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SONG: OVERTURE: The Bells of ChristmasOrchestra only

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WELCOME: Explanations andinstructions for the evening.

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SONG: CHRISTMAS FANTASIA(40 measure intro)

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CHOIR:Its the most wonderful time of the year.With the ids !in"le #ellin"and e$eryone tellin" you#e of "ood cheer.

Its the most wonderful time of the year.

Its the ha% &ha%%iest season of all.

(ha%%iest season of all)with those holiday "reetin"sand "ay ha%%y meetin"swhen friends come to call

(friends come to call)Its the ha% &&

ha%%iest season of all

'heyll #e %arties for hostin"marshmallows for toastin"and carolin" out in the snow

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and tales of the "loriesof Christmases lon" lon" a"o.of Christmases lon" lon" a"o.

Its the most wonderful timeIts the most wonderful timeIts the most wonderful timeof the year.Of the year*

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+ec the Halls with #ou"hs of holly.,a&la&la&la&la&la&la&la&la-'is the season to #e !olly.

,a&la&la&la&la&la&la&la&la+on we now our "ay a%%arel,a&la&la&la&la&la&la&la&la'roll the ancient uletide carol

,a&la&la&la&la&la&la&la&la.

ee the #la/in" ule #efore us,a&la&la&la&la&la&la&la&latrie the har% and !oin the chorus

,a&la&la&la&la&la&la&la&la,ollow me in merry measure,a&la&la&la&la&la&la&la&laWhile I tell of uletide treasure

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od rest ye merry "entlemenlet nothin" you dismay

Remem#er Christ the sa$iorwas #orn on Christmas +ay'o sa$e us all from atans %owerwhen we were "one astrayOh tidin"s of comfort and !oycomfort and !oy.Oh tidin"s of comfort and !oy.

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I am %abriel. -nd I have watched

this celebration you call hristmas

unfold over centuries of time. I was

there in the beginning. I was there

when the 'ord ost igh became a babe

in a manger, a man of lowly and simple

birth.

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MC!AEL: -nd I am ichael, the-rchangel." 'i+e %abriel, I was there

when %od sent is beloved on to dwell

among you && to become one of you.

/efore time and centuries began, when

%od spo+e the universe into e0istence,

e stretched out the heavens,

stippling the night with millions of

stars. Light Cue #20

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SONG: In the Beginning/Glory to God

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CHOIR:(5 measure intro)

Light Cue #24 Stage Cue #25 In the #e"innin"In the #e"innin"In the #e"innin"od created the hea$ens and the earth.

3nd the earth was without form and $oid3nd darness was u%on the face of the dee%.3nd the %irit of od mo$ed u%on the face of the waters.

3nd od said

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In the hi"hest.

lory to od "lory to od.In the hi"hest in the hi"hestIn the hi"hest.

lory to od "lory to od.In the hi"hest in the Hi"hestIn the hi"hest

Light Cue #33GABREL: "Continues over % &easuresof &usic'

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Then, e formed a li+eness of imself

from a lump of clay and into it, e

breathed life. You were created.

MC!AEL: e created you to love imand to be loved by im. e placed

you, not us, at the very center of is

creation and is plan.8


SONG: In the Beginning Was The Word(8 measure intro)

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SOLO:In the #e"innin" was the WordIn the #e"innin" the Word was with od

3nd the Word was od3nd the Word was od'he same was in the #e"innin" with od

(With od)

SOLO AND CHOIR!:

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3ll thin"s were made #y Him'hey were made #y Him

(made #y Him 3H &&)3nythin" made that was madeIn Him was life

(In Him was life.)3nd the life was the li"ht of all men

(life was the li"ht of all men)

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9ade flesh(9ade flesh)

3nd the Word dwelt amon" us(3mon" us)

3mon" us.

SOLO AND CHOIR:!3nd we #eheld His "lory

(3H &&)the "lory of the Only #e"otten

(3H &&)'he #e"otten of the ,ather.

,ull of "race and truth(full of "race of "race and truth.)

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In the #e"innin" the Word was with od.

