Naples Community Church's Podcast

December 24, 2023 Preparation for Worship Time for Gathering Opening Hymn “Once in Royal David’s City” Once in royal David's city stood a lowly cattle shed Where a mother laid her Baby in a manger for His bed Mary was that mother mild Jesus Christ her little Child He came down to earth from heaven who is God and Lord of all And His shelter was a stable and His cradle was a stall With the poor and mean and lowly lived on earth our Savior holy And our eyes at last will see Him through His own redeeming love For that Child so dear and gentle is our Lord in heaven above And He leads His children on to the place where He is gone Lighting of the Advent Wreath Song of Worship Prayers of the Church and Prayer of our Lord Offering “Away in a Manger” Away in a manger no crib for a bed the little Lord Jesus laid down His sweet head The stars in the sky looked down where He lay the little Lord Jesus asleep on the hay The cattle are lowing the Baby awakes but little Lord Jesus no crying He makes I love Thee Lord Jes