Love this, Charity. “... even as we look around at a fiery sunset, the faces of our children, or the sacrificial love of friends and know that it has already come, at least in part.” - so beautiful! Last night, our church held its traditional darkness to light service, on the first Sunday of Advent – this always heralds the beginning of the season from a liturgical point of view, and is beautiful. One of the pieces the choir sang was so radiant dawn, composed by James McMillan – worth looking up if you are not already familiar with it.
Love this, Charity. “... even as we look around at a fiery sunset, the faces of our children, or the sacrificial love of friends and know that it has already come, at least in part.” - so beautiful! Last night, our church held its traditional darkness to light service, on the first Sunday of Advent – this always heralds the beginning of the season from a liturgical point of view, and is beautiful. One of the pieces the choir sang was so radiant dawn, composed by James McMillan – worth looking up if you are not already familiar with it.
*Oh Radiant Dawn – I’m dictating into my phone so pardon the punctuation and typos!
Thank you for sharing this hymn. I know O Radiant Dawn as one of the Advent antiphons … but I’ve never heard it sing. Can’t wait to give it a listen!