SOLO AND CHOIR:!3nd the Word

(the Word)Was

('he Word was)od

('he Word was od)3nd the Word

('he Word)Was

('he Word was)od

('he Word was od)3nd the Word('he Word)

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'he Word was od

(3nd the Word was od)3nd the Word

(3nd the Word)3nd the Word

(3nd the Word)Was od.


MC!AEL: -nd the =ord was %od! =e

loo+ed on in reverence and wonder atis magnificent creation, and at is

incredible love for man.9

GABREL: an you imagine the awe wefelt when we reali>ed that you were

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created in the very image of our

beloved 'ord?

Stage Cue #42 Light Cue #43 Sound Cue #44

L(C)ER: (scornful) -we?

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MC!AEL: (esitates, then sheaths thesword) o, 'ucifer, you$ve been

reading %od$s =ord, I see.6 I hope

you$ve learned something.

L(C)ER: Indeed. I li+e to believe I+now more about the enemy than any

among you && or them(indicates the

audience.) B*now thine enemy.D Tsun

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L(C)ER: I can and I will. a+e nomista+e. I don$t intend to lose a

second time.

GABREL: =hen will you learn? @oucan never defeat im.

L(C)ER: @ou don$t really believethat, do you? If you did, you

wouldn$t fear me.

GABREL: I do GT fear you.

MC!AEL: @ou have no power over us.

L(C)ER: Eon$t I? Eon$t you fearthat I will gain control over His

earth && over Hisbeloved creatures?

nce before I wrested sovereignty of

the earth from man with the smallest

temptation.

GABREL: mall temptation? @ou toldthem they could be li+e %od.

L(C)ER: -nd they believed me, thefools. Gow the earth, and everything

in it, belongs to me.

MC!AEL: (To %abriel) -re you sure Ican$t +ill him now?

L(C)ER: Go, no, ichael. @ou haveto await orders. =hat$s it li+e, I

wonder, sitting around at the whim ofyour master?

MC!AEL: It is all I desire. It ismore glorious than any false promise

you$ve ever made man. ven when you

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GABREL: =hen you left eaven,3youbecame the 7rince of Ear+ness. /ut

%od +new you would fall, 'ucifer.

Sound Cue 45

1ust as e +new man would fall. M(#CC(E: *!E +EO+LE W!O WAL, -OW -AR,-E##:

GABREL: "Continues over intro'That$s why e provided a =ay out of

the dar+ness && that$s why e planned

the glorious redemption that would

free man from your control.

Sound Cue #45a

Stage Cue #46 Sound Cue #47 Light Cue #48

SONG: THE PEOPLE WHO WALK NOW INDAKNESS: (4 Measure intro)

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CHOIR:'he %eo%le who wal now in darnessWho stum#le and fall in the ni"htwill soon see our od in His fullnesswill soon see His "lorious 2i"ht*

,or He will come !ust as He %romisedthe land of deaths shadow will fadea 2i"ht soon will dawn #rin"in" to us

%ro$ision that our od has made.

Light Cue #51a

Come o come our %romised 2i"htnd the darness of the ni"ht8rin" us si"ht*

3ee 1ude 4;

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Light Cue #51b

'he %eo%le who wal now in darnessWho stum#le and fall in the ni"htwill soon see our od in His fullnesswill soon see His "lorious 2i"ht*

,or He will come !ust as He %romisedthe land of deaths shadow will fadea 2i"ht soon will dawn #rin"in" to us

%ro$ision that our od has made.

Light Cue #51c

ro$ision that our od has made.'hey will soon see the "lorious 2i"ht*


MC!AEL: @ou tried everything youcould thin+ of to stop %od from

fulfilling is promise, didn$t you,

'ucifer? Time and again, you tried to

destroy the seed of the woman && tointerrupt the lineage through which

%od had promised to deliver is people

from sin.6 /ut you failed.

GABREL: -nd when the time came forim to set is plan in motion, %od

gave me the most glorious assignment

of all && e sent me to /ethlehem to

tell ary that she was is chosen one

&& that through her, is promise wouldbe fulfilled.

L(C)ER: nce again, %od chose torely on those wea+ creatures of the

earth. - glorious assignment, indeed.

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=hat did you conHuer? - frightened,

pathetic little woman who trembled at

the sight of you? Thatswhat e

chose to be the mother of is on?

