December 12, 2023 • 23 mins
Ever thought of the hymn 'Come Thou, Fount of Every Blessing' as a Christmas hymn? Well, it's time you join us on a unique exploration of this powerful hymn, as we uncover its significance in the Advent season. In our third installment of The Bright Forever's Special Series, Hymns of Advent, we will be highlighting how this hymn resonates with themes of joy and gratitude in salvation. And discuss the profound meaning behind how it beautifully aligns with the spirit of joy that is so central to our salvation.
As we travel through this Advent season, we are reflecting on four fundamental elements: expectant waiting, repentance and reflection, scripture reading, and the use of symbols. Guiding us through our journey this week is the them of joy which is another cornerstone of our relationship with God. We explore Scriptures from Isaiah, Zephaniah, and Luke that encapsulate the anticipation of joy rooted in salvation and how God rejoices over us. Throughout this series, we continue to look for ways we can incorporate these themes into our daily lives, making this celebration a collective effort of my family and yours. So, brace yourselves for an enlightening expedition of faith, gratitude, and the anticipation of great joy.
"Come Thou Fount of Every Blessing" (Christmas Version) performed by Nathan Drake at ReawakenHymns.com
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All songs used by permission.
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Speaker 1 (00:01):
God is not dead, nor dutty sleep.
The wrong shall fail.
The right prevail With peace onearth.
Good will to men.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
This is the Bright Forever.
(00:40):
Hello and welcome to the BrightForever and our special series
Hymns of Advent, where each weekwe will discover the power and
richness of some of the greatestAdvent hymns of the church.
My name is Andy Peavey Houseand I am your host and guide on
this journey through the Adventseason.
(01:00):
As I've said before, if you'rewondering why we're doing as
I've said before, if you'rewondering why we're talking
about this Advent thing andaren't really sure what it's all
(01:22):
about, take a minute and goback and listen to Episode 6
about the theme of hope.
In that episode, I give you aquick reference guide to
understanding the Advent seasonfound within many Christian
denominations.
For those of you who have beenwith us and are up to speed, I'm
(01:43):
going to quickly recap aboutthe themes we are centering
these episodes around the wordAdvent, or Adventus means coming
or arrival.
It usually lasts for the fourweeks leading up to Christmas
Day.
It is marked by four keyelements expectant, waiting,
(02:04):
repentance and reflection,scripture reading and the use of
symbols.
Within those symbols, we findthe four themes upon which this
season is based, and each themedweek in Advent highlights a
specific aspect of our journeywith God.
(02:26):
Week 1 is hope, as weanticipate the fulfillment of
God's promises in the comingMessiah.
Week 2, that was peace,reflecting on the peace that
comes through the birth of thePrince of Peace.
Week 3 is joy, celebrating thejoy found in the good news of
(02:50):
Jesus' birth and the salvationthat comes through what he has
done for us.
These themes continue to guideus through this Advent season.
Last week, we focused in onpeace and found the beautifully
poetic Let all mortal flesh keepsilence.
(03:11):
Each week, near the end ofthese Advent episodes, we share
a practical way that you andyour family can celebrate using
the theme of that week.
And, as I've said, each week myfamily is doing each of these
ideas alongside all of you whoare listening.
(03:32):
This week, we delve into thetheme of joy as we explore the
powerful yet unconventionalAdvent hymn Come thou, fount of
every blessing, and search forits significance in the Advent
season.
Isaiah 12, 2 through 3.
(04:00):
Behold, god is my salvation.
I will trust and will not beafraid for the Lord.
God is my strength and my song,and he has become my salvation.
With joy you will draw waterfrom the wells of salvation.
(04:24):
Zephaniah 3, 17,.
The Lord, your God, is with you.
The mighty warrior who saves.
He will take great delight inyou.
He will quiet you by his love.
He will rejoice over you withsinging Luke 2, 10 through 11,.
(04:50):
And the angel said to them Fearnot, for behold, I bring you
good news of great joy that willbe for all the people, for unto
you is born this day in thecity of David, a Savior who is
Christ the Lord.
(05:13):
In these scriptures we begin toglimpse the anticipation of joy
rooted in salvation.
Isaiah gives us a song ofpraise for God's salvation that
anticipates the praise for God'ssalvation in Christ, the coming
(05:36):
Messiah.
It speaks of drawing water withjoy from the wells of salvation
.
