Advent 1
Music Selections
2025-11-30
Preparation Song
O COME, O COME, EMMANUEL
Veni Emmanuel
1. O Come, O come, Emmanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear.
[Refrain]
Rejoice! rejoice! Emmanuel!
Shall come to thee, O Israel.
2. O come, thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan's tyranny;
From depths of hell thy people save,
And give them victory o'er the grave. [Refrain]
3. O come, thou Day-spring, come and cheer
Our spirits by thine Advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight. [Refrain]
4. O come, thou Key of David, come,
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the way that leads on high,
And close the path to misery. [Refrain]
5. O come, O come, thou Lord of might,
Who to thy tribes, from Sinai's height,
In ancient time didst give the law
In cloud, and majesty, and awe. [Refrain]
Opening Hymn
THE ADVENT OF OUR KING
St. Thomas
1. The advent of our King
Our prayers must now employ,
And we must hymns of welcome sing
In strains of holy joy.
2. The everlasting SON
Incarnate deigns to be;
Himself a servant's form puts on,
To set his servants free.
3. Daughter of Sion, rise
To meet thy lowly King;
Nor let thy faithless heart despise
The peace He comes to bring.
4. As Judge, on clouds of light,
He soon will come again,
And His true members all unite
With him in heaven to reign.
5. Before the dawning day
Let sin's dark deeds be gone;
The old man all be put away-
The new man all put on.
6. All glory to the SON,
Who comes to set us free,
With FATHER, SPIRIT, ever One,
Through all eternity. Amen
Gradual Hymn
WHILE WE ARE WAITING COME
Cloninger/Cason
1. While we are waiting come
While we are waiting come
Jesus our Lord Emmanuel
While we are waiting come
2. With pow'r and glory come
With pow'r and glory come
Jesus our Lord Emmanuel
While we are waiting come
3. Come Savior quickly come
Come Savior quickly come
Jesus our Lord Emmanuel
While we are waiting come
Offertory
LORD FOR THE YEARS
Dudley-Smith
1. Lord for the years
Your love has kept and guided
Urged and inspired us cheered us on our way
Sought us and saved us pardoned and provided
Lord of the years
We bring our thanks today
2. Lord for that word
The word of life which fires us
Speaks to our hearts and sets our souls ablaze
Teaches and trains rebukes us and inspires us
Lord of the word
Receive Your people's praise
3. Lord for our land
In this our generation
Spirits oppressed by pleasure wealth and care
For young and old for commonwealth and nation
Lord of our land
Be pleased to hear our prayer
4. Lord for our world
When we disown and doubt Him
Loveless in strength and comfortless in pain
Hungry and helpless lost indeed without Him
Lord of the world
We pray that Christ may reign
5. Lord for ourselves
In living power remake us
Self on the cross and Christ upon the throne
Past put behind us for the future take us
Lord of our lives
To live for Christ alone
Communion Hymn
THE SON OF GOD PROCLAIM
Sunderland
1. The Son of God proclaim,
The Lord of time and space;
The God who bade the light break forth
Now shines in Jesus’ face.
2. Behold His out stretched hands,
Though all was in His power
He took the towel and basin then,
And serves us in this hour.
3. He, God’s creative word,
The church’s Lord and head,
Here bids us gather as His friends,
And share His wine and bread.
4. The Lord of life and death
With wondering praise we sing;
We break the bread at His command,
And name Him God and King.
5. We take this cup in hope:
For He, who gladly bore
The shameful cross, is ris’n again,
And reigns forevermore.
Hymn
JESUS CALLS US O'ER THE TUMULT
Galilee
1. Jesus calls us o'er the tumult
Of our life's wild, restless sea;
Day by day his sweet voice sounding,
Saying, "Christian, follow me."
2. Brothers Simon, Andrew heard it
By the Galilean lake,
Turned from home, and toil, and kindred,
Leaving all for His dear sake.
3. Jesus calls us from the worship
Of the vain world’s golden store,
From each idol that would keep us,
Saying, “Christian, love me more.”
4. In our joys and in our sorrows,
Days of toil and hours of ease,
Still he calls, in cares and pleasures,
“Christian, love me more than these.”
5. Jesus calls us—By your mercies,
Savior, may we hear your call,
Give our hearts to your obedience,
Serve and love you best of all.
Closing Hymn
ALL GLORY BE TO CHRIST
Kenstrue
1. Should nothing of our efforts stand
No legacy survive
Unless the Lord does raise the house
In vain its builders strive
To you who boast tomorrow’s gain
Tell me what is your life
A mist that vanishes at dawn
All glory be to Christ
[Chorus]
All glory be to Christ our king
All glory be to Christ
His rule and reign we’ll ever sing
All glory be to Christ
2. His will be done His kingdom come
On earth as is above
Who is Himself our daily bread
Praise Him the Lord of love
Let living water satisfy
The thirsty without price
We’ll take a cup of kindness yet
All glory be to Christ [Chorus]
3. When on the day the great I Am
The faithful and the true
The Lamb who was for sinners slain
Is making all things new
Behold our God shall live with us
And be our steadfast light
And we shall e'er his people be
All glory be to Christ [Chorus]