WGVU Presents
Hope College Christmas Vespers 2025
Special | 1h 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Filmed in December 2025 at Dimnent Memorial Chapel in Holland, Michigan. Produced by WGVU.
Filmed in December 2025 at Dimnent Memorial Chapel in Holland, Michigan. Produced by WGVU Public Media.
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WGVU Presents
Hope College Christmas Vespers 2025
Special | 1h 37sVideo has Closed Captions
Filmed in December 2025 at Dimnent Memorial Chapel in Holland, Michigan. Produced by WGVU Public Media.
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♪ Veni, veni Emmanuel ♪ ( O come, O come, Emmanuel, ) ♪ Captivum solve Israel ♪ ( And ransom captive Israel; ) ♪ Qui gemit in exilio ♪ ( That mourns in lonely exile here, ) ♪ Privatus Dei filio ♪ ( Until the Son of God appear. )
♪ Gaude!
Gaude!
Emmanuel!
♪ ( Rejoice!
Rejoice!
Emmanuel ) ♪ Nascetur pro te Israel ♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel.
♪ Veni O Jesse Virgula ♪ O come, Thou Rod of Jesse, free ♪ Ex hostis tuos ungula ♪ Thine own from Satan’s tyranny ♪ Despectu tuos tartari ♪ From depths of hell Thy people save ♪ Deduc et antro barathri ♪ And give them victory o’er the grave ♪ Gaude!
Gaude!
Emmanuel!
♪ ( Rejoice!
Rejoice!
Emmanuel ) ♪ Nascetur pro te Israel ♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel.
♪ Veni, veni O Oriens ♪ O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer ♪ Solare nos adveniens ♪ Our Spirits by Thine Advent here ♪Noctis depelle nebulas♪ Disperse the gloomy clouds of night, ♪Dirasque noctis tenebras.♪ And death’s dark shadows put to flight ♪ Gaude!
Gaude!
Emmanuel!
♪ ( Rejoice!
Rejoice!
Emmanuel ) ♪ Nascetur pro te Israel ♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel.
♪ Veni clavis Davidica; ♪ O come, Thou Key of David, come ♪ Regna reclude caelica; ♪ And open wide our heavenly home; ♪ Faciter tutum superum ♪ Make safe the way that leads on high, ♪ Et claude vias inferum ♪ And close the path to misery.
♪ Gaude!
Gaude!
Emmanuel!
♪ ( Rejoice!
Rejoice!
Emmanuel ) ♪ Nascetur pro te Israel ♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel.
♪ Gaude!
Gaude!
Emmanuel!
♪ ( Rejoice!
Rejoice!
Emmanuel ) ♪ Nascetur pro te Israel ♪ Shall come to thee, O Israel.
("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 ♪ ♪ God of God ♪ ♪ Light of Light ♪ ♪ Lo, He abhors ♪ ♪ Not the virgin's womb ♪ ♪ Very God, begotten not created ♪ ♪ 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 ye citizens ♪ ♪ Of heav'n above ♪ ♪ Glory to God ♪ ♪ Glory in the highest ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ Christ, the Lord ♪ ♪ Yea, Lord, we greet Thee ♪ ♪ Born this happy morning ♪ ♪ Jesus, to Thee be ♪ ♪ Glory giv'n ♪ ♪ Word of the Father ♪ ♪ Now in flesh appearing ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ O come, let us adore Him ♪ ♪ Christ, the Lord ♪ ♪ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word was God ♪ ♪ The same was in the beginning with God ♪ ♪ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word was God ♪ ♪ The same was in the beginning with God ♪ ♪ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word was God ♪ ♪ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word was God ♪ ♪ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word was God ♪ ♪ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word was God ♪ ♪ All things were made ♪ ♪ All things were made ♪ ♪ That have been made ♪ ♪ That have been made ♪ ♪ Nothing was made ♪ ♪ Nothing was made ♪ ♪ He has not made ♪ ♪ He has not made ♪ ♪ All things were made ♪ ♪ All things were made ♪ ♪ That have been made ♪ ♪ That have been made ♪ ♪ Nothing was made ♪ ♪ Nothing was made ♪ ♪ He has not made ♪ ♪ He has not made ♪ ♪ All things were made by him, all things were made by him ♪ ♪ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word was God ♪ ♪ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word was God ♪ ♪ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word was God ♪ ♪ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word was God ♪ ♪ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ♪ ♪ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word was God ♪ ♪ In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word was with God ♪ ♪ And the Word ♪ ♪ And the Word ♪ ♪ And the Word ♪ ♪ And the Word was ♪ ♪ God ♪ ("A Este Sol Peregrino") ♪ A este sol peregrino cántale glorias zagalejo,♪ ( To this wandering sun sing glories, young one ) ♪ Y con gusto y donaire, con gozo y contento, zagalejo cántale.♪ ( With passion and grace, with joy and contentment, sing to it, young one. )
♪ Que del orbe dora las cumbres, zagalejo.
