Christmas Eve December 24, 2022
St. Paul Lutheran Church Saturday, December 24, 2022 Nativity of Our Lord: Christmas Eve CHRISTMAS EVE CALL TO WORSHIP: PSALM 98 1Sing a new song to the LORD, who has done marvelous things, whose right hand and holy arm have won the victory. 2O LORD, you have made known your victory, you have revealed your righteousness in the sight of the nations. 3You remember your steadfast love and faithfulness to the house of Israel; all the ends of the earth have seen the victory of our God. 4Shout with joy to the LORD, all you lands; lift up your voice, rejoice, and sing. 5Sing to the LORD with the harp, with the harp and the voice of song. 6With trumpets and the sound of the horn shout with joy before the king, the LORD. 7Let the sea roar, and all that fills it, the world and those who dwell therein. 8Let the rivers clap their hands, and let the hills ring out with joy before the LORD, who comes to judge the earth. 9The LORD will judge the world with righteousness and the peoples with equity. ENTRANCE HYMN It Came upon the Midnight Clear (LBW 54) FIRST LESSON: Isaiah 7:10-14 SECOND LESSON: 1 John 4:7-16 GOSPEL: Matthew 1:18-25 18Now the birth of Jesus the Messiah took place in this way. When his mother Mary had been engaged to Joseph, but before they lived together, she was found to be with child from the Holy Spirit. 19Her husband Joseph, being a righteous man and unwilling to expose her to public disgrace, planned to dismiss her quietly. 20But just when he had resolved to do this, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, "Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to take Mary as your wife, for the child conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit. 21She will bear a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins." 22All this took place to fulfill what had been spoken by the Lord through the prophet: 23"Look, the virgin shall conceive and bear a son, and they shall name him Emmanuel," which means, "God is with us." 24When Joseph awoke from sleep, he did as the angel of the Lord commanded him; he took her as his wife, 25but had no marital relations with her until she had borne a son; and he named him Jesus. HYMN OF THE DAY Angels We Have Heard on High (LBW 71) COMMUNION HYMNS O Little Town of Bethlehem (LBW 41) Good Christian Friends, Rejoice (LBW 55) Hark! The Herald Angels Sing (LBW 60) Away in a Manger (LBW 67) I Am So Glad Each Christmas Eve (LBW 69) HYMN SILENT NIGHT, HOLY NIGHT! (LBW 65) SPECIAL MUSIC “O, Holy Night!” CLOSING HYMN Joy to the World (LBW 39) From sundaysandseasons.com. Copyright © 2022 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. CCLI License #2657424 CCLI Streaming License #20168198. St. Paul Lutheran Church does not own the rights to this music.
