Second Sunday of Christmas | Jan 4
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Within the gospel reading’s profound words lies the simple message that God is revealed in a human person. Though we may try to understand how the Word existed with God from the beginning of time, the wonder we celebrate at Christmas is that the Word continues to dwell among us. Christ comes among us in the gathered assembly, the scriptures, the waters of new birth, and the bread and the wine. Through these ordinary gifts we receive the fullness of God’s grace and truth.
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Hymns:
Gathering Hymn: “Once in Royal David’s City” ELW #269
Text: Cecil Frances Alexander, 1818-1895
Hymn of Praise: “Angles We Have Heard on High” ELW #289
Text: French carol; tr. H. F. Hemy, The Crown of Jesus Music, 1864
Hymn of the Day: “Of the Father’s Love Begotten” ELW #295
Text: Marcus Aurelius Clemens Prudentius, 348-413; tr. composite
Offertory: “What Child is This?” ELW #296
Text: William C. Dix, 1837-1898
Communion Hymn: “Infant Holy, Infant Lowly” ELW #276
Text: Polish carol; tr. Edith M. G. Reed, 1885-1933, alt.
Sending Hymn: “Go Tell It on the Mountain” ELW #290
Text: African American spiritual, refrain; John W. Work Jr., 1872-1925, stanzas, alt.
Readings:
First Reading: Jeremiah 31:7-14 - Joy at the gathering of God’s scattered flock
Psalm 147:12-20 - Worship the Lord, O Jerusalem; praise your God, O Zion. (Ps. 147:12)
Second Reading: Ephesians 1:3-14 - The will of God made known in Christ
John 1:1-18 - God with us: the incarnation of the Word
Liturgy reprinted from “Evangelical Lutheran Worship”, copyright 2006 Augsburg Fortress, used by permission of license #SBT004670 and One License A-709549; Prayers are from “Sundays & Seasons”, copyright 2024 Augsburg Fortress. Introductions to the readings are written by The Rev. Mark Oldenburg, Ph.D., Steck-Miller Professor Emeritus of the Art of Worship, United Lutheran Seminary.
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