Sermon by Rev Susan Boucher, “God Illuminates the Darkness”
Scriptures: Matthew 2: 1-12
Following is the copyright information for Sunday, 4 January 2026:
“Choralpartita ‘From Heaven Above to Earth I Come’”; Friedrich Zachau, edited by Diane Bish; Copyright 1984 by Gentry Publications; “Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-736451. All rights reserved.”
“The First Noel”; WORDS: English Carol, MUSIC: W. Sandy’s Christmas Carols, arr. John Stainer; Public Domain
“Angels We Have Heard on High”; WORDS and MUSIC: French Carol (18th Century); Public Domain
“Jesus Loves Me”; MUSIC: William B. Bradbury; Public Domain
“We Three Kings of Orient Are”; WORDS and MUSIC: John H. Hopkins, Jr., alt.; Public Domain
“I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light”; WORDS and MUSIC: Kathleen Thomerson; Words and Music copyright 1970 Celebration (Admin The Copyright Company); “Permission to reprint, podcast, and / or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-736451. All rights reserved.”
“The One”; Words and Music by Russell Mauldin and Sue C. Smith, Arranged by Russell Maudin; Copyright 2010 CCTB Music (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.), Universal Music – Brentwood Benson Publishing (Admin. by Brentwood-Benson Music Publishing, Inc.); CCLI #1786152, #2873241
“O Come, Let Us Adore Him”; WORDS: Attr. John F. Wade, tr. Frederick Oakley, MUSIC: John F. Wade’s Cantus Diversi; Public Domain
“Holy, Holy, Holy Lord (Sanctus)”; Music: Joseph Roff; Music: Copyright © 1980 by G.I.SA. Publications, Inc.; “Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-736451. All rights reserved.”
“Dying, You Destroyed Our Death (Memorial Acclamation)”; Music: Joseph Roff; Music: Copyright © 1980 by G.I.SA. Publications, Inc.; “Permission to reprint, podcast, and/or stream the music in this service obtained from ONE LICENSE with license #A-736451. All rights reserved.”
“As with Gladness”; WORDS: William C. Dix, MUSIC: Conrad Kocher; Public Domain
“How Brightly Shines the Morning Star”; Johann Pachelbel, edited by Diane Bish; © Copyright 1984 Gentry Publications; CCLI #1786152, #20307272