♪ ( That golden orb lights up the heavens, young one. )
♪ Y pues vivea sus rayos, goce sus luces.
♪ ( And then live in its rays, take joy in its light. )
♪ Y pues vivea sus rayos, goce sus luces.
♪ ( And then live in its rays, take joy in its light. )
♪ Hoy pues en tu patrocinio, espera la adoración, ♪ ( Today under your protection, the adoration awaits, ) ♪ que te merezco esta casa ser empleo de su amor.
♪ ( that I deserve to receive you in this home and be a tool for your love. )
(cheerful organ music) ♪ A este sol peregrino cántale glorias zagalejo,♪ ( To this wandering sun sing glories, young one ) ♪ A este sol peregrino cántale glorias zagalejo,♪ ( To this wandering sun sing glories, young one ) ♪ Y con gusto y donaire, con gozo y contento, zagalejo cántale.♪ ( With passion and grace, with joy and contentment, sing to it, young one. )
♪ Que del orbe dora las cumbres, zagalejo.
♪ ( That golden orb lights up the heavens, young one. )
♪ Y pues vivea sus rayos, goce sus luces.
♪ ( And then live in its rays, take joy in its light. )
♪ Y pues vivea sus rayos, goce sus luces.
♪ ( And then live in its rays, take joy in its light. )
♪ Ave Maria ♪ ( Hail Mary ) ♪ Maria ♪ ♪ Ave Maria ♪ ( Hail Mary ) ♪ Maria ♪ ♪ gratia plena, Dominus tecum; ♪ ( Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; ) ♪ Ave Maria ♪ ( Hail Mary ) ♪ Ave Maria ♪ ( Hail Mary ) ♪ Ave Maria ♪ ( Hail Mary ) ♪ Maria ♪ ♪ Ave Maria ♪ ( Hail Mary ) ♪ Maria ♪ ♪ gratia plena, Dominus tecum; ♪ ( Hail Mary, full of grace, the Lord is with thee; ) ♪ Ave Maria ♪ ( Hail Mary ) ♪ Ave Maria ♪ ( Hail Mary ) ♪ benedicta tu in mulieribus, ♪ ( blessed art thou among women, ) ♪ benedicta tu in mulieribus, ♪ ( blessed art thou among women, ) ♪ et benedictus fructus ventris tui, Jesus.
♪ ( and blessed is the fruit of thy womb, Jesus. )
♪ Sancta Maria, ♪ ( Holy Mary, ) ♪ Sancta Maria, ♪ ( Holy Mary, ) ♪ Sancta Maria, ♪ ( Holy Mary, ) ♪ ora ♪ ( pray ) ♪ ora ♪ ( pray ) ♪ pro nobis.
♪ ( for us ) ♪ ora ♪ ( pray ) ♪ ora ♪ ( pray ) ♪ ora ♪ ( pray ) ♪ ora ♪ ( pray ) ♪ ora ♪ ( pray ) ♪ pro nobis.
♪ ( for us ) ♪ Ave Maria ♪ ( Hail Mary ) ♪ Maria ♪ ♪ ora pro nobis.
♪ ( pray for us ) ♪ Alma Redemptoris Mater, ♪ ( Loving Mother of the Redeemer, ) ♪Quae pervia caeli porta manes,♪ ( Who remains the accessible gateway of Heaven ) ♪ Et stella maris, succure cadenti, ♪ ( And Star of the Sea, ) ♪ Surgere qui curat populo; ♪ ( Give aid to a falling people that strives to rise; ) ♪ Tu quae genuisti natura mirante, ♪ ( O Thou who begot thy Holy Creator, ) ♪ Tuum sanctum Genitorum ♪ ( While all Nature marvelled, ) ♪ Virgo prius ac posterius, ♪ ( Virgin before and after ) ♪ Gabrielis ab ore sumens illud Ave, ♪ ( Receiving that “Ave” from the mouth of Gabriel, ) ♪ Peccatorum miserere.
