SIMPLE ENGLISH PROPERS - Catholic Liturgy, …musicasacra.com/.../simple-english-propers-organ-accompaniment-I.pdfThe original book of Simple English Propersincludes an introduction

SIMPLE ENGLISH PROPERSFor the Ordinary Form of Mass

Sundays and Feasts

Melodies by

Adam Bartlett

Organ accompaniment by

Ryan Dingess

VOLUME IAdvent, Christmas, Lent, Holy Week, and Easter

Simple English Propers is licensed in the Creative Commons, 2011 CMAA

Organ accompaniments © 2014 by Ryan Dingess. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License: (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Antiphon text translations by Solesmes Abbey, licensed in the Creative Commons.

Psalms reprinted from The Revised Grail Psalms Copyright © 2010, Conception Abbey/The Grail,admin. by GIA Publications, Inc., www.giamusic.com. All rights reserved.

Psalm tones for Introit modes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, Offertory modes 1, 5, and Communion modes 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 by Fr. Samuel F. Weber, O.S.B., © St. Meinrad Archabbey, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

Psalm tones for Introit modes 3, 7, Offertory modes 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and Communion modes 3, 6 by Adam Bartlett, licensed in the Creative Commons.

Psalm tone for Communion mode 4 excerpted from the Meinrad Tones, © St. Meinrad Archabbey, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

This book was engraved, typeset and designed by Ryan Dingess, Arizona, United States.

Cover design by Steven van Roode, Breda, the Netherlands.

Cover art: A page from a 15th c. gradual by Francesco di Antonio del Chierico (b. 1433, d. 1484, Firenze). The

manuscript is an illumination of the chant Ad te levavi, the Introit for the First Sunday of Advent. In the initial

letter is shown King David, the primary author of the Book of Psalms.

INTRODUCTION

The original book of Simple English Propers includes an introduction by Jeffrey Tucker, providing guidance on interpreting the chants, as well an informed explanation of their importance in the liturgy. Instruction on the singing of the psalm verses, the pointed writing of the texts [italicized and boldboldboldbold syllables] and understanding the various barlines in the music are included in that introduction. Vocalists are encouraged to read from the neumes of the original book, and vocalists and organists alike ought to look to Tucker's writing for guidance on interpretation. This collection is only a supplement to the original publication.

Organ Accompaniments

The organ accompaniments are written so that they can be performed comfortably with use of the pedals or on manuals alone. In a few cases, the left hand spans the interval of a 10th. If the organist's hand cannot accomodate this stretch, the bass note can be moved up an octave so that the interval is only a 3rd, or the right hand may take the tenor note. If pedals are used, the interval is not an issue. The octave in which pedal parts are played may vary at the discretion of the organist, so long as smooth voice-leading is the musical line is observed.

Organ registrations should be such that they provide a subtle underpinning texture, never drawing attention to the organ or distracting from the vocals. Registration changes are suggested in distinguishing between the antiphon and verses. Some effective examples are to use fewer stops on the verses, inclusion of a celeste stop, using pedals on the antiphon (but not on the verses), or any other number of options that the instrument and organist's experience make possible. Some antiphons are intended to be intoned by a cantor, up to the asterisk (*), and then joined by the full choir. If this practice is observed by your choir, it is common for registrations to outline this as well, again by the inclusion of pedals an/or variation in stops.

Notation and Performance

Three methods are used for notating optional endings to antiphons. The intention of these alternate endings is to leave the antiphon without harmonic resolution; so that if there is yet more to follow, the music reflects this.

Parenthetical notes with the comment "last time only" are self explanatory. If the antiphon is sung only once, the parenthetical notes should be played. If verses are to follow, or the antiphon is to be repeated, the parenthetical notes should be ommitted. For an example, look to page 52, the Introit for the Holy Family of Jesus, Joseph, and Mary.

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The final time is performed:

All other times are performed:

Ending brackets for the "first" and "final" endings are sometimes used. The final ending should be used, of course, only at the conclusion of the final antiphon. The "first" ending is to be used all other times. For an example, look to page 8, the Introit for the Second Sunday of Advent.


All other times are performed:

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Black parenthetical notes may be included or ommitted at the end of antiphons except for the final time. There they are always ommitted. These notes defer the harmonic resolution of the antiphon, indicating that there is yet more to be sung. For an example, look to page 16, the Offertory for the Third Sunday of Advent.


All other times may be performed:

At the start of some antiphons, the harmony intended to be held includes a previous melodic note. The intended harmonic note is notated at the first point possible without cluttering the score. It should be held over from the melody, although the notation does not include a tie. This choice was made for a clearer presentation of the melodic line. For an example, look to page 20, the Introit for the Fourth Sunday of Advent.

It appears:

It should be performed:

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The rhythmic placing of harmonies reflect my own understanding and interpretation of the chants. There are sure to be other ways of hearing them, and at the discretion of the director the harmonies may be moved to nearby syllables to reflect a different rhythmic emphasis of the text. Creative organists may find alternative harmonies or inversions more desirable to their tastes. This is not discouraged. The written harmonies are by no means authoritative and are meant only to provide a quick and convenient resource for those who wish to accompany the Simple English Propers on the organ.

Special thanks to Sister Sarah David Eddy, O.P. for her assistance in proofreading this collection, and to the CMAA community for their support and encouragement.

I pray that this collection proves useful to your parish and contributes to the edification of the faithful.

Ryan Dingess, M.M.May 2014

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CONTENTS

i Introduction

ADVENT2 First Sunday of Advent 8 Second Sunday of Advent14 Third Sunday of Advent20 Fourth Sunday of Advent

CHRISTMAS28 Christmas – Vigil Mass34 Christmas – Midnight Mass40 Christmas – Mass at Dawn46 Christmas – Mass of the Day52 Holy Family of Jesus, Joseph and Mary60 Mary, Mother of God68 Second Sunday After Christmas74 The Epiphany of the Lord80 The Baptism of the Lord

LENT88 Ash Wednesday94 First Sunday of Lent100 Second Sunday of Lent108 Third Sunday of Lent118 Fourth Sunday of Lent130 Fifth Sunday of Lent

HOLY WEEK142 Passion (Palm) Sunday148 Holy Thursday

EASTER156 The Easter Vigil160 Easter Sunday166 Second Sunday of Easter172 Third Sunday of Easter182 Fourth Sunday of Easter188 Fifth Sunday of Easter196 Sixth Sunday of Easter206 The Ascension of the Lord216 Seventh Sunday of Easter224 Pentecost – Vigil Mass232 Pentecost – Mass of the Day238 The Most Holy Trinity248 The Body and Blood of Christ258 The Sacred Heart of Jesus

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ADVENT SEASON

Un to you have I lif ted up my soul.* O my God, I trust in you,

let me not be put to shame; do not al low my en e mies

to laugh at me; for none of those who are a wait ing you

will be dis ap point ed.

INTROIT

FIRST SUNDAY OF ADVENT

| First Sunday of Advent2

1.1.1.1. O LORD, make me know your wayswayswaysways. * Teach me your pathspathspathspaths.

Guide me in your truth, and teach me; † for you are the God of my salvavavavation. * I have hoped in you all day longlonglonglong.

2.2.2.2. Remember your compassion, O LORD, † and your merciful lovelovelovelove, * for they are from of oldoldoldold.

3.3.3.3. Do not remember the sins of my youthyouthyouthyouth, * nor my transgresgresgresgressions.

In your merciful love remember memememe, * because of your goodness, O LORDLORDLORDLORD.

Glory be to the Father ...

First Sunday of Advent | 3

Un to you, O Lord, have I lif ted up my soul; * O my God,

I trust in you, let me not be put to shame;

do not al low my en e mies to laugh at me;

for none of those who are a wait ing you

will be dis ap poin ted.

OFFERTORY


1.1.1.1. Guide me in your truth, and teach me; † for you are the God of my salvavavavation. * I have hoped in you all day long long long long.

2.2.2.2. Remember you compassion, O LORD, † and your merciful love love love love, * for they are �om of old old old old.

3.3.3.3. Do not remember the sins of my youth youth youth youth, * nor my transgresgresgresgressions.

In your merciful love remember me me me me, * because of your goodness, O LORDLORDLORDLORD.

4.4.4.4. Good and upright is the LORDLORDLORDLORD; * he shows the way to sin sin sin sinners.

He guides the humble in right judg judg judg judgment; * to the humble he teaches his way way way way.


4e Lord will be stow his lov ing kind ness,

and our land will yield its fruit.

COMMUNION


1.1.1.1. O LORD, you have favored your land land land land, * and brought back the captives of Ja Ja Ja Jacob.

You forgave the guilt of your peo peo peo people, * and covered all their sins sins sins sins.

You averted all your rage rage rage rage; * you turned back the heat of your an an an anger.

2.2.2.2. Bring us back, O God, our sav sav sav savior! * Put an end to your grievance againstgainstgainstgainst us.

3.3.3.3. Will you not restore again our life life life life, * that your people may rejoice in you you you you?

Let us see, O LORD, your mer mer mer mercy, * and his glory will dwell in our land land land land.

4.4.4.4. His salvation is near for those who fear fear fear fear him, * and his glory will dwell in our land land land land.

5.5.5.5. Merciful love and faithfulness have met met met met; * justice and peace have kissedkissedkissedkissed.

Faithfulness shall spring �om the earthearthearthearth, * and justice look down �om heavheavheavheaven.



Peo ple of Zi on be hold,* the Lord is com ing to save all na tions;

and the Lord shall cause you to hear his ma jes tic voice

for the joy of your heart. heart.

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INTROIT

SECOND SUNDAY OF ADVENT

Final

| Second Sunday of Advent8

1. 1. 1. 1. O shepherd of Israel, hear hear hear hear us, * you who lead Joseph like a Aock Aock Aock Aock:

enthroned on the cherubim, shine forth † upon Ephraim, Benjamin, Manesnesnesnesseh. * Rouse up your might and come to savesavesavesave us.

