Liturgical Music

1|18|26 - Second Sunday in Ordinary Time (A)

Entrance: Christ Be Our Light

[Verse 1]
Longing for light, we wait in darkness
Longing for truth, we turn to You
Make us Your own, Your holy people
Light for the world to see

[Refrain]
Christ, be our light
Shine in our hearts
Shine through the darkness
Christ, be our light
Shine in Your church gathered today

[Verse 2]
Longing for peace, our world is troubled.
Longing for hope, many despair.
Your word alone has pow’r to save us.
Make us your living voice. [Refrain]

[Verse 3]
Longing for food, many are hungry.
Longing for water, many still thirst.
Make us your bread, broken for others,
shared until all are fed. [Refrain]

[Verse 4]
Longing for shelter, many are homeless
Longing for warmth, many are cold
Make us Your building, sheltering others
Walls made of living stone [Refrain]

[Verse 4]
Many the gifts, many the people
Many the hearts that yearn to belong
Let us be servants to one another
Making Your kingdom come [Refrain]

12 Noon Mass - Entrance: Gather the People

Refrain: Gather the people! Enter
the feast! All are invited, the greatest and
least.
The banquet is ready, now to be shared.
Join in the heavenly feast that God has
prepared.

1. Around this table we dine as kin,
beloved family of God.
We share the body of Christ, the Lord.
Here we become what we eat. [Refrain]

2. Around this table we tell great tales,
the wondrous stories of grace.
We hold the memory of Christ, the Lord.
So we become what we eat. [Refrain]

3. Around this table God’s bounty falls
on all who hunger and thirst.
We drink the fullness of Christ, the Lord.
So we become what we eat. [Refrain]

GLORY

[Refrain]
Glory! Glory to God in the highest.
Glory! Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.

[Verse 1]
We praise you, we bless you,
we adore you, we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God heavenly King,
O God almighty Father.

[Refrain]

[Verse 2]
Lord Jesus Christ,
Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father,
You take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
You take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.

[Refrain]

[Verse 3]
For you alone are the Holy One,
You alone are the Lord,
You alone are the Most High, Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the Glory of God the Father.

[Final Refrain]
Glory! Glory to God in the highest.
Glory! Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
Amen!

Lectionary: 64

1st reading

Isaiah 49:3, 5-6

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Isaiah

The LORD said to me: You are my servant,
Israel, through whom I show my glory.
Now the LORD has spoken
who formed me as his servant from the womb,
that Jacob may be brought back to him
and Israel gathered to him;
and I am made glorious in the sight of the LORD,
and my God is now my strength!
It is too little, the LORD says, for you to be my servant,
to raise up the tribes of Jacob,
and restore the survivors of Israel;
I will make you a light to the nations,
that my salvation may reach to the ends of the earth.

Thanks be to God.

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm 40:2, 4, 7-8, 8-9, 10

R/ (8a and 9a) Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.

I have waited, waited for the LORD,
and he stooped toward me and heard my cry.
And he put a new song into my mouth,
a hymn to our God.

R/ Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.

Sacrifice or offering you wished not,
but ears open to obedience you gave me.
Holocausts or sin-offerings you sought not;
then said I, “Behold I come.”

R/ Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.

“In the written scroll it is prescribed for me,
to do your will, O my God, is my delight,
and your law is within my heart!”

R/ Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.

I announced your justice in the vast assembly;
I did not restrain my lips, as you, O LORD, know.

R/ Here am I, Lord; I come to do your will.

2nd reading

1 Corinthians 1:1-3

A reading from the first letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians

Paul, called to be an apostle of Christ Jesus by the will of God,
and Sosthenes our brother,
to the church of God that is in Corinth,
to you who have been sanctified in Christ Jesus, called to be holy,
with all those everywhere who call upon the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, their Lord and ours.
Grace to you and peace from God our Father
and the Lord Jesus Christ.

The word of the Lord.

Thanks be to God.

ALLELUIA:

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

The word of God became flesh and dwelt among us;
To those who accepted him, he gave power to become children of God.

R. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

Gospel

John 1:29-34

The Lord be with you. And with your spirit

A reading from the holy Gospel according to John

Glory to you, O Lord.

John the Baptist saw Jesus coming toward him and said,
“Behold, the Lamb of God, who takes away the sin of the world.
He is the one of whom I said,
‘A man is coming after me who ranks ahead of me
because he existed before me.’
I did not know him,
but the reason why I came baptizing with water
was that he might be made known to Israel.”
John testified further, saying,
“I saw the Spirit come down like a dove from heaven
and remain upon him.
I did not know him,
but the one who sent me to baptize with water told me,
‘On whomever you see the Spirit come down and remain,
he is the one who will baptize with the Holy Spirit.’
Now I have seen and testified that he is the Son of God.”

The Gospel of the Lord.

Praise to you, Lord Jesus Christ.

NICENE CREED

I believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.

I believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven, (ALL BOW)
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.

I believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.

I believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
I confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and I look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come.

Amen.

Offertory: The Servant Song

[Verse 1]
Will you let me be your servant,
let me be as Christ to you;
pray that I may have the grace to
let you be my servant, too.

[Verse 2]
We are pilgrims on a journey,
we are trav'lers on the road;
we are here to help each other
walk the mile and bear the load.

[Verse 3]
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 peace you long to hear.

[Verse 4]
I will weep when you are weeping;
when you laugh I'll laugh with you.
I will share your joy and sorrow
'til we've seen this journey through.

[Verse 5]
When we sing to God in heaven
we shall find such harmony,
born of all we've known together
of Christ's love and agony.

12 Noon Mass - Offertory: Here I Am, Lord

[Verse 1]
I, the Lord of sea and sky
I have heard my people cry
All who dwell in dark and sin
My hand will save

[Refrain]
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go, Lord, if you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart

[Verse 2]
I, who made the stars of night
I will make their darkness bright
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send? [Refrain]

[Verse 3]
I, the Lord of snow and rain
I have borne my people's pain
I have wept for love of them
They turn away [Refrain]

Communion: Behold the Lamb

[Verse 1]
Those who were in the dark
are thankful for the sunlight;
we who live, we who die
are grateful for his gift, thankful for his love.

[Refrain]
Behold, behold the Lamb of God.
All who eat, all who drink shall live;
and all, all who dwell in God
shall come to know his glory.

[Verse 2]
Peaceful now, those whose hearts
are blessed with understanding
of the wheat, of the wine
united with his word and the love we share.
[Refrain]

[Verse 3]
Gentle one, Child of God,

join with us at this table.
Bless our lives; nourish all
who hunger for this feast; shelter them with
peace. [Refrain]

[Verse 4]
Lord of all, give us light.
Deliver us from evil.
Make us one; be our shield.
Make still the winds that blow; cradle us with
love. [Refrain]

Final: Though the Mountains May Fall

[Refrain]
Though the mountains may fall
and the hills turn to dust,
Yet the love of the Lord will stand
As a shelter for all who will call on His name.
Sing the praise and the glory of God.

[Verse 1]
Could the Lord ever leave you?
Could the Lord forget His love?
Though a mother forsake her child,
He will not abandon you. [Refrain]

[Verse 2]
Should you turn and forsake Him,
He will gently call your name.
Should you wander away from Him,
He will always take you back. [Refrain]

12 Noon Mass - Final: Lead Me, Lord

[Verse 1]
Blessed are the poor in spirit
Longing for their Lord
For God's coming kingdom shall be theirs
Blessed are the sorrowing
For they shall be consoled
And the meek shall come to rule the world

[Refrain]
Lead me, Lord, lead me, Lord
By the light of truth
To seek and to find the narrow way
Be my way, be my truth
Be my life, my Lord
And lead me, Lord, today

[Verse 2]
Blessed are the merciful, for mercy shall be theirs
And the pure in heart shall see their God
Blest are they whose hunger only holiness can fill
For I say they shall be satisfied [Refrain]