The Lutheran Pioneer St. Louis — 1880, Page 48

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The Lutheran Pioneer.

Christmas-Eve Celebration of the Little
Rock Colored Lutheran Sunday School.

1.

Come hither, ye faithful, joyously shouting,
Come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem.

Sce ye the Christ-child born for us to save us.

O let us, let us worship the great king.

Come praise ye the Lord and join the glad chorus,
Shout for great joy all who ard children.

Glory to God in heaven and upon earth.

O let us, let us worship the great king.

Sune:
Minister: Lord, open Thou our lips.
School : And our mouth shall show forth Thy praise.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the
Holy Ghost, as it was in the beginning, is now, and
ever shall be; world without end. Amen.
Minister: Unto us a child is born.
School: Unto us a Son is given.

2.
Let us all with gladsome voice
Praise the God of heaven,
Who, to bit our heart rejoice,
His own Son has given.

Down to this sad earth he comes,
Here to serve us deigning,
That with Him in yon fair homes
We may once be reigning.

We are rich, for He was poor,
Gaze upon this wonder.

Let us praise God evermore,
Here on earth and yonder.

Look on all who sorrow here,
Lord in pity bending.

Grant us all a glad ‘‘New Year’’,
And a blessed ending.

PRAYER.—ADDRESS.—QUESTIONING.

DvurETT.

QUESTIONING.

A.

Come hither, ye children, triumphantly sing.

_ Come see in the manger the angels’ dread king!

To Bethlehem hasten with joyful accord;

O come ye, come hither, to worship the Lord!

True Son of the Father He comes from the skies,

To be born of a virgin He does not despise.

* To Bethlehem hasten with joyful accord;

"0 come ye, come hither, to worship the Lord!
Hark, hark, to the angels all singing in heaven,
To God in the highest all glory be given.”

-To Bethichem hasten with joyful accord;

O come ye, come hither, to worship the Lord!
To Thee then, O Jesus, this day of Thy birth,
Be glory and honor on heaven and earth.
‘True Godhead incarnate, omnipotent Word!

2. Silent night, holy night,
Shepherds quake at the sight!
Glories stream from heaven afar;
Heavenly hosts sing Alleluja.
Christ, the Saviour, is born.

8. Silent night, holy night,
Son of God, loves pure light
Radiant beams from Thy holy Face,
With the dawn of redeeming grace,
Jesus, at Thy birth.

QUESTIONING.

6.

1. Good news from heaven the angels bring,
Glad tidings to the earth they bring:
To us this day a child is given,
To crown us with the joy of heaven.

2. This is the Christ, our God and Lord,
Who in all need can aid afford;
He will Himself our Saviour be,
From all our sins to sct us free.

3. To us that blessecdness He brings,
Which from the Father’s bounty springs;
That in the heavenly realm we may
With Him enjoy eternal day.

4. All hail, Thou noble Guest, this morn,
Whose love did not the sinner scorn;
In my distress Thou comest to me;
What thanks shall I return to Thee?

5. Ah, dearest Jesus, holy Child,
Make Thee a bed soft, undefiled,
Within my heart, that it may be
A quiet chamber kept for Thee.

QUESTIONING.

7%.

1. Thou most joyful, thou most blissful
Mercy us bringing birth of Christ!
See its great purpose;
He came tu save us.
Rejoice, O rejoice all Christendom!

2. Thou most joyful, thou most blissful
Peace to us bringing birth of Christ!
He turned God’s wrath away,
Died for our sins to pay.
Rejoice, O rejoice all Christendom!

3. Thou most joyful, thou most blissful
Life to us bringing birth of Christ!
Christ, King of Glory,

We now adore Thee.
Rejoice, O rejoice all Christendom! -

DISTRIBUTION.—REMARKS.

SCHOOL SONG: GOD BLESS OUR SCHOOL.
—s oor

WE should well learn and earnestly consider

O come, let us hasten to worship the Lord!

QUESTIONING.

S.
1. Silent night, holy night,
All is culm, all is bright,
Round yon virgin, mother and child,
Holy infant tender and mild;
Sleep in heavenly peace. ~

what’ honor was conferred upon us, in that
Christ, the Son of God, became man. For it
is such an honor, that if one were an angel, he
might wish he were a man, in order that he
might boast: My flesh and blood are exalted
above all angels. Wherefore we men ought
truly to count ourselves blessed. God grant
that we may understand it, take it to heart,
and thank Him for it.—TZaither. i

Christmas Gift for the ‘‘Pioneer’’.

How happy the little folks are at the coming
of Christmas! Our little Pronrer belongs to
the little folks, and he also wishes a Christmas
gift. You ought to have seen his little blue
eyes beam with joy as he whispered his wish
into our editorial ears. He is a very sensible
little fellow and always has very sensible
wishes. We shall tell you what he wishes for
Christmas. He wishes that in the merry
Christmas time many new homes may be opened
to him for his monthly visits in the coming year.
That is a very sensible wish, is it not? You
can help to fulfill this wish by sending in the
names of new subscribers for our third volume,
which opens with the next number. Now, don’t
disappoint the little fellow. May many doors
fly open to our well-dressed and well-behaving
little PronEER as he enters upon the third year
of his journey! -

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“Unto You.”

The words unto you should make us joyful.
For to whom, or of whom, does the angel
speak? Of course, not to wood or stones; no,
but to men; and not to one or two alone, but,
as he says, to ‘‘all people,’’ that is, all who are
men. For he says, unto you, not unto us angels,
but ‘‘unto you is born a Saviour,” that is, He
has become a man like unto you. Now who-
ever is born a man, may and should comfort
himself with this Saviour who is born. But
what shall we make of this? Shall we still
doubt God’s grace and say: St. Peter or St.
Paul may indeed rejoice in this Saviour; but
Iam a poor sinner, I dare not do it; this noble
precious treasure is not intended for me? My
dear friend, if you will say it is not for me, to
whom, then, does it belong? Did He come for
the sake of geese, ducks, or cows? For you
must notice what He is. Had He wished to
help another creature, He would have become
that creature. Had He not become man for
the sake of us poor, sinful, lost men, He would
not be called our Saviour. “Now see, what are
you? What am I? Are we not all men? Yes.
Vho then is to receive this Child, but just we
men? The angels do not need Him; the devils
do not want Him; but we need Him, and for
our sake He became man. Therefore, it ‘be-
comes us men to receive Him with joy, as the
angel says: ‘‘Unto you is born a Saviour;”’
and shortly before: ‘‘I bring you good tidings
of great joy which shall be to all people.”’—
Tnither.

Handsome Gift-Books.

Tue Lire or Jesus. In 42 Pictures for dear Chil-
dren. Single copy, 15 cents; per dozen $1.20;
per hundred $8.00.

Tue History or JosePH with Illustrations. A
Christmas Book for dear Children. Single copy,
10 cents; per dozen, $1.00; per hundred $7.00.
Address: ‘‘ Pilger Book Store,” Reading, Pa.

CHANGE OF CLUB RATES.
The price for a single copy of the ‘‘Pioneer’’ will, in

the future, be the same as in the past, namely 25 cents.
Our club rates, however, will be as follows:

10Copies - - - - $2.00.
25 Copies = = - = 95.00.
$2.00.

50 Copies = - = =

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