Propers Plus for Christmas Day

The Nativity of Our Lord

As We Gather

Joy to the world for to us a child is born. This child is the only-begotten Son of God in the flesh who came to set us free. We rejoice that Jesus, the Word made flesh, has made His dwelling among us even today through Word and Sacrament.

Prelude ~

“This Day is Such a Joyful Day” Christus Choir

Violin - Beth Oeseburg

Cello – Jeff Oeseburg

HYMN ~ “O, Come, All Ye Faithful” LSB 379

Entrance Hymn ~ “Angels from the Realms of Glory” LSB 367

Hymn of Praise ~ “Angels We have Heard on High” LSB 368

Collect of the Day

Almighty God, grant that the birth of Your only-begotten Son in the flesh may set us free from the bondage of sin; through Jesus Christ, Your Son, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God, now and forever.

Old Testament Reading Isaiah 52:7–10

⁷How beautiful upon the mountains

are the feet of him who brings good news,

who publishes peace, who brings good news of happiness,

who publishes salvation,

who says to Zion, “Your God reigns.”

⁸The voice of your watchmen—they lift up their voice;

together they sing for joy;

for eye to eye they see

the return of the Lord to Zion.

⁹Break forth together into singing,

you waste places of Jerusalem,

for the Lord has comforted his people;

he has redeemed Jerusalem.

¹⁰The Lord has bared his holy arm

before the eyes of all the nations,

and all the ends of the earth shall see

the salvation of our God.

P To us a child is born, to us a son is given;

C and the government shall be upon his shoulder.

P And his name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,

C Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

P Sing to the Lord a new song,

C for he has done marvelous things!

Isaiah 9:6; Psalm 98:1

Epistle Reading Hebrews 1:1–6

¹Long ago, at many times and in many ways, God spoke to our fathers by the prophets, ²but in these last days he has spoken to us by his Son, whom he appointed the heir of all things, through whom also he created the world. ³He is the radiance of the glory of God and the exact imprint of his nature, and he upholds the universe by the word of his power. After making purification for sins, he sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high, ⁴having become as much superior to angels as the name he has inherited is more excellent than theirs.

⁵For to which of the angels did God ever say,

“You are my Son,

today I have begotten you”?

Or again,

“I will be to him a father,

and he shall be to me a son”?

⁶And again, when he brings the firstborn into the world, he says,

“Let all God’s angels worship him.”

Verse

P Alleluia. The Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and

C and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. Alleluia.

Hymn “Let All Together Praise Our God” Stanzas 1 & 7

Holy Gospel John 1:1–18

¹In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. ²He was in the beginning with God. ³All things were made through him, and without him was not any thing made that was made. ⁴In him was life, and the life was the light of men. ⁵The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. ⁶There was a man sent from God, whose name was John. ⁷He came as a witness, to bear witness about the light, that all might believe through him. ⁸He was not the light, but came to bear witness about the light.

⁹The true light, which enlightens everyone, was coming into the world. ¹⁰He was in the world, and the world was made through him, yet the world did not know him. ¹¹He came to his own, and his own people did not receive him. ¹²But to all who did receive him, who believed in his name, he gave the right to become children of God, ¹³who were born, not of blood nor of the will of the flesh nor of the will of man, but of God.

¹⁴And the Word became flesh and dwelt among us, and we have seen his glory, glory as of the only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.

¹⁵(John bore witness about him, and cried out, “This was he of whom I said, ‘He who comes after me ranks before me, because he was before me.’”) ¹⁶And from his fullness we have all received, grace upon grace. ¹⁷For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ. ¹⁸No one has ever seen God; the only God, who is at the Father’s side, he has made him known.

HYMN ~ “Where Shepherds Lately Knelt” LSB 369

Sermon

And the Word Became Flesh

John 1:1–18

Voluntary ~

“Word Made Flesh, We Welcome You” Christus Choir

Offertory ~ “Gentle Mary Laid Her Child” LSB 374

Service of the Sacrament

Proper Preface

It is truly good, right, and salutary that we should at all times and in all places give thanks to You, holy Lord, almighty Father, everlasting God, through Jesus Christ, our Lord; for in the mystery of the Word made flesh You have given us a new revelation of Your glory that, seeing You in the person of Your Son, we may know and love those things which are not seen. Therefore with angels and archangels and with all the company of heaven we laud and magnify Your glorious name, evermore praising You and saying:

Distribution Hymns

“Away in A Manger” LSB 365

“Let Us All with Gladsome Voice” LSB 390

Post-Communion Canticle

“Joy to the World” LSB 387

Hymn ~ “Oh, Little Town Of Bethlehem” LSB 361