- Across The Years
- Arise, Be Enlightened, O Jerusalem
- As We Remember, Lord, The Word
- Before You, Lord, We Bring Our World
- By The Father's Love Forechosen
- Come With Wonder And Delight
- Emmanuel, Emmanuel, Let Heart And Voice
- Eternal Father, We Are Your Creation
- Father From The Wealth Of Your Creation
- Firm Is Our Faith In One True God
- Follow Me
- God, At Creation's Dawn
- God of Mercy and Compassion
- God Our Maker, Mighty Father
- Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty
- If God Is Our Defender
| I'll Sing A Hymn To Mary
I Will Go To The Altar Of God
Let Us Now In Worship Bending
Lord, For the Sacrifice We Come
Lord, This Paschal Time Reminds Us
Magnificat
Now Into Paradise May Angels Lead You
O Holy Spirit, Come We Pray
O Light For Ever Dawning
Receive, Dear God And Father
Send Forth Your Spirit, God Our Father
Sing To The Lord A Song
Jordan's Ancient Banks
We Thank You God Our Father
You Gave Us Lord |
Across The Years
Tune: St. Columba
Across the years there echoes still The Baptist's bold assertion: The call of God to change of heart, Repentance and conversion.
The word that John more boldly spoke In dying than in living Now Christ takes up as he proclaims A Father all forgiving.
The erring child he welcomes home When all is spent and squandered. He lovingly pursues his sheep That from the fold has wandered.
Forgive us, Lord, all we have done To you and one another. So often we have gone our way Forgetful of our neighbour.
Forgetful of the cross they bear Of hunger, want, oppression - Grant, Lord, that we may make amends Who humbly make confession. | Arise, Be Enlightened, O Jerusalem(Based on Isaiah 60:1-5)
Tune: M. Birks PHB No. 49
Chorus: Arise, be enlightened, O Jerusalem, for your light has come And the glory of the Lord is risen upon you.
For behold, darkness shall cover the earth And thick darkness the peoples; But the Lord will rise upon you, And his glory will be seen upon you.
Lift up your eyes round about, and see; They all gather together, they come to you. Your sons shall come from afar And your daughters shall be carried in the arms.
Then you shall see and be radiant, Your hearts shall thrill and rejoice; The fullness of the seas shall be turned to you, The wealth of the nations shall come to you.
They shall bring gold and frankincense And shall proclaim the praise of the Lord. They shall come up with acceptance on my altar And I will glorify my glorious house.
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As We Remember, Lord, The Word
Tune: Full in the panting heart of Rome
As we remember, Lord, the word That Peter, your Apostle heard, We pray it may your Godhead please To be with him who bears the keys.
Chorus:
God bless our Pope, God bless our Pope, God bless our Pope, the great, the good.
The three-fold pledge that Peter gave Moved you to bestow the shepherd's stave; Sustain the hand that now must hold Firm guidance of your cherished fold.
O guard and guide unceasingly The one who now the rock must be, The one's whose faith must never fail, nor let the gates of hell prevail.
| Before You, Lord, We Bring Our World
Tune: Jerusalem
Before you, Lord, we bring our world, Lord of our hearts, our hurts, our joys. We come to make our offert'ry From gifts your providence bestows: The seed that hides its secret hope, The harvest bursting to the skies, Our life, our love, our happiness, The trust that never fades and dies.
Creating all, a word you spoke, Word of ineffable extent; And then your Word, in flesh arrayed, To grace creation's work you sent. This bread and wine we offer now, That know so well his hallowed touch, Will soon become the flesh and blood He gave in loving us so much. |
By The Father's Love Forechosen
Tune: Holland
By the Father's love forechosen, on her virginal assent Hung the myst'ry of salvation, All God's merciful intent. Now she reigns in heaven's glory Who refused not her consent.
By the Spirit overshadowed, Virgin Mother she became, And the love that gave her offspring Burns for ever like a flame; Where she reigns in heaven's glory In the splendour of his name.
By the Son of God called Mother, For his human flesh she gave, She was with him at the moment When he died, the world to save. Now she reigns in heaven's glory O'er the blessed and the brave.
