Christmas Eve Service (12/24/2025)

Service begins at 6:30pm central with live stream and organ prelude beginning around 6:20pm. Page numbers below are for the Lutheran Service Book.

Order of Service

Choir: E'en So Lord Jesus

Hymn...........................................375

Invocation

Collect for Nativity of Our LORD

Psalm 24

Hymn...........................................384

First Reading Isaiah 7:10-14

Hymn.................................358 (Sts 1-7)

Epistle 1 John 4:7-16

Hymn................................358 (Sts 8-15)

Gospel St. John 1:1-18

Hymn.......................................TLH 103

Gospel St. Luke 2:1-14

Hymn...........................................359

Gospel St. Luke 2:15-21

Apostles Creed  Inside back cover of hymnal

Hymn..............................TLH 81 (LSB 372) 

Sermon

Lighting of candles (Greensleeves)

Hymn...........................................363

Prayers

Lord's Prayer

Benediction

Hymn...........................................387

Holy Cross Lutheran Church

1100 Market Street

Carlisle Iowa 50047

Lutheran Church Missouri Synod

Acknowledgments

Vespers from Lutheran Service Book

Unless otherwise noted: Prelude, hymn settings, alternate harmonizations of hymns, and postlude are © Concordia Publishing House. Used by permission under LSB Hymn License .NET, no. 100011597.

Unless otherwise indicated, all scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version, copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a division of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. Created by Lutheran Service Builder © 2006 Concordia Publishing House.

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