female announcer: "Emmanuel, a Concordia Christmas" is made possible by Thrivent.

With additional support from the Lutheran Church Extension Fund and Charlie and Ling Zhang.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ O come all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant ♪ ♪ O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Come and behold him, born the King of angels ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ Christ the Lord ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ God of God, Light of Light ♪ ♪ Lo!

he abhors not the Virgin's womb ♪ ♪ Very God, begotten, not created ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ Christ the Lord ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ See how the shepherds ♪ ♪ summoned to his cradle ♪ ♪ Leaving their flocks ♪ ♪ draw nigh with lowly fear ♪ ♪ We too will thither ♪ ♪ bend our joyful footsteps ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ Christ the Lord ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Sing, choirs of angels ♪ ♪ sing in exultation ♪ ♪ O sing, all ye citizens ♪ ♪ of heav'n above ♪ ♪ Glory to God ♪ ♪ in the highest ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ Christ the Lord ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [audience applauding] ♪ Veni ♪ ♪ Veni ♪ ♪ Veni ♪ ♪ Veni, veni, Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Captivum solve Israel ♪ ♪ Qui gemit in exsilio ♪ ♪ Privatus Dei Filio ♪ ♪ Gaude!

Gaude!

♪ ♪ Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Nascetur pro te, Israel ♪ ♪ Veni, veni ♪ ♪ O Oriens ♪ ♪ Solare nos ♪ ♪ adveniens ♪ ♪ Noctis depelle ♪ ♪ nebulas ♪ ♪ Dirasque mortis ♪ ♪ tenebras ♪ ♪ Gaude!

Gaude!

♪ ♪ Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Nascetur pro te, Israel ♪ ♪ Veni, veni, Rex Gentium ♪ ♪ Veni, Redemptor omnium ♪ ♪ Ut salves tuos famulus ♪ ♪ Peccati sibi conscios ♪ ♪ Gaude!

Gaude!

♪ ♪ Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Nascetur pro te, Israel ♪ ♪ Gaude!

Gaude!

♪ ♪ Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Nascetur pro te, Israel ♪ ♪ Veni ♪♪ male: Let's stand to our feet as we sing and celebrate together.

♪♪♪ ♪ Sing we the song of Emmanuel ♪ ♪ This the Christ who was long foretold ♪ ♪ Lo in the shadows of Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Promise of dawn now our eyes behold ♪ ♪ God Most High in a manger laid ♪ ♪ Lift your voices and now proclaim ♪ ♪ Great and glorious, Love has come to us ♪ ♪ Join now with the hosts of heaven ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Come we to welcome Emmanuel ♪ ♪ King who came with no crown or throne ♪ ♪ Helpless he lay, the Invincible ♪ ♪ Maker of Mary, now Mary's Son ♪ ♪ O what wisdom to save us all ♪ ♪ Shepherds, sages, before him fall ♪ ♪ Grace and majesty, what humility ♪ ♪ Come on bended knee, adore him ♪ ♪ Come adore him ♪ ♪ Go, spread the news of Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Joy and peace for the weary heart ♪ ♪ Lift up your heads for your King has come ♪ ♪ Sing for the Light overwhelms the dark ♪ ♪ Glory, shining for all to see ♪ ♪ Hope alive, let the gospel ring ♪ ♪ God has made a way, he will have the praise ♪ ♪ Tell the world his name is Jesus ♪ ♪ Glory, shining for all to see ♪ ♪ Hope alive, let the gospel ring ♪ ♪ God has made a way, he will have the praise ♪ ♪ Tell the world his name is Jesus ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Gloria!

♪ ♪ Gloria!

♪ ♪ Gloria!

♪ ♪ Gloria!

♪ male: Let's sing this together.

♪ Gloria!

♪ ♪ Gloria!

♪ ♪ Gloria!

♪ ♪ Gloria!

♪ male: All right, let's hear your voices.

♪ Gloria!

♪ ♪ Gloria!

♪ ♪ Gloria!

♪ ♪ Gloria!

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ What sweeter music can we bring ♪ ♪ Than a carol, for to sing ♪ ♪ The birth of this our heav'nly King ♪ ♪ Awake the voice ♪ ♪ Awake the string ♪ ♪ Dark and dull night, fly hence away ♪ ♪ And give the honor to this day ♪ ♪ That sees December turned to May ♪ ♪ That sees December turned to May ♪ ♪ Why does the chilling winter's morn ♪ ♪ Smile like a field beset with corn?

♪ ♪ Or smell like a meadow newly shorn ♪ ♪ Thus on the sudden?