2. 2. 2. 2. O God, bring us back back back back; * let your face shine on us, and we shall be saved saved saved saved.

3.3.3.3. How long, O LORD, God of hosts hosts hosts hosts. * will you be angry at the prayer of your peo peo peo people?

You have fed them with tears for their bread bread bread bread. * an abundance of tears for their drink drink drink drink.

You have made us the taunt of our neigh neigh neigh neighbors; * our foes mock us among themselvesselvesselvesselves.


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You will turn toward us, O God,* and res tore our life a gain,

and your peo ple will re joice in you. Show us, Lord, your mer cy

and grant us your sal va tion.

OFFERTORY



You forgave the sins of your peo peo peo people, * and covered all their sins sins sins sins.

You averted all your rage rage rage rage; * you turned back the heat of your an an an anger.

2.2.2.2. Bring us back, O God, our sav sav sav savior! * Put an end to your grievance againstgainstgainstgainst us.

Will you be angry with us forevevevever? * Will your anger last from age to age age age age?

3.3.3.3. I will hear what the LORD God speaks; † he speaks of peace for his people and his fath fath fath fathful, * and those who turn their hearts to himhimhimhim.

His salvation is near for those who fear fear fear fear him, * and his glory will dwell in our land land land land.

4.4.4.4. Merciful love and faithfulness have met met met met; * justice and peace have kissed kissed kissed kissed.

Faithfulness shall spring from the earth earth earth earth, * and justice look down �om heav heav heav heaven.

5.5.5.5. Also the LORD will bestow his boun boun boun bounty, * and our earth shall yield its in in in increase.

Justice will march beforeforeforefore him, * and guide his steps on the way way way way.


A rise, O Je ru sa lem,* and stand on high;

and be hold the joy that shall come to you from your God.

COMMUNION


1.1.1.1. O Jerusalem, glorify the LORDLORDLORDLORD! * O Sion, praise your God God God God!

He has strengthened the bars of your gates gates gates gates; * he has blessed your children withinininin you.

He established peace on your bor bor bor borders; * he gives you your Ell of Enest wheat wheat wheat wheat.

2.2.2.2. He sends out his word to the earth earth earth earth, * and swiFly runs his commandmandmandmand.

3.3.3.3. He hurls down hailstones like crumbs crumbs crumbs crumbs; * before such cold, who can stand stand stand stand?

He sends forth his word and it melts melts melts melts them; * at the blowing of his breath the waters AowAowAowAow.

4.4.4.4. He reveals his word to Ja Ja Ja Jacob; * to Israel, his decrees and judg judg judg judgments.

He has not dealt thus with other nat nat nat nations; * he has not taught them his judg judg judg judgments.



Re joice in the Lord al ways;* a gain I say re joice.

Let your for bear ance be known to all men. 4e Lord is at hand.

Do not be an xious o ver an y thing; but in all man ner of prayer,

let your re quests be made known un to God.

INTROIT

THIRD SUNDAY OF ADVENT

| 4ird Sunday of Advent14


You forgave the guilt of your peo peo peo people. and covered all their sins sins sins sins.

You averted all your rage rage rage rage; * you turned back the heat of your anger anger anger anger.

2. 2. 2. 2. Bring us back, O God, our sav sav sav savior! * Put an end to your grievance againstgainstgainstgainst us.

Will you be angry with us forevevevever? * Will your anger last from age to age age age age?

3.3.3.3. Will you not restore again our life life life life, * that your people may rejoice in you you you you?

Let us see, O LORD, your mer mer mer mercy, * and grant us your salvavavavation.


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O Lord, you have blessed your land,*

you have put an end to Ja cob's cap ti vi ty;

you have for giv en the guilt of your peo ple.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. You forgave the guilt of your peopeopeopeople, * and covered all their sinssinssinssins.

You averted all your ragerageragerage; * you turned back the heat of your an an an anger.

2. 2. 2. 2. Bring us back, O God, our savsavsavsavior! * Put an end to your grievance against gainst gainst gainst us.

Will you be angry with us forevevevever? * Will your anger last from age to ageageageage?

3. 3. 3. 3. Will you not restore again our lifelifelifelife, * that your people may rejoice in youyouyouyou?

Let us see, O LORD, your mermermermercy, * and grant us your salvavavavation.

4. 4. 4. 4. I will hear what the LORD God speaks; † he speaks of peace for his people and his faithfaithfaithfaithful, * and those who turn their hearts to himhimhimhim.

His salvation is near for those who fearfearfearfear him, * and his glory will dwell in our landlandlandland.


Say: Take cour age, you who are faint heart ed, and do not fear;

be hold, our God will come and he will save us.

COMMUNION


1.1.1.1. 4e desert and the parched land will exultultultult; * the steppe will rejoice and bloom bloom bloom bloom.

2.2.2.2. 4ey will bloom with abundant Aow Aow Aow Aowers, * and rejoice with joyful song song song song.

4e glory of Lebanon will be given to them them them them, * the splendor of Carmel and Shar Shar Shar Sharon;

4ey will see the glory of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * the splendor of our God God God God.

3.3.3.3. Strengthen the hands that are feeb feeb feeb feeble, * make Erm the knees that are weak weak weak weak,

4.4.4.4. 4en will the eyes of the blind be op op op opened, * the ears of the deaf be cleared cleared cleared cleared;

5.5.5.5. 4en will the lame leap like a stagstagstagstag, * then the tongue of the dumb will sing sing sing sing.

Streams will burst forth in the de de de desert, * and rivers in the steppe steppe steppe steppe.

6.6.6.6. 4e burning sands will become pools pools pools pools, * and the thursty ground, springs of wa wa wa water;

4e abode where jackals lurk lurk lurk lurk * will be a marsh for the reed and papypypypyrus.



Skies, let the Just One come forth like the dew,*

let him des cend from the clouds like the rain.

4e earth will o pen up and give birth to our Sa vior.

INTROIT

FOURTH SUNDAY OF ADVENT

| Fourth Sunday of Advent20

1.1.1.1. 4e heavens declare the glory of God God God God, * and the Ermament proclaims the work of his hands hands hands hands.

Day unto day conveys the mes mes mes message, * and night unto night imparts the know know know knowledge.

2.2.2.2. No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded; † their sound goes forth through all the earthearthearthearth, * their message to the utmost bounds of the world world world world.

3.3.3.3. 4ere he has placed a tent for the sun; † it comes forth like a bridegroom coming �om his tent tent tent tent, * rejoices like a champion to run his course course course course.


Fourth Sunday of Advent | 21

Hail Ma ry, full of grace,* the Lord is with thee.

Bles sed art thou a mongst wo men, and bles sed is the fruit of thy womb.

OFFERTORY


1.1.1.1. But Mary said to the an an an angel, * "How can this be, since I have no relations with a man man man man?"

2.2.2.2. And the angel said to her in reply, † "4e holy Spirit will come upon you you you you, * and the power of the Most High will overshadshadshadshadow you.

4erefore the child to be born will be called ho ho ho holy, * the Son of God God God God.

3.3.3.3. And behold, Elizabeth, your rel rel rel relative, * has also conceived a son in her old age age age age,

and this is the sixth month for her who was called bar bar bar barren; * for nothing will be impossible for God God God God."

4.4.4.4. Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord Lord Lord Lord. * May it be done to me according to your word word word word."


Be hold, a Vir gin shall con ceive and bear a son,

and his name shall be called Em ma nu el.

COMMUNION


1.1.1.1. 4e heavens declare the glory of God God God God, * and the Ermament proclaims the work of his hands hands hands hands.

Day unto day conveys the mes mes mes message, * and night unto night imparts the knowl knowl knowl knowledge.

2. 2. 2. 2. No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded; † their sound goes forth through all the earth earth earth earth, * their message to the utmost bounds of the world world world world.

3.3.3.3. 4ere he has placed a tent for the sun; † it comes forth like a bridegroom coming �om his tent tent tent tent, * rejoices like a champion to run his course course course course.

4.4.4.4. At one end of the heavens is the rising of the sun; † to its furthest end it runs its course course course course. * 4ere is nothing concealed from its burning heat heat heat heat.



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CHRISTMAS SEASON

To day you will know that the Lord is com ing to save us;

and to mor row you will see his glo ry.

INTROIT

CHRISTMAS VIGIL MASS

December 25

| Christmas - Vigil Mass28

1.1.1.1. 4e LORD's is the earth and its full full full fullness, * the world, and those who dwell dwell dwell dwell in it.

It is he who set it on the seas seas seas seas; * on the rivers he made it Erm Erm Erm Erm.

2.2.2.2. Who shall climb the mountain of the LORDLORDLORDLORD? * Who shall stand in his holy place place place place?

4e clean of hands and pure of heart, † whose soul is not set on vain things things things things, * who has not sworn deceitful words words words words.

3.3.3.3. Blessings from the LORD shall he receiveceiveceiveceive, * and right reward from the God who saves saves saves saves him.

Such are the people who seek seek seek seek him, * who seek the face of the God of Ja Ja Ja Jacob.


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O Prin ces, liF up your gates;* be lif ted high, O e ter nal gates,

and the King of Glo ry shall make his en try.

OFFERTORY



It is he who set it on the seasseasseasseas; * on the rivers he made it ErmErmErmErm.


4e clean of hands and pure of heart, † whose soul is not set on vain thingsthingsthingsthings, * who has not sworn deceitful wordswordswordswords.

3.3.3.3. Blessings from the LORD shall he receiveceiveceiveceive, * and right reward from the God who savessavessavessaves him.

Such are the people who seekseekseekseek him, * who seek the face of the God of JaJaJaJacob.

4.4.4.4. Who is this king of glory? † 4e Lord, the mighty, the val val val valiant; * the Lord, the valiant in war war war war.

