Christmas Praise | Stilbaai 2022 | Kersfees Lofprysing

1) Welcome & Gebed

2) Bybel Voorlesing #1:

Romans 8:3-4, Matteus 11:28-30

3) Joy to the World

1. Joy to the world. The Lord is come

Let earth receive her King

Let ev’ry heart prepare Him room

And heav’n and nature sing 2x

And heav’n….. and heav’n

And nature sing

2. Joy to the earth! The Saviour reigns;

Let men their songs employ;

while fields and floods, rocks, hils and plains

Repeat the sounding joy, 2x

Repeat, repeat the sounding joy.

3. He rules the world with truth and grace

And makes the nations prove

The glories of His righteousness,

And wonders of His love, 2x

And wonders, wonders of his love.

4) O Holy Night

1. O holy night! The stars are brightly shining

It is the night of our dear Saviour’s birth

Long lay the world in sin and error pining

‘Til He appeared and the soul felt its worth

A thrill of hope the weary world rejoices

For yonder breaks a new and glorious morn

C: Fall on your knees;

O hear the angel voices!

O night divine, O night

when Christ was born.

O night, divine,

O night, o night divine.

5) Al Was Ek Nie Daar Nie.

1. Al was ek nie daar nie

ek weet dit is waar

Die krip en Maria

met die Kindjie by haar

Dis asof die engel

die boodskap nog bring

Van Jesus, Sy vrede

wat harte laat sing

2 Al was ek nie daar nie

ek weet dit is so

Die herders en wyses

het dit eerste geglo

En deur al die jare

bou Jesus Sy kerk:

Die Gees en die Woord

kom geloof in ons werk

6) Kom Kinders Besing

1. Kom, kinders, besing met ‘n vrolike stem

die wonder van God in die stad Betlehem,

want daar is die Heiland gebore, dié nag,

die hoop van die wêreld, deur eeue verwag.

2. Geringe klein dorpie in duister gehul,

‘n heilswoord is deur dié geboorte vervul:

Die lig van die wêreld, die God’like Kind,

is Jesus in wie ons die saligheid vind!

4. Ons bring soos die herders en engele weer

aan Hom alle hulde, ons Heiland en Heer.

Verlos van die sonde, besing ons tesaam

die roem en die eer van sy heerlike Naam.

7) Bible Reading #2:

Luke 2:8–20

8) O Come All Ye Faithful

1. O come, all ye faithful,

joyful and triumphant

O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem

Come and behold Him,

Born the King of angels

C: O come, let us adore Him 3x

Christ the Lord

2. Sing choirs of angels,

sing in exultation,

Sing all ye citizens of Heaven above!

Glory to God,

in the highest!

3. Yea, Lord, we greet Thee,

born this happy morning,

Jesus to thee be all glory giv’n:

Word of the Father,

now in flesh appearing

9) Hark the Herald Angel Sing

1. Hark! The herald angels sing,

“Glory to the newborn King!

Peace on earth and mercy mild,

God and sinners reconciled.”

Joyful, all ye nations rise,

Join the triumph of the skies,

With th’angelic host proclaim:

“Christ is born in Bethlehem.”

Hark! The herald angels sing,

“Glory to the newborn King!”

2. Christ by highest heav’n adored,

Christ the everlasting Lord!

Late in time behold Him come,

Offspring of a Virgin’s womb.

Veiled in flesh the Godhead see,

Hail the incarnate Deity,

Pleased as man with man to dwell,

Jesus, our Emmanuel.

Hark! The herald angels sing,

“Glory to the newborn King!”

3. Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace!

Hail the Son of Righteousness!

Light and life to all He brings,

Ris’n with healing in His wings.

Mild He lays His glory by,

Born that man no more may die,

Born to raise the sons of earth,

Born to give them second birth.

Hark! The herald angels sing,

“Glory to the newborn King!”

10) O Christus diepst’ verlange

1. O Christus, diepst’ verlange

van elke sterweling,

met welke jubelsange

sal ons u koms besing?

Ontvlam in hierdie dae

ons harte deur u Gees,

en skenk in welbehae

u luister aan ons fees!

3 U, wat as Hemelkoning

in heerlikheid regeer,

soek onder mense woning,

daal as ons broeder neer.

Die sondaar, diepverlore,

wil U van skuld bevry,

en ondere eng’lekore

is ook my plek berei.

11) Herders Op Die Ope Velde

1. Herders op die ope velde

het dié nag die eng’lekoor

met die blye evangelie

uit die hemel aangehoor:

C: Kom, loof die Heer,

loof die Heer,

loof die Here God

in die hoogste heem’le.

Kom, loof die Heer,

loof die Heer,

loof die Here God

in die hoogste hemele.

2. Met hul harte vol van vreugde

praat hul van die Jesuskind:

Herder vir die mens op aarde

wat verdwaaldes soek en vind.

