:44:19.06\00:44:22.04
they had also, the inward
evidence of the Holy Spirit,
00:44:22.18\00:44:25.05
which was impressing
their hearts, and inspiring them
00:44:25.08\00:44:27.92
with hope.
00:44:27.95\00:44:28.92
The journey, though
long, was a happy one to them.
00:44:28.95\00:44:32.58
They had reached
the land of Israel
00:44:33.57\00:44:35.72
and are descending
the Mount of Olives
00:44:35.76\00:44:38.47
with Jerusalem in
sight, when lo, the star
00:44:38.51\00:44:41.32
that had guided
them all the weary way
00:44:41.36\00:44:44.10
rested above the
temple, and after a season
00:44:44.14\00:44:47.06
fades from their view.
00:44:47.09\00:44:49.08
With eager steps
they press onward,
00:44:49.12\00:44:51.53
confidently
expecting the Messiah's birth
00:44:51.72\00:44:54.32
to be the joyful
burden of every tongue.
00:44:54.61\00:44:57.21
But their
enquiries were in vain.
00:44:57.83\00:45:00.92
The shadows of night were
falling as they left the gates
00:45:01.28\00:45:04.40
of Jerusalem,
00:45:04.43\00:45:05.83
but to their great joy,
they, again, saw the star
00:45:06.03\00:45:08.97
and was directed to Bethlehem.
00:45:09.00\00:45:11.08
They had received
no such intonation
00:45:11.22\00:45:13.67
of the lowly estate of Jesus,
as was given to the shepherds.
00:45:13.77\00:45:17.86
After the long journey,
they had been disappointed
00:45:18.21\00:45:20.82
at the indifference
of the Jewish leaders,
00:45:20.85\00:45:23.70
and had left Jerusalem
less confident then when
00:45:23.74\00:45:26.93
they had entered the city.
00:45:26.96\00:45:28.54
At Bethlehem they
found no Royal Guard
00:45:28.86\00:45:31.77
stationed to
protect the newborn King.
00:45:31.80\00:45:34.68
None of the world's
honored men were in attendance.
00:45:34.78\00:45:38.26
Jesus was cradled in a manger,
00:45:38.29\00:45:40.54
His parents uneducated peasants,
were His only guardians.
00:45:40.73\00:45:46.12
Could this be He, of whom
it was written that He should
00:45:46.49\00:45:49.99
[text on screen].
00:45:50.02\00:45:52.40
Beneath that
lowly guise of Jesus,
00:46:07.47\00:46:10.06
they recognized the
presence of divinity.
00:46:10.25\00:46:13.10
They gave their
hearts to Him as their savior
00:46:13.20\00:46:15.96
and they poured out their gifts:
gold, frankincense and myrrh.
00:46:16.00\00:46:21.66
Long ago and far away,
00:46:35.98\00:46:40.61
On a starry, silent night.
00:46:40.65\00:46:45.25
As the shepherds
watched their flocks
00:46:45.56\00:46:49.88
there arose a star so bright.
00:46:50.08\00:46:54.56
Then the angels
broke the silence
00:46:54.93\00:46:59.51
Praising God in the highest
00:46:59.61\00:47:05.83
"Peace on Earth and
good tidings to men."
00:47:06.94\00:47:14.94
On a silent night,
00:47:16.64\00:47:21.04
in a manger of hay,
00:47:21.82\00:47:26.39
the hope of all ages was born.
00:47:26.57\00:47:34.16
And the stable that night
00:47:35.97\00:47:40.81
was warmed by heaven's light,
00:47:40.91\00:47:45.71
And that light is still shining
00:47:45.74\00:47:50.51
because Christ was born.
00:47:50.77\00:47:56.60
From the East the wise men came
00:48:07.49\00:48:12.11
Searching for the baby king.
00:48:12.14\00:48:16.73
Bringing gifts,
00:48:17.04\00:48:19.28
they traveled far,
00:48:19.31\00:48:21.52
guided by that same bright star.
00:48:21.69\00:48:26.42
Oh, what wonder,
00:48:26.58\00:48:28.81
Oh, what joy,
00:48:28.85\00:48:31.05
when they found God's baby boy.
00:48:31.16\00:48:36.90
King of Kings, Lord of Lords,
00:48:38.48\00:48:43.05
Emmanuel.
00:48:43.08\00:48:46.66
On a silent night,
00:48:48.13\00:48:53.12
in a manger of hay,
00:48:53.15\00:48:58.07
the hope of all ages was born.
