WGVU Presents
Hope College Christmas Vespers 2023
Special | 53m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
A tradition at Hope College since 1941, Christmas Vespers is the best way to ring in the holidays!
Over 250 student musicians participate in Christmas Vespers in ensembles that include the Hope College Orchestra, Chapel Choir and College Chorus. A tradition at Hope College since 1941, Christmas Vespers is the perfect way to ring in your holiday season.
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WGVU Presents is a local public television program presented by WGVU
WGVU Presents
Hope College Christmas Vespers 2023
Special | 53m 46sVideo has Closed Captions
Over 250 student musicians participate in Christmas Vespers in ensembles that include the Hope College Orchestra, Chapel Choir and College Chorus. A tradition at Hope College since 1941, Christmas Vespers is the perfect way to ring in your holiday season.
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(bright music) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (bright music continues) ♪ 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 ♪ (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (music calms down) ♪ Come, O Sovereign Prince of Heaven ♪ ♪ Come, O wondrous Love Divine ♪ ♪ Earth and heaven bow before Thee ♪ ♪ Everlasting Peace sublime ♪ ♪ O Thou Source of joy and wonder ♪ ♪ Bless us as we seek Thy face ♪ ♪ At Thy manger grant us mercy ♪ ♪ In Thine Advent grant us grace ♪ (music crescendos) (music crescendos continues) (bright music) ♪ Born Thy people to deliver ♪ ♪ Born a Child and yet a King ♪ ♪ Born to reign ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ (bright music continues) (bright music continues) (no audio) (singing in Latin) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (singing in Latin continues) (steady music) (steady music continues) (steady music continues) ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ God of God ♪ ♪ Light of Light ♪ ♪ Lo!
He abhors not the virgin's womb ♪ ♪ Very God ♪ ♪ Begotten, not created ♪ ♪ 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 ♪ ♪ In the highest ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ O come ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ O come ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ Christ the Lord ♪ ♪ Yea, Lord, we greet Thee ♪ ♪ Born this happy morning ♪ ♪ Jesu, to Thee be glory given ♪ ♪ Word of the Father ♪ ♪ Now in flesh appearing ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ Christ the Lord ♪ (no audio) (bright music) (bright music continues) ♪ And the glory ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ And the glory ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ And the glory ♪ ♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ And the glory ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ And the glory ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord shall be revealed ♪ (bright music continues) ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ ♪ For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it ♪ ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ ♪ For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it ♪ ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ ♪ For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it ♪ ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ (bright music continues) ♪ And the glory ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ ♪ For the mouth ♪ ♪ And the glory ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord shall be revealed ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ ♪ For the mouth ♪ ♪ And the glory ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord shall be revealed ♪ ♪ Has spoken it ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ ♪ The glory, the glory of the Lord ♪ ♪ And the glory ♪ ♪ The glory of the Lord shall be revealed ♪ ♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ Shall be revealed ♪ ♪ And all flesh ♪ ♪ And all flesh shall see it together ♪ ♪ Together ♪ ♪ For the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it ♪ ♪ For the mouth of the Lord ♪ ♪ Hath spoken it ♪ (no audio) ("'Morning Mood' from Peer Gynt Suite No.
