female announcer: "Come and See: A Concordia Christmas" is made possible by the Lutheran Church Extension Fund, with additional support from the estate of Edmund and Altura Lohr.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ It's the spirit of the season ♪ ♪ You can feel it in the air ♪ ♪ You can hear it if you listen ♪ ♪ Everywhere, so much care, like a prayer ♪ ♪ It's Christmas time, you need to share it ♪ ♪ It's the spirit of the season ♪ ♪ You can feel it in the air ♪ ♪ People smile as they pass you by ♪ ♪ The day will be here soon ♪ ♪ Dreams are dancing in the children's eyes ♪ ♪ Hearts are singing, bells are ringing too ♪ ♪ It's the spirit of the season ♪ ♪ Filling hearts with love and care ♪ ♪ Let the shining star increase it ♪ ♪ Everywhere, feeling there, like a prayer ♪ ♪ It's Christmas time, you need to share it ♪ ♪ It's the spirit of the season ♪ ♪ It's the spirit of the season ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Snow is falling as you rush downtown ♪ ♪ The city seems to glow ♪ ♪ Laughter reaches from the happy sounds ♪ ♪ Hearts are singing, bells are ringing too ♪ ♪ It's the spirit of the season ♪ ♪ Healing hearts with love and care ♪ ♪ Like a shining star, it glistens ♪ ♪ Everywhere, feeling there, like a prayer ♪ ♪ It's Christmas time, you need to share it ♪ ♪ It's the spirit of the season ♪ ♪ You can hear it in the air ♪ ♪ It's the spirit of the season ♪ ♪ You can hear it everywhere ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Fa, la, la, la, la ♪♪ [audience applauding] ♪♪♪ ♪ The hills are bare ♪ ♪ At Bethlehem ♪ ♪ No future for ♪ ♪ The world they show ♪ ♪ Yet here ♪ ♪ New life ♪ ♪ Begins to grow ♪ ♪ From earth's ♪ ♪ Old dust ♪ ♪ A greenwood ♪ ♪ Stem ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ The hills are cold at Bethlehem ♪ ♪ No warmth for those ♪ ♪ Beneath the sky ♪ ♪ Yet here the radiant angels fly ♪ ♪ And joy burns new, a fiery gem ♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Oh ♪ ♪ The heart is tired at Bethlehem ♪ ♪ No human dream unbroken stands ♪ ♪ Yet here God comes to mortal hands ♪ ♪ And hope renewed ♪ ♪ Cries out amen ♪ ♪ Yet here God comes ♪ ♪ To mortal hands ♪ ♪ And hope ♪ ♪ Renewed ♪ ♪ Cries out ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ The hills were bare ♪ ♪ At Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Bethlehem, oh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ In excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ In excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Et in terra pax ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Et in terra pax ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Et in terra pax ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Gloria in excelsis Deo ♪ ♪ Gloria ♪♪ [audience applauding] ♪ Joy is the gift he brings ♪ ♪ Joy is the song we sing ♪ ♪ Joy, may it cover everything ♪ ♪ Joy, joy to the world ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Joy to the world ♪ ♪ The Lord is come ♪ ♪ Let earth receive her King ♪ ♪ Let every heart prepare him room ♪ ♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪ Nature sing ♪ ♪ And heavens and nature sing ♪ ♪ Nature sing ♪ ♪ And heaven ♪ ♪ And heaven and nature sing ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Ooooh, yeah ♪ ♪ Joy to the world, the Savior reigns ♪ ♪ Let men their songs employ ♪ ♪ While fields and floods ♪ ♪ Rocks, hills and plains ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Talking about joy, joy ♪ ♪ Joy, joy ♪ ♪ Sing joy, joy, joy, joy ♪ ♪ Joy to the world ♪ ♪ Talking about joy ♪ ♪ Is the gift he brings ♪ ♪ Joy is the song we sing ♪ ♪ Joy, let the church bell ring ♪ ♪ Joy to the world ♪ ♪ Yeah ♪ ♪ Yeah, oooh ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ He rules the world with truth and grace ♪ ♪ And makes the nations prove ♪ ♪ The glories of his righteousness ♪ ♪ And wonders of his love ♪ ♪ Of his love ♪ ♪ And wonders of his love ♪ ♪ Of his love ♪ ♪ And wonders.

And wonders ♪ ♪ And wonders, wonders ♪ ♪ Yeah, wonders of his love ♪ ♪ Of his love ♪ ♪ Oh, yeah ♪ ♪ Of his love ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Talking about joy ♪ ♪ Is the gift he brings ♪ ♪ Joy is the song we sing ♪ ♪ Joy cover everything ♪ ♪ Joy to the world, yeah ♪ ♪ Joy, joy ♪ ♪ I'm talking about joy ♪ ♪ Joy ♪ ♪ Joy, joy, joy, joy ♪ ♪ Joy to the world ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Joy ♪ ♪ Joy, yeah ♪ ♪ Joy ♪ ♪ No, no, no, no ♪ ♪ Joy.

