Sanctuary Choir
Claire Adams, Gene Adams, Ginger Alexander, Milka Alexander, Jean Arnold, Larry Arnold,
Pam Arrington, Larry Atwell, Jennifer Bagby, Gary Barton, Susan Bradshaw, Jim Bradshaw, Kay Bratton,
Randy Bratton, Frances Brock, Ammie Bruce, Sandra Burk, Cindy Childs, Chris Cook, Jennie Cook,
Christmas at First Baptist
Aaron Cooper, Jenny Cooper, Pam Hunter Dempsey, Janice Dismuke, Dianne Dobson, Cathy Dollar,
Terry Dollar, Mary Donahue, Ashley Ellington, Mac Eubanks, Joel Fletcher, Karen Foss, Laura Gafnea,
Erin Hall, Mark Harrison, Lee Ann Head, Julie Henderson, Kenneth Hill, Betty Holland, Catherine Jackson,
Chris Jackson, Jennifer Kearns, Vern Landrum, Diane Lumpkin, Becky McCord, Barbara McElyea,
Hugh Peacock, Janie Peacock, Willis Potts, Nancy Ratcliffe, Hilary Reaves, Kathy Richardson,
Hal Ruland, Heather Shores, Ernie Smith, Mary Shotwell Smith, Carolyn Tillman, Kim Tunnell,
Duanne Walton, Bill Weidemann, Charles White, Sandra White, Len Willingham, Alice Wright
Orchestra
Violin: Susie Hines, Sheryl McDonald, Paula Pasqua, Laura Minor
Cello: Annie Camp
Flute: Susan Davis
Viola: Samantha Lester
Bass; Emmy Hengeveld
Oboe: Jeannie Bastos
Trumpet: Adam Hayes, Michael Hurt
Clarinet: Wanda Dugger
French Horn: Carlye June
Trombone: Casey Thomas, Howard Hubler
Tuba: Hank Dobson
Percussion: Jeff Smathers, Jedd Lovel, Nathan Talbot
Piano: Beverly Harris
Organ: Joan Hill
First Baptist Ringers
Pam Arrington, Ann Bradfield, Martha Cates, Jennie Cook, Jenny Cooper, Janice Doss, Kathy Kinney,
Diane Land, Gayle Monk, Janie Peacock, Tricia Self, Heather Shores, Cathy Strickland
Children’s Choir
Aiden Amerman, Chandler Bagby, Will Bagby, Bryson Bridges, Ella Burgess, Anna Grace Clark,
Katelyn Clark, Lee Donahue, Murray Ellington, Lauralei Gafnea, Will Hester, Braden Hood, Josey Howell,
Callie Hunt, Sarah Kate Hunt, Davis Inman, Harrison Inman, Wesley Inman, Baylor Johnson,
Maggie Keith, Caroline Knight, Sarah Lawson, Aaron Lewis, Carter Lewis, Alex Martin, John Miles Mason,
Brooklyn McClellan, Isaac Parsegian, Noel Rich, Elizabeth Richie, Emily Richie, Ella Roberts,
Will Seymour, Sarah Frances Tunnell, Carrie Twente, Sam Twente
Lee Ann Head, accompanist
Jennifer Bagby, Ammie Bruce, Mary Donahue, choir assistants
Youth Choir
Olivia Barfield, William Douglas, Molly Finnegan, Reid Finnegan, Finn Hall, Sabra Hester, Noah Hood,
Maggie Inman, Patrick Kearns, Lindsey Keith, John Landrum, Cole Landrum, Jenna Lawson,
Hollis Rose Loveless, Mary Jo McCormick, Avery Smith, Anne Scott Smith, Hillary Tunnell, Annalise Uldrick,
Charlie Uldrick
Keith A. Reaves, Senior Associate/Minister of Worship
First Baptist Church
Rome, Georgia
December 13, 2015
4:00 p.m.
Seventeenth Annual
First Baptist Church
Rome, Georgia
Sunday, December 13, 2015
Christmas Carol Sing-Along. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Dan Goeller
• First Baptist Ringers and Orchestra
Angels we have heard on high, sweetly singing o’er the plains
and the mountains in reply echoing their joyous strains. Gloria in Excelsis Deo!
We Three Kings (with Bizet’s “Farandole”)…arr. Linda McKechnie
Joy to the world, the Lord is come. Let earth receive her King!
Let every heart prepare Him room. And heaven and nature sing!
• Rev. Keith A. Reaves, Senior Associate/Minister of Worship
Selections from “Messiah”...George Frederick Handel
(Orchestrations are given to the glory of God and in memory of Harry and Millie Ruland.)
The first noel the angel did say, ‘twas to certain poor shepherds in fields where they lay.
In fields where they lay keeping their sheep on a cold winter’s night that was so deep.
Noel, noel, noel, noel. Born is the king of Israel!
And the Glory of the Lord
Behold, A Virgin Shall Conceive •
O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant! O come, ye, o come ye to Bethlehem.
Come and behold him, born the king of angels. O come, let us adore Him: Christ the Lord!
Becky McCord, alto
Deck the halls with boughs of holly. Fa la la . . . ‘Tis the season to be jolly. Fa la la . . .
Don we now our gay apparel. Fa la la. . . . Troll the ancient yuletide carol. Fa la la . . .
O Thou, That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion
There Were Shepherds Abiding in the Field
We wish you a merry Christmas, we wish you a merry Christmas,
We wish you a merry Christmas and a happy new year.
Good tidings we bring to you and your kin,
good tidings for Christmas and a happy new year.
And Lo, the Angel of the Lord Came Upon Them
And the Angel Said Unto Them
And Suddenly There Was with the Angel
Blessed Is the Lord (Benedictus). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. Dan Forrest
(This anthem is given to the glory of God and in memory of Kenneth E. Hester, by Gwen Stephens.)
Mary Donahue, soprano
Glory to God
All Is Well . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ammie Bruce, soprano
Sanctuary Choir
Advent Alleluia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
arr. Bruce Greer
arr. Keith Christopher
Youth Choir
Hark! The Herald Angels Sing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .arr. Dan Forrest
(This anthem and orchestration is given to the glory of God and in honor of Keith Reaves,
Beverly Harris, Joan Hill and the Sanctuary Choir, by Ferne and Bob Gibson. )
Sanctuary Choir
Peace Came to Earth . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . arr. K. Lee Scott
The Shepherd’s Lamb. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dan Forrest
(This anthem is given to the glory of God in memory
of Teresa and Dwight Carter, parents of Daphne Johnson, by Lee and Mary Donahue.)
Children’s Choir
• Combined Choirs
Immanuel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sanctuary Choir
Away In A Manger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
• Dr. Joel Snider, Pastor
arr. Mack Wilberg
arr. Paul Leddington-Wright
The string section for today’s concert is made possible through
The Natalie Dyer Reynolds Music Fund at First Baptist Church.