A Service of Lessons & Carols Savior, Christ, Lord December 31, 2023

Lessons & Carols for Christmas: Savior, Christ, Lord First Sunday after Christmas Sunday December 31, 2023 First Sunday after Christmas Presiding Pastor: Rev. Laura Sauder Organist & Director of Music: Bradley Moggach Guest Organist: David Hall Worship Leader: Helga Morrison Readers: Austin Dykstra, Bonnie Berg, Barb Jones Gathering Carol: ELW 275 ‘Angels, from the Realms of Glory’ Title: Angels, from the Realms of Glory; Text: James Montgomery, 1771-1854, alt., sts. 1-3; Salisbury Hymn Book, 1857, st. 4; Public Domain; Music: Henry T. Smart, 1813-1879; Public Domain; Reprinted and Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, License #A-727610. All rights reserved. ELW # 283 ‘O Come, All Ye Faithful’ Title: O Come, All Ye Faithful; Text: attr. John Francis Wade, 1711-1786; tr. Frederick Oakeley, 1802-1880, sts. 1, 3-4; tr. unknown, st. 2; Public Domain; Music: attr. John Francis Wade; Public Domain; Reprinted and Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, License #A-727610. All rights reserved. ELW # 272 ‘Lo, How a Rose E’er Blooming’ Title: Lo, How a Rose E'er Blooming; Text: German carol, 15th cent.; tr. Theodore Baker, 1851-1934, sts. 1-2; Harriet R. Krauth, 1845-1925, st. 3; John C. Mattes, 1876-1948, st. 4; Public Domain; Music: Rowland H. Prichard, 1811-1887; Public Domain; Reprinted and Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, License #A-727610. All rights reserved. ELW # 282 ‘It Came upon the Midnight Clear’ Title: It Came upon the Midnight Clear; Text: Edmund H. Sears, 1810-1876; Public Domain; Music: Richard S. Willis, 1819-1900; Public Domain; Reprinted and Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, License #A-727610. All rights reserved. ELW # 281 ‘Silent Night, Holy Night’ Title: Silent Night, Holy Night! Text: Joseph Mohr, 1792-1849; tr. John F. Young, 1820-1885; Public Domain; Music: Franz Gruber, 1787-1863; Public Domain; Reprinted and Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, License #A-727610. All rights reserved. ELW # 269 ‘Once in Royal David’s City’ Title: Once in Royal David's City; Text: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895; Public Domain; Music: Henry J. Gauntlett, 1805-1876; Public Domain; Reprinted and Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, License #A-727610. All rights reserved. ELW # 279 ‘O Little Town of Bethlehem’ (ST. LOUIS) Title: O Little Town of Bethlehem (ST. LOUIS); Text: Phillips Brooks, 1835-1893; Public Domain; Music: Lewis H. Redner, 1831-1908; Public Domain; Reprinted and Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, License #A-727610. All rights reserved. Offering Carol: ELW # 296 ‘What Child Is This’ (verses 1 & 2) Title: What Child Is This; Text: William C. Dix, 1837-1898; Public Domain; Music: English ballad, 16th cent.; Public Domain; Reprinted and Streamed with permission under ONE LICENSE, License #A-727610. All rights reserved. Sending Carol: ELW # 270 ‘Hark! The Herald Angels Sing’ Title: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing; Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788, alt.; Public Domain; Music: Felix Mendelssohn, 1809-1847; arr. William H. Cummings, 1831-1915; Public Domain; Reprinted and Streamed with permission under CCLI, License # 11098609. All rights reserved. *From Sundays and Seasons.com. Copyright 2023 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License # 42368. New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.