♪ ( Have mercy on sinners ) ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ (peaceful piano music) ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ ♪ That your baby boy ♪ ♪ Would some day walk on water ♪ ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ ♪ That your baby boy ♪ ♪ Would save our sons and daughters ♪ ♪ Did you know ♪ ♪ That your baby boy ♪ ♪ Has come to make you new ♪ ♪ This Child that you delivered ♪ ♪ Will soon deliver you ♪ ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ ♪ That your baby boy ♪ ♪ Will give sight to a blind man ♪ ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ ♪ That your baby boy ♪ ♪ Would calm a storm with His hand ♪ ♪ Did you know ♪ ♪ That your baby boy ♪ ♪ Has walked where angels trod ♪ ♪ And when you kiss your little baby ♪ ♪ You've kissed the face of God ♪ ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ ♪ The blind will see ♪ ♪ The deaf will hear ♪ ♪ The dead will live again ♪ ♪ The lame will leap ♪ ♪ The dumb will speak ♪ ♪ The praises of the Lamb ♪ ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ ♪ That your baby boy ♪ ♪ Is the Lord of all creation ♪ ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ ♪ That your baby boy ♪ ♪ Will one day rule the nations ♪ ♪ Did you know ♪ ♪ That your baby boy ♪ ♪ Was heaven's perfect Lamb ♪ ♪ And the sleeping Child you're holdin' ♪ ♪ Is the Great ♪ ♪ The Great I Am ♪ ♪ Ooh ♪ ♪ Mary, did you know ♪ ("Joy To the World") ♪ Joy to the world; the Lord is come ♪ ♪ Let Earth receive her King ♪ ♪ Let ev'ry heart prepare him room ♪ ♪ And heav'n and nature sing ♪ ♪ And heav'n and nature sing ♪ ♪ And heav'n and heav'n and nature sing ♪ ♪ Joy to the world, the Savior reigns ♪ ♪ Let men their songs employ ♪ ♪ While fields and floods ♪ ♪ Rocks, hills and plains ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ Repeat, repeat the sounding joy ♪ ♪ No more let sins and sorrows grow ♪ ♪ Nor thorns infest the ground ♪ ♪ He comes to make ♪ ♪ His blessings flow ♪ ♪ Far as the curse is found ♪ ♪ Far as the curse is found ♪ ♪ Far as, far as the curse is found ♪ ♪ He rules the world ♪ ♪ With truth and grace ♪ ♪ And makes the nations prove ♪ ♪ The glories of ♪ ♪ His righteousness ♪ ♪ And wonders of His love ♪ ♪ And wonders of His love ♪ ♪ And wonders and wonders of His love ♪ ("Balulalow") ♪ O my deir hert, young Jesus sweit ♪ ♪ Prepare thy creddil in my spreit ♪ ♪ And I sall rock thee to my hert ♪ ♪ And never mair from thee depart ♪ ♪ But I sall praise thee evermoir ♪ ♪ With sangis sweit unto thy gloir; ♪ ♪ The knees of my heart sall I bow ♪ ♪ Sall I bow ♪ ♪ And sing that richt Balulalow ♪ ♪ And sing that richt Balulalow ♪ ♪ And sing ♪ ♪ And sing that richt ♪ ♪ Balulalow ♪ ♪ Balulalow ♪ ♪ Balulalow ♪ ♪ Alow ♪ ("This Little Babe") ♪ This little Babe so few days old ♪ ♪ Is come to rifle Satan's fold ♪ ♪ All hell doth at his presence quake ♪ ♪ Though he himself for cold do shake ♪ ♪ For in this week unarmed wise ♪ ♪ The gates of hell he will surprise ♪ ♪ With tears he fights and wins the field ♪ ♪ His naked breast stads for a shield ♪ ♪ His battering shot are babish cries ♪ ♪ His arrows looks of weeping eyes ♪ ♪ His martial ensigns cold and need ♪ ♪ And feeble flesh his warrior's steed ♪ ♪ His camp is pitched in a stall ♪ ♪ His bulwark but a broken wall ♪ ♪ The crib his trench, haystalks his stakes ♪ ♪ Of shepherds he his muster makes ♪ ♪ And thus as sure his foe to wound ♪ ♪ The angels' trumps a larum sound ♪ ♪ My soul with Christ, join thou in fight ♪ ♪ Stick to the tents that he hath pight ♪ ♪ Within his crib is surest ward ♪ ♪ This little Babe will by thy guard ♪ ♪ If thou wilt foil thy foes with joy ♪ ♪ Then flit not from this heavenly boy ♪ ("Danny Boy") ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪ O nata lux de lumine ♪ ( O born light of light, ) ♪ Jesu redemptor saeculi ♪ ( Jesus, redeemer of the world, ) ♪ Dignare clemens supplicum ♪ ( Mercifully deem worthy and accept ) ♪ Dignare clemens supplicum ♪ ( Mercifully deem worthy and accept ) ♪ Laudes preces que sumere.
