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My Soul Magnifies the Lord

Good news of great joy, For ev’ry woman ev’ry man
This will be a sign to you, A baby born in Bethlehem
Come and worship do not be afraid

A company of angels, Glory in the highest
And on the earth a peace among, Those on whom His favor rests
Come and worship do not be afraid

My soul my soul magnifies the Lord
My soul magnifies the Lord
He has done great things for me
Great things for me

Unto you a child is born, Unto us a Son is giv’n
Let ev’ry heart prepare His throne, Let ev’ry nation under Heav’n
Come and worship do not be afraid

 Hark, the Herald Angels Sing

Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King
Peace on earth and mercy mild, God and sinners reconciled
Joyful all ye nations rise, Join the triumph of the skies
With th’angelic hosts proclaim Christ is born in Bethlehem
Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King

Christ by highest heav’n adored, Christ the everlasting Lord
Late in time behold Him come, Offspring of the Virgin’s womb
Veiled in flesh the Godhead see, Hail th’incarnate Deity
Pleased as man with men to dwell, Jesus our Emmanuel
Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King

Hail the heav’n-born Prince of Peace, Hail the Sun of Righteousness
Light and life to all He brings, Ris’n with healing in His wings
Mild He lays His glory by, Born that man no more may die
Born to raise the sons of earth, Born to give them second birth
Hark the herald angels sing, Glory to the newborn King

Here I am to Worship

Light of the world, You stepped down into darkness
Opened my eyes let me see
Beauty that made, This heart adore You
Hope of a life spent with You

So here I am to worship
Here I am to bow down
Here I am to say that You’re my God
And You’re altogether lovely
Altogether worthy, Altogether wonderful to me

King of all days, Oh so highly exalted
Glorious in heaven above
Humbly You came, To the earth You created
All for love’s sake became poor

And I’ll never know how much it cost, To see my sin upon that cross (2X)

To Our God

Up from the ashes, Your love has brought us
Out of the darkness and into the light
Lifting our sorrows, Bearing our burdens, Healing our hearts

To our God we lift up one voice, To our God we lift up one song
To our God we lift up one voice, Singing hallelujah
(REPEAT)

Chains have been broken, Eyes have been opened
An army of dry bones is starting to rise
Death is defeated, We are victorious
For You are alive

Hallelujah, Singing hallelujah (3X)
Hallelujah

Make His praise, Glorious glorious glorious
For His name is, Glorious glorious glorious
Make His praise, Glorious glorious glorious
Shout His name, Glorious glorious glorious

O Come All Ye Faithful

O come, all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him, Born the King of angels

O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him
O come, let us adore Him, Christ the Lord

Sing, choirs of angels, Sing in exultation
Sing, all you citizens of heav’n above
Glory to God, Glory in the highest

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning
Jesus, to Thee be all glory giv’n
Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing

MEMORIAL SERVICE
Sara and José Miñán’s memorial service is Saturday, December 5th at 11:00AM at Redeemer Lutheran Church (1500 W. Anderson Lane) in Austin, Texas. There will be a live-stream of the service at live.redeemer.net. Sara was a teacher at Redeemer Lutheran School.

MEMORIAL SERVICE PROGRAM
A Memorial Service Program can be viewed and downloaded at: bit.ly/MinanProgram

All attendees will be required to wear a face mask and sit in household groups or as individuals physically-distanced by about six feet. Their auditorium will be able to accommodate about 200 people with these restrictions. They will also make available an overflow room for another 100 people, should that be needed.

WRITTEN, VIDEO MEMORIES AND PHOTO LINK COMING SOON
Links coming soon where you can upload video (1080p or less) and written messages, as well as, photos for their sons. Make sure to add how you know the Miñáns, “Hi, I’m…and I know your parents from….”

Video or write down a memory. Remind us of how funny José was, how clever Sara would be when discussing ethical issues of the day, what José’s work ethic for his business was, how Sara loved teaching, times you spent with any or all of them, meaningful conversations, parties and celebrations, general life. Can you remember something José or Sara said to you about Eli or Ander?

