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He's on His Way Down
04:05
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For you who walk in darkness still relying on the Lord.
Refusing to make your own light, or kindle your own torch.
He’s on his way down!
Soon there will be a little child there at the virgin’s breast.
To save you he will wear your sin and then he’ll die your death.
He’s on his way down,
He’s on his way down,
He’s on his way down to you.
For you who prey upon the weak, who trample on the poor.
Your cup of wrath is filling up. Your Judge is at the door.
He’s on his way down,
He’s on his way down,
He’s on his way down...
The King of kings, the Lord of lords, the Prince of Peace, the Living Word,
Ancient of Days, Author of Light, Emmanuel, Eternal Life,
The Mighty God, The Counselor, The Promised One, The Warrior,
The Son of God, The Son of Man, O Jesus Christ, Our Savior.
O magnify the Lord with me, if he has giv’n you voice.
“The Lord who Saves” will raise you up, let Earth and Heav’n rejoice!
He’s on his way down,
He’s on his way down,
He’s on his way down to you.
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Angels shout and fill the heavens, Still we feel the trembling hum.
For the King of all creation, Long-awaited He has come
Go like shepherds’ humble stature, Not in pomp but earnest fear,
Seek the child and bear your witness, Tell the Hope of all is here.
Arise, shine, your Light has come!
Behold He rises like the dawn.
O hear the gathered nations sing,
Rejoice! Adore Him! Christ our King! O Arise!
O receive like Mary, Joseph, Wonder at this glorious sight.
See by faith, the angel's ver’ty: This poor child is Light of light.
Herods will be always hunting, Some by slander, some by sword.
Stand steadfast, O dear believer, Holding out the living word.
Arise, shine, your Light has come!
Behold He rises like the dawn.
O hear the gathered nations sing,
Rejoice! Adore Him! Christ our King! O Arise!
Watch and wait and keep affection, Stir your hope and faith and love.
Soon you'll see your vindication, coming in the clouds above.
Praise and glory now and ever, In this world and that to come
Quick the city, down from heaven, Jesus calls His bride, “Come home!"
Arise, shine, your Light has come!
Behold He rises like the dawn.
O hear the gathered nations sing,
Rejoice! Adore Him! Christ our King! O Arise!
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Emmanuel
04:26
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He comes to be the Word that all words are judged by.
He comes to be the Light that all lights are seen by.
He comes to be the blood that all debts are paid by.
He comes to be the Word that all words are judged by.
Emmanuel
He comes to bring some rest to the heavy laden.
He comes to gut the one who abused his children.
He comes to burn all memories of Satan.
He comes to bring some rest to the heavy laden.
Emmanuel
We have touched him,
We have seen God’s face.
We beheld him,
“God with Us” remained.
We received him,
We believed in his name, in his name, in his name.
He comes to lift our heads to proclaim his witness.
He comes to dwell in us to reflect his radiance.
He comes to send us out, his incarnate presence.
He comes to lift our heads to proclaim his witness.
Emmanuel
When he comes again then we will be always with him.
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There was a boy, went for a walk, down by the stream, picked out some rocks,
And stepped out on, the battlefield, no shield or sword, for him to wield.
The giant jeered, and boasted loud, the little boy just held his ground
And pulled a stone out of his pouch, and raised his sling, and slung it round singing…
Glory to God in the Highest! Glory to God!
A coward man, was hiding low, an angel called, told him to go
And lead his kin, to overthrow the burdens of their wicked foes.
His troop was small, three hundred men. The foe too vast to count, like sand.
Still they around the foe that night, raised up their horns, and jars of light singing…
Glory to God in the Highest! Glory to God! Glory to God!
A pilgrim folk, in desert sun, were told to take, a fortress town.
No siege ramps built, no batter ram, the word of God, would be their plan.
Six days they marched, around its sides, the seventh day, the seventh time,
The trumpets made a victor’s sound. The people raised, a mighty shout singing…
Glory to God in the Highest! Glory to God! Glory to God!
A virgin aches in labor pains. She’s giving birth, to him who saves,
There in the barn, the humble means, the filthy rags, the trough unclean.
The rock now strikes, the giants face. The jars now break, the light dismays.
Jericho’s walls, are tumbling down, for Christ is born, the angels singing...
Glory to God in the Highest! Glory to God! Glory to God!
Glory to God in the Highest! Glory to God! Glory to God!
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O Savior, rend the heavens wide;
Come down, come down with mighty stride;
Unlock the gates, the doors break down,
Unbar the way to heaven’s crown.
O Morning Star, O Radiant Sun,
When will our hearts behold your dawn?
O Sun, arise; without your light,
We grope in gloom and dark of night.
Sin’s dreadful doom upon us lies;
Grim death looms fierce before our eyes.
O, come, lead us with mighty hand,
Through exile to the promised land.
There shall we all our praises bring
Ever to you, our Savior King;
There shall we laud you and adore
Forever and forever more.
Forever and forever more.
Forever and forever more.
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When the Lord Came Down
04:40
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When the Lord came down,
Well it made no sound,
Just a little light, mid the noisy night,
When the Lord came down.
While Joseph prayed,
Outside he paced,
If this was all God’s plan,
He couldn’t understand,
While Joseph prayed.
When Mary cried,
She held Jesus tight,
She was all alone,
Far from her home,
When Mary cried.
As the Angels sang,
Through the worlds it rang,
The tyranny we’d known,
Was being overthrown,
As the Angels sang.
What the shepherds saw,
In the filth and straw,
Was the King of kings,
In raw humility,
What the shepherds saw.
Holy, holy, holy, here we fall,
With shouts of joy and tears of awe.
For while we were still in love with our sin,
And hating him, God entered in.
To show all the scared the weight of his love,
And sparing none, he gave up his only Son.
When they gave his name,
They been told he'd save.
They hoped he just might,
They didn't know how right,
When they gave his name.
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O Savior of our fallen race,
O Brightness of the Father’s face,
O Son who shared the Father’s might
Before the world knew day or night,
O Jesus, very Light of light,
Our constant star in sin’s deep night:
Now hear the prayers your people pray,
Throughout the world this holy day.
Remind us Lord of life and grace,
How once, to save our fallen race,
You put our human vesture on,
And came to us as Mary’s son.
Today, as year by year its’ light,
Brings to our world a promise bright,
One precious truth outshines the sun:
Salvation comes from you alone.
For from the Father’s throne you came,
His banished children to reclaim;
And earth and sea and sky revere,
The love of Him who sent you here.
And we are jubilant today,
For you have washed our guilt away.
O hear the glad new song we sing,
On this, the birth of Christ our King!
O Savior of our fallen race,
The world will see your radiant face.
For you who came to us before,
Will come again and all restore.
Let songs of praise your name adorn,
O Christ, Redeemer, virgin-born,
Whom with the Father we adore,
And Holy Spirit evermore.
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We Have Seen His Glory
04:20
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The word of God, His inner thought, the fountainhead of meaning
From whom all came, through whom all made, in whom we have our being.
The light that gives the life to all, our nature full assuming.
The One who was before all things, a while, God with Us dwelling
We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only.
He came and we beheld him and our living hearts are proof.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only.
Who came down from the Father, so full of grace and truth.
Though all the world was made through him they did not recognize him
He came to that which was his own but they would not receive him
But all who heard and let him in, who trusted and believed Him
He gave release, He made them free, to be born as God’s children.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only.
He came and we beheld him and our living hearts are proof.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only.
Who came down from the Father, so full of grace and truth.
In the Incarnate Word, at last we know,
The burning kindness of our Father’s face.
And through the blood of Jesus,
All of us received just grace, on grace, on grace.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only.
He came and we beheld him and our living hearts are proof.
We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only.
Who came down from the Father, so full of grace and truth.
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The Beauty to Come
03:57
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All you who wait in the dark, just like your parents of old,
Wand'ring, despairing, they inwardly yearned.
For Christ, the one long foretold.
Like you they languished in hope,
Hurting, embittered, confused.
Then late one evening, a birth in a shed,
The promise of Eden came true.
Every crying of anguish be turned to a song,
Every child forgotten brought in to belong,
Every violent evil be burned til it's gone, til it's gone.
Just like the star in the sky,
Signaled a heavenly reign.
Know that your faith is the substance and proof,
Of a bright and unstoppable day!
Every crying of anguish be turned to a song,
Every child forgotten brought in to belong,
Every violent evil be burned til it's gone, til it's gone.
Jesus' birth is the seed of the beauty to come.
O Love, Almighty in weakness, the Lamb for the wretches,
O Love, O Love, His blood for our healing, reborn in His glory,
O Love.
Every crying of anguish be turned to a song
Every child forgotten brought in to belong
Every violent evil be burned til it's gone, til it's gone
Jesus' birth is the seed of the beauty to come.
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Break Forth O Light
04:43
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Soon at last at the dawning, we become who we are.
The redemption of Jesus through the blood of forgiveness,
We’ve spread near and far.
Yet we’ve never stopped seeking, for the kingdom complete.
For the hurt to be whole, for the poor to be full,
And the scared to be free.
Break forth O Light!
We have walked as we worshipped, in our hearts, Sabbath rest
Representing our Sovereign, who can move earth and heaven,
In His power to bless.
We have lived out His beauties, shown the light of his face.
Silenced every accuser, broke the chains of each burden,
Clothed the shameful in grace.
Break forth O Light, O Healing rise!
The earth that groaned, now leaps and cries.
The soul that yearned is satisfied.
We hold out our flame, and in hope we wait,
Until you arrive.
Until you arrive.
Until you arrive.
Now the hour is brimming, fullness almost has come.
When the earth stands receiving, its King and his Kingdom,
And Heaven comes down.
And we'll fully know him, by touch and by sight.
And we’ll drink deep together, surrounded by splendor, increasing in life.
Break forth O Light, O Healing rise!
The earth that groaned, now leaps and cries.
The soul that yearned is satisfied.
We hold out our flame, and in hope we wait,
Until you arrive.
Until you arrive.
Until you arrive.
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