♪ ♪ Come and see ♪ ♪ The cause, why things thus fragrant be ♪ ♪ 'Tis he is born, whose quick'ning birth ♪ ♪ Gives life and luster, public mirth ♪ ♪ To heaven and the underearth ♪ ♪ We see him come, and know him ours ♪ ♪ Who, with his sunshine and his show'rs ♪ ♪ Turns all the patient ground to flow'rs ♪ ♪ Turns all the patient ground to flow'rs ♪ ♪ The darling of the world is come ♪ ♪ And fit it is, we find a room ♪ ♪ To welcome him, to welcome him ♪ ♪ The nobler part of all the house here ♪ ♪ is the heart ♪ ♪ Which we will give him; and bequeath ♪ ♪ This holly, and this ivy wreath ♪ ♪ To do him honor; who's our King ♪ ♪ And Lord of all this reveling ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ What sweeter music can we bring ♪ ♪ Than a carol, for to sing ♪ ♪ The birth of this our heav'nly King ♪ ♪ The birth of this ♪ ♪ our heav'nly King ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [audience applauding] ♪♪♪ ♪ Savior of the nations, come ♪ ♪ Virgin's Son, make here your home ♪ ♪ Marvel now, O heaven and earth ♪ ♪ That the Lord chose such a birth ♪ ♪ For you are the Father's Son ♪ ♪ Who in flesh the victory won ♪ ♪ By your mighty power make whole ♪ ♪ All our ills of flesh and soul ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ From the manger newborn light ♪ ♪ Shines in glory through the night ♪ ♪ Darkness there no more resides ♪ ♪ In this light faith now abides ♪ ♪ Glory to the Father sing ♪ ♪ Glory to the Son, our King ♪ ♪ Glory to the Spirit be ♪ ♪ Now and through eternity ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ "God with us," ♪ ♪ prophecy declaring ♪ ♪ How the Lord ♪ ♪ would keep his word ♪ ♪ Human nature ♪ ♪ fully sharing ♪ ♪ In a wonder ♪ ♪ yet unheard ♪ ♪ The Creator ♪ ♪ joins creation ♪ ♪ With his people ♪ ♪ he will dwell ♪ ♪ Bringing hope ♪ ♪ to ev'ry nation ♪ ♪ He will be ♪ ♪ He will be ♪ ♪ Emmanuel ♪ ♪ In the time God had appointed ♪ ♪ Came an angel to a maid ♪ ♪ To proclaim the Lord's anointed ♪ ♪ As the prophecy had said ♪ ♪ "Can it be?

I have no merit ♪ ♪ That the Lord in me should dwell."

♪ ♪ "By the working of the Spirit."

♪ ♪ "Call his name Emmanuel."

♪ ♪ Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Emmanuel ♪ ♪ With his people he will dwell, Emmanuel ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ God with us in deepest darkness ♪ ♪ Where we gasp for life, for breath ♪ ♪ Sharing all our earthly weakness ♪ ♪ Knowing even mortal death ♪ ♪ Come to bear our shame and sadness ♪ ♪ Come to conquer death and hell ♪ ♪ By his life to bring us gladness ♪ ♪ Jesus is Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Emmanuel, Emmanuel ♪ ♪ This is love; ♪ ♪ God with us, Emmanuel ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ God with us, who can be against us?

♪ ♪ His eternal plan complete ♪ ♪ And before his smile, defenceless ♪ ♪ All will fall before his feet ♪ ♪ "Praise the Lord," the heav'ns are singing it ♪ ♪ And the earth is for his realm ♪ ♪ Christmas Savior now and ever ♪ ♪ Lord, the true Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Emmanuel ♪ ♪ With his people he will dwell ♪ ♪ Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Emmanuel ♪ ♪ Emmanuel ♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ There in the cold of winter ♪ ♪ A babe in a manger beneath the night sky ♪ ♪ The whole world awaits the Savior ♪ ♪ The One who makes dead things come alive ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Unfathomable is this love ♪ ♪ Heaven came down to bear our shame ♪ ♪ The God who holds the world in his hands ♪ ♪ Reclines at a table with sinners like me ♪ ♪ Sinners like me ♪ ♪ Every offering ♪ ♪ We bring down on our knees ♪ ♪ Praise to the Prince of Peace ♪ ♪ Your love has come ♪ ♪ Darkness can't hold us now ♪ ♪ We're standing on holy ground ♪ ♪ All 'cause your glory came down ♪ ♪ Your love has come ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Dry lands in desperation ♪ ♪ Now life-giving water comes to man ♪ ♪ Spring up, O root of Jesse ♪ ♪ Under the star of Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Every offering ♪ ♪ We bring down on our knees ♪ ♪ Praise to the Prince of Peace ♪ ♪ Your love has come ♪ ♪ Darkness can't hold us now ♪ ♪ We're standing on holy ground ♪ ♪ All 'cause your glory came down ♪ ♪ Your love has come ♪ ♪ Glory came down ♪ ♪ How great the sound ♪ ♪ Hear the angels singing praise ♪ ♪ The light of the world ♪ ♪ You stepped in the dark ♪ ♪ The humble King has come to save ♪ ♪ Glory came down ♪ ♪ How great the sound ♪ ♪ Hear the angels singing praise ♪ ♪ Light of the world ♪ ♪ You stepped in the dark ♪ ♪ The humble King has come to save ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Every offering ♪ ♪ We bring down on our knees ♪ ♪ Praise to the Prince of Peace ♪ ♪ Your love has come ♪ ♪ Darkness can't hold us now ♪ ♪ We're standing on holy ground ♪ ♪ All 'cause your glory came down ♪ ♪ Your love has come ♪ ♪ Your love has come ♪ ♪ There in the cold of winter ♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ male: Long before Mary heard, "Do not be afraid," and the angels heard on high, before the three came to see the Newborn King, and before John spoke of One greater than he, we were told of his coming.

