1. In the darkness of the still night,
   in the dawning of the daylight,
   in the mystery of creation,
   Creator God, you are there.
   In the breath of every being,
   in the birthing and the growing,
   in the earth and all its fullness,
   Creator God, you are there.

2. In the homeless and the hungry,
   in the broken and the lonely,
   in the grieving of your people,
   Creator God, you are there.
   In the tears and in the heartache,
   in the love through which we serve you,
   in the anguish of the dying,
   Creator God, you are there.

1. Meekness and majesty,
   manhood and deity,
   in perfect harmony —
   the man who is God.
   Lord of eternity,
   dwells in humanity,
   kneels in humility
   and washes our feet.

Oh, what a mystery —
meekness and majesty:
bow down and worship,
for this is your God,
this is your God!

1. Crashing waters at creation,
   ordered by the Spirit’s breath,
   first to witness day’s beginning
   from the brightness of night’s death.

2. Parting water stood and trembled
   as the captives passed on through,
   washing off the chains of bondage —
   channel to a life made new.

1. Baptise us with your Spirit,
   majestic, humble Christ,
   to overcome temptation;
   assailed, but not enticed.
   Baptise us with your Spirit,
   that in each other's eyes
   we may discern your purpose,
   and cast away disguise.

2. Baptise us with your Spirit
   to careful, patient, thought,
   and habit-forming virtues
   aspired to, copied, taught,
   till clothed with new creation,
   self-critical, reformed,
   we demonstrate the gospel,
   to you alone conformed.

1. Just as I am, without one plea
   but that you died to set me free,
   and at your bidding, ‘Come to me!’
   O Lamb of God, I come!

2. Just as I am, though tossed about
   with many a conflict, many a doubt,
   fightings within and fears without,
   O Lamb of God, I come!

3. Just as I am, you will receive,
   will welcome, pardon, cleanse, relieve:
   because your promise I believe,
   O Lamb of God, I come!

1. Hail to the Lord's Anointed,
   great David's greater Son!
   Hail, in the time appointed,
   his reign on earth begun!
   He comes to break oppression,
   to set the captive free,
   to take away transgression,
   and rule in equity.

2. He comes, with succour speedy,
   to those who suffer wrong;
   to help the poor and needy,
   and bid the weak be strong;
   to give them songs for sighing,
   their darkness turn to light,
   whose souls, condemned and dying,
   are precious in his sight.

3. He shall come down like showers
   upon the fruitful earth;
   love, joy, and hope, like flowers,
   spring in his path to birth;
   before him, on the mountains,
   shall peace the herald go;
   and righteousness, in fountains,
   from hill to valley flow.

1. Bethlehem, of noblest cities
   none can once with thee compare;
   thou alone the Lord from heaven
   didst for us incarnate bear.

2. Fairer than the sun at morning
   was the star that told his birth,
   to the world its God announcing,
   seen in fleshly form on earth.

3. Eastern sages at his cradle
   make oblations rich and rare;
   see them give, in deep devotion,
   gold and frankincense and myrrh.

1. As with gladness men of old
   did the guiding star behold,
   as with joy they hailed its light,
   leading onward, beaming bright,
   so, most gracious Lord, may we
   evermore be led to thee.

2. As with joyful steps they sped,
   Saviour, to thy lowly bed,
   there to bend the knee before
   thee, whom heaven and earth adore,
   so may we with willing feet
   ever seek thy mercy-seat.

3. As they offered gifts most rare
   at thy cradle rude and bare,
   so may we with holy joy,
   pure, and free from sin's alloy,
   all our costliest treasures bring,
   Christ, to thee, our heavenly King.

1. Come, let us use the grace divine,
   and all, with one accord,
   in a perpetual covenant join
   ourselves to Christ the Lord:

2. Give up ourselves, through Jesu's power,
   his name to glorify;
   and promise, in this sacred hour,
   for God to live and die.

3. The covenant we this moment make
   be ever kept in mind:
   we will no more our God forsake,
   or cast his words behind.

1. Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,
   dawn on our darkness, and lend us your aid;
   star of the east, the horizon adorning,
   guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.

2. Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining;
   low lies his head with the beasts of the stall;
   angels adore him in slumber reclining,
   Maker, and Monarch, and Saviour of all.

3. Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion,
   odours of Edom, and offerings divine,
   gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,
   myrrh from the forest or gold from the mine?

1. Sing we the King who is coming to reign;
   glory to Jesus, the Lamb that was slain!
   Life and salvation his empire shall bring,
   joy to the nations when Jesus is King:

Come let us sing: praise to our King,
Jesus our King, Jesus our King:
this is our song, who to Jesus belong:
glory to Jesus, to Jesus our King.

2. All shall be well in his kingdom of peace;
   freedom shall flourish and wisdom increase;
   justice and truth from his sceptre shall spring;
   wrong shall be ended when Jesus is King:

1. All I once held dear,
   built my life upon,
   all this world reveres,
   and wars to own,
   all I once thought gain
   I have counted loss;
   spent and worthless now,
   compared to this.

Knowing you, Jesus,
knowing you,
there is no greater thing.
You're my all, you're the best,
you're my joy, my righteousness,
and I love you, Lord.

1. Born in the night,
   Mary's Child,
   a long way from your home;
   coming in need,
   Mary's Child,
   born in a borrowed room.

2. Clear shining light,
   Mary's Child,
   your face lights up our way;
   light of the world,
   Mary's Child,
   dawn on our darkened day.

1. Long ago, prophets knew
   Christ would come, born a Jew,
   come to make all things new;
   bear his people's burden,
   freely love and pardon:

Ring, bells, ring, ring, ring!
Sing, choirs, sing, sing, sing!
When he comes,
when he comes,
who will make him welcome?

2. God in time, God in man,
   this is God's timeless plan:
   he will come, as a man,
   born himself of woman,
   God divinely human:

1. O come, O come, Immanuel,
   and ransom captive Israel,
   that mourns in lonely exile here
   until the Son of God appear:

Rejoice!  Rejoice!  Immanuel
shall come to you, O Israel.

2. O come, O come, O Lord of might
   who to your tribes, on Sinai's height,
   in ancient times did give the law
   in cloud, and majesty, and awe: