Provocations & Pantings

Holy Child who chose the hearts of men To be His favoured home Leaving heaven’s gates for Bethlehem God came to call His own Now to us the highest King is born Behold the Royal Son Glory kneels to mend all that is torn The promised Child has come Joy and pain as man He [...]

“From heaven above to earth I come To bear good news to every home; Glad tidings of great joy I bring, Whereof I now will say and sing: “To you this night is born a child Of Mary, chosen virgin mild; This little child, of lowly birth, Shall be the joy of all the earth. [...]

Eternal Glory of the sky, Blest Hope of frail humanity, The Father’s sole begotten One, Yet born a spotless virgin’s Son! Uplift us with Thine arm of might, And let our hearts rise pure and bright, And, ardent in God’s praises, pay The thanks we owe him every day. The day-star’s rays are glittering clear, [...]

Glory be to God on high Let peace on earth descend God comes down before our eyes To Bethlehem God invisible appears Endless ages wrapped in years He has come who cannot change And Jesus is His name Emptied of His majesty He comes in human form Being’s source begins to be And God is [...]

O come, O come, Emmanuel And ransom captive Israel That mourns in lonely exile here Until the Son of God appear Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel Shall come to thee, O Israel. O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan’s tyranny From depths of Hell Thy people save And give them victory o’er the [...]

Joy has dawned upon the world, Promised from creation— God’s salvation now unfurled, Hope for ev’ry nation. Not with fanfares from above, Not with scenes of glory, But a humble gift of love— Jesus born of Mary. Sounds of wonder fill the sky With the songs of angels As the mighty Prince of Life Shelters [...]

Come, thou long expected Jesus, born to set thy people free; from our fears and sins release us, let us find our rest in thee. Israel’s strength and consolation, hope of all the earth thou art; dear desire of every nation, joy of every longing heart. Born thy people to deliver, born a child and [...]

Fullness of Grace in man’s human frailty This is the wonder of Jesus Laying aside His power and glory Humbly He entered our world Chose the path of meanest worth Scandal of a virgin birth Born in a stable cold and rejected Here lies the hope of the world Fullness of Grace the love of [...]

Savior of the nations, come, Virgin’s Son, make here Thy home! Marvel now, O heaven and earth, That the Lord chose such a birth. Not by human flesh and blood, By the Spirit of our God, Was the Word of God made flesh– Woman’s Offspring, pure and fresh. Wondrous birth! O wondrous Child Of the [...]

A great and mighty wonder Our Christmas festal brings: On earth a lowly infant, Behold the King of kings! The Word is made incarnate, Descending from on high; And cherubim sing anthems To shepherds from the sky. And we with them, triumphant, Repeat the hymn again: “To God on high be glory, And peace on [...]

How sweet the day when Christ was born When God Himself took human form He came to wash our sins away Our death to die, our debt to pay How sweet the day when Hope appeared The One who frees us from our fears He came to break the power of sin And give us [...]