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CAROLS – SATB
LITANY 1
LEADER: Joy to the world! Our Lord has come! He is here! He has accom-
plished the Gospel. He is a living testament that God keeps His
promises.
Lord, like the Holy Family on that first Christmas night, many
of us enter into the Christmas season with mixed emotions. And
like that first Christmas night, we celebrate in the midst of a
complicated, everchanging world. Because You are good, even
through Your birth You remind us that You are an unchange-
able, faithful God. Because of this,
ALL: We come today in gratitude
LEADER: knowing that as far as the curse is found, your Light shines. As far
as the curse is found, Your blessings search us out and cover us.
ALL: We come today in humility
LEADER: stripped of pride, accepting You as our eternal Gift, given by
God the Father.
ALL: We come rejoicing
LEADER: as Your adopted children! Your earthly adoption brought You
into a world of heartache, poverty and death. Our heavenly
adoption brings us kingdom riches and life.
ALL: We come in faith
LEADER: knowing that in our own advent seasons of life, you are the
Promise Keeper. You are the God who comes and stays and
delivers. Because of this,
ALL: You are our Hope!
LEADER: Our hope for things to come,
ALL: Our Hope for unresolved situations today.
LEADER: You are our HOPE when we pray in Your name,
Optional: All recite The Lord's Prayer.
ALL: In the name of Jesus, Amen.
CAROL: "Joy to the World"
