The Hope Blog

O Come All Ye Faithful

O come, all ye faithful, joyful and triumphant
O come, ye, o come, ye, to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him, born the king of angels

O come let us adore Him, O come let us adore Him,
O come let us adore Him, Christ the Lord

Sing, choirs of angels, sing in exultation
Sing, all ye citizens of heaven above
Glory to God, glory in the highest

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, born this happy morning
Jesus, to Thee be all glory given
Word of the Father, now in flesh appearing

Come, Thou Long Expected Jesus

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
Israel’s strength and consolation, hope of all the earth Thou art
Dear desire of every nation, joy of every longing heart

Born Thy people to deliver, born a child and yet a king
Born to reign in us forever, now Thy gracious kingdom bring
By Thine own eternal Spirit, rule in all our hearts alone
By Thine all sufficient merit, raise us to Thy glorious throne

What Child is This?

What child is this, who laid to rest, on Mary’s lap is sleeping?
Whom angels greet with anthems sweet, while shepherds watch are keeping
This, this is Christ the King, whom shepherds guard and angels sing
Haste, haste to bring Him laud, the babe the son of Mary

Why lies He in such mean estate, where ox and ass are feeding?
Good Christians fear, for sinners here, the silent Word is pleading
Nails, spear shall pierce Him through, the cross be borne for me, for you
Hail, hail the Word made flesh, the babe the son of Mary

So bring Him incense, gold, and myrrh, come peasant, king, to own Him
The King of kings, salvation brings, let loving hearts enthrone Him
Raise, raise the song on high, the virgin sings her lullaby
Joy, joy for Christ is born, the babe the son of Mary

We Fall Down

We fall down and lay our crowns at the feet of Jesus
The greatness of His mercy and love
At the feet of Jesus

And we cry, “Holy, holy, holy”
We cry, “Holy, holy, holy”
We cry, “Holy, holy, holy is the Lamb!”

Great Are You, Lord

You give life, You are love, You bring light to the darkness
You give hope, You restore every heart that is broken
Great are You, Lord

It’s Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise, we pour out our praise
It’s Your breath in our lungs
So we pour out our praise to You only

All the earth will shout Your praise
Our hearts will cry, these bones will sing
Great are You, Lord

My Soul Magnifies the Lord

Good news of great joy, For ev’ry woman ev’ry man
This will be a sign to you, A baby born in Bethlehem
Come and worship do not be afraid

A company of angels, Glory in the highest
And on the earth a peace among, Those on whom His favor rests
Come and worship do not be afraid

My soul my soul magnifies the Lord
My soul magnifies the Lord
He has done great things for me
Great things for me

Unto you a child is born, Unto us a Son is giv’n
Let ev’ry heart prepare His throne, Let ev’ry nation under Heav’n
Come and worship do not be afraid

 Hark, the Herald Angels Sing

Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King
Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled
Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies
With th’angelic hosts proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem
Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King

Christ by highest heav’n adored, Christ the everlasting Lord
Late in time behold Him come, Offspring of the Virgin’s womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail th’incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel
Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King

Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace, Hail the Sun of Righteousness
Light and life to all He brings, Ris’n with healing in His wings
Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth
Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King

Here I am to Worship

Light of the world, You stepped down into darkness
Opened my eyes let me see
Beauty that made, This heart adore You
Hope of a life spent with You

So here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You’re my God
And You’re altogether lovely
Altogether worthy, Altogether wonderful to me

King of all days, Oh so highly exalted
Glorious in heaven above
Humbly You came, To the earth You created
All for love’s sake became poor

And I’ll never know how much it cost, To see my sin upon that cross (2X)

To Our God

Up from the ashes, Your love has brought us
Out of the darkness and into the light
Lifting our sorrows, Bearing our burdens, Healing our hearts

To our God we lift up one voice, To our God we lift up one song
To our God we lift up one voice, Singing hallelujah
(REPEAT)

Chains have been broken, Eyes have been opened
An army of dry bones is starting to rise
Death is defeated, We are victorious
For You are alive

