MV1 Let Us Build a House -- Words & music: Marty Haugen, 1994 (words & music ©1994 by GIA Publications Inc.) %IRREG $F ~4/4 -- (v1) 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: -- (R) All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place. -- (v2) 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 as symbol of God's grace; here as one we claim the faith of Jesus: -- (R) All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place. -- (v3) 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: -- (R) are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place. -- (v4) Let us build a house where hands will reach beyond the wood and stone to heal and strengthen, serve and teach, and live the Word they've known. Here the outcast and the stranger bear the image of God's face; let us bring an end to fear and danger: -- (R) All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place. -- (v5) Let us build a house where all are named, their songs and visions heard and loved and treasured, taught and claimed as words within the Word Built of tears and cries and laughter, prayers of faith and songs of grace; let this house proclaim from floor to rafter: -- (R) All are welcome, all are welcome, all are welcome in this place. MV2 Come All You People -- Words & music: Alexander Gondo, 1986 (words & music ©1986 World Council of Churches) $E ~4/4 -- Come all you people come and praise your Maker come all you people come and praise your Maker come all you people come and praise your Maker Come now and worship the Lord MV3 River -- Words & music: Julian Pattison ©2003 $F ~4/4 -- (v1) River, rush-a-down to the ocean blue, River, from a mountain high. River, as you do what rivers do, River, draw the Spirit nigh -- (v2) Spirit, come-a-down to the riverside, Spirit, spark of wondrous thought. Spirit, I am free for you to guide, Spirit, pray that I be taught! -- (v3) Water, let me drink of your healing pow'r Water, strength and life you give. Water, as I travel with each hour, Water, help my body live. -- (v4) River, flow-a-down where you ran before, River, source of clearer view. River, as I walk your rocky shore, River, see my journey through. MV4 All Who Are Thirsty -- Words & music: Benton Brown & Glenn Robertson, 1998 (words & music ©1998, Vineland Songs) $F ~6/8 -- (v1) All who are thirsty, all who are weak, Come to the fountain. Dip your heart in the stream of life. Let the pain and the sorrow be washed away In the waves of his mercy as deep cries out to deep. We sing -- (R) Come, dear Jesus, come. Come, dear Jesus, come. Come, dear Jesus, come. Come, dear Jesus, come. MV6 Holy Spirit, Come Into Our Lives -- Words & music: Ken Canedo ©1998 $F ~4/4 -- (R) Holy Spirit, come into our lives Holy Spirit, make us truly wise -- (v1) Give us a spirit of wisdom, an understanding heart. Give us a spirit of knowledge, and lead us to the truth -- (R) Holy Spirit, come into our lives Holy Spirit, make us truly wise -- (v2) Give us a spirit of courage and judgement that is wise. Give us a spirit of rev'rence, of wonder and of awe. -- (R) Holy Spirit, come into our lives Holy Spirit, make us truly wise -- (v3) Spirit of love and compassion, give hope to all the poor. Spirit of justice and mercy, come open e'vry door. -- (R) Holy Spirit, come into our lives Holy Spirit, make us truly wise -- (v4) Spirit of all consolation, O lift our hearts this day. Spirit of all understanding, O help us know your way. -- (R) Holy Spirit, come into our lives Holy Spirit, make us truly wise -- (v5) Spirit of light and of wisdom, O lift us from our sorrow. Spirit of peace and forgiveness, O help us help us face tomorrow. -- (R) Holy Spirit, come into our lives Holy Spirit, make us truly wise -- (v6) Spirit of strength and of healing, bend stubborn hearts and will. Spirit of trust and of caring, O melt us, warm our chill. MV7 Gather Us In -- Words & music: David Hann, 2005 $F ~4/4 -- Gather us in, ground us in you Gather us in, ground us in you Gather us in, gather us in, Ground us, ground us in you. MV8 And on This Path -- Words: Lynn Bauman ©2000; music: Linnea Good ©2003 $G ~4/4 -- (v1) And on this path, the gates of holiness are open wide and on this path, the gates of holiness are open wide and on this path, the gates of holiness are open wide Open wide! Open wide! Open wide! The gates are open wide! -- (v2) So enter in, the gates of holiness are open wide so enter in, the gates of holiness are open wide so enter in, the gates of holiness are open wide Open wide! Open wide! Open wide! The gates are open wide! MV10 Come and Seek the Ways of Wisdom -- Words: Ruth Duck, 1993, music: Donna Kasbohm, 1995 (words & music ©1996 & 1997 by The Pilgrim Press) %8 7 8 7 8 7 $F ~6/8 -- (v1) Come and seek the ways of Wisdom she who danced when earth was new; Follow closely what she teaches for her words are right and true. Wisdom clears the path to justice showing us what love must do. -- (v2) Listen to the voice of Wisdom crying in the marketplace Hear the Word made flesh among us Full of glory, truth and grace. When the word takes root and ripens, peace and righteousness embrace. -- (v3) Sister Wisdom, come, assist us; nurture all who seek rebirth. Spirit-guide and close companion, bring to light our sacred worth. Free us to become your people, holy friends of God and earth. MV12 Come Touch Our Hearts -- Words & music: Gordon Light ©2002 by Common Cup Co. $D ~2/2 -- (v1) Come touch our hearts that we may know compassion from failing embers build a blazing fire; love strong enough to overturn injustice, to seek a world more gracious, Come touch and bless our hearts. -- (v2) Come touch our souls, that we may know and love you, your quiet presence all our fears dispel; create a space for spirit to grow in us, let life and beauty fill us, Come touch and bless our souls. -- (v3) Come touch our minds, and teach us how to reason, set free our thoughts to wonder and to dream; help us to open doors of understanding, to welcome truth and wisdom, Come touch and bless our minds. -- (v4) Come touch us in the moments we are fragile, and in our weakness your great strength reveal; that we may rise to follow and to serve steady now our nerve Come touch and bless our wills. -- (v5) Come touch us now, this people who are gathered, to break the bread and share the cup of peace; that we may love you with our heart, our soul, our mind, our strength, our all Come touch us with your grace MV13 O Let the Power Fall on Me -- Words: Birchfield Aymer (v1) and unknown (v2); music: trad. Caribbean melody (words & music ©Caribbean Conference of Churches) $A ~4/4 -- (v1) O let the power fall on me, my Lord, let the power fall on me; O let the power from heaven fall on me, let the power fall on me. -- (v2) For we want justice and truth and love, my Lord, we want justice and truth and love, for we want justice and truth and love, my Lord, we want justice and truth and love. MV14 Where Two or Three Are Gathered -- Words & music: Bruce Harding ©2002 (words after Matt 18:20) $D ~C/ -- (v1) Where two or three are gathered in my name, I am there, I am there MV16 Come and Fill Our Hearts (Confitemini Domino) -- Words: Taizé Community, 1982; music: Jacques Berthier, 1982 (words & music ©1982 & 1991 by Taizé Community) $D ~3/4 -- (v1) Come and fill our hearts with your peace You alone, O Lord are holy Come and fill our hearts with your peace Alleluia! MV17 God in the Darkness -- Words: Elizabeth J. Smith ©1998; music: Colin Gibson, 1998 (music ©2000, Hope Publishing Co.) %11 11 11 5 $E- ~4/4 -- (v1) God in the darkness, God beyond our knowing, patient creator, seed in secret growing, rock of the living, water every flowing, come and renew us. -- (v2) God in the darkness, God in all our grieving, friend of our tears, companion never leaving, drawing us past the limits of believing, come and renew us. -- (v3) God in the darkness, God of holy dreaming, giver of hope, and pledge of our redeeming, Spirit of truth, our memory and meaning, come and renew us. MV18 Lord, Prepare Me to Be a Sanctuary -- Words & music: John W. Thompson & Randy Scruggs, 1982 (words & music ©1982 by Whole Armour Co.) $D ~4/4 -- God, prepare me to be a sanctuary, pure and holy, tried and true with thanksgiving, I'll be a living sanctuary for You. MV19 Maranatha -- Words: trad. liturgical text; music: ©Louise Skibsted $E ~3/4 -- Maranatha, maranatha, Come, Lord Jesus come. Maranatha, maranatha, Come, Lord Jesus, come. MV20 God of Still Waiting -- Words: Carl P. Daw, 2000; music: Alfred V. Fedak, 2000 (words ©2000, Hope Publishing Co. & music ©2001, Selah Publishing Co.) %5 5 6 7 7 $F ~3/4 -- (v1) God of still waiting, God of deep longing, God of the heart's true rest: hold us in fathomless peace, guard us with unwanting love. -- (v2) Spirit of promise, Spirit of purpose, Spirit of ceaseless power: bathe us in life full and free, kindle our wonder and hope. -- (v3) Word who comes to us, Word who lives with us, Word who disturbs and heals; silence our chattering fears, waken our unconscious faith. -- (v4) Word true and faithful, hope-bringing Spirit, God of enfolding love: come in your fullness and grace; work through our lives for your praise. MV21 Open Our Hearts -- Words & music: Jean & Jim Strathdee ©1997 $F ~12/8 -- (v1) Open our hearts, open our minds. Open our lives to you O loving God. -- (v2) Open our hearts, open our minds. Open our lives to you O loving God. Open our hearts. MV23 Come, O Holy Spirit (Wind of Change) -- Words: Fred Kaan, 1992; music: Ron Klusmeier ©2000 (words ©1972, 1998 by Hope Publishing Co.) $G ~4/4 -- (v1) Come, O Holy Spirit, set the church on fire strike it as the lightning hits a posing spire Burn away the structures and consume the sham of our holy systems: Come in Jesus' name! -- (R) Come, come, come in Jesus' name! Take our hearts by storm. All the world lies o-pen Pentecost is now! Come, come, come in Jesus' name! Take our hearts by storm. All the world lies o-pen Pentecost is now! -- (v2) Blow away the cobwebs of our stubborn past Come, send flying from us myths unfit to last Wind of change, refresh us and disturb our calm; teach us what true love is take our hearts by storm. -- (R) Come, come, come in Jesus' name! Take our hearts by storm. All the world lies o-pen Pentecost is now! Come, come, come in Jesus' name! Take our hearts by storm. All the world lies o-pen Pentecost is now! -- (v3) Free us from the babble of our Babel mind; spark in us a language all can understand. Lighten then our darkness, come and show us how all the world lies o-pen, Pentecost is now! -- (R) Come, come, come in Jesus' name! Take our hearts by storm. All the world lies o-pen Pentecost is now! Come, come, come in Jesus' name! Take our hearts by storm. All the world lies o-pen Pentecost is now! A -men! MV26 Your Love Is Amazing -- Words & music: Breton Brown & Brian Doerksen, 2000 (words & music ©2000 Vineland Songs %IRREG $G ~4/4 -- (v1) Your love is amazing, steady and unchanging, your love is a mountain, firm beneath my feet. Your love is a myst'ry how you gently lift me. When I am surrounded your love carries me. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah your love makes me sing. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah your love makes me sing. -- (v2) Your love is surprising, I can feel it rising, all the joy that's growing deep inside of me. Ev'ry time I see you all your goodness shines through. I can feel this God song rising up in me. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah your love makes me sing. Hallelujah, hallelujah, hallelujah your love makes me sing. MV27 Creator God You Gave Us Life -- Words & music: Judith Snowdon ©2004 %8 8 8 8 D $C ~3/4 -- (v1) Creator God you gave us life, your image formed within our souls yet through the mist of time and space, we search for that which makes us whole -- (R) Through hands that paint majestic skies and voices chanting melody, with words that reach beyond the page we comprehend your mystery -- (v2) In ev'ry flow'r and ev'ry tree, we see your great diversity yet greater still we see your love, expressed in our humanity. -- (R) Through hands that paint majestic skies and voices chanting melody, with words that reach beyond the page we comprehend your mystery -- (v3) When with our hearts, our hands and minds we share our gifts with all the world our spirits soar beyond the veil, to touch the very face of God. -- (R) Through hands that paint majestic skies and voices chanting melody, with words that reach beyond the page we comprehend your mystery MV28 God of the Bible -- Words: Shirley Erena Murray, 1995; music: Toney E. Alonso, 2001 (words ©1996 by Hope Publishing Co.; music ©2001 by GIA Publications Inc. %10 9 10 9 R $D ~6/8 -- (v1) God of the Bible, God in the Gospel hope seen in Jesus, hope yet to come you are our centre, daylight or darkness freedom or prison, you are our home. -- (R) Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise, God always faithful, you do not change. Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise, God always faithful, you do not change. -- (v2) God in our struggles, God in our hunger, suffering with us, taking our part, still you empow'r us, mothering Spirit, feeding, sustaining, from your own heart. -- (R) Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise, God always faithful, you do not change. Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise, God always faithful, you do not change. -- (v3) Those without status, those who are nothing, you have made royal, gifted with rights chosen as partners, midwives of justice birthing new systems, lighting new lights. -- (R) Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise, God always faithful, you do not change. Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise, God always faithful, you do not change. -- (v4) Not by your finger, not by your anger, will our world order, change in a day, but by your people, fearless and faithful Small paper lanterns, lighting the way. -- (R) Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise, God always faithful, you do not change. Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise, God always faithful, you do not change. -- (v5) Hope we must carry, shining and certain, through all our turmoil, terror and loss, bonding us gladly, one to the other till our world changes, facing the Cross. -- (R) Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise, God always faithful, you do not change. Fresh as the morning, sure as the sunrise, God always faithful, you do not change. MV30 It's a Song of Praise to the Maker -- Words: Ruth Duck, 1992; music: Ron Klusmeier ©1992 (words ©1992 by GIA Publications Inc.) %9 7 9 7 R $E- ~2/2 -- (v1) It's a song of praise to the Maker, the thrush sings high in the tree. It's a song of praise to the Maker, the gray whale sings in the sea. And by the Spirit, you and I can join our voice to the holy cry, and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too. -- (v2) It's a call of life to the Giver when waves and waterfalls roar. It's a call of life to the Giver, when high tides break on the shore. And by the Spirit, you and I can join our voice to the holy cry, and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too. -- (v3) It's a hymn of love to the Lover; the bumblebees hum along. It's a hymn of love to the Lover; the summer breeze joins the song. And by the Spirit, you and I can join our voice to the holy cry, and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too. -- (v4) It's the chorus of all creation; it's sung by all living things. It's a chorus of all creation; a song the universe sings. And by the Spirit, you and I can join our voice to the holy cry, and sing, sing, sing to the Maker too. MV33 Jesus Came Bringing Us Hope -- Words & music: trad. Cameroon (arr. ©2007, The United Church of Canada) %7 7 7 8 $F ~4/4 -- (v1) Jesus came bringing us hope, Jesus came bringing us hope, Jesus came bringing us hope, hallelujah forevermore. -- (v2) Jesus came bringing us peace, Jesus came bringing us peace, Jesus came bringing us peace, hallelujah forevermore. -- (v3) Jesus came bringing us love, Jesus came bringing us love, Jesus came bringing us love, hallelujah forevermore. -- (v4) Jesus came bringing us joy Jesus came bringing us joy, Jesus came bringing us joy, hallelujah forevermore. MV37 Each Blade of Grass -- Words: Keri Wehlander, 2005; music: anon. (from United States Sacred Harmony, 1799) (arr. by Linnea Good ©2005 by Borealis Music) %9 10 7 D $B- ~2/4 -- (v1) Each blade of grass, ev'ry wing that soars, The waves that sweep across a distant shore, Make full the circle of God. Each laughing child, ev'ry gentle eye, a forest lit beneath a moon-bright sky make full the circle of God. -- (v2) Each silent paw, ev'ry rounded stone, The buzz that echoes from a honey'd comb, make full the circle of God. Each fire-brimmed star, ev'ry out-stretched hand, the wind that leaps and sails across the land, make full the circle of God. -- (v3) Each icy peak, ev'ry patterned shell, The joyous chorus that the dawn foretells, make full the circle of God. Each cosmic hue, ev'ry creature's way, all form the beauty of this vast array, making full the circle of God. MV40 Never Ending Joy -- Words & music: Daniel Charles Damon, 2003 (words & music ©2006 by Hope Publishing Co.) %9 8 9 5 R $F ~4/4 -- (R) Never ending joy, never ending joy, Never ending joy, never ending joy, Never ending joy, never ending joy. -- (v1) God of every tribe, every language, God of every river and sea God of every mountain and island, You bring joy to me. -- (R) Never ending joy, never ending joy, Never ending joy, never ending joy, Never ending joy, never ending joy. -- (v2) God of every hill, every valley, God of every leaf, every tree, God of every cloud, every raindrop, You bring joy to me. -- (R) Never ending joy, never ending joy, Never ending joy, Never ending joy, never ending joy, Never ending joy. -- (v3) God of every song, every story, God of every captive set free, God of every dance, every footstep, You bring joy to me. -- (R) Never ending joy, never ending joy, Never ending joy, Never ending joy, never ending joy, Never ending joy. MV41 O Beautiful Gaia -- Words & music: Carolyn McDade ©2003 (arr ©2006 by Lydia Pedersen) %6 7 6 4 D $D ~3/4 -- (R) O beautiful Gaia, O Gaia, calling us home O beautiful Gaia, calling us on -- (v1) Soil yielding its harvest, O Gaia, calling us home Soil yielding its harvest, calling us on. -- (v2) Waves crashing on granite, O Gaia, calling us home Waves crashing on granite, calling us on. -- (v3) Pine bending in windstorm O Gaia, calling us home Pine bending in windstorm calling us on. -- (v4) Loon nesting in marshland O Gaia, calling us home Loon nesting in marshland calling us on. -- (R) O beautiful Gaia, O Gaia, calling us home O beautiful Gaia, calling us on MV42 Praise God for This Holy Ground -- Words & music: John L. Bell, 2002 (words & music ©2002 WGRG Iona Community, Scotland) %7 7 12 7 $E ~4/4 -- (v1) Praise God for this holy ground, place and people, sight and sound. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! God's goodness is eternal. -- (v2) Praise God in whose word we find food for body, soul and mind. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! God's goodness is eternal. -- (v3) Praise God who through Christ makes known all are loved and called God's own. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! God's goodness is eternal. -- (v4) Praise God's Spirit who befriends, raises, humbles, breaks and mends. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! God's goodness is eternal. -- (v5) Though praise ends, praise is begun, where God's will is gladly done. Hallelujah! Hallelujah! Hallelujah! God's goodness is eternal. MV43 The Play of the Godhead -- Words: Mary Louise Bringle, 2000; music: Robert J. Batastini, 2003 (words ©2002 & music ©2003, GIA Publications, Inc.) %11 11 11 11 11 $E- ~3/4 -- (v1) The play of the Godhead, the Trinity's dance, embraces the earth in a sacred romance: with God the Creator, and Christ the true Son, entwined with the Spirit, a web daily spun in spangles of myst'ry the great Three-in-One. -- (v2) The warm mists of summer, cool waters that flow, turn crystal as ice when the wintry winds blow. The taproot that nurtures, the shoot growing free, the live-giving fruit, full and ripe on the tree: more mystic and wondrous, the great One-in-Three. -- (v3) In God's gracious image of co-equal parts, we gather as dancers, uniting our hearts. Men, women, and children, and all living things, we join in the round of bright nature that rings with rapture and rhythm: Creation now sings! MV44 Shadow and Substance -- Words & music: Daniel Charles Damon, 1989 (words ©1994 and music ©1993 by Hope Publishing Co.) %5 6 10 D $F ~3/4 -- (v1) Shadow and substance, wonder and mystery, spell-binding spinner of atoms and earth; soul of the cosmos, person and energy, source of our being, we sing of your worth -- (v2) We are your image, formed in community, sisters and brothers of Adam and Eve. You gave us colour, custom and history, teach us to honour what others receive. -- (v3) Naming the nameless Spirit of unity, scanning the heavens for sings of your care; God of the ages, give us humility, guide us to mystical union in prayer. MV45 You Are Holy -- Words & music: trad. South African (English paraphrase ©2007, The United Church of Canada) %9 9 D 11 11 D $F ~4/4 -- (v1) You are holy, you show us the way, You are holy, you show us the way, (repeat) You show us, you show us, You show us the way You show us, you show us, You show us the way (repeat) -- (v2) You are freedom, you show us the way, You are freedom, you show us the way, (repeat) You show us, you show us, You show us the way You show us, you show us, You show us the way (repeat) -- (v3) You are justice, you show us the way, You are justice, you show us the way, (repeat) You show us, you show us, You show us the way You show us, you show us, You show us the way (repeat) MV46 Bless the Lord -- Words & music: Dan Brennan, Marc Cavallero, Kevin Roth & Ken Canedo, 1995 (words & music © 1995, 2002 by Ken Canedo, Kevin Roth, Marc Caellero) $F ~4/4 -- (R) Bless the Lord, O my soul, bless God's holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, bless God's holy name. -- (v1) Remember the kindness of our God, who showers us with blessing all our days. -- (R) Bless the Lord, O my soul, bless God's holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, bless God's holy name. -- (v2) Remember the justice of our God, who stands with those forgotten and confused. -- (R) Bless the Lord, O my soul, bless God's holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, bless God's holy name. -- (v3) Remember the healing love of God, who calls us to be whole and to be free. -- (R) Bless the Lord, O my soul, bless God's holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, bless God's holy name. Bless the Lord. MV48 I Can Feel You Near Me God -- Words & music: Pat Mayberry ©2000 (arr. Margaret Stubington ©2006) $D ~2/4 -- (v1) I can feel you near me God I can feel you near Yes I know you're with me God I can feel you here I can feel you near me God I can feel you near Yes I know you're with me God Hea-ven is here. -- (R) And I'll jump for joy I'm singing Al-le-lu-ia Jump for joy for you I will jump for joy I'm singing Al-le-lu-ia Jump for joy for you -- (v2) I can feel you loving me yes I know you care God I know you're loving me always everywhere I can feel you loving me yes I know you care God I know you're loving me I ... know you're there. -- (R) And I'll jump for joy I'm singing Al-le-lu-ia Jump for joy for you I will jump for joy I'm singing Al-le-lu-ia Jump for joy for you MV49 When We Seek Language -- Words: Carl P. Daw Jr. ©2005; music: Carl F. Schalk ©2006 %10 10 10 10 R $C ~4/4 -- (v1) When we seek language to praise you O God, all we can utter seems stale , tame or odd, Tongue-tied and word-lost, we struggle to find phrases that slight neither heart, soul, nor mind: -- (R) Infinite intimate unbounded friend, cosmic companion who loves without end nearer than heart-beat, more subtle than breath, keener than insight and stronger than death. -- (v2) Steadfastly loving, you gave us your Word, living among us on earth, seen and heard teacher and healer whose promise came true, dying and rising to make all things new: -- (R) Infinite intimate unbounded friend, cosmic companion who loves without end nearer than heart-beat, more subtle than breath, keener than insight and stronger than death. -- (v3) To be our guardian, supporter and guide, you sent your Spirit to stay by our side, source of community, wellspring of prayer, power to strengthen, and courage to dare: -- (R) Infinite intimate unbounded friend, cosmic companion who loves without end nearer than heart-beat, more subtle than breath, keener than insight and stronger than death. MV51 Yahweh Be Praised -- Words & music: Paul Rumbolt ©2006 $G ~4/4 -- Yahweh be praised in the heavens Yahweh be praised in the streets Yahweh be praised with our singing When in worship we meet. -- (R) Yahweh be praised. Yahweh be praised. Yahweh be praised. Yahweh be praised. (repeat) MV53 God Who Spread the Boundless Prairie -- Words: Herbert O'Driscoll ©2002; music: Judith Snowdon ©2006 %8 7 8 7 D $F ~4/4 -- (v1) God who spread the boundless prairie when the ancient oceans died; brought to birth the tribes and nations born in dignity and pride; Now, as one we seek your spirit, reaching for your loving hand, called by you our great Creator, sharing in this sacred land. -- (v2) God who came to us in Jesus, loved us, suffered, died and rose; guide us well and give us wisdom as the pace of knowledge grows. Lord remind us when you call us to decisions, ways unknown, once for always you have promised, that we do not walk alone. -- (v3) God who forms a diverse people, call us to a common task, grace and strength you freely give us when in prayer we humbly ask. Races, genders, you have made us different, yet your great intent joins us in one loving Saviour, sharing Word and Sacrament. -- (v4) God who raised our rolling foothills crowned with mountain peaks beyond; call us now to love and serve you, joyfully will we respond. God whose glory past and present lights us on our future way, now baptize us with your spirit, build tomorrow's church today. MV55 Watch Once More the Windswept Storm Clouds -- Words: Norman Habel ©2000; music: Neil Weisensel ©2006 %8 7 8 7 8 7 $B- ~3/2 -- (v1) Watch once more the wind-swept storm clouds; suddenly the sky has wings! God has come to rain among us, giving hope to all dry things. Sing a song of splashing waters, pulsing through the veins of Earth -- (v2) Taste the moisture of the morning, smoother than the best red wine; toast the life-blood of the planet: here's to God's wild wet design! Sing a song of flowing waters, pulsing through the veins of Earth -- (v3) View anew the dark blue ocean, whales cavorting, spraying foam: God at play with deep sea monsters feeling very much at home. Sing a song of laughing waters, pulsing through the veins of Earth. -- (v4) Feel the breath of God move softly, gentle mists that brush the skin; Earth is breathing God's own spirit, life renewed from deep within. Sing a song of living waters, pulsing through