Sound Cue #55

GABREL: ary found favor with %odbecause of her faith. I appeared to

her while she was living in Ga>areth.

(Turns to ary && on lower platform)

%reetings, you who are highly favored.

The 'ord is with you. (ary reacts in

fear) Fear not, ary, for you have

found favor with %od. @ou will be

Sound Cue #56

with child, and give birth to a on,

and you will call is name, 1esus. e

shall be great, "M(#C C(E: !OW CA-*!# BE' and will be called the onof the ost igh. The 'ord %od shall

give unto im the throne of is father

Eavid and e shall reign over thehouse of 1acob forever: and of is

*ingdom, there will be no end.

Sound Cue #57

SONG: HOW !AN THIS BE

Light Cue #58

SOLO MAR"!:How can this #e;How can this #e;eein" I ha$e ne$er nown a man

How can this #e;How can this #e a#riel;I ha$e ne$er nown a man

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I ha$e ne$er nown a manHow can this #e;How can this #e;

Sound Cue #59 Light Cue #60/5

MC!AEL: nderstandably, ary wasfrightened. =hat would happen to her?

=hat would 1oseph, her betrothed

husband, say when she told him.

-ccording to the 1ewish law, he could

have her stoned for adultery if she

were pregnant with another man$s

child.

L(C)ER: I suggested that to 1oseph.It would have saved us all a lot of

trouble.

Sound Cue #61

GABREL: (noticeably e0asperated)@ou have always been too prideful, you

deceiver."# %od had told me e0actly

Sound Cue #62

what I was to say to ary when she

as+ed her inevitable Huestions.

"M(#C C(E: LE* * BE'

(To ary over narration) The oly

%host shall come upon thee, and the

power of the ighest shall overshadow

thee. Therefore, also that holy thingwhich shall be born of thee shall be

called the on of %od.

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"#ee I Timothy 24;

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SONG: LET IT BE(7 measure intro)

Light Cue #64/5

SOLO MAR"! AND CHOIR!8ehold #eholdthe handmaiden of the 2ord.

2et it #e(3H &&)

2et it #e(3H &&)

3ccordin" to 'hey word(3H && to 'hy word)

8ehold(8ehold)8ehold

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(2et it #e dear 2ord let it #e.)2et it #e

(2et it #e dear 2ord let it #e. 3ccordin")es accordin"

(to)es accordin" to 'hy Word

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2et it #e my 2ord let it #e2et it #e my 2ord let it #e.2et it #e my 2ord let it #e2et it #e my 2ord let it #e2et it #e my 2ord let it #e.2et it #e my 2ord2et it #e*

Light Cue #65 Stage Cue #66 Sound Cue #67

Light Cue #68

L(C)ER: -dmit it, both of you & I$mnot the only angel who Huestioned

%od$s wisdom. nly e would choose

such a foolish plan and trust imself

and the life of is on into such

feeble hands. =hat e sees in them,

I$ll never +now.

Light Cue #69

MC!AEL: any of them serve you wellenough.

Stage Cue 69a

L(C)ER: a! I use them because itsuits me. /ut you don$t thin+ I care

about them? @ou don$t believe I$d

actually sacrifice anything on their

behalf, do you?

GABREL: (sadly sha+es his head.)

Go. I have +nown you since timebegan, 'ucifer. @ou love no one and

nothing e0cept yourself.

L(C)ER: o self&righteous, my oldfriend. /ut I see you have refused to

answer my Huestion. Eidn$t you doubt

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than your own desires. Is it any

wonder that you failed to anticipate

%od$s plan?

L(C)ER: =ho could have +nown? @oucertainly didn$t. Geither did the

rest of your +ind."" Go one believed

that e would go that far for those

sinful, wretched creatures of is.

Emmanuel, indeed. The plan was

bi>arre.

GABREL: /ut you feared it so muchthat you tried everything in your

power to prevent it. @ou +new that

even is name && mmanuel && meant

B%od with s.D If %od wal+ed the

earth as a man, you would be

powerless to stop im.

