O Come, O Come Emmanuel by for King and Country
This contains three verses, which I think is the minimum.
If you’re wondering why a song calling for Emmanuel to come is choice praise as we celebrate his birth, it also give me the chance to share this, which I found online somewhere.
It’s December 1.
Each year Christmas songs start with Andrew Peterson’s Behold The Lamb Of God.
It’s worth repeating each year because it’s good to listen to, and it always seems to be someone’s first year hearing it.
Here’s a YouTube playlist of all the tracks. You could doubtless find it on your favourite streaming service as well.
Tomorrow we’ll dip into some Advent songs, but there’s plenty of anticipation and fulfilment right here.
Get Low is currently available to view on Australia’s SBS online portal.
A movie with a wonderful cast (Robert Duvall, Bill Murray, Sissy Spacek and Lucas Black, and more fine actors in the ensemble), and a wistful story about guilt and forgiveness.
It also features the song Lay My Burden Down by Alison Krauss.
Continuing Sunday Songs on Monday with a hymn that I’m learning for a funeral tomorrow.
When a hymn is requested that I don’t know, it’s a sign that it expresses something of the personal faith of the person for who we’re giving thanks. I always count that a particular privilege.
So I’ve been learning Face To Face With Christ My Saviour.
Youtube is a treasure trove for this sort of thing, so tomorrow I’ll be channelling poor man’s Tennessee Ernie Ford (though probably a little faster).
Here’s a rendition by Ford.
And a bonus version by George Beverly Shea.
The lyrics
1
Face to face with Christ my Saviour
Face to face what will it be
When with rapture I behold Him
Jesus Christ who died for me
Chorus
Face to face I shall behold Him
Far beyond the starry sky
Face to face in all His glory
I shall see Him by and by
2
Only faintly now I see Him
With the darkling veil between
But a blessed day is coming
When His glory shall be seen
Chorus
3
What rejoicing in His presence
When are banished grief or pain
When the crooked ways are straightened
And the dark things shall be plain
Chorus
4
Face to face O blissful moment
Face to face to see and know
Face to face with my Redeemer
Jesus Christ who loves me so.
Chorus
Words: Carrie Elizabeth Ellis Breck
Music: FACE TO FACE (Grant Colfax Tullar)
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