Zephaniah assures us of God'ssalvation and in saving us, god
himself delights and rejoicesover us.
One ESV study Bible commentatorput it like this this verse
(06:00):
remarkably adds that God himselfwill rejoice over you with
gladness, indicating that whenGod's people seek him and follow
him and rejoice in him andtrust him, then God personally
delights in them.
This is not an aloof,emotionless contentment, but it
(06:27):
bursts forth in a joyful, divinecelebration.
In Luke, the angel announcesthe birth of the Savior,
bringing good news that willcause great joy for all people.
The hymn come thou found ofevery blessing beautifully
(06:49):
resonates with these themes,expressing gratitude for God's
abundant blessings and the joythat we find in our salvation.
As we reflect on the words ofCome Thou Fount, we recognize
it's unconventional, and I keepsaying unconventional, because
(07:12):
it's just not thought of as anAdvent hymn.
We sing Come Thou Fount all ofthe time, and so to think of it
as a Advent or something that inany way comes near the
Christmas season is sometimesweird for some people, and so we
recognize it's unconventional,yet profound expression of
(07:34):
gratitude and joy.
And while not explicitly anAdvent hymn, its lyrics line up
perfectly with this idea of thejoy of Advent, a season of both
reflection on the blessingsalready received and
anticipation for the arrival ofChrist.
(07:55):
This hymn captures the dualnature of Advent as a time of
thanksgiving for the blessingsin Christ and eager anticipation
for his coming.
But more than that, this hymntakes us on an emotional and
spiritual journey, beginningwith recognizing that God is the
(08:19):
source of every blessing.
Then it reminds us of hisfaithfulness as we raise a stone
of remembrance, and then itcloses in a deep echo of the
grace that covers our sins andbinds us to our Savior.
(08:39):
The journey this song takes uson is at the very heart of the
joy of Advent, as it promptsevery believer to rejoice as we
reflect on the Savior who wouldcome to seek and to save those
(09:01):
who are so often prone to wonder, and reminds us that Jesus is
truly our strength and our songas we look forward to the
redemptive promise of ourMessiah's birth.
Come thou, fount of everyblessing.
(09:22):
Tune my heart to sing thy grace.
Streams of mercy never ceasingCall for songs of loudest praise
.
Teach me some melodious sonnetsung by flaming tongues.
Above Praise the mount, I'mfixed upon it, mount of God's
unchanging love.
(09:48):
The opening verse calls God thefount of every blessing,
acknowledging Him as the sourceof all blessings.
Ephesians 1-3 says Blessed bethe God and Father of our Lord,
jesus Christ, who has blessed usin Christ with every spiritual
(10:11):
blessing in the heavenly places.
This verse sets the tone forgratitude and joy in recognizing
the abundance of God's grace.
The second part of this firstverse mirrors the verse we just
read in Isaiah Jesus is ourstrength and our song.
(10:35):
He is our song throughredemption, teaching us to sing
our praises back to Him.
Here I raise my Ebenezer.
Hither, by thy help I'm comeand I hope, by thy good pleasure
(10:56):
, safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a strangerwandering from the fold of God,
he, to rescue me from danger,interposed his precious blood.
The second verse referencesraising an Ebenezer which
(11:17):
originates from the OldTestament, in 1 Samuel 7-12,.
It says Then Samuel took astone and set it up between
Mishpa and Shen and called itsname Ebenezer.
For he said Till now the Lordhas helped us and Ebenezer is a
(11:39):
stone of remembrance.
It reflects on God'sfaithfulness and becomes a
source of joy in remembering hisgoodness.
And as an aside, let's behonest, none of us can sing
verse 2 without thinking ofCharles Dickens' A Christmas
(12:02):
Carol.
I have to believe that thechoice of the name Ebenezer for
the main character holds somesort of symbolic significance.
While Dickens himself did notexpressly state the reason for
the name, the use of Ebenezersuggests a deliberate choice, an
(12:23):
plausible connection to thisbiblical reference, or possibly
the song which was written 85years before Dickens' classic.
The biblical Ebenezer is amarker of God's goodness and
help, bringing joy to those asthey remember God's faithfulness
(12:45):
to them.
I can't help but think that bynaming his character, ebenezer
Dickens in some way intended tosymbolize our potential for
redemption and transformation.
