MORNING WORSHIP December 17, 2017, 8:45 a.m. and · PDF fileHe comes to make His blessings...
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MORNING WORSHIP December 17, 2017, 8:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m. Lessons & Carols PRELUDE Divinum Mysterium Richard Purvis John Gearhart, Organist INTROIT On Christmas Night arr. Dan Forrest Sanctuary Choir; Ensemble Dr. Terry Morris, Director of Music WELCOME Ruthie Estes Director of Women’s Ministry *CONGREGATIONAL CAROL Joy to the World arr. Dan Forrest Joy to the world! the Lord is come; let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing, And heaven and heaven and nature sing. 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. Choir Only 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. Choir Only Joy to the world! The Lord is come! LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLES Candle of Love Courtney Hutchins Downtown Children’s Director 8:45: Paul Lewis and Victoria Hazel 11:00: Kathrin Meier and Anna & Emma Kargbo Leader: As this season of sparkle and bright unfolds around us the welcome beauty of love is found, woven into the simplicity of every moment. May love flow from our hearts with abundance filling every moment with the season’s gifts of hope and peace and joy. May it be shared truly and deeply that all who encounter it be charged with its message and become, themselves, the agents of love. And may our children, who love without reckoning, teach us the truth of this most precious gift – we are nothing without each other. Let us live, then, in the blessing of love. Congregation: May love light the world this Christmas. CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE O Come, O Come, Emmanuel #211 Refrain Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel. FIRST READING Courtney Hutchins WORD IN SONG Unto Us a Son is Born arr. Trevor Manor Sanctuary Choir Unto us a Son is born; “Welcome holy Stranger!” Let us go this happy morn and see Him in the manger. Unto us a Son is born. How can He be born on earth yet Lord of all creation? Still the oxen know His worth and kneel in adoration! Round the stable angels sing, and shepherds thrill to hear it! Mary treasures all these things within a humble spirit. When this Child becomes a man He’ll teach and heal the nation, Then fulfill His Father’s plan, to die for our salvation. Though He bears our sin and strife, now hear the gospel story: Christ shall rise again to life, and lead us up to glory! Alpha and Omega He! All heaven and earth rejoices! Let us sing out merrily and join the angel voices! Unto us a Son is born. PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Rev. Bill Allen *CONGREGATIONAL CAROL Hark! The Herald Angels Sing arr. Dan Forrest 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 angelic hosts proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!” Refrain Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!” Choir Only 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 with us in flesh to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel, Repeat Refrain Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace, hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, risen with healing in His wings. Mild He lays His glory by, born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth, Repeat Refrain SECOND READING Tyler Hutchins SPECIAL MUSIC Gloria I John Rutter Sanctuary Choir Gloria en excelsis Deo, et en terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te. Glorificamus te. Gratias, agimus tibi. Propter magnam gloriam tuam. Gloria en excelsis Deo. THIRD READING Allen Houk Director of Fund Development SPECIAL MUSIC Gloria II John Rutter Cynthia Douglas, Myah Lerch and Taylor Young, Soloists Sanctuary Choir Domine Deus Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens. Domine fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris. Qui tollis peccata, mundi, miserere nobis. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis. FOURTH READING Brant Wallace SPECIAL MUSIC Gloria III John Rutter Sanctuary Choir Quoniam tu solus sanctus, quoniam tu solus sanctus. Tu solus Dominus, to solus altissimus, Jesu Christe: Quoniam tu solus sanctus, quoniam tu solus sanctus. Tu solus Dominus, tu solus latissimus, Jesu Christe: Cum sancto Spiritu in Gloria Dei Patris. Amen. *THE WORD IN SCRIPTURE Rev. Ann Spears Psalm 100 This is the Word of the Lord! Thanks be to God! THE LORD’S PRAYER *CONGREGATIONAL CAROL Once in Royal David’s City arr. V. Johnson Once in royal David’s city stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a mother laid her baby in a manger for His bed; Mary, loving 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 the mean and lowly, lived on earth our Savior holy. Choir Only Jesus is our childhood’s pattern, day by day like