Hymns

HAIL, QUEEN OF HEAVEN

Hail, Queen of Heav’n, the Ocean Star.
Guide of the wand’rer here below!
Thrown on life’s surge we claim thy care.
Save us from peril and from woe.
Mother of Christ, Star of the Sea.
Pray for the wand’rer, pray for me.

O gentle chaste, and spotless Maid.
We, sinners makes our prayer thru Thee.
Remind Thy Son that He has paid.
The price of our iniquity.
Virgin most pure, Star of the Sea.
Pray for the sinner, pray for me.

ON THIS DAY, O BEAUTIFUL MOTHER

On this day, O beautiful Mother
On this day, we give thee our love.
Near thee, Madonna, fondly we hover
Trusting thy gentle care to prove

On this day we ask to share
Dearest Mother thy sweet care
Aid us ere our feet astray
Wander from thy guiding way

Queen of Angels, deign to hear
Lisping children’s humble pray’r
Young hearts gain, O Virgin pure
Sweetly to thyself allure

I’LL SING A HYMN TO MARY

I’ll sing a hymn to Mary
The Mother of my God
The virgin of all virgins
Of David’s royal blood
O teach me, Holy Mary
A loving song to frame
When wicked men blaspheme thee
To love and bless thy name.

O lily of the valley, O mystic rose what tree
Or flower e’en the fairest
Is half so fair as thee?
O let me though so lowly
Recite my mother’s fame
When wicked men blaspheme thee
I’ll love and bless thy name.

Sing of Mary

Sing of Mary, pure and lowly :
Virgin mother, undefiled.
Sing of God’s own Son, Most Holy,
Who became her little child.

Fairest child of fairest mother :
God the LORD, Who came to earth:
Word made flesh, our very brother,
Takes our nature by His birth.

Sing of Jesus, son of Mary :
In the home at Nazareth:
Toil and labour cannot weary
Love enduring unto death.

Constant was the love He gave her :
Though He went forth from her side:
Forth to preach and heal and suffer,
Till on Calvary He died.

Glory be to God the Father.
Glory be to God the Son.
Glory be to God the Spirit.
Glory to the Three in One.

O PUREST OF CREATURES

O purest of creatures sweet mother sweet maid
The one spotless womb wherein Jesus was laid
Dark night hath come down on us Mother and we
Look out for thy shining, sweet star of the sea

Ave, Ave, Ave Maria
Ave, Ave, Ave Maria!

Deep night hath come down on this rough spoken world
And the banners of darkness are boldly unfurl’d
And the tempest toss’d Church all her eyes are on thee
They look to thy shining, sweet star of the sea

Salve, Regina

Salve Regina, mater misericordiae:
vita, dulcedo, et spes nostra, salve.
Ad te clamamus exsules filii Hevae.
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia, ergo, advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes
oculos ad nos converte.
Et Jesum, benedictum
fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, O pia, O dulcis
Virgo Maria. Amen

Benediction

Tantum ergo Sacramentum
Veneremur cernui:
Et antiquum documentum
Novo cedat ritui:
Praestet fides supplementum
Sensuum defectui.
Genitori, Genitoque
Laus et jubilatio,
Salus, honor, virtus quoque
Sit et benedictio:
Procedenti ab utroque
Compar sit laudatio.
Amen.

Priest: You have given them bread from heaven.

All: Having all sweetness within it.

Let us pray. Lord Jesus Christ, you gave us the Eucharist as the memorial of your suffering and death. May our worship of this sacrament of your Body and Blood, help us to experience the salvation you won for us, and the peace of the kingdom, where you live with the Father and the Holy Spirit, one God for ever and ever.

All: Amen.

HOLY GOD

Holy God, we praise thy name;
Lord of all, we bow before thee;
All on earth they scepter claim;
All in heaven above adore thee.
Infinite they vast domain, Everlasting is thy reign!
Infinite they vast domain, Everlasting is thy reign!

Hark, the loud celestial hymn;
Angel choirs above are raising;
Cherubim and Seraphim,
In unceasing chorus praising,
Fill the heavens with sweet accord:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord!
Fill the heavens with sweet accord:
Holy, holy, holy, Lord!

Holy Father, Holy Son,
Holy Spirit, Three we name thee;
while in essence only One,
undivided God we claim thee;
and adoring bend the knee,
while we own the mystery.   2x

ONE BREAD, ONE BODY

Ch: One Bread One Body
One bread, one body, One Lord of all,
One cup of blessing which we bless.
And we, though many, throughout the earth,
We are one body in this one Lord.

Gentile or Jew, Servant or free,
Woman or man, No more.
Many the gifts, Many the works,
One in the Lord, Of all.
Grain for the fields, Scattered and grown,
Gathered to one, For all.

