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TheGiftofAdventWaiting

TheLightdrawsnear Theworldiswaiting Indarkness,fearandhope

ForOne whobringsstreamsofmercyandredeeminggrace. Astarmovesslowlyincelestialspace through itsradiantbeams

God’slove onearthbestowing. WeseeGodinababy’sface Inahalo'sglow

Inasacrednight.

WehearGod’svoice in ababy’scry

Peaceandjoyfromheavendrawsnigh. TheGiftofAdventWaiting

TheLightdrawsnearin Adventwaiting

TheKingofGlorygentle lamb. ForChristourLordthe wondrousgiftofoursalvation

ASavior’sbirth,solongexpected Inhumblemangerlies.

Godiswithus Thejoyofallcreation

While we wait...

Waitingfor

ALightofJoy

ALightofPeace

ALightofTruth

ALightofFaith

ALightofHope

ALightofLove

ALightofAll

ALightofLife

TheLightofChristeternal. Mary’slittle Child

TheGiftofAdventWaiting.

TheGiftofAdventWaiting

                        Soprano Alto Tenor Bass Piano                            Andanteconcalore Andanteconcalore                                                        The     The                                        S A T B Pno.         LightdrawsnearTheworldis         LightdrawsnearTheworldis                         5 5      waitingIn      waitingIn                                darkness,fearand       darkness,fearand                      

            S A T B Pno. 8     hopeFor     hopeFor                                Onewhobringsstreamsof       Onewhobringsstreamsof                              mercyandre      mercyandre                       --            S A T B Pno. 11        deeminggrace.redeeming        deeminggrace.redeeming                          grace.   grace.     A     A                        starmoves        starmovesslowlyince       starmovesslowlyince                      2 TheGiftofAdventWaiting

            S A T B Pno. 14    slowlythrough        lestialspacethroughits       lestialspacethroughits                        beamsbe           radiantbeamsGod’sloveonearthbe          radiantbeamsGod’sloveonearthbe                          stowing.     stowing.    stowing.                                     S A T B Pno. 17       WeseeGodina       WeseeGodina       WeseeGodina      WeseeGodina                                 appassionato appassionato appassionato appassionato appassionato           baby’sface,ina           baby’sface,ina           baby’sface,ina           baby’sface,ina                                halo'sglow,ina           halo'sglow,ina           halo'sglow,ina           halo'sglow,ina                             ---3 TheGiftofAdventWaiting

            S A T B Pno. 20        sacrednight.        sacrednight.        sacrednight.        sacrednight.                                    WehearGod’svoiceina         WehearGod’svoiceina         WehearGod’svoiceina      voiceina                    baby’scry       baby’scry       baby’scry       baby’scry              rit. rit.---                 S A T B Pno.     Peaceand     Peaceandjoy                      atempo atempo    23 23 dolce dolce dolce  joy     Peaceandjoy     Peaceandjoy                      dolce       Peaceandjoyfrom      Peaceandjoy    Peace and joy    Peace and joy                          4 TheGiftofAdventWaiting

            S A T B Pno. 26       heavendrawsnigh.       heavendrawsnigh          heavendrawsnigh.       heaven draws nigh                                TheGiftofAdvent                          TheGiftofAdvent                       TheGiftofAdvent        TheGiftofAdvent                   ---            S A T B Pno. 30   Waiting.   Waiting.   Waiting.   Waiting.                             poco rit. poco rit.                               atempo atempo 31 31           The     The                        -5 TheGiftofAdventWaiting

            S A T B Pno. 33      TheLightdrawsnear      TheLightdrawsnear    Lightdrawsnear    Lightdrawsnear                            The     The        inAdventwaiting        inAdventwaiting                            KingofGlory,     KingofGlory,      TheKing     TheKing                                        S A T B Pno. 36       gentlelamb.For      gentlelamb.                             Christthe        ChristourLordthewondrous        ChristourLordthewondrous                             gift        giftofoursalvation.        giftofoursalvation.                      -6 TheGiftofAdventWaiting