the veins of Earth. MV57 I'll Praise Eternal God -- Words & music: © Claude Frayse; English translation by John L. Bell ©2002 $F ~4/4 -- I'll praise eternal God with all my heart and I will recount your marvellous works and glorify your name. I'll praise eternal God with all my heart. I'll make you, my Lord, the subject of my joy. Alleluia! MV58 We Sing of Your Glory -- Words & music: trad. Latin American; English trans. S.T. Kimbrough Jr (trans ©1996 General Board of Global Ministries, GBKMusik) $B- ~4/4 -- (v1) We sing of your glory, we praise you again, for you are eternal. Amen. Amen. -- (v2) We sing of your power and honour again, for you are eternal. Amen. Amen. -- (v3) We sing of surrender to you, God, again. Your power is eternal. Amen. Amen. -- (Span v1) Tuya es la gloria la honra también; tuya para siempre. Amen. Amen. -- (Span v2) Tuyos los dominios, los tronos también, tuyos para siempre. Amen. Amen. -- (Span v3) A ti yo me rindo, te adoro también, amor absoluto. Amen. Amen. MV59 Alleluia, Praise to God -- Words & music: trad. Yoruba song, Nigeria %7 7 10 7 D $E- ~4/4 -- (v1) Alleluia, praise to God, Alleluia, praise to God, Praises, high praises, we bring you O God. Alleluia, praise to God. -- (v2) Songs of joy sing out to God Songs of joy sing out to God Dancing and singing, we praise you O God Songs of joy sing out to God -- (v3) Beat the drums, sing out to God Beat the drums, sing out to God Praises, high praises, we bring you O God, Beat the drums, sing out to God MV62 There Is Room For All -- Words & music: Bruce Harding ©2004 $D ~4/4 -- There is room for all in the shadow of God's wing; there is room for all, sheltered in God's love. And I rejoice and sing, "My refuge and my rock, in whom I trust". There is room for all, there is room for all! MV63 Long Before My Journey's Start -- Words: Steven C. Warner; music: Leslie Palmer Barnhart, 1993 (words based on Ecclesiasticus 51: 13-22; words & music ©1993, World Library Publications) $B- ~4/4 -- (v1) Long before my journey's start, when in my youth I searched my heart, I would pray for her, wait for her, Wisdom, my road, my goal, and my star. -- (v2) From the blossom to the seed, long has she filled my cup in need, may I cling to her vine, taste of her wine, Wisdom, my life, my perfect design. -- (v3) When I stretched my hands to the sky, when in despair my soul raised a cry, I was saved by her gaze, led in her ways, Wisdom, my love, the light of my days. MV64 Because You Came -- Words: Shirley Erena Murray, 1992; music: Amanda Husberg, 1996 (words & music ©1996, Hope Publishing Co.) %9 8 10 9 $B- ~var -- (v1) Because you came and sat beside us, because you came and heard us speak, and we ignored you and we refused you, we ask forgiveness, Lord Jesus Christ. -- (v2) Because you laughed and loved the child-like, because you lived from day to day, and we love status and steady money, we ask forgiveness, Lord Jesus Christ. -- (v3) Because our peace was your agenda, because you wept to see us war, and we love power, and winning battles, we ask forgiveness, Lord Jesus Christ. -- (v4) Because your Cross compels an answer, because your love absorbs our sin, and we are wounded because we wound you we ask forgiveness, Lord Jesus Christ. MV65 When We Are Tested -- Words: Ruth Duck, 1996; music: Ruth Watson Henderson, 2006 (words & music ©1996 & 2006, Hope Publishing Co.) %10 10 10 10 $F ~C -- (v1) When we are tested and wrestle alone, Famished for bread when the world offers stone, Nourish us, God, by your word and your way, Food that sustains us by night and by day -- (v2) When in the desert we cry for relief, Pleading for paths marked by certain belief, Lift us to love you beyond sign and test, Trusting your presence, our only true rest. -- (v3) When we are tempted to barter our souls, Trading the truth for the pow'r to control, Teach us to worship and praise only you Seeking your will in the work that we do. -- (v4) When we have struggled and searched through the night, Sorting and sifting the wrong from the right, Saviour, surround us with circles of care, Angels of healing, of hope, and of prayer. MV71 When the Wind of Winter Blows -- Words: Ruth Duck, 1992; music: Lori True, 2000 (words ©1992 & music ©2000, GIA Publications Inc.) $G ~3/4 -- (v1) When the wind of winter blows, bringing times of solitude, fill the silent icy night; be our hearts' compassion. -- (R) Holy Light, warm our night; warm the time of winter. Holy Light, warm our night; warm the time of winter. -- (v2) When we shiver in despair, when the chill of death comes near, hold us, Spirit, calm our fear, while the evening deepens. -- (R) Holy Light, warm our night; warm the time of winter. Holy Light, warm our night; warm the time of winter. -- (v3) When in days of fallen snow, change confounds or love burns low, from the ashes may there rise phoenix of our growing. -- (R) Holy Light, warm our night; warm the time of winter. Holy Light, warm our night; warm the time of winter. MV73 O God, Why Are You Silent? -- Words: Marty Haugen, 2003; music: Hans Leo Hassler, 1601 arr. Johann Sebastian Bach, 1729 (words ©2001, GIA Publications, Inc.) %7 6 7 6 D $C ~4/4 -- (v1) O God, why are you silent? I cannot heart your voice. The proud and strong and violent all claim you and rejoice. You promised you would hold me with tenderness and care. Draw near, O Love, enfold me, and ease the pain I bear. -- (v2) Now lost within my grieving, I fall and lose my way, my fragile, faint believing so swiftly swept away. O God of pain and sorrow, my compass and my guide, I cannot face the morrow without you by my side. -- (v3) My hope lies bruised and battered, my wounded heart is torn; my spirit spent and shattered by life's relentless storm. Will you not bend to hear me, my cries from deep within? Have you no word to cheer me when night is closing in? -- (v4) Through endless nights of weeping, through weary days of grief, my heart is in your keeping, my comfort, my relief. Come, share my tears and sadness, come, suffer in my pain: O bring me home to gladness, restore my hope again. -- (v5) May pain draw forth compassion, let wisdom rise from loss. O take my heart and fashion the image of your cross. Then may I know your healing through healing that I share, your grace and love revealing your tenderness and care. MV76 If I Have Been the Source of Pain -- Words: Sara M. de Hall, 1992; music: Pablo Sosa, ©1988 %10 10 10 4 $A- ~var -- (v1) If I have been the source of pain, O God; if to the weak I have refused my strength; if, in rebellion, I have strayed away, forgive me, God. -- (v2) If I have spoken words of cruelty; if I have left some suffering unrelieved, condemn not my insensitivity; forgive me, God. -- (v3) If I've insisted on a peaceful life, far from the struggles that the gospel brings, when you prefer to guide me to the strife, forgive me, God. -- (v4) Receive, O God, this ardent word of prayer, and free me from temptation's subtle snare, with tender patience, lead me to your care, Amen, amen. MV77 Be Still and Know -- Words: Psalm 46:1; music: John L. Bell, 1989 (words ©1989, WGRG, Iona Community) $E ~4/4 -- Be still and know that I am God Be still and know that I am God. MV78 God Weeps -- Words: Shirley Erena Murray, 1994; music: Jim Strathdee, ©1998 (words ©1996 Hope Publishing Co.) %10 8 10 $B- ~4/4 -- (v1) God weeps at love withheld, at strength misused, at children's innocence abused, and till we change the way we love, God weeps. -- (v2) God bleeds at anger's fist, at trust betrayed, at women battered and afraid, and till we change the way we win, God bleeds. -- (v3) God cries at hungry mouths, at running sores at creatures dying without cause, and till we change the way we care, God cries. -- (v4) God waits for stones to melt, for peace to seed for hearts to hold each other's need and till we understand the Christ, God waits. MV79 Spirit, Open My Heart -- Words: Ruth Duck, 1994; music: trad. Irish melody (words ©1996 The Pilgrim Press) %7 8 6 8 R $F ~3/4 -- (R) Spirit, open my heart to the joy and pain of living. As you love may I love, in receiving and in giving. Spirit, open my heart. -- (v1) God, replace my stony heart with a heart that's kind and tender. All my coldness and fear to your grace I now surrender. -- (R) Spirit, open my heart to the joy and pain of living. As you love may I love, in receiving and in giving. Spirit, open my heart. -- (v2) Write your love upon my heart as my law, my goal, my story. In each thought, word and deed, may my living bring you glory. -- (R) Spirit, open my heart to the joy and pain of living. As you love may I love, in receiving and in giving. Spirit, open my heart. -- (v3) May I weep with those who weep, share the joy of sister, brother. In the welcome of Christ, may we welcome one another. -- (R) Spirit, open my heart to the joy and pain of living. As you love may I love, in receiving and in giving. Spirit, open my heart. MV80 Beyond the Beauty and the Awe -- Words: Carl P. Daw, 1984; music: Patrick Michaels ©1995 (words ©2006 Hope Publishing Co.) %8 6 8 6 $C ~C/ -- (v1) Beyond the beauty and the awe, beyond the fear and dread, we long, O God, to hear your word, to taste your transformed bread. -- (v2) Our lives feel torn between the world whose needs are grimly real and empty talk of peace and joy with distant, vague appeal -- (v3) Oh, teach us how to hear your voice despite the traffic's din; to keep the blasts of racour out and let your Spirit in. -- (v4) In sound or silence, sight or smell, may we some token find that makes your living presence known to body, soul, and mind. -- (v5) Then help us live as Jesus taught, as light and salt and yeast, that others may be brought to share your promise and your feast. MV81 Love Us Into Fullness -- Words & music: Daniel Charles Damon, 2002 (words & music ©2006 Hope Publishing Co.) %6 5 6 5 $E- ~4/4 -- (v1) Love us into fullness, touch us with your grace Jesus, in your mercy, draw us to your face. -- (v2) Love us into fullness, hold us in your care, cheer us with your presence here and everywhere. -- (v3) Love us into fullness, and we will be strong; Jesus, walk beside us, fill our hearts with song. MV82 Bathe Me In Your Light -- Words: John Oldham, ©2002; music: Ron Klusmeier ©2006 %12 13 14 13 $E- ~2/2 -- (v1) Bathe me in your light, O God of All, Creator; let it shine upon my soul with healing and with grace. Be to me a beacon light through shadows of life's wounding, showing me the way to live in faith, in your embrace. -- (v2) Bathe me in your love, O Source of Awe and Wonder; help me walk the sacred path of harmony and peace. May I be attentive to the musings of your presence, drinking from the well of hope that brings the heart release. -- (v3) Bathe me in your grace, O One of Spirit's longing; teach me of your gentle ways that fill the soul with strength. Guide me on the pilgrimage that leads to truth and wholeness, fill me with your promise of a love that knows no length. MV83 Let My Spirit Always Sing -- Words: Shirley Erena Murray, 1996; music: Jane Marshall ©2005 (words ©1996, Hope Publishing Co.) %7 7 7 D $D- ~4/4 -- (v1) Let my spirit always sing, though my heart be wintering, though the season of despair give no sign that you are there, God to whom my days belong, let there always be a song. -- (v2) Though my body be confined, let your word engage my mind, let the inner eye discern how much more there is to learn, see the world becoming whole through the window of the soul. -- (v3) Let your wisdom grace my years, choose my words and chase my fears, give me wit to welcome change, to accept, and not estrange, let my joy be full and deep in the knowledge that I keep. -- (v4) Let my spirit always sing, to your Spirit answering, through the silence, through the pain, know my hope is not in vain, like a feather on your breath trust your love, through life and death. MV84 In You There is a Refuge -- Words: Keri Wehlander, ©2005; music: Linnea Good, 2005 (music ©2005, Borealis Music) %7 6 7 7 D $C ~4/4 -- (v1) In you there is a refuge, in you we find our peace When all we know is chaos may our trust in you increase. In you there is a silence, in you our minds are clear. When all we hear is discord may your quiet draw us near. -- (v2) In you there is a vision, in you we learn to dream. When all we see is desert may you be our living stream. In you there is a future, in you we find our way. When hope has shed its brightness may you show us a new day. MV85 Take, O Take Me as I Am -- Words: John L. Bell & Graham Maule, 1995; music: John L. Bell, 1995 (words & music ©1995, WGRG, Iona Community) $C ~4/4 -- Take, O take me as I am; summon out what I shall be; Set your seal upon my heart and live in me MV87 Water Flowing From the Mountains -- Words & music: jim hannah, ©2003 %8 7 8 7 R $C ~4/4 -- (v1) Water flowing from the mountains Water flowing o'er the earth Water comes to us, so precious. Living water gives us birth. Drink deep, this source of life. Drink deep and know For living water sings And living water brings the love that makes our spirit grow. -- (v2) Water rushing down the rivers Water rushing to the sea Water comes to us, so precious. Living water makes us free Drink deep, this source of life. Drink deep and know For living water sings And living water brings the love that makes our spirit grow. -- (v3) Water springing from the dry place Water springing in the sun Water comes to us, so precious. Living water for each one. Drink deep, this source of life. Drink deep and know For living water sings And living water brings the love that makes our spirit grow. MV88 Over My Head -- Words & music: African-American spiritual; arr. Stephen Lee (©2006, Professional Music Services) $G ~4/4 -- (R) Over my head, I hear music in the air Over my head, I hear music in the air Over my head, I hear music in the air There must be a God somewhere. -- (v1) When the storms of life are ragin' I hear music in the air. when the storms of life are ragin' I hear music in the air when the storms of life are ragin' I hear music in the air There must be a God somewhere. -- (v2) When the winds of strife are blowin' I hear music in the air. when the winds of strife are blowin' I hear music in the air when the winds of strife are blowin' I hear music in the air There must be a God somewhere. -- (v3) When the tide of hate is risin' I hear music in the air. when the tide of hate is risin' I hear music in the air when the tide of hate is risin' I hear music in the air There must be a God somewhere. -- (v4) O Jesus is a-callin' I hear music in the air. O Jesus is a-callin' I hear music in the air O Jesus is a-callin' I hear music in the air There must be a God somewhere. -- (R) Over my head, I hear music in the air Over my head, I hear music in the air Over my head, I hear music in the air There must be a God somewhere. MV89 Love Is the Touch -- Words: Alison M. Robertson ©1998; music: John L. Bell, 1998 (music ©1998 WGRG, Iona Community) %10 10 10 10 $F ~3/4 -- (v1) Love is the touch of intangible joy; love is the force that no fear can destroy Love is the goodness we gladly applaud God is where love is, for love is of God -- (v2) Love is the lilt in a lingering voice Love is the hope that can make us rejoice Love is the cure for the frightened and flawed God is where love is, for love is of God -- (v3) Love is the light in the tunnel of pain; Love is the will to be whole once again; Love is the trust of a friend on the road; God is where love is, for love is of God -- (v4) Love is the Maker and Spirit and Son; Love is the kingdom their will has begun; Love is the path which the saints all have trod God is where love is, for love is of God MV90 Don't Be Afraid -- Words: John L. Bell & Graham Maule, 1995; music: John L. Bell, 1995 (words & music ©1995 & 2007 WGRG, Iona Community) $C ~4/4 -- Don't be afraid, My love is stronger, My love is stronger than your fear Don't be afraid, My love is stronger And I have promised, promised to be always near MV92 Like a Rock -- Words: Keri Wehlander, 1998; music: Linnea Good, 1999 (words & music ©1999, Borealis Music) $C ~4/4 -- Like a rock, like a rock God is under our feet. Like the starry night sky God is over our head Like the sun on the horizon God is ever before Like the river runs to ocean, our home is in God evermore. MV93 What Calls Me From the Death -- Words: Mary R. Bittner, 2004; music: Fred Kimball Graham, 2006 (words ©2004, Wayne Leupold Editions; music ©2006, Emmanuel College, Toronto) %11 10 11 10 $E- ~var -- (v1) What calls me from the death where I have rested? Why am I now emerging from my tomb? I sense that I am coming to be tested Is this my second birthing from the womb? -- (v2) Now I can hear the voice of Jesus calling, but it is not the Saviour's voice alone, for others share their words as tears are falling. Collectively, they roll away the stone. -- (v3) The remnants of my past I now am shedding, the bits of cloth that cling I now discard. And in this new direction I am heading, I know that I will find my own reward. -- (v4) No matter that my tombw was of long standing, that change seemed futile, out of reach for me. If I accept the life that God is handing, my blessing is a new identity. MV94 Love Knocks and Waits -- Words & music: Daniel Charles Damon, 1994 (words & music ©1996 & 1998 by Hope Publishing Co) %8 6 8 6 $G ~3/4 -- (v1) Loves knocks and waits for us to hear, to open and invite; Love longs to quiet every fear, and seeks to set things right. -- (v2) Loves offers life, in spite of foes who threaten and condemn; embracing enemies, Love goes the second mile with them. -- (v3) Loves comes to heal the broken heart, to ease the troubled mind; without a word Love bid us start to ask and seek and find. -- (v4) Loves knocks and enters at the sound of welcome from within; Love sings and dances all around, and feels new life begin. MV98 Like a River of Tears (Renewing Our Spirits) -- Words: John Oldham ©1996; music: Ron Klusmeier ©1997 $E- ~3/4 -- (v1) Like a river of tears your love pours upon us; like a sunshine of blessing your grace will sustain us; like a star-studded sky your spirit shines o'er us, renewing our spirits with courage and faith. -- (v2) Like a bird in free flight by windows around us; like a wind in the forest that breathes life among us; like a phoenix that's rising from ashes around us, renewing our spirits with vision and grace. -- (v3) Like a pillar of cloud you promise to guide us; like bright fiery bush you come to speak to us; like a calm cooling breeze your spirit breathes in us, renewing our spirits with loving embrace. -- (v4) Like a lover's caress your spirit revives us; like a song of the soul you come to be with us; like a prayer of the heart you heal and restore us, renewing our spirits the future to face. MV103 Ka mana'o'I'O -- Words and music: Joe Camecho ©1999 $G ~4/4 -- (R) Ka mana 'o 'I 'O, o ko kakou Akua Faithful, faithful is our God Ka mana 'o 'I 'O, o ko kakou Akua Faithful, faithful is our God -- (v1) In love there is no one more faithful than our God Who brings the light into our darkness, The God who shares the breath of life with you and me, All living things upon the earth. -- (R) Ka mana 'o 'I 'O, o ko kakou Akua Faithful, faithful is our God Ka mana 'o 'I 'O, o ko kakou Akua Faithful, faithful is our God -- (v2) In quiet moments God whispers tenderly, the myst'ry of unending love, For God is good And holds us as we sleep, To wake us to the morning light. -- (R) Ka mana 'o 'I 'O, o ko kakou Akua Faithful, faithful is our God Ka mana 'o 'I 'O, o ko kakou Akua Faithful, faithful is our God -- (v3) The mercy of our God we seek to share each day, To help each other on our way, to be God's hands and heart With tenderness and care. God's faithfulness is always there. -- (R) Ka mana 'o 'I 'O, o ko kakou Akua Faithful, faithful is our God Ka mana 'o 'I 'O, o ko kakou Akua Faithful, faithful is our God -- (v4) When we share love, we share respect and care, The gifts and bonds of human kindness. And in our journey may love lead the way. To be God's living, sing this day. -- (R) Ka mana 'o 'I 'O, o ko kakou Akua Faithful, faithful is our God Ka mana 'o 'I 'O, o ko kakou Akua Faithful, faithful is our God MV104 Know That God is Good -- Words and music: trad. Congolese melody $F ~2/2 -- Know that God is good, Know that God is good, Know that God is good, God is good, God is good. -- (Fr) C'est vrai: Dieu est bon! C'est vrai: Dieu est bon! C'est vrai: Dieu est bon! Dieu est bon! Dieu est bon! -- (Swahili) Mungu ni mwema Mungu ni mwema Mungu ni mwema ni mwema, ni mwema. MV106 I Am the Dream -- Words: S. Curtis Tufts ©2005; music: Rick Gunn ©2006 %IRREG $C ~4/4 -- (v1) I am the dream and you the dreamer I am the song and you are the rhyme You are the tune sung in ev'-ry silence You are the now in the endless stream of time -- (v2) I am the bell and you the silence You are the yearning I cannot curtail I am the blest and you the blessing You are the wilds in which I lose my trail -- (v3) You are the word and I the echo You are the leader and I am the led You are the joy and I the laughter You are the Rock on which I lay my head. MV109 My Soul Is Thirsting for You -- Words and music: Steve Angrisano ©1997 $C ~4/4 -- (R) My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord, thirsting for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord, thirsting for you, my God. thirsting for you, my God. -- (v1) O God you are my God and I will always praise you. In the shadow of your wings I cling to you and you hold me high -- (R) My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord, thirsting for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord, thirsting for you, my God. thirsting for you, my God. -- (v2) Through the day you walk with me, all the night your love surrounds me. To the glory of your name I lift my hands, I sing your praise -- (R) My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord, thirsting for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord, thirsting for you, my God. thirsting for you, my God. -- (v3) I will never be afraid, for I will not be abandoned. Even when the road grows long and weary, your love will rescue me. -- (R) My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord, thirsting for you, my God. My soul is thirsting for you, O Lord, thirsting for you, my God. thirsting for you, my God. MV113 Jesus Saw Them Fishing -- Words and music: Ken Canedo ©2002 $E ~2/2 -- (v1) Jesus saw them fishing by the shore of Galilee, casting out their nets into the sea. Simon Peter, Andrew and the sons of Zebedee, waiting in their boats so patiently. -- (R) And Jesus said, "Oh, come and follow me. Oh, leave behind your nets. I call you. Oh, come and fish with me and your life will never be the same again." -- (v2) A rich young person came to Jesus looking for advice. "How can I obtain eternal life?" Jesus told him, "Honour the commandments of the Lord". Then sell off all your riches for the poor. -- (R) And Jesus said, "Oh, come and follow me. Oh, leave behind your nets. I call you. Oh, come and fish with me and your life will never be the same again." -- (v3) "If you want to follow me, deny your very self. Take up your cross and walk the walk with me. This might seem a hardship, an impossibility, but nothing is impossible with God." -- (R) And Jesus said, "Oh, come and follow me. Oh, leave behind your nets. I call you. Oh, come and fish with me and your life will never be the same again." MV115 Behold, Behold, I Make All Things New -- Words & music: John L. Bell, 1995 (words & music ©1995, WGRG, Iona Community) $F ~4/4 -- Behold, behold, I make all things new beginning with you and starting from today. Behold, behold I make all things new my promise is true, for I am Christ the way. MV116 The Thirsty Deer -- Words: Psalm 42, paraphrased: George Mulrain; music: trad. Caribbean melody (words & music ©1996, General Board of Global Ministries) $C ~4/4 -- (v1) The thirsty deer longs for the streams, my thirsty soul longs for our God. I have been weeping aloud all day and all night, as I long for the face of our God. -- (R) Why are you cast down, O my soul? Why are you so troubled inside? O put your hope in our God, yes God is our help, O sing praises to our living God. -- (v2) I'm never alone when I sing, declaring the wonders of God. The crowds in God's holy house, they all join with me just to proclaim how God's great and good. -- (R) Why are you cast down, O my soul? Why are you so troubled inside? O put your hope in our God, yes God is our help, O sing praises to our living God. -- (v3) The wicked may make fun of me and tease me if I am depressed; but I am confident that God will rescue me, yes God's always done this in times past. -- (R) Why are you cast down, O my soul? Why are you so troubled inside? O put your hope in our God, yes God is our help, O sing praises to our living God. MV117 By the Well, a Thirsty Woman -- Words: Elizabeth Stilborn 1998, rev. ©2005; music: Diana Silcox ©2006 %8 7 8 7 D $G ~4/4 -- (v1) By the well, a thirsty woman found the life that you could give, we, too, thirst like empty vessels- fill us full that we may live. Jesus, source of living water, wellspring bubbling deep within, by the waters of our baptism wisdom purpose life begin. -- (v2) Plants firm, like trees by water send our roots down deep in you, quench our parched and thirsty spirits with your water, pure and true. Jesus, source of living water, nourisher of all on earth, By the waters of our baptism, quicken growth and give new birth. -- (v3) May we be your streams of justice, as the water, may we move through your people - by your Spirit showing mercy, sharing love. Jesus, source of living water, Ground-swell forcing truth to view, By the waters of our baptism, set us free to live for you. MV120 My Soul Cries Out -- Words: Rick Cooney, 1990; music: trad. Irish melody (words & music ©1990, GIA Publications Inc) %IRREG $G ~2/2 -- (v1) My soul cries out with a joyful shout that the God of my heart is great and my spirit sings of the wondrous things that you bring to the ones who wait. You fixed your sight on your servant's plight and my weakness you did not spurn, so from east to west shall my name be blest. Could the world be about to turn? -- (R) My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn. Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near and the world is about to turn. -- (v2) Though I am small my God, my all, you work great things in me, and your mercy will last from the depths of the past to the end of the age to be. Your very name puts the proud to shame and to those who would for you yearn, you will show your might, put the strong to flight, for the world is about to turn. -- (R) My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn. Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near and the world is about to turn. -- (v3) From the halls of power to the fortress tower not a stone will be left on stone. Let the king beware for your justice tears ev'-ry tyrant from his throne. The hungry poor shall weep no more for the food they can never earn; there are tables spread, ev'-ry mouth be fed, for the world is about to turn. -- (R) My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn. Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near and the world is about to turn. -- (v4) Though the nations rage from age to age, we remember who holds us fast: God's mercy must deliver us from the conqueror's crushing grasp. This saving word that your forebears heard is the promise which holds us bound, 'til the spear and rod can be crushed by God, who is turning the world around. -- (R) My heart shall sing of the day you bring. Let the fires of your justice burn. Wipe away all tears, for the dawn draws near and the world is about to turn. MV121 Hey Now! Singing Hallelujah! -- Words & music: Linnea Good, 1998 (words & music ©1998, Borealis Music) $C ~4/4 -- (R) Hey now! Singing hallelujah! Hey now! The morning has come! Hey now! Singing hallelujah! The tomb was empty at the rising sun. -- (v1) Jesus loved people and he made them friends Hey now, the tomb was empty He called to the children and the women and men Hey now, the tomb was empty. -- (R) Hey now! Singing hallelujah! Hey now! The morning has come! Hey now! Singing hallelujah! The tomb was empty at the rising sun. -- (v2) Jesus healed people and he helped them be well Hey now, the tomb was empty He taught about God in the stories he'd tell. Hey now, the tomb was empty. -- (R) Hey now! Singing hallelujah! Hey now! The morning has come! Hey now! Singing hallelujah! The tomb was empty at the rising sun. -- (v3) Jesus loved people and said he was a king Hey now, the tomb was empty He turned all the tables on everything Hey now, the tomb was empty. -- (R) Hey now! Singing hallelujah! Hey now! The morning has come! Hey now! Singing hallelujah! The tomb was empty at the rising sun. -- (v4) Jesus had power and they took him away Hey now, the tomb was empty They nailed him to a cross and they killed him one day Hey now, the tomb was empty. -- (R) Hey now! Singing hallelujah! Hey now! The morning has come! Hey now! Singing hallelujah! The tomb was empty at the rising sun. -- (v5) Jesus loves people and he lives again! Hey now, the tomb was empty Calls us disciples and he calls us his friends Hey now, the tomb was empty. -- (R) Hey now! Singing hallelujah! Hey now! The morning has come! Hey now! Singing hallelujah! The tomb was empty at the rising sun. MV122 This is the Day (Voici le jour) -- Words & music: Bruce Harding ©2003 $E- ~4/4 -- This is the day that God has made; we will rejoice and be glad! This is the day that God has made; we will rejoice and be glad! Singing hallelu, singing hallelu, singing hallelu! We will rejoice and be glad! Singing hallelu, singing hallelu, singing hallelu! We will rejoice and be glad! -- (Fr) Voici le jour que Dieu a fait; nous le vivrons dans la joie. Voici le jour que Dieu a fait; nous le vivrons dans la joie. Chantant Allelu! Chantant Allelu! Chantant Allelu! Nous le vivrons dans la joie. MV126 Are You a Shepherd? -- Words: Ruth Duck, 2002; music: William P. Rowan, 2002 (words & music ©2002, Selah Publishing Co.) %11 10 11 10 R $C ~6/8 -- (v1) Are you a shepherd, good shepherd who leads us, Safely through danger, while calming our fears? Are you a father who shelters and feeds us, Shares in our laughter and wipes away tears? -- (R) Yes, you are shepherd, parent and teacher, But you are greater than all that we know, Holy and living, loving and giving, God, you are with us wherever we go. -- (v2) Are you a mother, good mother who bears us, Comforts, protects us and helps us to rest? Are you a teacher who daily prepares us Challenging students to offer their best? -- (R) Yes, you are shepherd, parent and teacher, But you are greater than all that we know, Holy and living, loving and giving, God, you are with us wherever we go. -- (v3) Great, gentle shepherd, forever beside us, Lead all your children in paths that are right. Great loving parent, wise teacher you guide us We want to love you and bring you delight. -- (R) Yes, you are shepherd, parent and teacher, But you are greater than all that we know, Holy and living, loving and giving, God, you are with us wherever we go. MV127 I Saw the Rich Ones -- Words & music: Pat Mayberry ©2000 %10 11 12 12 R $D ~3/4 -- (v1) I saw the rich ones, I saw what they gave the widow who offered two pennies she'd saved and I saw she was smiling, I knew she was glad and I wondered because she gave all that she had -- (R) But with God, the world is turned upside down; the poor are embraced and the lost they are found Let's work for a world where all people are free, where it's good to feel good about God loving you and me. -- (v2) I saw Zacheus, a sinner they said, but to his house I saw Jesus go to break bread, and I know something special had happened that day when Zacheus gave half of his riches away. -- (R) But with God, the world is turned upside down; the poor are embraced and the lost they are found Let's work for a world where all people are free, where it's good to feel good about God loving you and me. -- (v3) The men in the vineyards were grumbling one day; I knew they weren't happy with what they'd been paid for the ones who came later where paid just the same as the workers who greeted the dawn when they came. -- (R) But with God, the world is turned upside down; the poor are embraced and the lost they are found Let's work for a world where all people are free, where it's good to feel good about God loving you and me. MV128 When They Heard That Jesus Was Coming -- Words & music: Rory Cooney, 1999 (words & music ©1999 GIA Publications Inc.) $F ~4/4 -- (v1) When they heard that Jesus was coming, Sing hosanna to the chosen one! All the people went out to meet him. Sing hosanna to the chosen one! Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, sing hosanna to the chosen one! -- (v2) Spread their cloaks and branches before him, Sing hosanna to the chosen one! Children sang with palm branches waving. Sing hosanna to the chosen one! Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, sing hosanna to the chosen one! -- (v3) Blest is he, like David before him. Sing hosanna to the chosen one! Blest is he, God's blessing upon him. Sing hosanna to the chosen one! Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, sing hosanna to the chosen one! -- (v4) Guiding cloud and pillar of fire, Sing hosanna to the chosen one! Satan's foe and friend of the sinner. Sing hosanna to the chosen one! Sing hosanna, sing hosanna, sing hosanna to the chosen one! -- (v5) Word of God, and first-born of people, Sing hosanna to the chosen one! Promises kept, the crown of creation. Sing hosanna to the chosen one! Sing hosanna, Sing hosanna, sing hosanna to the chosen one! -- (v6) Vision blest, and hope for the future, Sing hosanna to the chosen one! God's beloved, radiant with glory, Sing hosanna to the chosen one! Sing hosanna, Sing hosanna, sing hosanna to the chosen one! MV130 Rise Up, Rise Up -- Words & music: Linnea Good, 2003 (words & music ©2004 Borealis Music) $G ~4/4 -- Rise up, rise up, rise up, O my soul. Rise up and sing this blessing to God's name. Rise up, rise up, rise up, O my soul. Rise up and sing this blessing to God's name. MV131 You, Creator God, Have Searched Me -- Words & music: George Mulrain ©2007 (from Ps. 139) %8 5 8 5 R $G ~4/4 -- (v1) You, Creator God, have searched me and you know my ways. You perfectly understand me. It's my cause of praise. I cannot escape your presence in air, land or sea Your arms of love and protection are always with me. -- (R) You know me, O God, you have made me. I am proud I'm the work of your hand. In my waking and sleeping moments, with my being I will praise your name. -- (v2) You created light and darkness and you love them both. You blessed the womb of my mother you brought me to birth. In your image and your likeness wonderfully made. I will lift my voice to praise you you are God indeed. -- (R) You know me, O God, you have made me. I am proud I'm the work of your hand. In my waking and sleeping moments, with my being I will praise your name. MV133 Jesus Laughed Out Loud -- Words & music: Daniel Charles Damon, 1994 (words & music ©2002 Borealis Abingdon Press) %5 6 8 6 $E- ~4/4 -- (v1) Jesus laughed out loud To see the children play; his joyful presence drew a crowd we could not send away. -- (v2) Jesus healed a child by asking her to rise; And doubtful people wept and smiled To see her open eyes. -- (v3) Jesus felt the need; we made the crowd sit down. A boy had faith and all were fed, Though we were far from town. -- (v4) Jesus climbed a hill to pray and rest alone We wondered why we felt the chill Of wind and wood and stone. -- (v5) Jesus called my name when he was passing by; My life will never be the same; this love will never die. MV134 There Was a Child in Galilee -- Words & music: Janet Gadeski, ©2006 $F ~3/4 -- (v1) There was a child in Galilee who wandered wild along the sea. A holy child, alone was she, and they called her Dreaming Mary. -- (R) And she dreamed, rejoicing in her saviour, she dreamed of justice for the poor. She dreamed that kings oppressed no more when she dreamed, that Dreaming Mary. -- (v2) One holy day an angel came with voice of wind and eyes of flame. He promised blessed would be her name when he spoke to Dreaming Mary. -- (R) Then she spoke, rejoicing in her saviour. She spoke of justice for the poor. She spoke that kings oppressed no more when she spoke, that Dreaming Mary. -- (v3) And did she dream about a son? And did he speak, the angel one? We only know God's will was done in the son of Dreaming Mary. -- (R) Then she prayed, rejoicing in her saviour. She taught him justice for the poor. She taught that kings oppressed no more when she taught, that Dreaming Mary. -- (v4) Then Jesus grew in Galilee, they wandered wild along the sea. Now he calls to you and me to dream with Dreaming Mary. -- (R) And we dream, rejoicing in our saviour. We dream of justice for the poor. We dream that kings oppress no more as we dream with Dreaming Mary. MV135 Called by Earth and Sky -- Words & music: Pat Mayberry, ©2005 %R 8 4 9 6 $C ~3/4 -- (R) Called by earth and sky, promise of hope held high. This is our sacred living trust, treasure of life, sanctified, called by earth and sky -- (v1) Precious these waters, endless seas, deep ocean's dream, waters of healing, rivers of rain, the wash of love again. -- (R) Called by earth and sky, promise of hope held high. This is our sacred living trust, treasure of life, sanctified, called by earth and sky -- (v2) Precious this gift, the air we breathe; wind born and free. Breath of the Spirit, blow through this place, our gathering and our grace. -- (R) Called by earth and sky, promise of hope held high. This is our sacred living trust, treasure of life, sanctified, called by earth and sky -- (v3) Precious these mountains, ancient sands; vast fragile land. Seeds of our wak'ning, rooted and strong, Creation's faithful song. -- (R) Called by earth and sky, promise of hope held high. This is our sacred living trust, treasure of life, sanctified, called by earth and sky -- (v4) Precious the fire that lights our way, bright dawning day. Fire of passion, sorrows undone, our faith and justice one. -- (R) Called by earth and sky, promise of hope held high. This is our sacred living trust, treasure of life, sanctified, called by earth and sky, called by earth and sky. MV136 When Hands Reach Out and Fingers Trace -- Words: Carolyn Winfrey Gillette ©2001; music: Blair Odney, ©2006 %8 8 8 8 $D ~4/4 -- (v1) When hands reach out and fingers trace the beauty of a loved one's face, we thank you, God, that love relies on gifts of grace not seen with eyes. -- (v2) When fingers spell and signs express our prayer and praise and thankfulness, we thank you, God, that hands can sing: You bless the silent songs we bring. -- (v3) when broken bodies will not mend, We thank you, God, for Christ our Friend. In him, our healing can begin: he welcomes all the wounded in. -- (v4) And when the ways we learn and grow are not the ways that others know, we thank you, God, that we have learned your love's a gift, and never earned. -- (v5) Your Spirit gives us diff'ring ways to serve you well and offer praise. When all are joined as one, we'll be your able, strong community. MV138 My Love Colours Outside the Lines -- Words & music: Gordon Light, 1995 (words & music ©1995, Common Cup Co.) $F ~4/4 -- (v1) My love colours outside the lines, exploring paths that few could ever find; and takes me into places where I've never been before and opens doors to worlds outside the lines. -- (v2) My Lord colours outside the lines, turns wounds to blessings, water into wine; and takes me into places where I've never been before and opens doors to worlds outside the lines. -- (R) We'll never walk on water if we're not prepared to drown, body and soul need a soaking from time to time. And we'll never move the gravestones if we're not prepared to die, and realize there are worlds outside the lines. -- (v3) My soul longs to colour outside the lines, tear back the curtains, sun, come in and shine; I want to walk beyond the boundaries where I've never been before throw open doors to worlds outside the lines. -- (R) We'll never walk on water if we're not prepared to drown, body and soul need a soaking from time to time. And we'll never move the gravestones if we're not prepared to die, and realize there are worlds outside the lines. -- (v4) My soul longs to colour outside the lines, tear back the curtains, sun, come in and shine; I want to walk beyond the boundaries where I've never been before throw open doors to worlds outside the lines. MV139 True Faith Needs No Defence -- Words & music: Daniel Charles Damon, 1994 & 2004 (words & music ©2006, Hope Publishing Co.) %6 6 8 6 $C ~6/8 -- (v1) True faith needs no defence, it echoes in the soul; a faithful