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Bethlehem on Christmas morn ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ ♪ The lowly gem of love was born ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ ♪ Bright in her crown of fiery star ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ ♪ Judea's town shone from afar ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ (plaintive music continues) (plaintive music continues) ♪ For bird and beast He did not come ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ ♪ But for the least of mortal scum ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ ♪ Who lies in ditch, who begs his bread ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ ♪ Who has no stitch for back or head ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ (plaintive music continues) ♪ Who wakes to weep, lies down to mourn ♪ ♪ Who in his sleep withdraws from scorn ♪ ♪ Ye outraged dust on field and plain ♪ ♪ To feed the lust of mad-men slain ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ Hosanna ♪ ♪ Christus natus est ♪ (plaintive music continues) ♪ The manger still outshines the throne ♪ ♪ Christ must and will come to His own ♪ ♪ Christ must and will come to His own ♪ ♪ Christ must and will come to His own ♪ (plaintive music continues) (plaintive music continues) (no audio) (steady music) (steady music continues) ♪ My soul doth magnify the Lord ♪ ♪ And my spirit hath rejoiced in God my Savior ♪ ♪ For He hath regarded ♪ ♪ The lowliness of His handmaiden ♪ ♪ For behold, from henceforth ♪ ♪ All generations shall call me blessed ♪ ♪ For He that is mighty hath magnified me ♪ ♪ And holy is His Name ♪ (solemn music continues) ♪ And His mercy is on them that fear Him ♪ ♪ Throughout all generations ♪ ♪ He hath shown strength with His arm ♪ ♪ He hath scattered the proud ♪ ♪ In the imagination of their hearts ♪ ♪ He hath put down the mighty from their seat ♪ ♪ And hath exalted the humble and meek ♪ ♪ He hath filled the hungry with good things ♪ ♪ And the rich He hath sent empty away ♪ (solemn music continues) ♪ He remembering His mercy ♪ ♪ Hath holpen His servant Israel ♪ ♪ As He promised to our forefathers ♪ ♪ Abraham and His seed ♪ ♪ Forever ♪ (majestic music) (singers vocalizing) ♪ Glory be to the Father ♪ (singers vocalizing) ♪ And to the Son ♪ ♪ And to the Holy Ghost ♪ (majestic music continues) ♪ As it was in the beginning ♪ ♪ Is now, and ever shall be ♪ (majestic music continues) ♪ World without end ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ (majestic music continues) (no audio) (peaceful music) (peaceful music continues) (choir vocalizing) (choir vocalizing continues) ♪ Hush, my dear ♪ ♪ Lie still and slumber ♪ ♪ Holy angels guard thy bed ♪ ♪ Heavenly blessings without number ♪ ♪ Gently falling on thy head ♪ ♪ Heavenly blessings without number ♪ ♪ Gently falling on thy head ♪ ♪ Gently falling on thy head ♪ (peaceful music continues) (choir vocalizing) (peaceful music continues) (choir vocalizing continues) ♪ See the kindly shepherds round Him ♪ ♪ Telling wonders from the sky ♪ ♪ When they sought Him ♪ ♪ There they found Him ♪ ♪ With His virgin mother by ♪ ♪ When they sought Him ♪ ♪ There they found Him ♪ ♪ With His virgin mother by ♪ ♪ With His virgin mother by ♪ ♪ See the lovely babe a-dressing ♪ ♪ Lovely infant ♪ ♪ How He smiled ♪ ♪ When He wept ♪ ♪ The mother's blessing ♪ ♪ Soothed and hushed the holy Child ♪ (peaceful music continues) ♪ Mayest thou live to know and fear Him ♪ ♪ Trust and love Him ♪ ♪ All thy days ♪ ♪ Then go dwell forever near Him ♪ ♪ See His face, and sing His praise ♪ ♪ Then go dwell forever near Him ♪ ♪ See His face, and sing His praise ♪ ♪ See His face, and sing His praise ♪ (peaceful music continues) (choir vocalizing) (peaceful music continues) (choir vocalizing continues) ♪ Hush, my dear ♪ ♪ Hush, my dear ♪ ♪ Holy angels guard thy bed ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ (peaceful music fades out) (no audio) (steady music) ♪ The first Nowell ♪ ♪ The angels did say ♪ ♪ Was to certain poor shepherds ♪ ♪ In fields as they lay ♪ ♪ In fields where they lay keeping their sheep ♪ ♪ On a cold winter's night that was so deep ♪ ♪ Nowell, nowell ♪ ♪ Nowell, nowell ♪ ♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ ♪ They looked up and saw a star ♪ ♪ Shining in the east ♪ ♪ Beyond them far ♪ ♪ And to the earth it gave great light ♪ ♪ And so it continued both day and night ♪ ♪ Nowell, nowell ♪ ♪ Nowell, nowell ♪ ♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ ♪ And by the light of that same star ♪ ♪ Three wise men came from country far ♪ ♪ To seek for a king was their intent ♪ ♪ And to follow the star wherever it went ♪ ♪ Nowell, nowell ♪ ♪ Nowell, nowell ♪ ♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ ♪ Then let us all with one accord ♪ ♪ Sing praises to our heavenly Lord ♪ ♪ That hath made heaven and earth of naught ♪ ♪ And with His blood mankind hath bought ♪ ♪ Nowell, nowell ♪ ♪ Nowell, nowell ♪ ♪ Born is the King of Israel ♪ - [Congregant] Amen.
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WGVU Presents is a local public television program presented by WGVU