Title: All Are Welcome
Author: Marty Haugen
Copyright: 1994 GIA Publications
Verse 1
Let us build a house
where love can dwell
And all can safely live,
A place where
saints and children tell
How hearts learn to forgive.
Built of hopes and dreams and visions,
Rock of faith and vault of grace;
Here the love of Christ shall end divisions;
All are welcome, all are welcome,
All are welcome in this place.
Verse 2
Let us build a house where prophets speak,
And words are strong and true,
Where all God's children dare to seek
To dream God's reign anew.
Here the cross shall stand as witness
And a symbol of God's grace;
Here as one we claim the faith of Jesus:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
All are welcome in this place.
Verse 3
Let us build a house where love is found
In water, wine and wheat:
A banquet hall on holy ground,
Where peace and justice meet.
Here the love of God, through Jesus,
Is revealed in time and space;
As we share in Christ the feast that frees us:
All are welcome, all are welcome,
All are welcome in this place.
Gather Us In
Marty Haugen
© 1982 GIA Publications
Verse 1
Here in this place new light is streaming,
Now is the darkness vanished away,
See in this space our fears and our dreamings
Brought here to You in the light of this day.
Chorus 1
Gather us in the lost and forsaken,
Gather us in the blind and the lame;
Call to us now and we shall awaken,
We shall arise at the sound of our name.
Verse 2
We are the young our lives are a mystery,
we are the old who yearn for your face.
We have been sung throughout all of history,
Called to be light to the whole human race.
Chorus 2
Gather us in the rich and the haughty
Gather us in the proud and the strong,
Give us a heart so meek and so lowly,
Give us the courage to enter the song.
Verse 3
Here we will take the wine and the water,
Here we will take the bread of new birth,
Here you shall call your sons and your daughters,
Call us anew to be salt for the earth.
Chorus 3
Give us to drink the wine of compassion,
Give us to eat the bread that is you;
Nourish us well and teach us to fashion,
lives that are holy and hearts that are true.
Verse 4
Not in the dark of buildings confining,
Not in some heaven light years away,
But here in this place the new light is shining,
Now is the Kingdom, now is the day.
Chorus 4
Gather us in and hold us forever,
Gather us in and make us your own;
Gather us in all peoples together,
fire of love in our flesh and our bones.
The Cry of the Poor
John Foley
© 1978 New Dawn Music
Refrain:
The Lord hears the cry of the poor, blessed be the Lord.
Verse 1
I will bless the Lord at all times
with praise ever in my mouth.
Let my soul glory in the Lord
who hears the cry of the poor.
Verse 2
Let the lowly hear and be glad;
the Lord listens to their pleas;
And to hearts broken God is near;
who hears the cry of the poor.
Verse 3
Every spirit crushed God will save;
will be ransom for their lives;
will be safe shelter for their fears,
and will hear the cry of the poor.
Verse 4
We proclaim your greatness, O God,
Your praise ever in our mouth;
Every face brightened in your light,
For you hear the cry of the poor.
Blest Are They
David Haas
©1985 GIA Publications
Verse 1
Blest are they, the poor in spirit,
theirs is the kingdom of God.
Blest are they, full of sorrow,
they shall be consoled.
Verse 2
Blest are they, the lowly ones
they shall inherit the earth.
Blest are they, who hunger and thirst,
they shall have their fill.
Verse 3
Blest are they who show mercy,
mercy shall be theirs.
Blest are they, the pure of heart,
they shall see God!
Verse 4
Blest are they who seek peace;
they are the children of God.
Blest are they who suffer in faith,
the glory of God is theirs.
Verse 5
Blest are you who suffer hate,
all because of me.
Rejoice and be glad,
yours is the kingdom;
shine for all to see.
Refrain:
Rejoice and be glad!
Blessed are you, holy are you!
Rejoice and be glad!
Yours is the kingdom of God!
Hail Mary Gentle Woman
Carey Landry
© 1979 NALR
Verse 1
Hail Mary, full of grace,
The Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women
And blest is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary Mother of God,
Pray for us sinners,
Now and at the hour of our death.
Amen.
Refrain:
Gentle woman, quiet light,
Morning star,
So strong and bright, gentle Mother,
Peaceful dove, teach us wisdom,
Teach us love.
Verse 2
You were chosen by the Father,
You were chosen for the Son,
You were chosen from all women,
And for woman, shining one.
Verse 3
Blessed are you among women.
Blest in turn all women too.
Blessed they with peaceful spirits.
Blessed they with gentle hearts.
Eye Has Not Seen
Marty Haugen
© 1982 GIA Publications
Refrain:
Eye has not seen,
ear has not heard
what God has ready
for those who love him;
Spirit of love, come,
give us the mind of Jesus,
teach us the wisdom of God.
Verse 1
When pain and sorrow weigh us down,
be near to us, O Lord,
forgive the weakness of our faith,
and bear us up within your peaceful word.
Verse 2
Our lives are but a single breath,
we flower and we fade,
yet all our days are in your hands,
so we return in love what love has made.
Verse 3
To those who see with eyes of faith,
the Lord is ever near,
reflected in the faces
of all the poor and lowly of the world.
Verse 4
We sing a mystery from the past
in halls where saints have trod,
yet ever new the music rings
to Jesus, Living Song of God.
