Song Sheet November 17th

Entrance Hymn: Gather Us In

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 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

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 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.

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 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

Offertory Hymn: Eye Has Not Seen

(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.

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. (To refrain)

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. (To refrain)

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. (To refrain)

Communion Hymn: Center of My Life

(Refrain) O Lord, You are the center of my life. I will always praise you, I will always serve you, I will always keep you in my sight.

Keep me safe O God, I take refuge in you. I say to the Lord "You are my God, My happiness lies in you alone, My happiness lies in you alone." (To Refrain)

I will bless you, Lord, who give me counsel, And even at night directs my heart. I keep the Lord, ever in my sight, Since you are at my right I shall stand firm. (To Refrain)

And so my heart rejoices, my soul is glad; Even in safety shall my body rest For you will not leave my soul among the dead, Nor let your beloved know decay. (To Refrain)

You will show me the path of life, The fullness of joy in your presence, At your right hand, at your right hand Happiness forever. (To Refrain)

Recessional Hymn: In the Day of the Lord

(Refrain) In the day of the Lord, the sun will shine like the dawn of eternal day. All creation will rise to dance and sing the glory of the Lord.

And on that day will justice triumph, on that day will all be free: Free from want, free from fear, free to live! (To refrain)

Then shall the nations throng together to the mountain of the Lord: They shall walk in the light of the Lord! (To refrain)

And they shall beat their swords to plowshares; there will be an end to war: one in peace, one in love, one in God! (To Refrain)