Devotional 11/30/14

Mark 13:24-37

O Come, Thou Blessed Hope

O come, thou blessed Hope of God,
The Hope of being whole.
In fear or exile, grief or pain
We call to you again and again
To free the troubled soul,
To free the captive soul.

O come, thou blessed Love of God,
The Love from Mary born:
Thou child who drew a mother’s face
And grew in wisdom, full of grace
To love us with each morn,
To love us each new morn.

O come, thou blessed Joy of God,
The Joy of dawning rays.
Come Jesus, now, the word made flesh;
Be born within our hearts, our créche.
Receive our gift of praise,
Receive our joyful praise.

O come thou blessed Peace of God,
The Peace of Christ be giv’n:
That calls the world to end all strife
With promise of abundant life
On earth as now in heav’n,
On earth as known in heav’n.

O come, thou Hope, Love, Joy, and Peace,
O come from heav’n above.
Emmanuel, now come and bless
The earth with your divine caress
And fill us with your love.
Fill us with heav’nly love.

Rev. Jack Lipphardt