Advent 4 – Directions For Singing

Advent 4 – Directions For Singing

12/24/17

Psalm 96

Chris Breslin

“Sing lustily and with a good courage. Beware of singing as if you were half dead, or half asleep; but lift up your voice with strength. Be no more afraid of your voice now, nor more ashamed of its being heard, than when you sung the songs of Satan.” John Wesley, Directions for Singing

Christmas Songs that Don’t Know They’re Christmas Songs (Spotify Playlist)

Scripture

Luke 1:46-55 (Magnificat)

Luke 1:67-79 (Benedictus)

Luke 2:28-32 (Nunc Dimittis)

This Sunday’s Songs

Go Tell it on the Mountain! by Work/Traditional

O Come Emmanuel by Traditional

O Little Town of Bethlehem by Brooks/Redner

O Come All Ye Faithful by Wade/Reading

Hark the Herald Angels Sing by Watts/Mendelssohn

The First Noël by Traditional

Canticle of the Turning by Cooney

Joy to the World by Watts/Mason

Further Reading for Advent

Light Upon Light: A Literary Guide to Prayer for Advent, Christmas, and Epiphany edited by Sarah Arthur

Cardiphonia Resources for Advent compiled by Bruce Benedict

God is in the Manger by Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Oak Church Advent Resources compiled by Chris Breslin

Living the Christian Year: Time to Inhabit the Story of God by Bobby Gross

Mary Had a Baby: An Advent Bible Study Based on African American Spirituals by Cheryl Kirk-Duggan & Marilyn Thornton

Rise Up, Shepherd!: Advent Reflections on the Spirituals by Luke Powery

Song of the Stars: A Christmas Story by Sally Lloyd-Jones

Silence and Other Surprising Invitations of Advent by Enuma Okoro

Unwrapping the Greatest Gift: A Family Celebration of Christmas by Ann Voskamp

Advent Calendar (poem) by Rowan Williams

God With Us edited by Gregory Wolfe

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