I believe in God the Father Almighty,
Maker of heaven and earth, and in Jesus Christ,
His only Son our Lod, who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
born of the Virgin Mary, suffered under Pontius Pilate,
was crucified, dead, and buried;
He descended into hell; the third day He rose again from the dead;
He ascended into heaven, and sitteth on the right hand of God the Father Almighty;
from thence He shall come to judge the quick and the dead.
I believe in the Holy Spirit, the holy universal church,
the communion of saints, the forgiveness of sins,
the resurrection of the body, and the life everlasting. Amen.

Response Reading: 117. Advent Sunday (3)
PRES: The desert and the parched land will be glad; the wilderness will rejoice and blossom. Like the crocus.
CONG: it will burst into bloom; it will rejoice greatly and shout for joy. the glory of Lebanon will be given to it, the splendor of Carmel and Sharon; 
PRES: they will see the glory of the Lord, the splendor of our God
CONG: Strengthen the feeble hands, steady the knees that give way;
PRES: say to those with fearful hearts, "Be strong, do not fear; your God will come,
CONG: he will come with vengeance; with divine retribution he will come to save you.
PRES: Then will the eyes of the blind be opened and the ears of the deaf unstopped
CONG: Then will the lame leap like a deer, and the mute tongue shout for joy
PRES: Water will gush forth in the wilderness and streams in the desert
CONG: The burning sand will become a pool, the thirsty ground bubbling springs
PRES: In the haunts where jackals once lay, grass and reeds and papyrus will grow.
CONG: And a highway will be there; it will be called the Way of Holiness.
PRES: The unclean will not journey on it; it will be for those who walks in that Way.

hymnal 633
Take these gifts, take these gifts, O our God:
All we have, all we have comes from you.
With our voices raised in thanks, Lord, we give to you.  Amen.

Revelation 4:1-11
1 After this I looked, and there before me was a door standing open in heaven. And the voice I had first heard speaking to me like a trumpet said, "Come up here, and I will show you what must take place after this."
2 At once I was in the Spirit, and there before me was a throne in heaven with someone sitting on it.
3 And the one who sat there had the appearance of jasper and carnelian. A rainbow, resembling an emerald, encircled the throne.
4 Surrounding the throne were twenty-four other thrones, and seated on them were twenty-four elders. They were dressed in white and had crowns of gold on their heads.
5 From the throne came flashes of lightning, rumblings and peals of thunder. Before the throne, seven lamps were blazing. These are the seven spirits of God.
6 Also before the throne there was what looked like a sea of glass, clear as crystal. In the center, around the throne, were four living creatures, and they were covered with eyes, in front and in back.
7 The first living creature was like a lion, the second was like an ox, the third had a face like a man, the fourth was like a flying eagle.
8 Each of the four living creatures had six wings and was covered with eyes all around, even under his wings. Day and night they never stop saying: "Holy, holy, holy is the Lord God Almighty, who was, and is, and is to come."
9 Whenever the living creatures give glory, honor and thanks to him who sits on the throne and who lives for ever and ever,
10 the twenty-four elders fall down before him who sits on the throne, and worship him who lives for ever and ever. They lay their crowns before the throne and say:
11 "You are worthy, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they were created and have their being."

Hymnal 122
1 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!
2 O sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation, O sing,
all ye citizens of heaven above! Glory to God, all 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!
3 For God of true God, this world's divine Redeemer, in grace
condescending to be truly man, despised not the womb of virgin, sweet and lowly
O come, let us adore Him, o come, let us adore Him, O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord!
4 O yeah, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning, O 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!