Advent words for Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Listen to the angels sing
News of coming joy they bring
Hopes abandoned are restored
In the ever-birthing Word
Longing hearts and lives are filled
Paths of wonder are rebuilt
Peace drifts softly into place
Carried by the breath of grace
Listen to the angels sing
News of coming joy they bring
Listen for the word of peace
Wars will end and terror cease
No one’s child will be afraid
Broken lives will be remade
Christ has come, will come again
Holy is this in-between
Here we cast our lives in grace
Here we touch the longing-place
Listen for the words of peace
Wars will end and terrors cease.
Listen to the angels sing
News of coming joy they bring
Mary’s yes and Joseph’s dream
Carried Love through lives unseen
It is ours to make a place
To receive the Child of Grace
In the cradle of our lives
God with Us again arrives
Listen to the angels sing
News of coming joy they bring.
© Catherine Smith, 2017
Hi Catherine, Hope it is ok we use this again this year on Sunday Dec 1
Absolutely Shawn; thanks for asking. Almost Advent blessings ~
i have included this song for this coming Sunday at Broken Bay Uniting Church [Australia]; . thank you,
Thank you for letting me know Patty. Wishing the wonders of Love to you and your faith community.
Beautiful! Thank you for sharing!
Catherine, with your permission, we would love to sing this Sunday!
Certainly Shawn, I love to imagine you all singing it.
Love it, Catherine! I am sending this to our minister in hopes we might sing it on Sunday in worship. I will make sure you are given credit 🙂
Thank you Kerry. Advent blessings ~
So beautiful Catherine! I sang it straight through…inside my head where I can hold a tune. But the words rested deeply in me and filled me with hope.
Marilyn I love the thought of these words resting deeply in you and of them bringing hope. And of your inner singing ~ all graces of Advent.
Thank you Catherine, I would love to sing these words! What a wonderful offering. Shirley Childs
Thank you Shirley. I hope you do sing them. Perhaps you can share them with your worship team at church and sing them with your worshipping community or perhaps you can sing them to yourself, a kind of prayer, a tiny Advent practice.