-fter I appeared to ary, you

tried to convince 1oseph that ary was

lying && that the babe she carried

belonged to another man, not to the

ost igh %od."2

MC!AEL: /ut 1oseph was a righteousman, and he trusted the words the

angel spo+e to him in his dream4

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GABREL: (T 'IF

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in" of "lory

Who laid aside His throne3nd He will rei"n fore$er3ll %raise to Him #elon"s.,or od has "i$en Him a %lace of "lory3#o$e all other namesHis name li$es on'hrou"h timeless a"es He will rei"n

In %ower and ma!estyHis name is

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ta0ed. -nd this ta0ing was first made

when yrenius was governor of yria.

-nd all went to be ta0ed, everyone

into his own city.

"M(#C C(E 02'

GABREL: -nd 1oseph also went up from%alilee, out of the city of Ga>areth,

into 1udea, unto the city of Eavid,

which is called /ethlehem, because he

was of the house and lineage of Eavid:

to be ta0ed with ary, his espoused

wife, who was great with child.

"M(#C C(E 03'

MC!AEL: -nd while they were there,the days were accomplished that she

should be delivered.

"M(#C C(E 04'

GABREL: -nd she brought forth her

first&born on, and wrapped im inswaddling clothes, and laid im in

manger, because there was no room for

them in the inn.

SONG: O LITTLE TOWN O% BETHLEHE"(31 Measure intro)

CHOIR:O little town of 8ethlehem

Light Cue #78/5 Stage Cue #78a

how still we see thee lie.3#o$e thy dee% and dreamless slee%the silent stars "o #y.et in thy dar street shineth

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'he $erlastin" 2i"ht.'he ho%es and fears of all the years

CHOIR3re met in thee toni"ht


SOLO)MAR"'he ho%es and fears of all the years are met inthee toni"ht.


GABREL: ow could we have imaginedit? To see im, 1esus, who had dwelt

among us since time began, who created

us,";yet, he was so small, and so

vulnerable.

MC!AEL: I remember thin+ing, B'ord%od, how can e survive? ow can e

e0ist apart from @our holiness in this

putrid, evil place?

Light Cue #83

L(C)ER: in covered the earth. Ihad enslaved %od$s cherished

creatures.

MC!AEL: -nd you believed you hadwon.

L(C)ER: (visibly agitated) I -E

won, you fool. I controlled them.Gone of them could possibly have lived

up to %od$s e0pectations.

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GABREL: o e did what e$d plannedall along.

MC!AEL: e reclaimed that which youhad tried to steal from im. e

became flesh && a man, li+e them.

GABREL: /orn that night amongbeasts, with a manger for a throne.

-nd everything changed. From that

incredible moment on, once we$d seen

im in that stable, we +new he$d go to

any lengths, suffer any humiliation,

descend even into your pit, if

necessary, in is wild pursuit of man.

MC!AEL: If is holiness and isawesome power could be present there

&& in the least auspicious of places

&& then there is no place or time so

lowly and so earthbound that e cannot

reach.

GABREL: =hen 1esus was born in that

stable, man could no longer hide fromthe love and presence of the ost igh

%od. /y leaving is throne to dwell

among them (loo+s at audience) To

dwell among you, he proved that e

alone has the power to brea+, to

recreate and to redeem the human

heart. e can heal your heart tonight

if you will let him.


SONG: %O GOD SO LO&ED THE WOLD(3 measure intro)

CHOIR:od so lo$ed the world

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od so lo$ed the world(so lo$ed the world)

that He "a$e His only #e"otten on'hat who so #elie$eth #elie$eth in Himhould not %erishhould not %erish#ut ha$e e$erlastin" life.

$erlastin" life$erlastin" e$erlastin" life.

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od so lo$ed the worldod so lo$ed the world

od so lo$ed the world.


GABREL: I will never forget how itfelt to stand in that stable. I had

loved im, worshipped im with all my

being since before e flung the stars

into space. @et, there e was, almost

a stranger to me, now. =ith his tiny

fingers and tiny face && e wasprofoundly beautiful && and

frighteningly small.

MC!AEL: The members of the angelichost loo+ed on in wonder. -ll of %od

was in that infant && and suddenly,

that rustic, barren stable was as

glorious as is throne room.

