2nd Sunday of Advent Year A

Entrance 408 Come to the water
Lighting of the candle Advent Candle Song
Gospel Acclamation:  72 gospel acc for younger eople
Offertory:  88 Wait for lord or all let all who thirst (come to the waters)
Holy, Holy Plainchant
Mem. Acc Plainchant
Communion 1:  Refiners fire (sheet music)
Communion 2:  96 A Voice cries out
Final:  856 Take the word of God

Entrance 408 Come to the water (lyrics & mp3) 
http://www.spiritandsong.com/compositions/76181
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Isve04xCYyY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnhk4oUhOuQ

1. O let all who thirst, let them come to the water.
And let all who have nothing, let them come to the Lord:
without money, without price. Why should you pay the price,
except for the Lord?

2. And let all who seek, let them come to the water.
And let all who have nothing, let them come to the Lord:
without money, without strife. Why should you spend your life,
except for the Lord?

3. And let all who toil, let them come to the water.
And let all who are weary, let them come to the Lord:
all who labor, without rest. How can your soul find rest,
except for the Lord?

4. And let all the poor, let them come to the water.
Bring the ones who are laden,
bring them all to the Lord:
bring the children without might. Easy the load and light:
come to the Lord. Come to the Lord.

Advent Candle Song  (tune of Frere Jacques/Are you sleeping) 2nd Sunday
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1VrABqUHio


(choir first, then repeated by all)
Advent candle (Advent candle)
Burning slow (Burning slow)
Advent weeks of waiting (Advent weeks of waiting)
two to go (two to go)

wise men watching (wise men watching)
For a star (For a star)
going on a journey (going on a journey)
in the dark (in the dark)

Gospel Acclamation:  72 Advent Gospel Acc. for younger people
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFqm1p5tVkU

2a, 2b
Change your lives, he’s coming.
The one who will baptise with the Holy Spirit.
Change your lives, he’s coming. The Lord is coming soon!
Alleluia, alleluia! ‘The Lord is coming Soon’.

Offertory:  88 Wait for the Lord (Taize chant)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0mLfr2vfbZk
alto:  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=khr4WiXCbNs
tenor: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z41SdOxvcO4
bass: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWSsjEzlGcQ
to practice melody with harmony: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lThuH6inWtY (alto+tenor+bass)

Wait for the Lord, whose day is near
Wait for the Lord, keep watch, take heart.


Holy, Holy Plainchant

Mem. Acc Plainchant (we proclaim)

Communion Refiner's Fire (Purify my heart)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idA6fCAHVzs
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Y8zP34AhuU

Purify my heart
Let me be as gold and precious silver
Purify my heart
Let me be as gold, pure gold

Refrain:
Refiner's fire
My heart's one desire
Is to be holy
Set apart for You, Lord
I choose to be holy
Set apart for You, my Master
Ready to do Your will

Purify my heart
Cleanse me from within
And make me holy
Purify my heart
Cleanse me from my sin
Deep within (refrain)

Communion 2:  96 A Voice cries out
http://www.mycatholicvoice.com/media/flwlxA

1. Console my people, the ones dear to me:
speak to the heart of Jerusalem:
the time of your mourning is ended now,

Refrain:
A voice cries out in the wilderness:
Prepare a way for the Lord!
A voice cries out in the wilderness:
Make straight a high-way for God!

2. Ev'ry valley is made a plain,
ev'ry mountain is leveled,
the glory of God shall then be revealed,
and the nations will sing in praise. (refrain)

3. A voice shouts: 'Cry!' O what shall I cry?
'All flesh is like grass and its flowers:
the grass may wither, the flower may fade,
but the word of the Lord is forever.' (refrain)

(same melody as verse 2)
4. Zion, shout from the mountain top,
lift up your voice O Jerusalem,
and say to the people of God's own land,
'Behold, behold your God!' (refrain)

(same melody as verse 1)
5. The Lord will appear as a shepherd,
holding his lambs in his arms,
keeping his flock so close to his heart
leading them all, old and young. (refrain)


Final:  856 Take the word of God with you
http://www.ocp.org/compositions/7303

1. Take the word of God with you as you go.
Take the seeds of God's word and make them grow.

Refrain
Go in peace to serve the world,
in peace to serve the world.
Take the love of God,
the love of God with you as you go.

2. Take the peace of God with you as you go.
Take the seeds of God's peace and make them grow.

3. Take the joy of God with you as you go.
Take the seeds of God's joy and make them grow.

4. Take the love of God with you as you go.
Take the seeds of God's love and make them grow.