With her earthly task accomplished, And the infant Church begun, She was summoned to God's Kingdom To be near her only Son; Where she prays in heaven's glory For the fullness yet to come.
| Come With Wonder And Delight Tune: Wozanini nonke Come with wonder and delight To this holy Sacrament, That our Saviour, in his mercy, Gave us in remembrance.
Here the flesh he gave for us; Here the blood he shed for us; If we eat and drink believing, We shall live forever.
Hearken to the Saviour's voice Calling us to come to him All who labour and are burdened Find in him refreshment.
Here we find our sins forgiv'n; Here we find our guilt removed. Grant us, Lord, such strength and virtue, We may cease offending.
Led by your sustaining hand, May we pass through death to life, There to share your risen splendour, Your eternal glory.
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Emmanuel, Emmanuel, Let Heart And Voice
(Verse 2 composed by DEH) Tune: St. Edmund
Emmanuel, Emmanuel, Let heart and voice their gladness tell Alleluia, alleluia. Though robed in majesty above Yet in this sacrament of love God is with us, alleluia.
This song of joy and thanks we raise As Christ, our hidden God, we praise: Alleluia, alleluia. Victim for us once crucified, But ris'n again and glorified, He is with us, alleluia. | Eternal Father, We Are Your Creation
Tune: Herliebster Jesu: JS Bach
Eternal Father, we are your creation, With earth our mother, heav'n our destination, We labour onwards, knowing sin's sad story, To reach your glory.
In loving mercy Christ your Son you sent us To be our Saviour, calling to repentance, And raised on Calv'ry, making expiation For our salvation.
We ask forgiveness, since we have neglected To recognise him, suff'ring and rejected Along the roadside, wounded, unattended And unbefriended.
Despite our failure, you do not reject us, But seek in mercy ever to correct us, So grant us pardon as we make confession Of our transgression. |
Father From The Wealth Of Your Creation
Father from the wealth of your creation, We present our gifts of bread and wine, Knowing that your wondrous consecration Makes of them a myst'ry and a sign.
Myst'ry of death and self-surrender, Sign of resurrection and of grace; Sacrament enfolding every splendour You have lavished on our fallen race.
Grant, dear Lord, in love we may not falter, Keep us in forgiveness undefiled. We should leave our gifts before the altar If we cannot come here reconciled.
Reconciled through mercy for the suff'ring, Through a deep concern for the oppressed, May our hearts accompany our offering, As our gifts become your Eucharist. | Firm Is Our Faith In One True God
Tune: Moira Birks
Firm is our faith in one true God. Loving Father and King supreme. Mighty Creator, Lord of all, Visible world and world unseen.
And we believe in God's own Son, One with him from eternal dawn, Who by the Spirit was conceived And of his Virgin Mother born.
Man he was made and man he lived, Man he suffered in cruel strife, When on the cross he fought with death, Conquered and rose to deathless life.
This is our faith in the Spirit too: Lord and giver of life is he, One with the Father and the Son, Spirit of love and unity.
Faith we profess in one true Church, Sin forgiven and grace restored, Hope for the vict'ry over death, Life without end in Christ our Lord.
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Follow Me
Tune: Praise my soul, the King of heaven
Lord you sent your Son from heaven To instruct us and to save And to lead us on your journey From the cradle to the grave. May we listen, may we answer To the summons: "Follow me".
When our life is hard and heavy And we find our strength has failed; We recall that crucifixion When his hands and feet were nailed. May we face his loving challenge: "Take your cross and follow me".
As we honour the great glory Of our risen King and Lord, Knowing that he lives within us With the Spirit he outpoured, We look forward always gladly To fulfil his "Follow me".
We were called to share his labour, Conscious of his saving power; Conscious of his presence in us As we serve him hour by hour; Hoping that our future glory Will complete his "Follow me". | God, At Creation's Dawn
Tune: Moscow
God, at creation's dawn, Over a world unborn, Your Spirit soared. By word and water deign: That this same Spirit reign In those now born again, Through Christ our Lord.
