jesus' second coming

Each podcast in the Songs Of The Season series will feature a Christmas hymn.  Join me all month long as we dive into the background, context, and timeless truths of these beloved carols.
 
O COME O COME EMMANUEL (SONGS OF THE SEASON)

O come, O come, Emmanuel, 
 And ransom captive Israel 
 That mourns in lonely exile here 
 Until the Son of God appear 
 Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel 
 Shall come to thee, O Israel 

O come, Thou Day-Spring 
 Come and cheer 
 Our spirits by Thine advent here 
 Disperse the gloomy clouds of night 
 And death’s dark shadows put to flight 
 Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel 
 Shall come to thee, O Israel 

O come, desire of nations, bind 
 In one the hearts of all mankind 
 Bid Thou our sad divisions cease 
 And be Thyself our King of peace 
 Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel 
 Shall come to thee, O Israel 
 Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel 
 Shall come to thee, O Israel 

Lyrics:  Jason Mason Neale (translator, original Latin “Veni, veni, Emmanuel") 
 Musical Arrangement:  To the tune “Bone Jesu dulcet cunctis,” perhaps arranged by Thomas Helmore 

LISTEN TO AND WATCH DEREK'S COVER OF THIS SONG:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=08fq5I7USm8

Each podcast in the Songs Of The Season series will feature a Christmas hymn.  Join me all month long as we dive into the background, context, and timeless truths of these beloved carols.
 
 JOY TO THE WORLD (SONGS OF THE SEASON)

Joy to the world, the Lord is come 
 Let earth receive her King 
 Let every heart prepare Him room 
 And Heaven and nature sing 
 And Heaven and nature sing 
 And Heaven, and Heaven, and nature sing 

Joy to the World, the Savior reigns! 
 Let men their songs employ 
 While fields and floods, rocks, hills and plains 
 Repeat the sounding joy 
 Repeat the sounding joy 
 Repeat, repeat, the sounding joy 

He rules the world with truth and grace 
 And makes the nations prove 
 The glories of His righteousness 
 And wonders of His love 
 And wonders of His love 
 And wonders, wonders of His love 

Lyrics:  Isaac Waats 
 Musical Arrangement:  arranged by Lowell Mason with melody from George Frederick Handel (“Antioch”) 

LISTEN TO AND WATCH DEREK'S COVER OF THIS SONG:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hUU1aZP9J9o

Happy New Year! What are your resolutions for this new liturgical year? Caught by surprise? Jesus has some good ones for us--applicable in Advent and our whole lives long.