Third Sunday of Advent
Year B · Advent · liturgical color: blue/violet · All Sundays in Year B
First Reading
Isaiah 61:1-4, 8-11
The Spirit is upon me; good news to the poor; the Lord causes righteousness to spring up
Psalm
Luke 1:46b-55
My soul magnifies the Lord; he has scattered the proud
Second Reading
1 Thessalonians 5:16-24
Rejoice always; pray without ceasing; give thanks
Gospel
John 1:6-8, 19-28
John not the light; I am voice crying in wilderness
Hymns connected to the first reading
Arise, Your Light Is Come!
Arise, your light is come!
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,
Dear Lord to Thy True Servants Give
Dear Lord to Thy true servants give
Dear Lord to Your True Servants Give
Dear Lord to Your true servants give
Enemy of Apathy
She sits like a bird, brooding on the waters,
Freedom Is Coming
Freedom is coming, freedom is coming, freedom is coming, O yes I know.
Go Down Moses
When Israel was in Egypt's land
God's Own Son Most Holy
God's own Son most holy
Hark the Glad Sound The Savior Comes
Hark the glad sound the Savior comes
Heaven Shall Not Wait
Heaven shall not wait for the poor to lose their patience,
His Robes for Mine
His robes for mine, O deep exchange
How Blest Are They Who Hear God's Word
How blest are they who hear God's word
I Will Greatly Rejoice in the Lord
I will greatly rejoice in the Lord
Inspired by Love and Anger
Inspired by love and anger, disturbed by need and pain,
Jesus, Thy Blood and Righteousness
Jesus, thy blood and righteousness
Jesus, Your Blood and Righteousness
Jesus, your blood and righteousness
Let Justice Roll Like a River
Let justice roll like a river
Once He Came in Blessing
Once He came in blessing, all our ills redressing
Praise the One Who Breaks the Darkness
Praise the One who breaks the darkness
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise
Songs of thankfulness and praise
Soul, Adorn Yourself with Gladness
Soul, adorn yourself with gladness
Spirit of God Unleashed On Earth
Spirit of God, unleashed on earth
We Are the Lord's His All-Sufficient Merit
We are the Lord's His all-sufficient merit
When to Our World the Savior Came
When to our world the Savior came
Hymns connected to the second reading
All Praise to Thee My God This Night
All praise to thee, my God, this night
Bless Our Loved Ones Holy Father
Bless our loved ones, holy Father
Blessed Be Your Name
Blessed be Your name in the land that is plentiful
Christians While on Earth Abiding
Christians, while on earth abiding
Come O Long Expected Jesus
Come, O long expected Jesus
Come You Thankful People Come
Come, you thankful people, come
Come, Ye Thankful People, Come
Come, ye thankful people, come
Come, You Thankful People, Come
Come, you thankful people, come
Eternal Spirit of the Living Christ
Eternal Spirit of the living Christ
Every Time I Feel the Spirit
Every time I feel the Spirit moving in my heart I will pray.
Father We Praise You Now the Night is Over
Father, we praise you, now the night is over
Father, We Praise Thee
Father, we praise thee, now the day is over
Father, We Praise You
Father, we praise you, now the day is over
For the Fruits of His Creation
For the fruits of his creation
Forgive Us, Lord, for Shallow Thankfulness
Forgive us, Lord, for shallow thankfulness
Give Thanks with a Grateful Heart
Give thanks with a grateful heart
God to Enfold You
God to enfold you,
Hear Us Now Our God and Father
Hear us now our God and Father
Hear Us, Father, When We Pray
Hear us, Father, when we pray
Holy Ghost Dispel Our Sadness
Holy Ghost, dispel our sadness
Holy Ghost with Light Divine
Holy Ghost with light divine
Holy Spirit Hear Us
Holy Spirit, hear us
How Can I Thank Thee Lord
How can I thank Thee, Lord
How Can I Thank You, Lord
How can I thank you, Lord
In Holy Conversation
In holy conversation
In You is Gladness
In you is gladness amid all sadness
Jehovah, Let Me Now Adore You
Jehovah, let me now adore you
Let the Vineyards Be Fruitful
Let the vineyards be fruitful, Lord
Lord Dismiss Us with Thy Blessing
Lord dismiss us with thy blessing
Lord Teach Us How to Pray Aright
Lord, teach us how to pray aright
Lord to You Immortal Praise
Lord, to You immortal praise
Luther's Morning and Evening Prayer
I thank thee, my heavenly Father
My Heart Is Filled with Thankfulness
My heart is filled with thankfulness to God
My Inmost Heart Now Raises
