Sample of Traditional Service IV LW
Sample of Traditional Service IV LW
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Nativity Of Our Lord
Christmas Day
Welcome to Lutheran Church! We thank God that you are here, and pray that God's Word will speak to your heart today. Visitors, we hope you will join us often as we gather around the Word. We want to know how we may serve you, so please introduce yourselves to those around you and to the Pastor. May God Father, Son, and Holy Spirit bless our time with him and with one another here in this House dedicated to his saving Name.
PRELUDE
PASTORAL GREETING
Theme of Our Worship: Rejoice at the Birth of Our Savior!
OPENING HYMN OF PRAISE Oh, Come, All Ye Faithful LSB, #379
Oh, come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant!
Oh, come ye, oh, come ye, to Bethlehem.
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!
Highest, most holy, Light of light eternal,
Born of a virgin, a mortal he comes.
Son of the Father Now in flesh appearing! (R)
Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation!
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above!
Glory to God! Glory in the highest! (R)
Yea, Lord, we greet thee, Born this happy morning;
Jesus, to thee be all glory giv'n!
Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing! (R)
Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.
ALL: Amen! He is the One God and Savior of all!
(Confession and Absolution for Christmas Day formatted as you will receive the Services:)
A CHRISTMAS SONG OF PRAISE Now Sing We, Now Rejoice LSB, #386
Now sing we, now rejoice Now raise to heav'n our voice.
He from whom joy streameth Poor in a manger lies;
Not so brightly beameth The sun in yonder skies.
Thou my Savior art! Thou my Savior art!
Come from on high to me; I cannot rise to Thee
Cheer my wearied spirit, O pure and holy Child.
Through Thy grace and merit, Blest Jesus, Lord most mild,
Draw me unto Thee! Draw me unto Thee!
Pastor: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
Pastor: Let us pray together to the Lord.
ALL: Almighty God, we celebrate with joy the birth of Your Son in human flesh! Through his coming we, who are by nature slaves to sin, have been set free! Give us grace to exercise our freedom in ways that will glorify You and bless those around us. We pray in the Name of him who came to be our Savior, Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever! Amen.
THE OLD TESTAMENT READING: Isaiah 62:10-12
Lector: This is the Word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God!
THE EPISTLE FOR CHRISTMAS DAY: Titus 3:4-7
Lector: This is the Word of the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God!
(The Holy Gospel with Scripture Responses formatted as you will receive the Services:)
WE SING WITH THE ANGELS Angels We Have Heard on High LSB, #368
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? (R)
Come to Bethlehem and see Him whose birth the angels sing;
Come, adore on bended knee Christ the Lord, the newborn King. (R)
THE CHRISTMAS DAY SERMON:
(The Nicene Creed for Christmas Day formatted as you will receive the Services:)
THE CHRISTMAS DAY PRAYER
HYMN Let All Together Praise Our God LSB, #389
Let all together praise our God Before his glorious throne;
Today he opens heav'n again To give us his own Son. To give us his own Son.
(Women:) The Father sends him from his throne To be an infant small
And lie here poorly mangered now In this cold, dismal stall. In . . .
Within an earthborn form he hides His all creating light;
To serve us all he humbly cloaks The splendor of his might. The splendor . . .
He undertakes a great exchange, Puts on our human frame
And in return gives us his realm, His glory, and his Name. His glory . . .
(Men:) He is a servant, we are lords. How great a mystery!
Today he's given us his Word. No truer Friend than he. No truer . . .
He is the Key and he the Door To blessed Paradise;
The angel bars the way no more. To God our praises rise. To God . . .
THE OFFERING
Voluntary
AN OFFERTORY Come, Bring Him Incense, Gold, and Myrrh LSB, #370
Come, bring him incense, gold, and myrrh; Come, peasant, king, to own him.
The King of kings salvation brings; Let loving hearts enthrone him.
Raise, raise the song on high! The virgin sings her lullaby.
Joy, joy for Christ is born! The Babe, the son of Mary!
REGARDING HOLY COMMUNION. Members of sister Lutheran congregations are, of course, invited to join us at the Lords Table. Others are requested to consult with the Pastor before communing with us the first time. In this way you will help us be responsible in our administration of the Sacrament and you, in turn, will be blessed as you commune with us.
NOTE: In the center of each communion tray are a few glasses with grape juice wine for those who are on alcohol restrictive medications or wish to abstain from alcohol for personal reasons.