GABREL: From the dawn of time, wehad lifted our voices in wonder and

praise of im & but here, lay the 'ord

of osts, the -ncient of Eays, wrapped

in rags, and lying in a feed trough.

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MC!AEL: Gow, I was forced to wonder,would the earth command im? ould e

survive here?


L(C)ER: @ou +now the answer. Thesepeoplee loved so much would repay

is mercy with betrayal and death.

Sound Cue #92

GABREL: uddenly, I understood allthat the prophets had said. -s one of

them, 1esus could save them. e could

do what they couldn$t do for

themselves. e could sacrifice is

blameless life so that they could

live.

MC!AEL: I trembled at the thought ofwhat e would suffer for them. I +new

then, what one says in praise to the

-lmighty %od who has humbled imself4

=orthy is the 'amb.

GABREL: @es!

MC!AEL: 1esus, who made the cloudshis chariot, and rode on the wings of

the wind && was now too wea+ to wal+.

e set the planets in space, e rolled

bac+ the oceans, and raised the

mountains from their depths && yet

now, his tiny fingers formed aninfant$s fist."5

GABREL: That thought overcame me.an must +now what had happened in

that stable. B%lory,D I thought,

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B%lory to %od in the highest.D -nd

suddenly, a blan+et of praise covered

that place as we lifted our voices.

verwhelmed with the majesty of it, we

sped into the night to announce the

news && mmanuel had come!

Light Cue #93

MC!AEL: Got far from the stable, agroup of shepherds were tending their

sheep. =hen we reached them, the

glory of the 'ord imself shone about

them. ne of us announced, BFear not,

for behold I bring you good tidings of

great joy. For unto you is born this

day, in the city of Eavid, a avior,

which is hrist the 'ord. This will

be a sign unto you4 you will find the

babe, wrapped in swaddling clothes,

and lying in a manger.D

GABREL: -nd then, because our songcould no longer be contained, a

multitude of the heavenly host

Sound Cue #94

appeared to the shepherds and we

praised %od "M(#C C(E: GLOR5 *O GORE+R#E6MARC! O) *!E #!E+!ER#',saying, B%lory to %od in the ighest,

and on earth, peace, good will toward

men.


SONG: GLO' TO GOD EPISE/"A!H O%THE SHEPHEDS(4 measure intro)

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CHOIR:lory to od "lory to od

In the hi"hest in the hi"hest3nd %eace on earthood will to men*

lory to od "lory to odIn the hi"hest in the hi"hest3nd %eace on earthood will to men*

lory to od "lory to od"lory to od "lory to odlory to od "lory to od

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GABREL: "spo$en over interlude' -ndthe shepherds Huic+ly arose and made

their way to /ethlehem to see for

themselves all that we had told them.

1ust as we said, they found ary and

1oseph and the /aby. =hen they had

seen im, they spread the word

concerning what had been told themabout this hild.

MC!AEL: -nd all who heard it wereama>ed at what they said. /ut ary

treasured up all these things in her

heart. The shepherds returned from

the stable glorifying and praising %od

for all the things they had heard and

seen.

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"M(#C E-#'


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L(C)ER: o %od left his throne, andthe angels of eaven, to enjoy the

worship of a group of lowly shepherds.

e could have commanded legions && but

he chose to command the shabby masses.

(loo+s at %abriel) =hat does that say

about you, %abriel? =hat does it say

that the %od you serve chose themand

their praise over you?

MC!AEL: @ou slanderer, 'ucifer. @ouare a murderer, a thief, and a liar."3

L(C)ER: -t least I am not a foolli+e you. =ith your power and your

might, you could have them(indicates

the audience) at your feet. 'oo+ at

them. They should worship you.

GABREL: That is one of your foulestlies, Eeceiver. %od created us to

praise im and to serve as ministering

spirits to the sons of man."6

MC!AEL: Go matter how much youdesire their worship, 'ucifer, theirsacrifices and their praise belong

only to %od!2# nly e is worthy.

GABREL: The wise men who sought toworship im understood that %od had

come to earth, not just to claim is

rightful +ingdom, but because e was

see+ing men$s souls && reaching out to

them. @earning for them. e wantedmore than their worship, e wanted a

personal, intimate relationship.

