Advent

Twelve Songs for Christmas: The Philippines

The final song of our ‘Twelve Songs for Christmas‘ series comes from the Philippines, originally written by The Papuri Singers and performed by Grace City Fellowship. The name of the song is ‘Dakilang Katapatan‘, which means ‘Great Faithfulness‘ in Tagalog. You can enjoy this beautiful worship song below, or here. A Note From Grace City […]

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Twelve Songs for Christmas: Thailand

Our worship song for today comes from Thailand, and was written by Marcia Yu. You can enjoy this beautiful Thai worship song below, or here. More About the Song This song was written in Thai to recount and celebrate the birth of Christ.  Parts of Thailand have been exposed to and now partake in the commercialised festivities

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Twelve Songs For Christmas: Turkiye

Our worship song for today comes from Türkiye, and was written by Özgür Tunç. The name of the song is ‘Bütün Övgülerim‘, which translates to ‘To You, All My Praises‘ in English. You can enjoy this beautiful worship song below, or here. About The Song By Isabella Hope This beautiful worship song ‘Butün Ovgülerim’ (‘To You, All My

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Twelve Songs for Christmas: Serbia

The next song of our series comes from Serbia, written by Avdija Jasarević. The name of the song is ‘o spasenje roda ko anav e isuseso‘, which means ‘We Seek Salvation in the Name of Jesus‘ in Roma. You can enjoy this beautiful worship song below, or here. About This Song This is Roma Gypsy song written by Avdija Jasarević,

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Twelve Songs For Christmas: Eastbourne, UK

The next song from our Twelve Songs for Christmas series comes from Eastbourne, UK. It was written by Francis Appeadu-Mensah, Richard James Butt, and Geisiel Reis. The name of the song is ‘NYAME YE • DEUS É BOM‘, or ‘God is Good‘, and it is in multiple languages this time: Twi, Portuguese, and English. You can enjoy

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Twelve Songs For Christmas: Japan

The next song of our series comes from Japan, written by Ken Okamora. The Japanese name of this song is ‘Hanamo‘, and the English name is ‘Even in Flowers’. You can enjoy this beautiful worship song below, or here. About The Song By Ken Okamora “Even in Flowers” is a popular Japanese-written worship song. This song was written by

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Twelve Songs For Christmas: Maori

Our next worship song in the Twelve Songs for Christmas series comes from New Zealand. You can enjoy this beautiful Maori worship song below, or here. About the Song A note from Ngati Whakaue: This is a Christian worship song performed in the kapa haka style, a traditional Māori type of song. It is about saying

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Twelve Songs for Christmas: Lebanon

The next worship song in our series comes from Lebanon, and was written by Paul Awaraji. The name of the song is ‘ترنيمة الله لنا‘ (‘Tarnimat Allah lana’) in Arabic, which translates to ‘God’s Song for Us’ in English. You can enjoy this beautiful worship song below, or here. About the Song Paul Awaraji is a Lebanese songwriter

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Twelve Songs For Christmas: France

The next song in our series comes from France, and was written by Olivier Sarkis. The name of the song is ‘Laissez entrer le Roi‘, which means ‘Let the King Enter‘ in French. You can enjoy this beautiful worship song below, or here. A Note From The Songwriter Laissez Entrer le Roi – Let the King enter! I’m

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Twelve Songs For Christmas: Dubai

The next song of our series comes from Dubai, written by Craig D’Souza and performed by him in collaboration with Light Factory. The name of the song is ‘Love Song‘, and it is in English. You can enjoy this beautiful worship song below, or here. More About This Song Craig D’Souza is a songwriter and worship leader who

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Twelve Songs For Christmas: Shillong, India

Welcome to the next song of our ‘Twelve Songs for Christmas‘ series, from Shillong, India, written by Forgivenson Kshiar. The name of the song is ‘Ah Jingieid Blei‘, which means ‘Oh love God’ in Khasi. You can enjoy this beautiful worship song below, or here. More About Shillong Shillong is a hill station in the

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Twelve Songs for Christmas: Cape Town

Welcome to the first day of Advent 2025, and to the release of the first worship song of our Twelve Songs for Christmas series! Our first song of this series comes from Cape Town, South Africa, written by Mabuyi Mbabala. The name of the song is ‘Mawudunyiswe (Bayethe)‘, which means ‘May You be praised (Hail to

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Joy to the World – Celebrate Advent 2024 with Us

For to us a child is born,    to us a son is given,    and the government will be on his shoulders.And he will be called    Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,    Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace. (Isaiah 9:6) Starting from 1st December, join us for ‘Joy to the World’, an international collaboration celebrating the run up to Christmas! Christian brothers and sisters from 24 different

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The Bethlehem Story: Advent Series of Videos

The Bethlehem Story is a series of daily videos following the story of the little town in Palestine from the death of Rachel to the birth of Christ. This Christmas, visit Bethlehem with us online. Join the shepherds and the wise men. Explore overlooked Old Testament characters and examine unexpected oracles. Join me in a

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Frozen Turkeys and Living Sacrifices

One of the things I really miss from my life in the UK is corporate sung worship. Those moments of scriptural truth declared together over stunningly powerfully music. I particularly miss the more rare occasions where we got to be a big crowd in worship. Where I could feel unseen and scream my heart out

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