My inmost heart now raises
O Faithful God Thanks Be to Thee
O faithful God thanks be to Thee
O Jesus Blessed Lord My Praise
O Jesus, blessed Lord, to Thee my praise
O Jesus Blessed Lord to You
O Jesus, blessed Lord, to Thee
O Lord Our Father Thanks and Praise
O Lord our Father thanks and praise
O Lord Our Father Thanks to Thee
O Lord our Father thanks to Thee
Praise and Thanks and Adoration
Praise and thanks and adoration
Praise and Thanksgiving
Praise and thanksgiving let everyone bring
Praise and Thanksgiving Be to God Our Maker
Praise and thanksgiving be to God our Maker
Praise to God Immortal Praise
Praise to God, immortal praise
Prayer Is the Soul's Sincere Desire
Prayer is the soul's sincere desire
Sing to the Lord of Harvest
Sing to the Lord of harvest
Stay with Us, Lord, the Sun Descends
Stay with us, Lord, the sun descends
Swell the Anthem Raise the Song
Swell the anthem, raise the song
Ten Thousand Reasons
Bless the Lord, O my soul
To Thee, O Lord, Our Hearts We Raise
To Thee, O Lord, our hearts we raise
To You Before the Close of Day
To you before the close of day
We Plow the Fields and Scatter
We plow the fields and scatter the good seed on the land
We Praise You, O God, Our Redeemer
We praise you, O God, our Redeemer, Creator
We Sing Thy Praise O God
We sing thy praise O God
When All Thy Mercies O My God
When all Thy mercies, O my God
With All My Heart I Praise You, Lord
With all my heart I praise you, Lord
Ye Lands to the Lord Make a Jubilant Noise
Ye lands to the Lord make a jubilant noise
Hymns connected to the gospel
All Hail to You O Blessed Morn
All hail to you, O blessed morn
All Praise to You O Lord
All praise to you, O Lord
Before the World Began
Before the world began, one Word was there;
Christ, the Word of God Incarnate
Christ, the Word of God incarnate
Christians Awake Salute the Happy Morn
Christians awake, salute the happy morn
Eternal Son of God O Thou
Eternal Son of God O Thou
From East to West From Shore to Shore
From east to west, from shore to shore
From God the Father, Virgin-Born
From God the Father, virgin-born
God has Spoken by His Prophets
God has spoken by His prophets
God of Day and God of Darkness
God of day and God of darkness, now we stand before the night;
Good Christian Friends Rejoice
Good Christian friends, rejoice
He Whom Shepherds Once Came Praising
He whom shepherds once came praising
Herald, Sound the Note of Judgment
Herald, sound the note of judgment
In Peace and Joy I Now Depart
In peace and joy I now depart
Jesus Calls Us Here to Meet Him
Jesus calls us here to meet him
Jesus Has Come and Brings Pleasures
Jesus has come and brings pleasures
Light of Light, O Sole-Begotten
Light of Light, O Sole-Begotten
Lord Jesus Christ True Man and God
Lord Jesus Christ, true man and God
Love Has Come
Love has come, a light in the darkness
Many and Great
Many and great, O God, are thy things,
Now Sing We, Now Rejoice
Now sing we, now rejoice
O God of Light's Great Mystery
O God of light's great mystery
O God, O Lord of Heaven and Earth
O God, O Lord of heaven and earth
O Jesus King of Glory
O Jesus, King of glory
O Lord of Light Who Made the Stars
O Lord of light, who made the stars
O Splendor of the Father's Light
O Splendor of the Father's Light
On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry
On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
Praise God the Lord Ye Sons of Men
Praise God the Lord ye sons of men
Prepare the Royal Highway
Prepare the royal highway
Speak O Lord
Speak, O Lord, as we come to You
The Day Full of Grace
The day full of grace has come to us now
The Son of God Our Christ the Word the Way
The Son of God our Christ the Word the Way
There's a Voice in the Wilderness Crying
There's a voice in the wilderness crying
To the Name of Our Salvation
To the name of our salvation
True God and Yet a Man
True God and yet a Man
We Praise You, Jesus, at Your Birth
We praise you, Jesus, at your birth
When All the World was Cursed
When all the world was cursed by sin
While Shepherds Watched Their Flocks by Night
While shepherds watched their flocks by night
Word Supreme Before Creation
Word supreme before creation
Word of God, When All Was Silent
Word of God, when all was silent
You Are the Way to You Alone
You are the way to you alone
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