“A Light in the Darkness” Sunday, December 7, 2014, 7pm
“A Light in the Darkness” — an Ignatian meditation on Advent and Christmas, with the Ignatian Schola
Sunday, December 7, 2014, 7pm
Church of St. Francis Xavier
46 W 16th St, New York, NY
“Comfort, Comfort, O My People” by The Ignatian Schola
“Comfort, comfort O my people;
speak of peace!” Now says our God.
“Comfort those who sit in darkness
mourning ‘neath their sorrow’s load.
Seek unto Jerusalem
of the peace that waits for them!
Tell of all the sins I cover,
and that warfare now is over.”
Hark the voice of one who’s crying
in the desert far and near,
bidding all to full repentance,
since the Kingdom now is here.
O, that warning cry obey!
Now prepare for God a way.
Let the valleys rise to meet Him
and the hills bow down to greet Him.
O make straight what long was crooked,
make the rougher places plain.
Let your hearts be true and humble,
as befits His holy reign.
For the glory of the Lord
now o’er earth is shed abroad,
and the flesh shall see the token
that His word is never broken.
