Oh, come, strong Branch of Jesse, free
Thine own from Satan’s tyranny;
From depths of hell Thy people save
And give them vict’ry o’er the grave.
Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel
Shall come to Thee, O Isreal.
The first Sunday in Advent falls on November 29 but with the all the yummies to be made and tables to be decorated for Thankgiving, we’re getting a head start on our Jesse Tree. A Jesse Tree is an advent tree—decorated with symbols of our spiritual heritage—a way to celebrate the coming {advent means ‘come’} of our Lord Jesus. He comes to us in several ways; first as a baby in a manger, then in Word and Sacrament on every Lord’s day, and finally in His last ‘coming’ in judgement.
How to make a Jesse Tree
- Purchase a small Christmas tree to use as your Jesse tree.
2. Order this book from Amazon which has all the symbols and scriptures that you can cut out and personalize/bedazzle/glitter-up.
3. Tear the pages out.
4. Cut out the Jesse Tree decorations which will have the appropriate scripture on the back.
5. Bedazzle the front of the ornament.
6. When the time comes to hang the ornaments on the tree {they are labeled by week and day} read the appropriate scriptures and readings.
7. Hang the ornament on your Jesse tree and await His glorious coming.