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”
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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”
Pray~paration ~ Day 14: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
Pray~paration by ems 12/10/21 14th Day of Advent Week 2: Preparation (or waiting or prophecy) ~ Light 2 purple candles Advent Hymn 🎼 Lo, How A Rose E’er Blooming🎶 A Christmas carol of German origin first appeared in print in 1599, yet the author is unknown. Also called A Spotless Rose or Behold, A RoseContinue reading “Pray~paration ~ Day 14: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
God’s Fatherly Love ~ Day 13: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
God’s Fatherly Love by ems 12/09/21 13th Day of Advent Week 2: Preparation (or waiting or prophecy) ~ Light 2 purple candles Advent Hymn 🎼 Joseph’s Song🎶 The heartfelt words of Michael Card, composed in 1987, express the mystery of God the Father’s heart as He provided a Godfearing and trustworthy man, Joseph, to be an earthly caregiverContinue reading “God’s Fatherly Love ~ Day 13: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
Angels’ Errands Of Love ~ Day 12: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
Angels’ Errands Of Love by ems 12/08/21 12th Day of Advent Week 2: Preparation (or waiting or prophecy) ~ Light 2 purple candles Advent Hymn 🎼 It Came Upon A Midnight Clear🎶 Edmund Hamilton Sears expressed his faith in God’s messengers when he wrote his carol, The Angel’s Song –It Came Upon the Midnight ClearContinue reading “Angels’ Errands Of Love ~ Day 12: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
Journey Of Worship ~ Day 11: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
Journey Of Worship by ems 12/07/21 11th Day of Advent Week 2: Preparation (or waiting or prophecy) ~ Light 2 purple candles Advent Hymn 🎼 We Three Kings Of Orient Are🎶 Composed in 1857 for a Christmas pageant in New York City by John H. Hopkins, Jr. this was the first widely popular Christmas carolContinue reading “Journey Of Worship ~ Day 11: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
Gleanings From Heaven's Gate 