            S A T B Pno. 39          thewondrousgiftofoursal          thewondrousgiftofoursal                              vation.     A      vation.A                        espress.     Ahh     Ahh       Savior’sbirth,solongex       Savior’sbirth,solongex                               luminoso espress. luminoso--            S A T B Pno. 42     Ahh     Ahh    pected    pected                                 Ahh     Ahh       inhumblemanger        inhumblemanger                                lies.    lies.   lies.   lies.                             7 TheGiftofAdventWaiting

            S A T B Pno. 45         Godiswithusthe         Godiswithusthe         Godiswithusthe        Godiswithusthe                            sonore       joyofallcreation,       joyofallcreation,        joyofallcreation,the        joyofallcreation,the                                ofallcreation,        ofallcreation,     joyofcreation,     joyofcreation,                                  S A T B Pno. 48          ofallcreation,        ofallcreation,                             Whilewewait     Whilewewait     Whilewe     Whilewe                             sub.  49 49      Whilewewait     Whilewewait    waitWhilewe     waitWhilewe                          8 TheGiftofAdventWaiting

            S A T B Pno. 51     Whilewewait     Whilewewait    waitWhilewe     waitWhilewe                          cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc.     Whilewewait     Whilewewait    waitWhilewe     waitWhilewe                              Whilewewait     Whilewewait    waitWhilewe     waitWhilewe                                  cresc. cresc. cresc.  cresc. cresc.             S A T B Pno. 54     Whilewewait     Whilewewait    waitWhilewe     waitWhilewe                                  Whilewewait     Whilewewait    waitWhilewe     waitWhilewe                                          whilewe'reWaitingforA        whilewe'reWaitingforA       waitwhilewe'reWaitingforA       waitwhilewe'reWaitingforA                               poco tratt. poco tratt.-9 TheGiftofAdventWaiting

            S A T B Pno.           LightofJoyforA           LightofJoyforA           LightofJoyforA           LightofJoyforA                            molto appassionato molto appassionato molto appassionato molto appassionato atempo atempo 57 57           LightofPeaceforA           Lightof Peace forA           LightofPeaceforA           LightofPeaceforA                                 LightofTruthforA           Lightof Truth forA           Lightof Truth forA           LightofTruthforA                                             S A T B Pno. 60        LightofFaithforA         LightofFaithforA         LightofFaithforA         LightofFaithforA                                      LightofHopeforA           LightofHopeforA           LightofHopeforA           LightofHopeforA                                Lightof Love forA           LightofLoveforA           LightofLoveforA           LightofLoveforA                                 10 TheGiftofAdventWaiting

            S A T B Pno. 63         LightofAllforA         LightofAllforA           LightofAllforA           LightofAllforA                                        LightofLife       LightofLife       LightofLife       LightofLife                                     TheLightofChristLightof         TheLightofChristLightof         TheLightofChristLightof      ChristLightof                       S A T B Pno. 66         Christeternal.         Christeternal         Christeternal         Christeternal             allarg. allarg.     little     littleChild                      atempo atempo    67 67 dolce dolce dolce  Child     littleChild     littleChild                       dolce---     11 TheGiftofAdventWaiting

            S A T B Pno. 69      littleChildMary’s      littleChild      littleChild                                 littleChild       littleChild        littleChild     littleChild                               TheGiftofAdvent        TheGiftofAdvent                 atempo atempo 71 71---            S A T B Pno. 72         The GiftofAdvent         The GiftofAdvent        TheGiftofAdvent                         TheGiftofAdvent       TheGiftofAdvent       TheGiftofAdvent       TheGiftofAdvent                    WaitingWaiting       WaitingWaiting       WaitingWaiting       WaitingWaiting                                animato   animato animato   animato cresc. cresc. cresc. cresc.--- 12 TheGiftofAdventWaiting

            S A T B Pno. 75       WaitingWaiting       WaitingWaiting       WaitingWaiting       WaitingWaiting                                   Waiting   Waiting   Waiting     Waiting                -     13 TheGiftofAdventWaiting