Hallelujah, Singing hallelujah (3X)
Hallelujah

Make His praise, Glorious glorious glorious
For His name is, Glorious glorious glorious
Make His praise, Glorious glorious glorious
Shout His name, Glorious glorious glorious

O Come All Ye Faithful

O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him, Born the King of angels

O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord

Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation
Sing, all you citizens of heav’n above
Glory to God, Glory in the highest

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning
Jesus, to Thee be all glory giv’n
Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing

MEMORIAL SERVICE
Sara and José Miñán’s memorial service is Saturday, December 5th at 11:00AM at Redeemer Lutheran Church (1500 W. Anderson Lane) in Austin, Texas. There will be a live-stream of the service at live.redeemer.net. Sara was a teacher at Redeemer Lutheran School.

MEMORIAL SERVICE PROGRAM
A Memorial Service Program can be viewed and downloaded at: bit.ly/MinanProgram

All attendees will be required to wear a face mask and sit in household groups or as individuals physically-distanced by about six feet. Their auditorium will be able to accommodate about 200 people with these restrictions. They will also make available an overflow room for another 100 people, should that be needed.

WRITTEN, VIDEO MEMORIES AND PHOTO LINK COMING SOON
Links coming soon where you can upload video (1080p or less) and written messages, as well as, photos for their sons. Make sure to add how you know the Miñáns, “Hi, I’m…and I know your parents from….”

Video or write down a memory. Remind us of how funny José was, how clever Sara would be when discussing ethical issues of the day, what José’s work ethic for his business was, how Sara loved teaching, times you spent with any or all of them, meaningful conversations, parties and celebrations, general life. Can you remember something José or Sara said to you about Eli or Ander?

Collect your photos and we’ll have a place for you to upload them for the boys to keep throughout their lives. Captioning photos of when, where, and who’s in the photos will be helpful when they look at them now and in the future.

For the Light

For the Light has shined upon us.
For the Light has risen on us.
For the Father has given Jesus, He’s given Jesus, His Son.

How we were groping
How we were searching for light of day
Into the darkness God spoke His likeness to light our way

In this small baby, in this humanity, Jesus will dwell
Piercing the darkness, now God is with us – Emmanuel

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

O come O come Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear

Rejoice, rejoice ‑ Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel

O come, Thou Dayspring, come and cheer our spirits by Thine advent here
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, and death’s dark shadows put to flight

O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, and order all things far and nigh
To us the path of knowledge show, and cause us in her ways to go

O come, Desire of nations, bind ‑ all peoples in one heart and mind
Bid envy strife and quarrels cease, Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace

Sing Hallelujah to the Lord

Sing hallelujah to the Lord (echo) x2
Sing hallelujah x2
Sing hallelujah to the Lord

Jesus is Lord and King of all (echo) x2
Jesus is Lord x2

Jesus is Lord and King of all

Jesus is coming back again (echo) x2
Jesus is coming x2

Jesus is coming back again

Light of the World

The world waits for a miracle, The heart longs for a little bit of hope
O come, O come Emmanuel
A child prays for peace on earth, And she’s calling out from a sea of hurt
O come, O come Emmanuel
And can you hear the angels singing

Glory to the Light of the world, Glory ‑ the Light of the world is here

The drought breaks with the tears of a mother, A baby’s cry is the sound of love come down
Come down, Emmanuel ‑ woh
He is the song for the suffering
He is Messiah, the Prince of peace has come
He has come Emmanuel ‑ oh

Glory to the Light of the world (4X)

For all who wait, for all who hunger, for all who’ve prayed, for all who wonder
Behold your King, behold Messiah
Emmanuel Emmanuel

Glory to the light of the world (3X)
Behold your King, behold Messiah
Emmanuel Emmanuel

The world waits for a miracle, The heart longs for a little bit of hope
O come, O come Emmanuel

O Come, All Ye Faithful

O come all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him, Born the King of angels

O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

Sing choirs of angels, Sing in exultation
O sing all ye bright Hosts of heav’n above
Glory to God all Glory in the highest

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning
Jesus to Thee be all glory giv’n
Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing