Archive for October, 2023

Gathering | Awake, O Sleeper

When our hearts become like stone
when we live without hope
You are there, You are there

Don’t let your hearts be troubled
don’t let your hearts be troubled

Awake, O sleeper
Arise from slumber
Christ is calling your name

Preparation of the Gifts | Take & Receive

Take and receive, O Lord
my liberty
Take all my will, my mind, my memory
All things I hold
and all I own are Thine
Thine was the gift to thee
I all resign

Do Thou direct___and govern all and sway
Do what Thou wilt___command
and I obey
Only Thy grace
Thy love on me bestow
These make me rich
All else will I forego

These make me rich
All else will I forego

Communion | Deeper In Love

There is a longing only You can fill
A raging tempest only You can still
My soul is thirsty, Lord
to know You as I’m known
drink from the river
that flows before Your throne

Take me deeper
deeper in love with You
Jesus, hold me close in Your embrace
Take me deeper
deeper than I’ve ever been before
I just want to love You more and more
How I long to be deeper in love

Sunrise to sunrise
I will seek Your face
drawn by the Spirit to the promise of Your grace
My heart has found in You
a hope that will abide
Here in Your presence, forever satisfied

Take me deeper
deeper in love with You
Jesus, hold me close in Your embrace
Take me deeper
deeper than I’ve ever been before
I just want to love You more and more
How I long to be deeper in love

Repeat
How I long to be deeper in love

Closing | A Rightful Place

Beauty ever ancient and new,
breaking through our deafness so we hear you.
Shattering the darkness of night,
a new dawn is rising to bring your light
to all the world.

Let us live our lives so that all might see
that our hearts are restless till they rest in thee.
Let us build your kingdom in truth and grace
so that all might know they have a rightful place.
so that all might know they have a rightful place.
so that all might know they have a rightful place.

Gathering | Make Us Your Own

Lord of Life, come and make us Your own
Lord of love, come let Your glory show
And though we can’t see, what is meant to be
Be with us, Bread of Life, Lord of all

Holy, holy Lord
Holy, holy Lord
You are the Bread of our life
You are the Cup of our hope
Holy, holy Lord
Holy, holy Lord
Messiah, Lamb of God, our Lord

Responsorial Psalm | Ps. 96 Give the Lord Glory and Honor

Give the Lord glory, glory and honor.
Give the Lord glory and honor.

R./ Give the Lord glory, glory and honor.
Give the Lord glory and honor.

Sing to the LORD a new song;
sing to the LORD, all you lands.
Tell his glory among the nations;
among all peoples, his wondrous deeds.

R./ Give the Lord glory, glory and honor.
Give the Lord glory and honor.

For great is the LORD and highly to be praised;
awesome is he, beyond all gods.
For all the gods of the nations are things of nought,
but the LORD made the heavens.

R./ Give the Lord glory, glory and honor.
Give the Lord glory and honor.

Give to the LORD, you families of nations,
give to the LORD glory and praise;
give to the LORD the glory due his name!
Bring gifts, and enter his courts.

R./ Give the Lord glory, glory and honor.
Give the Lord glory and honor.

Worship the LORD, in holy attire;
tremble before him, all the earth;
say among the nations: The LORD is king,
he governs the peoples with equity.

R./ Give the Lord glory, glory and honor.
Give the Lord glory and honor.

Preparation of the Gifts | I Give You My Heart

This is my desire
to honor You
Lord, with all my heart
I worship You
All I have within me
I give You praise
All that I adore is in You

Lord, I give You my heart
I give You my soul
I live for You alone
Every breath that I take
Every moment I’m awake
Lord, have Your way in me

Communion | Who You Say I Am

Who am I that the highest King
Would welcome me?
I was lost but He brought me in
Oh His love for me
Oh His love for me

Who the Son sets free
Oh is free indeed
I’m a child of God
Yes I am

Free at last
He has ransomed me
His grace runs deep
While I was a slave to sin
Jesus died for me
Yes, He died for me

Who the Son sets free
Oh is free indeed
I’m a child of God
Yes I am

In my Father’s house
There’s a place for me
I’m a child of God
Yes I am

I am chosen not forsaken
I am who You say I am
You are for me not against me
I am who You say I am

I am chosen not forsaken
I am who You say I am
You are for me not against me
I am who You say I am
I am who You say I am

Who the Son sets free
Oh is free indeed
I’m a child of God
Yes I am

In my Father’s house
There’s a place for me
I’m a child of God
Yes I am

In my Father’s house
There’s a place for me
I’m a child of God
Yes I am

Closing | Friend of God

Who am I that You are mindful of me
That You hear me when I call
Is it true that You are thinking of me
How You love me it’s amazing
It’s amazing
It’s amazing

I am a friend of God
I am a friend of God
I am a friend of God
He calls me friend

I am a friend of God
I am a friend of God
I am a friend of God
He calls me friend
He calls me friend
You call me friend

Gathering | Many and One

Refrain
We are many, yet we are one.
We are sep’rate, yet bound in his love.
And together we are all his hands and his feet,
bringing mercy and peace to this world.
We are many and one.