us He grew; He was little, weak and helpless, tears and smiles like us He knew; And He feels for all our sadness, and He shares in all our gladness. And our eyes at last shall see Him through His own redeeming love, For that Child, so dear and gentle, is our Lord in heav’n above; And He leads His children on to that place where He is gone. Choir Only To that place where He is gone. OFFERTORY PRAYER Brant Wallace WORD IN SONG O Come Rejoicing Dan Forrest Sanctuary Choir O, come rejoicing, Bethlehem, rejoice ye! For of a virgin, God is born unto thee! Truly He cometh, Christ our salvation, angels are voicing their jubilation; Shepherds come to praise Him, oxen kneel before Him, what a wonder God has given! Mary is singing songs for Thee, dear Jesus; Joseph is watching over the Son so glorious, Truly He cometh, Christ our salvation; angels are voicing their jubilation; Shepherds come to praise Him, oxen kneel before Him, what a wonder God has given! INVITATION Rev. Ann Spears *CONGREGATIONAL CAROL Festival First Nowell arr. Dan Forrest The first Nowell the angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep, On a cold winter’s night that was so deep: Refrain Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Born is the King of Israel. Women: They looked up and saw a star Shining in the east beyond them far; Men: And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night. All Repeat Refrain Then let us all with one accord Sing praises to our heav’nly Lord That hath made heav’n and earth of nought, And with His blood mankind hath bought; Repeat Refrain SENDING FORTH Allen Houk POSTLUDE Masters in this Hall arr. Mark Hayes Ensemble * Please stand, as you are able. CRADLE CROSS The cradle cross on the altar today is in honor of Cameron Michael Taylor, son of Chris and Melissa Taylor, born November 22, 2017. POINSETTIAS If you purchased poinsettias in honor or in memory of a loved one, you may pick them up after the 11:00 a.m. service today.
Transcript of MORNING WORSHIP December 17, 2017, 8:45 a.m. and · PDF fileHe comes to make His blessings...
MORNING WORSHIP December 17, 2017, 8:45 a.m. and 11:00 a.m.
Lessons & Carols
PRELUDE Divinum Mysterium Richard Purvis John Gearhart, Organist
INTROIT On Christmas Night arr. Dan Forrest Sanctuary Choir; Ensemble Dr. Terry Morris, Director of Music
WELCOME Ruthie Estes Director of Women’s Ministry
*CONGREGATIONAL CAROL Joy to the World arr. Dan Forrest Joy to the world! the Lord is come; let earth receive her King; Let every heart prepare Him room, And heaven and nature sing, and heaven and nature sing, And heaven and heaven and nature sing.
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.
Choir Only 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.
Choir Only Joy to the world! The Lord is come!
LIGHTING OF THE ADVENT CANDLES Candle of Love Courtney Hutchins Downtown Children’s Director
8:45: Paul Lewis and Victoria Hazel 11:00: Kathrin Meier and Anna & Emma Kargbo
Leader: As this season of sparkle and bright unfolds around us the welcome beauty of
love is found, woven into the simplicity of every moment. May love flow from our hearts with abundance filling every moment with the season’s gifts of hope and peace and joy. May it be shared truly and deeply that all who encounter it be charged with its message and become, themselves, the agents of love. And may our children, who love without reckoning, teach us the truth of this most precious gift – we are nothing without each other. Let us live, then, in the blessing of love.
Congregation: May love light the world this Christmas.
CONGREGATIONAL RESPONSE O Come, O Come, Emmanuel #211 Refrain Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel.
FIRST READING Courtney Hutchins
WORD IN SONG Unto Us a Son is Born arr. Trevor Manor Sanctuary Choir
Unto us a Son is born; “Welcome holy Stranger!” Let us go this happy morn and see Him in the manger. Unto us a Son is born.
How can He be born on earth yet Lord of all creation? Still the oxen know His worth and kneel in adoration!
Round the stable angels sing, and shepherds thrill to hear it! Mary treasures all these things within a humble spirit.
When this Child becomes a man He’ll teach and heal the nation,
Then fulfill His Father’s plan, to die for our salvation. Though He bears our sin and strife, now hear the gospel story:
Christ shall rise again to life, and lead us up to glory! Alpha and Omega He! All heaven and earth rejoices!
Let us sing out merrily and join the angel voices! Unto us a Son is born.
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE Rev. Bill Allen
*CONGREGATIONAL CAROL Hark! The Herald Angels Sing arr. Dan Forrest 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 angelic hosts proclaim, “Christ is born in Bethlehem!”
Refrain Hark! The herald angels sing, “Glory to the newborn King!”
