Gathering | Open the Eyes of My Heart
Note: Instrumentalists use Key of E (as on sheet music)
Open the eyes of my heart, Lord
Open the eyes of my heart
I want to see You
I want to see You
Repeat
To see You high and lifted up
shining 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
Ending
I want to see You
I want to see You
Responsorial Psalm | Ps. 47 God Mounts His Throne
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.
All you peoples, clap your hands,
shout to God with cries of gladness,
For the LORD, the Most High, the awesome,
is the great king over all the earth.
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.
God mounts his throne amid shouts of joy;
the LORD, amid trumpet blasts.
Sing praise to God, sing praise;
sing praise to our king, sing praise.
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.
For king of all the earth is God;
sing hymns of praise.
God reigns over the nations,
God sits upon his holy throne.
R./ God mounts his throne to shouts of joy: a blare of trumpets for the Lord.
Preparation of the Gifts | By Our Love
Brothers, let us come together
Walking in the Spirit, there’s much to be done
We will come reaching, out from our com___forts
And they will know us by our love
Sisters, we were made for kindness
We can pierce the darkness as He shines through us
We will come reaching, with a song of hea___ling
And they will know us by our love!
The time is now
Come, Church arise
Love with His hands
See with His eyes
Bind it around you,
Let it never leave___you,
And they will know us by our love
And they will know us by our love
Communion | Your Heart Today
Where there is fear
I can allay
where there is pain
I can heal
Where there are wounds
I can bind
and hunger
I can fill
Lord, grant me courage
Lord, grant me strength
Grant me compassion
that I may be___Your heart___today
Where there is hate
I can confront
where there are yokes
I can release
Where there are captives
I can free
and anger
I can appease
Lord, grant me courage
Lord, grant me strength
Grant me compassion
that I may be___Your heart___today
When comes the day I dread
to see a broken world
compel me from my cell grown cold
that Your people I may behold
Where there is fear
I can allay
where there is pain
I can heal
Where there are wounds
I can bind
and hunger
I can fill
Lord, grant me courage
Lord, grant me strength
Grant me compassion
that I may be___Your heart___today
And when I’ve done
all that I could
yet there are hearts
I cannot move
Lord, give me hope
that I may be
Your heart___today
Closing | I Send You Out
I baptize you in the name of the Father
I baptize you in the name of the Son
I baptize you with the Holy Spirit
Go out and spread Good News!
I send you out on a mission of love
I send you out on a mission of love
I send you out on a mission of love
And know that I am with you always
Until the end of the world
Until the end of the world
Until the end of the world
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