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Proclaim the Bridegroom Near

by Chicago Metro Presbytery Music

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Song for Advent - Music: http://covenantchicago.org/pdf/OComeEmmanuelChoir.pdf
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Song for Advent - Music: http://covenantchicago.org/pdf/HarkAThrilling.pdf
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Song for Advent - Music: http://covenantchicago.org/pdf/PrepareTheWay.pdf
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Song for Advent - C Hark! ’tis the watchman’s cry, C_______G________C “Wake, brethren, wake!” Jesus Himself is nigh; C_____G_______C Wake, brethren, wake! C Sleep is for sons of night; C___________F_____G Ye are children of the light, C Yours is the glory bright; C______G_______C Wake, brethren, wake! Call to each wakening band, “Watch, brethren, watch!” Clear is our Lord’s command; Watch, brethren, watch! Be ye as men that wait Always at the Master’s gate, E’en though He tarry late; Watch, brethren, watch! Hear we the Shepherd’s voice, “Pray, brethren, pray!” Would ye His heart rejoice? Pray, brethren, pray! Sin calls for constant fear, Weakness needs the Strong One near Long as ye struggle here; Pray, brethren, pray! Now sound the final chord, “Praise, brethren, praise!” Thrice holy is our Lord; Praise, brethren, praise! What more befits the tongue Soon to join the angels’ songs, While Heav’n the note prolongs, Praise, brethren, praise!
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Song for Advent: from Handel's Messiah
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Song for Advent - Music: http://covenantchicago.org/pdf/Rejoice Rejoice Believers with chords'.pdf
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Song for Christmastide - Music: http://covenantchicago.org/pdf/LetAllMortal FleshKeep Silencecc.pdf http://covenantchicago.org/pdf/LetAllMortal FleshLS.pdf
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Am ’Twas in the moon of wintertime, ___________G______Am When all the birds had fled, Am That God the Lord of all the earth __________G_____Am Sent angel choirs instead; C________________G Before their light the stars grew dim, _____Am And wondering hunters heard the hymn: Refrain Em-Am____G____E7 Jesus your King is born, Am_G___Am Jesus is born, Am______E7_Am In excelsis Gloria. The earliest moon of wintertime Is not so round and fair As was the ring of glory around the Infant there. Before their light the stars grew dim, And wondering hunters heard the hymn: Refrain O children of the forest free, The angels' song is true, The holy Child of earth and Heav’n Is born today for you. Come kneel before the radiant Boy, Who brings you beauty, peace and joy.
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Song for Christmastide - Music: http://covenantchicago.org/pdf/onthisday.pdf
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Song for Christmastide - Music: http://covenantchicago.org/pdf/GloryBeToGod.pdf
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The Church has been singing the texts of some of these Advent and Christmastide songs for centuries. They capture the sojourn of God’s people in particularly poignant and haunting ways. It’s a beautiful and sometimes maddening paradox to live in the piercing light of the Incarnation and yet at times feel so helplessly lost and defeated. Advent and Christmastide is the story we live right now. We wait again expectantly for the return of the King in power ... and as we wait, we sing these pilgrim songs. When we return to these songs every year we are slowly formed into a people that are no longer overwhelmed by the darkness around us: Our hope is confident, our love is selfless, our joy is contagious, and our peace enduring.

Merry Christmas and Peace,
Paul van der Bijl
Director of Worship and Music
Covenant Presbyterian Church of Chicago

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released December 4, 2011

Produced by Paul van der Bijl and Jason Reed
Track 7 produced by Steve Hendershot and Chris Gelin, engineered and mixed by Chris Gelin
All songs recorded at Covenant Presbyterian Church of Chicago except track 7. Portions of tracks 3, 4, 5, 9, and 12 were recorded in Prospect Heights, IL
All songs arranged by Paul van der Bijl and Jason Reed (unless otherwise noted)
Edited, mixed and mastered by Troy Bartholomew, Cary, IL
Design, cover photo and layout by Paul van der Bijl
© Covenant Presbyterian Church of Chicago, 2011, All Rights Reserved

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