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Scripture Lessons:

Old Testament Lesson: Isaiah 40:1-11

Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13

Gospel: Mark 1:1-8

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Scripture: New Revised Standard Version (Anglicized Edition)

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GTG = Glory to God Hymnal
PH = Presbyterian Hymnal
Worship Liturgy from the:
   Call to Worship 57.1 Year B
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   of the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.).
   The official journal of the Presbyterian Association of Musicians
   ministrymatters.com
   Advent candle lighting liturgy
Office of Theology and Worship Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) on the PAM .org website
under worship resources

Preacher: “Wilderness Waiting”   Pastoral Candidate
Scripture: Isaiah 40:1-11, Psalm 85:1-2, 8-13Mark 1:1-8
Children’s Time:                      Jennifer Zander
Liturgist:                                  Jolene Schry
Cantor:                                    Laurie Christie
Organist/Pianist:                     Kris Bartelt
Design/Audio/Video:           Debbie Cooley, John Neville
Piano Solo: “Angels We Have Heard on High”     Evy S.

Gathering Music:
PH 44 “O Little Town of Bethlehem” vs. 1&4
TEXT: Phillips Brooks, 1868
MUSIC (ST. LOUIS 8.6.8.6.7.6.8.6): Lewis Henry Redner, 1868

PH 31 “Hark the Herald Angels Sing” vs. 1&2
TEXT: Charles Wesley, 1739, alt.
MUSIC (MENDELSSOHN 7.7.7.7.D with refrain): Felix Mendelssohn, 1840;
arr. William Hayman Cummings, 1855

PH 41 “O Come, All Ye Faithful” vs. 1&3
TEXT: John Francis Wade, c. 1743; trans. Frederick Oakeley, 1841, alt.
MUSIC (ADESTE FIDELES, Irregular): John Francis Wade, c. 1743; harm.
The English Hymnal, 1906

Sung Response: GTG 88 O Come, O Come, Emmanuel
TEXT: Latin prose, pre-9th cent.; trans composite
MUSIC (VENI EMMANUEL, LM with refrain): Plainsong; adapt. Thomas Helmore, 1852;
arr. John Weaver, 1988; arr. © 1990 John Weaver
Verse 4: from “Let It Rip”! At the Piano
arr. by J. Bert Carlson
Copyright © 2000 Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved. Printed in U.S.A.
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GTG 113 “Angels We Have Heard on High” chorus only
TEXT: French carol; trans. James Chadwick, 1860, alt.
MUSIC (GLORIA 7.7.7.7 with refrain): French carol; arr. Edward Shippen Barnes, 1937;
© 1937, ren. 1965 H. Augustine Smith Jr. (admin. Fleming H. Revell Company, a div. of
Baker Publishing Group)

Piano Solo: “Angels We Have Heard On High”    Evy S.

Sung Response: “Comfort, Comfort, Now My People”
GENEVAN 42
WORDS by Johannes G. Olearius, Tr. Chaterine Winkworth
MUSIC Louis Bourgeois, Genevan Psalter, 1551
arr. by Brenda Austin
© 2023 Hope Publishing Company, www.hopepublishing.com
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Offering: “Greensleeves” arr. Paul Manz
from “Ten Chorale Improvisations” Set VII
Copyright © 1975 Concordia Publishing House
St. Louis, Missouri
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Offertory PH 53 “What Child is This” vs. 3
MUSIC: GREENSLEEVES
English Ballad, 16^th Century, arr. Christmas Carols New and Old, 1871
WORDS: William Chatterton Dix, 1871

Sung Response: GTG 106 “Prepare the Way, O Zion”
TEXT: Frans Mikael Franzen, 1812, rev. 1819; trans. Augustus Nelson, 1958; adapt.
 Charles P. Price, 1980, alt.;
© 1982 Hope Publishing Company, Carol Stream, IL 60188. All rights reserved. Used by Permission.
MUSIC (BEREDEN VÄG FÖR HERRAN 7.6.7.6.7.7 with refrain): Then Swenska Psalmboken, 1697;
arr. American Lutheran Hymnal, 1930, All rights reserved.
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Postlude: “Veni, Emmanuel”           arr. Marilyn Biery
TUNE: French processional, 15^th Century
from Introductions and Alternate Accompaniments for Organ
Hymns 239-303 Evangelical Lutheran Worship
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