2nd Sunday of Advent

• Entrance Hymn
• Offertory Hymn
• Communion Hymn
• Recessional Hymn

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A Voice Cries Out

Verse 1:
Console my people, the ones dear to me:
speak to the heart of Jerusalem:
the time of your mourning is ended now,
the Lord of life will come.Refrain 1:
A voice cries out in the wilderness:
Prepare a way for the Lord!
A voice cries out in the wilderness:
Make straight a highway for God!Verse 2:
Ev'ry valley is made a plain,
ev'ry mountain is leveled
the glory of God shall then be revealed,
and the nations will sing in praise.Refrain 2:
A voice cries out in the wilderness:
Prepare a way for the Lord!
A voice cries out in the wilderness:
Make straight a highway for God!Verse 3:
A voice shouts: "Cry!" O what shall I cry?
All flesh is like grass and its flowers:
the grass may wither, the flower may fade,
but the Word of the Lord is forever.Refrain 3:
A voice cries out in the wilderness:
Prepare a way for the Lord!
A voice cries out in the wilderness:
Make straight a highway for God!

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Maranatha, Come Lord Jesus

Refrain 1:
Come, Lord, come Lord Jesus.
Give your people hope.
Come Lord, come Lord Jesus,
And lead your people home.Verse 1:
O Lord of Light, fill the night.
Many have lost their way.
O Rising Dawn, shine upon,
Darkness shall be no more.Refrain 2:
Come, Lord, come Lord Jesus.
Give your people hope.
Come Lord, come Lord Jesus,
And lead your people home.Verse 2:
O King of Kings, love you bring.
The world is made anew.
O Prince of Peace make us free,
Justice for human kind.Refrain 3:
Come, Lord, come Lord Jesus.
Give your people hope.
Come Lord, come Lord Jesus,
And lead your people home.Verse 3:
O Comforter, rescue us.
Destroy our sinfulness.
O Counselor, mighty Lord,
Teach us what we must know.Refrain 4:
Come, Lord, come Lord Jesus.
Give your people hope.
Come Lord, come Lord Jesus,
And lead your people home.Verse 4:
Emmanuel, Emmanuel,
Promised so long ago.
Emmanuel , Emmanuel,
God is with us at lastRefrain 5:
Come, Lord, come Lord Jesus.
Give your people hope.
Come Lord, come Lord Jesus,
And lead your people home.

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Change Our Hearts

Refrain 1:
Change our hearts this time
Your word says it can be
Change our minds this time
Your life could make us free
We are the people your call set apart
Lord, this time change our heartsVerse 1:
Brought by your hand to the edge of our dreams,
One foot in paradise, one in the waste;
Drawn by your promises,
Still we are lured
By the shadows and the chains we leave behindRefrain 2:
But change our hearts this time
Your word says it can be
Change our minds this time
Your life could make us free
We are the people your call set apart
Lord, this time change our heartsVerse 2:
Now as we watch you stretch out your hands,
Offering abundances, fullness of joy.
Your milk and honey seem distant, unreal
When we have bread and water in our handsRefrain 3:
But change our hearts this time
Your word says it can be
Change our minds this time
Your life could make us free
We are the people your call set apart
Lord, this time change our heartsVerse 3:
Show us the way that leads to your side,
Over the mountains and sands of the soul.
Be for us manna, water from the stone,
Light which says we never walk alone.Refrain 4:
And change our hearts this time
Your word says it can be
Change our minds this time
Your life could make us free
We are the people your call set apart
Lord, this time change our hearts

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On Jordan’s Bank

Verse 1:
On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry
Announces that the Lord is nigh;
Awake and hearken, for he brings
Glad tidings of the King of kings.Verse 2:
Then cleansed be ev’ry soul from sin;
Make straight the way of God within,
Prepare we in our hearts a home,
Where such a mighty guest may come.Verse 3:
For thou art our salvation, Lord,
Our refuge and our sure reward;
Shine forth, and let thy light restore
Our souls to heav’nly grace once more.Verse 4:
All praise, eternal Son, to thee
Whose advent set thy people free,
Whom with the Father we adore
And Holy Spirit evermore.