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With Heart and Soul and Voice

Advent Devotions on the First Christmas Songs

Tim Chester
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24 Advent devotions that inspire praise as you dwell on the first Christmas songs of the Bible.


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Witness the worship of Mary, Zechariah, the angels and Simeon as you dwell daily on their songs of wonder at the Saviour’s birth this Advent. 

Designed to bring joy during the Christmas season, this 24-day Advent devotional will help you pause and ponder the marvel of Jesus’ birth. The short daily reflections will guide you through each song of praise that was poured out around the time of the incarnation.

Written by Tim Chester, these devotions are clear and compelling, inviting your heart and soul and voice to sing in response. Through extracts at the end of each devotion, Chester's voice is joined by Christians from the past, like William Young Fullerton, Phillips Brooks and Charles Wesley, whose Christmas hymns we still sing. 

You’ll be stirred to join in the praise as you reflect on the extraordinary truth of Christ’s birth.

Tim Chester and Emu Music have joined forces to set a version of the Magnificat to music with a song called Holy Is His Name. An audio file and sheet music are available to help you respond in praise like Mary to the good news of the gospel. 

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Contents

  • Introduction

    Mary’s Song: The Magnificat

    1. Noticed

    2. Reversed

    3. Lifted

    4. Beginnings

    5. Servant 

    6. Temple

    7. Mercy

    Zechariah’s Song: The Benedictus

    8. Prophecy

    9. Coming 

    10. Promised 

    11. Freedom

    12. Forgiveness

    13. Dawn

    14. Praise

    The Angels’ Song: The Gloria

    15. Peace

    16. War

    17. Seated

    18. Power 

    19. Glory

    Simeon’s Song: The Nunc Dimittis

    20. Waiting

    21. Sleeping

    22. Prepared

    23. Exposed

    24. Rewarded


Specification

Contributors Tim Chester
ISBN 9781802543223
Format Paperback
First published September 2025
Dimensions 128mm x 198mm x 6mm
Weight 0.16 kg
Language English
Pages 144
Publisher The Good Book Company
Endorsements

Kristyn Getty

Getty Music

So much of the story, the joy and the courage we need each day is carried in the songs of the Bible. Tim Chester helps us savor these life-giving lyrics.


Steve James

Holy Trinity Platt, Manchester

Christmas—it’s the most wonderful time of the year, except...it’s full of busyness and the stress of the season! So Tim Chester provides some timely soul nourishment with this Advent devotional around Luke’s four Christmas canticles. He writes in a way that brings back ‘the wonder’. Read it and let your heart sing!


Bob Kauflin

Director of Sovereign Grace Music

In With Heart and Soul and Voice, Tim Chester unpacks the history, heart and hope behind the four songs surrounding Christ’s birth. With skill, creativity and insight, he helps us to see with fresh eyes the depths of our sin and the heights of God’s mercy revealed in Jesus coming to die for our sins. If you’re looking for an Advent devotional that makes you want to sing, look no further!


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13 Nov 2025

“This Years Advent Read”

I’m going to be honest, I haven’t finished this one yet. I want to use it as my Advent devotional this year and go through it slowly. I have read though a few of the chapters and I’ve really enjoyed what I’ve read so far. The book is also endorsed by people I’ve found to be trustworthy in the past, so I have no problem saying that this new devotional is worth checking out.

*I was sent a media copy for honest review.


31 Oct 2025

“An excellent advent devotional!”

“With Heart & Soul & Voice” is a collection of twenty-four advent devotions taken from the four different Christmas songs in the first two chapters of Luke’s Gospel.

Every Christmas, we enjoy singing and hearing Christmas carols as they provide a warm and meaningful soundtrack to the festive season. These well-known and well-loved carols and hymns remind us of the true meaning of Christmas as we celebrate the birth of Christ. However, we can easily lose sight of the significance of the biblical songs of the very first Christmas, the songs of Mary, Zachariah, the angels and Simeon.

