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A Meditation of Preparation for Christmas Day
Lord Jesus Christ, your birth at Bethlehem draws us to kneel in wonder at heaven touching earth: accept our heartfelt praise as we worship you, our savior and our eternal god. Amen!
The Ringing of the Bells and The Welcome
O, Come, All Ye Faithful
Oh, come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant!
Come see in the manger our Savior and King!
Come and behold him born the King of angels;
Oh, come, let us adore him; oh, come, let us adore him;
Oh, come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!
To you then O Jesus, Light of light eternal,
Be glory and honor through heaven and earth.
Son of the Father, now in flesh appearing;
Oh, come, let us adore him; oh, come, let us adore him;
Oh, come, let us adore him, Christ the Lord!
Invocation and Confession
In the name of the Father, and of the son, and of the Holy Spirit
All Amen.
Christ the Light of the World has come to dispel the darkness of our hearts. Let us turn to the Light and confess our sins:
Silence is kept.
Señor, ten piedad de nosotros.
All Señor, ten piedad de nosotros.
Cristo, ten piedad de nosotros.
All Cristo, ten piedad de nosotros.
Señor, ten piedad de nosotros.
All Señor, ten piedad de nosotros.
God our Father, you sent your Son full of grace and truth: forgive our failure to receive him.
All Lord, have mercy.
Jesus our Savior, you were born in poverty and laid in a manger: forgive our greed and rejection of your ways.
All Christ, have mercy.
Spirit of God, your servant Mary responded joyfully to your call: forgive the hardness of our hearts.
All Lord, have mercy.
May the God of all healing and forgiveness draw you to himself, that you may behold the glory of his Son, the Word made flesh, and be cleansed from all your sins, through Jesus Christ our Lord.
All Amen.
The Promise (Isaiah 9:6-7)
A child is born to us! A son is given to us! He will be our ruler.
All: He will be called, Wonderful Counselor, Prince of Peace.
His power will grow; his kingdom will always be at peace.
All: The Lord Almighty is determined to do all this.
It Came Upon the Midnight Clear
It came upon the midnight clear, that glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth to touch their harps of gold:
“Peace on the earth, good-will to all,
from heaven’s all-gracious king.”
The world in solemn stillness lay to hear the angels sing.
For lo, the days have come to pass by prophets seen of old,
When down into the circling years came Christ as was foretold.
His word of peace shall to the earth God’s ancient promise bring,
And all who take this gift will hear the song the angels sing.
God’s Plan Fulfilled (Luke 2:1-20)
In those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus that all the world should be enrolled. This was the first enrollment when Quirinius was governor of Syria.
All: And all went to be enrolled, each to his own city.
And Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the city of Nazareth, to Judea;
All: He went to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and lineage of David, to be enrolled with Mary, his betrothed, who was with child.
And while they were there, the time came for her to be delivered.
All: And she gave birth to her first born son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths, and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
Once In Royal David’s City
Once in royal Davids city,
Stood a lowly cattle shed,
Where a mother laid her Baby,
In a manger for His bed:
Mary was that mother mild,
Jesus Christ, her little Child.
He came down to earth from heaven,
Who is God and Lord of all,
And His shelter was a stable,
And His cradle was a stall;
With the poor, oppressed, and lowly,
Lived on earth our Savior holy.
And our eyes at last shall see Him,
Through His own redeeming love;
For that Child so dear and gentle,
Is our Lord in heaven above:
And He leads His children on,
To the place where He is gone.
And in that region there were shepherds out in the fields, keeping watch over their flock by night. And an angel of the Lord appeared to them.
All: And the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were filled with fear.
And the angel said to them:
All: “Be not afraid; for behold, I bring you good news of a great joy which will come to all the people; for to you is born this day in the city of David a Savior who is Christ the Lord.
And this will be a sign for you: you will find a babe wrapped in swaddling cloths and lying in a manger.” And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying:
All: Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.
Angels We Have Heard On High
Angels we have heard on high Sweetly singing o'er the plains
And the mountains in reply Echoing their joyous strains
Gloria in excelsis Deo Gloria in excelsis Deo
Shepherds, why this jubilee? Why your joyous strains prolong?
What the gladsome tidings be Which inspire your heav'nly song?
Gloria in excelsis Deo Gloria in excelsis Deo
Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing
Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the newborn King
Gloria in excelsis Deo Gloria in excelsis Deo
When the angels went away from them into heaven, the shepherds said, “Let us go to Bethlehem and what has happened, which the Lord has made known to us.”
All: And they went with haste and found Mary and Joseph, and the babe lying in a manger.
When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what they had been told about this child;
All: And all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them.
But Mary treasured all these things and pondered them in her heart.
All: And the shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as they had been told.
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Hark! The herald-angels sing "Glory to the newborn king;
Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled"
Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies
With the angelic host proclaim "Christ is born in Bethlehem"
Hark! The herald-angels sing "Glory to the new-born king”
Christ, by highest heaven adored Christ, the everlasting Lord,
Late in time behold Him come Offspring of a Virgin's womb:
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail the incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with man to dwell Jesus, our Emmanuel
Hark! The herald-angels sing "Glory to the newborn King"
God’s Plan Reaches Us! (Titus 3:4-8a)
4But when the kindness and love of God our Savior was revealed, 5he saved us. It was not because of any good deeds that we ourselves had done, but because of his own mercy that he saved us, through the water of rebirth and the renewing power of the Holy Spirit. 6God poured out the Holy Spirit abundantly on us through Jesus Christ our Savior, 7so that by his grace we might be put right with God and come into possession of the eternal life we hope for. 8This is a true saying.
Go Tell It on the Mountain
Go, Tell It On The Mountain, Over the hills and everywhere;
Go, Tell It On The Mountain That Jesus Christ is born.
While shepherds kept their watching Over silent flocks by night,
Behold throughout the heavens, There shone a holy light:
Go, Tell It On The Mountain, Over the hills and everywhere;
Go, Tell It On The Mountain That Jesus Christ is born.
Down in a lowly manger Our humble Christ was born
And God send us salvation, That blessed Christmas morn:
Go, Tell It On The Mountain, Over the hills and everywhere;
Go, Tell It On The Mountain That Jesus Christ is born.
The Message
The Prayers and Lord’s Prayer
Holy Communion
The Lord be with you.
All: And also with you.
Lift up your hearts.
All: We lift them to the Lord.
Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
All: It is right to give Him thanks and praise.
All praise to you, almighty God: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. You have come to us in our rebellion and helplessness, and, in Christ, you have drawn us back to yourself, setting us free from the power of sin and death. You have given us your name and purpose and, by your Spirit, have breathed new life into us.
All: All praise to You, dear Lord! Strengthen us for your service!
[The Words of Institution]
Come, the feast is prepared. Let us celebrate the hope we have in Christ, our Lord. The peace of the Lord be with you always.
People: And also with you.
Joy to the World
Joy to the world, the Lord is come!
Let earth receive its King;
Let every heart prepare him room
and heaven and nature sing,
And heaven and nature sing,
and heaven, and heaven and nature sing.
Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns!
Let all their songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains
repeat the sounding joy,
Repeat the sounding joy,
repeat, repeat the sounding joy.
No more let sins and sorrows grow,
Nor thorns infest the ground;
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found,
Far as the curse is found,
Far as, far as, the curse is found.
He rules the world with truth and grace
and makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness
and wonders of his love,
And wonders of his love,
and wonders, wonders of his love.