5.5.5.5. Who is this king of glory? † He, the Lord of hosts hosts hosts hosts, * he is the king of glo glo glo glory.


4e glo ry of the Lord shall be re vealed, and all Aesh shall see

the sal va tion which comes from our God.

COMMUNION



It is he who set it on the seas seas seas seas; * on the rivers he made it Erm Erm Erm Erm.


4e clean of hands and pure of heart, † whose soul is not set on vain things things things things, * who has not sworn deceitful words words words words.

3.3.3.3. Blessings from the LORD shall he receiveceiveceiveceive, * and right reward from the God who saves saves saves saves him.

Such are the people who seek seek seek seek him, * who seek the face of the God of Ja Ja Ja Jacob.

4.4.4.4. O gates, liF high your heads; † grow higher, ancient doors doors doors doors. * Let him enter, the king of glo glo glo glory!

5.5.5.5. Who is this king of glory? † 4e Lord, the mighty, the valvalvalvaliant; * the Lord, the valiant in war war war war.



4e Lord said un to me: You are my Son,

to day I have be got ten you.

INTROIT

CHRISTMAS - MIDNIGHT MASS

| Christmas - Midnight Mass34

1. 1. 1. 1. Why do the nations conspirespirespirespire, * and the peoples plot in vainvainvainvain?

4ey arise, the kings of the earthearthearthearth; * princes plot against the LORD and his Anointednointednointednointed.

2. 2. 2. 2. Ask of me and I will give you † the nations as your inherherherheritance, * and the ends of the earth as your possessessessession.

With a rod of iron you will rulerulerulerule them; * like a potter’s jar you will shatshatshatshatter them.”

3. 3. 3. 3. So now, O kings, understandstandstandstand; * take warning, rulers of the earthearthearthearth.

Serve the LORD with fearfearfearfear; * exult with trembling, pay him your homhomhomhomage.

Glory be to the Father …

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Let the heav ens re joice and let the earth be glad

be fore the face of the Lord for he comes.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. O sing a new song to the LORDLORDLORDLORD; * sing to the Lord, all the earth earth earth earth.

O sing to the LORD; bless his namenamenamename. * Proclaim his salvation day by daydaydayday.

Tell among the nations his gloglogloglory, * and his wonders among all the peopeopeopeoples.

2.2.2.2. For the LORD is great and highly to be praisedpraisedpraisedpraised, * to be feared above all godsgodsgodsgods.

For the gods of the nations are naughtnaughtnaughtnaught. * It was the LORD who made the heavheavheavheavens.

3. 3. 3. 3. In his presence are majesty and splensplensplensplendor, * strength and honor in his holy placeplaceplaceplace.

Give the LORD, you families of peoples, † give the LORD glory and powpowpowpower; * give the LORD the glory of his namenamenamename.

4.4.4.4. Bring an oQering and enter his courts; † worship the LORD in holy splensplensplensplendor. * O tremble before him, all the earth earth earth earth.


A midst the splen dors of the heav en ly sanc tu a ry,

from the womb, be fore the mor ning star, I have be got ten you.

COMMUNION


1.1.1.1. 4e LORD's revelation to my Lord: † “Sit at my right handhandhandhand, * until I make your foes your footfootfootfootstool.”

2.2.2.2. 4e LORD will send from Sion † your scepter of powpowpowpower: * rule in the midst of your foesfoesfoesfoes.

3. 3. 3. 3. With you is princely rule rule rule rule * on the day of your powpowpowpower.

In holy splendor, from the womb before the dawndawndawndawn, * I have begotten youyouyouyou.

4.4.4.4. 4e LORD has sworn an oath he will not change: † “You are a priest forevevevever, * in the line of Melchizchizchizchizedek.”

5. 5. 5. 5. 4e LORD, standing at your rightrightrightright, * shatters kings in the day of his wrathwrathwrathwrath.

6. 6. 6. 6. He shall drink from the stream by the waywaywaywayside, * and therefore he shall liF up his headheadheadhead.



Ra diant light will shine up on us to day,*

for the Lord is born un to us. He shall be called Won der ful God,

Prince of Peace, Fa ther of the world to come.

His reign shall have no end.

INTROIT

CHRISTMAS - MASS AT DAWN

| Christmas - Mass at Dawn40

1. 1. 1. 1. 4e LORD is king, with majesty enrobed. † 4e LORD has robed himself with mightmightmightmight; * he has girded himself with powpowpowpower.

2. 2. 2. 2. 4e world you made Erm, not to be moved; † your throne has stood Erm from of oldoldoldold. * From all eternity, O LORD, you areareareare.

3. 3. 3. 3. 4e Aoods have liFed up, O LORD, † the Aoods have liFed up their voicevoicevoicevoice; * the Aoods have liFed up their thunthunthunthunder.

4. 4. 4. 4. Greater than the roar of mighty waters, † more glorious than the surgings of the seaseaseasea, * the Lord is glorious on highhighhighhigh.

5. 5. 5. 5. Truly your decrees are to be trusted. † Holiness is Etting to your househousehousehouse, * O LORD, until the end of time time time time.


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For it is God who has es tab lished the world,*

it shall nev er be moved; your throne is es tab lished from of old;

you are from all e ter ni ty.

OFFERTORY




3. 3. 3. 3. Greater than the roar of mighty waters, † more glorious than the surgings of the seaseaseasea, * the LORD is glorious on highhighhighhigh.

4. 4. 4. 4. Truly your decrees are to be trusted. † Holiness is Etting to your house house house house, * O LORD, until the end of timetimetimetime.


Ex ult, O daugh ter of Zi on,* sing prais es,

O daugh ter of Je ru sa lem; be hold,

your King is com ing, the Ho ly One, the Sav ior of the world.

COMMUNION


1. 1. 1. 1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimestimestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboastboastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladgladglad.

2. 2. 2. 2. Glorify the LORD with memememe; * together let us praise his namenamenamename.

I sought the LORD, and he answered memememe; * from all my terrors he set me freefreefreefree.

3. 3. 3. 3. Look towards him and be rarararadiant; * let your faces not be abashedbashedbashedbashed.

4is lowly one called; the LORD heardheardheardheard, * and rescued him from all his distresstresstresstress.

4.4.4.4. 4e angel of the LORD is encampedcampedcampedcamped * around those who fear him, to rerererescue them.

Taste and see that the LORD is goodgoodgoodgood. * Blessed the man who seeks refuge in himhimhimhim.

5. 5. 5. 5. 4e LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

6. 6. 6. 6. 4e LORD ransoms the souls of his serserserservants. * All who trust in him shall not be condemneddemneddemneddemned.



Un to us a child is born,* un to us a son is giv en.

Do mi nion is on his shoul der

and his name shall be called the An gel of Great Coun sel.

INTROIT

CHRISTMAS - MASS OF THE DAY

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1. 1. 1. 1. O sing a new song to the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * for he has worked wonwonwonwonders.

His right hand and his holy armarmarmarm * have brought salvavavavation.

2. 2. 2. 2. 4e Lord has made known his salvavavavation, * has shown his deliverance to the nanananations.

He has remembered his merciful lovelovelovelove * and his truth for the house of IsIsIsIsrael.

3.3.3.3. All the ends of the earth have seenseenseenseen * the salvation of our GodGodGodGod.

Shout to the LORD, all the earth; † break forth into joyous song song song song, * and sing out your praisepraisepraisepraise.


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Yours are the heav ens, yours is the earth,* the world and the full ness there of

have been foun ded by you. Right eous ness and jus tice

are the foun da tion of your throne.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. A God to be feared in the council of the hohohoholy ones, * great and awesome to all aroundroundroundround him.

2. 2. 2. 2. It is you who rule the raging of the seaseaseasea; * it is you who still the surging of its waveswaveswaveswaves.

It is you who crush Rahab underfoot like a corpsecorpsecorpsecorpse; * you scatter your foes with your mighty armarmarmarm.

3. 3. 3. 3. How blessed the people who know your praisepraisepraisepraise, * who walk, O LORD, in the light of your facefacefaceface,

who End their joy every day in your namenamenamename, * who make your justice their joyful acclaimclaimclaimclaim.

4. 4. 4. 4. For you are the glory of their strength strength strength strength; * by your favor it is that our might is exaltaltaltalted.

Behold, the LORD is our shieldshieldshieldshield; * he is the Holy One of Israel, our kingkingkingking.


All the ends of the earth have seen

the sal va tion which comes from our God.

COMMUNION


1. 1. 1. 1. O sing a new song to the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * for he has worked wonwonwonwonders.

His right hand and his holy armarmarmarm * have brought salvavavavation.

2. 2. 2. 2. 4e LORD has made known his salvavavavation, * has shown his deliverance to the nanananations.


3. 3. 3. 3. All the ends of the earth have seenseenseenseen * the salvation of our GodGodGodGod.

Shout to the LORD, all the earth; † break forth into joyous songsongsongsong, * and sing out your praisepraisepraisepraise.

4. 4. 4. 4. Sing psalms to the LORD with the harpharpharpharp, * with the harp and the sound of songsongsongsong.

With trumpets and the sound of the hornhornhornhorn, * raise a shout before the King, the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

5. 5. 5. 5. Let the sea and all within it thunthunthunthunder; * the world, and those who dwell in itititit.

Let the rivers clap their handshandshandshands, * and the hills ring out their joyjoyjoyjoy

at the presence of the LORD, for he comescomescomescomes, * he comes to judge the earthearthearthearth.

6. 6. 6. 6. He will judge the world with jusjusjusjustice, * and the peoples with fairfairfairfairness.



God is in his ho ly dwell ing place;*

the God who caus es us to dwell to geth er, one at heart, in his house;

he him self will give pow er and strength to his peo ple.

* last time only

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HOLY FAMILY OF JESUS, JOSEPH AND MARY

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1.1.1.1. Let God arise; let his foes be scatscatscatscattered. * Let those who hate him Aee from his prespresprespresence.

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; † like wax that melts before the EreEreEreEre, * so the wicked shall perish at the presence of GodGodGodGod.