life gives evidence of grace that makes us whole. -- (v2) True faith, like music, soars beyond cathedral walls; on city streets and ocean shores from age to age, faith calls. -- (v3) Expect your faith to grow; begin by being still, and in the quiet come to know God's living, breathing will. -- (v4) To live the faith we find, is all that love can ask; to sing God's praise with heart and mind, and rise to meet the task. MV142 Oh a Song Must Rise -- Words & music: Paul B. Svenson, ©1995 $F ~4/4 -- (R) Oh a song must rise for the spirit to descend Oh a song must rise once again Singing out God's praises and glory, the faithful voices blend, Oh a song must rise for the spirit to descend -- (v1) From the mountains to the valleys, from the desert to the sea, a song must rise once again, From the voices of our leaders, the voice of you and me, a song must rise for the spirit to descend -- (R) Oh a song must rise for the spirit to descend Oh a song must rise once again Singing out God's praises and glory, the faithful voices blend, Oh a song must rise for the spirit to descend -- (v2) From poverty and riches, from the voice of young and old a song must rise once again. From the free and the imprisoned, the timid and the bold a song must rise for the spirit to descend -- (R) Oh a song must rise for the spirit to descend Oh a song must rise once again Singing out God's praises and glory, the faithful voices blend, Oh a song must rise for the spirit to descend -- (v3) From ev'ry house of worship, in ev'ry faith and tongue, a song must rise once again. From the villages and cities a new song must be sung, a song must rise for the spirit to descend -- (R) Oh a song must rise for the spirit to descend Oh a song must rise once again Singing out God's praises and glory, the faithful voices blend, Oh a song must rise for the spirit to descend MV143 We Cannot Own the Sunlit Sky -- Words: Ruth Duck, 1992; music: Marty Haugen, 1994 (words ©1992 & music ©1994, GIA Publications Inc.) %8 7 8 7 D $C ~C/ -- (v1) We cannot own the sunlit sky, the moon, the wildflow'rs growing, For we are part of all that is within life's river flowing With open hands receive and share the gifts of God's creation, that all may have abundant life in ev'ry earthly nation -- (v2) When bodies shiver in the night and weary, wait for morning, When children have no bread but tears and warhorns sound their warning God calls humanity to wake, To join in common labour that all may have abundant life in oneness with their neighbour -- (v3) God calls humanity to join as partners in creating a future free from want or fear, life's goodness celebrating That new world beckons from afar, invites our shared endeavour, That all may have abundant life And peace endure forever. MV144 Like a Healing Stream -- Words & music: Bruce Harding ©2003 $E ~C -- (v1) Like a healing stream in a barren desert, Spirit water bringing life to dusty earth God is trickling through our lives as in a dream unfolding, promising revival and rebirth, like a healing stream -- (v2) Like a gentle rain on a thirsty garden, Spirit water come to nourish tiny seed, God is bubbling through the soil to coax a new creation, yearning for an end to want and need, Like a gentle rain. -- (v3) Like a river strong, with a restless current, Spirit water rushing on to distant shore, God is carving out a channel in a new direction, calling for an end to hate and war, Like a river strong. -- (v4) Like a mighty sea reaching far horizons, Spirit water with a love both deep and wide, God is working in our hearts to shape a new tomorrow, God will always challenge and provide! Like a mighty sea, -- (coda) like a river strong, like a gentle rain, like a healing stream. MV145 Draw the Circle Wide -- Words & music: Gordon Light, 1994 (words & music ©1994 Common Cup Co.) %R 8 7 8 5 $E- ~4/4 -- (R) Draw the circle wide, draw it wider still Let this be our song, no one stands alone, standing side by side Draw the circle wide -- (v1) God the still point of the circle 'round whom all creation turns; nothing lost, but held forever in God's gracious arms -- (R) Draw the circle wide, draw it wider still Let this be our song, no one stands alone, standing side by side Draw the circle wide -- (v2) Let our hearts touch far horizons, so encompass great and small; Let our loving know no borders, faithful to God's call. -- (R) Draw the circle wide, draw it wider still Let this be our song, no one stands alone, standing side by side Draw the circle wide -- (v3) Let the dreams we dream be larger than we've ever dreamed before; Let the dream of Christ be in us, open every door -- (R) Draw the circle wide, draw it wider still Let this be our song, no one stands alone, standing side by side Draw the circle wide MV147 God, Help Us to Treasure -- Words: John Oldham ©1998; music: Lori Erhardt ©1998 %12 12 12 11 $C ~3/4 -- (v1) God, help us to treasure these moments of myst'ry To hallow the Sacred in all that we do Throughout ev'ry season may we be your agents Of love, joy and blessing as hearts are renewed. -- (v2) God, help us to honour your presence among us In newborn, in elder, in fam'ly in need. By sharing with others we soon will discover Your kindness and loving in generous deeds. -- (v3) God, help us to value each moment of wonder When peace shall o'ershadow our sorrow and pain. In times shared at Table with all who are kindred, May we find the healing to sing Love's refrain. MV148 Hope of Abraham and Sarah -- Words: Ruth Duck, 2004; music: Judith Snowdon ©2006 (words © GIA Publications Inc.) %8 7 8 7 D $D ~4/4 -- (v1) Hope of Abraham and Sarah, friend of Hagar, God of Ruth you desire that every people worship you in spirit, truth. Meet us in our sacred places, mosque and synagogue and church. Show us paths of understanding, bless us in our common search. -- (v2) Root us in our own tradition, faith our forbears handed down. Grow us in your grace and knowledge; plant our feet on solid ground. Cultivate the seeds of sharing in this world of many creeds. Keep us open, wise in learning, bearing fruit in loving deeds. -- (v3) Hope of Abraham and Sarah, sov'-reign God whom we adore, form in us your new creation free of violence, hate and war. So may Torah, cross and crescent, each a sign of life made new, point us t'ward your love and justice, earth at peace and one in you. MV149 Peace for the Children -- Words & music: Doreen Lankshear-Smith ©1993 $E- ~4/4 -- (v1) Peace for the children, peace, peace. Peace for the children we pray. Following the path of One of peace, we work for healing, we work for peace; peace for the children today. -- (v2) Peace for the women, peace, peace. Peace for the women we pray. Following the path of One of peace, we work for healing, we work for peace; peace for the women today. -- (v3) Peace for the men, peace, peace. Peace for the men we pray. Following the path of One of peace, we work for healing, we work for peace; peace for the men today. -- (v4) Peace in our families, peace, peace. Peace in our families we pray. Following the path of One of peace, we work for healing, we work for peace; peace in our families today. -- (v5) Peace for all nations, peace, peace. Peace for all nations we pray. Following the path of One of peace, we work for healing, we work for peace; peace for all nations today. -- (v6) Peace for the creatures, peace, peace. Peace for the creatures we pray. Following the path of One of peace, we work for healing, we work for peace; peace for the creatures today. -- (v7) Peace for the planet, peace, peace. Peace for the planet we pray. Following the path of One of peace, we work for healing, we work for peace; peace for the planet today. -- (v8) Peace in the universe, peace, peace. Peace in the universe we pray. Following the path of One of peace, we work for healing, we work for peace; peace in the universe today. MV150 Spirit God, Be Our Breath -- Words & music: Bruce Harding ©1997 %9 9 10 6 $B- ~4/4 -- (v1) Spirit God: be our breath, be our song. Blow through us, bringing strength to move on. Our world seems inward, defensive, withdrawn, Spirit God, be our song. -- (v2) Patient God: soothe our pride, calm our fear. Comfort us. When we know you are near, we grow more certain, our vision is clear. Patient God, calm our fear. -- (v3) Loving God: be our voice, be our prayer. Reaching out, joining hands as we share, we seek your guidance through friendship and care, Loving God, be our prayer. -- (v4) Spirit God: be our breath, be our song. Blow through us, bringing strength to move on. Through change, through challenge, we'll greet the new dawn Spirit God, be our song. MV152 You Who Watch the Highest Heavens -- Words: Norman Habel ©2000; music: Neil Weisensel ©2006 %8 7 8 7 4 7 $C ~3/2 -- (v1) You, who watch the highest heavens wond'ring where God's mansions are you who hope to spot an angel spinning like a falling star; Earth is calling, come back home and rest in me -- (v2) You who build exotic buildings taller than the forest tree, don't you know that all foundations deep, deep down reside in me? Earth is calling, come back home and live in me -- (v3) You who travel Earth as pilgrims, dreaming where you'd rather be; God's own glory fills my body, I am God's own sanctuary. Earth is calling, come back home to God in me -- (v4) You who hope for joys in heaven, do you know the joys of Earth? Ancient forests filled with singing, seas that shout when whales give birth? Earth is calling, come back home and sing with me MV153 Body, Mind and Spirit -- Words & music: Margaret Motum © %IRREG $D ~2/2 -- (v1) Body, mind and spirit, holy, earthly trinity, Joy of God, Creator, life lived abundantly. -- (v2) Body, mind and spirit, challenged, battered by earth’s ills, Know that Christ rests within us, and stormy water stills. -- (v3) Body, mind and spirit, nurtured in community, Prayer, concern, loving action, faithful humanity. -- (v4) Body, mind and spirit, in God’s image born to be. Sing, rejoice in life most sacred. Revel in mystery. MV154 Deep in Our Hearts -- Words: John Oldham ©1995; music: Ron Klusmeier ©1996 %11 10 11 9 $C ~6/8 -- (v1) Deep in our hearts there is a common vision; Deep in our hearts there is a common song; Deep in our hearts there is a common story, telling Creation that we are one. -- (v2) Deep in our hearts there is a common purpose; Deep in our hearts there is a common goal; Deep in our hearts there is a sacred message, justice and peace in harmony. -- (v3) Deep in our hearts there is a common longing; Deep in our hearts there is a common theme; Deep in our hearts there is a common current, flowing to freedom like a stream. -- (v4) Deep in our hearts there is a common vision; Deep in our hearts there is a common song; Deep in our hearts there is a common story, telling Creation that we are one. MV155 Unbounded Spirit, Breath of God -- Words: Brian Wren, 2004; music: Jane Best ©2006 (words ©2004, Hope Publishing Co.) %8 8 8 8 $G ~3/4 -- (v1) Unbounded Spirit, breath of God refreshing water, cleansing flame we give allegiance, through your call, to Christ, and to no other name. -- (v2) Receive and open for review the work we do, the word we preach, and school us, as we teach and learn in careful thought and truthful speech. -- (v3) Uncover all the hopeless ways, we run, resist, rebel, or hide. Unwrap with love and bathe in light our pain, our sadness, and our pride. -- (v4) Assemble, leaven, mix and knead our clashing norms, opposing views, and bake a loaf of joy and peace that hungry hearts will not refuse. -- (v5) Inscribe on every growing skill, on every action, every vow, the living name of Jesus Christ, beginning here, beginning now. MV156 Dance With the Spirit -- Words & music: Jim Strathdee ©1995 %11 10 10 11 $E- ~4/4 -- Dance with the Spirit early in the mornin' walk with the Spirit throughout the long day Work and hope for the new life a-bornin' listen to the Spirit to show you the way MV157 I Am a Child of God -- Words & music: Cheryl & Bruce Harding ©2002 %6 10 6 6 $C ~3/4 -- (v1) I am a child of God, I am a glimpse of God's new creation. I am a child of God, I am a child of God. -- (v2) I am an endless prayer, I am a yearning for contemplation I am an endless prayer, I am an endless prayer. -- (v3) I am an angry voice, I am compassion and consternation I am an angry voice, I am an angry voice. -- (v4) I am a cry for peace, I am commitment and dedication I am a cry for peace, I am a cry for peace. -- (v5) I am a song of joy, I am the moment of jubilation, I am a song of joy, I am a song of joy. MV158 Dream a Dream -- Words: Shirley Erana Murray, 1996; music: Ron Klusmeier ©2005 (words ©1997, Hope Publishing Co.) %7 8 8 6 $F ~3/4 -- (v1) Dream a dream, a hopeful dream, as children do on Christmas eve, imaginings, surprising things to hold and to believe. -- (v2) Dream a time, this Christmas time, when no one's hungry or afraid; that weapons go and harvests grow that friends are met and made. -- (v3) Dream a peace, our planet's peace, the greening of the earth at play, the holy ground where life is found, where God has touched the clay. -- (v4) Dream a gift, the Christmas gift that changes every thing we see; the shimmering of angel wing, the Child, the mystery. MV159 In Star and Crescent -- Words: Mary Louise Bringle, 2001; music: Jane Best ©2006 (words ©2002, GIA Publications Inc.) %8 8 8 8 D $G ~4/4 -- (v1) In star and cresent, wheel and flame in rugged cross and empty tomb, we image forth one matchless name, one holy matrix, fount, and womb. Through different cultures, tribes and lands use lenses ground to differing sight, each colour of the prism's bands refracts from one all-dazzling light. -- (v2) In burning