We hope you will join us for this year's Children's Christmas Program on

Sunday, December 8th, 2024 @ 6 pm.

The Song of Christmas with Angels We Have Heard on High

Verse

Angels we have heard on high (slow step touch for the verse)

Sweetly singing o’er the plains

And the mountains in reply

Echoing their joyous strains

Chorus

This is the song (big circle with right arm across the body)

This is the song of Christmas (big circle with left arm across the body, fold arms make a “C” with right hand and lift arm up to 90 degrees)

This is the song (big circle with right arm)

This is the song God with us (big circle with left arm, right arm lifted thumb towards the nose moving down from top of the head towards the nose this is the sign for “God”, then brings hands in towards the chest)

This is the song of peace on earth (hands palm to palm right on top rotate palms so that left is on top then swipe hands out to sides this is the sign for “peace”, thumb and middle finger grab right wrist and rock back and forth for “earth”)

Celebrate the Savior’s birth (both arms down by side and slowly lift up until the arms are in a “V”)

This is the song (big circle with right arm)

This is the song of Christmas (big circle with left arm, then sign for “Christmas”)

Verse

Come to Bethlehem and see

Him Whose birth the angels sing;

Come, adore on bended knee,

Christ the Lord, the newborn King.

(Repeat Chorus)

Bridge: Gloria... In Excelsis Deo

(Repeat Chorus)

This is the song

This is the song of Christmas

Did You Hear What They Heard?

Verse

Oh--- (lean to the right, arch up and over to the left, bend knees and complete the circle with your body)

Oh--- (reverse the circle to the left)

Just some shepherds on the hillside (step touch for the verse)

When the sky opened up with a bright light

They were scared

But you would have been too

If something like that

Had happened to you

Oh oh oh (sway right, left, right, left)

Chorus

Did anybody else hear what they heard (elbows bent palms up, lean to your right with right hand to right ear and bounce twice)

Did you see what they saw (with 2 fingers up cross right hand over eyes, then left hand over eyes)

Were you scared like they were (feet together hands at bottom lips like your scared)

When the shepherd men listened to the angel’s words (step touch reach right arm up and pull down, step touch reach left arm up and pull down)

Did you see what they saw (same movement as above for these lyrics)

Did you hear what they heard (lean right with right hand to ear, lean left with left hand to ear)

Verse

Oh--- (repeat above for these Oh’s)

Oh---

After all those years of wond’ring

They believed that the Savior was coming

Could it be

That the Father would choose

Somebody like them

To hear the news

Oh oh oh (sway right, left, right, left)

(Repeat Chorus)

Uncertain Poor Shepherds

Verse

As they set out on their journey (slow step touch for this verse)

Were questions on their mind

Did they wonder what would happen

To sheep they left behind

I wonder if they wondered (quick step touch or sway or bounce)

On the way to Bethlehem

God could have chosen anyone

So why did He choose them

Chorus

Uncertain poor shepherds (step together step touch right, then left, hands are pushing up at an angle every time you step out)

Trying to understand (step out with the right and circle right arm up to point to your brain)

It was not what they expected (step together step touch swipe arms out in out in, repeat to the left)

Wasn’t what they planned (step out right, swipe arms out to the sides)

But the message from the angels (repeat the step together step touch with arms pushing up at an angle)

Would change the world forever (big arm circle cross arms low and go up and out)

The ones who heard the good news first (arms down by sides bring right fist to shoulder, then right index finger up and punch it forward)

Were uncertain poor shepherds (repeat step together step touch right and left, then step out right and lift arms up from sides to “V”)

Verse

Would they recognize the Baby

Wrapped in swaddling clothes

Were they scared to meet the Savior

Well no one really knows

I wonder when they worshiped

If they truly realized

The Hope of All CreaIon

Was right before their eyes

(Repeat Chorus)

Tag line –

The ones who heard the good news first

Uncertain poor shepherds 

Worthy of It All with O Come, All Ye Faithful

Chorus

You are worthy of it all (point up with right index finger, make circles with thumb and index finger other three fingers up hands together with pinkies touching make a circle and bring circles for the thumb and index fingers together at the top, this is the sign for “worthy”, make a circle around your left hand with your right hand and then lay your right hand in the palm of your left hand for “all”)

You are worthy of it all (repeat above)

For from You are all things (point up with index finger, then cross hands palms up and open out to sides)

And to You are all things (repeat above)

You deserve the glory (point index finger up, place right hand palm to palm and wiggle fingers of right hand as you slowly pull right hand up at an angle)

(repeat 2x)

Verse

All the saints and angels

They bow before Your throne

All the elders cast their crowns before the Lamb

Of God and sing

All the saints and angels

They bow before Your throne

All the elders cast their crowns before the Lamb - and sing

Chorus 2

O come let us adore Him

O come let us adore Him

O come let us adore Him

Christ the Lord

Chorus

You are worthy of it all (repeat movements for these lyrics)

You are worthy of it all

For from You are all things

And to You are all things

You deserve the glory

Outro

For from You are all things

And to You are all things

You deserve the glory

Tell It Again

Verse 1

Wish we could have been there (Bounce for the verses)

When the angel spoke to Mary

And told her she was gonna have a Son

Wish we could have been there

When Joseph in a dream

Heard about the miracle to come

Even though we couldn’t be there (sway)

To see it for ourselves

The story is still ours to tell (palms up hands together pull arms down, index fingers to mouth and move them away from mouth and down)

Chorus

It’s more than just

Bright lights (feet together arms up open hands to right, pull them in to fists and bend elbows, then same thing to the left, and repeat)

And silent nights (right index finger to mouth and lean right left right left going a little lower each time)

Bigger than the little town of Bethlehem (step out right, right arm out and up, step out left, left arm out and up, step in right bring right arm into fist, step in left bring left arm into fist, big arm circle)

It’s joy to the world (sign for “joy to the world” elbows bent arms lifted hands towards chest alternating circles then both hands 3 fingers lifted right hand on top of left and rotate one time around)

For the Lord has come (make an “L” with right hand and go from left shoulder to right hip)

And no matter how long its been (feet together roll arms around each other with fists lean forward, then straight up, lean forward, then straight moving arms the whole time)

That’s why we tell it (step together step touch with hands framing mouth like your shouting, step together step touch opposite way)

We tell it again (step out to the right and lift arms up to “V”)

Verse 2

Wish we could have been there

When they laid Him in a manger

To see the look of joy in Mary’s eyes

Wish we could have been there

To see the wise men come

Following the star up in the sky

Even though we couldn’t be there

To see it for ourselves

The story is still ours to tell

(Repeat Chorus)

That’s why we tell it - Tell it -Tell it - Yeah we tell it again

The Song of Christmas (Reprise)

Chorus

This is the song (big circle with right arm across the body)

This is the song of Christmas (big circle with left arm across the body, fold arms make a “C” with right hand and lift arm up to 90 degrees)

This is the song (big circle with right arm)

This is the song God with us (big circle with left arm, right arm lifted thumb towards the nose moving down from top of the head towards the nose this is the sign for “God”, then brings hands in towards the chest)

This is the song of peace on earth (hands palm to palm right on top rotate palms so that left is on top then swipe hands out to sides this is the sign for “peace”, thumb and middle finger grab right wrist and rock back and forth for “earth”)

Celebrate the Savior’s birth (both arms down by side and slowly lift up until the arms are in a “V”)

This is the song (big circle with right arm)

This is the song of Christmas (big circle with left arm, then sign for “Christmas”)

Bridge: Gloria... In Excelsis Deo

(Repeat Chorus)

This is the song - This is the song of Christmas - Yeah!!!