Collect your photos and we’ll have a place for you to upload them for the boys to keep throughout their lives. Captioning photos of when, where, and who’s in the photos will be helpful when they look at them now and in the future.

For the Light

For the Light has shined upon us.
For the Light has risen on us.
For the Father has given Jesus, He’s given Jesus, His Son.

How we were groping
How we were searching for light of day
Into the darkness God spoke His likeness to light our way

In this small baby, in this humanity, Jesus will dwell
Piercing the darkness, now God is with us – Emmanuel

O Come, O Come Emmanuel

O come O come Emmanuel, And ransom captive Israel
That mourns in lonely exile here, Until the Son of God appear

Rejoice, rejoice ‑ Emmanuel shall come to thee, O Israel

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

O come, Thou Wisdom from on high, and order all things far and nigh
To us the path of knowledge show, and cause us in her ways to go

O come, Desire of nations, bind ‑ all peoples in one heart and mind
Bid envy strife and quarrels cease, Fill the whole world with heaven’s peace

Sing Hallelujah to the Lord

Sing hallelujah to the Lord (echo) x2
Sing hallelujah x2
Sing hallelujah to the Lord

Jesus is Lord and King of all (echo) x2
Jesus is Lord x2

Jesus is Lord and King of all

Jesus is coming back again (echo) x2
Jesus is coming x2

Jesus is coming back again

Light of the World

The world waits for a miracle, The heart longs for a little bit of hope
O come, O come Emmanuel
A child prays for peace on earth, And she’s calling out from a sea of hurt
O come, O come Emmanuel
And can you hear the angels singing

Glory to the Light of the world, Glory ‑ the Light of the world is here

The drought breaks with the tears of a mother, A baby’s cry is the sound of love come down
Come down, Emmanuel ‑ woh
He is the song for the suffering
He is Messiah, the Prince of peace has come
He has come Emmanuel ‑ oh

Glory to the Light of the world (4X)

For all who wait, for all who hunger, for all who’ve prayed, for all who wonder
Behold your King, behold Messiah
Emmanuel Emmanuel

Glory to the light of the world (3X)
Behold your King, behold Messiah
Emmanuel Emmanuel

The world waits for a miracle, The heart longs for a little bit of hope
O come, O come Emmanuel

O Come, All Ye Faithful

O come all ye faithful, Joyful and triumphant
O come ye, O come ye to Bethlehem
Come and behold Him, Born the King of angels

O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
O come let us adore Him
Christ the Lord

Sing choirs of angels, Sing in exultation
O sing all ye bright Hosts of heav’n above
Glory to God all Glory in the highest

Yea, Lord, we greet Thee, Born this happy morning
Jesus to Thee be all glory giv’n
Word of the Father, Now in flesh appearing

Jesus, All for Jesus

Jesus, all for Jesus
All I am and have and ever hope to be
Jesus, all for Jesus
All I am and have and ever hope to be

All of my ambitions hopes and plans,
I surrender these into Your hands
All of my ambitions hopes and plans,
I surrender these into Your hands

For it’s only in Your will that I am free
For it’s only in Your will that I am free

I Will Serve You

I will serve You because I love You
You have given life to me
I was nothing before You found me
You have given life to me

Heartaches broken pieces
Ruined lives are why You died on Calv’ry
Your touch was what I longed for
You have given life to me

I Belong

Not angels nor demons
No pow’r on earth or heaven
Not distance nor danger
No trouble now or ever

Nothing can take me from Your great love
Forever this truth remains

I belong
I belong to You
I belong
I belong to You

Not hardship nor hunger
No pain or depth of sorrow
Not weakness nor failure
No broken dream or promise

Had It Not Been (Psalm 124)

Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
The anger of the enemy would have swallowed us alive
Had it not been the Lord who was on our side.

Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
Had it not been the Lord who was on our side
The waters would have engulfed us, we would have surely died
Had it not been the Lord who was on our side.

Blessed be the Lord who would not give us up
Blessed be the Lord for His unfailing love
The snare is broken and we have escaped
Our help is in the name of the Lord. Blessed be the Lord!

