JOY TO THE WORLD December 18, 2016 11:00 THE PROCESSIONAL HYMN Angels Angels from the Realms of Glory Glory Congregation: Angels from the realms of glory, Wing your flight o er all the earth; Ye who sang creation s story, Now proclaim Messiah s birth. Refrain Come and worship, come and worship; Worship Christ, the newborn King. Women: Shepherds in the field abiding, Watching o er your flocks by night, God with us is now residing, Yonder shines the Infant Light. Refrain All Men: Sages, leave your contemplations, Brighter visions beam afar; Seek the great Desire of nations, Ye have seen His natal star. Refrain All Congregation: Saints before the altar bending, Watching long in hope and fear, Suddenly thee Lord, descending, In His temple shall appear. Refrain All Congregation: All creation, join in praising God the Father, Spirit, Son, Evermore more your voices raising To th eternal Three in One. Refrain All LSB 367 SPECIAL MUSIC BY OUR SUNDAY SCHOOL CHILDREN Jingle Bells O Christmas Tree We Three Kings Away in a Manger Silent Night O Christmas Tree Joy to the World Angels We have Heard on High Bella McMeans, violin Caden Wheeler, piano Anna Clark, piano Madeline Kloos, piano Will & Grant Maxfield, piano duet Bella Bracken, piano Noah Clark, piano Will Maxfield, clarinet Bella Bracken, drums Tyler Kern, baritone Makayla Welker, flute Alyssa Hansen, soloist 1
THE INVOCATION Pastor: In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen. RESPONSIVE READING Leader: Leader: Leader: The Savior reigns. Let earth receive her King! HYMN O Come, All Ye Faithful (Congregation) LSB 379, v. 1 & 3 O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant! O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem; Come and behold Him Born the king of angels: Refrain: O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord! Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation, Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God In the highest Refrain CHRISTMAS MEDITATION OFFERING Noah Clark, trombone Nathanael Mays, trumpet Gavin Schulz, clarinet THE MESSAGE PRESENTED BY THE CHILDREN HYMN My Soul Rejoices (Congregation) LSB 933 My soul rejoices, My spirit voices For God my Savior Has shown me favor With praise and blessing; Join in confessing God, who is solely Mighty and holy His tender mercy Shall rest securely On all who fear Him, Love and revere Him 2
His arm now baring, His strength declaring The proud He scatters, Their rule He shatters Oppression halted; The meek exalted. Full are the hungry; Empty the wealthy Here is the token All that was spoken To Abr am s offspring God is fulfilling CHILDREN (Pre School Grade 3) What a blessing! What a joy! Christ was born a little boy. Jesus came to us on earth Through a simple, humble birth. HYMN Joy to the World (Pre School - Grade 3) LSB 387, v. 1 Joy to the world, the Lord is come! Let earth receive her King; Let ev ry heart prepare Him room And heav n and nature sing, And heav n and nature sing, And heav n, and heav n and nature sing. HYMN Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (Congregation) LSB 387, v. 1 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 th angelic host proclaim, Christ is born in Bethlehem! Refrain: Hark! The herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King! CHILDREN (Grades 1-5) Shepherds view the starry night And behold a wondrous sight: Angels sing of Christ, the King; Listen to their voices ring! 3
HYMN Joy to the World (Grade 1- Grade 5) LSB 387, v. 2 Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns! Let men their songs employ, While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat the sounding joy, Repeat, repeat the sounding joy. HYMN Of the Father s Love Begotten (Congregation) LSB 384, v. 1 & 3 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. 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 Evermore and evermore. CHILDREN (Grades 4 8): Jesus came, as was foretold By the prophets, clear and bold; This Messiah would bring peace, From our sins would give release. But this peace came with a price On the cross of sacrifice. Yet the Son of God would win: Jesus conquered death and sin! HYMN Joy to the World (Grades 4-8) LSB 387, v. 3 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. 4
THE APOSTLES CREED I believe in God, the Father Almighty, Maker of heaven and earth. And in Jesus Christ, His only Son, our Lord, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit, born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate, was crucified, died and was buried. He descended into hell. The third day He rose again from the dead. He ascended into heaven and sits at the right hand of God, the Father Almighty. From thence He will come to judge the living and the dead. I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy Christian church, the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins, the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen. HYMN Away In A Manger (Preschool-Grade 8) LSB 364 CHILDREN (Preschool-Grade 3) Jesus came to save us all Since the time of Eden s fall. When He rose from certain death, He won our eternal breath. CHILDREN (Grade 4-8) He will come again someday. When He does, prepare to say: The Savior comes! Receive the King! Joy to the world; rejoice and sing! HYMN Joy to the World (Preschool-Grade 8) LSB 387, v. 4 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. RESPONSIVE READING The Savior reigns. 5
He comes to make His blessings flow. He rules the world with truth and grace. Let earth receive her King! PRAYER Pastor: We pray: Father in heaven, thank You for sending us Your Son and our Savior, Jesus. He gives us joy in His presence. He gives us joy in His salvation. He gives us joy in His peace. He gives us joy in His promise to come again. In His name we pray. Amen. BENEDICTION Pastor: The Lord bless and keep You in the joy of His grace. May the blessing of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit be with you every day as you wait for His return. Amen. RECESSIONAL HYMN God Loves Me Dearly LSB 392 Refrain Men & Boys: Women & Girls: God loves me dearly, Grants me salvation, God loves me dearly, Loves even me. Therefore I ll say again: God loves me dearly, God loves me dearly, Loves even me. I was in slav ry, Sin, death, and darkness; God s love was working To make me free. Refrain All He sent forth Jesus, My dear Redeemer, He sent forth Jesus And set me free. Refrain All Jesus, my Savior, Himself did offer; Jesus, my Savior, Paid all I owed. Refrain All Now I will praise You. O Love Eternal; Now I will praise You All my life long. Refrain All Text 2015 Ascension Lutheran Church. Used by permission. LSBHymnLicense.net #100012046 6
Participants Reader 1, Madeline Kloos Reader 2, Matthew Hofman Reader 3, Bella Bracken Reader 4, Noah Clark Mary, Anna Clark Joseph, Grant Maxfield Shepherds Angels R. J. McMeans Madeline Kloos Noah Maxfield Jaylee Schulz Oliver Duerr Bella Bracken Jayvyn Sawyer Alyssa Hansen Brenden Brock Makayala Welker Kyan Sawyer Hadley Duerr George Morris Bella McMeans Alton Morris Caden Wheeler Ezra Maxfield Deaconess Anna Johnson, piano accompanist 7