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Friday 24 July 2015

17th Sunday OT Year B 26 July 2015

(Note: 10:30 Mass choir will be going on break in August)

Readings:  http://universalis.com/20150726/mass.htm
Keywords: feeding of multitudes 1R & G), One body one faith (2R)

Entrance: 462 Gather your people o Lord
Gloria: Mass of Creation
Gospel acc: Praise ye the Lord (Gloria a Dios) (sheet)
Offertory: 832 One bread, one body
Holy holy: 490s Mass of Creation (revised)
Mem. Acc.: 491s We proclaim (Mass of Creation)
Lamb of God: 496 Agnus Dei (Mass of Creation)
Communion:
631 Bread of life
632 Table of plenty
Final: 713 Sing of the Lord's goodness

Entrance: 462 Gather your people, O Lord 
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uA2ihIGMA2Q

Refrain
Gather your people, O Lord.
Gather your people, O Lord.
One bread, one body, one spirit of love.
Gather your people, O Lord.

1. Draw us forth to the table of life:
brothers and sisters,
each of us called to walk in your light.

2. We are parts of the body of Christ,
needing each other,
each of the gifts the Spirit provides.

3. No more harm on the mountain of God;
swords into ploughshares.
Free us, O Lord, from hardness of heart.

4. (extra verse as sprinkling song)
Wash us, Lord, in the waters of life;
waters of mercy,
waters of hope that flow from your side.

Gloria: 489 The Gloria (Mass of Creation – revised setting)
SATB a cappella: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mtTrwNK8DOY
soprano: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dyJXI3JUJ3w
alto: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxQ4DqZ6PrE
tenor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5vGcQg5LTbY
bass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VnVRpn9uHBw

Refrain:
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people
of good will. (repeat first time)

We praise you, we bless you,
we adore you, we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father. (refrain)

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand
of the Father,
have mercy on us.  (refrain)

For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen.  (refrain)

Gospel acc: Praise ye the Lord (Gloria a Dios) (sheet)
http://youtu.be/wAN6ntsR-xo

(Intro chords do first 2 lines)

       G          C    
Alelu, alelu, alelu, aleluya
G          D7        G
Praise Ye The Lord
       G          C    
Alelu, alelu, alelu, aleluya
G          D7        G
Praise Ye The Lord

G        D7
Praise Ye The Lord, aleluya
D7        G
Praise Ye The Lord, aleluya
G       Am
Praise Ye The Lord, aleluya

D7        G
Praise Ye The Lord!

Offertory: 832 One bread, one body
http://www.spiritandsong.com/compositions/1398
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4-AjoJDz5sA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vo3EDGreAXk

Chorus:
One bread, one body, one Lord of all
One cup of blessing which we bless
And we though many, throughout the earth
We are one body in this one Lord.

Gentile or Jew, servant or free
Woman or man no more.

Many the gifts, many the works
One in the Lord of all.

Grain for the fields, scattered and grown
Gathered to one, for all.

Holy holy: 490s Mass of Creation (revised setting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZmzLbmMfoU  start at 5:28

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna in the highest.

491s Memorial Acc. 1 -Mass of Creation (revised setting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZmzLbmMfoU  start at 8:15

We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection
until you come again, until you come again.

Lamb of God: 496 Agnus Dei (Mass of Creation)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKaUHcRneoI (start at 0:48)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ZoIXgp0kBw

Lamb of God,
You take away the sins of the world
Have mercy on us

Lamb of God,
You take away the sins of the world
Have mercy on us

Lamb of God,
You take away the sin of the world
grant us peace

Communion:
631 Bread of Life
http://youtu.be/COo9G3V0dx4

Refrain:
Bread of Life, Truth Eternal,
Broken now to set us free,
The risen Christ, his saving power,
is here in bread and wine for me.

Lord, I know I am not worthy to receive you.
You speak the words and I am healed.
Here at your table, love’s mystery,
One bread, one cup, one family, (Refrain)

Lord, by your cross you reconciled us to the Father.
We have only to believe.
Your sacrifice, our victory
Now by your blood we are redeemed. (Refrain)

Lord, you gave your people Manna in the desert.
Still you fulfil our every need.
Lord, when we hunger, Lord, when we thirst,
We come to you and we receive. (Refrain)

632 Table of Plenty
http://www.spiritandsong.com/compositions/8353
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J-mG9Bw0QLg

Refrain
Come to the feast of heaven and earth!
Come to the table of plenty!
God will provide for all that we need,
here at the table of plenty.