Choir Only 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 with us in flesh to dwell, Jesus, our Emmanuel,
Repeat Refrain
Hail the heaven-born Prince of Peace, hail the Sun of Righteousness! Light and life to all He brings, risen with healing in His wings. Mild He lays His glory by, born that man no more may die, Born to raise the sons of earth, born to give them second birth,
Repeat Refrain
SECOND READING Tyler Hutchins
SPECIAL MUSIC Gloria I John Rutter Sanctuary Choir
Gloria en excelsis Deo, et en terra pax hominibus bonae voluntatis. Laudamus te, benedicimus te, adoramus te. Glorificamus te. Gratias, agimus tibi.
Propter magnam gloriam tuam. Gloria en excelsis Deo.
THIRD READING Allen Houk Director of Fund Development
SPECIAL MUSIC Gloria II John Rutter Cynthia Douglas, Myah Lerch and Taylor Young, Soloists
Sanctuary Choir Domine Deus Rex caelestis, Deus Pater omnipotens.
Domine fili unigenite, Jesu Christe. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei, Filius Patris. Qui tollis peccata, mundi, miserere nobis.
Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris, miserere nobis.
FOURTH READING Brant Wallace
SPECIAL MUSIC Gloria III John Rutter Sanctuary Choir
Quoniam tu solus sanctus, quoniam tu solus sanctus. Tu solus Dominus, to solus altissimus, Jesu Christe: Quoniam tu solus sanctus, quoniam tu solus sanctus. Tu solus Dominus, tu solus latissimus, Jesu Christe:
Cum sancto Spiritu in Gloria Dei Patris. Amen.
*THE WORD IN SCRIPTURE Rev. Ann Spears Psalm 100 This is the Word of the Lord! Thanks be to God!
THE LORD’S PRAYER
*CONGREGATIONAL CAROL Once in Royal David’s City arr. V. Johnson Once in royal David’s city stood a lowly cattle shed, Where a mother laid her baby in a manger for His bed; Mary, loving 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 the mean and lowly, lived on earth our Savior holy.
Choir Only Jesus is our childhood’s pattern, day by day like us He grew;
He was little, weak and helpless, tears and smiles like us He knew; And He feels for all our sadness, and He shares in all our gladness.
And our eyes at last shall see Him through His own redeeming love, For that Child, so dear and gentle, is our Lord in heav’n above; And He leads His children on to that place where He is gone.
Choir Only To that place where He is gone.
OFFERTORY PRAYER Brant Wallace
WORD IN SONG O Come Rejoicing Dan Forrest Sanctuary Choir
O, come rejoicing, Bethlehem, rejoice ye! For of a virgin, God is born unto thee! Truly He cometh, Christ our salvation, angels are voicing their jubilation;
Shepherds come to praise Him, oxen kneel before Him, what a wonder God has given! Mary is singing songs for Thee, dear Jesus; Joseph is watching over the Son so glorious,
Truly He cometh, Christ our salvation; angels are voicing their jubilation; Shepherds come to praise Him, oxen kneel before Him, what a wonder God has given!
INVITATION Rev. Ann Spears
*CONGREGATIONAL CAROL Festival First Nowell arr. Dan Forrest The first Nowell the angels did say Was to certain poor shepherds in fields as they lay; In fields where they lay, keeping their sheep, On a cold winter’s night that was so deep:
Refrain Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Born is the King of Israel.
Women: They looked up and saw a star Shining in the east beyond them far; Men: And to the earth it gave great light, And so it continued both day and night.
All Repeat Refrain
Then let us all with one accord Sing praises to our heav’nly Lord That hath made heav’n and earth of nought, And with His blood mankind hath bought;
Repeat Refrain
SENDING FORTH Allen Houk
POSTLUDE Masters in this Hall arr. Mark Hayes Ensemble
* Please stand, as you are able.
CRADLE CROSS The cradle cross on the altar today is in honor of Cameron Michael Taylor,
son of Chris and Melissa Taylor, born November 22, 2017.
POINSETTIAS If you purchased poinsettias in honor or in memory of a loved one,
you may pick them up after the 11:00 a.m. service today.
CRUCIFER8:45: Leon Rochen
11:00: Brant Wallace
ACOLYTES8:45: Adam Sandoval and Givens Miller11:00: Amanda Corbett and Ryan Willis
ENSEMBLETrumpet Trombone Timpani
Theresa Hanebury Brian Logan Alec WarrenJason Adams Mark HollyJosh Wiggins Kyle Gordon PercussionGerry Mata Karen Slotter
Tuba PianoSteve Curtis Sharon Goldsberry
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