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Pastor: The Lord be with you.
ALL: And also with you.
Pastor: Lift up your hearts.
ALL: We lift them to the Lord.
Pastor: Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
ALL: It is right to give him thanks and praise.
Pastor: We do lift our hearts to You in thanks and praise, O Lord, as we come with joy to our Holy Communion in Your body and blood. With grateful hearts we pray together the Church's Table Prayer, in the words You taught:
ALL: 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 for ever and ever. Amen.
THE WORDS OF OUR LORD
Pastor: The peace of the Lord be with you always.
ALL: And also with you.
BEFORE WE COMMUNE The Agnus Dei LSB, Page 163
Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, You take away the sin of the world; grant us peace.
HYMN Of the Father's Love Begotten LSB, #384
Of the Father's love begotten Ere the worlds began to be,
He is Alpha and Omega, He the Source, the Ending he,
Of the things that are, that have been, And that future years shall see
Evermore and evermore.
(Women:) Oh, that birth forever blessed, When the virgin, full of grace,
By the Holy Ghost conceiving, Bore the Savior of our race,
And the Babe, the world's Redeemer, First revealed His sacred face. (R)
This is He whom seers in old time Chanted of with one accord,
Whom the voices of the prophets Promised in their faithful Word.
Now he shines, the long-expected; Let creation praise its Lord. (R)
(Men:) O ye heights of heav'n, adore him; Angel hosts, his praises sing;
Pow'rs, dominions, bow before him And extol our God and King!
Let no tongue on earth be silent; Every voice in concert ring. (R)
Christ, to Thee, with God the Father And, O Holy Ghost, to Thee
Hymn and chant and high thanksgiving And unending praise be.
Honor, glory, and dominion And eternal victory. (R)
CAROL God Rest Us Merry, Christian Friends Traditional Carol
God rest us merry, Christian friends, Let nothing us dismay.
Remember Christ, our Savior Was born on Christmas Day
To save us all from Satan's pow'r When we were gone astray.
O tidings of comfort and joy, comfort and joy, O tidings of comfort and joy.
(Women) In Bethlehem, in Jewry, The blessed Babe was born
And laid within a manger Upon this blessed morn;
The which his mother Mary Did nothing take in scorn. (Refrain)
From God our heavenly Father A blessed angel came
And unto certain shepherds Brought tidings of the same:
How that in Bethlehem was born The Son of God by name. (Refrain)
(Men) The shepherds at those tidings Rejoic-ed much in mind,
And left their flocks a feeding, In tempest, storm, and wind,
And went to Bethlehem straightway The Son of God to find. (Refrain)
Now to the Lord sing praises, all you within this place,
And with true love and brotherhood each other now embrace.
The holy Child of Bethlehem all others doth efface. (R)
A SONG OF THANKSGIVING AND PRAISE Beautiful Savior LSB, #537
Beautiful Savior, King of creation, Son of God and Son of Man!
Truly I'd love Thee, Truly I'd serve Thee, Light of my soul, my Joy, my Crown.
Beautiful Savior, Lord of the nations, Son of God and Son of Man!
Glory and honor, Praise, adoration, Now and forevermore be Thine!
Pastor: We give thanks to You, almighty God, that You sent Your Son to be JESUS, our Savior, and that he has come to us again through this life-renewing gift.
ALL: In Your mercy, strengthen us through this Holy Sacrament in faith toward You and in fervent love toward one another. We pray in the Name of him who loved us first, Your Son, Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever. Amen.
Pastor: The grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, the love of God our Father, and the fellowship of the Holy Spirit be with us all.
ALL: Amen! We have been blessed by another celebration of Christmas.
CLOSING HYMN Let Our Gladness Have No End LSB, #381
Let our gladness have no end, alleluia! For to earth did Christ descend, alleluia!
On this day God gave us Christ, his, Son to save us! Christ, His Son, to save us!
Prophesied in days of old, alleluia! God has send Him as foretold, alleluia! (R)
See the loveliest blooming Rose, alleluia! From the Branch of Jesse grows, alleluia! (R)
Into flesh is made the Word, alleluia! He, our Refuge and our Lord, alleluia! (R)
ANNOUNCEMENTS AND COMMENTS
Pastor: Go in peace. Serve the Lord.
ALL: Thanks be to God!
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