2024-2025
YEAR C // Advent Christmas Epiphany
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Music
Lyrics & Credits
Contributing Musicians
Onan Alvarez
Ebony Nicole
Benjamin Luna
Seth Crissman
Jackson Maust
Greg Yoder
Kristina Yoder
Lauren Yoder
Mitchell Yoder
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Bless us, O Lord, and these thy gifts which we are about to receive from thy bounty, through Christ, Our Lord. Amen
Lyrics: Ancient Latin Prayer of Blessing
Music: Seth Thomas CrissmanVocals: Seth Thomas Crissman, Greg Yoder, Kristina Yoder, Mitchell Yoder
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Be mindful of your mercy, O Lord, and of your steadfast love for they have been from of old. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul. O my God, in you I trust
Lyrics: Psalm 25:6, 1, 2a, NRSV (Full copyright info below)
Music: Seth Thomas Crissman -
There's a song in the air! There's a star in the sky! There's a mother's deep prayer and her baby's low cry! And the star rains its fire while the beautiful sing, for the manger of Bethlehem cradles a King! There's a tumult of joy o'er the wonderful birth, for the virgin's sweet boy is the LORD of all the earth. Ay! the star rains its fire while the beautiful sing, for the manger of Bethlehem cradles the King! (we sing) Gloria! Gloria in excelsis Deo!
In the light of that star lie the ages impearled; and that song from afar has swept o’er all the world. Every heart is aflame, and the beautiful sing and we greet him in his cradle our Savior and King! (we sing) Gloria! Gloria Gloria in excelsis Deo! (In excelsis Deo!)
Lyrics: Josiah G. Holland (1872), alt. (Public Domain)
Music: Seth Thomas Crissman
© 2021 The Soil and The Seed ProjectVocals: Lauren Yoder, Mitchell Yoder, Theresa Peachey Crissman, Greg Yoder, Kristina Yoder, Seth Thomas Crissman
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Surely God is my salvation I will trust, and will not be afraid, for the Lord God is my strength and my might; he has become my salvation. With joy you will draw water from the wells of salvation. (Isaiah 12:2-3 NRSV) into the heart of the sea, (Psalm 46:2 NIV)
Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, (Psalm 46:2a NRSV) and the mountains fall into the heart of the sea (Psalm 46:2b NIV)
Lyrics: Isaiah 12:2-3, Psalm 46:2 b on last line of song, NRSV // Psalm 46:2 - NIV
Music: Seth Thomas Crissman© 2021 The Soil and The Seed Project
Vocals: Lauren Yoder, Jackson Maust, Mitchell Yoder
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God our helper. God who loves us. God our shepherd.
God who does not ever leave us, you’re always near.
God your love casts out our fear. God your love casts out our fear.
Lyrics and Music: Seth Thomas Crissman
© 2021 The Soil and The Seed Project
Vocals: Seth Thomas Crissman, Ebony Nicole, Jackson Maust
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Who is this King of glory? The LORD the Strong and mighty. Lift up your head you gates Be lifted up you ancient doors That the King of Glory may come in. The earth is the LORD’s and all that is in it. The world and all those who live in it. (Psalm 24:1, 7-8a, 10 NRSV)
Lyrics: Psalm 24:1, 7-8a, 10 NRSV (Full copyright info below)
Music: Seth Thomas Crissman© 2022 The Soil and The Seed Project
Vocals: Ebony Nicole and Benjamin Luna
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And he shall stand and feed his flock in the strength of the Lord, in the majesty of the name of the Lord his God. And they shall live secure, for now he shall be great to the ends of the earth; and he shall be the one of peace. (Micah 5:4-5a)
Lyrics: Micah 5:4-5a NRSV
Music: Seth Thomas Crissman
© 2021 The Soil and The Seed ProjectVocals: Benjamin Luna, Kristina Yoder, Greg Yoder, Seth Thomas Crissman
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The Word became Flesh and made his dwelling among us. We have seen his glory, the glory of the one and only Son, who came from the Father, full of grace and truth. (John 1:14 NIV) Allelu-Alleluia, Allelu-Alleluia
Lyrics: John 1:14 NIV
Music: Seth Thomas Crissman© 2021 The Soil and The Seed Project
Vocals: Jackson Maust, Seth Crissman, Taylor Bess
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To God who loves us, To God who frees us, To God who hears us, To God who sees us, To God who calls us and welcomes us home, To God who loves us all glory be. To God who finds us, To God who shows us, To God who fills us, To God who knows us, To God who calls us and welcomes us home, To God who loves us all glory be. To God who loves us all glory be.
