First Songs of Rejoicing by ems 12/06/21 10th Day of Advent Week 2: Preparation (or waiting or prophecy) ~ Light 2 purple candles Advent Hymn 🎼 Joy To The World! The Lord Is Come🎶 Published in 1719 with the words of Isaac Watts and sung to an 1848 arrangement by Lowell Mason. It is basedContinue reading “First Songs Of Rejoicing ~ Day 10: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
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The End Proclaimed Before The Beginning ~ Day 9: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
The End Proclaimed Before The Beginning 9th Day of Advent Week 2: Preparation (or waiting or prophecy) ~ Light 2 purple candles Advent Hymn: 🎼 Good Christian Men Rejoice🎶 Clergy used this medieval tune from the 14th century to teach Bible stories to uneducated peasants through music. The original manuscript was a combination of LatinContinue reading “The End Proclaimed Before The Beginning ~ Day 9: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
The One Who Is Our Peace ~ Day 8: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
The One Who Is Our Peace by ems 12/4/21 8th Day of Advent Week 1: Hope (or promise) ~ Light 2 purple candles Advent Hymn: 🎼 O Little Town Of Bethlehem🎶 Written originally for Sunday school children in his Philadelphia Episcopal parish, Phillips Brooks’s vivid verses also captured the imagination of adults in 1868.He pennedContinue reading “The One Who Is Our Peace ~ Day 8: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
Evening’s Glory ~ Day 7: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings
Evening’s Glory ~ by ems 12/3/21 7th Day of Advent Week 1: Hope (or promise) ~ Light 1 purple candle Advent Hymn: 🎼 Angels We Have Heard On High🎶 A traditional French carol from the 18th century with the distinct refrain Gloria in excelsis Deo with verses that express the shepherds’ awe-inspiring visit from angelsContinue reading “Evening’s Glory ~ Day 7: The Light Of The World Has Come ~ Advent Readings”
A Willing Heart ~ Day 6: The Light of the World Has Come Advent Readings
A Willing Heart by ems 12/2/21 6th Day of Advent Week 1: Hope (or promise) ~ Light 1 purple candle Advent Hymn: 🎼 Mary, Did You Know🎶 This modern Christmas classic was penned by Mark Lowry in 1984 and set to music by Buddy Greene in 1991. It addresses Mary, the mother of Jesus.Lowry has stated,Continue reading “A Willing Heart ~ Day 6: The Light of the World Has Come Advent Readings”
The Sent Messenger ~ Day 5: The Light Of The World Has Come Advent Readings
The Sent Messenger by ems 12/01/21 Week 1: Hope (or promise) ~ Light 1 purple candle5th Day Advent Advent Hymn: 🎼Comfort Ye” and “Ev’ry Valley” from Messiah 🎶 This selection from part 1 of George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Messiah composed in 1741, beautifully expresses the comfort God’s people will experience through the sending of aContinue reading “The Sent Messenger ~ Day 5: The Light Of The World Has Come Advent Readings”
Lineage Of Hope ~ Day 4: The Light Of The World Has Come Advent Readings
Lineage of Hope by ems 11/30/21 Week 1: Hope (or promise) ~ Light 1 purple candle4th Day of Advent Advent Hymn: 🎼Once in Royal David’s City 🎶 A poem written by Cecil Frances Alexander and published in 1848 in her Hymns for Little Children, was set to music by organist John Gauntlett. The same hymnalContinue reading “Lineage Of Hope ~ Day 4: The Light Of The World Has Come Advent Readings”
The Glory Of Israel Returns ~ Day 3: The Light Of The World Has Come Advent Readings
The Glory of Israel Returns by ems 11/29/21 Week 1: Hope (or promise) ~ Light 1 purple candle3rd Day of Advent Advent Hymn: 🎼Come, Thou Long-Expected Jesus🎶 Written as a prayer by Charles Wesley in 1744 he adapted this into a hymn as he meditated upon Haggai 2:7 and considered the needs of his presentContinue reading “The Glory Of Israel Returns ~ Day 3: The Light Of The World Has Come Advent Readings”
From Connection To Exile To Redemption ~ Day 2: The Light Of The World Has Come Advent Readings
From Connection To Exile To Redemption by ems 11/28/21 Week 1: Hope (or promise) ~ Light 1 purple candle2nd Day of Advent Advent Hymn: 🎼O Come, O Come, Emmanuel 🎶 Sung at both Advent and Christmas, this hymn originates from Latin but was translated to English in 1851. The music for the hymn was composedContinue reading “From Connection To Exile To Redemption ~ Day 2: The Light Of The World Has Come Advent Readings”
Gleanings From Heaven's Gate 