Joys of Populus Zion Divine Service

The King shall come when morning dawns...O brighter than that glorious morn when Christ victorious rose, and left the lonesome place of death despite the rage of foes, O brighter than that glorious morn shall dawn upon race, the Day when Christ in splendor comes and we shall see His face... I confess to God almighty before the whole company of heaven, and to you, my brothers and sisters, that I have sinned... Say to the daughter of Zion, "Behold, your salvation comes!" The Lord will cause His majestic voice to be heard... Stir up our hearts, O Lord, to make ready the way of Your only-begotten Son, that by His coming we may be enabled to serve You with pure minds... But for you who fear my name, the Sun of righteousness will arise with healing in His wings... Out of Zion, the perfection of beauty, God shines forth!... May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace in believing, so that by the power of the Holy Spirit, you may abound in hope... And then they will see the Son of Man coming in a cloud with power and great glory... Straighten up, raise your heads, because your redemption is drawing near... Every eye shall then behold Him, clothed in glorious majesty, those who set at naught and sold Him, pierced and nailed Him to the tree, deeply wailing, deeply wailing, shall their true Messiah see.... Above all, we give thanks for the boundless love shown to us when You sent Your only-begotten Son into our flesh and laid on Him our sin, giving Him into death that we might not die eternally... In Your boundless mercy You sent Your servant, John the Baptist, to proclaim that in Christ the kingdom of heaven draws near.  With thankful hearts we pray, "Come, Lord Jesus" confident that in His body and blood given us to eat and to drink, we receive forgiveness of sins and so proclaim His death until He comes again in glory... Creator of the stars of night... O God the Father, the fountain and source of all goodness, who in lovingkindness sent Your only begotten Son into the flesh... All praise, eternal Son, to Thee Whose Advent sets Thy people free, Whom with the Father we adore and Holy Spirit evermore.