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Lessons & Carols Service of Lessons and Carols December 24, 2020 • 5:00 p.m. Making God’s Love Visible Please know that, in recording all the parts of this liturgy — spoken, PRE-SERVICE MUSIC sung and played — we As the music begins, let the time and the music help to center you for worship. have carefully observed responsible norms of Noël Original Charles Tournemire social distancing. Paul Haebig, organ Hark! The Herald Angels Sing mendelssohn Please join in reading or Virtual Chancel Choir singing those parts of the What Is This Lovely Fragrance arr. Michael Larkin service printed in bold. Yuki Harding, oboe Angel Tidings arr. Cynthia Dobrinski This worship service is Sanctus Ringers inspired by the Festival of Nine Lessons and CALL TO WORSHIP Carols, held on Christmas The people who walked in darkness have seen a great light, Eve for the last 102 years for a child has been born for us, a son given to us! at King’s College, Cambridge, England. Glory to God in the highest heaven! Let us worship the Prince of Peace. The Advent Wreath has accompanied us through CAROL 140 Once in Royal David’s City irby the four weeks of the Andrew McInchak, soloist season of spiritual All carol music is found after the Order of Worship. After the solo stanza, preparation for the the congregation will join in signing stanzas 2, 3, and 4. coming of Christ. The four candles — kindled with our prayers for PRAYER OF CONFESSION hope, peace, joy and God of Good News, love — greet us tonight The story of Your coming to dwell among us as we gather to welcome stretches our minds and hearts. the Light of Christ in the How shall we make room for You among our habits and assumptions? center of the perfect evergreen circle You promise favor among the lowly, the poor, the forgotten – symbolizing the living but we have seen them with the eyes of business as usual. eternity of God. You bid us not to fear the voices of tyrants and power-mongers – but we have heard them with ears of cautious compliance. You ask us to believe that peace is possible, that hope will triumph, that the light of love is stronger than darkness. PRAYER FOR ILLUMINATION Gracious God, by the gift of your Holy Spirit show us the Word made flesh – good news of great joy for all – so that we may sing with the angels: glory in the highest and peace on earth; through Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen. FIRST LESSON Genesis 3 (selected verses) A Child My Choice Richard Dirksen CAROL Advent Paraments Text: Robert Southwell and Stoles were Choral Ensemble commissioned and made Let folly praise that fancy loves, I praise and love that Child by quilter and artist, Beth Whose heart no thought, whose tongue no word, whose hand no deed defiled. Taylor of Durham, NC, for I praise him most, I love him best, all praise and love is his; the pulpit, lectern, While him I love, in him I live, and cannot live amiss. communion table, and Love’s sweetest mark, laud’s highest theme, one’s most desired light, stoles for our pastors. The To love him life, to leave him death, to live in him delight. front banners are new He mine by gift, I his by debt, thus each to other due, this year. First friend he was, best friend he is, all times will try him true. Though young, yet wise, though small, yet strong; though man, yet God he is; Advent Paper-lace As wise he knows, as strong he can, as God he loves to bliss. Banners were designed His knowledge rules, his strength defends, his love doth cherish all; by liturgical artist Ellen His birth our joy, his life our light, his death our end of thrall. Phillips and were cut by members of First Pres. Alas! he weeps, he sighs, he pants, yet do his angels sing; Out of his tears, his sighs and throbs, doth bud a joyful spring. Almighty Babe, whose tender arms can force all foes to fly, Our singers are Correct my faults, protect my life, direct me when I die! wearing special masks with extra filter SECOND LESSON Isaiah 40:1–11 protection inside and an extended frontal piece. CAROL 144 In the Bleak Midwinter cranham The singers are practicing social distancing as they sing. THIRD LESSON Luke 1:26–38 CAROL Away in a Manger cradle song Virtual Chancel Choir FOURTH LESSON Luke 2:1–7 CAROL How Still He Rests Brent Pierce Choral Ensemble How still the child rests in quiet splendor. How peacefully he lies in the manger so bare. He rests in peace while the angels in heaven sing Glory to God on the night of his birth. Sleep on, Oh infant divine. How quiet the night. O sleep, little child, sleep on. O holy child, son of God, hear us praise thee. Our hearts sing with joy on this night of your birth. How still he rests. How still he lies asleep. FIFTH LESSON Luke 2:8–20 CAROL Make We Joy Edwin Fissinger Make We Joy: Choral Ensemble Latin Translation Make we joy, now in this feast. In quo Christus natus est; Eya. (“Eya” is Middle English) A patre unigenitus through a maiden is come to us. ...in which Christ is born. Sing we of him and say “welcome” Veni Redemptor gentium. Welcome… ...only-begotten from the Father… ...Come, Redeemer of the nations. SIXTH LESSON Matthew 2:1–12 Use these offertory moments to savor CAROL What Child Is This? greensleeves your gratitude for the Virtual Chancel Choir abundance of God’s love — and to consider your own response in SEVENTH LESSON John 1 (selected verses) loving service. As you (The Christ Candle is lit, and a moment of silence is kept.) consider making your offering, remember that One: And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us. the church’s regular All: And we have seen his glory, full of grace and truth. expenses continue in And from his fullness we have all received grace upon grace. these difficult times. And the community around us needs your financial CAROL 133 O Come, All Ye Faithful adeste fideles support: your faithful giving is like the breath of OFFERING OF TITHES AND GIFTS life to mission programs we love, neighbors in Offertory I Wonder as I Wander arr. Steve Pilkington need, members who are Choral Ensemble hurting. Thank you for I wonder as I wander, out under the sky, how Jesus the Savior did come for to die your faithful generosity! for poor orn’ry people like you and like I. I wonder as I wander out under the sky. Ways to give: online on When Mary birthed Jesus, ’twas in a cow’s stall with wise men the First Pres homepage and farmers and shepherds and all. … via “Text-to-Give” But high from God’s heaven a star’s light did fall, and the promise of the ages it did (855-904-1523) … use then recall. our Give+ app ... put a check in the mail ... or If Jesus had wanted any wee thing, a star in the sky, or a bird on wing, scan the QR code below. All of God’s angels in heaven sing, he surly could have had it, ’cause he was the king. (Call Finance Manager Anna Miller if you need A PRAYER FOR THE WORLD assistance.) THE LORD’S PRAYER 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 debts, as we forgive our debtors; and lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory, forever. Amen. THE SERVICE OF LIGHT Please sign our virtual CAROL SING Friendship Pad. Joy to the World If you are worshiping Virtual Chancel Choir with us via YouTube, Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Facebook, or radio, either click below to let us know Let earth receive her king; that you joined us for let every heart prepare him room, worship today or sign the and heaven and nature sing, pad on our website at and heaven and nature sing, https://bit.ly/2RIig2I 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. 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. Angels We Have Heard on High Virtual Chancel Choir 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 heavenly 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! Silent Night, Holy Night! Silent night, holy night! All is calm, all is bright ’round yon virgin mother and child! Holy infant, so tender and mild, Sleep in heavenly peace, sleep in heavenly peace.
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