I just wrote something in one of the comment boxes and then thought it would fun to put up for all to see. We had a fun idea to help maintain a proper Advent mood of preparation and penitence mingled with joy and hope in our flat. We designed a playlist on Windows Media Player that plays the first 12 tracks of Handel's Messiah, the words of which are taken from the O.T. prophesies of the coming Redeemer.
1. Overture
2. Comfort Ye My People (Isaiah 40:1-3)
3. Every Valley Shall Be Exalted (Isaiah 40:4)
4. And the Glory of the Lord (Isaiah 40:5)
5. Thus Saith the Lord (Haggai 2:6,7)
6. But Who May Abide the Day of His Coming? (Malachi 3:2)
7. And He Shall Purify (Malachi 3:3)
8. Behold, a Virgin Shall Conceive (Isaiah 7:14)
9. O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings to Zion (Isaiah 40:9)
10. For, Behold, a Darkness Shall Cover the Earth (Isaiah 60:2,3)
11. The People that Walked in Darkness (Isaiah 9:2)
12. For Unto Us a Child Is Born (Isaiah 9:6)
After this the playlist continues with other traditional Advent chants and hymns including:
On Jordan's Banks
Rorate coeli (see sidebar)
Verbum supernum
Angelus ad virginem
Vox clara
Veni, Redemptor gentium
Creator alme siderum
Alma Redemptoris Mater
Veni, veni Emmanuel
It would be fun to hear what anyone else is doing for Advent!
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