Sunday, December 20, 2026 · Year B
Hymns for the Fourth Sunday of Advent
The readings
- First reading
- 2 Samuel 7:1-11, 16
- Psalm
- Luke 1:46b-55 or Psalm 89:1-4, 19-26
- Second reading
- Romans 16:25-27
- Gospel
- Luke 1:26-38
Suggested hymns
Hymns that echo these readings (by the Bible passages each hymn draws on) or suit the season. Every one is in the public domain.
- Rock of Ages — Rock of ages, cleft for me,For Psalm 89
- Watchman, Tell Us of the Night — Watchman, tell us of the night,For Advent
- Hail to the Lord's Anointed — Hail to the Lord's Anointed,For Advent
- Hark, the Glad Sound — Hark, the glad sound! the Savior comes,For Advent
- Come, Thou long expected Jesus — Come, Thou long-expected Jesus,For Advent
- O Come, O Come, Emmanuel — O come, O come, Immanuel,For Advent
- Rejoice! Rejoice, Believers — Rejoice, all ye believers,For Advent
- Lift Up Your Heads, Ye Mighty Gates — Lift up your heads, ye mighty gates,For Advent
Readings from the Revised Common Lectionary, © 1992 Consultation on Common Texts. Table of readings from the Vanderbilt Divinity Library. Bible links open the Berean Standard Bible.