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MC!AEL: =hen the agi saw is starin the east,

Sound Cue #103

"M(#C C(E: CAROL O) *!E ,-G#'

They began their long journey to

1erusalem && to find the *ing whose

star glittered li+e a shining jewel

against the in+&blac+ canopy of space.

GABREL: =hen they found im, theyworshipped im && and gave him their

gifts of gold, fran+incense and myrrh.


SONG: !AOL O% THE KINGS(22 measure interlude)

CHOIR:>in"s from afarfollow the star

throu"hout the ni"htled #y the 2i"ht.

Light Cue #106

Wisemen all threefor they can seewonders and si"nsas Hea$en shines

ifts for the >in"their offerin"

"old they %resent9yrrh franincense

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GABREL: =e didn$t +now then that theevents surrounding 1esus$ flight to

gypt were merely shadows of what

would come.

MC!AEL: -nd when %od decreed thatthe time was right, 1esus went into

the wilderness to prepare imself for

the coming battle.

L(C)ER: I nearly beat im there.is human form was so wea+. e

suffered the same temptations, the

same pains as his cherished people.

e was more vulnerable to me there

than ever before.22

Sound Cue #115

MC!AEL: /ut you failed again, didn$tyou? @ou could not tempt 1esus into

sin, and e remained the one pure,

sinless an who could die for all the

others.

GABREL: -fter you left im in thedesert, we came to im and ministered

to im.28 =e didn$t +now then, but %od

was preparing us just as e was

preparing 1esus.

MC!AEL: - time would come when wewould have to stand by and helplessly

watch while your minions tormentedim.

GABREL: (sha+es his head in obvioussorrow) ven now, when I thin+ what

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those days were li+e while e wal+ed

among is people, teaching them,

healing them, reaching for them, I am

overwhelmed.

MC!AEL: iracles followed him.igns and wonders lay in his wa+e in a

way we hadn$t seen since he sculpted

the earth and placed man on it. @et,

there e was, learning the language of

their hearts in order to save their

souls.


"M(#C C(E: W!E- !E #+EA,#'

Light Cue #118

CE-*(RO-: "over &usic interlude' ytrusted servant was sic+, maybe even

dying. =hen I heard that 1esus was

coming to town, I went right to im

and as+ed im to heal my servant. I

said, B1esus, I +now about authority,because I am under authority, and I

have soldiers under me. I say to this

one, B%o,D and he goes, and to that

one, Bome,D and he comes. 1ust spea+

the word, and my servant will be

healed. 1esus loo+ed at me and said,

B%o! It will be done just as you

believed it would.D @ou see, e

merely spo+e and it was done.

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SONG: WHEN HE SPEAKS()* +eas,re intro-

SOLO:When He s%eas the #lind recei$e their si"ht.

His words are filled with %ower and with mi"ht.When He s%eas all sicness has to flee

His word will set the ca%ti$e free.


CO-*EM+ORAR5 #+EA,ER: "over 7&easures 8 extended as necessar9'Testimony

Light Cue #121

MUSIC CONTINUES:

SOLO:When He s%eas the fear is chased away

His words can #rin" a miracle todayWhen He s%eas all sicness has to flee



WOMA-: "spea$s over % &easures'ometimes, it doesn$t even seem real.

/ut we were all there when e too+

those loaves of bread and fishes and

fed 9,### people. =e had been out all

day listening to im teach, and we

were tired and hungry. veryone was

worried that there wouldn$t be enoughfood to feed us all. /ut one boy had

enough faith to offer his meal to

1esus. 1esus blessed it, bro+e the

bread and fed us all.

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Light Cue #124

MUSIC CONTINUES

SOLO:

When He s%eas the #read is multi%liedHe dries the tears of those whose hearts ha$e criedWhen He s%eas all sicness has to flee


Stage Cue #125

CHOIR:esterday today fore$er

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=herever e went, the multitudes

followed.

Sound Cue #129 Stage Cue #130 Light Cue #131

L(C)ER: 'oved im? LOVED HIM? venyou +now better than that. They

didn$t love im. They used im. -s

long as e was healing them, and

feeding them, and even raising some of

them from the dead, they worshipped

im.

