Introit: Eternal Source of Light Divine (Handel) -- Eden Casteel, soprano and Joseph Foley, trumpet

Hymn:  Once in Royal David’s City #102

Bidding Prayer

Lord’s Prayer

Choral Anthem: Masters in this Hall (arr. Martin)

Reading 1:  Genesis 3:1-15    Jaime Wilson

God tells sinful Adam that he has lost the life of Paradise and that his seed will bruise the serpent’s head.

Hymn: Savior of the Nations Come #54

Reading 2:  Genesis 22:15-18      Angel Hilliard

God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.

Anthem:  I Wonder As I Wonder (Niles)

Timothy Hoyt, baritone

Anthem:  What Sweeter Music (Rutter)

Eden Casteel, Sarah Hamel, Maureen Winter-Swan, sopranos

Reading 3: Isaiah 9:2, 6-7    David Menzies

Hymn: Comfort, Comfort, Ye My People #67

Reading 4: Isaiah 11:1-4, 6-9   Susan Hines

Choir Anthem:  Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming (arr. Rouse)

Reading 5:  Luke 1:5-25  Ron Cowie

Magnificat

Reading 6: Luke 2:1-7  John Hines

Choir Anthem: In The Bleak Midwinter (arr. Bennett)

Anthem: Bring A Torch, Jeanette, Isabella (arr. Hayes)

Eden Casteel, soprano

Reading 7: Luke 2:8-16   Trish Taylor

Hymn: Angels We Have Heard #96

Choir Anthem: Where Shepherds Lately Knelt (Courtney)

Reading 8: Matthew 2:1-12  Bob Manke

The wise men are led by the star to Jesus.

Hymn: The First Noel #109

Anthem:  A Stable Prayer (Fettke)

sung by Schola

Reading 9: John 1:1-18  Craig Swan

Hymn:  O Come, All Ye Faithful #83

Closing Collect and Prayers of the People

Anthem: In Dulci Jubilo (Cantiones)

sung by Schola

Blessing

Hymn:  Joy to the World #100 verses

1. 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.

2. Joy to the world! the Savior reigns; let us our songs employ,

while fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains, repeat the sounding joy,

repeat the sounding joy, repeat, repeat and sounding joy.

3. 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.

Voluntary: Hallelujah Chorus (instrumental)