Third Sunday of Advent
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First Reading
Isaiah 35:1-10
The wilderness rejoices; the blind see, the deaf hear
Psalm
Psalm 146:5-10
The Lord sets prisoners free and lifts up the downtrodden
Second Reading
James 5:7-10
Be patient until the Lord's coming
Gospel
Matthew 11:2-11
John asks; none greater than John born of women
Hymns connected to the first reading
Come, We That Love the Lord
Come, we that love the Lord
Fling Wide the Door Unbar the Gate
Fling wide the door, unbar the gate
Lo How a Rose is Growing
Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
Lo, How a Rose e're Blooming
Lo, how a rose e'er blooming
Look from Thy Sphere of Endless Day
Look from thy sphere of endless day
Look from Your Sphere of Endless Day
Look from Your sphere of endless day
Open Now Thy Gates of Beauty
Open now thy gates of beauty
When the King Shall Come Again
When the King shall come again
Hymns connected to the psalm
Blest Are They
Blest are they, the poor in spirit,
Canticle of the Turning
My soul cries out with a joyful shout that the God of my heart is great,
For Everyone Born
For everyone born, a place at the table,
Joyously I'll Praise My Savior
Joyously I'll praise my Savior
Praise the Almighty
Praise the Almighty, my God, the King of creation
Hymns connected to the gospel
Hark the Glad Sound The Savior Comes
Hark the glad sound the Savior comes
Inspired by Love and Anger
Inspired by love and anger, disturbed by need and pain,
O Son of God, in Galilee
O Son of God, in Galilee
When to Our World the Savior Came
When to our world the Savior came
LCMS — Proclaim
Hymn of the Day
Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding
Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding
O People Rise and Labor
O people rise and labor