MusixFinest Liturgies

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

Preparation | 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

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

Communion/Closing | Tell the World of His Love

For God so loved the world
He gave us His only Son
Jesus Christ, our Savior
His most precious One
He has sent us His message of love
and sends those who hear
to bring the message to ev’ryone
in a voice loud and clear

Let us tell the world of His love
the greatest Love the world has known
Search the world for those who have walked astray
and lead them home
Fill the world’s darkest corners
with His light from up above
Walk every step, every mile, every road
and tell the world
tell the world of His love

Our Lord, our Savior, our King
Emmanuel, Prince of Peace
Begotten of the Father’s love
Born to set us free
Let Heaven and earth sing His praises
His righteousness, proclaim
Let ev’ry heart rejoice in His love
and magnify His name

Let us tell the world of His love
the greatest Love the world has known
Search the world for those who have walked astray
and lead them home
Fill the world’s darkest corners
with His light from up above
Walk every step, every mile, every road
and tell the world
tell the world of His love

Gathering | At the Name of Jesus

At the name of Jesus
ev’ry knee shall bow
ev’ry tongue confess Him
King of glory now
Jesus is Lord
King of glory now
Jesus is Lord
King of glory now

Preparation | The Lord Is Kind and Merciful

The Lord is kind___and merciful
The Lord is kind___and merciful

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

The Lord is kind___and merciful
The Lord is kind___and merciful

Communion/Closing | Mighty to Save

Ev’ryone needs compassion
love that’s never failing
Let mercy fall on me

Ev’ryone needs forgiveness
the kindness of a Savior
the hope of nations

Savior, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save

Forever, Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave

Shine Your light and
let the whole world sing
We’re singing
for the glory
of the risen King

Repeat

Savior, He can move the mountains
My God is mighty to save
He is mighty to save

Forever, Author of salvation
He rose and conquered the grave
Jesus conquered the grave

Gathering | Christ, Be Our Light

Longing for light, we wait in darkness.
Longing for truth, we turn to you.
Make us your own, your holy people,
light for the world to see.

Christ, be our light!
Shine in our hearts.
Shine through the darkness.
Christ, be our light!
Shine in your church gathered today.

Preparation | My Life in You

Where can I run and hide from you?
Or could I ever do?
When everywhere I know You’re there
Anywhere You’ll find me.
Where could I go to flee from You?
Or could I ever do?
When Your hands keep holding me,
Guiding me around me

God, I know that You are there
You know who I am and all I do
God, You see me through and through
Take my hand I trust in You
I put my life in You

Communion/Closing | Stay With Me, Lord

Stay with me, Lord
that I may never forget You
Stay with me, Lord
because I’m weak
Stay with me, Lord
for You are my life
Stay with me, Lord
for You are my light

O, how I need You, my Jesus
in this night of exile
Stay with me, my Jesus
in the breaking of the bread
The light which disperses all darkness
The force that sustains me
The unique joy of my heart

Stay with me, Lord
to show me Your will
Stay with me, Lord
that I may hear Your voice
and follow You
Stay with me, Lord
for I desire to love You
Stay with me, Lord
if You with me to be faithful to You

O, how I need You, my Jesus
in this night of exile
Stay with me, my Jesus
in the breaking of the bread
The light which disperses all darkness
The force that sustains me
The unique joy of my heart

O, how I need You, my Jesus
in this night of exile
Stay with me, my Jesus
in the breaking of the bread
The light which disperses all darkness
The force that sustains me
The unique joy of my heart
(joy of my heart)
The unique joy of my heart!
(the joy of my heart)

Gathering | Seek Ye First

Seek ye first the Kingdom of God
and His righteousness
And all these things shall be added unto you
Allelu, alleluia
Allelu, alleluia

Preparation | 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

Refrain
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 | My All In All

You are my strength when I am weak
You are the treasure that I seek
You are my all in all
Seeking You as a precious fool
Lord, to give up, I’d be a fool
You are my all in all

Jesus, Lamb of God
Worthy is Your name
Jesus, Lamb of God
Worthy is Your name

Taking my sin, my cross, my shame
Rising again, I bless Your name
When I fall down, You pick me up
When I am dry, You fill my cup

Jesus, Lamb of God
Worthy is Your name
Jesus, Lamb of God
Worthy is Your name

Repeat then modulate

Jesus, Lamb of God
Worthy is Your name
Jesus, Lamb of God
Worthy is Your name
Worthy is Your name
Worthy is Your name

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

We come to claim the truth in Jesus
who gave His life to free us
and show us how to love
We come to light our lives on fire
With mercy, we inspire
and gather all as one

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 | Lord, You Are Good

Lord, You are good and forgiving
Lord, You are good and forgiving

R./ Lord, You are good and forgiving
Lord, You are good and forgiving

Lord, full of love
incline Your ear to us
O Lord, O Lord!