Scrooge's journey throughoutthe story involves a deep
(13:07):
introspection, a lot like thesong, and a transformation from
a miserly selfish individual toone who in the end was redeemed
and who stands as a reminder ofgenerosity and compassion.
(13:30):
And as Dickens put it, hebecame as good a friend, as good
a master and as good a man asthe good old city ever knew.
But I digress.
The best part of this secondverse, to me at least, comes in
(13:50):
the second half.
Jesus sought me when a strangerwandering from the fold of God.
My heart overflows when I'mreminded that even in the midst
of my sin and rebellion, jesussearched for me.
(14:10):
He found me and, through hisblood, rescued me from danger.
O to grace.
How great a debtor, daily I amconstrained to be.
Let thy grace now, like afetter, bind my wandering heart
(14:34):
to thee.
Prone to wonder, lord, I feelit prone to leave the God I love
.
Here's my heart.
O take and seal it.
Seal it for thy courts above.
This final verse acknowledgesour dependence on God's grace
(14:56):
and recounts the joy found inthe realization of our
indebtedness being covered byHis grace.
It reflects the profound joy ofredemption.
As we meditate on the words ofverse 3, we are reminded that
salvation is by grace, throughfaith.
(15:20):
Ephesians 2, 8, and 9 tell usfor by grace you have been saved
, through faith, and this is notyour own doing.
It is the gift of God, not aresult of works, so that no one
may boast.
Our dependence on God's graceis not a cause for despair, but
(15:43):
it's the source of our joy andit's this grace that binds our
hearts to the very heart of God.
This verse highlights the joyfound in God as our salvation
and the redemption acknowledgedthrough Jesus, and it invites us
(16:07):
to rejoice in the grace thatcovers our sin and to rejoice in
the redemption secured by ourSavior.
I hope as you contemplate thesethree verses, you will begin to
appreciate the unconventionalbeauty of Come Thou Fount of
(16:31):
every blessing as an importantsong during the season of Advent
.
Its themes of gratitude, joyand response to God's goodness
and faithfulness seamlesslyconnect to the season of
expectation and anticipation ofthe Savior's birth.
(16:54):
Its a reminder that Advent joycan be found in unexpected
places and expressions.
Speaker 3 (17:18):
To my heart you sing like grace.
Streams of mercy never ceasing.
Call for songs of out hispraise.
Teach me some melody, a songabout flaming tongues above.
(17:42):
Raise the mountain, fixed uponthe mount of Thy reason in love.
Here I raise my Ebenezer, here,by Thy great help I've come,
(18:11):
and I hope by Thy good pleasure,safely to arrive at home.
Jesus saw me when a strangerwandering from the fold of God,
(18:31):
he, to rescue me from danger,interposed his precious blood.
Oh, that day when, free fromsin, I shall see Thy lovely face
(18:57):
, clothing in the blood washlinen, how I'll sing Thy
wondrous praise.
Come my Lord, no longer tarry,take my ransom soul away.
(19:18):
Send my angels now to carry meto realms of endless death.
O to grace, how great a deaddaily I am constrained to be.
(19:45):
Let Thy goodness, like afeather by my wandering heart to
me.
Come to wonder what I feel.
Come to leave the God I love.
(20:05):
Here's my heart.
Oh, take and seal it.
Seal it for Thy courts above.
Speaker 1 (20:17):
That was Come Thou Found of Every Blessing,
performed by Nathan Drake ofreawakenhemscom.
For more information about thisand many other hems from
reawakenhems, check out the shownotes or you can go to
wwwreawakenhemscom.
As we reflect on the theme ofjoy and the blessings that we
(20:41):
have in Christ, let's respond asfamilies by creating a jar of
Advent joys.
Throughout the Advent season,take moments to write down
blessings or expressions of joyon small pieces of paper and
place them in a jar.
Then, on Christmas Day, gatheras a family to read and to
(21:06):
celebrate the joy found in God'sgoodness together.
Thank you so much for joining usthis week on the Bright Forever
.
Remember to follow us, reviewus and, of course, subscribe.
We always want to hear from you.
There are multiple ways you cando just that.
(21:28):
You can always email us atpodcast at thebrightforevercom.
You can also click the ContactUs tab at the top of our website
and send us a message throughour contact form.
You can also go to our websiteand click the radio microphone
in the bottom right corner andrecord a message of up to two
(21:50):
minutes and let us know what youthink.
Thank you again for joining usfor this Advent special series.