We who in Adam fell, Are as the Scriptures tell, Saved and restored. For, when these rites are done, Dying we are made one, Rising we overcome, With Christ our Lord.
Hear us your Church, rejoice, Singing with grateful voice, Father adored; Telling our faith anew, Greeting with welcome true Children new born to you, In Christ our Lord.
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God of Mercy and Compassion (New Hurley wording for verses 2 and 3) God of mercy and compassion, Look with pity upon me, Father let me call thee Father, 'Tis thy child returns to thee.
By my sins I have offended One whose mercy knows no bounds, Mercy that to thy great glory Ever lovingly redounds.
When thy Son was sent among us He proclaimed thy reign is near, Summoned us to be repentant And thy saving word to hear.
See our Saviour, bleeding, dying, On the cross of Calvary; To that cross my sins have nailed him, Yet he bleeds and dies for me.
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God Our Maker, Mighty Father
Tune: Beethoven
God, our maker, mighty Father, All creation sings your praise, Sun and stars in all their splendour, Moon in ev'ry changing phase. Earth with all its trees and grasses, Sparkling rivers, oceans blue, All unite to pay you homage, Singing joyously to you.
Provident and wise Creator, As your mighty plan unfurled, You made us to share your labour, In the building of the world. Man and women you created, That united heart and home, They might work and strive together, Till your endless kingdom come.
God of truth and love unbounded, Further still your mercy went, When uniting earth with heaven, Your incarnate Son you sent: First-born of your vast creation, Holding all in unity, Leading all in power and wisdom, To a glorious destiny. |
Holy, Holy, Holy, Lord God Almighty
Nicaea 11 12 12 10
Holy, holy, holy, Lord God Almighty, Heav'n and earth are filled with your Godhead's mystery. May our hearts and voices bless and praise you rightly, God of all wisdom, love and unity.
Holy, holy, holy, God all creating, Wonderf'ly and wisely ordaining ev'rything. May we, humble creatures, striving, hoping, waiting, Share in your labour, everlasting King.
Holy, holy, holy, God of salvation, Death and resurrection unite us in your Son, We, your priestly people, pledge our dedication, Eager to serve you, till the world is won.
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If God Is Our Defender
Aurelia 76 86 D
If God is our defender Who will th'accuser be? His only Son he spared not But gave him graciously. When God himself grants pardon Who ventures to condemn? Will Jesus Christ the Saviour Who died and rose for all?
Can anything divide us From that most loving Lord? Can pain or tribulation? Can famine, peril, sword? No, none of these can cause us From his great love to fall; For by the strength he gave us We triumph over all.
Of this we can be certain And sing with ev'ry breath: That nought that is or will be And neither life nor death, And nothing in creation, Below us or above, Can tear us from Christ Jesus And from his Father's love. |
I'll Sing A Hymn To Mary
(Adapted by DEH)
Tune: Turris Davidica
I'll sing a hymn to Mary, The Mother of my God, The Virgin of all virgins, Of David's royal blood. O help us blessed Mother, Through sorrow, praise or blame, To seek the face of Jesus And love and bless his name.
O noble tower of David, Of gold and ivory, The ark of God's own promise, The gate of heav'n to me. Whenever we extol you And sing our Mother's fame, We honour Christ our Saviour And love and bless his name.
O dawn of our salvation, And pledge of what shall be, Pray God for all his people That we too may be free. In loving one another May we this faith proclaim, See Christ in ev'ry neighbour, And love and bless his name. |
I Will Go To The Altar Of God
(Arranged from Psalm 42) Tune: M. Birks PHB No. 137
Chorus:
I will go to the altar of God, To God, the joy of my youth.
Give me justice, my God, and defend me, Free me from harm and deceit.
For in you, O my God, I find refuge. Why should I weep and lament?
Lend your light and your truth to conduct me, Faith that will lead me to you.
I will sing out your praise to the heavens, Why should I weep and lament?
Let us hope in the Lord God Almighty, Praise him our Saviour and King.
