1st Sunday of Lent 1st March 2020

Entrance hymn:  842 Come back to me
Gloria:   (None during Lent
Gospel Acclamation:  200 Praise to you O Christ our Saviour
Offertory Hymn: 198 Ashes
Holy, Holy:  plainchant
Mem. Acc:  plainchant (We proclaim)
Communion Hymns:
952 On Eagle's wings
976 In the land there is a hunger
Final: 964 Be not afraid

Entrance hymn:  842  Come back to me (Hosea)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKw3YUuj6Pg

1. Come back to me with all your heart,
don't let fear keep us apart.
Trees do bend, tho' straight and tall;
so must we to others' call.

Refrain:
Long have I waited for your coming home to me
and living deeply our new life.

2. The wilderness will lead you
to your heart where I will speak.
Integrity and justice
with tenderness you shall know. (Refrain)

3. You shall sleep secure with peace;
faithfulness will be your joy. (Refrain)

(interlude)
repeat verse 1 and refrain

Gloria:   (None during Lent)

Gospel Acclamation:  200 Praise to you  (Farrell)
http://www.ocp.org/compositions/1478

Praise to you, O Christ, our Saviour,
Word of the Father, calling us to life;
Son of God who leads us to freedom:
glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!

(verse)

Offertory Hymn: 198 Ashes
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iPi9j0yuPUM

1. We rise again from ashes,
from the good we’ve failed to do.
We rise again from ashes,
to create ourselves anew.
If all our world is ashes,
then must our lives be true,
an offering of ashes, an offering to you.

2. We offer you our failures,
we offer you attempts,
the gifts not fully given,
the dreams not fully dreamt.
Give our stumblings direction,
give our visions wider view,
an offering of ashes, an offering to you.

3. Then rise again from ashes,
let healing come to pain,
though spring has turned to winter,
and sunshine turned to rain.
The rain we’ll use for growing,
and create the world anew
from an offering of ashes,
an offering to you.

4. Thanks be to the Father,
who made us like himself.
Thanks be to his Son,
who saved us by his death.
Thanks be to the Spirit
who creates the world anew
from an offering of ashes,
an offering to you.

Holy, Holy:  Holy, Holy Plainchant   
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mzqtth5vFZM

Mem. Acc Plainchant  (we proclaim)
https://youtu.be/L5M-hQeiZYQ


Communion:

952 On Eagles’ Wings
SATB http://youtu.be/kzA8B7XprU8
Soprano: http://youtu.be/k8yCsIiISS4
Alto: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JvSizG6iaFA
Tenor: http://youtu.be/UJf8xa7RQvQ

You who dwell in the shelter of the Lord,
who abide in His shadow for life,
say to the Lord: "My refuge,
my rock in whom I trust!"

Refrain: 
And He will raise you up on eagles’ wings,
bear you on the breath of dawn,
make you to shine like the sun,
and hold you in the palm of His hand.

The snare of the fowler will never capture you,
and famine will bring you no fear:
under His wings your refuge,
His faithfulness your shield.  (Refrain)

You need not fear the terror of the night,
nor the arrow that flies by day;
though thousands fall about you,
near you it shall not come. (Refrain)

For to His angels He's given a command
to guard you in all of your ways;
upon their hands they will bear you up,
lest you dash your foot against a stone. (Refrain)

And hold you, hold you in the palm of His hand.

Communion Hymns:

976 In the Land there is a hunger
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nKr-B9K9Ozs

Refrain:
In the Land there is a hunger,
in the land there is a need,
not for the taste of water,
not for the taste of bread.
In the Land there is a hunger,
in the land there is a need,
for the sound of the word of God
upon ev'ry word we feed

Hear, O Lord, my cry.
Day and night I call.
My soul is thirsting
for you my God. (refrain)

Your word, O Lord,
is spirit and life.
You have the words, Lord,
of everlasting life. (refrain)

Only in God
is my soul at rest.
He is my rock and my salvation. (refrain)

Final: 964 Be not afraid
http://youtu.be/MLjM8IlrVrk

You shall cross the barren desert
But you shall not die of thirst
You shall wander far in safety
Though you do not know the way
You shall speak your words in foreign lands
And all will understand
You shall see the face of God and live

Refrain:
Be not afraid
I go before you always
Come, follow me
And I will give you rest

If you pass the raging waters in the sea
You shall not drown
If you walk amid the burning flames
You shall not be harmed
If you stand before the power of hell
And death is at your side
Know that I am with you
Through it all (Refrain)

Blessed are the poor
For the kingdom shall be theirs
Blessed are you that weep and mourn
For one day you shall laugh
And if wicked tongues insult and hate you
All because of me
Blessed, blessed are you! (Refrain)