incense, tithing gifts, in breaking bread and pouring wine, each act of ardent worship lifts our human hearts to Love Divine. In Buddhist chant and Muslim prayer, in shofar, drum and sacred song, the music thankful spirits share give praise in voices millions strong. -- (v3) With varied hopes and dreams and creeds, all tiles in one mosaic whole, we serve our God in faithful deeds on pathways to one common goal. No Jew nor Gentile, slave nor free, no male and femaile set apart, but all are one, as family held close within our Maker's heart. MV161 I Have Called You by Your Name -- Words & music: Daniel Charles Damon, 1995 (words & music ©1995, Hope Publishing Co.) %10 11 7 7 11 $F ~2/2 -- (v1) I have called you by your name, you are mine; I have gifted you and ask you now to shine. I will not abandon you; all my promises are true. You are gifted, called, and chosen, you are mine. -- (v2) I will help you learn my name as you go; read it written in my people, help them grow. Pour the water in my name, speak the word your soul can claim, offer Jesus' body given long ago. -- (v3) I know you will need my touch as you go; feel it pulsing in creation's ebb and flow. Like the woman reaching out, choosing faith in spite of doubt, hold the hem of Jesus' robe, then let it go. -- (v4) I have given you a name, it is mine; I have given you my Spirit as a sign. With my wonder in your soul, make my wounded children whole; go and tell my precious people they are mine. MV162 Christ, within Us Hidden -- Words: S. Curtis Tufts ©2005; music: Sid Woolfrey ©2005 %6 5 6 5 $F ~4/4 -- (v1) Christ, within us hidden. Christ, in all and each. Christ, who comes unbidden. Christ, within our reach. -- (v2) Christ, born in our stable, Christ, our daily bread. Christ, host at our table, Christ, the hungry fed. -- (v3) Christ, in friendship's sharing Christ, in stranger's face, Christ, reborn in caring. Christ, in love's embrace. -- (v4) Christ, in bodies broken, Love new crucified. Christ, the Word new spoken, death by love defied. -- (v5) Christ, in love recovered, Christ, in hope revealed. Christ, in faith discovered. Christ in tombs unsealed. MV163 River Running in You and Me (River Run Deep) -- Words & music: Ian Macdonald & Gordon Light, 2003 (words & music ©2003, Common Cup Co.) $A ~4/4 -- (v1) River running in you and me, Spirit of Life, deep mystery, dancing down to the holy sea, River run deep, River run free. -- (v2) River laughed on my birthing day, Wind and water joined in play soaked my soul in a shing spray, River run deep, River run free. -- (v3) River, cry my name to me, lend me hope and memory, sing me the story of the holy sea, River run deep, River run free. MV165 There Is a Time -- Words & music: Carolyn McDade arr. ©2006 %8 8 7 10 9 $D ~4/4 -- (v1) There is a time that we must rise There is a time that we must stand There is a time that we must come - Together. For blessed are our lives Blessed our love And blessed the promise gathered now. -- (v2) There is a time that we must leave Go from the place where hatreds breed and, turning, feel the Spirit breathe us - Together. For blessed are our lives Blessed our love And blessed the promise gathered now. -- (v3) There is a time we know the way There is a time we watch and pray In living faith we make our way - Together. For blessed are our lives Blessed our love And blessed the promise gathered now. -- (v4) Upon the dry a cloud will rise And truth will shine among the lies And wisdom sing as we arise - Together. For blessed are our lives Blessed our love And blessed the promise gathered now. -- (v5) There is a bow within the rain And it will come and bend again And colours shine where we have been - Together. For blessed are our lives Blessed our love And blessed the promise gathered now. MV169 When Hands Reach Out Beyond Divides -- Words: Keri Wehlander ©2005; music: from Southern Harmony, 1854 %8 6 8 6 D $A ~6/4 -- (v1) When hands reach out beyond divides and hope is truly found, each chain of hate will fall away and bells of peace shall sound; and bells of peace, of peace shall sound, and bells of peace shall sound, each chain of hate will fall away, and bells of peace shall sound. -- (v2) When fear no longer guides our steps and days of war are done, God's dream for all shall live anew; our hearts will heal as one, our hearts will heal, will heal as one, our hearts will heal as one, God's dream for all shall live anew; our hearts will heal as one. -- (v3) When race and creed blind us no more, a neighbour's face we'll see, and we shall dance the whole world round, for love will set us free for love, yes love will set us free, for love will set us free, and we shall dance the whole world round, for love will set us free. MV171 Christ Has No Body Now But Yours -- Words: adapt. Stephen C. Warner, 2003; music: Rick Gunn ©2006 (words ©2003, World Library Publications) $G ~4/4 -- (R) Christ has no body now but yours, no hands but yours. Here on this earth, yours is the work, to serve with the joy of compassion -- (v1) No hands but yours to heal the wounded world, no hands but yours to soothe all its suffering, no touch but yours to bind the broken hope of the people of God -- (R) Christ has no body now but yours, no hands but yours. Here on this earth, yours is the work, to serve with the joy of compassion -- (v2) No eyes but yours to see as Christ would see, to find the lost, to gaze with compassion; no eyes but yours to glimpse the holy joy of the city of God. -- (R) Christ has no body now but yours, no hands but yours. Here on this earth, yours is the work, to serve with the joy of compassion -- (v3) No feet but yours, to journey with the poor, to walk this world with mercy and justice. Yours are the steps to build a lasting peace for the children of God. -- (R) Christ has no body now but yours, no hands but yours. Here on this earth, yours is the work, to serve with the joy of compassion -- (v4) Through ev'ry gift, give back to those in need: as Christ has blessed, so now be his blessing, with ev'ry gift a benediction be to the people of God. -- (R) Christ has no body now but yours, no hands but yours. Here on this earth, yours is the work, to serve with the joy of compassion MV172 God Says -- Words & music: Mary Bittner, 1993 (words & music ©2003, Wayne Leupold Editions Inc.) %8 8 8 8 $F ~3/4 -- (v1) God says, "Be still so you may hear the words I whisper in your ear. If you will listen, you will know I'm with you always where you go. -- (v2) God says, "Look up and see the prize I've placed here right before your eyes Find beauty in the things of earth, a cause for wonder and rebirth." -- (v3) God says, "Come here! I need your voice. Please teach my people to rejoice. In who you are, in what you do, your life will show my love for you." -- (v4) God says, "Reach out! The world's in need and wants a word, a song, a deed. I send you forth to speak, to sing, to act for Christ in everything." MV173 Put Peace Into Each Other's Hands -- Words: Fred Kaan, 1989 rev. 2001; music: Ron Kluismeier ©2004 (words ©2004, Hope Publishing Co.) %8 7 8 7 $E- ~3/4 -- (v1) Put peace into each other's hands and like a treasure hold it, protect it like a candle flame, with tenderness enfold it. -- (v2) Put peace into each other's hands with loving expectation; be gentle in your words and ways, in touch with God's creation. -- (v3) Put peace into each other's hands like bread we break for sharing; look people warmly in the eye; our life is meant for caring. -- (v4) Give thanks for strong yet tender hands, held out in trust and blessing. Where words fall short, let hands speak out, the heights of love expressing. -- (v4a) As at communion, shape your hands into a waiting cradle; the gift of Christ receive, revere, united round the table. -- (v5) Reach out in friendship, stay with faith in touch with those around you. Put peace into each other's hands; the Peace that sought and found you. -- (v5a) Put Christ into each other's hands, he is love's deepest measure; in love make peace, give peace a chance, and share it like a treasure. MV174 Soil of God, You and I -- Words & music: jim hannah ©1995 $C ~3/4 -- (v1) Soil of God, you and I stand ready to bear Seeds of faith nourished by God's tender care Growing in everyone for here God is found All stand together, we are Holy ground -- (v2) Soil of God, you and I now ready to be Part of God's promise, for others to see. Open to everyone for here God is found. All stand together, we are Holy ground -- (v3) Soil of God, you and I now called to rebirth, Joining as partners with all of the earth. Living in harmony for here God is found. All stand together, this is Holy ground MV176 Three Things I Promise -- Words: Brian Wren, 1997; music: Daniel Charles Damon, 1999 (words & music ©1997 and ©1999, Hope Publishing Co.) %8 8 8 8 $A- ~3/2 -- (v1) Three things I promise, Holy God in age and youth, in life and death to bless your Name and cling to Christ and listen for the Spirit's breath. -- (v2) Your love unfolded time and space and life, and all that life became and so, with thankful heart and voice, through good and ill, I bless your Name. -- (v3) I follow, serve and cling to Christ amid our culture's tides and trends for here your Name is most revealed: Majestic Love and Best of Friends -- (v4) Enlivened as the Spirit moves, to cleanse, awaken and renew I pray that justice, peace and truth, may seed and grow in all I do. -- (v5) If I should live when vigour fades, and family and friends are gone, three acts of loving faith remain when days are slow and work is done -- (v6) Revive and guide me, Living God as day by day until my death, I bless your name and cling to Christ and listen for the Spirit's breath MV178 Who Is My Mother? (Kindred in Spirit) -- Words: Shirley Erena Murray, 1992; music: Ron Klusmeier, ©2005 (words ©1992, Hope Publishing Co.) $G ~4/4 -- (v1) Who is my mother, who is my brother? All those who gather round Jesus Christ: Spirit-blown people, born from the Gospel Sit at the table, round Jesus Christ. -- (v2) Diff'rently abled, diff'rently labelled, Widen the circle round Jesus Christ: crutches and stigmas, culture's enigmas, all come together round Jesus Christ. -- (v3) Love will relate us, colour or status, Can't segregate us round Jesus Christ: family failings, human derailings all are accepted round Jesus Christ. -- (v4) Bound by one vision, met for one mission We claim each other, round Jesus Christ: here is my mother, here is my brother, kindred in Spirit, through Jesus Christ. MV179 Sisters Let Us Walk Together -- Words & music: Judith Snowdon, 2004 %8 7 8 7 $E- ~4/4 -- (v1) Sisters let us walk together, sharing sadness, loss and grief we will move through pain to wholeness, brokenness transformed to peace. -- (v2) Brothers, let us work together, seeking justice, healing shame, filled with hope, embued with courage ev'ry violence we will name. -- (v3) People, let us love together, joining spirits, linking hands we are God's unique creation, clothed with dignity we'll stand. MV182 Grateful -- Words & music: Tom Tomaszek ©2003 $D ~4/4 -- (R) Grateful for the life you give us thankful for your Holy Son, joyful in your Spirit flowing over all, O God of Love. Grateful for the Bread of Heaven, thankful for your Holy Word, joyful in your mercy flowing, we will praise you -- (v1) You are more than we imagine, Ancient, Holy, Living Lord. Even when we doubt your presence you are faithful to your Word. -- (R) Grateful for the life you give us thankful for your Holy Son, joyful in your Spirit flowing over all, O God of Love. Grateful for the Bread of Heaven, thankful for your Holy Word, joyful in your mercy flowing, we will praise you -- (v2) May our lives proclaim your justice, may our voices sing your praise. May our hands work in your service to the glory of your name. -- (R) Grateful for the life you give us thankful for your Holy Son, joyful in your Spirit flowing over all, O God of Love. Grateful for the Bread of Heaven, thankful for your Holy Word, joyful in your mercy flowing, we will praise you MV183 I'm Gonna Shout, Shout -- Words & music: Bruce Harding ©1998 $F ~4/4 -- (v1) I'm gonna shout, shout, shout out my love for Jesus! I'm gonna shout, shout, shout out my love for God's most holy child! For whatever I might do today, at home, at school, at work, at play. I've got Jesus' love deep down inside of me! -- (v2) I'm gonna raise, raise raise up my hands for Jesus! I'm gonna raise, raise, raise up my hands for God's most holy child! For whatever I might do today, at home, at school, at work, at play. I've got Jesus' love deep down inside of me! -- (v3) I'm gonna dance, dance, dance all around for Jesus! I'm gonna dance, dance, dance all around for God's most holy child! For whatever I might do today, at home, at school, at work, at play. I've got Jesus' love deep down inside of me! MV185 Ev'ry Day Is a Day of Thanksgiving -- Words & music: Leonard Burks ©1988 $E ~4/4 -- (v1) Ev'ry day is a day of thanksgiving God, you've been so good to me. Ev'ry day you're blessing me Ev'ry day is a day of thanksgiving I will glorify you, O my Lord, today! (repeat) -- (v2) You keep blessing me, blessing me, blessing me. You opened the door that I might see, you're blessing me. And you keep blessing me, blessing me, blessing me I will glorify you, O my Lord, today! (repeat) MV187 We Give Our Thanks -- Words & music: trad., Botswana $F ~12/8 -- (v1) We give our thanks to God, we give our thanks to God, we give our thanks to God, we give our thanks to God. -- (v2) We give our hands to you, we give our hands to you, we give our hands to you, because you reached for us. -- (v3) We give our eyes to you, we