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Let Us Now In Worship Bending
PHB No. 178
Let us now in worship bending. This great sacrament revere, Ancient symbols have their ending As the newer rites appear. Faith supplies, its help extending, For the failing senses here.
Sing with praise, with joy and blessing To the Father and the Son; Glory, honour, might confessing, No due homage left undone. Equal praise to him addressing Who proceeds in Godhead one.
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Lord Assembled In Your Presence
Tune: Stuttgart
Lord, assembled in your presence, We direct our thoughts to you. We have come, a sinful people, To be sanctified anew.
We have come to hear instruction In each sacred word and phrase, By your light and truth prepare us For the sacrifice of praise.
May we share with Christ our Saviour All the gain and all the loss, As he worshipped, priest and victim, On the altar of the cross.
Glory to our heav'nly Father, Glory to his risen Son, Glory to the Holy Spirit, Perfect Godhead, Three in One. |
Lord, For the Sacrifice We Come
Providence 84 84
Lord, for the sacrifice we come With bread and wine; Fruit of your goodness and our toil, Symbol and sign.
Sign of the wonder of your work, Sign of your love, Soon to be made the sign of food Come from above.
Wheat that was crushed upon the cross, Wine that was poured: Healing and health you gave to us Saved and restored.
Father, we offer with these gifts Ourselves to you: All that we think and feel and say, All that we do.
Grant that our life, our work, our world, In Christ your Son, All may be raised and sanctified, All may be one. |
Lord, This Paschal Time Reminds Us
Lux: Sir A. Sullivan
Lord, this paschal time reminds us How you came back from the dead. Firm and true the faith that binds us To our glorious, risen Head. Alleluia, alleluia, You have risen as you said, Alleluia, alleluia, You have risen as you said.
'Neath the burden of our labour, Mid our joy and pain and strife, In our trying to be neighbour, To be parent, husband, wife; Alleluia, alleluia, Be to us the source of life, Alleluia, alleluia, Be to us the source of life.
Make us true to our vocation With the strength that comes from you; Make our life a dedication With the love that you imbue. Alleluia, alleluia Grace and peace in us renew, Alleluia, alleluia Grace and peace in us renew.
Hold this vision, Lord, before us; In this hope our faith sustain: That to life you will restore us When at last you come again. Alleluia, alleluia, Make us worthy of your reign, Alleluia, alleluia, Make us worthy of your reign.
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Magnificat
Adapted by DEH
My soul proclaims Magnificat, My spirit sings God's praise. He saved and graced his humble maid, And all shall call her blest.
His might has done great things for me And holy is his name. On all who hear his mercy pours From every age to age.
His strength of arm he has revealed, The proud he has dispersed, The mighty from their thrones has hurled, Not rich but hungry fed.
His servant Israel he has helped And mercy's promise kept: The promise to our parents made: The stock of Abraham.
Magnificat, praise God, praise God. Magnificat, praise God. Praise God, praise God, praise God, praise God, Magnificat, praise God. | Now Into Paradise May Angels Lead You
Adapted from May the Angels Lead You into Paradise (Rite of Funerals) Plainsong adapted by M. Birks PHB No. 134
Now into Paradise may angels lead you, And martyrs at your coming bid you welcome, And to the Holy City bring you safely, Jerusalem.
Be there a choir of angels to receive you, And may you find with him who once was needy, The poor man Laz'rus of the Gospel story, eternal rest.
I am the resurrection and the true life; If you believe in me you shall not perish, Though you may die, yet you shall live for ever, for ever.
I know that my Redeemer lives in glory And from the earth I'll rise up on the last day, And in my flesh I'll see my God, my Saviour, amen. |
O Holy Spirit, Come We Pray
(Translation from Latin) Tune: Tallis Ordinal C.M.
O Holy Spirit, come we pray To hearts by you designed, And grant that in their inmost depths Your presence be enshrined.
You are our friend and counsellor, Our gift from God above, The fount of life, the healing balm, The flaming fire of love.
You are the finger of God's hand, The tongue's prophetic sound. In you the promise is fulfilled, The seven gifts abound.
Give love to every empty heart, Enlighten ev'ry sense, And in our weakness be our help, Our strength and our defence.