We Remember
Marty Haugen
© 1980 GIA Publications
Refrain:
We remember how you loved us to Your death,
And still we celebrate for You are with us here.
And we believe that we will see You
when you come in Your glory, Lord.
We remember, we celebrate, we believe!
Verse 1
Here, a million wounded souls
Are yearning just to touch you and be healed;
Gather all your people, and hold them to your heart.
Verse 2
Now we recreate you love,
We bring the bread and wine to share a meal;
Sign of grace and mercy, the Presence of the Lord.
Verse 3
Christ, the Father’s great “Amen”
To all the hopes and dreams of every heart;
Peace beyond all telling, and freedom from all fear.
Verse 4
See the face of Christ revealed in every person standing by your side.
Gift to one another and temples of Your love.
Title: Lord, When You Came
Author: Cesareo Gabarain
Copyright: © 1979 OCP Publications
Verse 1
Lord, when you came to the seashore
You weren't seeking the wise or the wealthy,
But only asking that I might follow.
Refrain:
O Lord, in my eyes you were gazing,
Kindly smiling, my name you were saying;
all I treasured, I have left on the sand there;
Close to You, I will find other seas.
Verse 2
Lord, you knew what my boat carried;
Neither money nor weapons for fighting,
But nets for fishing, my daily labor.
Verse 3
Lord, have you need of my labor,
Hands for service, a heart made for loving,
My arms for lifting the poor and broken?
Verse 4
Lord, send me where you would have me,
To a village, or heart of the city;
I will remember that you are with me.
Title: Now We Remain
Author: David Haas
Copyright: © 1983 GIA Publications
Refrain:
We hold the death of the Lord
deep in our hearts.
Living; now we remain
with Jesus the Christ.
Verse 1
Once we were people afraid,
lost in the night.
Then by your cross we we saved;
Dead became living, life from your giving.
Verse 2
Something which we have known,
something we've touched,
What we have seen with our eyes:
This we have heard, life-giving word.
Verse 3
He chose to give of himself,
became our bread.
Broken, that we might live.
Love beyond love,
Pain for our pain.
Verse 4
We are the presence of God;
this is our call.
now to become bread and wine:
Food for the hungry, life for the weary,
for to live with the Lord,
we must die with the Lord.
Prayer of St Francis/Make Me a Channel of Your Peace
Author: Adapted by Sebastian Temple
Copyright: 1980 Franciscan Community
Verse 1
Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there is hatred let me bring your love.
Where there is injury your pardon, Lord,
And where there's doubt, true faith in you.
Verse 2
Make me a channel of your peace.
Where there's despair in life let me bring hope.
Where there is darkness, only light,
And where there's sadness ever joy.
Chorus
Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek
So much to be consoled as to console.
To be understood as to understand.
To be loved, as to love with all my soul.
Verse 3
Make me a channel of your peace.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,
in giving of ourselves that we receive,
and in dying that we're born to eternal life.
You Are Mine
Author: David Haas
Copyright: © 1991 GIA Publications
Verse 1
I will come to you in the silence,
I will lift you from all your fear.
You will hear my voice,
I claim you as my choice,
be still and know I am here.
Verse 2
I am hope for all who are hopeless,
I am eyes for all who long to see.
In the shadows of the night,
I will be your light,
come and rest in me.
Refrain:
Do not be afraid I am with you,
I have called you each by name.
Come and follow me,
I will bring you home;
I love you and you are mine.
Verse 3
I am strength for all the despairing,
healing for the ones
who dwell in shame.
All the blind will see,
the lame will all run free,
and all will know my name.
Verse 4
I am the Word that leads all to freedom,
I am the peace the world cannot give.
I will call your name, embracing
all your pain,
stand up, now walk, and live!
Seek ye first the kingdom of God
Author: Karen Lafferty
Copyright: © 1972 Maranantha Music
Verse 1
Seek ye first the kingdom of God
and his righteousness,
and all these things shall be added unto you.
Al-le-lu, Alleluia.
Verse 2
Ask and it shall be
given unto you.
Seek and ye shall find.
Knock, and the door
shall be opened unto you,
Al-le-lu, Alleluia.
Chorus: Alleluia
Let There Be Peace on Earth
Author: Sy Miller, Jill Jackson
Copyright: © 1955 Jan-Lee Music
Let there be peace on earth,
and let it begin with me.
Let there be peace on Earth,
the peace that was meant to be.
With God as our Father,
brothers all are we,
Let me walk with my brother,
in perfect harmony.
Let peace begin with me,
let this be the moment now.
With every step I take,
let this be my solemn vow,
To take each moment
and live each moment
in peace, eternally.
Let there be Peace on Earth,
and let it begin with me.
We Are Called
Author: David Haas
Copyright: © 1988 GIA Publications
Verse 1
Come! Live in the light!
Shine with the joy
and the love of the Lord!
We are called to be
light for the kingdom,
to live in the freedom
of the city of God!
Refrain:
We are called to act with justice,
we are called to love tenderly,
we are called to serve one another;
to walk humbly with God!
Verse 2
Come! Open your heart!
Show your mercy to
all those in fear!
We are called to be
hope for the hopeless
so hatred and blindness
will be no more!
Verse 3
Sing! Sing a new song!
Sing of that great day when
all will be one!
God will reign, and we'll
walk with other as
sister and brother,
united in love!
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