Preparation of the Gifts | Here I Am, Lord

I, the Lord of sea and sky
I have heard my people cry
All who dwell in deepest 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

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 will hold Your people in my heart

Communion | I Am the Bread of Life (Come and Follow Me)

(Men)
I am the bread of Life
I am the hope in night
I am the door wide open
I am the shepherd’s might
I am the truth and light
I am the way and life
I am who am and I am for you
Come and follow me

(Women)
I am bread for the world
hope for the hopeless
Come to me, and know that I’ll always be there
with my arms open wide
I am who am and I am for you
Come and follow me

(Parts together)
I am the bread of Life
I am the hope in night
I am the door wide open
I am the shepherd’s might
I am the truth and light
I am the way and life
I am who am and I am for you
Come and follow me

I give my heart to those in sorrow
I come to those who are in need
hope for today and for tomorrow
light for all who want to see

(Parts together)
I am the bread of Life
I am the hope in night
I am the door wide open
I am the shepherd’s might
I am the truth and light
I am the way and life
I am who am and I am for you
Come and follow me

Closing | We Are Your Love

We are Your hands, Your hands
reaching out with mercy
We are Your voice, Your voice
speaking words of freedom
Light in the dark for all to see
life-giving water for the thirsty
we are Your body
we are Your love
we are Your presence

We are Your body
we are Your love
we are Your presence

Our God

Water that turned into wine
Opened the eyes of the blind
There’s no one like You
None like You

Into the darkness, You shine
Out of the ashes we rise
There’s no one like You
None like You

Our God is greater
Our God is stronger
God, You are higher than any other
Our God is healer
Awesome in power
Our God, our God

Into the darkness, You shine
Out of the ashes we rise
There’s no one like You
None like You

Our God is greater
Our God is stronger
God, You are higher than any other
Our God is healer
Awesome in power
Our God, our God

And if our God is for us
Then who could ever stop us?
And if our God is with us
Then what could stand against?
And if our God is for us
Then who could ever stop us?
And if our God is with us
Then what could stand against?
Then what could stand against?

Our God is greater
Our God is stronger
God, You are higher than any other
Our God is healer
Awesome in power
Our God, our God

Your Spirit

Not by might, not by power
By Your spirit God, send Your spirit God
Not by might, not by power
By Your spirit God, send Your spirit God

You are the fire, we are the temple
You are the voice, we are your song
You are our God, we are your people
You are the light, we stand in awe
We stand in awe of You
We stand in awe of You

Not by might, not by power
By Your spirit God, send Your spirit God
Not by might, not by power
By Your spirit God, send Your spirit God

You called us out, out of the darkness
Into your love, into Your light
Grace upon grace, beauty for ashes
You come to us, we come alive
We stand in awe of You
We stand in awe of You

Not by might, not by power
By Your spirit God, send Your spirit God
Not by might, not by power
By Your spirit God, send Your spirit God

Not by might, not by power
By Your spirit God, send Your spirit God
Not by might, not by power
By Your spirit God, send Your spirit God

Breathe, come and breathe on us
Spirit breathe
Come and breathe on us
Breathe, come and breathe on us
Spirit breathe
Come and breathe on us

We stand in awe of You
We stand in awe of You
We stand in awe of You
We stand in awe of You
We stand in awe of You
We stand in awe of You
We stand in awe of You
We stand in awe of You

Gratitude

All my words fall short
I got nothing new
How could I express
All my gratitude?

I could sing these songs
As I often do
But every song must end
And You never do

So I throw up my hands
And praise You again and again
‘Cause all that I have is a hallelujah
Hallelujah
And I know it’s not much
But I’ve nothing else fit for a King
Except for a heart singing hallelujah
Hallelujah

I’ve got one response
I’ve got just one move
With my arm stretched wide
I will worship You

So I throw up my hands
And praise You again and again
‘Cause all that I have is a hallelujah
Hallelujah
And I know it’s not much
But I’ve nothing else fit for a King
Except for a heart singing hallelujah
Hallelujah

So come on, my soul
Oh, don’t you get shy on me
Lift up your song
‘Cause you’ve got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord

Oh come on, my soul
Oh, don’t you get shy on me
Lift up your song
‘Cause you’ve got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord

Come on, my soul
Oh, don’t you get shy on me
Lift up your song
‘Cause you’ve got a lion inside of those lungs
Get up and praise the Lord

So I throw up my hands
Praise You again and again
‘Cause all that I have is a hallelujah
Hallelujah
And I know it’s not much
But I’ve nothing else fit for a King
Except for a heart singing hallelujah
Hallelujah

Gathering | God of Wonders

Lord of all creation
…of water, earth and sky
The heavens are your Tabernacle
Glory to the Lord on high

God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy

Lord of heaven and earth
Lord of heaven and earth

Hallelujah! To the Lord of heaven and earth
Hallelujah! To the Lord of heaven and earth
Hallelujah! To the Lord of heaven and earth

And God of wonders beyond our galaxy
You are holy, holy
The universe declares Your majesty
You are holy, holy

Responsorial Psalm | Ps. 80 The Vineyard of the Lord

The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel.