/ut loo+ how easily their hearts

were changed against im. - few short

years, and I had them stirred to a

fevered pitch. They forgot their

cries of praise. They forgot their

adulation and their simple&minded

worship. They forgot that babe in a

manger, and turned the full force of

their wic+edness on im.

Sound Cue #132

GABREL: (sha+en) ven now, it ma+esme tremble. It was the worst moment

in time && worse even when you too+

your legions and left eaven. ere

was 1esus, the *ing whom we loved, and

the people e sought to save tried to

destroy im.

MC!AEL: %od had warned us that we

couldn$t intervene. /ut we stoodready.29 =hen 1esus called out to %od

from the %arden of %ethsemane, is

torment was so great, that he sweat

drops of blood. ven is closest

friends, would not comfort im there,

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but we did. -n angel went to im and

ministered to im.2;

GABREL: is grief was immense, andwe shared it. /ut we had no idea what

horrors were about to come. =hen

1esus was betrayed by your servant

1udas, he was arrested and ta+en

through trial after trial while the

people e loved hurled accusations at

im.

MC!AEL: e was beaten until thebones showed through the lacerated

s+in on his bac+. e was pummeled,

and moc+ed, and spat on. They thrust

a crown of thorns on is head && where

once e$d worn a crown a glory.

GABREL: /etrayed, beaten andbruised, e would pic+ up is own

cross and carry it through the streets

Sound Cue #133

of is beloved 1erusalem to a hill

called alvary.

Stage Cue #134

"M(#C C(E: BE!OL *!E LAMB'

MC!AEL: (to audience) an youimagine what that was li+e for us? =e

e0ist to serve im, and yet, we had towatch while e was tortured &&

tortured for you.

GABREL: -s they pounded the nailsinto is flesh, all I could see was

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that tiny, beautiful infant$s hand

that had reached out from the manger

in /ethlehem && just as %od had

reached out since the dawn of

creation.

MC!AEL: The *ing of the niverse hadleft is heavenly throne to redeem man

from the dar+ness of his sin. To

redeem you, for your sin.

GABREL: 1ust as the prophetsforetold, e was wounded for your

wrongs: crushed for your

transgressions. The punishment for

sin && the penalty which can ma+e you

well, which can bring you into an

intimate relationship with the oly

Father, was ta+en from you and given

to im.

MC!AEL: /ecause of is wounds, youcan be healed. e +new before e came

what you would do to im, but e loved

you that much.

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the e$er s%otless 2am#3nd thou"h He is the 2am#He is the reat I 398ehold the 2am#.8ehold the 2am#

(8ehold the 2am#)

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GABREL: =hen e died that day, awave of grief, so intense, so

complete, covered us && that for the

first time since %od set the sun and

the moon in space, the world went

dar+.

Stage Cue #139 Light Cue #140 Sound Cue #141

L(C)ER: e should have +nown itwould end that way. e made the rules

imself! Go one can reach im unless

they are perfectly holy && yet no

human can ever live free of sin. =hat

a magnificent dilemma it was4 If he

let is people && is divine creation

die, e$d lose the thing e loved

most. /ut if e let them live, is

holiness would be a fraud. =hich

would it be? =ould e +ill is world,

or would e +ill the law?

MC!AEL: @ou +now the answer. Therewas only one way. =hen the si0th hour

came, dar+ness covered the earth, andat the ninth hour, %od did the

unimaginable.

GABREL: e and 1esus had beentogether since before the beginning of

time. Their love was perfect, their

union complete, but to ma+e the

sacrifice for man+ind, %od turned is

bac+ on is beloved on.

MC!AEL: The angelic host waited,trembling. words drawn, we would

have swept in at the slightest

indication from im that e wished to

forgo this dreadful sacrifice.

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GABREL: I +ept thin+ing that %odwould intervene at any moment, that,

somehow, e wouldn$t allow this to

happen. /ut then, finally, 1esus

raised is head, moistened is parched

lips and cried out && not the words we

wanted to hear && but By %od, y %od,

=hy hast thou forsa+en me!D

Sound Cue #143

"M(#C C(E: !EAE-;# !ALL#'

MC!AEL: Through the alls of eaven,we could hear you laughing, 'ucifer.

ne by one, we covered our faces and

turned from the awful sight that hung

before us.

