Advent 2022: Hymn from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark
A Singing Communion of Churches
Hymn: Beautiful is the Earth!
During this Advent season, Lutheran World Federation member churches are sharing hymns (website, YouTube) from their congregations to show how the Lutheran communion regions prepare for Christ’s coming into this world.
We want to use this period to reflect on and celebrate the diversity, uniqueness and oneness of God’s gifts to us. Martin Luther wrote:
"I would certainly like to praise music with all my heart as the excellent gift of God which it is and to commend it to everyone. It has been instilled and implanted in all creatures, individually and collectively. For nothing is without sound or harmony."
— Preface to Georg Rhau’s Symphoniae iucundae (Delightful Melodies), 1538
The Church of Lippe (Lutheran Section) sings Hört der engel helle lieder as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jordan and the Holy Land sings Come All Ye' Faithful as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Namibia (ELCIN) sings Omunene Gwomu Sioni as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Christian Protestant Church in Indonesia sings Gereja bagai bahtera as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of the Central African Republic sings A Dou Na I Jesus Christ as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Mexican Lutheran Church sings The Magnificat - Taize as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Lutheran Church in Chile sings El Burrito Sabanero as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Myanmar sings O' Come All Ye' Faithful as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The German Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ukraine sings Nova radist stala, yaka ne buvala as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Lutheran Church of Rwanda sings Uruwera as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Angola sings Maranata as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Evangelical Church of the River Plate (Argentina) sings Noche de Paz as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Lutheran Church of Christ in Nigeria sings Yabo, Yabo as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Thailand sings Joy to the World as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Ukrainian staff of LWF World Service in Poland sings Dobriy Vechir, tobi as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Evangelical Church in Central Germany sings Wie soll ich dich empfangen as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Augustinian Lutheran Church of Guatemala sings Angels Are Singing as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada sings Rejoice, Rejoice, Believers as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
Church of the Lutheran Brethren of Cameroon sings Teddungal wodani Allah as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
Church of Norway sings Tenn Lys as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Church sings Advent Season Arrives in Jeypore Evangelical Lutheran Churches as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
LWF World Service’s Tigray Program sings A Child was Born in Bethlehem as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Lithuania sings Once in Royal David's City as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Evangelical Church of the River Plate (Uruguay) sings Leonard Cohen’s Aleluya as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas continues with our very own ELCA’s version of O Morning Star, How Fair and Bright!
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Sierra Leone sings O Come Let Us Adore Him as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in Denmark sings Beautiful is the Earth! as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
The Pakpak Dairi Christian Protestant Church sings Princess Zion as part of the Lutheran World Federation’s hymns of Advent & Christmas.
This Christmas, we look back on the five years of Advent hymns with LWF member churches and country programs. Since 2018, the Advent hymns were well received worldwide and have been a way of nurturing connection and showing solidarity through faith and hope. For some, the hymns have become a way to mark each day in Advent with family and congregations. The hymns allow us to share in the many joyful expressions of worship.