2.2.2.2. But the just shall rejoice at the presence of GodGodGodGod; * they shall exult with glad rejoicjoicjoicjoicing.

O sing to God; make music to his name. † Extol the One who rides on the cloudscloudscloudsclouds. * 4e LORD is his name; exult at his prespresprespresence.


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In you have I put my trust, O Lord;* I said:

"You are my God, my des tin y is in your hands.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. Let your face shine on your serserserservant. * Save me in your merciful lovelovelovelove.

Let me not be put to shame, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * for I call on youyouyouyou;

let the wicked be shamedshamedshamedshamed! * Let them be silenced in the gravegravegravegrave!

2. 2. 2. 2. Let lying lips be stilled, † that speak haughtily against the justjustjustjust man * with pride and contempttempttempttempt.”

3. 3. 3. 3. How great is the goodness, LORDLORDLORDLORD, * that you keep for those who fearfearfearfear you,

that you show to those who trusttrusttrusttrust you * in the sight of the children of menmenmenmen.

4. 4. 4. 4. You hide them in the shelter of your pres pres pres presence, * secure from human schemschemschemscheming;

you keep them safe within your tent tent tent tent * from disputing tonguestonguestonguestongues.


Take the child and his moth er,* and go in to the land of Is ra el;

for those who sought the child's life are dead.

COMMUNION (Year A)



2. 2. 2. 2. 4e world you made Erm, not to be moved; † your throne has stood Erm �om of oldoldoldold. * From all eternity, O LORD, you areareareare.

3. 3. 3. 3. 4e Aoods have liFed up, O Lord, † the Aoods have liFed up their voicevoicevoicevoice; * the Aoods have liFed up their thunderthunderthunderthunder.


5. 5. 5. 5. Truly your decrees are to be trusted. † Holiness is Etting to your househousehousehouse, * O LORD, until the end of timetimetimetime.



My son, why have you trea ted us so?* Your fa ther and I

have been anx ious ly look ing for you. How is it that you were seek ing me?

Did you not know that I must be a bout my Fa ther's bu si ness?

COMMUNION (Years B & C)


1. 1. 1. 1. 4e LORD is my light and my salvationvationvationvation; * whom shall I fearfearfearfear?

4e LORD is the stronghold of my lifelifelifelife; * whom should I dreaddreaddreaddread?

2. 2. 2. 2. 4ere is one thing I ask of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * only this do I seekseekseekseek:

to live in the house of the LORDLORDLORDLORD * all the days of my lifelifelifelife,

to gaze on the beauty of the LordLordLordLord, * to inquire at his temtemtemtemple.

3. 3. 3. 3. For there he keeps me safe in his shelshelshelshelter * in the day of evevevevil.

He hides me under cover of his tenttenttenttent; * he sets me high upon a rockrockrockrock.

4. 4. 4. 4. Of you my heart has spoken, † “Seek his facefacefaceface.” * It is your face, O LORD, that I seekseekseekseek; *

5. 5. 5. 5. I believe I shall see the LORD's goodgoodgoodgoodness * in the land of the livlivlivliving.



Hail ho ly Mo ther,*

the Child Bear er who has brought forth the King,

the rul er of hea ven and earth for e ver.

INTROIT

MARY, MOTHER OF GODJanuary 1

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1. 1. 1. 1. Listen, O daughter; pay heed and give earearearear: * forget your own people and your father’s househousehousehouse.

So will the king desire your beaubeaubeaubeauty. * He is your LORD, pay homage to himhimhimhim.

2. 2. 2. 2. And the daughter of Tyre shall come with giFsgiFsgiFsgiFs; * the richest of the people shall seek your fa fa fa favor.

4e daughter of the king is clothed with splensplensplensplendor; * her robes are threaded with goldgoldgoldgold.

3. 3. 3. 3. In Ene clothing she is led to the kingkingkingking; * behind her are her maiden companions, brought to youyouyouyou.

4ey are escorted amid gladness and joyjoyjoyjoy; * they pass within the palace of the kingkingkingking.


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Ra diant light will shine up on us to day,*

for the Lord is born un to us. He shall be called Won der ful God,

Prince of Peace, Fa ther of the world to come.

His reign shall have no end.

INTROIT (Option 2)





4. 4. 4. 4. Greater than the roar of mighty waters, † more glorious than the surgings of the seaseaseasea, * the Lord is glorious on highhighhighhigh.

5. 5. 5. 5. Truly your decrees are to be trusted. † Holiness is Etting to your househousehousehouse, * O LORD, until the end of time time time time.



Bles sed are you, O ho ly Vir gin Ma ry,*

and wor thy of all praise; for from you

has come forth the sun of jus tice, Christ our God.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. Listen, O daughter; pay heed and give earearearear: * forget your own people and your father’s househousehousehouse.

So will the king desire your beaubeaubeaubeauty. * He is your LORD, pay homage to himhimhimhim.

2. 2. 2. 2. And the daughter of Tyre shall come with giFsgiFsgiFsgiFs; * the richest of the people shall seek your fafafafavor.

4e daughter of the king is clothed with splensplensplensplendor; * her robes are threaded with goldgoldgoldgold.

3. 3. 3. 3. In Ene clothing she is led to the kingkingkingking; * behind her are her maiden companions, brought to youyouyouyou.

4ey are escorted amid gladness and joyjoyjoyjoy; * they pass within the palace of the kingkingkingking.

4. 4. 4. 4. Sons will be yours to succeed your fafafafathers; * you will make them rulers over all the earthearthearthearth.

I will make your name forever rememmemmemmembered. * 4us the peoples will praise you from age to ageageageage.


Ex ult, O daugh ter of Zi on,* sing prais es,

O daugh ter of Je ru sa lem; be hold,

your King is com ing, the Ho ly One, the Sav ior of the world.

COMMUNION








4.4.4.4. 4e angel of the LORD is encampedcampedcampedcamped * around those who fear him, to rerererescue them.

Taste and see that the LORD is goodgoodgoodgood. * Blessed the man who seeks refuge in himhimhimhim.


6. 6. 6. 6. 4e LORD ransoms the souls of his serserserservants. * All who trust in him shall not be condemneddemneddemneddemned.



While a pro found sil ence en vel oped all things,*

and night was in the midst of her course,

your all pow er ful Word, O Lord,

leapt down from your roy al throne.

INTROIT

SECOND SUNDAY AFTER CHRISTMAS

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1. 1. 1. 1. 4e LORD is king, with majesty enrobed. † 4e LORD has robed himself with mightmightmightmight; * he has girded himself with power.




5. 5. 5. 5. Truly your decrees are to be trusted. † Holiness is Etting to your househousehousehouse, * O LORD, until the end of timetimetimetime.


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Bless the Lord, O my soul,* and for get not all his ben i Ets;

and your youth shall be re newed like the ea gle's.

* last time only

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. Bless the LORD, O my soulsoulsoulsoul, * and all within me, his holy namenamenamename.

It is the LORD who forgives all your sinssinssinssins, * who heals every one of your illsillsillsills,

who redeems your life from the gravegravegravegrave, * who crowns you with mercy and compasspasspasspassion.

2. 2. 2. 2. Who Ells your life with good thingsthingsthingsthings, * renewing your youth like an eaeaeaeagle’s.

3. 3. 3. 3. 4e LORD does just deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds, * gives full justice to all who are oppressedpressedpressedpressed.

He made known his ways to MoMoMoMoses, * and his deeds to the children of IsIsIsIsrael.

4.4.4.4. 4e LORD is compassionate and gragragragracious, * slow to anger and rich in mermermermercy.

He will not always 'nd faultfaultfaultfault; * nor persist in his anger forevevevever.

He does not treat us according to our sinssinssinssins, * nor repay us according to our faultsfaultsfaultsfaults.


O Lord our gov er nor,

how ad mir a ble is your name in all the earth!

COMMUNION


1. 1. 1. 1. From the mouths of children and of babes † you fashioned praise to foil your enenenenemy, * to silence the foe and the rerererebel.

2. 2. 2. 2. When I see the heavens, the work of your En En En Engers, * the moon and the stars which you arrangedrangedrangedranged,

what is man that you should keep him in mindmindmindmind, * the son of man that you care for him?

3. 3. 3. 3. Yet you have made him little lower than the anananangels; * with glory and honor you crownedcrownedcrownedcrowned him,

gave him power over the works of your handshandshandshands: * you put all things under his feetfeetfeetfeet,

4. 4. 4. 4. All of them, sheep and oxoxoxoxen, * yes, even the cattle of the EeldsEeldsEeldsEelds,

birds of the air, and Esh of the seaseaseasea * that make their way through the wawawawaters.



Be hold,* the Sov ereign Lord is com ing;

king ship, gov ern ment and pow er are in his hands.

INTROIT

THE EPIPHANY OF THE LORD

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1. 1. 1. 1. O God, give your judgment to the kingkingkingking, * to a king’s son your jus jus jus justice,

that he may judge your people in jusjusjusjustice, * and your poor in right judjudjudjudgment.

2. 2. 2. 2. 4e kings of Tarshish and the isisisislands * shall pay him tribtribtribtribute.

4e kings of Sheba and SeSeSeSeba * shall bring him giFsgiFsgiFsgiFs.

Before him all kings shall fall prosprosprosprostrate, * all nations shall serveserveserveserve him.

3. 3. 3. 3. For he shall save the needy when they crycrycrycry, * the poor, and those who are helphelphelphelpless.

He will have pity on the weak and the needneedneedneedy, * and save the lives of the needneedneedneedy.

From oppression and violence he redeems their soulssoulssoulssouls; * to him their blood is deardeardeardear.


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4e kings of Tar shish and the is lands shall of fer pre sents;*

the kings of the Ar a bi ans and of She ba shall bring giFs;

all the kings of the earth shall a dore him, all na tions shall serve him.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. O God, give your judgment to the kingkingkingking, * to a king’s son your jusjusjusjustice,

that he may judge your people in jus jus jus justice, * and your poor in right judjudjudjudgment.

