St Matthews Lutheran church, Princeton, Illinois

Saint Matthews Lutheran Church Princeton, IL Sunday January 4, 2026 Epiphany of our Lord Copyright © 2026 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Reprinted by permission under Augsburg Fortress Liturgies Annual License #SAS027924. New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition. Copyright © 2021 National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide. COVER: Adoration of the Magi by Sandro Botticelli, c 1500. Wikiart. Public domain. Reprinted under Augsburg Fortress #S0927924. PRELUDE: “Love Has Come Down” ELW #292 Text: Ken Bible, b.1950. Music: UN FLAMBEAU, F. Seguin, Recueil de noels composes en langue provencale, 1856. Text: © 1996 Living the Natural Way, admin. Music Services. Tune: Public domain. Arr: Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Used by permission under OneLicense #A-719317. OPENING SONG: “Good Christian Friends Rejoice” Text: Medieval Latin Carol; tr. John Mason Neale, 1818-1866. Music:IN DULCI JUBILO, German carol, 14th cent. Text & Music: Public domain. SERMON HYMN: “We Three Kings of Orient Are” Text: John Henry Hopkins, Jr. 1820-1891, alt. Music: THREE KING SOF ORIENT, John Henry Hopkins, Jr. 1820-1891. Text & Music: Public domain. OFFERTORY “Calypso Noel” Contributor: Victor Johnson. All rights reserved. Used by permission under OneLicense #A-719317. COMMUNION HYMNS “The Trumpets Sound, the Angels Sing” ELW #531 Text: Graham Kendrick, b. 1950. Music: Graham Kendrick. Text & Music: © 1989 Make Way Music, admin by Music Services.All rights reserved. Used by permission under OneLicense #A-719317. “The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy” CCLI Song # 4756091 © Words: Public Domain Music: Public Domain. CLOSING HYMN: “Go Tell It On the Mountain” ELW 290. Text: African American spiritual, refrain, John W. Work, Jr., 1872-1925, stanzas; alt. Music: GO TELL IT, African american spiritual. Text & Music: Public domain. PRELUDE: “The Light of the Stable” CCLI Song # 1914616 © 1975. Renewed 2003 Tessa Publishing Company For use solely with the SongSelect® Terms of Use. All rights reserved. Used by permission under CCLI License # 11299263 Streaming License CSPL053333.