Mysterious Manifestation by ems 12/20/21 24th Day of Advent Week 4: Love (or adoration) ~ Light 3 purple candles and 1 pink candle Advent Hymn 🎼 Go, Tell It On The Mountain 🎶 This African American spiritual folk song published in 1907 can be dated back to at least 1865. John Wesley Work, Jr, the son of a church choirContinue reading “Mysterious Manifestation ~ Day 24: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
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The Highest Name ~ Day 23: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
The Highest Name by ems 12/19/21 23rd Day of AdventWeek 4: Love (or adoration) ~ Light 3 purple candles and 1 pink candle Advent Hymn 🎼 Hark The Herald Angels Sing 🎶 In 1739 Charles Wesley wrote the text to this hymn as “Hark, How All The Welkin Rings” – welkin was an old English word for theContinue reading “The Highest Name ~ Day 23: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
Worth Singing About ~ Day 22: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
Worth Singing About by ems 12/18/21 22nd Day of AdventWeek 3: Joy (or peace) ~ Light 2 purple candles and 1 pink candle Advent Hymn 🎼 Sing We Now Of Christmas 🎶 A traditional French carol from the late 15th century or early 16th century is often sung around homemade creches (nativity scenes) or in the town square, theContinue reading “Worth Singing About ~ Day 22: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
The Manger Throne ~ Day 21: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
The Manger Throne by ems 12/17/21 21st Day of AdventWeek 3: Joy (or peace) ~ Light 2 purple candles and 1 pink candle Advent Hymn 🎼 What Child Is This? 🎶 A beloved carol by William C. Dix in 1865 was set to the tune of the traditional English folk song Greensleeves in 1871. It is more popular hereContinue reading “The Manger Throne ~ Day 21: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
Come, See, AND ADORE ~ Day 20: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
COME, SEE, AND ADORE by ems 12/16/21 20th Day of Advent Week 3: Joy (or peace) ~ Light 2 purple candles and 1 pink candle Advent Hymn 🎼 O Come, All Ye Faithful🎶 Written originally in Latin in the 18th century, additional stanzas collaborated with various writers. The arrangement we sing today was the work of Fredrick OakeleyContinue reading “Come, See, AND ADORE ~ Day 20: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
The Need For Silence ~ Day 19: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
The Need For Silence by ems 12/15/21 19th Day of Advent Week 3: Joy (or peace) ~ Light 2 purple candles and 1 pink candle Advent Hymn 🎼 Silent Night! Holy Night!🎶 In 1818 assistant pastor Josef Mohr of the small Church of St. Nicholas in Austria was inspired to add verses to a poem he had written aContinue reading “The Need For Silence ~ Day 19: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
Worthy Of Worship ~ Day 18: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
Worthy Of Worship ems 12/14/21 18th Day of Advent Week 3: Joy (or peace) ~ Light 2 purple candles and 1 pink candle Advent Hymn 🎼 Angels From The Realms Of Glory🎶 This advent hymn is a lengthy poem written by Scottish poet James Montgomery in 1816, containing eight verses. It has been sung to a variety ofContinue reading “Worthy Of Worship ~ Day 18: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
The Delivery Of Eternal Light ~ Day 17: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
The Delivery Of Eternal Light ems 12/12/21 17th Day of Advent Week 3: Joy (or peace) ~ Light 2 purple candles and 1 pink candle Advent Hymn 🎼 God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen🎶 An early English carol from the 1650s is also known as Tidings of Great Joy. The Oxford dictionary states that this phrase means “God grant youContinue reading “The Delivery Of Eternal Light ~ Day 17: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
The Wonder Of A Promise Kept ~ Day 16: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
16th Day of Advent – December 12th, 2021 Week 3: Joy (or peace) ~ Light 2 purple candles and 1 pink candle Advent Hymn 🎼 I Wonder As I Wander🎶 John Jacob Niles captured the original words and tune during the depression in the summer of 1933. While traveling in Appalachia of Western North Carolina, historian, songwriterContinue reading “The Wonder Of A Promise Kept ~ Day 16: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
The King Who Redeems ~ Day 15: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
The King Who Redeems ems 12/11/21 15th Day of Advent Week 2: Preparation (or waiting or prophecy) ~ Light 2 purple candles Advent Hymn 🎼 O Holy Night🎶 French poet Placide Cappeau wrote this Christmas poem in 1843 to celebrate the recent renovation of the church organ in his hometown. Also known as “Cantique de Noël,” it wasContinue reading “The King Who Redeems ~ Day 15: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
Gleanings From Heaven's Gate 