At the end of October, Music that Makes Community Facilitators gathered for a playlist party around the theme of “Advent.”  Here are some of the songs we sang:

Hold Us In Your Grace (vs. 2 for Advent) by Nancy Willbanks
YouTube video + Score

I Belong by Sarina Partridge
Bandcamp audio 

Jesuve Saranam (Jesus Is Our Refuge) by Ana Hernandez
Score 

Feisty Advent Song by Conie Borchardt, first part adapted from Taize 
SoundCloud audio + Score

Hope has Come Down to Us by Breen Sipes
YouTube video

We talked a lot about choosing songs which are simple to learn (it’s a short season), or layered songs which can return again and again, becoming more familiar by the end of the season.

Looking for a more extensive list? 

Board member Nancy Willbanks compiled her daily devotions of Daily Pocket Songs and Reflections from last year into one Substack post for Advent 2024.  Check out this extensive list in all of its gloriousness here.  

Here are more resources on the season of Advent from MMC:

- On the blog: an introduction on Advent and then a page for each Sunday of hope, peace, joy, and love.  (From 2019)
- An Advent and Christmas YouTube Playlist
- Songs from the A-Z list tagged with Advent
- and if you've got some time to watch a webinar, there's a webinar on MMC's Worship Planning Resources page. (From Fall 2023)