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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
I will choose Christ,
I will choose love,
I choose to serve.
I give my heart, I give my life,
I give my all to You.
How many times
must He call my name
and show to me that He is God?
And as a servant he calls to me,
“You must serve too.”
I will choose Christ,
I will choose love,
I choose to serve.
I give my heart, I give my life,
I give my all to You.
Christ, my teacher and healer
teach my heart and heal my soul
And as I walk this road with You
teach me to love
I will choose Christ,
I will choose love,
I choose to serve.
I give my heart, I give my life,
I give my all to You.
Responsorial Psalm | Ps. 69 Lord, In Your Great Love, Answer Me
Lord, in Your great love answer me
R./ Lord, in Your great love answer me
For Your sake I bear insult, and shame covers my face I have become an outcast to my brothers a stranger to my children because zeal for Your house consumes me and the insults of those who blaspheme You fall upon me
R./ Lord, in Your great love answer me
I pray to You, O Lord for the time of Your favor, O God In Your great kindness, answer me with Your constant help Answer me, O Lord, for bounteous is Your kindness in your great mercy, turn toward me
R./ Lord, in Your great love answer me
“See, you lowly ones, and be glad you who seek God, may your hearts revive For the Lord hears the poor and His own who are in bonds He spurns not Let the Heavens and the earth praise Him the seas and whatever moves in them”
R./ Lord, in Your great love answer me
Preparation | In Every Age
Long before the mountains came to be
and the land and sea and stars of the night
through the endless seasons of all time
You have always been
You will always be
In ev’ry age, O God
You have been our refuge
In ev’ry age, O God
You have been our hope
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Teach us to make use of the time we have
Teach us to be patient even as we wait
Teach us to embrace our ev’ry joy and pain
to sleep peacefully
and to rise up strong
In ev’ry age, O God
You have been our refuge
In ev’ry age, O God
You have been our hope
Communion | El Que Coma de Este Pan
Yo soy el Pan de Vida El que viene a mi no tendra hambre El que cree en mi no tendra sed El que cree en mi vivira
El que coma de este pan vivira vivira para siempre Resucitara en el ultimo dia
Nadie viene a mi si no lo a trae mi Padre Yo lo resucitare en el ultimo dia
El que coma de este pan vivira vivira para siempre Resucitara en el ultimo dia
Yo soy la resurreccion El que cree en mi aunque haya muerto, no morira vivira para siempre
El que coma de este pan vivira vivira para siempre Resucitara en el ultimo dia
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