O come and sit at my table
where saints and sinners are friends.
I wait to welcome the lost and lonely
to share the cup of my love.

O come and eat without money;
come to drink without price.
My feast of gladness will feed your spirit
with faith and fullness of life.

My bread will ever sustain you
through days of sorrow and woe.
My wine will flow like a sea of gladness
to flood the depths of your soul.

Your fields will flower in fullness;
your homes will flourish in peace.
For I, the giver of home and harvest,
will send my rain on the soil.

Final: 713 Sing of the Lord's goodness
start at 1:06 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pah5OIh3h6o

Sing of the Lord's goodness,
Father of all wisdom,
come to Him and bless His name.
Mercy he has shown us,
His love is forever,
faithful to the end of days.

Refrain:
Come then, all you nations,
sing of your Lord's goodness,
melodies of praise and thanks
to God.
Ring out the Lord's glory,
praise Him with your music,
worship Him and bless His name

2. Power he has wielded,
honour is His garment
risen from the snares of death.
His word he has spoken,
one bread he has broken,
new life he now gives to all.

3. Courage in our darkness,
comfort in our sorrow,
Spirit of our God most high;
solace for the weary,
pardon for the sinner,
splendour of the living God.

4. Praise Him with your singing,
praise Him with the  trumpet,
praise God with the lute and harp;
praise Him with the cymbals,
praise Him with your dancing,
praise God till the end of days

Friday 17 July 2015

16th sunday OT 19th July 2015

Entrance: 473 Song of the body of Christ (We come to share our story)
Gloria: 526 Coventry Gloria –revised setting
Psalm: The Lord's my shepherd (Stuart Townend)
Alleluia: Alelu alelu alelu aleluya Praise ye the Lord (Gloria a Dios)
Offertory:  610 Take our bread
Communion:
976 In the land there is a hunger
317 Father in my life I see
Final:  652 go the mass is ended


Entrace: 473 Song of the Body of Christ
https://myspace.com/davidhaasmusic/music/song/song-of-the-body-of-christ-44782493-47813360

Refrain:
We come to share our story.
We come to break the bread.
We come to know our rising from the dead.

We come as your people.
We come as your own.
United with each other, love finds a home.

We are called to heal the broken,
to be hope for the poor.
We are called to feed the hungry at our door.

Bread of life and cup of promise,
In this meal we all are one.
In our dying and our rising,
may your kingdom come.

You will lead and we shall follow.
You will be the breath of life;
living water, we are thirsting for your light.

We will live and sing your praises.
"Alleluia" is our song.
May we live in love and peace
our whole life long.

We come to share our story.
We come to break the bread.
We come to know our rising from the dead.

Gloria: 526 Coventry Gloria –revised setting
https://youtu.be/BYuM5iIspj8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gYvk7XpiWZY

Refrain (Cantor)
Glory to God, glory in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will. (All: repeat)

(Choir/cantor)
We praise you,we bless you,
(All: glory in the highest)
we adore you,
(All: glory in the highest)
we glorify you, we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God,
(All: glory in the highest)
heavenly King,
(All: glory in the highest)
O God, almighty Father.

Refrain (All)
Glory to God, glory in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.

(Choir/cantor)
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God,Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
(All: have mercy on us)
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
(All: receive our prayer)
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us;
(All: have mercy on us)

Refrain (1st time cantor)
Glory to God, glory in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
(All: repeat refrain)

(Choir)
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God, the glory of God the Father.

Refrain (All)
Glory to God, glory in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.

Cantor: Amen.
(All: Amen)

Psalm:  THE LORD'S MY SHEPHERD (Psalm 23)
Words & Music Stuart Townend
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pN4tPkX0MG0

1. The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want;
He makes me lie in pastures green.
He leads me by the still, still waters;
His goodness restores my soul.

Refrain
And I will trust in You alone.
and I will trust in You alone,
for Your endless mercy follows me,
Your goodness will lead me home.

2. He guides my ways in righteousness,
and He anoints my head with oil;
and my cup, it overflows with joy.
I feast on His pure delights.

3. And though I walk the darkest path,
 I will not fear the evil one,
for You are with me, and Your rod and staff
are the comfort I need to know.

