Oh Praise Him

Turn your ear to heavenAnd hear the noise inside

The sound of angels aweThe sound of angels songs

All this for a King

We could join and sing

All to Christ our King

How constant how divineThis love of ours will rise

Oh how constant, how divineThis love of ours will rise,Will rise…

Oh Praise Him, Oh Praise Him,He is Holy, He is Holy

Turn your gaze to heavenAnd raise a joyous noise

The sound of salvation come, The sound of rescued ones

And all this for a King

Angels join and sing

All for Christ our King

Oh Praise Him, Oh Praise Him,He is Holy, He is Holy

Oh Praise Him, Oh Praise Him,He is Holy, He is Holy

Oh la la la la la laOh la la la la la laOh la la la la la la, la, la, la

Oh Praise Him, Oh Praise Him,He is Holy, He is Holy

How infinite and sweetThis Love so rescuing

O, how infinitely sweetThis great Love that has redeemed

As one, we sing…

Hallelujah, HallelujahHe is Holy, he is Holy

Hallelujah, HallelujahHe is Holy, he is Holy

Oh Praise Him, Oh Praise Him,He is Holy, he is Holy

Oh Praise Him, Oh Praise Him,He is Holy, he is Holy

Angels We Have Heard On High

Angels we have heard on highSweetly singing o’er the plains

And the mountains in replyEchoing their joyous strains

Gloria in excelsis DeoGloria in excelsis Deo

Come to Bethlehem and seeChrist whose birth the angels sing

Come adore on bended kneeChrist the Lord the newborn King

Gloria in excelsis DeoGloria in excelsis Deo

See Him in a manger laidWhom the choirs of angels praise

Mary, Joseph, lend your aidWhile our hearts in love we raise

Gloria in excelsis DeoGloria in excelsis Deo

We fall down,We lay our crowns

…at the feet of Jesus

The greatness of Hismercy and love

…at the feet of Jesus

We cry…Holy, Holy, Holy

We cry…Holy, Holy, Holy

We cry…Holy, Holy, Holy

…is the

Lamb

We fall down,We lay our crowns

…at the feet of Jesus

The greatness of Hismercy and love

…at the feet of Jesus

We cry…Holy, Holy, Holy

We cry…Holy, Holy, Holy

We cry…Holy, Holy, Holy

…is the

Lamb

Advent:The Compassion of God

Sanctuary Covenant ChurchDecember 5, 2010

Isaiah 42The Servant of the LORD 1 “Here is my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen one in whom I delight; I will put my Spirit on him, and he will bring justice to the nations. 2 He will not shout or cry out, or raise his voice in the streets. 3 A bruised reed he will not break, and a smoldering wick he will not snuff out. In faithfulness he will bring forth justice; 4 he will not falter or be discouraged till he establishes justice on earth. In his teaching the islands will put their hope.”

5 This is what God the LORD says— the Creator of the heavens, who stretches them out, who spreads out the earth with all that springs from it, who gives breath to its people, and life to those who walk on it: 6 “I, the LORD, have called you in righteousness; I will take hold of your hand. I will keep you and will make you to be a covenant for the people and a light for the Gentiles, 7 to open eyes that are blind, to free captives from prison and to release from the dungeon those who sit in darkness.”

“The Lord, the Lord, the compassionate and gracious God, slow to anger and abounding in love and faithfulness…” (Exodus

34:6)

Compassion is:Empathy in Action

Raham and Splanchnizomai: from the gutsCompassio: to suffer with

Christmas is a story of compassion!

Responding to God’s compassion:

Receive it

Carry it

3 Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of compassion and the God of all comfort, 4 who comforts us in all our troubles, so that we can comfort those in any trouble with the comfort we ourselves receive from God. (2 Corinthians 1:3-4)

Gracious And Compassionate

The Lord is gracious and compassionate

Slow to anger and rich in love

The Lord is gracious and compassionate

Slow to anger and rich in love

And the Lord is good to all He has compassion

in all that He has made

As far as the east is from the west

That’s how far He has removed our transgressions

from us (repeat)

The Lord is gracious and compassionate

Slow to anger and rich in love

The Lord is gracious and compassionate

Slow to anger and rich in love

And the Lord is good to all He has compassion

in all that He has made

As far as the east is from the west

That’s how far He has removed our transgressions

from us (repeat)

Praise the Lord, oh my soul Praise the Lord

Praise the Lord, oh my soul Praise the Lord

O come all ye O come all ye faithfulfaithful

Joyful and Joyful and triumphanttriumphant

O come ye, O come ye, O come yeO come ye

To BethlehemTo Bethlehem

Come and Come and behold Himbehold Him

Born the Born the King of King of angelsangels

O come let us O come let us us adore Himus adore Him

O come let us O come let us adore Himadore Him

O come let us O come let us adore Himadore Him

Christ, the Christ, the LordLord

Sing, choirs Sing, choirs of angelsof angels

Sing in Sing in exultationexultation

O sing all ye O sing all ye citizens of citizens of

heaven aboveheaven above

Glory to God!Glory to God!

All glory inAll glory in

the highest!the highest!

O come let us O come let us us adore Himus adore Him

O come let us O come let us adore Himadore Him

O come let us O come let us adore Himadore Him

Christ, the Christ, the LordLord

Yea, Lord we Yea, Lord we greet Theegreet Thee

Born this Born this happy happy

morningmorning

O Jesus, to O Jesus, to Thee Thee

be all glory be all glory giv’ngiv’n

Word of the Word of the FatherFather

Now in flesh Now in flesh appearingappearing

O come let us O come let us us adore Himus adore Him

O come let us O come let us adore Himadore Him

O come let us O come let us adore Himadore Him

Christ, the Christ, the LordLord