Liturgy for September 3, 2023 | Twenty-Second Sunday in Ordinary Time

Posted: August 31, 2023 in Uncategorized

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. 63 My Soul is Thirsting for You

My soul is thirsting for You, O Lord
thirsting for You, my God
My soul is thirsting for You, O Lord
thirsting for You, my God
thirsting for You, my God

R./ My soul is thirsting for You, O Lord
thirsting for You, my God
My soul is thirsting for You, O Lord
thirsting for You, my God
thirsting for You, my God

Refrain

O God, You are my God
and I will always praise You
In the shadow of Your wings
I cling to You
and You hold me high

R./ My soul is thirsting for You, O Lord
thirsting for You, my God
My soul is thirsting for You, O Lord
thirsting for You, my God
thirsting for You, my God

Through the day You walk with me
all the night Your love surrounds me
To the glory of Your name
I lift my hands
I sing Your praise

R./ My soul is thirsting for You, O Lord
thirsting for You, my God
My soul is thirsting for You, O Lord
thirsting for You, my God
thirsting for You, my God

I will never be afraid
for I will not be abandoned
Even when the road grows long and weary
Your love will rescue me

R./ My soul is thirsting for You, O Lord
thirsting for You, my God
My soul is thirsting for You, O Lord
thirsting for You, my God
thirsting for You, my God

Preparation of the Gifts | Take Up Your Cross

Take up your cross
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
and follow me

Whoever wishes to come after me
must deny himself
Whoever wishes to come after me
must take up his cross
and follow me

Take up your cross
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
and follow me

Whoever wishes to save his life will lose it
Whoever loses his life for My sake will find it

Take up your cross
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
and follow me

Why gain the whole world
but lose your soul
Why gain the whole world
but lose your soul

Take up your cross
Take up your cross
Take up your cross
and follow me

Communion | I Am Yours (Consume Me Completely)

Bread of Life, Wine of Peace
Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity
Consume Me, completely
I am yours

I surrender
to the power of Your love
And I surrender
Let Your will be done in me

Bread of Life, Wine of Peace
Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity
Consume Me, completely
I am yours

Lead me to the silence
where You whisper to my heart
Lead me to the place
Where Your love consumes me

Bread of Life, Wine of Peace
Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity
Consume Me, completely
I am yours

Let Your light shine
Let it shine in my heart
Let Your light shine
Let me be Your light in this world

Bread of Life, Wine of Peace
Body and Blood, Soul and Divinity
Consume Me, completely
I am yours

Closing | Give Glory

We walk by faith, not sight
In all Your wondrous glory
Proclaiming from on high
Your sacrifice, our vict’ry

We walk by Christ the light
Our lives are for the glory
Of our King who reigns on high
Proclaiming of His vict’ry

And we will run
tell all the world that
our God has won and reigns___for___e___ver___

Give glo___ry___to___our___God
who is___and al___ways was
Singing “Al___le___lu___ia!”
Give glo___ry to___our God

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