May the joy of the Lord be yourstrength and your song, and may
the blessings of God fill yourhearts and homes.
(22:10):
Eu Use.
Pray.
Heavenly Father, we thank youfor the joy we find in your
blessings and the anticipationof celebrating the birth of our
Savior.
May our hearts overflow withgratitude and joy as we continue
(22:38):
to walk through this Adventseason.
It's in Jesus' name we pray.
Amen, Until next time.
May your Advent journey befilled with the joy that comes
from knowing the fount of everyblessing.
God bless you all.
(23:00):
Have a great week and I'll seeyou back here next week.
We are out.
God is not dead, nor dutty sleep.
The wrong shall fail.
The right prevail With peace onearth.
Good will to men.
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
This is the Bright Forever.
(00:40):
Hello and welcome to the BrightForever and our special series
Hymns of Advent, where each weekwe will discover the power and
richness of some of the greatestAdvent hymns of the church.
My name is Andy Peavey Houseand I am your host and guide on
this journey through the Adventseason.
(01:00):
As I've said before, if you'rewondering why we're doing as
I've said before, if you'rewondering why we're talking
about this Advent thing andaren't really sure what it's all
(01:22):
about, take a minute and goback and listen to Episode 6
about the theme of hope.
In that episode, I give you aquick reference guide to
understanding the Advent seasonfound within many Christian
denominations.
For those of you who have beenwith us and are up to speed, I'm
(01:43):
going to quickly recap aboutthe themes we are centering
these episodes around the wordAdvent, or Adventus means coming
or arrival.
It usually lasts for the fourweeks leading up to Christmas
Day.
It is marked by four keyelements expectant, waiting,
(02:04):
repentance and reflection,scripture reading and the use of
symbols.
Within those symbols, we findthe four themes upon which this
season is based, and each themedweek in Advent highlights a
specific aspect of our journeywith God.
(02:26):
Week 1 is hope, as weanticipate the fulfillment of
God's promises in the comingMessiah.
Week 2, that was peace,reflecting on the peace that
comes through the birth of thePrince of Peace.
Week 3 is joy, celebrating thejoy found in the good news of
(02:50):
Jesus' birth and the salvationthat comes through what he has
done for us.
These themes continue to guideus through this Advent season.
Last week, we focused in onpeace and found the beautifully
poetic Let all mortal flesh keepsilence.
(03:11):
Each week, near the end ofthese Advent episodes, we share
a practical way that you andyour family can celebrate using
the theme of that week.
And, as I've said, each week myfamily is doing each of these
ideas alongside all of you whoare listening.
(03:32):
This week, we delve into thetheme of joy as we explore the
powerful yet unconventionalAdvent hymn Come thou, fount of
every blessing, and search forits significance in the Advent
season.
Isaiah 12, 2 through 3.
(04:00):
Behold, god is my salvation.
I will trust and will not beafraid for the Lord.
God is my strength and my song,and he has become my salvation.
With joy you will draw waterfrom the wells of salvation.
(04:24):
Zephaniah 3, 17,.
The Lord, your God, is with you.
The mighty warrior who saves.
He will take great delight inyou.
He will quiet you by his love.
He will rejoice over you withsinging Luke 2, 10 through 11,.
(04:50):
And the angel said to them Fearnot, for behold, I bring you
good news of great joy that willbe for all the people, for unto
you is born this day in thecity of David, a Savior who is
Christ the Lord.
(05:13):
In these scriptures we begin toglimpse the anticipation of joy
rooted in salvation.
Isaiah gives us a song ofpraise for God's salvation that
anticipates the praise for God'ssalvation in Christ, the coming
(05:36):
Messiah.
It speaks of drawing water withjoy from the wells of salvation
.
Zephaniah assures us of God'ssalvation and in saving us, god
himself delights and rejoicesover us.
One ESV study Bible commentatorput it like this this verse
(06:00):
remarkably adds that God himselfwill rejoice over you with
gladness, indicating that whenGod's people seek him and follow
him and rejoice in him andtrust him, then God personally
delights in them.
This is not an aloof,emotionless contentment, but it
(06:27):
bursts forth in a joyful, divinecelebration.
In Luke, the angel announcesthe birth of the Savior,
bringing good news that willcause great joy for all people.
The hymn come thou found ofevery blessing beautifully
(06:49):
resonates with these themes,expressing gratitude for God's
abundant blessings and the joythat we find in our salvation.