Joy, yeah ♪ ♪ Joy ♪ ♪ Joy ♪ ♪ Joy, yeah, joy, yeah ♪ ♪ Oooh, joy, yeah ♪ ♪ Whoo ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy, yeah ♪ ♪ Ooh, yeah ♪ ♪ Whoo, yeah ♪ ♪ Sing praises to our King ♪ ♪♪♪ female: Long ago when Jesus was born, he didn't have a crib to sleep in.

His mother put him in a manger, a container of hay for animals to eat.

But he was safe with his family.

I wonder if his mother, Mary, sang him to sleep?

Maybe she sang a song like this.

♪ Little Lamb, Little Lamb, lay down your head ♪ ♪ Little Lamb, Little Lamb, in your manger bed ♪ ♪ A poor, humble place yet, here God has led ♪ ♪ Little Lamb, Little Lamb, lay down your head ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Little Lamb, Little Lamb, that I now hold ♪ ♪ Yet you are the one who the prophets foretold ♪ ♪ Would come to return us to the Lord's fold ♪ ♪ Little Lamb, Little Lamb ♪ ♪ That I now hold ♪ female: Shelter in a stable might make anyone anxious, angry, or depressed.

How much more when weary from travel and exhausted from labor?

Yet a mother sees only him.

Lovingly she sings him to sleep, knowing that her little one is so much more than meets the eye.

Come, come see the child, her little Lamb.

♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Come and see the star shining brightly ♪ ♪ Come and see wise men traveling from afar ♪ ♪ Come and see heaven's glory descending ♪ ♪ Come, welcome him to our hearts ♪ ♪ Come, welcome him to our hearts ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Come and hear the angels declaring ♪ ♪ "Peace on earth and goodwill to all!"

♪ ♪ Come and hear the shepherds rejoicing ♪ ♪ Come and hear the babe's first call ♪ ♪ Come, heed the Savior's call ♪ ♪ Come and see ♪ ♪ Worship Christ the King ♪ ♪ Come and hear ♪ ♪ His cry to our hearts ♪ ♪ Come and see ♪ ♪ New life is beginning ♪ ♪ For all who hear and heed ♪ ♪ Come and see ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Come and bow, our hearts break before him ♪ ♪ Come in awe, our tears join with his ♪ ♪ Come with joy, our souls now adore him ♪ ♪ Come with all we have to give ♪ ♪ Come worship Christ and live ♪ ♪ Come and see ♪ ♪ Let our hearts rejoice ♪ ♪ Come and hear ♪ ♪ Come and lift our voice ♪ ♪ Come and see ♪ ♪ The world made anew ♪ ♪ Come behold ♪ ♪ The love he has for you ♪ ♪ Come and see ♪ ♪ Worship Christ the King ♪ ♪ Come and hear ♪ ♪ His cry to our hearts ♪ ♪ Come and see ♪ ♪ A new life is beginning ♪ ♪ For all who believe ♪ ♪ Come and see ♪ ♪ For all who believe ♪ ♪ Come and see ♪ ♪ For all who believe ♪ ♪ Come and see ♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ A baby born in Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ We see a mother's loving gaze ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ The earthly kings sleep unaware ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ A weeping world begins to sing ♪ ♪ Sing.

Sing ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ Enduring hope has come ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ Enduring hope has come ♪ ♪ Upon this night.

Justice ♪ ♪ Upon this night.

Mercy ♪ ♪ Upon this night.

Angels sing ♪ ♪ Upon this night.

Noel ♪ ♪ Upon this night.

Noel ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ Love has come ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ A baby born in Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ A weary world begins to sing ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ The Christ has come ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪ ♪ Upon this night ♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Little Lamb, Little Lamb ♪ ♪ How can it be?

♪ ♪ That the child who I carried ♪ ♪ Has come to save me?

♪ ♪ My God in the flesh ♪ ♪ Oh great mystery ♪ ♪ Little Lamb, Little Lamb ♪ ♪ How can it be?

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ See amid the winter's snow ♪ ♪ Born for us on earth below ♪ ♪ See, the gentle Lamb appears ♪ ♪ Promised from eternal years ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Lo, within a stable lies ♪ ♪ He who built the starry skies ♪ ♪ He who throned in height sublime ♪ ♪ Sits amid the cherubim ♪ ♪ Hail, O ever-blessed morn ♪ ♪ Hail, redemption's happy dawn ♪ ♪ Sing through all Jerusalem ♪ ♪ "Christ is born in Bethlehem."

