Archive for September 15, 2023

Days of Elijah

These are the days of Elijah,
declaring the word of the Lord
And these are the days of Your servant…Moses,
righteousness being restored
And though these are days of great trials,
of famine and darkness and sword
Still we are the voice in the desert…crying,
“Prepare ye the way of the Lord”

Behold He comes…riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun…at the trumpet call
So lift your voice…it’s the year of Jubilee
And out of Zion’s hill salvation comes

And these are the days of Ezekiel,
the dry bones becoming as flesh
And these are the days of Your servant…David,
rebuilding a temple of praise
And these are the days of the harvest,
the fields are white in the world
And we are Your laborers in Your…vineyard,
declaring the Word of the Lord

Behold He comes…riding on the clouds
Shining like the sun…at the trumpet call
So lift your voice…it’s the year of Jubilee
And out of Zion’s hill salvation comes

Repeat

Who was and Who is and Who is to come
Who was and Who is and Who is to come

Repeat x times

Holy Spirit, Have Your Way

Long after the tears fall
I’m still your child
I put down my defenses
and lay down my pride
Love and forgiveness
flow in deep and wide
So I run to you
and surrender all!

As I lay down my life
And pick up my cross
What a joy it is to give my life away to you
All that I need,
All that I seek
Is You here with me
Holy Spirit have Your way in me!

In times of trouble,
though trials may come
The rock of ages
is standing strong
I’m fighting battles,
but the war is won
So I’ll run to you
and surrender all

As I lay down my life
And pick up my cross
What a joy it is to give my life away to you
All that I need,
All that I seek
Is You here with me
Holy Spirit have Your way in me!

More of You and less of me, God
More of You and less of me, God
More of You and less of me, God
More of You overflow—ing

As I lay down my life
And pick up my cross
What a joy it is to give my life away to you
All that I need,
All that I seek
Is You here with me
Holy Spirit have Your way in me!
Holy Spirit have Your way in me!

Graves Into Gardens

I searched the world
But it couldn’t fill me
Man’s empty praise
And treasures that fade
Are never enough

Then You came along
And put me back together
And every desire
Is now satisfied
Here in Your love

Refrain
Oh, there’s nothing better than You
There’s nothing better than You
Lord, there’s nothing
Nothing is better than You

I’m not afraid
To show You my weakness
My failures and flaws
Lord, You’ve seen ’em all
And You still call me friend

‘Cause the God of the mountain
Is the God of the valley
There’s not a place
Your mercy and grace
Won’t find me again

Oh, there’s nothing better than You
There’s nothing better than You
Lord, there’s nothing
Nothing is better than You

Oh, there’s nothing better than You
There’s nothing better than You
Lord, there’s nothing
Nothing is better than You

Bridge
You turn mourning to dancing
You give beauty for ashes
You turn shame into glory
You’re the only one who can

You turn mourning to dancing
You give beauty for ashes
You turn shame into glory
You’re the only one who can

You turn graves into gardens
You turn bones into armies
You turn seas into highways
You’re the only one who can
You’re the only one who can

Repeat Bridge and Refrain as many times as necessary

Gathering | We Gather In Love

We come to gather in our weakness
to reconnect as seekers
and worship one true God
We come to gather with the broken
whose words may go unspoken
We gather all as one

United in one Spirit
each different in appearance
all are welcome in the house of God
We gather in love

United in one Spirit
each different in appearance
all are welcome in the house of God
We gather in love
We gather in love

Responsorial Psalm | Ps. 103 The Lord Is Kind and Merciful

The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

R./ The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

Bless the LORD, O my soul;
and all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.

R./ The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

He pardons all your iniquities,
heals all your ills.
He redeems your life from destruction,
crowns you with kindness and compassion.

R./ The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

He will not always chide,
nor does he keep his wrath forever.
Not according to our sins does he deal with us,
nor does he requite us according to our crimes.

R./ The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

For as the heavens are high above the earth,
so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he put our transgressions from us.

R./ The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

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 | Where Charity and Love Abide

Ubi caritas et amor
Deus ibi est
Deus ibi est
Where charity and love abide
There God is found
There God is found

[Guys will sing verses/Girls will sing Ooo’s]
No greater love is there than this
than to lay down your life
than to lay down your life
No greater love is there than this
than to lay down your life
than to lay down your life

Ubi caritas et amor
Deus ibi est
Deus ibi est
Where charity and love abide
There God is found
There God is found

The love of Christ has made us one
Let us rejoice in Him
Let us rejoice in Him
The love of Christ has made us one
Let us rejoice in Him
Let us rejoice in Him

Ubi caritas et amor
Deus ibi est
Deus ibi est
Where charity and love abide
There God is found
There God is found

As we are gathered into one
May we be one in heart
May we be one in mind
As we are gathered into one
May we be one in heart
May we be one in mind

Ubi caritas et amor
Deus ibi est
Deus ibi est
Where charity and love abide
There God is found
There God is found

And with the saints may we sing praise
to Christ, our God
to Christ, our God
And with the saints may we sing praise
to Christ, our God
to Christ, our God

Ubi caritas et amor
Deus ibi est
Deus ibi est
Where charity and love abide
There God is found
There God is found

Closing | There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy

There is a wideness in God’s mercy
Like the wideness of the sea
There’s a kindness in God’s justice
Which is more than liberty
There is plentiful redemption
In the blood that has been shed
There is joy for all the members
In the sorrows of the Head

There is welcome for the sinner
And a promised grace made good
There is mercy with the Savior
There is healing in Christ’s blood
There is grace enough for thousands
Of new worlds as great as this
There is room for fresh creations
In that upper home of bliss

So be merciful
Just as our God is merciful
Be merciful
Just as our God is merciful to us
Let there be a wideness in our mercy
Let there be a kindness in our hearts
O___may our lives be merciful