Daily Bible Readings
Christmas Day, The Feast of the Nativity of Our Lord
Chief Hymn: The Lutheran Hymnary (1913) #184Liturgical Color: White
Introit
UN- TO || us a Child is born, unto us a | Son | is | giv- - | en; *
And the government will be upon | His | shoul- | der. -
|| His name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, | the | Might- |y - | God, *
The Everlasting Father, the | Prince | of | Peace. -
|| Oh, sing to the | Lord | a | new - | song!*
For He has done mar- | ve- | lous | things; - (Isaiah 9:6; Psalm 98:1)
Psalm Readings
Collect
Grant, we beseech Thee, Almighty God, that the new birth of Thine Only Begotten Son in the flesh may set us free, who are held in the old bondage under the yoke of sin; through the same Jesus Christ, Thy Son, our Lord, Who liveth and reigneth with Thee and the Holy Ghost, ever one God, world without end. Amen.
Old Testament Reading (TLH): Is 7:10-14
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First Reading: Heb 1:1-12
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Gradual
|| All the ends of the earth have seen the salva- | tion | of | our - | God. *
Shout joyfully to the Lord, | all | the | earth. -
|| The Lord has made known | His | sal- | va- - | tion; *
His righteousness He has revealed in the sight of | the | na- |tions. -
|| Alleluia! Alleluia! Oh come, let us | sing | to | the - | Lord! *
Let us worship and bow down before Him. | Al- | le- | lu- | ia! - (Psalms 98:3b, 4a, 2; 95:1a, 6a, c)
Second Reading: John 1:1-14
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Devotion from the Lutheran Herald
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.