Female Announcer: Funding for "Christmas with Wartburg" has been provided by Sukup Manufacturing, who invite you to enjoy this music and message from Neumann Auditorium at Wartburg College.

And suddenly, there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host praising God and saying.

"Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace to all people."

♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ "Gloria," sings the angels.

Male Announcer: "Gloria," sings the shepherds.

"Gloria," sings the heavens.

Both Narrators: "Gloria," sings all creation.

♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Angels we have heard on high ♪ ♪ Sweetly singing over the plains ♪ ♪ And the mountains in reply ♪ ♪ Echoing their joyous strains ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Shepherds why this jubilee?

♪ ♪ Why your joyous strains prolong?

♪ ♪ What the gladsome tidings be ♪ ♪ Which inspire your heavenly song?

♪ ♪ Glor-or-or-or-or-or ♪ ♪ Or-or-or-or-or ♪ ♪ Or-or-or-or-or-ia ♪ ♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Glor-or-or-or-or-or ♪ ♪ Or-or-or-or-or ♪ ♪ Or-or-or-or-or-ia ♪ ♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Come to Bethlehem and see ♪ ♪ Him whose birth the angels sing ♪ ♪ Come adore on bended knee ♪ ♪ Christ, the Lord, the newborn King ♪ ♪ Glor-or-or-or-or-or ♪ ♪ Or-or-or-or-or ♪ ♪ Or-or-or-or-or-ia ♪ ♪ In excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ In excelsis Deo-o-o-o-o-o-o ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ In excelsi-i-i-i-i-i-i-s ♪ ♪ In excelsi-i-i-i-i-i-i-s ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ 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Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria, Gloria ♪ [ All vocalizing ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Ring out, ring out, ring out, ring out ♪ ♪ Ring out, ye bells ♪ ♪ All nature swells ♪ ♪ With gladness at the wondrous story ♪ ♪ Ring out, ring out, ring out, ring out ♪ ♪ Ring out, ye bells ♪ ♪ All Nature swells ♪ ♪ With gladness at the wondrous story ♪ ♪ Sing earthlings, sing, oh, sing ♪ ♪ Tonight a King ♪ ♪ Hath come from heaven's high throne ♪ ♪ To bless us ♪ ♪ The outstretched hand over all the land ♪ ♪ Is raised in pity to caress us ♪ ♪ Ring out, ring out, ring out, ring out ♪ ♪ The world was lorn ♪ ♪ But Christ is born ♪ ♪ To change our sadness into glory ♪ ♪ Come at His call, be joyful all ♪ ♪ Away with mourning and with sadness ♪ ♪ The heavenly choir with holy fire ♪ ♪ Their voices raise in songs of gladness ♪ ♪ Ring out, ring out, ring out, ring out ♪ ♪ No, be not still ♪ ♪ But with a will ♪ ♪ Strike all your harps and set them ringing ♪ ♪ Ring out, ring out, ring out, ring out ♪ ♪ On hill and heath ♪ ♪ Let every breath ♪ ♪ Throw all its power into singing ♪ ♪ Ring out, ring out ♪ ♪ Ring out, ring out ♪ ♪ Ring out, ring out ♪ ♪ Ring out, ring out ♪ ♪ Ring out, ring out ♪ ♪ Ring out, ring out ♪ ♪ Ring out, ring ye bells ♪ ♪ Ring, ring out ♪ ♪ Ring out, ye be-e-e-e-ells ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Bethlehem-u-u-u-u-u ♪ [ Indistinct shouting ] ♪♪ ♪♪ [ All singing in foreign language ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ ♪ Betelehemu ♪ [ Singing in foreign language ] [ Singing in native language ] ♪♪ [ Indistinct shouting ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ All singing in foreign language ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ All singing in Spanish ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ It came upon the midnight clear ♪ ♪ That glorious song of old ♪ ♪ From angels bending near the Earth ♪ ♪ To touch their harps of gold ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ "Peace on the Earth, good will to All ♪ ♪ From heavens all gracious King" ♪ ♪ The world in solemn stillness lay ♪ ♪ To hear the angels sing ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Still through the cloven skies they come ♪ ♪ With peaceful wings unfurled ♪ ♪ And still their heavenly music floats ♪ ♪ Over all the weary world ♪ ♪ Above its sad and lowly plains ♪ ♪ They bend on hovering knee ♪ ♪ And ever over its babel sounds ♪ ♪ The blessed angels sing ♪ ♪ Singing alleluia, alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia, alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia, alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia, alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ For lo the days are hastening on ♪ ♪ By prophets, seen of old ♪ ♪ When with the ever circling years ♪ ♪ Shall come the time foretold ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ The world in solemn ♪ ♪ Stillness lay ♪ ♪ To hear the angels ♪ ♪ Si-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ng ♪ ♪ Si-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ng ♪ ♪ Si-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ng ♪ ♪ What if you came tonight, little child ♪ ♪ You came to us, right here?

