Prelude Westminster Brass

What Star Is This, with Beams So Bright arr. Michael Praetorius

What star is this, with beams so bright,
More lovely than the noonday light?
‘Tis sent to announce a newborn King,
Glad tidings of our God to bring.

‘Tis now fulfilled what God decreed,
“From Jacob shall a star proceed;”
And lo! The Eastern sages stand
To read in heaven the Lord’s command.

To God the Father, God the Son,
And Holy Spirit, Three in One,
May every tongue and nation raise
An endless song of thankful praise.

Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning (Trinity Hymnal 206) James P. Harding

As with Gladness Men of Old (Trinity Hymnal 226) Conrad Kocher
rev. William H. Monk

Hail to the Lord’s Anointed (Trinity Hymnal 311) Samuel S. Wesley
arr. John Ness Beck

Call to Worship

•Doxology (Trinity Hymnal 731) Old Hundredth

Praise God from Whom all blessings flow; praise Him, all creatures here below;

Praise Him above, ye heav’nly host; praise Father, Son, and Holy Ghost. Amen.

•Prayer of Confession

Almighty God, our heavenly Father, we have sinned against You and against other people, in thought and word and deed, through negligence, through weakness, through our own deliberate fault. We are truly sorry and repent of all our sins. For the sake of Your Son Jesus Christ, Who died for us, forgive us all that is past; and grant that we may serve You in newness of life to the glory of Your name. Amen.

•The Gospel’s Assurance of Pardon

•Invocation

•Hymn 302: Come, Christians, Join to Sing Madrid

Prayer of Thanksgiving and Intercession

Announcements

Reception of New Communicant Members (11am service)

Abigail Barson, Northern Tier
Luke Bushra, Western Suburbs (to be baptized)
Lewis Esterly, Transitional
Frank Fiannaca, New Jersey
Silvia Giordano, Metro
Catherine Jonathan, Metro (to be baptized)

Justice Kocher, Brandywine
Emily Lin, Brandywine
David Peterman, Northern Tier
Blaine Tartikoff, Metro
Caleb Uy, Western Suburbs (to be baptized)
Micah Voorhis, New Jersey

•Hymn 246: Man of Sorrows! What a Name! Hallelujah, What a Savior

•Offering Prayer

Offertory: Three Kings from Persian Lands Afar Peter Cornelius

Three kings from Persian lands afar Westminster Brass
To Jordan follow the pointing star:
And this the quest of the travelers three,
Where the newborn King of the Jews may be.
Full royal gifts they bear for the King;
Gold, incense, myrrh are their offering.
How brightly shines the morning star!
With grace and truth from heaven afar
Our Jesse tree now bloweth.

Scripture Reading: Luke 2:15-21 (page 857)

Sermon: The Eighth Day Dr. Liam Goligher

•Hymn 30: Our God, Our Help in Ages Past St. Anne

•Benediction

Postlude: The Majesty Georg Philipp Telemann
arr. S. Drummond Wolff
Westminster Brass