Here’s a contemporary hymn for Advent from Ann Bell Worley. You might try singing it to HOLY MANNA (Brethren, we have met to worship) or NETTLETON (Come Thou Fount of Ev’ry
Blessing)… or check the Metrical Index at the back of most hymnals for other tunes in
8.7.8.7.D meter.
If you're looking for a more contemporary setting, you might consider
using the tune to Brian Doerksen’s The River.
God Almighty, We Are Waiting
God Almighty,
we are waiting for a savior to appear.
Meet us in
our desert journey; give a sign that you are near:
burning
bushes, parted waters, food aplenty in the wild.
As we look
for signs and wonders, help us see you in a child.
God
Incarnate, we are waiting for the feast day of your birth.
Looking
back and looking forward to the Christ's return to earth.
Help us to
proclaim the gospel, 'til the world is reconciled.
Let us set
your holy table for each woman, man, and child.
God, the
Spirit, we are waiting for your presence here and now.
Humbled by
our sinful weakness, at your mercy we will bow.
Search our
hearts and make us ready, speak in language strong and mild,
help each
one of us, your people, to receive you like a child.
~ written by Ann Bell Worley, in New
Hymns of Hope. Words copyright © 2005 Hope Publishing Company. If you use this
hymn in worship, be sure to report it on your CCLI license. Text reprinted here by permission.