And I will trust in You alone.
and I will trust in You alone,
for Your endless mercy follows me,
Your goodness will lead me home.

Alleluia:  Alelu, Alelu, Aleluya Gloria a Dios (Praise ye the Lord)
http://youtu.be/wAN6ntsR-xo

(Intro chords do first 2 lines)

       G         C    
Alelu, alelu, alelu, aleluya
G          D7       G
Praise Ye The Lord
       G         C    
Alelu, alelu, alelu, aleluya
G          D7       G
Praise Ye The Lord

G       D7
Praise Ye The Lord, aleluya
D7       G
Praise Ye The Lord, aleluya
G      Am
Praise Ye The Lord, aleluya

D7       G
Praise Ye The Lord!

Offertory:  610 Take our bread
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k81S0Y5227s

Refrain:
Take our bread, we ask You,
Take our hearts, we love You,
Take our lives, oh Father,
We are Yours, we are Yours.

Yours as we stand at the table You set,
Yours as we eat the bread our hearts can't forget.
We are the signs of Your life with us yet;
We are Yours, we are Yours.

Your holy people stand washed in Your blood,
Spirit filled, yet hungry, we await Your food.
Poor though we are, we have brought
Ourselves to You:
We are Yours, we are Yours.

Communion:  
976 In the land there is a hunger
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Wl48rYkRs4o
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)

317 Father in my life I see
Group 1/melody:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OAW142rDh0A

Group 2/echo:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC2sIcxxkfY

Father, in my life I see,
You are God, who walks with me.
You hold my life in your hands:
Close beside you I will stand.
I give all my life to you:
Help me Father to be true.

Jesus, in my life I see,
You are God, who walks with me.
You hold my life in your hands:
Close beside you I will stand.
I give all my life to you:
Help me Jesus to be true.

Spirit, in my life I see,
You are God, who walks with me.
You hold my life in your hands:
Close beside you I will stand.
I give all my life to you:
Help me Spirit to be true.

Final:  652 Go, the Mass is ended
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc8Xqi_kkPk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWCvm-qiUnE

Go, the Mass is ended,
children of the Lord.
Take God’s Word to others
as You’ve heard it spoken to you.
Go, the Mass is ended,
go and tell the world
the Lord is good, the Lord is kind,
and loves us ev’ry one.

Go, the Mass is ended,
take God’s love to all.
Gladden all who meet you,
fill their hearts with hope and courage.
Go, the Mass is ended,
fill the world with love,
and give to all what you’ve received
—the peace and joy of Christ.

Go, the mass is ended,
strengthened in the Lord,
lighten ev’ry burden,
spread the joy of Christ around you.
Go, the Mass is ended,
take God’s peace to all.
This day is yours to change the world
—to make God known and loved.

Saturday 11 July 2015

15th Sunday OT 12 Yr B - 12th July 2015

Entrance  475 Gather us In
Gloria  Gathering Mass (sheet)
Psalm
Gospel Acc 261 Alleluia for Easter
Offertory   Blest are you Lord
Holy, Holy    570s Holy, Holy, Holy (Gathering Mass)
Memorial Acc  571b Gathering Mass (When we eat)
Lamb of God  plainchant (optional)
Communion
898 Make me a channel of your peace
972 Do not be afraid

Final 864 Go Tell Everyone (God's Spirit is in my heart)

475 Gather us in
http://youtu.be/ruaV6pmFGAM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rL19y_GC2SU

Here in this place,
new light is streaming,
Now is the darkness vanished away,
See in this space our fears and our dreamings,
Brought here to you in the light of this day.

Gather us in-
the lost and forsaken,
Gather us in-
the blind and the lame;
Call to us now,
and we shall awaken,
We shall arise at the sound of our name.

We are the young-
our lives are a myst’ry,
We are the old –
who yearn for your face,
We have been sung throughout all of hist’ry,
Called to be light to the whole human race.

Gather us in-
 the rich and the haughty,
Gather us in-
 the proud and the strong;
Give us a heart so meek and so lowly,
Give us the courage to enter the song.

Here we will take the wine and the water,
Here we will take the bread of new birth,
Here you shall call your sons and your daughters,
Call us anew to be salt for the earth.

Give us to drink the wine of compassion,
Give us to eat the bread that is you;
Nourish us well, and teach us to fashion
Lives that are holy and hearts that are true.

