The New Pastor's Guide to Leading Worship by Barbara Day Miller

Author:Barbara Day Miller
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-09-08T16:00:00+00:00

O holy child of Bethlehem . . . cast out our sin and enter in, be born in us today.

—"O Little Town of Bethlehem"

Light and life to all he brings, risen with healing in his wings.

Mild he lays his glory by, born that we no more may die,

born to raise us from the earth, born to give us second birth.

—"Hark! the Herald Angels Sing"

What joy to know when life is past,

the Lord we love is first and last, the end and the beginning!

—"O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright"

Epiphany and Ordinary Time

Often the Epiphany, the visit of the Magi and the manifestation to the nations, is folded into Christmas Eve. Though Epiphany was one of the earliest annual celebrations in the Christian Year, by comparison to the contemporary excitement of Christmas, it loses emphasis, no celebration left. It's January and the days are short; the light has gone. But, the Light has come into the world. We have seen the star. What do you see? What do you hear? In some churches a Moravian star (a multipointed star) remains suspended over the altar. Are there hymn texts that can weave through the season, one verse each week? One example:

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