Hymn Sing

Order of Service

• Homily / Call to Worship — Psalm 149:1, Psalm 150, Revelation 5:9
• Hymn — Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (#311)
• Hymn Sing (Congregational Requests)
  • Once in Royal David's City (#322)
  • Silent Night (#315)
  • Joy to the World (#299)
  • Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus (#293)
  • Song of Zechariah (#294)
  • Of the Father's Love Begotten (#268)
  • Unto Us a Child Is Born (#306)
  • O Little Town of Bethlehem (#323)
  • My Soul Magnifies the Lord (#301)
  • Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming (#305)
  • Angels We Have Heard on High (#318)
  • What Child Is This (#317)
  • Away in a Manger (stanza 1)
• Benediction / Closing Prayer

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Sermon Title: Singing New Songs in the Fullness of Time

Scripture: Psalm 149:1

I. The Biblical Pattern of New Songs

A. Throughout redemptive history, new songs accompany new and powerful acts of God

B. Key examples of new songs across Scripture:

1. The angels singing at creation — Job 38:7
2. The Song of Moses after crossing the Red Sea — Exodus 15
3. The Psalms, written to commemorate specific deliverances of the Lord
4. The new song of the redeemed in glory — Revelation 5:9

II. The Fulfillment Brought by Christ Calls for a New Song

A. The hymns of the Christmas season are songs of fulfillment, not merely songs of anticipation

1. We sing not in the days of preparation but in the days of fulfillment
2. Christ's incarnation is the supreme new act of God that warrants a new song

B. The congregation stands in the long line of redemptive history when it gathers to sing

III. The Call to Praise

A. Psalm 150 commands all creation, with every instrument and voice, to praise the Lord

B. Psalm 149:1 calls the assembly of the godly to sing a new song to the Lord

C. The church is summoned to carry the joy of the incarnation not only in the Christmas season but throughout all of life, until Christ returns

1. The ancient prayer of the saints: Maranatha — Come quickly, Lord Jesus