1. Responsive Reading: Psalm 72: 1, 8-15

Give the king your justice, O God,
   and your righteousness to the royal son!

May he have dominion from sea to sea,
   and from the River to the ends of the earth!
May desert tribes bow down before him,
   and his enemies lick the dust!
May the kings of Tarshish and of the coastlands
   render him tribute;
may the kings of Sheba and Seba
   bring gifts!
May all kings fall down before him,
   all nations serve him!

For he delivers the needy when he calls,
   the poor and him who has no helper.
He has pity on the weak and the needy,
   and saves the lives of the needy.
From oppression and violence he redeems their life,
   and precious is their blood in his sight.

Long may he live;
   may gold of Sheba be given to him!

2.  Responsive Reading: Isaiah 60:1-6

Arise, shine, for your light has come,
   and the glory of the LORD has risen upon you.
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth,
   and thick darkness the peoples;
but the LORD will arise upon you,
   and his glory will be seen upon you.
And nations shall come to your light,
   and kings to the brightness of your rising.

Lift up your eyes all around, and see;
   they all gather together, they come to you;
your sons shall come from afar,
   and your daughters shall be carried on the hip.

Then you shall see and be radiant;
   your heart shall thrill and exult,
because the abundance of the sea shall be turned to you,
    the wealth of the nations shall come to you.
A multitude of camels shall cover you,
   the young camels of Midian and Ephah;
   all those from Sheba shall come.
They shall bring gold and frankincense,
   and shall bring good news, the praises of the LORD.

3.  Read and Short Discussion: Matthew 2:1-12

4.  Sing: Joy to the World

5.  Sing: O Come, All Ye Faithful

6.  Responsive Reading: Micah 5:1-5a

Now muster your troops, O daughter of troops;
   siege is laid against us;
with a rod they strike the judge of Israel
   on the cheek.
But you, O Bethlehem Ephrathah,
   who are too little to be among the clans of Judah,
from you shall come forth for me
   one who is to be ruler in Israel,
whose coming forth is from of old,
   from ancient days.

Therefore he shall give them up until the time
   when she who is in labor has given birth;
then the rest of his brothers shall return
   to the people of Israel.

And he shall stand and shepherd his flock in the strength of the LORD,
   in the majesty of the name of the LORD his God.
And they shall dwell secure, for now he shall be great
   to the ends of the earth.

And he shall be their peace.

7.  Responsive Reading: Ezekial 34:20-24

Therefore, thus says the Lord GOD to them: Behold, I, I myself will judge between the fat sheep and the lean sheep. Because you push with side and shoulder, and thrust at all the weak with your horns, till you have scattered them abroad, I will rescue my flock; they shall no longer be a prey. And I will judge between sheep and sheep. And I will set up over them one shepherd, my servant David, and he shall feed them: he shall feed them and be their shepherd.  And I, the LORD, will be their God, and my servant David shall be prince among them. I am the LORD; I have spoken.

8. Read and Short Discussion: Luke 2:8-21

9. Sing: Oh Come, Oh Come, Emmanuel

10. Sing: Hark!  The Herald Angels Sing