1
See, the Conqueror mounts in triumph,
See the King in royal state,
Riding on the clouds, His chariot,
To His heavenly palace gate!
Hark! The choirs of angel voices
Joyful hallelujahs sing,
And the portals high are lifted
To receive their heavenly King.
2
Who is this that comes in glory,
With the trump of jubilee?
Lord of battles, God of armies,
He has gained the victory.
He who on the cross did suffer,
He who from the grave arose,
He has vanquished sin and Satan,
He by death has spoiled His foes.
3
While He lifts His hands in blessing,
He is parted from His friends;
While their eager eyes behold Him,
He upon the cloud ascends;
He who walked with God and pleased Him,
Preaching truth and doom to come,
He, our Enoch, is translated
To His everlasting home.
4
Now our heavenly Aaron enters,
With His blood, within the veil’
Joshua now is come to Canaan,
And the kings before Him quail;
Now He plants the tribes of Israel
In their promised resting-place;
Now our great Elijah offers
Double portion of His grace.
5
Thou hast raised our human nature
On the clouds to God’s right hand;
There we sit in heavenly places,
There with Thee in glory stand.
Jesus reigns, adored by angels,
Man with God is on the throne;
Mighty Lord, in Thine ascension
We by faith behold our own.

Lutheran Hymnal: 114 - See, the Conqueror Mounts in Triumph

1
Rejoice, the Lord is King!
Your Lord and King adore;
Mortals, give thanks and sing,
And triumph evermore:
	Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
	Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
2
Jesus, The Saviour, reigns,
The God of truth and love;
When He had purged our stains,
He took His seat above:
	Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
	Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
3
His kingdom cannot fail;
He rules o’er earth and heaven;
The keys of death and hell
Are to our Jesus given:
	Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
	Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.
4
He sits at God’s right hand
Till all His foes submit,
And bow to His command,
And fall beneath His feet:
	Lift up your heart, lift up your voice;
	Rejoice, again I say, rejoice.

Lutheran Hymnal: 115 - Rejoice, the Lord is King!

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1	
O come, O come, Immanuel,
And ransom captive Israel,
That mourns in lonely exile here,
Until the Son of God appear;
Rejoice, rejoice! Immanuel
Shall come to you, O Israel

2
O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save,
And give them victory o’er the grave:

3
O come, Thou Dayspring come and cheer
Our spirits by Thine advent here;
Disperse the gloomy clouds of night,
And death's dark shadows put to flight.

4
O come, Thou Key of David, come
And open wide our heavenly home;
Make safe the path that leads on high,
And close the path to misery:

5
O come, O come, thou Lord of might,
Who to Thy tribes on Sinai's height
In ancient times didst give the law
In cloud and majesty, and awe.

6
O come, our Wisdom from on high,
Who ordered all things mightily,
To us the path of knowledge show,
And teach us in her ways to go.

7
O come, King of nations, bind,
In one the hearts of all mankind,
Oh bid our sad divisions cease,
And be Thyself our King of Peace.


Lutheran Hymnal: 002.5 - O Come, O Come, Immanuel (Full Version)

1
O my God I cry to Thee
Because my sins have covered me
I'm too ashamed to lift my face 
My sins have left me in disgrace

2
O my God I cry to Thee
Because of my iniquity
Has risen to the heights of heav’n
I pray my cry to Thee has ris’n

3
O my God I cry to Thee
I know that Thou hast set me free
From all my guilt, and all my sin
Thy Son’s death didst salvation win

4
O my God I cry to Thee
I thank Thee for redeeming me
By the blood of Thy gracious Son
Through Jesus Christ the vict’ry won

Words by Rev. Jake Zabel

Hymn: Oh My God I Cry to Thee

1
Come, Holy Spirit, heavenly dove,
Come to Thy people from above,
Fill them with graces, and restore
Thy creatures as they were before.

2
For Comforter is Thy sweet name,
A gift which from the highest came,
A precious ointment from above,
A living fount, a fire of love.

3
Our minds enlighten, and inspire
Our souls with love’s celestial fire;
And since Thou know’st how frail we be,
Confirm and make us strong in Thee.