♪ ♪ What if your mom was tired, little child ♪ ♪ Was weary, filled with fear?

♪ ♪ What if she came and stood outside ♪ ♪ What if she asked to stay?

♪ ♪ What would I have said, little child ♪ ♪ Come right in, or go away?

♪ ♪ What if the angels came, little child ♪ ♪ And filled the sky with sound ♪ ♪ And I was there to see, little child ♪ ♪ Bright angels in my town?

♪ ♪ What if they told me where to go ♪ ♪ To see the baby born?

♪ ♪ Would it all be clear, little child?

♪ ♪ Would I have felt the joy?

♪ ♪ Would I have felt the joy?

♪ ♪ What if I found you there, little child?

♪ ♪ What if I found you there?

♪ ♪ Who do you think I saw ♪ ♪ Little child ♪ ♪ As I was coming near?

♪ ♪ What if the sidewalk was your bed ♪ ♪ And cardboard was your hay?

♪ ♪ Would I understand, little child ♪ ♪ Or would I turn away?

♪ ♪ Or would I turn away?

♪ ♪ Little child ♪ ♪ Little child ♪ ♪ Little child ♪ ♪ Little child ♪ ♪ Little child ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Praise to the Lord, thee Almighty ♪ ♪ The King of creation ♪ ♪ O my soul, praise Him ♪ ♪ For He is thy health and salvation ♪ ♪ All ye who hear ♪ ♪ Now to His temple draw near ♪ ♪ Join me in glad adoration ♪ ♪ Praise to the Lord, thee Almighty ♪ ♪ The King of creation ♪ ♪ O my soul, praise Him ♪ ♪ For He is thy health and salvation ♪ ♪ All ye who hear ♪ ♪ Now to His temple draw near ♪ ♪ Join me in glad adoration ♪ ♪ Glad adoration ♪ ♪ Join me in glad adora-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-tion ♪ ♪ Glad ad-or-a-tion ♪ ♪ Adoration ♪ ♪ Praise to the Lord, thee Almighty ♪ ♪ The King of creation ♪ ♪ O my soul, praise Him ♪ ♪ For He is thy health and salvation ♪ ♪ All ye who hear ♪ ♪ Now to His temple draw near ♪ ♪ Join me in glad adoration ♪ ♪ Glad adoration ♪ ♪ Join me in glad adoration ♪ ♪ Glad ad-or-a-tion ♪ ♪ Adoration ♪ ♪ Praise to the Lord ♪ ♪ Who doth prosper thy work and defend thee ♪ ♪ Surely His goodness and mercy here daily attend thee ♪ ♪ Ponder a new what the Almighty can do ♪ ♪ If with His love He befriend thee ♪ ♪ If with His love He befriend thee ♪ ♪ Praise to the Lord ♪ ♪ O let all that is in me adore Him ♪ ♪ All that hath life and breath ♪ ♪ Come now with praises before Him ♪ ♪ Let thee Amen sound from His people again ♪ ♪ Gladly for aye we adore Him ♪ ♪ Yea let thee Amen ♪ ♪ Sound from His people again ♪ ♪ Gladly for aye we adore ♪ ♪ Gladly for aye we adore Him ♪ ♪ Hallelu-u-u-u-u-ja-a-a-h ♪ ♪ Hallelu-u-u-u-u-ja-a-a-h ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Angels, from the realms of glory ♪ ♪ Wing your flight over all the Earth ♪ ♪ Once you sang creation's story ♪ ♪ Now proclaim Messiah's birth ♪ ♪ Come and worship, come and worship ♪ ♪ Worship Christ ♪ ♪ The newborn king ♪ ♪ Shepherds, in the fields abiding ♪ ♪ Watching over your flocks by night ♪ ♪ God with us is now residing ♪ ♪ Yonder shines the infant light ♪ ♪ Come and worship, come and worship ♪ ♪ Worship Christ ♪ ♪ The newborn king ♪ ♪ Sages, leave your contemplations ♪ ♪ Brighter visions beam afar ♪ ♪ Seek the great desire of nations ♪ ♪ You have seen his natal star ♪ ♪ Come and worship, come and worship ♪ ♪ Worship