2. 2. 2. 2. May the mountains bring forth peace for the peopeopeopeople, * and the hills jus jus jus justice.

May he defend the poor of the people, † and save the children of the needneedneedneedy, * and crush the opprespresprespressor.

3. 3. 3. 3. He shall endure like the sun and the moonmoonmoonmoon * through all generaaaations.

He shall descend like rain on the meadmeadmeadmeadow, * like showers that water the earthearthearthearth.

In his days shall justice AourAourAourAourish, * and great peace till the moon is no moremoremoremore.

4. 4. 4. 4. He shall rule from sea to seaseaseasea, * from the River to the bounds of the earthearthearthearth.

Let the desert dwellers fall before himhimhimhim, * and his enemies lick the dustdustdustdust.


We have seen his star in the East,

and we have come with our giFs, to wor ship the Lord.

COMMUNION


1. 1. 1. 1. O God, give your judgment to the kingkingkingking, * to a king’s son your jusjusjusjustice,

that he may judge your people in jus jus jus justice, * and your poor in right judjudjudjudgment.

2. 2. 2. 2. May the mountains bring forth peace for the peopeopeopeople, * and the hills jus jus jus justice.

3. 3. 3. 3. In his days shall justice AourAourAourAourish, * and great peace till the moon is no moremoremoremore.

4. 4. 4. 4. He shall rule from sea to seaseaseasea, * from the River to the bounds of the earthearthearthearth.

5. 5. 5. 5. 4e kings of Tarshish and the isisisislands * shall pay him tribtribtribtribute.

4e kings of Sheba and SeSeSeSeba * shall bring him giFsgiFsgiFsgiFs.

Before him all kings shall fall prosprosprosprostrate, * all nations shall serve himhimhimhim.

6. 6. 6. 6. For he shall save the needy when they crycrycrycry, * the poor, and those who are helphelphelphelpless.

7. 7. 7. 7. May his name endure forforforforever, * his name continue like the sunsunsunsun.

Every tribe shall be blest in himhimhimhim, * all nations shall call him blesblesblesblessed.

8. 8. 8. 8. Blest be the LORD, God of IsIsIsIsrael, * who alone works wonwonwonwonders,



You have loved jus tice and hat ed in i qui ty;*

there fore God, your God, has an noin ted you

with the oil of glad ness a bove your com pan ions.

INTROIT

THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD

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1. 1. 1. 1. My heart overAows with noble words. † To the king I address the song I have mademademademade, * my tongue as nimble as the pen of a scribescribescribescribe.

2. 2. 2. 2. You are the most handsome of the sons of men, † and graciousness is poured out upon your lipslipslipslips, * for God has blessed you forevermoremoremoremore.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mightmightmightmighty one, * with your splendor and your majmajmajmajesty.

In your majesty ride on triumphant † in the cause of truth, meekness, and jus jus jus justice. * May your right hand show your wondrous deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds.


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Bles sed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.*

We bless you from the house of the Lord;

the Lord God is our light, al le lu ia, al le lu ia.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. Give praise to the LORD, for he is goodgoodgoodgood; * his mercy endures forevevevever.

2. 2. 2. 2. Let the house of Israel saysaysaysay, * “His mercy endures forevevevever.”

Let the house of Aaron saysaysaysay, * “His mercy endures forevevevever.”

Let those who fear the Lord say, * “His mercy endures forevevevever.”

3. 3. 3. 3. I called to the LORD in my distresstresstresstress; * he has answered and freedfreedfreedfreed me.

4e LORD is at my side; I do not fearfearfearfear. * What can mankind do againstgainstgainstgainst me?

4e LORD is at my side as my help help help helper; * I shall look in triumph on my foesfoesfoesfoes.

4. 4. 4. 4. It is better to take refuge in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * than to trust in manmanmanman;

it is better to take refuge in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * than to trust in princprincprincprinces.


As for all of you who have been bap tized in Christ,

you have put on Christ, al le lu ia.

COMMUNION


1. 1. 1. 1. Ascribe to the LORD, you heavenly powpowpowpowers, * ascribe to the LORD glory and strengthstrengthstrengthstrength.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory of his namenamenamename; * bow down before the LORD, majestic in holholholholiness.

2. 2. 2. 2. 4e voice of the LORD upon the waters, † the God of glory thunthunthunthunders; * the LORD on the immensity of wawawawaters;

the voice of the LORD full of powpowpowpower; * the voice of the LORD full of splensplensplensplendor.

3. 3. 3. 3. 4e voice of the LORD shatters cecececedars, * the LORD shatters the cedars of LebLebLebLebanon;

4. 4. 4. 4. 4e voice of the LORD Aashes Aames of Ere. † 4e voice of the LORD shakes the wilwilwilwilderness, * the LORD shakes the wilderness of Kadeshdeshdeshdesh;

5. 5. 5. 5. 4e LORD sat enthroned above the AoodAoodAoodAood; * the LORD sits as king forevevevever.

4e LORD will give strength to his peopeopeopeople, * the LORD will bless his people with peacepeacepeacepeace.



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Your mer cy ex tends to all things, O Lord,*

and you des pise none of the things you have made. You o ver look the sins of men

for the sake of rep en tance. You grant them your par don,

be cause you are the Lord our God.

INTROIT

ASH WEDNESDAY

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1. 1. 1. 1. Have mercy on me, God, have mermermermercy, * for in you my soul has taken refrefrefrefuge.

In the shadow of your wings I take refrefrefrefuge, * till the storms of destruction pass bybybyby.

2. 2. 2. 2. I call to you, God the Most HighHighHighHigh, * to God who provides for memememe.

May he send from heaven and save me, † and put to shame those who assail sail sail sail me. * May God send his loving mercy and faithfaithfaithfaithfulness.

3. 3. 3. 3. My soul lies down among lilililions, * who would devour the sons of menmenmenmen.

4eir teeth are spears and ararararrows, * their tongue a sharpened swordswordswordsword.

Be exalted, O God, above the heavheavheavheavens; * may your glory shine on earthearthearthearth!


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I will ex tol you, O Lord,* for you have drawn me up,

and have not let my foes re joice o ver me.

O Lord, I cried un to you and you healed me.

OFFERTORY: Ash Wednesday

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, you have liFed up my soul from the gravegravegravegrave, * restored me to life from those who sink into the pitpitpitpit.

2. 2. 2. 2. Sing psalms to the LORD, you faithfaithfaithfaithful ones; * give thanks to his holy namenamenamename.

His anger lasts a moment; his favor all through lifelifelifelife. * At night come tears, but dawn brings joyjoyjoyjoy.

3. 3. 3. 3. I said to myself in my good forforforfortune: * “I shall never be shakshakshakshaken.”

O LORD, your favor had set me like a mountain strongstrongstrongstronghold. * 4en you hid your face, and I was put to confufufufusion.

4. 4. 4. 4. To you, O LORD, I criedcriedcriedcried, * to my God I appealed for mermermermercy:

“What proEt is my lifeblood, my going to the gravegravegravegrave? * Can dust give you thanks, or proclaim your faithfaithfaithfaithfulness?”

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He who med i tates* day and night on the law of the Lord,

shall bear fruit in due sea son.

COMMUNION

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1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed indeed is the manmanmanman * who follows not the counsel of the wickwickwickwicked,

nor stands in the path with sinsinsinsinners, * nor abides in the company of scornscornscornscorners,

2. 2. 2. 2. but whose delight is the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * and who ponders his law day and nightnightnightnight.

3. 3. 3. 3. He is like a tree that is planted † beside the Aowing wawawawaters, * that yields its fruit in due seaseaseaseason,

and whose leaves shall never fadefadefadefade; * and all that he does shall prosprosprosprosper.

4. 4. 4. 4. Not so are the wicked, not so! † For they, like winnowed chaQchaQchaQchaQ, * shall be driven away by the windwindwindwind.

5. 5. 5. 5. When the wicked are judged they shall not riseriseriserise, * nor shall sinners in the council of the justjustjustjust;

for the LORD knows the way of the justjustjustjust, * but the way of the wicked will perishperishperishperish.


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When he calls to me,* I will an swer him;

I will res cue him and hon or him;

with long life will I sat is fy him.

INTROIT

FIRST SUNDAY OF LENT

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1. 1. 1. 1. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High, * and abides in the shade of the Almighty,

says to the LORD, “My refuge, * my stronghold, my God in whom I trust!”

2. 2. 2. 2. He will free you from the snare of the fowler, * from the destructive plague;

he will conceal you with his pinions, † and under his wings you will End refuge. * His faithfulness is buckler and shield.

3. 3. 3. 3. You will not fear the terror of the night, * nor the arrow that Aies by day,

nor the plague that prowls in the darkness, * nor the scourge that lays waste at noon.


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4e Lord will o ver shad ow you with his pin ions,*

and you will End ref uge un der his wings.

His faith ful ness will en com pass you with a shield.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most HighHighHighHigh, * and abides in the shade of the Almightmightmightmighty,

says to the LORD, “My refrefrefrefuge, * my stronghold, my God in whom I trusttrusttrusttrust!”

2. 2. 2. 2. You will not fear the terror of the night, * nor the arrow that +ies by daydaydayday,

nor the plague that prowls in the darkdarkdarkdarkness, * nor the scourge that lays waste at noonnoonnoonnoon.

3. 3. 3. 3. A thousand may fall at your side, † ten thousand fall at your rightrightrightright: * you it will never approachproachproachproach.

4. 4. 4. 4. Your eyes have only to looklooklooklook * to see how the wicked are repaidpaidpaidpaid.

For you, O LORD, are my ref ref ref refuge. * You have made the Most High your dwelldwelldwelldwelling.


He will o ver shad ow you with his pin ions,* and you will End ref uge

un der his wings. His faith ful ness will en com pass you with a shield.

