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The Lighting of the Second Advent Candle
Every valley shall be lifted up,
and every mountain and hill be made low;
the uneven ground shall become level,
and the rough places a plain.
Then shall your light break forth like the dawn,
and your healing shall spring up speedily;
Your righteousness shall go before you;
the glory of the LORD shall be your rear guard.
And nations shall come to your light,
and kings to the brightness of your rising.
—Isaiah 40:4, 58:8, 60:3
O Come All Ye Faithful
O come, all ye faithful
Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, O come ye, to Bethlehem
Come and behold him
Born the King of angels
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
Christ the Lord
Sing, choirs of angels
Sing in exultation
O sing, all ye citizens of heav’n above
Glory to God
All glory in the highest
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
Christ the Lord
Yea, Lord, we greet thee
Born this happy morning
Jesus, to thee be glory giv’n
Word of the Father
Now in flesh appearing
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
Christ the Lord
Latin hymn; attr. John Francis Wade, 1751; tr. Frederick Oakeley, 1841
Joy to the World
Joy to the world, the Lord is come
Let earth receive her King
Let every heart prepare him room
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven and nature sing
And heaven, and heaven and nature sing
Joy to the earth, the Savior reigns
Let men their songs employ
While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat the sounding joy
Repeat, repeat the sounding joy
No more let sins and sorrows grow
Nor thorns infest the ground
He comes to make his blessings flow
Far as the curse is found
Far as the curse is found
Far as, far as, the curse is found
He rules the world with truth and grace
And makes the nations prove
The glories of his righteousness
And wonders of his love
And wonders of his love
And wonders, wonders of his love
Issac Watts, Tune ANTIOCH, George F. Handel, Arr. Lowell Mason, CCLI 241710
Prayer for the People, the City, and the Nations
Gifts—“Come and Worship”
Angels from the realms of glory
Wing your flight o’er the earth
Ye who sang creation’s story
Now proclaim Messiah’s birth
Come and worship
Come and worship
Come and worship
Worship Christ the newborn King
Shepherds, in the fields abiding
Watching o’er your flocks by night
God with man is now residing
Yonder shines the infant light
Come and worship
Come and worship
Come and worship
Worship Christ the newborn King
Come and worship
Come and worship
Come and worship
Worship Christ the newborn King
Saints before the altar bending Watching long in hope and fear
Suddenly the Lord, descending
In his temple shall appear
Come and worship
Come and worship
Come and worship
Worship Christ the newborn King
Come and worship
Come and worship
Come and worship
Worship Christ… the newborn King
Bebo Norman, Jason Ingram © 2007 Appstreet Music, New Spring, Peertunes, Ltd. CCLI 241710
Advent Prayer
Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
ever faithful to your promises
and ever close to your church:
the earth rejoices in hope of the Savior’s coming
and looks forward with longing
to his return at the end of time.
Prepare our hearts and remove the sadness
that hinders us from feeling the joy and hope
that his presence will bestow,
for he is Lord for ever and ever. Through Jesus. Amen.
What Child Is This
What child is this, who, laid to rest
On Mary’s lap is sleeping
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet
While shepherds watch are keeping
This, this is Christ the King
Whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring him laud
The Babe, the Son of Mary
Why lies he in such mean estate
Where ox and ass are feeding
Good Christian, fear, for sinners here
The silent word is pleading
Nails, spear shall pierce him through
The cross be borne for me, for you
Hail, hail the word made flesh
The Babe the Son of Mary
So bring him incense, gold, and myrrh
Come peasant, king to own him
The King of kings salvation brings
Let loving hearts enthrone him
Raise, raise the song on high
The virgin sings her lullaby
Joy, joy for Christ is born
The Babe, the Son of Mary
William C. Dix, Tune GREENSLEEVES, Traditional English melody, 16th century, CCLI 241710
Children Dismissed for Children’s Church
Sermon
“The Undercover Heroine”
Joshua 6:15-25
Prayer of Confession
Lord, we have not kept watch for you.
We have been occupied with our own concerns.
We have not waited to find your will for us.
We have not noticed the needs of the people around us.
We have not acknowledged the love that has been shown to us.
Forgive us for our lack of watchfulness.
Help us to wait to know your will.
Help us to look out for the needs of others.
Help us to work and watch for your coming. Amen.
The Lord’s Supper
Jesus Paid It All
I hear the Savior say
Thy strength indeed is small
Child of weakness watch and pray
Find in me thine all in all
Jesus paid it all
All to him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
Lord now indeed I find
Thy power and thine alone
Can change the leper’s spots
And melt the heart of stone
Jesus paid it all
All to him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
For nothing good have I
Whereby thy grace to claim
I’ll wash my garments white
In the blood of Calv’ry’s Lamb
Jesus paid it all
All to him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
And when before the throne
I stand in him complete
Jesus died my soul to save
My lips shall still repeat
Jesus paid it all
All to him I owe
Sin had left a crimson stain
He washed it white as snow
J. Schreiner © Public Domain CCLI 241710
O Come Let Us Adore Him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
O come, let us adore him
Christ, the Lord
C. Frederick Oakeley | John Francis Wade © Public Domain CCLI 241710
Benediction
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