December 11th, 2016
Preacher: Canon Smythe+
Prelude: “Noel Nouvelet”
– Dale Wood
Processional #618 “Ye Watchers And Ye Holy Ones”
Trisagion
Gradual Hymn: #75 “There Is A Voice In The Wilderness Crying”
Offertory: “The Yearning” – Craig Courtney
There is a yearning in hearts weighed down by ancient grief and centuries of sorrow.
There is a yearning in hearts that in the darkness hide, and in the shades of death abide,
A yearning for tomorrow.
There is a yearning for the promised One, the Firstborn of creation.
There is a yearning for the Lord who visited His own, and by His death for sin atoned,
To bring to us salvation.
Emmanuel, Emmanuel within our hearts the yearning.
There is a yearning that fills the hearts of those who wait the day of His appearing.
There is a yearning when all our sorrows are erased and we shall see the One who placed
Within our hearts the yearning.
Emmanuel, Emmanuel within our hearts the yearning.
Text by Susan Bentall Boersma
Communion Music: “Wind In The Olive Trees” – Dale Wood
Communion: #615 “Thy Kingdom Come On Bended Knee”
Recessional Hymn: #376 “Joyful, Joyful We Adore Thee”
Postlude: “Savior Of The Nations Come” – Paul Manz