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Albums for Advent

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I love Advent. I love that two millennia ago God Himself was pulled from the womb, cleaned up and wrapped in some blankets, and laid in a rough-sewn wooden trough with some hay that the animals were eating. I love that He entered this world covered in the blood of one of us so that our sins may be covered by the blood that flowed from Him. And more than anything I love the pull in my chest as we sing Come Thou Long Expected Jesus during Advent knowing that we don’t sing of a memory. It is still a very real expectation. O Come, Emmanuel. God with us then, will be with us once again.

Some of my favorite music for the season, hymns and otherwise:

“Silent Night” by Red Mountain Church: Come Thou Long Expected Jesus is such a good hymn, and they do it full justice.

“Sweet Bells” by Kate Rusby: Eclectic selection from one of my favorite artists. Awake Arise Good Christians always makes an appearance at our Advent hymn-sings.

“Behold the Lamb of God” by Andrew Peterson: Peterson is a great storyteller, and here he tells the bigger Advent story, from Genesis through the Gospels with the hope of Christ’s return resonating throughout.

What are some of your must-listens for the season?

So What’s *Your* Favorite Hymn?

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Many of us have a favorite hymn or hymns. I have mine. My all-time favorite hymn is Come Thou Fount. So what’s yours? We want to know what you like and why you like it. Does the hymn appeal to you because of the music, the lyrics, its history, or a combination of the three? We’re especially on the look-out for hymns that have special meaning for those of you out there who listen to us and to other groups like us.

If the lyrics of a particular hymn strike you – pierces straight to your heart – but you’re not sold on its music, we’d like a crack at changing up the melody and/or music and see if you like what we come up with. You can email us your suggestions here: resproj [at] resproj [dot] com or just comment on this post.