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Lessons and Carols: A Service of Thanksgiving for the Incarnation of Our Lord Jesus Christ
Welcome
Prayer
O Come, All Ye Faithful (Trinity Psalter Hymnal 208)
First Lesson from Genesis 3:8-19
God tells sinful Adam that he has lost the life of Paradise and that his seed will bruise the serpent’s head.
Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus (Trinity Hymnal #196)
Second Lesson from Genesis 22:15-18
God promises to faithful Abraham that in his seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed.
O Come, O Come, Emmanuel (Trinity Hymnal #194)
Third Lesson from Isaiah 9:2-7
The prophet foretells the coming of the Savior.
Good Christian Men, Rejoice (Trinity Hymnal #207)
Fourth Lesson from Isaiah 11:1-9
The peace that Christ will bring is foreshown.
Away in a Manger (Bustamante Children)
Once in Royal David’s City (Trinity Hymnal #225)
Fifth Lesson from Luke 1:26-38
The angel Gabriel salutes the Blessed Virgin Mary.
Angels from the Realms of Glory (Trinity Hymnal #218)
Sixth Lesson from Luke 2:1-7
St. Luke tells of the birth of Jesus.
Silent Night, Holy Night (Trinity Hymnal #210)
Seventh Lesson from Luke 2:8-16
The shepherds go to the manger.
Hark! the Herald Angels Sing (Bustamante Children)
While by the Sheep We Watched by Night (Trinity Hymnal #215)
Offering
Offering to support local campus ministry.
Eighth Lesson from Matthew 2:1-12
The wise men are led by the star to Jesus.
As with Gladness Men of Old (Trinity Hymnal #226)
Sermon
The Promises of God to You (Rev. Micah Bickford)
Ninth Lesson from John 1:1-4
St. John unfolds the great mystery of the Incarnation.
See, amid the Winter’s Snow (Trinity Hymnal #199)
Closing Prayer Benediction
Numbers 6:24-26