The service begins with organ music (00:00-04:05). Henry E. May is introduced as the speaker (04:06-05:01). May leads the audience in “O Come All Ye Faithful” and the Lord’s Prayer (06:02-08:42). He invites the audience to greet one another in Christian love, and he tells the story of the origin of the Moravian Love-feast (08:43-12:29). May reads Luke 2:1-20 (12:30-15:33). The choir sings a song of worship (15:34-18:54). The audience is led in the singing of a Moravian hymn (18:55-22:14). The audience is led in a word of prayer, and they sing “Silent Night” (22:15-24:25). A boy and a worship leader lead the audience in a Moravian hymn (24:26-29:01). The service concludes with May speaking on Jesus being the light of the world (29:02-34:38).
Harold Durham was the pastor of the Raleigh Moravian Church. The service opens with a word of prayer (00:00-00:27). The speaker reads from Isaiah 9:6 and Luke 2:1-14 (00:28-02:40). Harold Durham is introduced as the chapel speaker (02:41-03:22). Durham explains the “love feast” in the Moravian church tradition and invites the audience to take part in it today (03:23-08:25). After the feast, he tells the story of the origins of the Christmas candlelight service in the Moravian tradition (08:26-13:26). The service ends with a prayer (13:27-14:01).