give our eyes to you, we give our eyes to you, because you looked for us. -- (v4) We give our feet to you, we give our feet to you, we give our feet to you, because you walk with us. -- (v5) We give our hearts to you, we give our hearts to you, we give our hearts to you, because you first loved us. MV188 I Thank You, Thank You, Jesus -- Words & music: trad. Swahili $F ~2/2 -- (v1) I thank you, thank you Jesus, I thank you, thank you Jesus, I thank you, thank you Jesus in my heart I thank you, thank you Jesus, I thank you, thank you Jesus, I thank you, thank you Jesus, in my heart -- (v2) I can't live without you, yes, I can't live without you, I can't live without you, in my heart, I can't live without you, yes, I can't live without you, I can't live without you, in my heart -- (v3) I love you, love you Jesus, I love you, love you Jesus, I love you, love you Jesus, in my heart I love you, love you Jesus, I love you, love you Jesus, I love you, love you Jesus, in my heart MV190 Laughter Lit the Stars of Morning -- Words: Lydia Pedersen ©2005; music: Ruth Watson Henderson ©2006 %8 7 8 7 D $C ~3/4 -- (v1) Laughter lit the stars of morning singing at the dawn of earth; angel throngs rejoiced to witness so miraculous a birth. As they marvelled at its wonder, teeming life forms, multihued, tenderly the world God cradled and pronounced it very good. -- (v2) Laughter binds the congregation in the joy of family grown; oil and water seal the promise each has made, to be God's own. Young and old, we share the wonder of God's covenant renewed, our baptismal vows remember and give thanks, for God is good. -- (v3) Laughter binds the congregation in the joy of fam'ly grown; Oil and water seal the promise each has made, to be God's own. Young and old, we share the wonder of God's covenant renewed, Our baptismal vows remember, and give thanks, for God is good. MV191 What Can I Do? -- Words & music: Paul Rumbolt & Michele McCarthy ©2005 $G ~2/4 -- What can I do? What can I bring? What can I say? What can I sing? I'll sing with joy. I'll say a prayer I'll bring my love. I'll do my share MV192 We Come Now to Your Table Lord -- Words: Caribbean Council of Churches Jamaica workshop; music: trad. Caribbean song (words © Caribbean Council of Churches) $F ~2/4 -- We come now to your table Lord, you are the Living Bread. We come now to your table Lord, let ev'ry soul be fed. You are the Living Bread, let ev'ry soul be fed: and now may ev'ry soul be fed with Living Bread. MV193 God Bless to Us Our Bread -- Words: Bishop Federico Pagura, English trans. John L. Bell, 2005; music: trad. Argentine melody (words © World Council of Churches Publications; English trans. ©1997, WGRG, Iona Community. $D ~4/4 -- God bless to us our bread, and give bread to all those who are hungry, and hunger for justice to those who are fed; God bless to us our bread. MV194 Bread of Life, Feed My Soul -- Words & music: Stephen Spencer ©2005 (arr. Rick Gunn, ©2005) $D ~4/4 -- (v1) Bread of life, feed my soul, as the presence of the Spirit makes me whole. Bread of life, fill my heart with the grace and mercy you impart. -- (v2) I have heard your voice calling, "Come, my friend and share in the feast that is laid out for you to show how much I care." -- (v3) Bread of life, help me live, a life as pure and true as Jesus did. Bread of life, help me see the boundless love of Christ for you and me. -- (v4) I have heard your voice calling, "Come, my friend and share in the feast that is laid out for you to show how much I care." -- (v5) Bread of life, feed my soul, as the presence of the Spirit makes me whole. Bread of life, fill my heart with the grace and mercy you impart. MV195 Long Ago and Far Away -- Words & music: Pat Mayberry ©2000 (arr. Margaret Stubington, ©2006) $C ~3/4 -- (v1) Long ago and far away, Jesus lived and worked and prayed healed the sick and the fearful and lonely, lived his life to show us God's way. Stretched his arms out as he said Fill the cup and share the bread Remember me in love and joy and blessing. -- (v2) Jesus gathered the children around him, spoke of Love and the joy to be found, told them stories of wisdom and wonder, God's creation in all that's around. Stretched his arms out as he said Fill the cup and share the bread Remember me in love and joy and blessing. -- (v3) Jesus called all his friends to be with him, share the bread and the cup once again, life to you I will offer it gladly, love will be with you right to the end. Stretched his arms out as he said Fill the cup and share the bread Remember me in love and joy and blessing. -- (reprise) Stretched his arms out as he said Fill the cup and share the bread Remember me in love and joy and blessing. MV196 We Will Take What You Offer -- Words & music: John L. Bell ©1998 (words & music ©1998 by WGRD, Iona Community, Scotland) $F ~2/4 -- We will take what you offer, we will live by your word; We will love one another and be fed by you, Lord. We will take what you offer, we will live by your word; we will love one another and be fed by you, Lord. MV197 Bread of Life, Broken and Shared -- Words & music: David-Roger Gagnon ©1996 $G ~4/4 -- (R) Bread of life, broken and shared; cup of life outpoured. In this meal, we are transformed to be like Christ our Lord, to be like Christ our Lord. -- (v1) I am the Bread of Life all who come to me shall never hunger; and all who drink will never thirst, for I will give eternal life! -- (R) Bread of life, broken and shared; cup of life outpoured. In this meal, we are transformed to be like Christ our Lord, to be like Christ our Lord. -- (v2) When we eat this bread; when we drink this saving cup, we proclaim your death, until you come in glory! -- (R) Bread of life, broken and shared; cup of life outpoured. In this meal, we are transformed to be like Christ our Lord, to be like Christ our Lord. -- (v3) Unless a grain of wheat falls to the ground and dies, it remains a single grain, but if it dies, it bears new life! -- (R) Bread of life, broken and shared; cup of life outpoured. In this meal, we are transformed to be like Christ our Lord, to be like Christ our Lord. MV198 When We Gather at the Table -- Words: Walter Farquharson, ©1995; music: Ron Klusmeier ©2006 $D ~4/4 -- (v1) When we gather at the table Wine is poured and bread is broken Then love claims us, offering healing, We hear welcome, gently spoken. -- (v2) Jesus offers our thanksgiving Blessing God for life we're given From the earth comes grain to feed us Watered by the rains of heaven. -- (v3) Word of promise claims attention Earth renewed by God's designing. All the creatures join in praises - God's intended wholeness finding. -- (v4) Come, invited, now draw nearer, Join this holy celebration. Here be strengthened called to justice, Living now God's new creation. -- (v5) Christ, your coming and your hosting Gives us place at widening table Now embracing world and neighbour Spirit strong, by love enabled. MV200 You Are My Body -- Words: Brian Wren, 1993; music: Judith Snowdon ©2006 (words ©1996 Hope Publishing Co.) $C ~4/4 -- (v1) "You are my body!" Joy and wonder! Assembled in our Saviour's name, our scattered spirits gladly gather the Way of Jesus to proclaim. Come Spirit, weave us into one, to show and tell what God has done. -- (v2) "This is my body!" Simple glory! a cup of wine, a loaf of bread, feed us and join us to the story of Christ, arisen from the dead, whose life, forever flowing free enlivens all: O taste and see! -- (v3) At one with Christ, around the table where all may eat, and nothing pay, where all are honoured and enabled and none are scorned or turned away, we prophesy, with broken bread a world where every child is fed. -- (v4) "You are my body!" One in Spirit, dear Christ, with all your church, we pray, your body language to inherit. Come, lead us in your truthful way! To seek for what is fair and right: shall be our duty and delight! MV202 Bread For the Journey -- Words & music: Bruce Harding ©2000 $D ~3/4 -- Bread for the journey food for the way. Cup of God's blessing tomorrow, today. MV203 Holy, Holy, Holy (Sanctus and Benedictus)/ Kingsfold -- Words: William S Kervin & Paul Stott ©2005; music: trad. English/Irish %8 6 8 6 D $G ~4/4 -- O Holy, holy, holy God, O God of time and space. All earth and sea and sky above bear witness to your grace. Hosanna in the highest heav’n, creation sings your praise. And blessed is the One who comes and bears your name always. MV204 Memorial Acclamation (Kingsfold) -- Words: William S Kervin & Paul Stott ©2005; music: trad. English/Irish %8 6 8 6 D $G ~4/4 -- Sing Christ has died and Christ is risen, Christ will come again! MV205 Great Amen (Kingsfold) -- Words: William S Kervin & Paul Stott ©2005; music: trad. English/Irish %8 6 8 6 D $G ~4/4 -- Amen, amen, O Holy One! Hosanna and Amen! Amen, amen, O Holy One! Hosanna and Amen! MV209 Go, Make a Diff'rence -- Words & music: Steve Angrisano & Tom Tomaszek ©1997 $F ~2/2 -- (R) Go make a diff'rence We can make a diff'rence Go make a diff'rence in the world Go make a diff'rence We can make a diff'rence Go make a diff'rence in the world -- (v1) We are the salt of the earth, called to let the people see the love of God for you and me. We are the light of the world, not to be hidden but be seen. Go make a diff'rence in the world. -- (R) Go make a diff'rence We can make a diff'rence Go make a diff'rence in the world Go make a diff'rence We can make a diff'rence Go make a diff'rence in the world -- (v2) We are the hands of Christ, reaching out to those in need, the face of God for all to see. We are the spirit of hope, we are the voice of peace. Go make a diff'rence in the world. -- (R) Go make a diff'rence We can make a diff'rence Go make a diff'rence in the world Go make a diff'rence We can make a diff'rence Go make a diff'rence in the world -- (v3) So let your love shine on, let it shine for all to see, Go make a diff'rence in the world. And the spirit of Christ will be with us as we go. Go make a diff'rence in the world. -- (R) Go make a diff'rence We can make a diff'rence Go make a diff'rence in the world Go make a diff'rence We can make a diff'rence Go make a diff'rence in the world MV211 Go Now In Peace, Guided by the Light -- Words & music: Bruce Harding ©2000 $F ~4/4 -- Go now in peace guided by the light of Christ so you may be nourished by the Word of Life. MV212 Sent Out in Jesus' Name -- Words & music: trad. Cuban song (English trans. ©1988 Abingdon Press) $G ~4/4 -- Sent out in Jesus' name, our hands are ready now to make the world the place in which the kingdom comes. Sent out in Jesus' name, our hands are ready now to make the world the place in which the kingdom comes. (repeat) -- The angels cannot change a world of hurt and pain into a world of love, of justice and of peace. The task is ours to do, to set it really free. O, help us to obey, and carry out your will. (repeat) MV213 Take Up His Song -- Words & music: Laura A. Herman ©2005 $C ~2/2 -- Take up his song of peace and go into the world Take up his song of peace in ev'ry moment. In ev'ry moment of the journey, we're laying down our lives; lay them down, in peace, lay them down, and take up his song. MV214 May God's Sheltering Wings -- Words & music: Judith Snowdon ©2004 $C ~6/8 -- May God's sheltering wings, her gathering wings protect you May God's nurturing arms, her cradling arms sustain you and hold you in her love and hold you in her love MV215 Peace Be With You -- Words & music: Alison L. Weasley (Slaats) ©2000 $C ~3/4 -- Peace be with you, peace forever, peace be with you, my friends Till we meet again, may God be with you. Peace, peace, peace. MV216 Wherever You May Go -- Words & music: David Kai ©1996 $D ~4/4 -- (R) Wherever you may go, I will follow, and your people shall be my people too. Wherever you may go, I will follow, for I would be faithful, loyal and true. -- (v1) Say the word and I will stay, I will never go away, we will travel side by side and God's love will be our guide. -- (R) Wherever you may go, I will follow, and your people shall be my people too. Wherever you may go, I will follow, for I would be faithful, loyal and true. -- (v2) From beginning to the end, I will always be your friend, when you need me, I'll be there you can trust my faithful care. -- (R) Wherever you may go, I will follow, and your people shall be my people too. Wherever you may go, I will follow, for I would be faithful, loyal and true. MV218 May the Love of the Lord -- Words: Maria Ling Poh Choo; music: Swee Hong Lim, 2000 (words & music ©2000 General Board of Global Ministries) $F ~4/4 -- May the love of the Lord rest upon your soul. May God's love dwell in you, throughout every day. May God's countenance shine upon you, And be gracious to you. May God's Spirit be upon you, As you leave this place. MV220 Hope Shines as the Solitary Star -- Words: Catherine Faith MacLean ©2007; music: Janet Bauman Tissandier ©2007 $G ~4/4 -- Hope shines as the solitary star, faith is the inner light. You and I together mirror the Light of Lights, and illumine the pathway home. MV221 I Am Walking a Path of Peace -- Words & music: Janet Bauman Tissandier ©2007 $C ~4/4 -- (v1) We are walking a path of peace, We are walking a path of peace, We are walking a path of peace, lead us home, lead us home. -- (v2) We are walking a path of hope, We are walking a path of hope, We are walking a path of hope, lead us home, lead us home. -- (v3) We are walking a path of love, We are walking a path of love, We are walking a path of love, lead us home, lead us home. -- (v4) We are walking a path of joy, We are walking a path of joy, We are walking a path of joy, lead us home, lead us home.