Come Holy spirt, and write your words
Let the river flow, and the fire burn
Set my heart on fire, in this time of love
When the Devil flees and Heaven’s tears rain down
 
They fall on me, for hearts are breaking
Holy blood is pouring, from mankind’s wounds
Absurd pain by brothers, inflicted
Knives twisted deeper by sin that bleeds
 
In despair, You, Saviour, watch and sorrow
Over Adam’s awful fall from grace
Good extracted from a perfect creation
Separation from You, giving way to death
Please come back to us, oh Lord, above!
Come, save us from ourselves, we pray!
 
But oh! we have a hope made certain
At this precious Advent time
Jesus is coming for He is salvation
Stay awake – await the blessed new Wine!
 
First believe; then pray for faith to grow
Our Father waters the hearts He knows
Blessing us, our eyes now open
To break the towers of hate that rise
 
Fear not! for the Glorious Son brings love and life
Welcome Him into your anxious hearts that strive
to understand our broken world –
Its fragile peace, its shattered schemes
Its warring tribes, its thirsting souls
Its angry voice, its frantic fear
Its bloody answers, on the battle field
 
Father, Son and Holy Spirit
Let Your mercy reign,
Restore us all with love and healing
Give us the light of peace, we pray
 
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We have a choice and we turn away
Do we ever think about the price we’ll pay?
For the Lion of Judah is moving now
On His holy mountain He weeps, He mourns
Darkness at dawn, as we block out the light
We’re happy to ignore what’s good, what’s right
 
A gimmick, a fad, presenting what’s new
Creating false idols for us to adore
Forgetting what happened in times long ago
Yahweh setting a path; and a safe way to go
Then came Emmanuel, Jesus, rescuing His flock
Those looking for light; hearing His call
He still stands on the mountain, to shepherd us all
 
We worship what’s false, corrupting the good
Alloyed to the bad, with invincible trust
We play games with our spirits, ignoring our end
Playing out our life span, which too soon is all spent
 
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Rain down your Spirit and water our hearts
To see, oh God, how we’re drawn to the dark
Barren always without the light of Truth
Fertile soil scattered for a blinding wind blows
 
 
Come again, Jesus Christ, we plead!
Turn our hearts towards your incredible light
Turn our hearts away from all that’s bad
Ignorance and folly, all selfish and sad
Let us stride Your mountain in fresh, clean air
Search for truth not lies, which herald despair
In this time of Advent dear
A new year make and new hearts create
In us for we, quite simply, need You
…For You are love and You are true.