Lyrics and Music: The Walking Roots Band
© 2021 The Soil and The Seed Project
Vocals: Onan Alvarez, Greg Yoder, Kristina Yoder
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In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in the beginning with God. All things came into being through him, and without him not one thing came into being. What has come into being n him was life, and the life was the light of all people. The light shines in the darkness, and the darkness did not overcome it.
Lyrics: John 1:1-5 NRSV
Music: Seth Thomas Crissman and Greg Yoder© 2021 The Soil and The Seed Project
Vocals: Ebony Nicole, Benjamin Luna
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God of Justice, God of Holy Peace, God of Mercy and Power, You give us what we need. We need Your Justice. We need your Holy Peace. We need Your Mercy and Pow’r. Your love is what we need. Send us in Justice. Send us in your Holy Peace. Send us in Mercy and Pow’r Send us and bring your peace. God of Justice. God of Holy Peace God of Mercy and Power. You give us what we need.
Lyrics and Music: Seth Thomas Crissman and Greg Yoder
© 2021 The Soil and The Seed Project
Vocals: Seth Thomas Crissman
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Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. When you fail, when you fall When you’re scared, when call for me My peace I’ll give to you. Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you. When you fail, when you fall. When you’re scared, when call for me My peace I’ll give to you.
Lyrics and Music: Seth Thomas Crissman
© 2021 The Soil and The Seed Project
Vocals: Lauren Yoder, Mitchell Yoder
Special Thanks
Seth Thomas Crissman - Project Director, Editor, Songwriter
Melody Zimmerman - Lead Writer (Little Liturgies)
Harrigan McMahon Bowman - Visual Artistic Director, Contributing Writer
Charcoal Drawing of Lamb + Star: Daniela Crissman
CD Cover Photograph: Jason and Vikki Crissman
CD Cover Design: Harrigan McMahon Bowman
Little Liturgies’ Soil and Seed Images: Jessamyn Bryant
Mixed and Mastered by Taylor Bess // taylorbessmusic.com
Made possible through partnership with VMMissions // vmmissions.org and the generosity of many individuals and communities. Thank you. Gloria in Excelsis Deo.
Copyrights
Scripture References
Be Mindful of Your Mercy (Track 2) - Psalm 25:6, 1, 2a, NRSV
Surely God is My Salvation (Track 4) - Isaiah 12:2-3, Psalm 46:2b on last line of song, NRSV & Psalm 46:2 - NIV
Who is This King of Glory? (Track 6) - Psalm 24:1, 7-8a, 10 NRSV
The One of Peace (Track 7) - Micah 5:4-5a NRSV
The Word Became Flesh (Track 8) - John 1:14 NIV
In the Beginning (Track 10) - John 1:1-5 NRSV)
NRSV
Scripture quotations from: Be Mindful of Your Mercy, Surely God is My Salvation (verses and Psalms 46:2a on last chorus), Who is This King of Glory?, The One of Peace, and In the Beginning are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved
NIV
Scripture quotations from songs: Surely God is My Salvation (all of chorus except the first line on the last chorus) and all of The Word Became Flesh are direct quotations from THE HOLY BIBLE, NEW INTERNATIONAL VERSION®, NIV® Copyright © 1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.™ Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.