GABREL: /ut even as you danced yourhateful, evil victory dance upon the

earth, %od was still reaching out is

hand of mercy and grace to the people

e longed to hold in is arms. BI

love you,D %od was shouting even as edied.

Sound Cue #144 Stage Cue #145 Light Cue #146

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SONG: HEA&EN.S HALLS(9 measure intro)

SOLO:Hea$ens halls are hushed in silencedemons scream their ho%es fulfilled.'he #ed of death that they$e %re%ared

1ow holds their $ictim cold and still.'he an"els wee%atan lau"hs

His re$elry has come at last'hou"h he i"nores the e%ita%hinscri#ed in stone u%on the tom#that s%ells the a$iors $ictory

and atans doom.How soon hell see

Light Cue #146a

'he li"htnin" flash from Hea$ens throne.'he thunderous rollin" of the stone'he Hi"h and Resurrected 2ord'he "lorious church at once restored.

uch an e$il cele#ratione$il fools in e$il dance+ont they now their wiced master+oesnt stand a fi"htin" chance

,or how can #ut a fallen an"elleft to rule whats merely sod

$er ho%e to match the Oneand only li$in" on of od;

Light Cue #146b

CHOIR:Worthy is the 2am#*Worthy is the 2am#*

In His %resence we will standin"in" Worthy is the 2am#*

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SOLO AND CHOIR!:@% and down the halls of hell

still wretched demons scream and dwellne"otiatin" wiced %lansthe final fall of hel%less manOh fiendish ears so deaf and dum#

Ha$e you not heard the #attles won;'he hi"hest >in" has %aid the %riceand soon will come to claim His #ride.

'hen an"els and all saints of oldand e$ery heart and e$ery soul whoe$er #reathed the name of Christ

(3H &&)#y faith recei$ed eternal life(3H &&)

will rise as one in culmination(3H &&)

the trium%h of His "reat sal$ation

CHOIR:Worthy is the 2am#*Worthy is the 2am#*

In His %resence we will standsin"in" 6Worthy is the 2am#*7

Worthy is the 2am#*Worthy is the 2am#*

In His %resence we will standsin"in" 6Worthy is the 2am#*7

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Holy holy holyOh 2ord od 3lmi"hty*

arly in the mornin"our son" shall rise to 'hee

Holy is the 2am#*Holy is the 2am#

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(Oh 2ord od almi"hty)In His %resence we will standsin"in" 6Holy is the 2am#*7lory to the 2am#*lory to the 2am#*lory to the 2am#*

In His %resence we will standsin"in" 6Worthy is6Holy is6Worthy is the 2am#*6Worthy is the 2am#*7


MC!AEL: "no< full of God;s glor9'/e gone, 'ucifer! @ou have no

dominion here! %od has spo+en, and it

is finished. is people are redeemed.

@our tyranny is vanHuished. They need

never again wal+ in your dar+ness.

GABREL: The 'amb of %od who hungupon the ross rose again on the third

day to become the

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MC!AEL: -fter his

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lory to od "lory to odIn the hi"hest In the hi"hestIn the hi"hest*

GABREL: "continues over &usic' -ndafter e comes, the /ible says, Ba

great multitude, which no man could

number, of all nations, +indreds, and

people, and tongues, stood before the

throne, and before the 'amb clothed

with white robes, and palms in their

hands.

MC!AEL: -nd all the angels stoodround about the elders and the four

beasts, and fell before the throne on

their faces, and worshipped %od

saying, B-men!D

GABREL A- MC!AEL: /lessing andglory and wisdom and than+sgiving and

honor, and power and might, be unto

our %od forever and ever, -men!D

CHOIR:8lessin" and honor and "lory and %ower#e unto the 2am#

8lessin" and honor and "lory and %ower#e unto the 2am# fore$ermore*

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His name is

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3#o$e all other namesHis name li$es on*

Light Cue #158 Stage Cue 158a

'hrou"h timeless a"es He will rei"nIn %ower and ma!estyHis name is

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