The Third Service of Advent: Lessons and Carols
The Third Service of Advent
Lessons and Carols
Thursday, December 2, 2010
Gathering in Song Kombo Na Yesu led by Slyvie Kabanga & CATSA
Opening Prayer Leah Lyman Waldron, French
O Christ,
We anticipate your coming,
and yet it surprises us still.
We look for you in the familiar,
while you speak to us from corners unnoticed and unseen.
Come, fill us with the magnitude of your love
that extends throughout our entire earth.
Teach us the ways of your salvation
through songs unknown, languages unlearned, traditions unfamiliar,
that we might more faithfully follow the One
who gathers all into one holy people
Come Creator.
Come Incarnate.
Come Spirit.
We are looking for you in the new and unknown. Amen.
Lighting of the Advent Wreath Rodgers & Abiba Alice Chishiba
Blessed are you, O Lord our God, ruler of the universe.
Your prophets spoke of a day
when the desert would blossom
and waters would break forth in the wilderness.
Bless us as we light the candles on this wreath.
Strengthen our hearts
as we prepare for the coming of the Lord.
May he give water to all who thirst,
for he is our light and our salvation.
Blessed be God forever.
Response: Jesus, the Light of the World George D. Elderkin
Walk in the light, beautiful light; come where the dewdrops of mercy shine bright,
Shine all around us by day and by night, Jesus, the Light of the world.
First Lesson Isaiah 60:1-3, 19-20 Dr. Arun Jones, Hindi
Isaiah calls to the people: “Arise, shine; for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.”
A Story from Haiti Peggy Jean Craig
Second Lesson Isaiah 11:1-9 Patricia Symonnette
Anthem O-So-So Korean traditional, sung by Chorale
Third Lesson Isaiah 40:1-5 Bernardo Luis
Portuguese
The prophet brings words of comfort to the people, promising that that “the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all people shall see it together.”
Hymn Toda la Tierra UMH 210
We will sing verses 1 and 2 in Spanish and verses 3 and 4 in English.
Fourth Lesson Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11 Will Johnson
Song The King of Glory Comes Israeli folk song, sung by Chorale
Fifth Lesson Luke 1:68-79 Min-Ah Cho, Korean
Zechariah, father of John the Baptist, prophesies that a mighty savior will arise who will “give light to those who sit in darkness and in the shadow of death, and to guide our feet into the way of peace.”
Hymn Maranatha, Come Francis Patrick O’Brien
Please join in the singing of the Refrain
Prayers for the World & Blessing of the Shoes Peggy Jean Craig
Come O Lord, and light our path.
The shoes collected this week will go to the La Gonave Island of Haiti.
Hymn Joy to the World UMH 246
You’re invited to sing the first and fourth verses in English, the second in Spanish, and the third in German
¡Alegría al mundo, que reina el Salvador! Sorgen und Sünde haben keinen Platz mehr
Que los hombres entonen su canción, Auch nicht die Dornen, die den Boden besetzen
mientras que campos, aguas, rocas, montes y llanos, Er kommt, um all Seinen Segen zu geben
repiten el gozo sonoro, So weit wie die Sünde verbreitet ist
repiten el gozo sonoro, So weit wie die Sünde verbreitet ist
repiten, repiten, el gozo sonoro. So weit, so weit wie die Sünde verbreitet ist
Blessing
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Worship Notes
Greeters: Jae Young and Chwi Woon Kim
Organist and Pianist: Jamie Shiell
Choir: Candler Chorale
Musicians & Vocalists: Sylvie Kabanga, Jared Stine, members of CATSA
Opening Prayer: Krista Showalter Ehst
Prayers for the World: Mary Page Wilson