"Advent begins in the dark and moves toward the light—but the season should not move too quickly or too glibly, lest we fail to acknowledge the depth of the darkness. As our Lord Jesus tells us, unless we see the light of God clearly, what we call light is actually darkness: 'how great is that darkness!' (Matt. 6:23). Advent bids us take a fearless inventory of the darkness: the darkness without and the darkness within.” - Fleming Rutledge, Advent: The Once and Future Coming of Jesus Christ

The people who in darkness walked
Have seen a glorious light;
The heavenly dawn broke forth on those 
Who dwelt in death and night,
Who dwelt—who dwelt in death and night.

To us a child of hope is born, 
To us a son is given,
And on his shoulders ever rests
All pow’r in earth and heaven,
All pow’r—all pow’r in earth and heaven.

We’ve been waiting 
In the darkness so long.
Dear Redeemer, 
Bring us to your dawn— 
Bring us to your dawn.

His name shall be the Prince of Peace, 
The Everlasting Lord,
The Wonderful, the Counselor, 
The God by all adored,
The God—the God by all adored.

We’ve been waiting 
In the darkness so long.
Dear Redeemer, 
Bring us to your dawn— 

We’ve been waiting 
In the darkness so long.
Dear Redeemer, 
Bring us to your dawn— 
Bring us to your dawn.

His righteous government and pow’r
Shall over all extend;
On judgment and on justice based, 
His reign shall have no end.

His righteous government and pow’r
Shall over all extend;
On judgment and on justice based, 
His reign shall have no end.

We’ve been waiting 
In the darkness so long.
Dear Redeemer, 
Bring us to your dawn— 

We’ve been waiting 
In the darkness so long.
Dear Redeemer, 
Bring us to your dawn— 
Bring us to your dawn.

Musicians: Ryan Baggett, guitar/vocals; Lisa Goben, keys; Jon Gross, engineer; Luke Morton, guitar/vocals; Mark Sandeno, percussion; Von Sandeno, drums

Lyrics: John Morison, 1781, based on Isaiah 9:2-7
Music: Luke Morton, 2021

Recorded live on Sunday, December 19th 2021

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