COMMUNION


1. 1. 1. 1. He who dwells in the shelter of the Most HighHighHighHigh, * and abides in the shade of the Almightmightmightmighty,

says to the LORD, “My refrefrefrefuge, * my stronghold, my God in whom I trusttrusttrusttrust!”

2. 2. 2. 2. He will free you from the snare of the fowlfowlfowlfowler, * from the destructive plagueplagueplagueplague;

For you has he commanded his anananangels * to keep you in all your wayswayswaysways.

3. 3. 3. 3. 4ey shall bear you upon their handshandshandshands, * lest you strike your foot against a stonestonestonestone.

On the lion and the viper you will treadtreadtreadtread, * and trample the young lion and the serserserserpent.

4. 4. 4. 4. Since he clings to me in love, I will freefreefreefree him, * protect him, for he knows my namenamenamename.

When he calls on me, I will answer him; † I will be with him in distresstresstresstress; * I will deliver him, and give him gloglogloglory.

5. 5. 5. 5. With length of days I will contenttenttenttent him; * I will show him my saving pow pow pow power.


My heart dec lared to you:* Your coun ten ance have I sought;

I shall e ver seek your coun ten ance, O Lord;

do not turn your face from me.

INTROIT (Option 1)

SECOND SUNDAY OF LENT

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1. 1. 1. 1. 4e LORD is my light and my salvavavavation; * whom shall I fearfearfearfear?


2. 2. 2. 2. When those who do evil draw nearnearnearnear * to devour my AeshAeshAeshAesh,

it is they, my enemies and foesfoesfoesfoes, * who stumble and fallfallfallfall.

3. 3. 3. 3. 4ough an army encamp againstgainstgainstgainst me, * my heart would not fearfearfearfear.

4ough war break out againstgainstgainstgainst me, * even then would I trusttrusttrusttrust.


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Rem em ber your mer cies, Lord*

and your love which is from all e ter ni ty. Do not let our en e mies

tri umph o ver us; de liv er us, O God of Is ra el,

from all our tri bu la tions.

INTROIT (Option 2)


1. 1. 1. 1. To you, O LORD, I liF up my soulsoulsoulsoul. * In you, O my God, I have trustedtrustedtrustedtrusted;

let me not be put to shameshameshameshame; * let not my enemies exult over memememe.

Let none who hope in you be put to shameshameshameshame; * but shamed are those who wantonly break faithfaithfaithfaith.

2. 2. 2. 2. O LORD, make me know your wayswayswaysways. * Teach me your pathspathspathspaths.


3. 3. 3. 3. Remember your compassion, O LORD, † and your merciful lovelovelovelove, * for they are �om of oldoldoldold.



I shall med i tate up on your com mand ments* which I great ly love;

I will ex tend my hands towards your com mand ments which I love.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. I have said, “O LORD, my porporporportion * is to obey your wordswordswordswords.”

With all my heart I implore your favfavfavfavor; * as with your promise, have mermermermercy.

2. 2. 2. 2. I have pondered my wayswayswaysways, * and turned my steps to your decreescreescreescrees.

I made haste; I did not delaylaylaylay * to obey your commandsmandsmandsmands.

3. 3. 3. 3. 4ough the nets of the wicked ensnaresnaresnaresnare me, * your law I did not forgetgetgetget.

At midnight I will rise and thankthankthankthank you * for your just decreescreescreescrees.

4. 4. 4. 4. I am a friend of all who reverevereverevere you, * who keep your preprepreprecepts.

O LORD, your merciful love Ells the earthearthearthearth. * Teach me your statstatstatstatutes.


Tell no one a bout the vis ion you have seen

un til the Son of Man has ris en from the dead.

COMMUNION


1. 1. 1. 1. My heart overAows with noble wordswordswordswords. * To the king I address the song I have mademademademade. *

2. 2. 2. 2. You are the most handsome of the sons of men, † and graciousness is poured out upon your lipslipslipslips, * for God has blessed you forevermoremoremoremore.

3. 3. 3. 3. Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mightmightmightmighty one, * with your splendor and your majmajmajmajesty.

In your majesty ride on triumphant † in the cause of truth, meekness, and jus jus jus justice. * May your right hand show your wondrous deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds.

4. 4. 4. 4. Your arrows are sharp—peoples fall beneathneathneathneath you— * in the heart of the foes of the kingkingkingking.

5. 5. 5. 5. Your throne, O God, shall endure forever. † A scepter of justice is the scepter of your kingkingkingkingdom. * Your love is for justice; your hatred for evevevevil.

4erefore God, your God, has anointnointnointnointed you * with the oil of gladness above other kingskingskingskings:

6. 6. 6. 6. I will make your name forever rememmemmemmembered. * 4us the peoples will praise you from age to ageageageage.



My eyes are for ev er turned towards the Lord;*

for he shall re lease my feet from the snare; look up on me

and have mer cy on me, for I am a ban doned and des ti tute.

INTROIT (Option 1)

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1. 1. 1. 1. To you, O LORD, I liF up my soulsoulsoulsoul. * In you, O my God, I have trusttrusttrusttrusted;

let me not be put to shameshameshameshame; * let not my enemies exult over memememe.

Let none who hope in you be put to shameshameshameshame; * but shamed are those who wantonly break faithfaithfaithfaith.

2. 2. 2. 2. O LORD, make me know your wayswayswaysways. * Teach me your pathspathspathspaths.


3. 3. 3. 3. Remember your compassion, O LORD, † and your merciful lovelovelovelove, * for they are from of oldoldoldold.


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When I vin di cate my ho li ness through you,* I will gath er you from all lands,

and I will sprin kle clean wa ter up on you,

and you shall be cleansed from all your Elth i ness;

and I will give you a new Spir it.

INTROIT (Option 2)










4e or din an ces of the Lord are right,* bring ing joy to all hearts,

sweet er than hon ey or the hon ey comb.

4ere fore your ser vant will ob serve them.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. 4e heavens declare the glory of GodGodGodGod, * and the Ermament proclaims the work of his handshandshandshands.

Day unto day conveys the mesmesmesmessage, * and night unto night imparts the knowlknowlknowlknowledge.

2. 2. 2. 2. No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded; † their sound goes forth through all the earthearthearthearth, * their message to the utmost bounds of the worldworldworldworld.

3. 3. 3. 3. 4ere he has placed a tent for the sun; † it comes forth like a bridegroom coming �om his tenttenttenttent, * rejoices like a champion to run his coursecoursecoursecourse.

4. 4. 4. 4. At one end of the heavens is the rising of the sun; † to its furthest end it runs its coursecoursecoursecourse. * 4ere is nothing concealed from its burning heatheatheatheat.


4e spar row has found her self a home,* and the tur tle dove

a nest in which to lay her young: at your al tars, O Lord of hosts,

my King and my God! Bles sed are they who dwell in your house,

they shall praise you for e ver and e ver.

COMMUNION


1. 1. 1. 1. How lovely is your dweldweldweldwelling place, * O LORD of hostshostshostshosts.

My soul is longing and yearnyearnyearnyearning * for the courts of the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

2. 2. 2. 2. O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayerprayerprayerprayer; * give ear, O God of JaJaJaJacob.

Turn your eyes, O God, our shieldshieldshieldshield; * look on the face of your anointnointnointnointed.

3. 3. 3. 3. One day within your courtscourtscourtscourts * is better than a thousand elseelseelseelsewhere.

4e threshold of the house of GodGodGodGod * I prefer to the dwellings of the wickwickwickwicked.

4. 4. 4. 4. For the LORD God is a sun, a shieldshieldshieldshield; * the LORD will give us his favor and gloglogloglory.

he will not withhold any goodgoodgoodgood * to those who walk without blameblameblameblame.

O LORD of hosts, how blesblesblesblessed * is the man who trusts in youyouyouyou!



Who so ev er drinks* the wa ter that I shall of fer, said the Lord,

shall have with in him a spring of wa ter

wel ling up un to e ter nal life.

COMMUNION (When the Gospel of the Samaritan woman is read)


1. 1. 1. 1. On that day, you will saysaysaysay: * I give you thanks, O LORDLORDLORDLORD;

though you have been angry with memememe, * your anger has abated, and you have consoledsoledsoledsoled me.

2. 2. 2. 2. God indeed is my savsavsavsavior; * I am conEdent and unafraidfraidfraidfraid.

My strength and my courage is the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * and he has been my savsavsavsavior.

3. 3. 3. 3. With joy you will draw wawawawater * at the fountain of salvavavavation,

and say on that daydaydayday: * Give thanks to the LORD, acclaim his namenamenamename;

among the nations make known his deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds, * proclaim how exalted is his namenamenamename.

4. 4. 4. 4. Sing praise to the LORD for his glorious achievechievechievechievement; * let this be known throughout all the earthearthearthearth.

Shout with exultation, O city of ZiZiZiZion, * for great in your midst is the Holy One of IsIsIsIsrael!



Re joice, O Je ru sa lem;* and gath er round, all you who love her;

re joice in glad ness, af ter hav ing been in sor row;

ex ult and be re plen ished with the con sol a tion

Aow ing from her moth er ly bos om.

* last time only

INTROIT

FOURTH SUNDAY OF LENT

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1. 1. 1. 1. I rejoiced when they said to memememe, * “Let us go to the house of the LORDLORDLORDLORD.”

And now our feet are standstandstandstanding * within your gates, O Jerurururusalem.

2. 2. 2. 2. Jerusalem is built as a citcitcitcity * bonded as one togethgethgethgether.

It is there that the tribes go upupupup, * the tribes of the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

3. 3. 3. 3. For Israel’s witness it isisisis * to praise the name of the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

4ere were set the thrones for judgjudgjudgjudgment, * the thrones of the house of DaDaDaDavid.


