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Nunc Dimittis

Appears in 299 hymnals Topics: God: His Attributes, Works and Word The Lord Jesus Christ - His Advent and Nativity First Line: Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace Scripture: Luke 2:29-32 Used With Tune: [Lord, now lettest thou thy servant depart in peace]

Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates

Author: Georg Weissel, 1590-1635; Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 Meter: 8.8.8.8 Appears in 273 hymnals Topics: Jesus Advent and Nativity Lyrics: 1 Lift up your heads, you mighty gates; Behold, the King of glory waits; The King of kings is drawing near; The Savior of the world is here! 2 Fling wide the portals of your heart; Make it a temple, set apart From earthly use for heaven's employ, Adorned with prayer and love and joy. 3 Redeemer, come, with us abide; Our hearts to Thee we open wide; Let us Thy inner presence feel; Thy grace and love in us reveal. Amen. Scripture: Psalm 24 Used With Tune: TRURO

Ermuntert Euch, Ihr Frommen

Author: Laurentius Laurenti; Sarah B. Findlater Appears in 335 hymnals Topics: The Lord Jesus Christ Advent and Nativity First Line: Rejoice, all ye believers Used With Tune: LANCASHIRE

Calm On the List'ning Ear of Night

Author: Edmund H. Sears, 1810-1876 Appears in 349 hymnals Topics: Advent and Nativity First Line: Calm on the listening ear of night Used With Tune: ST. AGNES

Holy night! peaceful night!

Author: Joseph Mohr, 1792-1848; Jane Montgomery Campbell, 1817-1878 Meter: 6.6.8.8.5.5 Appears in 136 hymnals Topics: God: His Attributes, Works and Word The Lord Jesus Christ - His Advent and Nativity Used With Tune: HOLY NIGHT

In the bleak midwinter

Author: Christina Georgina Rossetti, 1830-1894 Meter: Irregular Appears in 86 hymnals Topics: God The Lord Jesus Christ - His Advent and Nativity Used With Tune: CRANHAM

Jesus Came, the Heavens Adoring

Author: Godfrey Thring, 1823-1903 Meter: 8.7.8.7.8.7 Appears in 111 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Advent and Nativity; Jesus Advent and Nativity Lyrics: 1 Jesus came, the heavens adoring, Came with peace from realms on high; Jesus came for man's redemption, Lowly came on earth to die: Alleluia! Alleluia! Came in deep humility. 2 Jesus comes again in mercy, When our hearts are bowed with care; Jesus comes again in answer To our earnest heart-felt prayer; Alleluia! Alleluia! Comes to save us from despair. 3 Jesus comes in joy and sorrow, Shares alike our hopes and fears; Jesus comes, whate'er befalls us, Glads our hearts and dries our tears; Alleluia! Alleluia! Cheering even our failing years. 4 Jesus comes on clouds triumphant, When the heavens shall pass away: Jesus comes again in glory; Let us then our homage pay, Alleluia! ever singing Till the dawn of endless day. Amen. Scripture: Luke 1:78 Used With Tune: REGENT SQUARE

Come, Thou Desire of All the Saints

Author: Anne Steele, 1716-1786 Meter: 8.6.8.6 Appears in 195 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Advent and Nativity; Jesus Advent and Nativity First Line: Come, Thou desire of all Thy saints Lyrics: 1 Come, Thou Desire of all Thy saints, Our humble strains attend, While with our praises and complaints, Low at Thy feet we bend. 2 How should our songs, like those above, With warm devotion rise? How should our souls, on wings of love, Mount upward to the skies? 3 Come Lord, Thy love alone can raise In us the heavenly flame; Then shall our lips resound Thy praise, Our hearts adore Thy name! 4 Now, Savior, let Thy glory shine, And fill Thy dwellings here Till life, and love, and joy divine, A heaven on earth appear. 5 When shall our hearts, enraptured, say "Come, great Redeemer, come, And bring the bright, the glorious day That calls Thy children home?" Amen. Scripture: Haggai 2:7 Used With Tune: WARWICK

Who is He, in yonder stall

Author: Benjamin Russell Hanby, 1833-1867; Ernest MacMillan, 1893- Meter: 7.7 with refrain Appears in 138 hymnals Topics: God The Lord Jesus Christ - His Advent and Nativity Refrain First Line: Tis the Lord! O wondrous story! Used With Tune: RESONET IN LAUDIBUS

Lo, He Comes with Clouds Descending

Author: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788 Meter: 8.7.8.7.4.7 Appears in 768 hymnals Topics: Jesus Christ Advent and Nativity; Jesus Advent and Nativity Lyrics: 1 Lo! He comes with clouds descending, Once for favored sinners slain; Thousand, thousand saints attending Swell the triumph of His train; Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! God appears on earth to reign, God appears on earth to reign. 2 Every 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, Shall the true Messiah see. 3 The dear tokens of His passion Still His dazzling body bears; Cause of endless exultation To His ransomed worshipers; With what rapture, with what rapture, with what rapture, Gaze we on those glorious scars! Gaze we on those glorious scars! 4 Yea, Amen! Let all adore Thee, High on Thy eternal throne; Savior, take the power and glory, Claim the kingdom for Thine own; Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Everlasting God, come down! Everlasting God, come down! Amen. Scripture: Revelation 1:7 Used With Tune: BRYN CALFARIA