Watchnight

Advent begins with a call to get ready, and it is a reminder to get out of our sense of complacency. However, it is hard to be complacent when things are difficult. When all is going well, then we need the two-by-four of Advent to wake us up. But when things are difficult, we use Advent as a prayer, as a reminder to hope. The following are some hymn suggestions that pair with the selected readings for this worship series.

Abbreviations:

• UMH: United Methodist Hymnal
• TFWS: The Faith We Sing
• W&S: Worship and Song

First Sunday after Christmas

• Jesus, the Light of the World W&S 3056
• Hark! The Herald Angels Sing UMH 240
• Like a Child TFWS 2092
• I Want to Walk as a Child of the Light UMH 206
• O, Freedom TFWS 2194
• Baptized in Water TFWS 2248
• Lord, I Lift Your Name on High TFWS 2088
• Let Us Now Depart in Thy Peace UMH 668