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Praise the Lord, for he is lov ing;* sing in hon or of his name,

for he is gra cious. He has ac comp lished

what ev er he re solved to do in heav en and on earth.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. Praise the name of the LORDLORDLORDLORD; * praise him, servants of the LORDLORDLORDLORD,

who stand in the house of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * in the courts of the house of our GodGodGodGod.

2. 2. 2. 2. For the LORD has chosen Jacob for himselfselfselfself, * and Israel as his treasured possessessessession.

4e LORD does whatever he wills, † in heaven, and on earthearthearthearth, * in the seas, and in all the depthsdepthsdepthsdepths.

3. 3. 3. 3. He summons clouds from the ends of the earth, † makes lightning produce the rainrainrainrain; * from his treasuries he sends forth the windwindwindwind.

4. 4. 4. 4. LORD, your name stands forevevevever, * your renown, Lord, from age to ageageageage.

For the LORD does justice for his peopeopeopeople * and takes pity on his serserserservants.

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En light en my eyes* lest I fall in to the sleep of death;

lest my en e my say: "I have pre vailed a gainst him."

OFFERTORY (When the Gospel of the Prodigal Son is read)


1. 1. 1. 1. How long, O LORD? Will you forget me forevevevever? * How long will you hide your face �om memememe?

How long must I bear grief in my soul, † have sorrow in my heart all day longlonglonglong? * How long shall my enemy prevail over memememe?

2. 2. 2. 2. Look, answer me, LORD my GodGodGodGod! * Give light to my eyes lest I fall asleep in deathdeathdeathdeath;

lest my enemy say, “I have overcomecomecomecome him”; * lest my foes rejoice when they see me fallfallfallfall.

3. 3. 3. 3. As for me, I trust in your merciful lovelovelovelove. * Let my heart rejoice in your salvavavavation.

I will sing to the LORD who has been bountiful with memememe. * I will sing psalms to the name of the Lord Most HighHighHighHigh.


Je ru sa lem,* built as a ci ty whose parts are bound Erm ly to geth er!

It is there that the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord,

to give thanks un to your name, O Lord.

COMMUNION




4ere were set the thrones for judg judg judg judgment, * the thrones of the house of DaDaDaDavid.

2. 2. 2. 2. For the peace of Jerusalem praypraypraypray, * “May they prosper, those who lovelovelovelove you.”

May peace abide in your wallswallswallswalls, * and security be in your towtowtowtowers.

3. 3. 3. 3. For the sake of my family and friendsfriendsfriendsfriends, * let me say, “Peace uponononon you.”

For the sake of the house of the LORD, our GodGodGodGod, * I will seek good things for youyouyouyou.



4e Lord made some clay with his spit tle,* and he spread it o ver my eyes;

and I went forth, I washed my self,

I be gan to see, and I put my faith in God.

COMMUNION (When the Gospel of the Man Born Blind is read)




2. 2. 2. 2. 4ere is one thing I ask of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * only this do I seekseekseekseek:

to live in the house of the LORDLORDLORDLORD * all the days of my lifelifelifelife,

to gaze on the beauty of the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * to inquire at his templetempletempletemple.

3. 3. 3. 3. For there he keeps me safe in his shelshelshelshelter * in the day of ev ev ev evil.

He hides me under cover of his tenttenttenttent; * he sets me high upon a rockrockrockrock.

4. 4. 4. 4. And now my head shall be raisedraisedraisedraised * above my foes who surroundroundroundround me,

and I shall oQer within his tent † a sacri'ce of joyjoyjoyjoy. * I will sing and make music for the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

5. 5. 5. 5. It is your face, O LORD, that I seekseekseekseek; * hide not your face �om memememe.

Dismiss not your servant in ananananger; * you have been my helphelphelphelp.

6. 6. 6. 6. Do not abandon or forsakesakesakesake me, * O God, my SavSavSavSavior!

4ough father and mother forsakesakesakesake me, * the LORD will receive ceive ceive ceive me.

7. 7. 7. 7. I believe I shall see the LORD's goodgoodgoodgoodness * in the land of the livlivlivliving.



My son, you should re joice;* for your broth er who was dead

has come back to life; he was lost and he has been found.

COMMUNION (When the Gospel of the Prodigal Son is read)


1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed is he whose transgression is forgivgivgivgiven, * whose sin is remitmitmitmitted.

Blessed the man to whom the LORD imputes no guiltguiltguiltguilt, * in whose spirit is no guileguileguileguile.

2. 2. 2. 2. I kept it secret and my �ame was wastwastwastwasted. * I groaned all day longlonglonglong,

3. 3. 3. 3. To you I have acknowledged my sinsinsinsin; * my guilt I did not hidehidehidehide.

I said, “I will confess my transgression to the LORDLORDLORDLORD.” * And you have forgiven the guilt of my sinsinsinsin.

4. 4. 4. 4. I will instruct you and teach you † the way you should gogogogo; * I will Ex my eyes upon youyouyouyou.

5. 5. 5. 5. Many sorrows has the wicked, † but loving mercy surroundsroundsroundsrounds * one who trusts in the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

6. 6. 6. 6. Rejoice in the LORD; exult, you justjustjustjust! * Ring out your joy, all you upright of heartheartheartheart!



Vin di cate me, O God,* and de fend my cause

a gainst an un god ly na tion; from wick ed and de ceit ful men

de liv er me, for you are my God and my strength.

INTROIT

FIFTH SUNDAY OF LENT

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1. 1. 1. 1. O send forth your light and your truthtruthtruthtruth; * they will guide me onononon.

4ey will bring me to your holy mounmounmounmountain, * to the place where you dwelldwelldwelldwell.

2. 2. 2. 2. And I will come to the altar of GodGodGodGod, * to God, my joy and gladgladgladgladness.

To you will I give thanks on the harpharpharpharp, * O God, my GodGodGodGod.

3. 3. 3. 3. Why are you cast down, my soulsoulsoulsoul; * why groan within in in in me?

Hope in God; I will praise him yet againgaingaingain, * my saving presence and my GodGodGodGod.


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I will praise you, O Lord, with my whole heart;*

deal boun ti fully with your ser vant,

that I may live and ob serve your word; re vive me

ac cor ding to your word, O Lord.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

2. 2. 2. 2. 4ey never do anything evevevevil, * but walk in his wayswayswaysways.

You have laid down your preprepreprecepts * to be carefully keptkeptkeptkept.

3. 3. 3. 3. May my ways be ErmErmErmErm * in keeping your statstatstatstatutes.

4en I shall not be put to shameshameshameshame * as I observe all your commandsmandsmandsmands.

4. 4. 4. 4. I will thank you with an upright heartheartheartheart, * as I learn your just judg judg judg judgments.

I will keep your statstatstatstatutes; * do not ever forsake sake sake sake me.


If a man would serve me,* let him fol low me;

wher e ver I am, my ser vant will be there too. too.

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COMMUNION

Final


1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, hear a cause that is justjustjustjust; * pay heed to my crycrycrycry.

Turn your ear to my prayerprayerprayerprayer: * no deceit is on my lipslipslipslips.

From you may my justice come forthforthforthforth. * Your eyes discern what is upupupupright.

2. 2. 2. 2. My foes encircle me with deadly intenttenttenttent. * 4eir hearts tight shut, their mouths speak proudproudproudproudly.

4ey advance against me, and now they surroundroundroundround me. * 4eir eyes watch to strike me to the groundgroundgroundground.

4ey are like a lion ready to clawclawclawclaw, * like some young lion crouched in hidhidhidhiding.

3. 3. 3. 3. As for me, in justice I shall behold your facefacefaceface; * when I awake I shall be Elled with the vision of your prespresprespresence.



When the Lord saw the sis ters of Laz a rus in tears near the tomb,*

he wept in the pres ence of the Jews and cried: Laz a rus, come forth.

And out he came, hands and feet bound,

the man who had been dead for four days.

COMMUNION (When the Gospel of Lazarus is read)


1. 1. 1. 1. Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD; * LORD, hear my voicevoicevoicevoice!

O let your ears be attententententive * to the sound of my pleadpleadpleadpleadings.

2. 2. 2. 2. If you, O LORD, should mark iniqiqiqiquities, * Lord, who could standstandstandstand?

But with you is found forgivegivegivegiveness, * that you may be reveredveredveredvered.

3. 3. 3. 3. I long for you, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * my soul longs for his wordwordwordword.

My soul hopes in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * more than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak.

4. 4. 4. 4. More than watchmen for daydaydaydaybreak, * let Israel hope for the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

For with the Lord there is mermermermercy, * in him is plentiful redempdempdempdemption.

It is he who will redeem IsIsIsIsrael * from all its iniqiqiqiquities.



Wo man, has no one con demned you?* No one, Lord.

Neith er do I con demn you; go and do not sin a gain.

COMMUNION (When the Gospel of the Adulteress is read)




2. 2. 2. 2. I kept it secret and my �ame was wastwastwastwasted. * I groaned all day longlonglonglong,


I said, “I will confess my transgression to the LordLordLordLord.” * And you have forgiven the guilt of my sinsinsinsin.

4. 4. 4. 4. I will instruct you and teach you † the way you should gogogogo; * I will Ex my eyes upon youyouyouyou.

5. 5. 5. 5. Many sorrows has the wicked, † but loving mercy surroundsroundsroundsrounds * one who trusts in the LordLordLordLord.

6. 6. 6. 6. Rejoice in the LORD; exult, you justjustjustjust! * Ring out your joy, all you upright of heartheartheartheart!



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Ho san na to the Son of Da vid,* the King of Is ra el.

Bles sed is he who comes in the name of the Lord.

Ho san na in the high est.

* last time only

OPENING ANTIPHON

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2. 2. 2. 2. 4e stone that the builders rejectjectjectjected * has become the corcorcorcornerstone.

By the LORD has this been donedonedonedone, * a marvel in our eyeseyeseyeseyes.

3. 3. 3. 3. Go forward in procession with branchbranchbranchbranches, * as far as the horns of the alalalaltar.