Be Unto Your Name

We are a moment, You are forever
Lord of the ages, God before time
We are a vapor, You are eternal
Love everlasting, reigning on high

Holy holy Lord God Almighty
Worthy is the Lamb who was slain
Highest praises honor and glory
Be unto Your name
Be unto Your name

We are the broken, You are the healer
Jesus, Redeemer, mighty to save
You are the love song we’ll sing forever
Bowing before You, blessing Your name

Beautiful
I see Your face in every sunrise
The colors of the morning are inside Your eyes
The world awakens in the light of the day
I look up to the sky and say
You’re beautiful

I see Your power in the moonlit night
Where planets are in motion and galaxies are bright
We are amazed in the light of the stars
It’s all proclaiming who You are
You’re beautiful

I see You there hanging on a tree
You bled and then You died and then You rose again for me
Now You are sitting on Your heavenly throne
Soon we will be coming home
You’re beautiful

When we arrive at eternity’s shore
Where death is just a memory and tears are no more
We’ll enter in as the wedding bells ring
Your bride will come together and we’ll sing
You’re beautiful

Ever Be
Your love is devoted like a ring of solid gold
Like a vow that is tested, like a covenant of old
And Your love is enduring through the winter rain
And beyond the horizon with mercy for today
Faithful You have been and faithful You will be
You pledge yourself to me and it’s why I sing

Your praise will ever be on my lips, ever be on my lips (x4)

You father the orphan
Your kindness makes us whole
And You shoulder our weakness
And Your strength becomes our own
Now You’re making me like You
Clothing me in white
Bringing beauty from ashes
For You will have Your bride
Free of all her guilt and rid of all her shame
And known by her true name and it’s why I sing

You will be praised, You will be praised
With angels and saints we sing worthy are You Lord (x4)
And it’s why I sing

Is He Worthy
Do you feel the world is broken? (We do)
Do you feel the shadows deepen? (We do)
But do you know that all the dark won’t stop the light from getting through? (We do)
Do you wish that you could see it all made new? (We do)

Is all creation groaning? (It is)
Is a new creation coming? (It is)
Is the glory of the Lord to be the light within our midst? (It is)
Is it good that we remind ourselves of this? (It is)

Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole? Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?
The Lion of Judah, who conquered the grave
He is David’s root and the Lamb who died to ransom the slave
Is He worthy? Is He worthy
Of all blessing and honor and glory?
Is He worthy of this? He is

Does the Father truly love us? (He does)
Does the Spirit move among us? (He does)
And does Jesus our Messiah hold forever those He loves? (He does)
Does our God intend to dwell again with us? (He does)

Is anyone worthy? Is anyone whole? Is anyone able to break the seal and open the scroll?
The Lion of Judah, who conquered the grave
He is David’s root and the Lamb who died to ransom the slave
From every people and tribe, every nation and tongue
He has made us a kingdom and priests to God to reign with the Son
Is He worthy? Is He worthy
Of all blessing and honor and glory
Is He worthy? Is He worthy? Is He worthy of this? He is!
Is He worthy? Is He worthy? He is! He is!

Even So Come
All of creation, All of the earth
Make straight a highway, A path for the Lord
Jesus is coming soon
Call back the sinner, Wake up the saint
Let every nation shout of Your fame
Jesus is coming soon

Like a bride waiting for her groom
We’ll be a Church ready for You
Every heart longing for our King
We sing “even so come”
Lord Jesus, come
Even so come, Lord Jesus, come

There will be justice, all will be new
Your name forever, faithful and true
Jesus is coming soon

So we wait, we wait for You
God, we wait, You’re coming soon

How Great Is Our God
The splendor of a King, clothed in majesty
Let all the Earth rejoice
All the Earth rejoice
He wraps himself in light
And darkness tries to hide
And trembles at His voice
Trembles at His voice

How great is our God, sing with me
How great is our God, and all will see
How great, how great is our God

Age to age He stands
And time is in His hands
Beginning and the end
The Godhead Three in One
Father Spirit Son
The Lion and the Lamb, The Lion and the Lamb

Name above all names
Worthy of our praise
My heart will sing
How great is our God