4
Drive far away our wily foe,
And by Thy grace sweet peace bestow
That in Thy footsteps we may run
And soul-destroying mischief shun.

5
Let us by Thee the Father know,
His Son, Christ Jesus, also show,
That full of faith we may know Thee
Derived from both eternally.

6
To God the Father, and the Son.
Who rose again, be honour done,
With Him who came at Pentecost,
The Comforter, the Holy Ghost.


Lutheran Hymnal: 116 - Come, Holy Spirit, Heavenly Dove

On this episode we have a conversation with Pastor Magnus Sorensen of the Den Evangelisk-Lutherske Augustanakirke in Århus, a member of the Confessional Orthodox Evangelical Lutheran Communion

A Lutheran Conversation with Pastor Magnus Sorensen

1
O Holy Ghost, to Thee we all pray
For true faith to guide us in our way;
Grant its faithful keeping
Till life’s brief story,
Grief and weeping,
All end in glory.
Lord, have mercy.

2
Shine in our hearts, Thou most blessed light,
Teach us Jesus Christ to know aright,
That we all securely
In Him confiding,
With Him surely
Be e’er abiding.
Lord, have mercy.

3
Thou fount of love, our hearts now inspire
With the holy flame of Thy pure fire;
That in Christ united,
One in endeavour,
Friendship plighted,
We walk together.
Lord, have mercy.

4
Thou highest comfort in every need,
Grant that neither shame nor death we heed,
That Thy help may enter
When courage faileth,
And the tempter
Our life assaileth.
Lord, have mercy.


Lutheran Hymnal: 118 - O Holy Ghost, to Thee We All Pray

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Reasons to Leave LCMS 1 - Triangular Fellowship

1
Come down, O Love divine,
Seek Thou this soul of mine,
And visit it with Thine own ardour glowing;
C Comforter, draw near,
Within my heart appear,
And kindle it, Thy holy flame bestowing.

2
O let it freely burn,
Till earthly passions turn
To dust and ashes in its heat consuming;
And let Thy glorious light
Shine ever on my sight,
And clothe me round, the while my path illuming.

3
Let holy charity
Mine outward vesture be,
And lowliness become mine inner clothing:
True lowliness of heart,
Which takes the humbler part,
And o’er its own shortcomings weeps with loathing.

4
And so the yearning strong,
With which the soul will long,
Shall far outpass the power of human telling;
For none can guess its grace,
Till he become the place
Wherein the Holy Spirit makes His dwelling.


Lutheran Hymnal: 119 - Come Down, O Love Divine

1
Holy Spirit, come, we pray,
Shed from heaven Thine inward ray,
Kindle darkness into day.

2
Come, Thou Father of the poor;
Come, Thou source of all our store,
Light of hearts for evermore.

3
Light most blissful, fire divine,
Fill, O fill these hearts of Thine,
On our inmost being shine.

4
If in Thee it be not wrought,
All in men is simply naught,
Nothing pure in deed or thought.

5
To Thy will the stubborn mould,
Melt the frozen heart and cold,
Guide the wanderer to the fold.

6
On the faithful who confide
Solely in Thyself as guide,
Let Thy sevenfold gifts abide.

7
Grant them virtue’s full increase,
Grant them safe and sweet release,
Grant them everlasting peace.


Lutheran Hymnal: 120 - Holy Spirit, Come, We Pray

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Lutheran Hymnal: 122 - O Holy Ghost, Thou Gift Divine

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1
O Holy Ghost, eternal God,
Blest comfort for life’s rugged road,
With all my heart I pray to Thee;
In mercy hear my earnest plea.

2
Be Thou my Comforter, O Lord:
Against despair Thine aid afford,
Protect me from the snares of hell,
Grant that in Jesus Christ I dwell.

3
O may I always ready be
To serve this Master faithfully,
And own Him in true living faith,
My Lord and Saviour unto death.

4
O lead me in the narrow way
That I from Thee may never stray,
And when this earthly life I leave,
Eternal joy I may receive.


