We wait in hope for hope to come
We wait in hope for hope to come
by Gareth Hill Publishing/Song Solutions CopyCare
Hymn – We wait in hope for hope to come We wait in hope for hope to come: promised of old; the righteous one. Help us to watch, expect and pray and then to greet Messiah's day. We read the story of your plan: this world redeemed by heaven's Son... (c) Gareth Hill Publishing/Song
To God we come and lift our voices high
To God we come and lift our voices high
by Gareth Hill Publishing/Song Solutions CopyCare
Hymn – To God we come and lift our voices high To God we come and lift our voices high; children of hope, we sing his majesty! Called to be faithful to the Lord of life - to change the world, one person at a time. In faith we build communities of Grace; hold broken lives for God’
Prayer: Waiting in the dark
Prayer: Waiting in the dark
by Marjorie Dobson
Prayer: Waiting in the dark Waiting in the dark for a dreaded dawn, when news may be of death and destruction; how we long to defer the light. Waiting in the dark for an anxious day when difficult decisions must be made that may change life forever; how we long to discern the lig
Peace to You! (A Hymn for Advent)
Peace to You! (A Hymn for Advent)
by Norman J Goreham (1931-2021)
Peace, hope, joy and love, the traditional four themes represented by candles on the Advent wreath, are here celebrated and shared. Peace to you in fullest measure! Peace, a gift of God’s good pleasure; peace for all to share and treasure; peace to you this Advent-tide! Hope be y
In the stable, shepherds, standing
In the stable, shepherds, standing
by Andrew Pratt
In the stable, shepherds, standing, wonder what has brought them there, after birth of living glory speaks of hope, of loving care. Here no glow surrounds the manger, no angelic choir is heard, simply, God is born among us, God incarnate, love absurd. Verse 3 follow © Andrew Prat
Hymn: You're not far from God's Kingdom
Hymn: You're not far from God's Kingdom
by Michael Docker
You're not far from God's Kingdom If in Christ's hope you live And work for this world's goodness, And humbly learn to give. His light will always lead you To follow in His way - His Kingdom's life inspire you To seek His face today. You're not far from God's Kingdom If justice i
Hymn: The troubles of the age
Hymn: The troubles of the age
by Michael Docker
The troubles of the age, from fear to endless war, As wealth flows to the rich While walls surround the poor, Are by God's power Promised to be Destroyed by He Whose love is sure. The landscapes of the mind, from lower thoughts to high ; From cold indifference to every hurt we cr
Hymn: Lift our hearts, Lord
Hymn: Lift our hearts, Lord
by Michael Docker
Lift our hearts, Lord, with their story - Those who lived by faith before; How they trusted in your glory, How they heard and what they saw. God in Christ was their foundation; You were theirs as You are ours, Faith in every generation Sings its songs and prays its prayers. Once
Hymn: Here in this book
Hymn: Here in this book
by Michael Docker
Here in this book we read and hear - Words are the Word, we say; By faith we sing this loud and clear, “Show us the Saviour's Way.” Here in this book the poet sighs, Here prophets rail and cry; Here there are wars, a mother cries, A man is born to die. Here in this book the stori
Hymn: Look to the rock from which you came
Hymn: Look to the rock from which you came
by Michael Docker
Look to the rock from which you came, Look to the heritage of old, Look to the past that shapes your name, Look to the stories you were told; These are the things you did not choose; These are the bright and shining ways; Rejoice in them and hold them close - By these you shall r
If anyone would follow me
If anyone would follow me
by Michael Docker
If any one would follow me’ If any here one would follow Christ - A journey has been proffered; There is a way the Saviour walked Who loved and cared and suffered. All, all the world may provide - The fragile hopes, the hollow dreams – Leave, leave and turn aside And walk the way
The Lord now lives
The Lord now lives
by Michael Docker
The Lord now lives; the world has turned The Lord now lives; the world has turned: Life that had ended now revives. The Lord now lives, and we are turned From sighs of grief to sing, 'He lives!'; From fearful nights, from angry days, From clouded minds and wayward wills To richer
So many years the people walked
So many years the people walked
by Marjorie Dobson
So many years the people walked in darkness fed by fear. They could not see the way ahead, their goal was rarely clear. Though God had led them down the years to find their promised land, their willful ways had cancelled hope of all that God had planned. Verses 3-4 follow © Marjo
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