R./ The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel.

A vine from Egypt you transplanted;
you drove away the nations and planted it.
It put forth its foliage to the Sea,
its shoots as far as the River.

R./ The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel.

Why have you broken down its walls,
so that every passer-by plucks its fruit,
The boar from the forest lays it waste,
and the beasts of the field feed upon it?

R./ The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel.

Once again, O LORD of hosts,
look down from heaven, and see;
take care of this vine,
and protect what your right hand has planted,
the son of man whom you yourself made strong.

R./ The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel.

Then we will no more withdraw from you;
give us new life, and we will call upon your name.
O LORD, God of hosts, restore us;
if your face shine upon us, then we shall be saved.

R./ The vineyard of the Lord is the house of Israel.

Preparation of the Gifts | We Bring Our Gifts to Your Altar

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Prepare our hearts to receive You, O Lord God of hosts
Cleanse us and wash away our sins
We sing Your praise with the angels and saints at Your throne
For this is where Heaven enters in
Prepare our hearts to receive You, O Lord

We bring our gifts to Your altar, O Lord God of hosts
May our sacrifice be pleasing in Your sight
Fruit of the earth and work of human hands
Which will become for us the Bread of Life
We bring our gifts to Your altar, O Lord

We bring our gifts to Your altar, O Lord

Communion | Power of Your Love

Lord, I come to You
let my heart be changed, renewed
flowing from the grace___that I found___in You
Lord, I’ve come to know
the weaknesses I see___in me
will be stripped away___by the pow’r of Your love

Hold___me close
let Your love surround___me
Bring me near
draw me to Your side
And as___I wait
I’ll rise up like the ea___gle
And I will soar with You
Your Spirit leads me on
in the pow’r of Your love

Lord, unveil my eyes
let me see You face to face
the knowledge of Your love___as You live__in me
Lord, renew my mind
as Your will unfolds___in my life
In living everyday___by the pow’r of Your love

Hold___me close
let Your love surround___me
Bring me near
draw me to Your side
And as___I wait
I’ll rise up like the ea___gle
And I will soar with You
Your Spirit leads me on
in the pow’r of Your love

Hold___me close
let Your love surround___me
Bring me near
draw me to Your side
And as___I wait
I’ll rise up like the ea___gle
And I will soar with You
Your Spirit leads me on
in the pow’r of Your love

And I will soar with You
Your Spirit leads me on
in the pow’r of Your love

Closing | A Rightful Place

Let us live our lives so that all might see
that our hearts are restless till they rest in thee
Let us build your kingdom in truth and grace
so that all might know they have a rightful place

Beauty ever ancient and new
breaking through our deafness so we hear you
Shattering the darkness of night
a new dawn is rising to bring your light
to all the world

Let us live our lives so that all might see
that our hearts are restless till they rest in thee
Let us build your kingdom in truth and grace
so that all might know they have a rightful place
so that all might know they have a rightful place
so that all might know they have a rightful place

Gathering | The Summons

Will you come and follow me
If I but call your name?
Will you go where you don’t know
And never be the same?
Will you let my love be shown,
Will you let my name be known,
Will you let my life be grown
In you and you in me?

Preparation of the Gifts | We Bring Our Gifts to Your Altar

Prepare our hearts to receive You, O Lord God of hosts
Cleanse us and wash away our sins
We sing Your praise with the angels and saints at Your throne
For this is where Heaven enters in
Prepare our hearts to receive You, O Lord

We bring our gifts to Your altar, O Lord God of hosts
May our sacrifice be pleasing in Your sight
Fruit of the earth and work of human hands
Which will become for us the Bread of Life
We bring our gifts to Your altar, O Lord

We bring our gifts to Your altar, O Lord

Communion | Prayer of St. Francis

Lord, make me
an instrument
of Thy peace

Where there is hatred
let me so love
Where there is injury
Thy pardon, Lord
Where there is doubt
let there be faith

O Lord, make me
an instrument
of Thy peace

Where there’s despair
let me bring hope
Where there is darkness
let there be light
Where there is sadness
Let there be joy

O Divine Master
Grant that I may not so much seek
to be consoled
as to console

To be understood
as to understand
To be loved
as to love

O Lord, make me
an instrument
of Thy peace

Where there is hatred
let me so love
For it is in giving
that we receive
And it is in pardoning
that we are pardoned

And it is in dying (it is in dying)
that we are born (that we are born)
to eternal life
to eternal life

Lord, make me
an instrument
of Thy peace
An instrument
of Thy peace
Amen

Closing | Can We Love

It’s more than shouting God’s name
It’s more than singing His praise
It’s bringing forgiveness to injury’s wound
and hope to those imprisoned by shame

Can we love?
Can we lay down our lives?
Can we wear His crown of thorns?
Can we drink the cup that He drinks?
We must lay down
We must lay down
We must lay down
our lives