Lutheran Hymnal: 123 - O Holy Ghost, Eternal God

1
O Holy Spirit, enter Thou
And with Thy gift, our hearts endow,
Thy temple deign to make us.
Our soul’s true sun, Thou light divine,
Around and in us brightly shine,
To joy and gladness wake us.
Truly, Newly
All are given
Life from heaven
Who implore Thee;
We in prayer now come before Thee.

2
O give Thy Word impressive power,
That in our hearts, from this good hour,
As fire It may be glowing;
That we confess the Father Son,
And Thee. the Spirit, three in one,
True God, all-wise, all-knowing.
Bide now:
Guide Thou
Our souls, ever
That they never
May forsake Thee,
But by faith their refuge make Thee.

3
Without Thine aid we go astray:
O lead us on the narrow way,
With Thine own counsel guide us.
Give steadfastness, and grant that we
May ever faithful prove to Thee,
Whatever may betide us.
Lord, now
Heal Thou
All hearts broken,
And give token
Thou art near us,
Whom we trust to light and cheer us.

4
Thou mighty rock, Thou source of life,
Let Thy dear Word, mid doubt and strife,
Be so within us burning,
That we be faithful unto death
In holy love and steadfast faith,
From Thee all wisdom learning.
Lead us,
Keep us
From offences;
Guide our senses,
Mind, and spirit,
Till we, heavenly life inherit.


Lutheran Hymnal: 124 - O Holy Spirit, Enter Thou

1
O Thou sweetest source of gladness,
O Thou fairest source of light,
Who alike in joy and sadness
Leadest men on paths aright:
Holy Spirit, God of peace,
Thou whose care doth never cease,
Thee we owe our preservation;
Hear, O hear my supplication.

2
Like a rain in boundless measure,
Thou art shed from yonder throne,
Bearing blessing as Thy treasure
From the Father and the Son.
Come to me, O noble guest,
With the gifts by Thee possessed;
Pour them out as Thou art willing,
All my soul and body filling.

3
Thou art holy, and Thou dwellest
In a pure and cleansed heart;
Sin and vileness Thou repellest,
Spotless like a dove Thou art.
Fount of grace, cleanse me within,
Wash away the guilt of sin;
Let me flee what Thou refusest,
And delight in what Thou choosest.

4
With Thy strength be ever near me,
Firm and faithful at my side;
As my Helper haste to hear me,
And all needful aid provide.
Curb the flesh, inclined to ill;
Take my sinful human will
To renew and make it holy,
That it seek to please Thee solely.

5
Be my friend and consolation;
When I sink, be near to save;
When I die, be my salvation:
When I rest, be Thou my grave.
And when I from death shall rise,
Take me, Lord, to Paradise.
With Thy saints to stand before Thee,
There for ever to adore Thee.


Lutheran Hymnal: 126 - O Thou Sweetest Source of Gladness

1
Come, Holy Spirit, come,
Let Thy bright beams arise;
Dispel the sorrow from our minds,
The darkness from our eyes.

2
Convince us all of sin,
Then lead to Jesus’ blood,
And to our wondering view reveal
The secret love of God.

3
Revive our drooping faith,
Our doubts and fears remove;
And kindle in our breasts the flame
Of never-dying love.

4
Cheer our desponding hearts,
Thou heavenly Paraclete;
Give us to lie with humble hope
At our Redeemer’s feet.

5
’Tis Thine to cleanse the heart,
To sanctify the soul,
To pour fresh life in every part,
And new create the whole.

6
Dwell therefore in our hearts,
Our minds from bondage free;
Then shall we know and praise and love
The Father, Son, and Thee.


Lutheran Hymnal: 127 - Come, Holy Spirit, Come, Let Thy Bright Beams Arise

Sermon by Rev. Jake Zabel of St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in Dalby, Queensland, Australia. 

Sermon: 30-11-2025 - First Sunday in Advent

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Sermon: 07-12-2025 - Second Sunday in Advent

Angelology 02 - Choirs of Angels

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1
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to Thee;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity!