♪ ( The praises and prayers of your supplicants. )
♪ O nata lux de lumine ♪ ( O born light of light, ) ♪ Jesu redemptor saeculi ♪ ( Jesus, redeemer of the world, ) ♪ Dignare clemens supplicum ♪ ( Mercifully deem worthy and accept ) ♪ Dignare clemens supplicum ♪ ( Mercifully deem worthy and accept ) ♪ Laudes preces que sumere.
♪ ( The praises and prayers of your supplicants. )
♪ Qui carne quondam contegi ♪ ( Thou who once deigned to be clothed in flesh ) ♪ Dignatus es pro perditis ♪ ( For the sake of the lost ones, ) ♪ Nos membra confer effici ♪ ( Grant us to be made members ) ♪ Tui beati corporis.
♪ ( Of your holy body. )
♪ O nata lux de lumine ♪ ( O born light of light, ) ♪ Jesu redemptor saeculi ♪ ( Jesus, redeemer of the world, ) ♪ Dignare clemens supplicum ♪ ( Mercifully deem worthy and accept ) ♪ Dignare clemens supplicum ♪ ( Mercifully deem worthy and accept ) ♪ Laudes preces que sumere.
♪ ( The praises and prayers of your supplicants. )
♪ Laudes preces que sumere.
♪ ( The praises and prayers of your supplicants. )
♪ O nata lux de lumine ♪ ( O born light of light, ) ♪ Jesu redemptor saeculi ♪ ( Jesus, redeemer of the world, ) ♪ Love divine ♪ ♪ All loves excelling ♪ ♪ Joy of Heav'n ♪ ♪ To earth come down ♪ ♪ Fix in us ♪ ♪ Thy humble dwelling ♪ ♪ All thy faithful ♪ ♪ Mercies crown ♪ ♪ Jesus, Thou art ♪ ♪ All compassion ♪ ♪ Pure unbounded ♪ ♪ Love Thou art ♪ ♪ Visit us ♪ ♪ With Thy salvation ♪ ♪ Enter every ♪ ♪ Trembling heart ♪ (peaceful organ music rising) ♪ Breathe, O breathe ♪ ♪ Thy loving Spirit ♪ ♪ Into every ♪ ♪ Troubled breast ♪ ♪ Let us all ♪ ♪ In Thee inherit ♪ ♪ Let us find ♪ ♪ Thy promised rest ♪ ♪ Take away ♪ ♪ The love of sinning ♪ ♪ Alpha and Omega be ♪ ♪ End of faith ♪ ♪ As its beginning ♪ ♪ Set our hearts at liberty ♪ ♪ Come, Almighty to deliver ♪ ♪ Let us all ♪ ♪ Thy life receive ♪ ♪ Suddenly return ♪ ♪ And never ♪ ♪ Nevermore Thy temples leave ♪ ♪ Thee we would be always blessing ♪ ♪ Serve Thee as Thy hosts above ♪ ♪ Pray and praise ♪ ♪ Thee without ceasing ♪ ♪ Glory in Thy perfect love ♪ ♪ Finish, then ♪ ♪ Thy new creation ♪ ♪ Pure and spotless ♪ ♪ Let us be ♪ ♪ Let us see ♪ ♪ Thy great salvation ♪ ♪ Perfectly restored ♪ ♪ In Thee ♪ ♪ Changed from glory ♪ ♪ Into glory ♪ ♪ Till in Heav'n ♪ ♪ We take our place, ♪ ♪ Till we cast ♪ ♪ Our crowns before Thee ♪ ♪ Lost in wonder ♪ ♪ Love and praise ♪ ♪ Till we cast ♪ ♪ Our crowns before Thee ♪ ♪ Lost in wonder ♪ ♪ Love ♪ ♪ And praise ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ ("And the Child Grew") ♪ And the Child grew ♪ ♪ And waxed strong in spirit ♪ ♪ And the Child grew ♪ ♪ And waxed strong in spirit ♪ ♪ Filled with wisdom ♪ ♪ Filled with wisdom ♪ ♪ Filled with wisdom ♪ ♪ Filled with wisdom ♪ ♪ Filled with wisdom ♪ ♪ Filled with wisdom ♪ ♪ Filled with wisdom ♪ ♪ Filled with wisdom ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Grace of God ♪ ♪ Was upon Him ♪ ♪ And the grace of God ♪ ♪ Was upon Him ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ (organ music swells) ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Alleluia ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ (orchestral music swells) ♪ Amen ♪ ♪ Amen ♪ (energetic organ music) ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪ ♪♪
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