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Sacred infant, all divine ♪ ♪ What a tender love was thine ♪ ♪ Thus to come from highest bliss ♪ ♪ Down to such a world as this ♪ ♪ Hail, O ever-blessed morn ♪ ♪ Hail, redemption's happy dawn ♪ ♪ Sing through all Jerusalem ♪ ♪ "Christ is born in Bethlehem."

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Teach, O teach us, holy child ♪ ♪ By thy face, so meek and mild ♪ ♪ Teach us to resemble thee ♪ ♪ In thy sweet humility ♪ ♪ Hail, O ever-blessed morn ♪ ♪ Hail, redemption's happy dawn ♪ ♪ Sing through all Jerusalem ♪ ♪ "Christ is born in Bethlehem."

♪ ♪ Christ is born in Bethlehem ♪ ♪ Christ is born in Bethlehem ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Little Lamb, Little Lamb ♪ ♪ Time will soon be ♪ ♪ When the path that you've chosen ♪ ♪ Will lead to a tree ♪ ♪ But here you are mine ♪ ♪ So sleep peacefully ♪ ♪ Little Lamb, Little Lamb ♪ ♪ You're now with me ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Now, out of the night ♪ ♪ Soft as the dawn ♪ ♪ Into the light ♪ ♪ This child, innocent child ♪ ♪ Soft as a fawn ♪ ♪ This child is born ♪ ♪ One small heart ♪ ♪ One pair of eyes ♪ ♪ One work of art ♪ ♪ Here in my arms ♪ ♪ Here he lies ♪ ♪ Trusting and warm ♪ ♪ Blessed this morn ♪ ♪ A child is born ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ Sleep in heavenly ♪ ♪ Sleep, for a child is born ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Where shepherds lately knelt ♪ ♪ And kept the angel's word ♪ ♪ I come in half-belief ♪ ♪ A pilgrim strangely stirred ♪ ♪ But there is room and welcome ♪ ♪ There for me ♪ ♪ But there is room and welcome ♪ ♪ There for me ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ In that unlikely place ♪ ♪ I find him as they said ♪ ♪ Sweet newborn babe ♪ ♪ How frail ♪ ♪ And in a manger bed ♪ ♪ A still, small voice to cry ♪ ♪ One day for me ♪ ♪ A still, small voice to cry ♪ ♪ One day for me ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ How should I not have known ♪ ♪ Isaiah would be there ♪ ♪ His prophecies fulfilled?

♪ ♪ With pounding heart I stare ♪ ♪ A child, a Son ♪ ♪ The Prince of Peace for me ♪ ♪ A child, a Son ♪ ♪ The Prince of Peace for me ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Can I, will I forget ♪ ♪ How love was born and burned ♪ ♪ Its way into my heart ♪ ♪ Unasked, unforced, unearned ♪ ♪ To die, to live ♪ ♪ And not alone for me, for me ♪ ♪ To die, to live ♪ ♪ And not alone for me?

♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ [audience applauding] female: This mother knew.

The angel was clear.

There was no child like hers, and no one else could walk his path.

Not just her child, but her only hope.

The world's only hope.

Knowing what must come, she cherishes time with the infant all the more.

♪ l believe this is true ♪ ♪ My Little Lamb ♪ ♪ That you, my Son ♪ ♪ Are the mighty I Am ♪ ♪ So you are my shepherd ♪ ♪ I am your lamb ♪ ♪ Little Lamb, Little Lamb ♪ ♪ My Little ♪ ♪ Lamb ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Sing, choirs of angels ♪ ♪ Sing in exultation ♪ ♪ O, sing, all ye citizens ♪ ♪ Of heaven above ♪ ♪ Glory to God ♪ ♪ Glory in the highest ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ Christ, the Lord ♪ ♪♪♪ ♪♪♪ ♪ Yea, Lord, we greet thee ♪ ♪ Born on Christmas morning ♪ ♪ Jesus, to thee be ♪ ♪ All glory given ♪ ♪ Word of the Father ♪ ♪ Now in flesh appearing ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ Christ, the Lord ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore him ♪ ♪♪♪ child: Christmas lights twinkle, nice, serene, and bright.

Songs of peace and joy and love, filling every space.

From sinner to the saint, in Jesus we unite.

In this time of Christmas, come and see the light.

♪ Come and see the wonder ♪ ♪ Come receive the grace ♪ ♪ God as man among us ♪ ♪ In this humble place ♪ ♪ In the heart of the winter ♪ ♪ Love takes on a face ♪ ♪ Word becomes flesh ♪ ♪ Come and see ♪♪ announcer: "Come and See: A Concordia Christmas" is made possible by the Lutheran Church Extension Fund, with additional support from the estate of Edmund and Altura Lohr.