Before that Bethlehem night and the blind were given sight, before a disciple's deception and his gracious death and glorious resurrection, we waited for the day.

By faith, we sat and prayed for the reveal of the One to whom we'd kneel.

A promise written by the Prophets' hands long before we could understand the Almighty's infinite plan.

Anticipation grew with our groaning, voices stretched louder, we longed for his first hour.

And then, one day in a manger surrounded by danger, a Holy Nativity scene, the Incarnation of our King.

Fulfillment of a promise, sent from heaven to earth, a virgin's birth, our cry answered by an Infant, Holy and Divine.

The Promised One had finally arrived.

The One who was spoken of was spoken into the world to speak into the world, a world in need of a Savior.

And the Promised One had finally come.

Before he scorned the cross, he laid in a trough, a plate for a bed, no comfort for a King, royalty without a ring.

Christ was born with a price on His head.

Here laid God expressed in humble flesh, a man sent to die a criminal's death, to raise with victorious breath.

We waited for his coming and now he is here, the One who shines light on our darkest fears.

The Suffering Servant came to save; to endure our sin in the darkness of a grave.

Who will strangle the stain of shame clean so we can be free.

Who will take on the sting of death to give us eternal breath.

Christ our King, human and Holy, peace on earth, the true Christmas story, to him, Emmanuel, be the glory.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ ♪ The one that we've been waiting for ♪ ♪ The King of our salvation ♪ ♪ Born on this day our Savior ♪ ♪ Christ the Lord ♪ ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ ♪ Over the hills and everywhere ♪ ♪ That we can be forgiven ♪ ♪ The weight of all our sin ♪ ♪ He came to bear ♪ ♪ Emmanuel God with us ♪ ♪ Emmanuel King Jesus ♪ ♪ The Savior of the world is born ♪ ♪ Emmanuel God with us ♪ ♪ Emmanuel King Jesus ♪ ♪ The Savior of the world is born ♪ ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ ♪ Humbly in a manger lay ♪ ♪ Mercy sent from heaven ♪ ♪ The angels fill the sky with ♪ ♪ Highest praise ♪ ♪ Emmanuel God with us ♪ ♪ Emmanuel King Jesus ♪ ♪ The Savior of the world is born ♪ ♪ Emmanuel God with us ♪ ♪ Emmanuel King Jesus ♪ ♪ The Savior of the world is born ♪ ♪ Go tell it on the mountain ♪ ♪ This baby born of virgin birth ♪ ♪ The ruler of all nations ♪ ♪ The glory of our God ♪ ♪ Has come to earth ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Emmanuel God with us ♪ ♪ Emmanuel King Jesus ♪ ♪ The Savior of the world is born ♪ ♪ Emmanuel God with us ♪ ♪ Emmanuel King Jesus ♪ ♪ The Savior of the world is born ♪ ♪ The Savior of the world is born ♪ ♪ The Savior of the world is born ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Come and see the shining star ♪ ♪ Come and hear the singing ♪ ♪ Angels in the sky afar ♪ ♪ Gladdest tidings bringing ♪ ♪ We have waited for a King ♪ ♪ "Hark!

He comes!"

The heavens ring ♪ ♪ With the sound of bells ♪ ♪ As the angels tell ♪ ♪ Of the Christ, of the One ♪ ♪ Who came down from glory ♪ ♪ Come and hear the story ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Come and see the baby boy ♪ ♪ See the living story ♪ ♪ Angels fill the sky with joy ♪ ♪ "Heaven's highest glory ♪ ♪ Peace on earth, goodwill to you."

♪ ♪ Ancient promise shining through ♪ ♪ The resplendent star ♪ ♪ Beaming from afar ♪ ♪ "He is born.

He is here."

