In this Advent season we await the coming of Christ
Come, Lord Jesus, come to us this day. We await your coming.
We await the coming of God’s revealing light,
Come, Lord Jesus, come to us this day. We await your coming.
We await the coming of God’s saving hope
Come, Lord Jesus, come to us this day. We await your coming.
We wait the coming of God’s redeeming child
Come, Lord Jesus, come to us this day. We await your coming.
(Pause for lighting of the Advent candle)
We wait for the God of life
We wait for the Christ of love
We wait for the Spirit of truth
Come down, come in and dwell among us.
We wait in expectation of your coming
We wait in hope for your promises
We wait in joy for your salvation
Come down, come in and dwell among us.
Come into our hearts that we may love you
Come into our minds that we may know you
Come into our lives that we may serve you
Come down, come in and dwell among us.
(Read Scripture for the Day)
Child of promise come,
Revealer of God come,
Bringer of life come,
Come to the beaten and the battered,
Come to the despised and rejected
Come to all in whom the divine image is still distorted
We wait in joyful expectation.
Come not as an distant emperor but as a helpless babe
Come not as a prince in a gold palace, but as a displaced and frightened refugee
Come not as a man of power, but in love and compassion
Come to those outcast like shepherds in the field
Come to foreigners like Magi watching from afar
Come to rich and poor, young and old, male and female,
We wait in hopeful anticipation
Come to bless all creation with your love
Come to bring salvation on the earth
Come to rule with justice and in peace
Come Child of promise, open the windows of our hearts
Come Christ of compassion, open the doors of our homes
Come Prince of Peace, open the pathways to our lives
We wait with all the peoples of the earth
Child of hope we welcome your coming
Christ of life we welcome your coming
King of glory we welcome your coming
Our Father who art in heaven hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us. Lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil, for thine is the kingdom the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.
Come Lord Jesus and lead the captives from their prisons,
Come Lord Jesus for in you we trust O King of kings.
Come to bring peace in the midst of war,
Come Lord Jesus for in you we trust O King of kings.
Come to offer comfort in the presence of mourning
Come Lord Jesus for in you we trust O King of kings.
Come to provide abundance in the midst of hunger
Come Lord Jesus for in you we trust O King of kings.
Come to show forth justice for those who have been oppressed
Come Lord Jesus for in you we trust O King of kings.
Christ our Saviour comes and we welcome his coming.
Not as a king but as a babe,
Not as a master but as a servant,
Not as a warrior but as a man of peace
May we put on the armour of light this day,
And clothe ourselves with Christ.
Let us put on hope to guide us,
Let us put on love to surround us,
Let us put on joy to sustain us,
Let us put on peace to inspire us.
May we put on the armour of light this day,
And clothe ourselves with Christ.
We wait for the day of justice,
We wait for the dawn of righteousness,
We wait for the coming of light,
We wait for the advent of peace,
May we put on the armour of light this day,
And clothe ourselves with Christ.
Amen