As we reflect on the words ofCome Thou Fount, we recognize
it's unconventional, and I keepsaying unconventional, because
(07:12):
it's just not thought of as anAdvent hymn.
We sing Come Thou Fount all ofthe time, and so to think of it
as a Advent or something that inany way comes near the
Christmas season is sometimesweird for some people, and so we
recognize it's unconventional,yet profound expression of
(07:34):
gratitude and joy.
And while not explicitly anAdvent hymn, its lyrics line up
perfectly with this idea of thejoy of Advent, a season of both
reflection on the blessingsalready received and
anticipation for the arrival ofChrist.
(07:55):
This hymn captures the dualnature of Advent as a time of
thanksgiving for the blessingsin Christ and eager anticipation
for his coming.
But more than that, this hymntakes us on an emotional and
spiritual journey, beginningwith recognizing that God is the
(08:19):
source of every blessing.
Then it reminds us of hisfaithfulness as we raise a stone
of remembrance, and then itcloses in a deep echo of the
grace that covers our sins andbinds us to our Savior.
(08:39):
The journey this song takes uson is at the very heart of the
joy of Advent, as it promptsevery believer to rejoice as we
reflect on the Savior who wouldcome to seek and to save those
(09:01):
who are so often prone to wonder, and reminds us that Jesus is
truly our strength and our songas we look forward to the
redemptive promise of ourMessiah's birth.
Come thou, fount of everyblessing.
(09:22):
Tune my heart to sing thy grace.
Streams of mercy never ceasingCall for songs of loudest praise
.
Teach me some melodious sonnetsung by flaming tongues.
Above Praise the mount, I'mfixed upon it, mount of God's
unchanging love.
(09:48):
The opening verse calls God thefount of every blessing,
acknowledging Him as the sourceof all blessings.
Ephesians 1-3 says Blessed bethe God and Father of our Lord,
jesus Christ, who has blessed usin Christ with every spiritual
(10:11):
blessing in the heavenly places.
This verse sets the tone forgratitude and joy in recognizing
the abundance of God's grace.
The second part of this firstverse mirrors the verse we just
read in Isaiah Jesus is ourstrength and our song.
(10:35):
He is our song throughredemption, teaching us to sing
our praises back to Him.
Here I raise my Ebenezer.
Hither, by thy help I'm comeand I hope, by thy good pleasure
(10:56):
, safely to arrive at home.
Jesus sought me when a strangerwandering from the fold of God,
he, to rescue me from danger,interposed his precious blood.
The second verse referencesraising an Ebenezer which
(11:17):
originates from the OldTestament, in 1 Samuel 7-12,.
It says Then Samuel took astone and set it up between
Mishpa and Shen and called itsname Ebenezer.
For he said Till now the Lordhas helped us and Ebenezer is a
(11:39):
stone of remembrance.
It reflects on God'sfaithfulness and becomes a
source of joy in remembering hisgoodness.
And as an aside, let's behonest, none of us can sing
verse 2 without thinking ofCharles Dickens' A Christmas
(12:02):
Carol.
I have to believe that thechoice of the name Ebenezer for
the main character holds somesort of symbolic significance.
While Dickens himself did notexpressly state the reason for
the name, the use of Ebenezersuggests a deliberate choice, an
(12:23):
plausible connection to thisbiblical reference, or possibly
the song which was written 85years before Dickens' classic.
The biblical Ebenezer is amarker of God's goodness and
help, bringing joy to those asthey remember God's faithfulness
(12:45):
to them.
I can't help but think that bynaming his character, ebenezer
Dickens in some way intended tosymbolize our potential for
redemption and transformation.
Scrooge's journey throughoutthe story involves a deep
(13:07):
introspection, a lot like thesong, and a transformation from
a miserly selfish individual toone who in the end was redeemed
and who stands as a reminder ofgenerosity and compassion.
(13:30):
And as Dickens put it, hebecame as good a friend, as good
a master and as good a man asthe good old city ever knew.
But I digress.
The best part of this secondverse, to me at least, comes in
(13:50):
the second half.
Jesus sought me when a strangerwandering from the fold of God.
My heart overflows when I'mreminded that even in the midst
of my sin and rebellion, jesussearched for me.
(14:10):
He found me and, through hisblood, rescued me from danger.
O to grace.
