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.
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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
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 peaceCome O Come Emmanuel
Come O Come EmmanuelThe 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
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 lifeCome O Come Emmanuel
Will this night ever end
Will the sun ever rise
Will your joy ever come
Wipe the tears from our eyesCome O Come Emmanuel
Joy Advent Video Download
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 againCome O Come Emmanuel
In the dark of our shame, in the shadows of sin
Can you see through this mess to the beauty within?
Dan, the song and videos are simply amazing! Thank you for sharing your inspiration. I would like to use these for our worship during Advent believing that they will be particularly meaningful during the COVID-19 pandemic. Again, thank you.
Thanks for these….. I will be using these this year in our Advent services in the Hudson Pastoral Charge of the United Church of Canada (Hudson, Québec) Thanks!!!
Love these advent songs you wrote for the advent video paintings. We are doing similar themes Christmas. Do you ever share this music? Thanks!
Thanks Anna, I haven’t shared any specific chords charts, but feel free to use the music if you’d like.