Songs:
“Sing We the Song of Emmanuel” by Matt Papa, Aaron Keyes, Luke Brown, Keith Getty & Kristyn Getty
© 2015 Getty Music, Messenger Hymns, Love Your Enemies Publishing & Townend Songs
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“Joy to the World” by George Frideric Handel & Isaac Watts
Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“Hark the Herald Angels Sing” words by Charles Wesley and music by Felix Mendelssohn
Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“O Come, O Come Emmanuel” by Henry Sloane Coffin, Thomas Helmore & John Mason Neale
Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence” from the Liturgy of St. James, 5th century
Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“Come Thou Long-Expected Jesus” by Charles Wesley and Josh Wicker
Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
“Doxology” by Thomas Ken & Louis Bourgeois
Public Domain
Used by Permission. CCLI License #2003690
Call To Worship: O’Sapientia
LEADER:
O Wisdom of our God Most High, guiding creation with power and love, come to teach us the path of knowledge:
PEOPLE:
The Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon him, the Spirit of wisdom and understanding, the Spirit of counsel and might, the Spirit of knowledge and the fear of the Lord.
LEADER:
His delight shall be in the fear of the Lord!
PEOPLE:
This also comes from the Lord of hosts; He is wonderful in counsel and excellent in wisdom.
LEADER:
He is the image of the invisible God, the firstborn of all creation.
ALL:
For by Him all things were created, in heaven and on earth, visible and invisible. And He is before all things, and in Him all things hold together. Amen!
Classic Prayer: Angela of Foligno
O Lord Jesus Christ, make me worthy to understand the profound mystery of your holy incarnation, which you have worked for our sake and for our salvation. Truly there is nothing so great and wonderful as this … You have humbled yourself and made yourself small that we might be made mighty. You have taken the form of a servant, so that you might confer upon us a royal and divine beauty. … You, who are the uncreated God, have made yourself a creature for us. You, who are the untouchable One, have made yourself touchable to us. You, who are most high, make us capable of understanding your amazing love and the wonderful things you have done for us. Make us able to understand the mystery of your incarnation, the mystery of your life, example, and doctrine, the mystery of your cross and passion, the mystery of your resurrection and ascension. Blessed are you, O Lord, for coming to earth as a man. Amen.
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Confession of Sin
Most merciful God, we confess that we have sinned against You this day, in thought, word, and deed; by what we have done, and by what we have left undone. We have not loved You with our whole hearts; we have not loved our neighbors as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we humbly repent. For the sake of Your Son, Jesus Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us, that we may delight in Your will, and walk in Your ways, to the glory of Your Name. Grant to Your people pardon and peace, that in Your great mercy, we may be forgiven all our sins, and serve You with a quiet and contrite heart. In the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, amen.