This document contains the text of prayers, hymns, and biblical readings for a Christian service. It focuses on thanking God for blessings, guidance, and new opportunities. It references the stories of the Magi following the star to find Jesus and Simeon and Anna meeting the baby Jesus in the temple. The overall message is one of gratitude to God for spiritual gifts and lessons.

1. Today’s service
will be projected

2. You give us new
year to start and
enjoy

3. You give us another
opportunity to begin
again.

4. wrapped against the cold
You will protect us
while we learn and
grow

5. We know that you will
be in it and we are safe
in your hands.

6. Lord, for the years
your love has kept
and guided,
urged and inspired
us, cheered us on our
way,

7. sought us and saved
us, pardoned and
provided:
Lord for the years, we
bring our thanks
today.

8. Lord, for that word,
the word of life which
fires us,
speaks to our hearts
and sets our souls
ablaze,

9. teaches and
trains, rebukes us and
inspires us:
Lord of the
word, receive your
people's praise.

10. Lord, for our land in
this our generation,
spirits oppressed by
pleasure, wealth and
care:

11. for young and old, for
commonwealth and
nation,
Lord of our land, be
pleased to hear our
prayer.

12. Lord, for our world
where men disown
and doubt you,
loveless in strength,
and comfortless in
pain,

13. hungry and helpless,
lost indeed without
you:
Lord of the world, we
pray that Christ may
reign.

14. Lord for ourselves; in
living power remake
us-
self on the cross, and
Christ upon the throne,

15. past put behind us, for
the future take us:
Lord of our lives, to
live for Christ alone.

17. Reading
Matthew 2:1-16

19. As with gladness, men
of old
Did the guiding star
behold
As with joy they hailed
its light

20. Leading onward,
beaming bright
So, most glorious Lord,
may we
Evermore be led to
Thee.

21. As with joyful steps
they sped
To that lowly manger
bed
There to bend the knee
before

22. Him Whom Heaven
and earth adore;
So may we with
willing feet
Ever seek Thy mercy
seat.

23. As they offered gifts
most rare
At that manger rude
and bare;
So may we with holy
joy,

24. Pure and free from
sin’s alloy,
All our costliest
treasures bring,
Christ, to Thee, our
heavenly King.

25. Holy Jesus, every day
Keep us in the narrow
way;
And, when earthly
things are past,

26. Bring our ransomed
souls at last
Where they need no
star to guide,
Where no clouds Thy
glory hide.

27. In the heavenly
country bright,
Need they no created
light;
Thou its Light, its
Joy, its Crown,

28. Thou its Sun which
goes not down;
There forever may we
sing
Alleluias to our King!

29. Reading
Luke 2: 21-38

31. We astronomers
learned are,
Bearing gifts we
traverse afar
Field and fountain,
moor and mountain
Following yonder star

32. O Star of wonder, star
of night
Star with royal beauty
bright
Westward leading,
still proceeding

33. Guide us to thy perfect
light.

34. Born a King on
Bethlehem's plain
Gold I bring to crown
Him again
King forever, ceasing
never
Over us all to reign

35. O Star of wonder, star
of night
Star with royal beauty
bright
Westward leading, still
proceeding

36. Guide us to thy perfect
light.

37. Frankincense to offer
have I
Incense owns a Deity
nigh
Prayer and praising,
all men raising,

38. Worship Him, God
most high

39. O Star of wonder, star
of night
Star with royal beauty
bright
Westward leading, still
proceeding

40. Guide us to thy perfect
light.

41. Myrrh is mine, its
bitter perfume
Breathes of life of
gathering gloom
Sorrowing, sighing, bl
eeding, dying

42. Sealed in the stone
cold tomb.

43. O Star of wonder, star
of night
Star with royal beauty
bright
Westward
leading, still
proceeding

44. Guide us to thy perfect
light.

45. Glorious now behold
Him arise
King and God and
Sacrifice
Alleluia, Alleluia

46. Earth to heav'n replies

47. O Star of wonder, star
of night
Star with royal beauty
bright
Westward leading,
still proceeding

48. Guide us to thy perfect
light.

49. The home of God is
among us.
We are glad God is
here.

50. Let us give God thanks
and praise.
We are thankful for
our lives and praise
God for blessings
towards us

51. We are grateful to
you, O God, Creator of
a new heaven and a
new earth, and of gifts
yet to come, more than
we can ever imagine.

52. You make all things
new.

54. Wise men seeking
Jesus,
Travelled from afar,
Guided on their
journey
By a beauteous star.

55. But if we desire Him,
He is close at hand;
For our native country
Is our Holy Land.

56. Prayerful souls may
find Him
By our quiet lakes,
Meet Him on our
hillsides
When the morning
breaks.

57. In our fertile cornfields
While the sheaves are
bound,
In our busy markets
Jesus may be found.

58. He is more than near
us,
If we love Him well;
For He seeketh ever
In our hearts to dwell.