Song Sheet Aug. 16th
Entrance: O God Beyond All Praising
O God beyond all praising, We worship you today And sing the love amazing that songs cannot repay; For we can only wonder At every gift you send, At blessings without number And mercies without end: We lift our hearts before you And wait upon your word, We honor and adore you, Our great and mighty Lord.
Then hear, O gracious Savior, Accept the love we bring, That we who know your favor May serve you as our king; And whether our tomorrows Be filled with good or ill, We'II triumph through our sorrows And rise to bless you still: To marvel at your beauty And glory in your ways, And make a joyful duty Our sacrifice of praise.
Offertory: Prayer of St. Francis
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.
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.
O 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.
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.
Communion: The Cry of the Poor
(Refrain) The Lord hears the cry of the poor. Blessed be the Lord.
I will bless the Lord at all times, with praise ever in my mouth. Let my soul glory in the Lord, who will hear the cry of the poor. (To Refrain)
Let the lowly hear and be glad; the Lord listens to their pleas; and to hearts broken, God is near,
who will hear the cry of the poor. (To Refrain)
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. (To Refrain)
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. (To Refrain)
2nd Communion: Spirit and Grace
Spirit and grace, here in this meal. You are the wind that breathes through the field. Gather the wheat and form us in Christ. Come, be our source and breath of life.
Refrain: In this bread, blessed, broken and shared, Christ is our life, whose presence we bear. Come, O spirit, make your grace revealed in this holy meal.
Spirit and grace, here in this meal. You are the life that flows through the vine. Gather this drink and form us in Christ. Come, be our source and blood of life. (To Refrain)
Spirit and grace, here in this place. You are the light that shines in this space. Gather your people and form us in Christ. Come, be the heartbeat of our lives. (To Refrain)
Spirit of God, sending us forth; We spread your wisdom throughout all the earth Gather the nations and form us in Christ. Come, be the presence in our lives. (To Refrain)
Recessional: Praise God From Whom All Blessings Flow
Praise God, from whom all blessings flow; Praise him, all creatures here below; Praise him above, ye heav’nly host; Praise father, son, and holy ghost.
From all that dwell below the skies, Let the Creator’s praise arise! Let the Redeemer’s name be sung through every land by everyone.
Eternal are thy mercies, Lord, And truth eternal is thy word; Thy praise shall sound from shore to shore till suns shall rise and set no more.
