The Service of Lessons, Carols & Candlelight-- December 24th, 2024 from Immanuel Lutheran Church
The Service of Lessons, Carols & Candlelight Christmas Eve December 24th, 2024 Processional Carol: (LSB 376) Once in Royal David’s City P: In the name of the Father and of the T Son and of the Holy Spirit. C: Amen P: BELOVED IN CHRIST, be it this Christmas Eve our care and delight to prepare ourselves to hear again the message of the angels; in heart and mind to go even unto Bethlehem and see this thing which is come to pass, and the Babe lying in a manger. Let us read and mark in Holy Scripture the tale of the loving purposes of God from the first days of our disobedience unto the glorious Redemption brought us by this Holy Child; and let us make this house of worship glad with our carols of praise: But first let us pray for the needs of his whole world; for peace and goodwill over all the earth; for unity and brotherhood within the Church he came to build, and especially in this household of faith: And because this of all things would rejoice his heart, let us at this time remember in his name the poor and the helpless, the cold, the hungry and the oppressed; the sick in body and in mind and them that mourn; the lonely and the unloved; the aged and the little children; all who know not the Lord Jesus, or who love him not, or who by sin have grieved his heart of love. Lastly let us remember before God all those who rejoice with us, but upon another shore and in a greater light, that multitude which no man can number, whose hope was in the Word made flesh, and with whom, in this Lord Jesus, we for evermore are one. These prayers and praises let us humbly offer up to the throne of heaven, in the words which Christ himself has taught us: The Lord’s Prayer P: The Almighty God bless us with His grace: Christ give us the joys of everlasting life: and unto the fellowship of the citizens above may the crucified and risen Christ T bring us all. C: Amen. The First Lesson: Genesis 3:8-19 L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Carol: (LSB 352) Let the Earth Now Praise the Lord The Second Lesson: Genesis 22:15-18 L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Choral Anthem: Child in the Manger -K. Lee Scott Carol: (LSB 375) Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising The Third Lesson: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Carol: (LSB 373) See Amid the Winter’s Snow The Fourth Lesson: Micah 5:2-4 L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Carol: (LSB 386) Now Sing We , Now Rejoice The Fifth Lesson: Luke 1:26-38 L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Choral Anthem: From Heaven Above to Earth I Come -Bach, arr Leavin The Sixth Lesson: Luke 2:1-7 L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Coral Anthem: Jesus is Born Tonight -Carl Schalk Carol: (LSB 365) Away in a Manger The Seventh Lesson: Luke 2:8-16 L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Carol: (LSB 368) Angels We have Heard on High The Eighth Lesson: Matthew 2:1-12 L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Carol: (LSB 374) Gentle Mary Laid Her Child Choral Anthem: A Child Born in Bethlehem -Carl Schalk The Ninth Lesson: John 1:1-14 L: This is the Word of the Lord. C: Thanks be to God. Carol: (LSB 379) O Come, All Ye Faithful Collect for Christmas Eve Sermon Voluntary: From Heaven Above to Earth I Come- Kevin Hildebrand Hymn: (LSB 363) Silent Night! Holy Night! Collect and Blessing P: The Lord be with you C: And also with you. P: May He, who by His incarnation gathered together all things earthly and heavenly, grant you the fullness of inward peace and goodwill; and may the blessing of God Almighty, the Father, the T Son and the Holy Spirit, be upon you and remain with you always. C: Amen. Recessional Hymn: (LSB 380) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing LSB 380 Postlude Now Sing We, Now Rejoice- BWV 729- J.S. Bach