How great a debtor, daily I amconstrained to be.
Let thy grace now, like afetter, bind my wandering heart
(14:34):
to thee.
Prone to wonder, lord, I feelit prone to leave the God I love
.
Here's my heart.
O take and seal it.
Seal it for thy courts above.
This final verse acknowledgesour dependence on God's grace
(14:56):
and recounts the joy found inthe realization of our
indebtedness being covered byHis grace.
It reflects the profound joy ofredemption.
As we meditate on the words ofverse 3, we are reminded that
salvation is by grace, throughfaith.
(15:20):
Ephesians 2, 8, and 9 tell usfor by grace you have been saved
, through faith, and this is notyour own doing.
It is the gift of God, not aresult of works, so that no one
may boast.
Our dependence on God's graceis not a cause for despair, but
(15:43):
it's the source of our joy andit's this grace that binds our
hearts to the very heart of God.
This verse highlights the joyfound in God as our salvation
and the redemption acknowledgedthrough Jesus, and it invites us
(16:07):
to rejoice in the grace thatcovers our sin and to rejoice in
the redemption secured by ourSavior.
I hope as you contemplate thesethree verses, you will begin to
appreciate the unconventionalbeauty of Come Thou Fount of
(16:31):
every blessing as an importantsong during the season of Advent
.
Its themes of gratitude, joyand response to God's goodness
and faithfulness seamlesslyconnect to the season of
expectation and anticipation ofthe Savior's birth.
(16:54):
Its a reminder that Advent joycan be found in unexpected
places and expressions.
Speaker 3 (17:18):
To my heart you sing like grace.
Streams of mercy never ceasing.
Call for songs of out hispraise.
Teach me some melody, a songabout flaming tongues above.
(17:42):
Raise the mountain, fixed uponthe mount of Thy reason in love.
Here I raise my Ebenezer, here,by Thy great help I've come,
(18:11):
and I hope by Thy good pleasure,safely to arrive at home.
Jesus saw me when a strangerwandering from the fold of God,
(18:31):
he, to rescue me from danger,interposed his precious blood.
Oh, that day when, free fromsin, I shall see Thy lovely face
(18:57):
, clothing in the blood washlinen, how I'll sing Thy
wondrous praise.
Come my Lord, no longer tarry,take my ransom soul away.
(19:18):
Send my angels now to carry meto realms of endless death.
O to grace, how great a deaddaily I am constrained to be.
(19:45):
Let Thy goodness, like afeather by my wandering heart to
me.
Come to wonder what I feel.
Come to leave the God I love.
(20:05):
Here's my heart.
Oh, take and seal it.
Seal it for Thy courts above.
Speaker 1 (20:17):
That was Come Thou Found of Every Blessing,
performed by Nathan Drake ofreawakenhemscom.
For more information about thisand many other hems from
reawakenhems, check out the shownotes or you can go to
wwwreawakenhemscom.
As we reflect on the theme ofjoy and the blessings that we
(20:41):
have in Christ, let's respond asfamilies by creating a jar of
Advent joys.
Throughout the Advent season,take moments to write down
blessings or expressions of joyon small pieces of paper and
place them in a jar.
Then, on Christmas Day, gatheras a family to read and to
(21:06):
celebrate the joy found in God'sgoodness together.
Thank you so much for joining usthis week on the Bright Forever
.
Remember to follow us, reviewus and, of course, subscribe.
We always want to hear from you.
There are multiple ways you cando just that.
(21:28):
You can always email us atpodcast at thebrightforevercom.
You can also click the ContactUs tab at the top of our website
and send us a message throughour contact form.
You can also go to our websiteand click the radio microphone
in the bottom right corner andrecord a message of up to two
(21:50):
minutes and let us know what youthink.
Thank you again for joining usfor this Advent special series.
May the joy of the Lord be yourstrength and your song, and may
the blessings of God fill yourhearts and homes.
(22:10):
Eu Use.
Pray.
Heavenly Father, we thank youfor the joy we find in your
blessings and the anticipationof celebrating the birth of our
Savior.
May our hearts overflow withgratitude and joy as we continue
(22:38):
to walk through this Adventseason.
It's in Jesus' name we pray.
Amen, Until next time.
May your Advent journey befilled with the joy that comes
from knowing the fount of everyblessing.
God bless you all.
(23:00):
Have a great week and I'll seeyou back here next week.
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