♪ ♪ Angel choirs singing ♪ ♪ Angel choirs singing ♪ ♪ Christmas tidings bringing ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Christmas music, Christmas cheer ♪ ♪ Trumpets, harps, and voices ♪ ♪ Drummers, to the manger, here ♪ ♪ Everyone rejoices ♪ ♪ Wise men drawn here from afar ♪ ♪ Gravitating to the star ♪ ♪ All their hearts were thrilled ♪ ♪ Prophecies fulfilled ♪ ♪ God of God.

Light of Light ♪ ♪ Very God of very ♪ ♪ God and Son of Mary ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Go and tell the world the news ♪ ♪ Go and tell the story ♪ ♪ Go!

There is no time to lose ♪ ♪ All shall see his glory ♪ ♪ Jesus is our Star, our Sun ♪ ♪ Hark!

The ancient war is won ♪ ♪ His epiphany.

Shining through the Tree ♪ ♪ Killing death.

Giving life ♪ ♪ From the cross to glory ♪ ♪ Go and tell the story ♪♪ [audience applauding] [audience applauding] ♪ O nata lux de lumine ♪ ♪ Jesu redemptor saeculi ♪ ♪ Dignare clemens supplicum ♪ ♪ Dignare clemens supplicum ♪ ♪ Laudes preces que ♪ ♪ sumere ♪ ♪ O nata lux de lumine ♪ ♪ Jesu redemptor saeculi ♪ ♪ Dignare clemens supplicum ♪ ♪ Dignare clemens supplicum ♪ ♪ Laudes preces que ♪ ♪ sumere ♪ ♪ Qui carne quondam contegi ♪ ♪ Qui carne quondam contegi ♪ ♪ Qui carne quondam contegi ♪ ♪ Dignatus ♪ ♪ Dignatus es properditis ♪ ♪ Nos membra confer effici ♪ ♪ Nos membra confer effici ♪ ♪ Nos membra confer effici ♪ ♪ Tui beati corporis ♪ ♪ Tui beati corporis ♪ ♪ O nata lux de lumine ♪ ♪ Jesu redemptor saeculi ♪ ♪ Dignare clemens supplicum ♪ ♪ Dignare clemens supplicum ♪ ♪ Dignare clemens supplicum ♪ ♪ Laudes preces que ♪ ♪ sumere ♪ ♪ Laudes preces que ♪ ♪ sumere ♪ ♪ O nata lux de lumine ♪ ♪ Jesu redemptor saeculi ♪♪ ♪ Jesu redemptor saeculi ♪♪ ♪ Jesu redemptor saeculi ♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ You could come with weapons in your hand ♪ ♪ Deepen the divide of God and man ♪ ♪ You could be a cold and angry King ♪ ♪ But in your mercy, Lord, you chose to bring ♪ ♪ Peace, Peace ♪ ♪ Peace on earth ♪ ♪ Peace, Peace ♪ ♪ Peace on earth ♪ ♪ Father, as the flames and arrows fall ♪ ♪ We wonder if there's any rest at all ♪ ♪ When battle cries replace the songs we sing ♪ ♪ In the name of Jesus let us bring ♪ ♪ Peace, Peace ♪ ♪ Peace on earth ♪ ♪ Peace, Peace ♪ ♪ Peace on earth ♪ ♪ A peace that binds the nations ♪ ♪ A peace that will restore ♪ ♪ Give every generation ♪ ♪ Peace forevermore ♪ ♪ A reconciliation ♪ ♪ A rain for tired land ♪ ♪ The God of our Salvation ♪ ♪ Holds it in his hand ♪ ♪ Oh, Peace, Peace ♪ ♪ Peace on earth ♪ ♪ Peace, Peace ♪ ♪ Peace on earth ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ A master who would kneel to wash our feet ♪ ♪ A warrior to suffer our defeat ♪ ♪ The child that will deny our death its sting ♪ ♪ O Come, O Come Emmanuel and bring ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Joy to the world, the Lord is come ♪ ♪ Let earth receive its King ♪ ♪ Let ev'ry heart prepare him room ♪ ♪ And heav'n and nature sing ♪ ♪ And heav'n and nature sing ♪ ♪ And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns ♪ ♪ Let all their songs employ ♪ ♪ While fields and floods, rocks, hills, and plains ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat, repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ No more let sin and sorrow grow ♪ ♪ Nor thorns infest the ground ♪ ♪ He comes to make his blessings flow ♪ ♪ Far as the curse is found ♪ ♪ Far as the curse is found ♪ ♪ Far as far as the curse is found ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ He rules the world with truth and grace ♪ ♪ And makes the nations prove ♪ ♪ The glories of his righteousness ♪ ♪ And wonders of his love ♪ ♪ And wonders of his love ♪ ♪ And wonders and wonders of his love ♪ ♪♪♪ [audience applauding] ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ announcer: "Emmanuel, a Concordia Christmas" is made possible by Thrivent.

With additional support from the Lutheran Church Extension Fund and Charlie and Ling Zhang.