R./ Lord, You are good and forgiving
Lord, You are good and forgiving

Nations sing Your praise
For You alone are God
O Lord, O Lord!

R./ Lord, You are good and forgiving
Lord, You are good and forgiving

You, O Lord, are grace
slow to anger, full of love
O Lord, O Lord!

R./ Lord, You are good and forgiving
Lord, You are good and forgiving

Preparation | Remain In Me, I Am the Vine

Remain in me
I am the vine
Remain in me
You shall have life
You are the branches
Bear fruit for all to see
I am the vine
Remain in me

No branch can live without the tree
Nor grow or serve apart from me
This I have told you___that you may see
My love in you, your joy complete

Remain in me
I am the vine
Remain in me
You shall have life
You are the branches
Bear fruit for all to see
I am the vine
Remain in me

No longer slaves, I call you friends
I shall be with you to the end
Keep my commandments
I dwell in you
So, now bear witness to the truth

Remain in me
I am the vine
Remain in me
You shall have life
You are the branches
Bear fruit for all to see
I am the vine
Remain in me

As I have done so you should do
So as to love as I love you
For in your witness, my love is shown
In simple ways, my heart made known

Remain in me
I am the vine
Remain in me
You shall have life
You are the branches
Bear fruit for all to see
I am the vine
Remain in me

Communion | You Stand Knocking

You spoke my name
and took my hand
and called me friend
Such faithful love
so undeserved
a heart transformed
Though I wandered and have strayed
still Your mercy reigns

You were broken___for me
arms wide open on a tree
You stand knocking at the door
off’ring all I’m hoping for

To those in dark
the Lord cries out
“Come and be saved”
A long the way
we shall find rest
the Lord is good
For God comforts well His own
We are His alone

You were broken___for me
arms wide open on a tree
You stand knocking at the door
off’ring all I’m hoping for

You were broken___for me
arms wide open on a tree
You stand knocking at the door
off’ring all I’m hoping for

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

Where You lead us
we will follow
and where You send us we shall go
With hearts wide open
we bring Your loving presence
Your light shall lead us as we go
Each step we take brings Your mercy
Each move we make brings 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

Gathering | We Fall Down

We fall down
We lay our crowns
at the feet of Jesus
the greatness of
mercy and love
at the feet of Jesus

And we cry, “Holy, holy, holy”
We cry, “Holy, holy, holy”
We cry, “Holy, holy, holy
is the Lamb”

Preparation | In You, O Lord

In You, O Lord
I have found my peace
In You, O Lord
I have found my joy

I cry unto You
and You lead me home
You are peace
You are joy
You are God

I cry unto You
and You hear my voice
You are strength
You are hope
You are God

Communion | Miracle of Grace

Miracle of grace
mystery of faith
calling us to venture to the deep
Though our senses fail
Your graces still prevail
and we become that love that we receive

Bread of Life
Bread of Life
Those who eat this bread shall live and never die
Bread of Life
Bread of Life
Your true presence in this holy sacrifice
Bread of Life

Unworthy though we are
You feed the hungry heart
with bread come down from heaven above
And like a grain of wheat
we fall down at Your feet
dying here with You, Oh, let us rise

Bread of Life
Bread of Life
Those who eat this bread shall live and never die
Bread of Life
Bread of Life
Your true presence in this holy sacrifice
Bread of Life
Bread of Life
Bread of Life

Closing | One More Gift

If there’s one more gift
I’d ask of you,
Lord it would be peace here on earth
As gentle as your children’s laughter
All around, all around

Your people have grown weary
Of living in confusion
When will we realize
That neither heaven is at peace
When we will live not in peace

If there’s one more gift
I’d ask of you,
Lord it would be peace here on earth
As gentle as your children’s laughter
All around, all around

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 | We Will Serve Him

Here in the presence of the Lord
Here in this holy place
Giving Him thanks for all He does
Quietly seeking His face
So many times we’ve seen His hand
Guiding each step of the way
God put us here to make a stand
To serve Him ev’ry day

We will serve Him
for the rest of our days
We will serve Him
with the highest of praise
We’ll be His witness
no matter the cost
We’ll be His beacon
His light to the lost
We will serve the Lord, our God
for the rest of our days

Communion | Do This In Memory of Me

I am the bread of life
all who believe in Me will have eternal life
I am the bread of life
come down from Heaven so that all who eat this bread
will never die

Take the living bread of life
take the cup of sacrifice
do this in memory of me
Take the body and the blood
given freely out of love
do this in memory of me
do this in memory of me

I am the bread of life
whoever comes to Me will not hunger again
I am the bread of life
no one can come to Me unless the Father draws them
near to Him

