First Congregational December 24 2023 Worship Service
December 24, 2023 Today’s service uses the following liturgy: A Tent, A Tabernacle, A Throne: Service Prayers for the Fourth Sunday of Advent/Christmas Eve Morning Year B was written by The Rev. Mia M. McClain, Senior Pastor of Riverside Baptist Church in Washington D.C. She is an ordained UCC minister. Copyright 2023 Faith INFO Team, United Church of Christ, 700 Prospect Avenue, Cleveland, OH 44115-1100. Permission granted to reproduce or adapt this material for use in services of worship or church education. All publishing rights reserved. #135 O Come, All You Faithful Latin, 18th century, attributed to John Francis Wade, Translation: Frederick Oakeley, 1841, and others, alt. Tune: ADESTE FIDELES, John F Wade’s Cantus Diversi, c 1743, Harmonization: Collections of Motets or Antiphons, 1792 #131 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear Edmund H Sears, 1849, alt. Tune: CAROL CMD, Richard S. Willis, 1850 #148 What Child Is This? William C. Dix, 1865, alt. Tune: GREENSLEEVES, English traditional melody, 16th century Word alterations, © 1993, The Pilgrim Press #144 Hark, The Herald Angels Sing Charles Wesley, 1739, alt. Tune: MENDELSSOHN, from Felix Mendelssohn’s “Festgesang,” 1840 Arr. William H cummings, 1855 #134 Silent Night, Holy Night Joseph Mohr, 1818 Translation: John F Young, c. 1863, alt. Tune: STILLE NACHT, Franz Gruber, 1818 Numbered hymns are from The New Century Hymnal, 1995, The Pilgrim Press. Permission to reprint/stream/podcast any copyright protected music in this service obtained from One License with One License A-730175. All rights reserved. The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989, by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the U.S.A. Used with permission. All rights reserved. Pre-recorded accompaniment tracks, used in some services: The New Century Hymnal: A Pipe-Organ Accompaniment CD Resource for Congregational Worship and Personal Devotion. Copyright © 2008, The Pilgrim Press. Used with permission of Pilgrim Press. All rights reserved. #progressivechurch #worship #ucc Produced with CyberLink PowerDirector