3. Ere in die hoogste hemel,

klink dit nou die wêreld deur:

Liefde, vrede, welbehae

daal in Jesus tot ons neer.

12) Bybel voorlesing #3:

Psalm 22:23-27

13) Turn your eyes upon Jesus

1. Turn your eyes upon Jesus

Look full in His wonderful face

And the things of earth will grow strangely dim

In the light of His glory and grace

2. Turn your eyes to the hillside

Where justice and mercy embraced

There the Son of God gave His life for us

And our measureless debt was erased

C:Jesus, to You we lift our eyes

Jesus, our glory and our prize

We adore You, behold You,

our Savior ever true

Oh Jesus, we turn our eyes

to You

3 Turn your eyes to the morning

And see Christ the Lion awake

What a glorious dawn, fear of death is gone

For we carry His life in our veins

4. Turn your eyes to the heavens

Our King will return for His own

Every knee will bow, every tongue will shout,

‘All glory to Jesus alone!’

14) Jesus strong and kind

1. Jesus said that if I thirst

I should come to Him

No one else can satisfy

I should come to Him

2. Jesus said, if I am weak

I should come to Him

No one else can be my strength

I should come to Him

C: For the Lord is good and

faithful

He will keep us day and night

We can always run to Jesus

Jesus, strong and kind

3. Jesus said that if I fear

I should come to Him

No one else can be my shield

I should come to Him

4.Jesus said, if I am lost

He will come to me

And He showed me on that cross

He will come to me

15) Ek soek U O God

1. Ek soek U, o God, my God,

ek dors na U, God.

Soos ‘n land sonder water,

wil ek tot u nader

om by U te wees,

om by U te wees.

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2. As ek saans aan U dink, my God,

oor U peins in die nag,

dan weet ek U help my,

U hand ondersteun my.

Ek wil naby U bly,

ek wil naby U bly.

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C: Want U liefde is meer werd as die lewe,

daarom sal ek U vir altyd prys;

my hande ophef om u Naam te eer,

want U is die Heer vir wie ons lewe, lewe, lewe.

16) Oorwinningslied

1. Ek sien in my gees die glorie

En die almag van die Heer

Die Allerhoogste wat in liefde

Oor sy Koninkryk regeer

Hy’t belowe aan die einde

Op die wolke kom Hy weer

Hy’s Koning Hy regeer

C: Loof Hom, prys Hom,

halleluja (3x)

Hy’s Koning Hy regeer

2 Die Here is ons vesting

Wat vir altyd sal bly staan

Hy beskerm elke mens

Wat in geloof na Hom toe gaan

Hy’s ons skuiling, Hy’s ons wapen,

Hy’t die vyand reeds verslaan

Hy’s die rots wat ewig staan

C: Loof Hom, prys Hom,

halleluja (3x)

Hy’s die rots wat ewig staan

3. Kom deel nou in ons loflied

Hef jou hande op na bo

Blaas basuine, slaan op dromme

En kom dans voor God se oë

Kom leef in die oorwinning

Van sy Woord waarin ons glo

want sy Woord sal ewig staan

C: Loof Hom, prys Hom,

halleluja (3x)

Sy Woord sal ewig staan

17) Collection for Badisa.

Light lamps / glowsticks.

18) Somerkersfees

1. Welkom, o stille nag van vrede,

Onder die suiderkruis,

Wyl stemme uit die ou verlede

oor sterrevelde ruis:

C: Kersfees kom,

Kersfees kom –

Gee aan God die eer.

Skenk ons ‘n helder

Somerkersfees

In hierdie land, o Heer.

2. Hoor jy hoe sag die klokke beier

in eeue-oue taal.

Kyk, selfs die nagtelike swye

vertel die ou verhaal.

3. Voel jy ook nou Sy warm liefde

as ons die dag gedenk,

toe Hy sy Seun aan ons gegee het –

ons grootste Kersgeskenk.

19) Silent Night

1. 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

2. Silent night, Holy night

Shepherds quake, at the sight

Glories stream from heaven above

Heavenly, hosts sing “Alleluiah!”

Christ the Savior is born,

Christ the Savior is born

3. 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.

20) Stille Nag

1. Stille nag, heilige nag!

Jesuskind, lank verwag,

Lig uit Lig, uit die Vader se ryk,

word uit liefde aan mense gelyk.

Loof die hemelse Kind! 2x

2. Stille nag, heilige nag!

Hemelvors, ons gee ag

op die lied van die engelekoor.

Herders het dit die eerste gehoor:

Juig, die Redder is daar! 2x

3. Stille nag, heilige nag!

Jesus, Heer, voor u mag,

voor u ryk moet die duisternis swig;

tot in ewigheid bly U die lig –

Heer, gebore vir ons! 2X

24) Afsluiting: Gebed