00:48:58.11\00:49:05.46
And the stable that night
00:49:07.38\00:49:12.55
was warmed by heaven's light,
00:49:12.59\00:49:17.39
And that light is still shining
00:49:17.42\00:49:22.19
because Christ was born.
00:49:22.29\00:49:28.23
And the stable that night
00:49:29.01\00:49:34.19
was warmed by heaven's light,
00:49:34.22\00:49:38.77
And that light is still shining
00:49:38.80\00:49:44.07
because Christ was born.
00:49:44.10\00:49:50.32
This was the pledge
of Israel's deliverance.
00:50:10.26\00:50:13.88
So when He came in
the likeness of men,
00:50:13.91\00:50:17.15
He declared Himself the "I Am."
00:50:17.35\00:50:20.20
The child of Bethlehem,
the meek and lowly Savior
00:50:20.30\00:50:24.28
is God
00:50:24.31\00:50:25.62
manifested in the flesh.
00:50:25.66\00:50:27.58
And to us He
says: [text on screen]
00:50:27.62\00:50:30.55
"I am the
assurance of every promise."
00:50:40.26\00:50:43.24
"I am." Be not afraid,
00:50:43.27\00:50:45.67
God with us is the
surety of our deliverance
00:50:45.71\00:50:48.72
from sin, the
assurance of our power
00:50:48.75\00:50:51.62
to obey the law of
heaven. [text on screen]
00:50:51.66\00:50:54.97
They say He was born
00:51:13.41\00:51:17.58
in a manger.
00:51:17.68\00:51:20.69
That there was no room
00:51:21.95\00:51:25.79
in the inn.
00:51:26.43\00:51:30.24
That in His own world,
00:51:30.61\00:51:34.58
was a stranger.
00:51:34.91\00:51:38.83
Yet, loved it,
00:51:39.02\00:51:41.08
in spite of it's sin.
00:51:41.12\00:51:46.20
They say that His path
00:51:47.49\00:51:51.77
led to Calvary,
00:51:51.80\00:51:55.48
and that one day
00:51:55.77\00:51:57.79
He died there in shame.
00:51:57.83\00:52:03.45
He gave His great life
00:52:04.13\00:52:08.12
as a ransom.
00:52:08.22\00:52:12.46
Oh, tell me His name again.
00:52:12.61\00:52:19.65
Oh, tell me His name again,
00:52:20.71\00:52:27.57
and sing me that sweet refrain
00:52:29.25\00:52:37.32
of Him who in love,
came down from above
00:52:37.59\00:52:45.84
to die on the cross of shame.
00:52:46.09\00:52:52.61
The story, my heart has stirred,
00:52:54.22\00:53:00.37
the sweetest I've ever heard.
00:53:02.52\00:53:08.26
It banishes fear,
00:53:10.57\00:53:14.54
it brings hope and cheer,
00:53:14.58\00:53:18.50
Oh, tell me His name again.
00:53:18.72\00:53:24.77
They call Him the
Sweet Rose of Sharon,
00:53:27.35\00:53:33.88
They call Him
the Lilly so [fair?],
00:53:35.42\00:53:41.23
They call Him the blest
00:53:43.52\00:53:46.89
Rock of Ages,
00:53:47.04\00:53:51.54
They call Him the
Bright Morning Star.
00:53:51.60\00:53:57.68
He's Prophet, and
Priest, and Redeemer.
00:53:58.71\00:54:06.69
The King of all
Kings, He shall reign.
00:54:07.95\00:54:14.89
He's coming in
power and in glory,
00:54:15.88\00:54:23.31
Oh, tell me His name again.
00:54:23.94\00:54:28.77
Oh, tell me His name again,
00:54:32.01\00:54:38.83
and sing me that sweet refrain
00:54:40.40\00:54:46.94
of Him who in love,
came down from above
00:54:48.30\00:54:56.10
to die on the cross of shame.
00:54:56.55\00:55:03.86
The story my heart has stirred,
00:55:04.50\00:55:11.65
the sweetest I've ever heard.
00:55:12.40\00:55:18.14
It banishes fear,
00:55:19.99\00:55:23.81
and brings hope and cheer,
00:55:23.85\00:55:29.15
Oh, tell me His name again.
00:55:29.19\00:55:34.46
It banishes fear,
00:55:36.11\00:55:40.00
it brings hope and cheer,
00:55:40.20\00:55:46.46
Oh, tell me His name again.
00:55:46.50\00:55:52.73
[Music for credits]
00:55:57.44\00:56:00.32