Gather us in and hold us forever,
Gather us in and make us your own;
Gather us in-
all peoples together,
Fire of love in our flesh and our bone.

Gloria Gathering Mass (revised)  -
http://youtu.be/gLGE2pRRa8c

REFRAIN
Glory, glory to God,
glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, on earth
peace to people of good will.
(All: repeat)

We praise you, we bless you,
we adore you, we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father.
(Refrain)

Lord Jesus Christ, Lord Jesus Christ,
Only    Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy, mercy on us;
(All: have mercy, mercy on us;)
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;  receive our prayer
(All: receive our prayer; receive our prayer)
you are seated at the right hand
at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy, mercy on us
(All: have mercy, mercy on us)

(Interlude:)
(REFRAIN)

For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the Glory, glory of God,
the glory of God the Father.

261 Alleluia (Gospel Acclamation for Easter)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaGyFmb-Ta8

603 Blest are you Lord
SATB: https://youtu.be/-Sb_ha2e8GA
Soprano: https://youtu.be/8vJca6Wixi4
Alto: https://youtu.be/4rn6DhchDqI
Tenor: https://youtu.be/fQv_d_muQqM
Bass: https://youtu.be/pzj8jAO2JCA

Blest are You, Lord, God of all creation,
thanks to your goodness this bread we offer:
fruit of the earth, work of our hands,
it will become the bread of life.

Refrain:
Blessed be God! Blessed be God!
Blessed be God forever, Amen!
Blessed be God! Blessed be God!
Blessed be God forever, Amen!

Blest are You, Lord, God of all creation,
thanks to your goodness this wine we offer:
fruit of the earth, work of our hands,
it will become the cup of life.


Holy Holy 570s Holy, Holy, Holy (The Revised Gathering Mass)
http://www.ocp.org/compositions/53767 melody only

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord,
Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth, Heaven and earth
are full of your glory, Lord God of hosts.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest.

Blessed, blessed is he who comes,
Blessed, blessed is he who comes,
Blessed is he, blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the highest

Mem Acc.: 571b Memorial Acc. 2 (The Revised Gathering Mass) –  melody only
http://www.ocp.org/compositions/54180

When we eat this Bread and drink this Cup,
we proclaim your Death, O Lord,
we proclaim your Death, O Lord,
until you come again.
(repeat refrain)

898 Make me a channel of your peace
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jRvtkZs7oNg
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eHVz45n5a9M
sinead o’connor http://youtu.be/BtJeI4Q9nBE

Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there is hatred let me bring your love;
Where there is injury your pardon, Lord;
And where there's doubt true faith in you.

Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there's despair in life let me bring hope;
Where there is darkness, only light;
And where there's sadness, ever joy.

Refrain:
Oh, Master grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console;
To be understood as to understand;
To be loved as to love with all my soul.

Make me a channel of your peace.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned;
In giving of ourselves that we receive;
And in dying that we're born to eternal life.

972 Do not be afraid
https://youtu.be/EAdRk9c1R1o

Chorus:
Do not be afraid, for I have redeemed you.
I have called you by your name; You are mine.

When you walk through the waters I'll be with you,
You will never have to sink beneath the waves.

Chorus

When the fire is burning all around you,
You will never be consumed by the flames.

Chorus

When the fear of loneliness is looming,
Then remember I am at your side.

Chorus

When you dwell in the exile of a stranger,
Remember you are precious in my eyes.

Chorus

You are mine, O my child; I am your father,
And I love you with a perfect love.

Chorus

FINAL: 864 Go Tell Everyone (God's Spirit is in my heart)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CUJcuu_Rc6g

1. God's Spirit is in my heart
Who has called me and set me apart.
This is what I have to do,
what I have to do.

Refrain:
He sent me to give the good news to the poor,
tell prisoners that they are prisoners no more.
Tell blind people that they can see,
and set the down-trodden free.
And go tell everyone
the news that the kingdom of God has come. And go tell everyone

the news that God's kingdom has come.

2.Just as the Father sent me,
so I am sending you out to be
my witnesses throughout His world.
The whole of the world.

3. Don't carry a load in your pack,
you don't need two shirts on your back.
The workman can earn his own keep,
Can earn his own keep.

4.Don't worry what you have to say.
Don't worry because on that day,
God's Spirit will speak in your heart,
will speak in your heart!

