COELC Media Ministry

1 Let us all with gladsome voice Praise the God of heaven, Who, to bid our hearts rejoice, His own Son has given. 2 To this vale of tears He comes, Here to serve in sadness, That with Him in heaven’s fair homes We may reign in gladness. 3 We are rich, for He was poor; Is not this a wonder? Therefore praise God evermore Here on earth and yonder. 4 O Lord Christ, our Saviour dear, Be Thou ever near...

1 Of the Father’s love begotten Ere the worlds began to be, He is Alpha and Omega, He the source, the ending He. Of the things that are, that have been, And that future years shall see Evermore and evermore. 2 O that birth for ever blessed When the virgin, full of grace, By the Holy Ghost conceiving, Bore the Saviour of our race, And the babe, the world’s Redeemer, First revealed His sacred face E...

1 O Jesus Christ, all praise to Thee, Who didst flesh assume for me, To dwell with men Thou dost not scorn, And angels shout to see Thee born. Hallelujah! 2 The heavenly Father's only Son For a manger leaves His throne; The everlasting fount of good Assumes our mortal flesh and blood. Hallelujah! 3 He whom the world cannot enclose Doth in Mary's arms repose; To be an infant small He deigns, Who al...

1 Come, Thou Saviour of our race, Choicest gift of heavenly grace; O Thou blessed virgin’s Son, Born Thy course for us to run. 2 Not of mortal blood and birth, He descended to the earth: By the Holy Ghost conceived, Truly man, to be believed. 3 Wondrous birth! O wondrous child Of the virgin undefiled! Though by all the world disowned, Still to be in heaven enthroned. 4 From the Father forth He cam...

1 Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates, Behold, the King of glory waits! The King of kings is drawing near, The Saviour of the world is here; Life and salvation He doth bring, Wherefore rejoice and gladly sing: We praise Thee, Father, now, Creator wise art Thou. 2 The Lord is just, a helper tried, With mercy ever at His side, His kingly crown is holiness, His sceptre, pity in distress, The end of a...

1 Come, thou long-expected Jesus, Born to set Thy people free. From our fears and sins release us. Let us find our rest in Thee. 2 Israel’s strength and consolation, Hope of all the earth Thou art. Dear desire of every nation, Joy of every longing heart. 3 Born Thy people to deliver, Born a Child and yet a King, Born to reign in us for ever, Now Thy gracious kingdom bring. 4 By Thine own eternal S...

1 Hail to the Lord’s Anointed, Great David’s greater Son! Hail, in the time appointed, His reign on earth begun! He comes to break oppression, To set the captive free, To take away transgression, And rule in equity. 2 He comes with succour speedy To those who suffer wrong, To help the poor and needy, And bid the weak be strong; To give them songs for sighing, Their darkness turn to light, Whose so...

1 Jesus came - the heavens adoring- Came with peace from realms on high: Jesus came for man’s redemption, Lowly came on earth to die: Hallelujah, hallelujah! Came in deep humility. 2 Jesus comes again in mercy, When our hearts are bowed with care; Jesus comes again in answer To an earnest, heartfelt prayer. Hallelujah, hallelujah! Comes to save us from despair. 3 Jesus comes to hearts rejoicing, B...

1 Let the earth now praise the Lord, Who hath truly kept His word, And the sinners’ help and friend Now at last to us doth send. 2 What the fathers most desired, What the prophets’ heart inspired, What they longed for many a year, Stands fulfilled in glory here. 3 Abram’s promised great reward, Zion’s helper, Jacob’s Lord, Him of twofold race behold, Truly come, as long foretold. 4 Welcome, O my S...

1 On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry Announces that the Lord is nigh; Awake and hearken, for he brings Glad tidings of the King of kings. 2 Then cleansed be every heart from sin; Make straight the way for God within; Prepare we in our hearts a home, Where such a mighty guest may come. 3 For Thou art our salvation, Lord, Our refuge and our great reward; Without Thy grace we waste away Like flowers...

1 “Comfort Comfort Ye My people, Speak ye peace”, thus saith our God: “Comfort those who sit in darkness, Mourning neath their sorrows’ load. Speak ye to Jerusalem Of the peace that waits for them; Tell her that her sins I cover, And her warfare now is over.” 2 Yea, her sins our God will pardon, Blotting out each dark misdeed: All that well deserved His anger He no more will see or heed. She hath...

