Sunday 23 November 2025
Advent and Christmas Resources
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Sunday before Advent
Christ the King
Hymns marked with an asterisk (*) are suggested for more than one reading
Jeremiah 23:1-6
All hail the power of Jesu’s name! (StF 342)
For Moses’ fiery vision (website only)
He is exalted (StF 52)
The God of Abraham praise (StF 91)
The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want (StF 480)
The Lord’s my shepherd, I’ll not want (StF 481) (Townend ver.)
The splendour of the King (StF 15)
Psalm 46
Hymns reflecting the psalmist's theme
A safe stronghold our God is still (StF 623)
Glorious things of thee are spoken (StF 748)
Sing praise to God who reigns above (StF 117)
When mountains that we thought secure lie crumbled where we stand (StF 722)
OR, instead of the Psalm
The Song of Zechariah (Benedictus): Luke 1: 68-79
Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel (StF 792) responsive reading
Christ is the world's light, Christ and none other (StF 346)
Come, Lord Jesus, come (StF 168)
Darkness like a shroud covers the earth (StF 170)
Into the darkness of this world (StF 173)
Praise the Lord who reigns above (StF 85)
Praise to the God who clears the way (StF 183)
You showed us mercy (StF 488)
Colossians 1:11-20
At the name of Jesus (StF 317)
Christ triumphant, ever reigning (StF 319)
Jesus is Lord! Creation’s voice proclaims it (StF 353)
King of kings, majesty (StF 331)
Of the Father’s love begotten (StF 181)
Over all the earth, you reign on high (StF 63)
The Church’s one foundation (StF 690)
Luke 23:33-43
Christ, our King before creation (StF 318)
Jesus is King and I will extol him (StF 327)
Jesus, remember me (StF 777) responsive song
King of Glory, King of Peace (StF 56)
Let all the world in every corner sing (StF 57)
The head that once was crowned with thorns (StF 312)
When I survey the wondrous cross (StF 287)
A prayer that our lives may sing of God's faithfulness
Lord of all creation, you have written our story with hands of grace.
Every chapter filled with mercy. Every verse a melody of love.
May our lives sing of your faithfulness.
Let our story be a testament of your goodness
and our song a sweet offering before your throne.
You weave sorrow in strands of gold, turning burdens into blessings unseen.
Teach us to sing through every season,
to trust when the road is steep,
to know that your goodness is the chorus that carries us home.
You, O Lord, are our keeper,
our composer, our strength, our song.
To you be all the glory, forever and ever.
Naomi Fetu, Methodist Church in Samoa
A prayer that we might be God's forever - Alternative Prayer
God of love, awaken our souls. God of power, protect us in temptation. God of forgiveness, cleanse us by the blood of Christ. God of saints, let us share in their inheritance. God of rest, let us be yours for ever. Amen.
Mary Gilbert, daughter of Nathaniel and Elizabeth Gilbert (died 1768, aged 16)