Christmas Worship Service, December 25, 2025, 10:30 AM MT
AS WE GATHER The wait is over. The Child Mary carried, the Savior she pondered, has been born for you and for your salvation. On this holy day, you are welcomed to the manger bed of your Redeemer as heaven touches earth and the Word becomes flesh and dwells among us. All through Advent, we have waited with Mary, hearing the promises, bearing the hope, watching for dawn to brighten the horizon. Today, we mirror Mary’s joy as the promise is fulfilled. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not—cannot—overcome it. Come, let us adore Him—Christ the Lord—born of Mary, cradled in a manger, and given for you. Bulletin can be found at: https://app.lutheranservicebuilder.co... OLD TESTAMENT READING Isaiah 9:2-7 EPISTLE READING Titus 2:11-14 HOLY GOSPEL Luke 2:1-14 PROCESSIONAL HYMN "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" LSB 380 Text: Charles Wesley, 1707–88, alt. Tune: Felix Mendelssohn, 1809–47 Text and tune: Public domain ENTRANCE HYMN "Angels We Have Heard on High" LSB 368 Text: tr. The Crown of Jesus, 1862, Part 2, London, alt. Text and tune: French Text and tune: Public domain HYMN OF THE DAY "Away in a Manger" LSB 364 Text (sts. 1–2): Little Children’s Book, 1885, Philadelphia; (st. 3): Vineyard Songs, 1892, Louisville, alt. Tune: James R. Murray, 1841–1905 Text and tune: Public domain DISTRIBUTION HYMN "Your Table I Approach" LSB 628 Text: Gerhard Wolter Molanus, 1633–1722; tr. Matthias Loy, 1828–1915, alt. Tune: Trente quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551, Geneva, ed. Louis Bourgeois Text and tune: Public domain DISTRIBUTION HYMN "Beautiful Savior" LSB 537 Text: Münsterisch Gesangbuch, 1677, Münster; tr. Joseph A. Seiss, 1823–1904 Tune: Silesian, 19th cent. Text and tune: Public domain HYMN "Comfort, Comfort Ye My People" LSB 347 Text: Johann Olearius, 1611–84; tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1827–78, alt. Tune: Trente quatre Pseaumes de David, 1551, Geneva, ed. Louis Bourgeois Text and tune: Public domain HYMN "Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness" LSB 636 Text: Johann Franck, 1618–77; (sts. 1, 4): tr. Lutheran Book of Worship, 1978; (sts. 2–3): tr. Catherine Winkworth, 1827–78, alt. Tune: Johann Crüger, 1598–1662 Text (sts. 1, 4): © 1978 Lutheran Book of Worship. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005077 Text (sts. 2–3) and tune: Public domain HYMN "Lord Jesus Christ, We Humbly Pray" LSB 623 Text: Henry E. Jacobs, 1844–1932, alt. Tune: Cantionale Germanicum, 1628, Gochsheim Text and tune: Public domain HYMN "O Lord, We Praise Thee" LSB 617 Text: tr. The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941, alt.; (st. 1): German, 14th cent.; (sts. 2–3): Martin Luther, 1483–1546 Tune: Geystliche gesangk Buchleyn, 1524, Wittenberg, ed. Johann Walter Text: © 1941 Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission: LSB Hymn License no. 110005077 Tune: Public domain RECESSIONAL HYMN "Joy to the World" LSB 387 Text: Isaac Watts, 1674–1748 Tune: George Frideric Handel, 1685–1759, adapt. Text and tune: Public domain