1 The advent of our King Our prayers must now employ, And we must hymns of welcome sing In strains of holy joy. 2 The everlasting Son Incarnate deigns to be, Himself a servant’s form puts on To set His servants free. 3 O Zion’s daughter, rise To meet thy lowly King; Nor let thy faithless heart despise The peace He comes to bring 4 As judge on clouds of light He soon will come again, And His true m...

1 O how shall I receive Thee, How greet Thee, Lord, aright? All nations long to see Thee, My hope, my heart’s delight. O kindle, Lord most holy, Thy lamp within my breast, To do in spirit lowly All that may please Thee best. 2 Thy Zion palms is strewing, And branches fresh and fair; My heart, its powers renewing, An anthem shall prepare. My soul puts off her sadness Thy glories to proclaim; With a...

1 Hark, the glad sound! the Saviour comes, The Saviour promised long. Let every heart prepare a throne, And every voice a song. 2 He comes the prisoners to release In Satan’s bondage held; The gates of brass before Him burst, The iron fetters yield. 3 He comes the broken heart to bind, The bleeding soul to cure. And with the treasures of His grace To enrich the humble poor. 4 Our glad hosannas, Pr...

1 Rise, children of the kingdom, The King is drawing nigh. Arise, and hail with gladness The Ruler from on high. Go forth ye Christians go, Your praise and homage bringing And glad hosannas sing Him Your hearts with love aglow. 2 Arise, ye grieving mourners, The King is very near. Away with fear and sorrow, Your helper now is here. Behold in many a place, O blessed consolation We find Him, our sal...

1 Come, Thou precious Ransom, come, Only hope for sinful mortals! Come, O Saviour of the world, Open are to Thee all portals. Come, Thy beauty let us see; Anxiously we wait for Thee. 2 Enter now my waiting heart, Glorious King and Lord most holy, Dwell in me and ne’er depart, Though I am but poor and lowly. O what riches mine shall be When Thou dwellest, Lord, in me! 3 My hosannas and my palms Gra...

1 Ye sons of men, in earnest Prepare your hearts within; The wondrous Conqueror cometh, Whose power can save from sin, Whom God in grace alone Hath promised long to send us, To lighten and befriend us, And make His mercy known. 2 O set your ways in order When such a guest is nigh; Make plain the paths before Him That now deserted lie; Forsake what He doth hate, Exalt the lowly valleys, Bring down...

1 O bride of Christ, rejoice; Exultant raise thy voice To hail the day of glory Foretold in sacred story: Hosanna, praise, and glory! Our King, we bow before Thee. 2 Let shouts of gladness rise Triumphant to the skies; Here comes the King most glorious To reign o’er all victorious: Hosanna, praise, and glory! Our King, we bow before Thee. 3 He wears no kingly crown, Yet as a King is known; Though...

1 Once He came in blessing, All our ills redressing, Came in likeness lowly, Son of God most holy; Bore the cross to save us, Hope and freedom gave us. 2 Still He comes within us, Still His voice would win us From the sins that hurt us; Would to truth convert us From our foolish errors, Ere He comes in terrors. 3 Thus if thou hast known Him, Not ashamed to own Him, Nor dost love Him coldly, But wi...

1 O heavenly Word, eternal light, Begotten of the Father’s might, Who in these latter days art born For succour to a world forlorn: 2 Our hearts enlighten from above, And kindle with Thine own true love; That we who hear Thy call today May cast earth’s vanities away. 3 And when as judge Thou drawest nigh, The secrets of all hearts to try; Where sinners meet their awful doom, And saints attain thei...

1 O come, O come, Immanuel, And ransom captive Israel, That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear; Rejoice, rejoice! Immanuel Shall come to you, O Israel 2 O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free Thine own from Satan’s tyranny; From depths of hell Thy people save, And give them victory o’er the grave: Rejoice, rejoice! Immanuel Shall come to you, O Israel 3 O come, Thou Dayspring come a...

1 Hark, a herald voice is calling! “Christ is nigh,” it seems to say; Cast away the dreams of darkness, O ye children of the day.” 2 Wakened by the solemn warning, Let the earth-bound soul arise; Christ, her sun, all sloth dispelling, Shines upon the morning skies. 3 Lo, the Lamb, so long expected, Comes with pardon down from heaven. Let us haste, with tears of sorrow, One and all to be forgiven....

Sermon by Rev. Jake Zabel on Acts 1:12-26

Wedding hymn written by Jake Zabel based on Ephesians 5:22-33

Sermon by Jake Zabel for Resurrection Sunday on Matthew 28:1-10