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Sermon for the First Sunday in Advent – November 30, 2025
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If you’re looking for the sermon, it begins at approximately 21:42.
Hymns for this Sunday- hymn numbers are from the 1940 Hymnal:
Nota Bene: In lieu of the Gradual and Alleluia being chanted by our cantor, we will be singing a Gradual Hymn, bracketing the reading of the Gospel: the first two verses will be sung before the Gospel is read, and the second two after.
During Advent, we will use the classic hymn “O come, O come, Emmanuel” – based on the ancient “Great O” Advent antiphons, each citing a Christological title or role of the Messiah, our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ, from the Prophets – as our Gradual hymn, bracketing the Gospel reading with two verses from that hymn: one before, and one after.
Today, on the First Sunday of Advent, we will sing the 1st verse before, and the 2nd after, the Gospel. Next Sunday, the 3rd and 4th; the following Sunday, the 5th and 6th; and the Last Sunday of Advent, the Sunday next before Christmas Day itself, we will sing verse 7 before, and reprise verse 1 after, the Gospel.
Processional Hymn: “Come, thou long-expected Jesus” (Tune: Hyfrydol) – [insert]
Gradual Hymn: “O come, O come, Emmanuel” (Tune: Veni Emmanuel) – (v. 1) #2
The Gospel: St. John vi. 5. 221
Gradual Hymn: “O come, O come, Emmanuel” (v. 2) #2
Sermon Hymn: “Watchman, tell us of the night” (Second Tune: Aberystwy) – #440 (2)
The women of the church will sing the lines beginning “Watchman…”; the men of the church will respond with the lines beginning “Traveler…”
Communion Hymn: “Creator of the stars of night” (First Tune: Conditor Alme) – #6 (1)
Recessional Hymn: “Lo, he comes with clouds descending” (Second Tune: Helmsley) – #5 (2)
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