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In the Bleak Midwinter
Author: Christina Georgina Rossetti Meter: Irregular Appears in 87 hymnals Topics: The Christian Year Christmas; Angels; Christian Year Christmas; Commitment; God Kingdom, Majesty, Realm; Jesus Christ Birth and Infancy; Worship; Christmas Eve Year A; Christmas 1 Year A; Advent 1 Year B; Advent 3 Year C; Christmas Eve Year C First Line: In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan Lyrics: 1 In the bleak midwinter, frosty wind made moan,
earth stood hard as iron, water like a stone;
snow had fallen, snow on snow, snow on snow,
in the bleak midwinter, long ago.
2 Our God, heaven cannot hold him, nor earth sustain;
heaven and earth shall flee away when he comes to reign:
in the bleak midwinter a stable place sufficed
the Lord God almighty, Jesus Christ.
3 Enough for him, whom cherubim worship night and day,
a breast full of milk, and a manger full of hay.
Enough for him, whom angels fall down before,
the ox and ass and camel which adore.
4 What can I give him, poor as I am?
If I were a shepherd, I would bring a lamb;
if I were a wise man, I would do my part;
yet what I can I give him -- give my heart.
Used With Tune: CRANHAM
In the Bleak Midwinter
Child in the manger
Author: Mary MacDonald, 1789-1872; Lachlan Macbean, 1853-1931 Meter: 10.8.10.8 Appears in 27 hymnals Topics: Seasons of the Christian Year Advent and Christmas First Line: Child in the manger, infant of Mary Used With Tune: BUNESSAN
Child in the manger
O God of Every Nation
Author: William W. Reid, Jr. Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 32 hymnals Topics: Christian Year Advent Lyrics: 1 O God of every nation,
Of every race and land,
Redeem the whole creation
With your almighty hand;
Where hate and fear divide us,
And bitter threats are hurled,
In love and mercy guide us
And heal our strife-torn world.
2 From search for wealth and power
And scorn of truth and right,
From trust in bombs that shower
Destruction through the night,
From pride of race and nation
And blindness to your way,
Deliver every nation,
Eternal God, we pray.
3 Lord, strengthen all who labor
That men may find release
From fear of rattling saber,
From dread of war's increase;
When hope and courage falter,
Your still small voice be heard;
With faith that none can alter,
Your servants undergird.
4 Keep bright in us the vision
Of days when war shall cease,
When hatred and division
Give way to love and peace,
Till dawns the morning glorious
When brotherhood shall reign,
And Christ shall rule victorious
O'er all the world's domain.
Amen. Scripture: Micah 4:1-4 Used With Tune: LLANGLOFFAN
O God of Every Nation
God the Lord, the king almighty
Author: Christopher Martin Idle (b. 1938) Meter: 8.7.8.7 D Appears in 4 hymnals Topics: Christian Year Advent Lyrics: 1 God the Lord, the King almighty,
calls the earth from east to west:
shining out from Zion's splendour,
city loveliest and best,
comes our God! He breaks the silence,
robed in burning majesty:
'Gather all my covenant people,
bound by sacrifice to me.
2 'Hear me testify against you:
listen, Israel, as I speak.
I do not require your offerings,
sacrifice I do not seek.
Mountain birds and meadow creatures,
Cattle on a thousand hills,
all the beasts are my possession,
moving as their maker wills.'
3 God who owns the whole creation
needs no gift, no food, no house;
bring to him your hearts' thanksgiving-
God most high will hear your vows.
Trust him in the day of trouble,
call to him who will redeem;
God will be your strong deliverer,
his renown your daily theme.
4 Lies increase and evil prospers;
God is silent while men say,
'He has gone-let us forget him',
thinking he is false as they.
But his word will judge or save us:
let us come before his throne,
giving thanks, receiving mercy-
God's salvation now made known. Scripture: Psalm 50 Used With Tune: HYFRYDOL
God the Lord, the king almighty
My Soul Gives Glory to My God
Author: Miriam Therese Winter Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 12 hymnals Topics: Christian Year: Advent Scripture: Luke 1:46-55 Used With Tune: MORNING SONG
My Soul Gives Glory to My God
Emmanuel, Emmanuel
Author: Bob McGee Appears in 29 hymnals Topics: Seasons of the Christian Year Advent and Christmas Used With Tune: [Emmanuel, Emmanuel]
Emmanuel, Emmanuel
Song of Zechariah
Author: Michael Perry Appears in 18 hymnals Topics: Christian Year: Advent First Line: Blessed be the God of Israel Lyrics: RESPONSE
Blessed be the God of Israel,
who comes to set us free.
R
Blessed be the Lord, the God of Israel,
who has come to set the chosen people free.
God has raised up for us
a mighty Savior from the house of David.
Through the holy prophets, God promised of old
to save us from our enemies,
from the hands of all who hate us;
to show mercy to our forebears,
and to remember the holy covenant.
This was the oath God swore to our ancestor Abraham,
to set us free from the hands of our enemies,
free to worship without fear,
holy and righteous in God's sight,
all the days of our life. R
And you, child, shall be called the prophet of the Most High,
for you will go before the Lord to prepare his way,
to give God's people knowledge of salvation
by the forgiveness of their sins.
In the tender compassion of our God
the dawn from on high shall break upon us,
to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death,
and to guide our feet into the way of peace. R Scripture: Luke 1:68-79 Used With Tune: [MERLE'S TUNE] Text Sources: Luke 1:68-79 (ICET, rev. ELLC, alt.)
Song of Zechariah
Tomorrow Christ Is Coming
Author: Fred Kaan, 1929-2009 Meter: 7.6.7.6 D Appears in 7 hymnals Topics: Christian Year Advent (First) Lyrics: 1 Tomorrow Christ is coming
As yesterday He came;
A child is born this moment–
We do not know its name.
The world is full of darkness,
Again there is no room;
The symbols of existence
Are stable, cross and tomb.
2 Tomorrow will be Christmas,
The feast of love divine,
But for the nameless millions
The star will never shine.
Still is the census taken
With people on the move;
New infants born in stables
Are crying out for love.
3 There will be no tomorrows
For many a baby born.
Good Friday falls on Christmas
When life is sown as corn.
But Jesus Christ is risen
And comes again in bread
To still our deepest hunger
And raise us from the dead.
4 Our God becomes incarnate
In ev'ry human birth.
Created in God's image,
We must make peace on earth.
God will fulfil Love's purpose
And this shall be the sign:
We shall find Christ among us
As woman, child or man. Used With Tune: PASSION CHORALE
Tomorrow Christ Is Coming
Prepare the Way of the Lord
Meter: Irregular Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: Christian Year: Advent Lyrics: Prepare the way of the Lord.
Prepare the way of the Lord,
and all people will see
the salvation of our God. Scripture: Isaiah 40:3 Used With Tune: PREPARE THE WAY Text Sources: Isaiah 40:3; 52:10
Prepare the Way of the Lord
In the Lord I'll Be Ever Thankful
Author: Taizé Community Meter: Irregular Appears in 22 hymnals Topics: Christian Year Advent Scripture: 1 Chronicles 16:8 Used With Tune: IN THE LORD I'LL BE EVER THANKFUL
In the Lord I'll Be Ever Thankful
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