December 25, 2022: Christ is Born!

Christmas Day

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  • “O Come, All Ye Faithful,” by John Frances Wade; Donna Grubb, piano, and Pauline Olsen, organ
  • Hymn 238: “Angels We Have Heard on High,” traditional French carol
  • Hymn 227: “The Friendly Beasts,” medieval French melody
  • Hymn 2099: “Joseph Dearest, Joseph Mine,” traditional German hymn
  • Hymn 2098: “The Virgin Mary Had a Baby Boy,” West Indian carol
  • “The Sussex Carol,” by Bishop Luke Wadding; Pauline Olsen, organ
  • Hymn 228: “He Is Born,” traditional French carol
  • Hymn 245: “The First Noel,” traditional English carol
  • Hymn 237: “Sing We Now of Christmas,” traditional French carol
  • Special Music: “Mary Did You Know?” by Mark Lowry and Buddy Greene; Betsy Noland, vocal
  • Readings from Scripture: Isaiah 52:7-10, Psalm 98; Jim Stoffer
  • Reading from the Gospel: John 1:1-14, pp. 91-92 NT
  • Sermon: “Christ Is Born!” Pastor Desi Larson
  • Hymn 240: “Hark! the Herald Angels Sing,” by Charles Wesley and Felix Mendelssohn
  • Hymn 224: “Good Christian Friends, Rejoice,” by John Mason Neale
  • Hymn 246: “Joy to the World,” by Isaac Watts and George Frideric Handel
  • Benediction Song 251: “Go, Tell It on the Mountain,” by John Wesley Work, Jr.
  • “Gloria in Excelsis Deo,” by Johann Sebastian Bach; Pauline Olsen, organ