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While many may contend that Christmas is indeed thrilling, it is not a description readily associated with the Advent season. Perhaps that is why this text leaps off of the page: Hark! A thrilling voice is sounding!"Christ is near," we hear it say."Cast away the works of darkness,all you children of the day!" This anthem is intended to convey a sense of joy at the coming of the promised Messiah. It is quite flexible in its voicing and instrumentation, so that it can be proclaimed in a variety of thrilling ways.

One of the great and joyous moments of the Church Year can be the singing of "All Glory, Laud, and Honor" on Palm/Passion Sunday. It is that poignant moment of blazing corporate worship before the quiet introspection of Holy Week. This setting focuses on one of the inner-verse lyrics--"O good and gracious King"--which, I think, encapsulates the entirety of Christ's ministry on earth.  Click here to view this piece.