Servant Song

Will you let me be your servant
Let me be as Christ to you
Pray that I might have the grace
To let you be my servant too

We are pilgrims on the journey
We are travellers on the road
We are here to help each other
Walk the mile and bear the load

I will hold the Christ light for you
In the night time of your fear
I will hold my hand out to you
Speak the the peace you long to hear.

I will weep when you are weeping
When you laugh, I’ll laugh with you
I will share your joy and sorrow
Till we’ve seen this journey through

Will you let me be your servant
Let me be as Christ to you
Pray that I might have the grace
To let you be my servant too

Be Not Afraid

You shall cross the barren desert, but you shall not die of thirst.
You shall wander far in safety though you do not know the way.
You shall speak your words in foreign lands and all will understand.
You shall see the face of God and live.

Ch. Be not afraid.
I go before you always.
Come follow me, and
I will give you rest.

If you pass through raging waters in the sea, you shall not drown.
If you walk amid the burning flames, you shall not be harmed.
If you stand before the pow’r of hell and death is at your side, know that I am with you through it all.

Blessed are your poor, for the kingdom shall be theirs.
Blest are you that weep and mourn, for one day you shall laugh.
And if wicked men insult and hate you all because of me,
blessed, blessed are you!

Amazing Grace

Amazing Grace, How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost, but now am found
T’was blind but now I see

T’was Grace that taught my heart to fear
And Grace, my fears relieved
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed

Through many dangers, toils and snares
We have already come.
T’was grace that brought us safe thus far
And grace will lead us home,

Amazing grace, How Sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me
I once was lost but now am found
T’was blind but now I see

Companions on the journey

Refrain:

We are companions on the journey,
Breaking Bread and sharing life;
And in the love we bear is the hope we share
for we believe in the love of our God,
We believe in the love of our God.
No longer strangers to each other,
No longer strangers in God’s House;
We are fed and we are nourished
by the strength of those who care,

By the strength of those who care.
We have been gifted each other,
And we are called by the Word of the Lord:
To act with justice, to love tenderly
And to walk humbly with our God,
To walk humbly with our God.

Refrain:

We will seek and we shall find;
We will knock and the door will be opened;
We will ask and it shall be given
For we believe in the love of our God,
We believe in the love of our God.

We are made for the glory of our God,
For service in the name of Jesus,
To walk side by side with hope in our Hearts,
For we believe in the love of our God,
We believe in the love of our God.

Refrain:

I Am the Bread of Life

I am the bread of Life, he who comes to me shall not hunger;
He who believes in me shall not thirst.
No one can come to me unless the Father draw him.

Ch: And I will raise him up,
And I will raise him up,
And I will raise him up on the last day.

The bread that I will give is my flesh for the life of the world
And he who eats of this bread
He shall live forever, he shall live forever.

Loving and Forgiving

Refrain: Loving and forgiving are You, O Lord; slow to anger,
rich in kindness, loving and forgiving are You.

All my being, bless the Lord, bless the holy name of God.
All my being, bless the Lord, remembering the goodness of God. (R)

God forgives us all our sins, healing those who live in pain;
Saving us from final death, God fills us with goodness and love. (R)

Good and gracious is the Lord, slow to anger, rich in love.
God remembers not our sin, forgiving and loving is God. (R)

As heaven soars above the earth, so great the love of God for us.
As far as east is from the west, the Lord takes our sins from us. (R)

Only a Shadow

The love we have for you, O Lord,
Is only a shadow of your love for us;
Only a shadow of your love for us,
Your deep abiding love.

The bread we take and eat, O Lord,
Is your body broken and shared with us;
Your body broken and shared with us,
The gift of your great love.

Refrain

Our lives are in your hands,
Our lives are in your hands;
Our love for you will grow, O Lord;
Your light in us will shine.

Our own belief in you, O Lord,
Is only a shadow of your faith in us,
Only a shadow of your faith in us;
Your deep and lasting faith.

The dreams we share today, O Lord,
Are only a shadow of your dreams for us;
Only a shadow of your dreams for us;
If we but follow you.                                Refrain

The joy we share today, O Lord,
Is only a shadow of your joys for us;
Only a shadow of your joys for us;
When we meet face to face.                     Refrain

Shepherd me, O God

Refrain: Shepherd me, O God
Beyond my wants
Beyond my fears
From death into life

God is my shepherd
So nothing I shall want
I rest in the meadows
Of faithfulness and love
I walk by the quiet waters
Of peace

Gently You raise me
And heal my weary soul
You lead me by pathways
Of righteousness and truth
My spirit shall sing
The music of Your Name

Though I should wander
The valley of death
I fear no evil
For You are at my side
Your rod and Your staff
My comfort and my hope

You have set me
A banquet of love
In the face of hatred
Crowning me with love
Beyond my power to hold

Surely Your kindness and mercy follow me
All the days of my life
I will dwell in the house of my God
Forevermore