Christ ♪ ♪ The newborn king ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ All creation, join in praising ♪ ♪ God, the Father, Spirit, Son ♪ ♪ Evermore your voices raising ♪ ♪ To the eternal Three in One ♪ ♪ Come and worship, come and worship ♪ ♪ Worship Christ ♪ ♪ The newborn king ♪ ♪♪ ♪ The newborn ♪ ♪ Ki-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ng ♪ ♪ Ki-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-i-ng ♪ ♪ Ye watchers and ye holy ones ♪ ♪ Bright Seraphs, Cherubim and Thrones ♪ ♪ Raise the glad strain ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Cry out Dominions, Princedoms, Powers ♪ ♪ Virtues, Archangels, Angels' choirs ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Alleluya, alleluya ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ [ All vocalizing "alleluya" ] [ All vocalizing "alleluya" ] ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Alleluya, alleluya ♪ [ All vocalizing "alleluya" ] ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Alle ♪ ♪ Alle ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Alleluya, alleluya ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ [ All vocalizing "alleluya" ] [ All vocalizing "alleluya" ] ♪ Alle ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Allelu-u-u-u-u-ya-a-a ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Alleluya ♪ ♪ Allelu-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u-u ♪ ♪ Ya-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a-a ♪ Female Announcer: Jesus said, "The light will be with you for a little longer.

Walk while you have the light, lest the darkness overtake you.

While you have the light, believe in the light, that you may become children of light.

♪♪ Male Announcer: Almighty God, You have called Your servants to ventures of which we cannot see the ending, by paths as yet untrodden, through perils unknown.

Give us faith to go out with good courage, not knowing where we go, but only that Your hand is leading us and Your love supporting us.

Through Your only son, Jesus Christ, our Lord, who lives and reigns with You and the Holy Spirit, one God now and forever.

Amen.

♪♪ ♪ Cold are the people ♪ ♪ Winter of life ♪ ♪ We tremble in shadows ♪ This cold endless night ♪ ♪ Frozen in the snow ♪ ♪ Lie roses sleeping ♪ ♪ Flowers that will echo the sunrise ♪ ♪ Fire of hope is our only warmth ♪ ♪ Weary, its flame ♪ ♪ Will be dying soon ♪ ♪♪ ♪ Voice in the distance ♪ ♪ Call in the night ♪ ♪ On wind you enfold us ♪ ♪ You speak of the light ♪ ♪ Gentle on the ear you whisper softly ♪ ♪ Rumors of a dawn so embracing ♪ ♪ Breathless love awaits darkened souls ♪ ♪ Soon will we know ♪ ♪ Of the morning ♪ ♪♪ [ All singing "Silent Night" in German ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ Silent night ♪ ♪ Holy night ♪ ♪ All is calm ♪ ♪ All is bright ♪ ♪ Round yon virgin ♪ ♪ Mother and child ♪ ♪ Holy infant so tender and mild ♪ ♪ Sleep in heavenly peace ♪ ♪ Sleep in heavenly ♪ ♪ Peace ♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ [ Bell chiming ] [ All singing "Betelehemu" in foreign language ] ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