Advent
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My soul rejoices in God my Saviour (StF 60)
My soul rejoices in God my Saviour
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Before the world began (StF 101)
Before the world began, one Word was there
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Advent candles tell their story (StF 165)
Advent candles tell their story
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Christmas is coming! (StF 166)
'Christmas is coming!', the Church is glad to sing
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Colours of day dawn into my mind (StF 167)
Colours of day dawn into my mind
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Come, Lord Jesus, come (StF 168)
Come, Lord Jesus, come
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Come, thou long-expected Jesus (StF 169i)
Come, thou long-expected Jesus
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Come, thou long-expected Jesus (StF 169ii)
Come, thou long-expected Jesus
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Darkness like a shroud covers the earth (StF 170)
Darkness like a shroud covers the earth
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Hark the glad sound! The Saviour comes (StF 171)
Hark the glad sound! The Saviour comes
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Hills of the north, rejoice (StF 172)
Hills of the north, rejoice
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Into the darkness of this world (StF 173)
Into the darkness of this world
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Light a candle in a darkened place (StF 174)
Light a candle in a darkened place
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Light of the world, you stepped down into darkness (StF 175)
Light of the world, you stepped into darkness
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Lo, he comes with clouds descending (StF 177)
Lo, he comes with clouds descending
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Long ago, prophets knew Christ would come (StF 178)
Long ago, prophets knew Christ would come
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My Lord! what a morning (StF 179)
My Lord! what a morning
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O come, O come, Immanuel (StF 180)
O come, O come, Immanuel
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Of the Father's love begotten (StF 181)
Of the Father's love begotten
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On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry (StF 182)
On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry announces that the Lord is nigh
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Praise to the God who clears the way (StF 183)
Praise to the God who clears the way
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Round orange, round orange, you serve as a sign (StF 184)
Round orange, round orange, you serve as a sign
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Sing we the King who is coming to reign (StF 185)
Sing we the King who is coming to reign
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Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord! (StF 186)
Tell out, my soul, the greatness of the Lord!
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The Angel Gabriel from heaven came (StF 187)
The Angel Gabriel from heaven came
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There's a light upon the mountains (StF 188)
There's a light upon the mountains, and the day is at the spring
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Wild and lone the prophet's voice (StF 189)
Wild and lone the prophet's voice
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As servants working an estate (StF 491)
As servants working an estate whose owner is away
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O love that wilt not let me go (StF 636)
O love that wilt not let me go, I rest my weary soul in thee
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And did God’s feet in ancient time (New Jerusalem) (website only)
"And did God's feet in ancient time" ("New Jerusalem") by Andrew T. Murphy New on 3 October, 2012 - a re-working of William Blake's text with words that offer a flexible resource for many occasions.
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And I will wait now (website only)
“And I will wait now" by Laurence Wareing New on 19 November 2013 - an Advent hymn partly inspired by words of Dietrich Bonhoeffer
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Candles we light upon the Advent Ring (website only)
"Candles we light upon the Advent Ring" by Dominic Grant New on 28 November 2012 - suitable for the lighting of Advent candles
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Christmas story revealed through images and carols
A new resource from the Methodist Modern Art Collection
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God, make us ready for our celebration (Emmanuel Now) (website only)
“God, make us ready for our celebration” by Tony Law New on 30 September 2016 – an Advent hymn that reflects the Old Testament lectionary readings set for Year A
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Light a candle for Jesus the King (website only)
“Light a candle for Jesus the King” by Dominic Grant New on 27 October, 2015 – a candle lighting hymn for Advent
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Light we now our candle’s flame (website only)
"Light we now our candle's flame" by Norman J. Goreham New on 28 June, 2012
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The days are surely coming (website only)
“The days are surely coming” by Dominic Grant New on 17 November 2015 – a carol for Christmas and especially for use alongside the weekly lighting of Advent candles
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The name of Jesus (website only)
“The name of Jesus” by Mary Rose Jensen New on 3 March 2016 – a hymn exploring the implications of the name Jesus in scripture
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We do not look for angel choirs (website only)
“We do not look for angel choirs" by Gareth Hill New on 19 November 2013 - a hymn for the Christmas season that speaks to our sense of Christian commitment throughout the year
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We wait in hope for hope to come (website only)
“We wait in hope for hope to come" by Gareth Hill New on 19 November 2013 - a text that unpacks the implications of Advent hope