Saturday 4 July 2015

14th Sunday OT Year B 05-Jul-15

Entrance 865 Here I am, Lord
Gloria Celtic
Psalm
Gospel Acc Celtic Alleluia
Offertory  Open the Eyes of my heart
Holy, Holy   Celtic
Memorial Acc  We proclaim
Lamb of God  plainchant
Communion  964 Be not afraid
883 Christ be Our light
Final 954 Blest be the Lord

Entrance 865 Here I am, Lord
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GINNh15cT08
http://www.facebook.com/video/video.php?v=100961495540

I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard my people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin,
My hand will save.
I who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear My light to them?
Whom shall I send?

Refrain:
Here I am Lord, Is it I Lord?
I have heard You calling in the night.
I will go Lord, if You lead me.
I will hold Your people in my heart.

I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have born my peoples pain.
I have wept for love of them, They turn away.
I will break their hearts of stone,
Give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak My word to them,
Whom shall I send? (Refrain)

I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will tend the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them,
My hand will save
Finest bread I will provide,
Till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give My life to them,
Whom shall I send? (Refrain)

Gloria 529s Glory to God (New Celtic liturgy)
http://youtu.be/mAopMh4beoo

Refrain:
Glory to God, glory to God,
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace, and on earth peace,
peace to people of good will. (repeat first time)

Cantor:
We praise you, we bless you,
we adore you,we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father. (refrain)

Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.  (refrain)

For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ, with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen, amen.  (refrain)


Psalm

Gospel Acc Celtic Alleluia

Offertory  Open the eyes of my heart (by Paul Baloche)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZ6h5RuXz7o
lyrics ; chords:
http://www.leadworship.com/resources/pdf/opentheeyesofmyheart.pdf

Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You, I want to see You
(repeat 3X more)

Refrain:
(To see You) high and lifted up
Shinin' in the light of Your glory
pour out Your power and love
As we sing holy, holy, holy

Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You, I want to see You
(repeat)

(repeat refrain twice)

Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
Holy, holy, holy
I want to see you
(Repeat)

I want to see You,
I want to see You

Holy, Holy   553 Holy, Holy, Holy (New Celtic Liturgy)
http://youtu.be/dfXvECqgHyc

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord
Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna, hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna in the highest.

Mem. Acc. 554s-a Memorial Acclmation 1 (New Celtic Liturgy)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OF61UA-bkhg

We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection
until you come again, until you come again.

Great Amen:
http://youtu.be/c9kEc5YBzHA (start at 1:30)
Amen, amen, amen, amen.

Lamb of God  plainchant

Communion 

 964 Be not afraid
http://youtu.be/MLjM8IlrVrk
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zeTpISSA5x8
http://www.spiritandsong.com/compositions/1389

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)


883 Christ be our Light
http://youtu.be/caA4sIXkD44
http://www.spiritandsong.com/compositions/10415

1. Longing for light, we wait in darkness.
Longing for truth, we turn to you.
Make us your own, your holy people,
light for the world to see.

Refrain
Christ, be our light! Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ, be our light!
Shine in your church gathered today.

2. Longing for peace, our world is troubled.
Longing for hope, many despair.
Your word alone has pow’r to save us.
Make us your living voice.

3. Longing for food, many are hungry.
Longing for water, many still thirst.
Make us your bread, broken for others,
shared until all are fed.

4. Longing for shelter, many are homeless.
Longing for warmth, many are cold.
Make us your building, sheltering others,
walls made of living stone.

5. Many the gifts, many the people,
many the hearts that yearn to belong.
Let us be servants to one another,
making your kingdom come.


Final 954 Blest be the Lord
http://youtu.be/BW5DHXIU43Y

Chorus:
Blest be the Lord; blest be the Lord,
The God of mercy, the God who saves.
I shall not fear the dark of night,
Nor the arrow that flies by day.
1.
He will release me from the nets of all my foes,
He will protect me from their wicked hands,
Beneath the shadow of His wings I will rejoice,
To find a dwelling place secure.
2.
I need not shrink before the terrors of the night,
Nor stand alone before the light of day.
No harm shall come to me,
No arrow strike me down,
No evil settle in my soul.
3.
Although a thousand strong have fallen at my side,
I'll not be shaken with the Lord at hand.
His faithful love is all the armour that I need
To wage my battle with the foe.