Take the living bread of life
take the cup of sacrifice
do this in memory of me
Take the body and the blood
given freely out of love
do this in memory of me
do this in memory of me

Closing | With One Voice

Take the Word and go out to every land
Shine the light of Christ for all to see
May the lives of those we touch
Sing praise to God above
Let us sing; we’ll sing

With one voice, we’ll pass the Word along
With one voice, bring justice to the world
And with all the angels, we’ll spread the goodness of God
With all power and glory, the Word of God shall reign

Gathering | Christ In Me, Arise

Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness
Christ in me arise with Your power and Your strength
Christ in me pour out Your blessing and healing
Christ in me arise
and I shall rise with You

Preparation | Christify

Christify the gifts we bring to You,
bounty of the earth receive anew.
Take and bless the work of our hands.
Christify these gifts at Your command.

Sun and moon and earth and wind and rain:
all the world’s contained in every grain.
All the toil and dreams of humankind,
all we are we bring as bread and wine.

Communion | Above All

Above all powers
Above all kings
Above all nature and all created things
Above all wisdom and all the ways of man
You were here before the world began

Above all kingdoms
Above all thrones
Above all wonders the world has ever known
Above all wealth and treasures of the earth
There’s no way to measure what You’re worth

Crucified, laid behind the stone
You lived to die, rejected and alone
Like a rose, trampled on the ground
You took the fall
And thought of me above all

Repeat as many times as necessary

Closing | Glorify Him By Your Life

Thanks be to God, Alleluia
Thanks be to God, Alleluia, alleluia

Praise Jesus with your hands and lift them high
(lift them high)
Praise Jesus with your voice and sing “Alleluia”
Praise Jesus with your words and spread the news
(spread the news)
Go in peace, glorifying the Lord by your life

Thanks be to God, Alleluia
Thanks be to God, Alleluia, alleluia
Thanks be to God, Alleluia
Thanks be to God, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia

Gathering | Many and One

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.
bringing mercy and peace to this world.
We are many and one.

Preparation | We Are Called to Serve

Called beyond our human understanding
Called before the world came into view
Within your mother’s womb
Your name was known to me
For you did not choose me
No, I chose you

We are called to serve
We are called by grace
To cherish Christ
In ev’ry face

We are called to serve
We are called by name
And in all we are
God’s love proclaim

Communion | You Alone

You alone are holy
You alone are Lord
You alone are worthy
to be honored and adored

Mercy You have given
Kindness You have shown
Love is You alone

Who of us is sinless in this place
Who of us deserves Your saving grace
Who of us is good at all
without Your blessed love that falls
upon our hearts to heal our brokenness

You alone are holy
You alone are Lord
You alone are worthy
to be honored and adored

Mercy You have given
Kindness You have shown
Love is You alone

What is there to do but thank You, then
for the gift that we might call You friend
Greater love has not been known
than that for which you gave your
only Son, that you might see us, pure and blessed

You alone are holy
You alone are Lord
You alone are worthy
to be honored and adored

Mercy You have given
Kindness You have shown
Love is You alone

Closing | Can We Love

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 our lives

It’s more than raising our hands
It’s more than singing this song
It’s saying “yes” to the Giver of life
It’s righting the ways that are wrong

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

Gathering | We Gather As the Body of Christ

We gather___as the body of Christ to receive
the body of Christ
We go forth___as the body of Christ
to love and serve the Lord___forever
We are the body of Christ
We are the body of Christ

Preparation | Our Father

Hear our pray’r
Lord, we are Your children
and we’ve gathered here today
we’ve gathered here to pray

Hear our cry
Lord, we need Your mercy
and we need Your grace today
Hear us as we pray

Our Father, who art in Heaven
hallowed be Thy name
Our Father, hear us from Heaven
forgive our sins, we pray

Communion | In Remembrance of You

Jesus, hope for all
Teach us to believe
Reach us, hope for all
In water, wine, and wheat

Gathered at table
Gathered in love
Food for the journey
Sent from above
Strengthen and feed us in all that we do
Gathered at table in remembrance of You

Jesus, Son of God
You are living Word
Teach us, Son of God
To share what we have heard

Gathered at table
Gathered in love
Food for the journey
Sent from above
Strengthen and feed us in all that we do
Gathered at table in remembrance of You

Jesus, Lamb of God
Bearer of our sin
Free us, Lamb of God
Come, heal us from within

Gathered at table
Gathered in love
Food for the journey
Sent from above
Strengthen and feed us in all that we do
Gathered at table in remembrance of You

Closing | Give Thanks

Give thanks with a grateful heart
Give thanks to the Holy One
Give thanks because He’s given
Jesus Christ, His Son

And now, let the weak say, “I am strong”
let the poor say, “I am rich”
Because of what the Lord has done for us

Give thanks
We give thanks
We give thanks