The Service of Lessons, Carols & Candlelight-- December 24th, 2021 from Immanuel Lutheran Church
The Service of Lessons, Carols & Candlelight Christmas Eve December 24th, 2021 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: C Our Father, who art in heaven, Hallowed be Thy Name, Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread; And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive those who trespass against us; And lead us not into temptation, But deliver us from evil. For Thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, forever and ever. Amen. 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 P This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Hymn: Creator of the Stars of Night LSB 351 The Second Lesson: Genesis 22:15-18 L This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Hymn: It Came Upon the Midnight Clear LSB 366 The Third Lesson: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7 P This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Choral Anthem: This Night a Wondrous Revelation Ben Culli The Fourth Lesson: Don Spinniken Micah 5:2-4 L This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Hymn: What Child is This LSB 370 The Fifth Lesson: Luke 1:26-38 L This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Hymn: Now Sing We, Now Rejoice LSB 386 Choral Anthem: Gabriel’s Message Anthony Prower The Sixth Lesson: Luke 2:1-7 L This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Hymn: Away in a Manger LSB 364 The Seventh Lesson: Luke 2:8-16 L This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Choral Anthem: Jesus is Born Tonight Carl Schalk The Eighth Lesson: Matthew 2:1-12 P This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Hymn:As With Gladness Men of Old LSB 397 The Ninth Lesson: John 1:1-14 P This is the Word of the Lord. C Thanks be to God. Hymn: O Come, All Ye Faithful LSB 379 Collect for Christmas Eve Sermon “The Shepherd King” Hymn: Silent Night! Holy Night! LSB 363 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. Please stand and face the processional crucifix Recessional Hymn: Hark! The Herald Angels Sing LSB 380 Postlude In dulci jubilo BWV 729 J.S. Bach Fanfare on Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Robert Hobby
