THE ANGEL GABRIEL (Sunday 9am & 5pm)
The angel Gabriel from heaven came,
his wings as drifted snow, his eyes as flame;
“all hail,” said he, “thou lowly maiden Mary,”
Most highly favoured lady, Gloria!
For know a blessed mother thou shalt be,
all generations laud and honour thee;
thy Son shall be Emmanuel, by seers foretold,
Most highly favoured lady, Gloria!
Then gentle Mary meekly bowed her head;
“to me be as it pleases God,” she said,
“my soul shall laud and magnify His holy name.”
Most highly favoured lady, Gloria!
Of her, Emmanuel, the Christ was born
in Bethlehem, all on a Christmas morn,
and Christian folk throughout the world will ever say:
Most highly favoured lady, Gloria!
Text & Music: trad. Basque carol; tr. by Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924. Reprinted under One License #A640714. All rights reserved.
READY THE WAY (Sunday 9am & 5pm)
Refrain:
Ready the way, ready the way,
ready the way of the Lord.
Make straight the road, raise the valleys,
and mountains make low.
Turning from sin, let the broken be whole,
and ready the way of the Lord. Refrain
As we wait for you,
give us the strength to walk in your truth,
so we may love more like you
and ready the way for you, Lord. Refrain
Let us see your face;
in our hearts we prepare a place.
Come bring this world your mercy and grace
as we ready the way for you, Lord. Refrain
Text: Based on Isaiah 40:3, 4a. Text and music © 2004 Curtis Stephan. Published by spiritandsong.com. Reprinted under One License #A640714. All rights reserved.
MARY DID YOU KNOW? (Sunday 9am & 5pm)
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
would one day walk on water?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
would save our sons and daughters?
Did you know that your baby boy
has come to make you new?
This child that you delivered, will soon deliver you.
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
will give sight to a blind man?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
will calm the storm with his hand?
Did you know that your baby boy
has walked where angels trod?
When you kiss your little baby
you kiss the face of God.
Mary, did you know? Mary, did you know?
Mary, did you know? Mary, did you know?
The blind will see, the deaf will hear,
the dead will live again.
The lame will leap, the dumb will speak,
the praises of the Lamb.
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
is Lord of all creation?
Mary, did you know that your baby boy
would one day rule the nations?
Did you know that your baby boy
is heaven's perfect Lamb?
That sleeping child you're holding is the great, I Am.
Contributors: Buddy Greene, Mark Lowry. © 1991, 1993 Rufus Music; Curb Word Music. Reprinted under CCLI License 356485. All rights reserved.
LO! HE COMES WITH CLOUDS DESCENDING (Sunday 9am & 5pm)
Lo! He comes with clouds descending,
once for salvation slain;
thousand thousands saints attending,
swell the triumph of His train:
Alleluia! alleluia! alleluia!
Christ the Lord returns to reign.
Ev’ry eye shall now behold Him
robed in dreadful majesty;
those who set at naught and sold Him,
pierced and nailed Him to the tree,
deeply wailing, deeply wailing, deeply wailing,
shall the true Messiah see.
Contributor: Charles Wesley. Text: © 1982 Concordia Publishing House. Reprinted under One License #A640714. All rights reserved.
O COME, O COME EMMANUEL (Sunday 9am & 5pm)
O come, O come, Emmanuel,
and ransom captive Israel,
that mourns in lonely exile here,
until the Son of God appear.
Refrain
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
shall come to you, O Israel.
O come, true wisdom from on high,
and order all things far and nigh:
to us the path of knowledge show
and teach us in her ways to go. Refrain
O come, O come, great Lord of might;
in ancient times of Sinai’s height
You gave Your chosen tribes the law,
in cloud and majesty and awe. Refrain
O come, the branch of Jesse,
free Your children from all tyranny;
from depths of hell Your people save
and give them vict’ry o’er the grave. Refrain
Text: LM with refrain; ‘O’ Antiphons, Latin 9th cent.; tr by John Mason Neale, 1818-1866. Music: Chant VENI EMMANUEL, French, 15th cent.; adapt by Thomas Helmore, 1811-1890. Reprinted under One License #A640714. All rights reserved.