2
Holy, holy, holy, all the saints adore Thee,
Casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea,
Cherubim and seraphim falling down before Thee,
Which wert and art and evermore shalt be.

3
Holy, holy, holy, though the darkness hide Thee,
Though the eye of sinful man Thy glory may not see,
Only Thou art holy; there is none beside Thee,
Perfect in power, in love, and purity.

4
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God almighty!
All thy works shall praise Thy name in earth and sky and sea;
Holy, holy, holy, merciful and mighty,
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.


Lutheran Hymnal: 140 - Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty

Your host for this video is Rev. Jake Zabel of the St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Dalby, Queensland Australia

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The Persecution of Christians in Nigeria

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What it Means to be a Lutheran: 07 - Fourth Commandment

1
Father of heaven, whose love profound
A ransom for our souls hath found,
Before Thy throne we sinners bend;
To us Thy pardoning love extend.

2
Almighty Son, incarnate Word,
Our Prophet, Priest, Redeemer, Lord,
Before Thy throne we sinners bend;
To us Thy saving grace extend.

3
Eternal Spirit, by whose breath
The soul is raised from sin and death,
Before Thy throne we sinners bend;
To us Thy quickening power extend.

4
Thrice holy! Father, Spirit, Son,
Mysterious Godhead, three in one,
Before Thy throne we sinners bend;
Grace, pardon, life, to us extend.


Lutheran Hymnal: 141 - Father of Heaven, Whose Love Profound

1
Stars of the morning, so gloriously bright,
Filled with celestial resplendence and light,
These that, where night never followeth day,
Raise the “Thrice holy” for ever and aye!

2
These are Thy ministers, these dost Thou own,
Lord God of Sabaoth, nearest Thy throne;
These are Thy messengers, these dost Thou send,
Help of the helpless ones, man to defend.

3
Then, when the earth was first poised in mid space,
Then, when the planets first sped on their race,
Then, when were ended the six days’ employ,
Then all the sons of God shouted for joy.

4
Still let them succour us; still let them fight,
Lord of angelic hosts, battling for right
Tell, where their anthems they ceaselessly pour,
We with the angels may bow and adore.


Lutheran Hymnal: 143 - Stars of the Morning, so Gloriously Bright

1
Lord God, to Thee we all give praise,
Our thankful hearts to Thee we raise,
For countless hosts of angels bright
Who serve Thy Son in cloudless light.

2
Pure in their nature, good and true,
’Tis their delight Thy will to do;
From heaven they come the souls to guard
Who trust in Thy most holy Word.

3
They joy when but one sinner turns;
Their zeal for Jesus ever burns;
They serve His people night and day,
And turn full many an ill away.

4
All little ones awake, asleep,
And every child of Thine, they keep;
O’er all Thy kingdom, far and hear,
They give their kind and loving care.

5
When death approaches, they will come
To soften pain, and guide us home;
And when the spirit leaves the clay
They bear us to the realms of day.

6
Give us, O Lord, the grace and power
To serve Thee well each day and hour;
Grant us the zeal and fervent love
To serve as angels serve above.


Lutheran Hymnal: 144 - Lord God, to Thee We All Give Praise

1
They come, God’s messengers of love,
They come from realms of peace above,
From homes of never-fading light,
From blissful mansions ever bright.

2
They come to watch around us here,
To soothe our sorrow, calm our fear;
Ye heavenly guides, speed not away,
God willeth you with us to stay.

3
But chiefly at its journey’s end
’Tis yours the spirit to befriend,
And whisper to the faithful heart,
“O Christian soul, in peace depart.”

4
Blest Jesus, Thou whose groans and tears
Have sanctified frail nature’s fears,
To earth in bitter sorrow weighed,
Thou didst not scorn Thine angel’s aid.

5
An angel guard to us supply
When on the bed of death we lie;
And by Thine own almighty power
O shield us in the last dread hour.

6
To God the Father, God the Son,
And God the Spirit, three in one,
From all above and all below
Let joyful praise unceasing flow.


Lutheran Hymnal: 145 - They Come, God’s Messengers of Love

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