Through you may we the Father know, Through you his risen Son. Through faith in you may we extol The blessed Three in One. |
O Light For Ever Dawning
Passion Chorale 76 76 D: J S Bach
O Light forever dawning Beyond the darkest night; O comfort of the mourning, Our strength and our delight; Receive our humble pleading For those whose course is run, Lest pardon they be needing For any evil done.
To him who like the eagle Arose on conqu'ring wing, The cross his regal banner, O death, where is your sting? There's surely no rejection For those who share his strife, But hope and resurrection And everlasting life. |
Receive, Dear God And FatherTune: Ewing Receive, dear God and Father, Our gifts of bread and wine With all the deep enrichment Of wheat-field and of vine: The air, the rain, the sunshine, The wonder of the soil, The share in your creation Involved in human toil.
The earth that you have given, The firmament above Reveal your sacred presence In wisdom, power and love. But this does not content you A stronger presence still You show in Christ our Saviour Who came to do your will.
As bread and wine now offered His flesh and blood become, So all must be transfigured In Christ who is your Son. We join his new creation In answer to your call, That, by this transformation, You may be all in all.
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Send Forth Your Spirit, God Our Father
St. Clement 98 98: C.C. Scholefield
Send forth your Spirit, God our Father, As you have sent him in the past: At Gabriel's word, by Jordan's water, As Jesus went to pray and fast.
In this same Spirit he proclaimed you On Judah's hills, by Galilee, He called us to your heav'nly kingdom, He died and rose triumphantly.
And now though seen by us no longer He rests not from the task begun, But breathes the Spirit of his sonship On those of ev'ry race and tongue.
May he be with us at this moment And give us of your Spirit still, That we may do the work that waits us And strive your purpose to fulfil.
At confirmation: May all who come for confirmation Be richly with your Spirit sealed: To love and serve you in their neighbour, Until your glory is revealed. |
Sing To The Lord A Song
(Arranged from Psalm 97) Mary of Bethany
Sing to the Lord a song that is new: Wondrous his deed, triumphant his hand, Justice he shows to the nations around, Steadfast and faithful his love for his land.
Joyously sing to the Lord, all the earth, Praise God with music, praise and adore. Praise God with harp, with the trumpet and horn, Joyously sing to the Lord evermore.
Glad be the earth and its dwellers rejoice, Mountains exult and rivers applaud, Thunder the sea and its fullness give voice, For God is coming to reign as the Lord. | Jordan's Ancient Banks
Winchester New L.M.
The Jordan's ancient banks are stirred To hear the Baptist's ringing word, The urgent and prophetic cry Proclaiming that the Lord is nigh. And shall we turn away our face, Refusing God's redeeming grace? And shall we offer welcome cold To greet the Saviour John foretold?
Arise you Christian people all, Obey the summons, heed the call, Repent and with your sins forgiv'n Rise up to meet the King of heav'n. |
We Thank You God Our Father
Tune: Ewing
Written for the launch of the Renew project, 30 July 1989
We thank you God our Father For sending us your Son To call us to your Kingdom Where we shall all be one. As when the first disciples Your Spirit set on fire Through that same Holy Spirit Your people now inspire.
Help us to act with justice. In everything we do, Be tender in our loving And humbly walk with you. Make us in Christian service Community most true Devoted to your purpose The whole world to renew. |
You Gave Us Lord
Tune: Rockingham L.M. (When I survey)
Hymn composed for Diakonia
You gave us Lord, by word and deed The way of love your Father willed That those who go where'er you lead May find in you a life fulfilled.
It was your joy to call them blest Who poor in spirit choose to be, And find themselves of earth possessed. The gentle heirs of all they see,
And blessed too are those who mourn. The merciful, the pure of heart. And those by thirst and hunger torn That justice hold its rightful part.
Your blessing, Lord, embraces too All those who strive that peace may reign, Who right uphold and justice do And face withal contempt and pain.
We humbly ask your pardon, Lord; The ones that hear are all too few. So speak again your healing word Our sin forgive, our heart renew.
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