Speaker1: God of grace, by your tender mercy the dawn from on high breaks upon us.
Speaker 2: Your son, giving light to all sitting in darkness and in the shadow of death!
Speaker 1: Your child, guiding our feet into the way of peace!
Speaker2: Your son Jesus, a baby, Christ the Lord!
Speaker1: Together, in our minds’ eye, we picture that first night in Bethlehem.
Speaker2: The lamplight, the small cries, the baby cradled by its parents, outside the high dark night.
Speaker1: May the voice of angels so fill our hearts this evening that we go from here, singing their song of praise to you.
Speaker2: Let us all together say:
C: Gloria in the highest heaven and peace on earth! Amen.