O Come, Let Us Sing
Psalm 95

O come, let us sing to the Lord,
In God our Rock, rejoice.
O come before Him and give thanks;
With psalms lift up your voice.

The Lord is great, above all gods,
He formed the sea and land;
The heights of hills belong to Him,
And by His hands they stand.

O come, let us worship the Lord,
Bow down at His command;
He is our God, we are His flock,
And the sheep of His hand.

Our fathers did not enter rest,
They walked not in God’s way;
Come, hear His voice, do not rebel,
O let not your heart stray.

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Tune: Assurance, William Billings, 1781
Lyrics: Brian L. Penney 2008

Feast of Joy Beyond Compare

Bread from heaven, our holy food,
Given for us to do us good;
Christ the true and living Bread,
With His body we are fed;
Feast of joy beyond compare,
Banquet all God's children share.

Cup of blessing, wine of joy,
Fount of health does Christ employ;
With His blood shed on the cross,
Seals to us His covenant grace;
Feast of joy beyond compare,
Banquet all God's children share.

Holy Spirit, feed our hearts,
With the life Christ now imparts;
We receive with thanks this grace,
Til we see Him face to face;
Feast of joy beyond compare,
Banquet all God,s children share.

A psalm for this political season...

O Lord, Do Not Keep Silence
Psalm 83

O Lord, do not keep silent,
And do not hold Your peace;
Behold the awful tumult
Raised by Your enemies.
The wicked heathen nations
Have lifted up their head;
They plot against Your people,
And they would see us dead.

O Lord, set them all whirling,
Like chaff before the wind!
Pursue them with Your tempest,
In fire and storm descend!
Let them all be confounded,
May they be put to shame;
That they may know Jehovah,
That they may seek Your name!

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Tune: Whitford, John Ambrose Lloyd
Lyrics: Brian L. Penney, 2008

It's not too soon....

Into the Darkness, A New Light is Shining

Into the darkness, a new light is shining,
Shining with radiance and with growing glory;
The clouds have parted, and angels are singing:
"Born is the Savior!"

Awake you shepherds, now give up your sleeping,
Arise,arise and hear the angels story;
"Behold, good news of great joy I am bringing,
Haste to the Savior!"

Now to the stable the shepherds are coming,
Coming to see the One born of the Virgin;
There they found Him, as the angels were telling,
"Behold, our Savior!"

Into the darkness let us bear good tidings,
Tidings of peace and of our sins forgiveness;
Jesus has come, His people He is saving,
Praise to the Savior!

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Tune: Lebet Den Herren, Alle, Johann Cruger
Lyrics: Brian L. Penney, 2008