Advent Paintings

For Advent we decided to do a painting for each week – with a song I wrote called Come Emmanuel.  It was a great experience!  We actually filmed and recorded these the week of each advent so if you notice parts that aren’t perfect that’s why.

I’ve included some download links if you’d like to use these videos for FREE in your Christmas service.  If you’d like – you can leave a donation of any amount that will go to our church – Level Ground Mennonite Church with this link. Donate To Level Ground Mennonite Church

Hope

This is a mini-movie we created for our first week of advent. We were looking for a creative idea to incorporate the themes of love, joy, hope, and pace into our worship service so we decided to do a painting for each week.

Surrounded by shadow we wait for the light, In darkness our hope flickers dim, our cry echoes out in the stillness of night, will you come, will you come, once again.

Come O Come Emmanuel…

Painting by Daniel Giesbrecht

Hope Advent Video Download

More Info 

Peace

This year for advent we decided to do a series of paintings on the standard topics of Love, Joy, Peace, & Hope.  This is the painting we used for the second week of advent – Peace.

Lyrics

The waters are raging, the storm clouds are near
How long till this chaos will cease
Come silence the waves of our worry and fear
Will you come, will you come, bring us peace

Come O Come Emmanuel
Come O Come Emmanuel

The waves would obey you
If you just speak the word
So we wait in the silence
For your peace here on earth

Peace Advent Video Download

More info

Joy

This is a mini-movie we created for the third week of advent – Joy.

Lyrics

Were scarred by our sorrow and shackled by painOur souls heavy laden with strife
From the depths of despair, let your joy rise again
Would you come, would you come, bring new life

Come O Come Emmanuel

Will this night ever end
Will the sun ever rise
Will your joy ever come
Wipe the tears from our eyes

Come O Come Emmanuel

Joy Advent Video Download

More Info

Love

This is a mini-movie we created for the fourth week of advent – Love.

Were stubborn and selfish our hearts gone astray
Were plagued by the shadow within
Can beauty be found in the mire and the clay?
Would you come, would you come, once again

Come O Come Emmanuel

In the dark of our shame, in the shadows of sin
Can you see through this mess to the beauty within?

Love Advent Video Download

More Info