Second Sunday of Advent
Year C · Advent · liturgical color: blue/violet · All Sundays in Year C
First Reading
Malachi 3:1-4
I am sending my messenger; he will purify and refine; pleasant offerings
Psalm
Luke 1:68-79
Blessed be the God of Israel; a horn of salvation; to give light to those in darkness
Second Reading
Philippians 1:3-11
He who began good work will complete it
Gospel
Luke 3:1-6
John Baptist; prepare way of Lord; all flesh see salvation
Hymns connected to the first reading
Comfort Comfort Now My People
Comfort, comfort now my people
In His Temple Now Behold Him
In his temple now behold him
My Soul Doth Magnify the Lord
My soul doth magnify the Lord
O How Shall I Receive Thee
O how shall I receive thee
Songs of Thankfulness and Praise
Songs of thankfulness and praise
That Day of Wrath That Dreadful Day
That day of wrath, that dreadful day
Hymns connected to the psalm
Blessed Be the God of Israel
Blessed be the God of Israel
Blest Be the God of Israel
Blest be the God of Israel
Cold December Flies Away
Cold December flies away
Come O Long Expected Jesus
Come, O long expected Jesus
Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising
Come, your hearts and voices raising
Hark! A Thrilling Voice is Sounding
Hark! a thrilling voice is sounding
Jesus Has Come and Brings Pleasures
Jesus has come and brings pleasures
Lift Up Your Heads, You Mighty Gates
Lift up your heads, you mighty gates
Lost in the Night Do the People Yet Languish
Lost in the night do the people yet languish
O Christ Our Light O Radiance True
O Christ, our light, O Radiance true
O Lord How Shall I Meet Thee
O Lord, how shall I meet Thee
Ostende Nobis
Ostende nobis, Domine, misericordiam tuam
Prepare the Royal Highway
Prepare the royal highway
Sing Praise to the God of Israel
Sing praise to the God of Israel
The People That in Darkness Sat
The people that in darkness sat
This Night a Wondrous Revelation
This night a wondrous revelation
Hymns connected to the second reading
Forgive Us, Lord, for Shallow Thankfulness
Forgive us, Lord, for shallow thankfulness
The Saints in Christ Are One in Every Place
The saints in Christ are one in every place
Hymns connected to the gospel
Arise, O Christian People
Arise, O Christian people
Comfort Comfort These My People
Comfort, comfort now my people
Herald, Sound the Note of Judgment
Herald, sound the note of judgment
O People Rise and Labor
O people rise and labor
On Jordan's Bank the Baptist's Cry
On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
There's a Voice in the Wilderness Crying
There's a voice in the wilderness crying
Ye Sons of Men Oh Hearken
Ye sons of men, oh hearken
LCMS — Proclaim
Hymn of the Day
Hymn Suggestions
Hark the Glad Sound The Savior Comes
Hark the glad sound the Savior comes
O People Rise and Labor
O people rise and labor
Oh That I Had a Thousand Voices
Oh that I had a thousand voices
Prepare the Royal Highway
Prepare the royal highway
When All the World was Cursed
When all the world was cursed by sin