1. On Jordan's Bank (New Westminster)
2. There's a Voice in the Wilderness (Ascension)
(Composed by Hugh Bancroft - yay Canada!)
3. Lo, He Comes With Clouds Descending (Helmsley)
4. Hark, a Herald Voice is Sounding (Merton)
5. O Come, O Come Emmanuel (Veni Emmanuel)
Provided the pronunciation of Israel is correct
6. Sleepers Wake (Wachet Auf)
7. Hail to the Lord's Anointed (Cruger)
8. Come Thou Long Expected Jesus (Stuttgart)
9. Herald Sound the Note of Judgment (Neander)
(Who was the Herald guy anyway - and why is he so prominent in Advent and Christmas?)
10. Your Kingdom Come on Bended Knee (Irish)
I won't bother with a list of least favourite Advent Hymns, that would be like choosing a least favourite list of Lenten Hymns ... not sure there are any.
6 comments:
O Come, O Come Emmanuel also has to be sung with the correct rhythm and with no extra rests.
agreed!
Veni Emmanuel is probably my favourite... And out of sheer curiosity about whether I've been pronouncing things wrong for the last 20-odd years, what would you consider the correct pronunciation of Israel?
-Kate
Thanks Kate,
Well, if you are singing it in Latin - Iz-rah-el is correct (note, no diphthong) but if you are singing it in English it's "Iz-ray-el".
Opinions will differ on this - but that is the "english" school. It is also one of the reasons why I don't like "The First Noel" as that word is so often pronounced "Iz-r-eye-el" with the horrid diphthong, that I just can't listen to it anymore.
I'm such a typical Anglican - a little too set in my ways.
Isn't Herald the guy who knows how to fix the furnace? *grins and runs away*
I'm surprised to not see E'en So, Lord Jesus, Quickly Come (Manz) on your otherwise excellent list.
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