The devotion itself is divided up into four parts:

Mary’s Song: The Magnificat
Zechariah’s Song: The Benedictus
The Angel’s Song: The Gloria
Simeon’s Song: The Nunc Dimittis

Each advent devotion takes a few verses from the liturgical form of one of these four songs, as well as providing it’s original Scriptural form in Luke’s Gospel. Tim Chester provides a warm and thoughtful devotion as he unpacks the salvation story, there is also a reflection at the end of each devotion - consisting of either a prayer or a few verses from a Christmas carol.

For the Christian, advent is a time of focusing our hearts afresh on the wonder of the incarnation and God’s messianic promises realised in the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. Tim Chester’s new advent devotions encourages us to worship God from a deeper place of gratitude, adoration and an appreciation for what God has done for His people.

*Disclaimer: TGBC kindly provided me with a complimentary copy in exchange for an honest review.


4 Oct 2025

“Festive and Focused”

I will never pass up a Tim Chester devotional—I have just constantly been edified and encouraged by his pastoral heart and teaching. Once again, Tim Chester delivers thought-provoking meditations for Advent. This book features 4 unique songs with 4 unique perspectives from 4 unique, biblical stalwarts: Mary, Zechariah, the heralding Angels, and Simeon. In typical Chester fashion, every word in this book is saturated with scripture and points to the fulfillment of the long-awaited Messiah in Jesus Christ.

This devotional is unique because Tim Chester marries a traditional church song with biblical text, and he not only shows how Christ fulfills Old Testament prophecy but he also provides exhortation for practical living for the reader’s life today.

There are 24 chapters in this book which makes it easy to stay on track for a daily reading during the month of December. At the end of every chapter there is a quote, hymn, or prayer for reflection. For the reader who desires to make this Christmas season meaningful, who would like more traditional elements within Advent, and who needs encouragement to keep their eyes on Christ, Tim Chester has written this book for you.

*Thank you to The Good Book Company for a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review. #readRENEEread


25 Sep 2025

“Adoration and Worship”

In With Heart & Soul & Voice, Tim Chester takes us through Advent devotions on the first Christmas songs. We see the rags-to-riches story of Mary, feel the relief of promises fulfilled with Zechariah, experience the joy of peace with the angels, and share in the excitement of anticipation with Simeon. With awe and wonder, Chester shows that these songs are grounded in Scripture and speak profound truths about God’s character.

Adoration and Worship

The book is also gently challenging. Chester calls us to welcome the lost and broken into our churches, and to open our homes to the lonely and needy. He shows that our response to Christ is not only one of celebration but also of service to the King. Encouraging and compelling, this book will help you spend the season—and the new year—giving your all in adoration and worship of Christ.

I received a media copy of With Heart and Soul and Voice and this is my honest review. @diveindigdeep


21 Sep 2025

“Advent devotional to make your heart sing!”

Christmas “should take our breath away, and then, when we recover our breath, it should make us sing!” Tim Chester goes through the four songs used by Luke to recount the Nativity. These are the songs of Mary, Zechariah, the angels, and Simeon.

Chester says that Luke makes your heart sing, he makes you want to worship, and that is exactly the response you will have to this Advent devotional. Each day you’ll read a piece of the song, Chester’s thoughts on it (about 2-3 pages), and a reflection, which are hymns or quotes from prominent theologians. This is the perfect daily formula to set your mind on the right things during the busy Christmas season.

There are many takeaways from this book, including:
1. God sees you. “God takes the lowly and works through the weak to magnify his own grace and glory.”
2. God fulfills all his promises. He is the God of great reversals.
3. “God delights to forgive his children.”
4. Recognize that “the story isn’t over yet!” Don’t feel discouraged in today’s world. All will be made right in the final chapter.

Every year I look forward to reading a new Advent Devotional, but this devotional could be read any time of year. The call to love, honor, praise, and obey Christ is a reminder we need year round.

“We need to stir our hearts, and that means pausing, reflecting, and gazing afresh at the God-man in the manger.” Chester’s, With Heart and Soul and Voice, will help you reflect on how you respond to Immanuel this Christmas.

*I was sent a copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.

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