You are my God, I praisepraisepraisepraise you. * My God, I exaltaltaltalt you.


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My heart a wait ed re proach and mis er y;*

and I hoped for one that would grieve to geth er with me, but there was none;

I looked for one who would com fort me, and found no one.

For food they gave me gall; in my thirst they gave me vin e gar to drink.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. Save me, O God, for the wawawawaters * have risen to my neckneckneckneck.

I have sunk into the mud of the deepdeepdeepdeep, * where there is no footfootfootfoothold.

I have entered the waters of the deepdeepdeepdeep, * where the Aood overwhelmswhelmswhelmswhelms me.

2. 2. 2. 2. I am wearied with crying aloudloudloudloud; * my throat is parchedparchedparchedparched.

My eyes are wasted awaywaywayway * with waiting for my GodGodGodGod.

3. 3. 3. 3. More numerous than the hairs on my headheadheadhead * are those who hate me without causecausecausecause.

Many are those who attacktacktacktack me, * enemies with lieslieslieslies.

What I have never stostostostolen, * how can I restorestorestorestore?

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Fath er, if this cup can not pass a way

un less I drink it, thy will be done.

COMMUNION


1. 1. 1. 1. My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? † Why are you far �om savsavsavsaving me, * so far from my words of ananananguish?

O my God, I call by day and you do not an an an answer; * I call by night and I End no reprieveprieveprieveprieve.

2. 2. 2. 2. In you our forebears put their trusttrusttrusttrust; * they trusted and you set them freefreefreefree.

But I am a worm and no manmanmanman, * scorned by everyone, despised by the peopeopeopeople.

3.3.3.3. My heart has become like waxwaxwaxwax, * it is melted within my breastbreastbreastbreast.

For dogs have surrounded me; † a band of the wicked besets sets sets sets me. * 4ey tear holes in my hands and my feetfeetfeetfeet;

4. 4. 4. 4. I can count every one of my bonesbonesbonesbones. * 4ey stare at me and gloatgloatgloatgloat.

Save my life from the jaws of the lilililion, * my poor soul from the horns of wild bullsbullsbullsbulls.

5. 5. 5. 5. I will tell of your name to my kinkinkinkin, * and praise you in the midst of the assemsemsemsembly;

“You who fear the LORD, give him praise; † all descendants of Jacob, give him gloglogloglory; * revere him, all you descendants of Is Is Is Israel.”

6. 6. 6. 6. All the earth shall remember and return to the LORD, † all families of the nations worship beforeforeforefore him, * for the kingdom is the LORD's, he is ruler of the nanananations.

4ey shall worship him, all the mighty of the earthearthearthearth; * before him shall bow all who go down to the dustdustdustdust.

7. 7. 7. 7. And my soul shall live for him, my descendants serveserveserveserve him. * 4ey shall tell of the LORD to generations yet to comecomecomecome,

declare his saving justice to peoples yet unbornbornbornborn: * “4ese are the things the LORD has donedonedonedone.”


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Let our glo ry be in the cross* of our Lord Je sus Christ;

in him we have sal va tion, life and res ur rec tion;

through him we are res cued and set free.

INTROIT

HOLY THURSDAY

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1. 1. 1. 1. O God, be gracious and blessblessblessbless us * and let your face shed its light uponononon us.

So will your ways be known upon earthearthearthearth * and all nations learn your salvavavavation.

2. 2. 2. 2. Let the peoples praise you, O GodGodGodGod; * let all the peoples praisepraisepraisepraise you.

3. 3. 3. 3. Let the nations be glad and shout for joy, † with uprightness you rule the peopeopeopeoples; * you guide the nations on earthearthearthearth.

4. 4. 4. 4. Let the peoples praise you, O GodGodGodGod; * let all the peoples praisepraisepraisepraise you.

5. 5. 5. 5. 4e earth has yielded its fruitfruitfruitfruit * for God, our God, has blessedblessedblessedblessed us.

May God still give us his blessblessblessblessing * that all the ends of the earth may reverevereverevere him.


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OFFERTORY

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4is is my bo dy* which is giv en up for you; this is the cup

of the new cov en ant in my blood, says the Lord. Each time

that you par take there of, do it in me mo ry of me.

COMMUNION

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1. 1. 1. 1. 4e LORD is my shepshepshepshepherd; * there is nothing I shall wantwantwantwant.

Fresh and green are the paspaspaspastures * where he gives me reposeposeposepose.

Near restful waters he leadsleadsleadsleads me; * he revives my soulsoulsoulsoul.

2. 2. 2. 2. He guides me along the right pathpathpathpath, * for the sake of his namenamenamename.

4ough I should walk in the valley of the shadow of death, † no evil would I fear, for you are withwithwithwith me. * Your crook and your staQ will give me comcomcomcomfort.

3. 3. 3. 3. You have prepared a table beforeforeforefore me * in the sight of my foesfoesfoesfoes.

My head you have anointed with oiloiloiloil; * my cup is overAowAowAowAowing.

4. 4. 4. 4. Surely goodness and mercy shall folfolfolfollow me * all the days of my lifelifelifelife.

In the LORD's own house shall I dwelldwelldwelldwell * for length of days unendendendending.


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EASTER SEASON

4e right hand of the Lord has done val iant ly,*

the right hand of the Lord has ex alt ed me;

I shall not die, but I shall live,

and re count the deeds of the Lord, al le lu ia.

OFFERTORY

THE EASTER VIGIL

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2. 2. 2. 2. Let the house of Israel saysaysaysay, * “His mercy endures forevevevever.”

Let the house of Aaron saysaysaysay, * “His mercy endures forevevevever.”

Let those who fear the LORD saysaysaysay, * “His mercy endures forevevevever.”


4e Lord is at my side; I do not fearfearfearfear. * What can mankind do againstgainstgainstgainst me?

4e LORD is at my side as my help help help helper; * I shall look in triumph on my foesfoesfoesfoes.

4. 4. 4. 4. It is better to take refuge in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * than to trust in manmanmanman;

it is better to take refuge in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * than to trust in prinprinprinprinces.

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Christ, our Pas chal Lamb,* has been sac ri Eced, al le lu ia;

there fore, let us keep the feast by shar ing the un leav ened bread

of up right ness and truth, al le lu ia,

al le lu ia, al le lu ia.

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Let the house of Israel saysaysaysay, * “His mercy endures forevevevever.”


It is better to take refuge in the LORDLORDLORDLORD * than to trust in manmanmanman;

3. 3. 3. 3. 4e nations all encircled memememe; * in the name of the LORD I cut them oQoQoQoQ.

4ey encircled me all aroundroundroundround; * in the name of the LORD I cut them oQoQoQoQ.

4. 4. 4. 4. I was thrust down, thrust down and fallfallfallfalling, * but the LORD was my helphelphelphelper.

4e LORD is my strength and my songsongsongsong; * he was my savsavsavsavior.

5. 5. 5. 5. 4ere are shouts of joy and salvavavavation * in the tents of the justjustjustjust.

“4e LORD's right hand has done mighty deeds; † his right hand is exaltaltaltalted. * 4e LORD's right hand has done mighty deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds.”

6. 6. 6. 6. I shall not die, I shall livelivelivelive * and recount the deeds of the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

I will thank you, for you have ananananswered, * and you are my savsavsavsavior.



4is is the day the LORD has mademademademade; * let us rejoice in it and be gladgladgladglad.

8. 8. 8. 8. O LORD, grant salvavavavation; * O LORD, grant successcesscesscess.

Blest is he who comescomescomescomes * in the name of the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

9. 9. 9. 9. You are my God, I praisepraisepraisepraise you. * My God, I exaltaltaltalt you.

Give praise to the LORD, for he is goodgoodgoodgood; * his mercy endures forevevevever.


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I am ris en,* and I am al ways with you, al le lu ia;

you have placed your hand up on me, al le lu ia;

your wis dom has been shown to be most won der ful,


INTROIT

EASTER SUNDAY

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, you search me and you know me. † You yourself know my resting and my risrisrisrising; * you discern my thoughts �om afarfarfarfar. You mark when I walk or lie downdowndowndown; * you know all my ways through and throughthroughthroughthrough.

2. 2. 2. 2. Before ever a word is on my tonguetonguetonguetongue, * you know it, O LORD, through and throughthroughthroughthrough.

Behind and before, you besiegesiegesiegesiege me, * your hand ever laid uponponponpon me.

Too wonderful for me, this knowlknowlknowlknowledge; * too high, beyond my reachreachreachreach.

3.3.3.3. O where can I go from your spi spi spi spirit, * or where can I Aee �om your facefacefaceface?

If I climb the heavens, you are theretheretherethere. * If I lie in the grave, you are theretheretherethere.


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4e earth, trem bled and was still,

when God a rose in judg ment, al le lu ia.

OFFERTORY

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1. 1. 1. 1. God is renowned in JuJuJuJudah; * in Israel his name is greatgreatgreatgreat.

His tent is set in SaSaSaSalem, * and his dwelling place in SiSiSiSion.

It was there he broke the +aming ararararrows, * the shield, the sword, the ararararmor.

2. 2. 2. 2. Resplendent are you, more majesjesjesjestic * than the everlasting mounmounmounmountains.

4e stouthearted, despoiled, slept in deathdeathdeathdeath; * none of the soldiers could liF a handhandhandhand.

At your threat, O God of JaJaJaJacob, * horse and rider lay stunnedstunnedstunnedstunned.

3. 3. 3. 3. You, you alone, strike terror. † Who can stand in your prespresprespresence, * against the might of your wrathwrathwrathwrath?

4. 4. 4. 4. You uttered your sentence �om the heavheavheavheavens; * the earth in terror was stillstillstillstill

when you arose, O God, to judgejudgejudgejudge, * to save all the humble of the earthearthearthearth.

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Christ, our Pas chal Lamb,* has been sac ri Eced, al le lu ia;

there fore, let us keep the feast by shar ing the un leav ened bread

of up right ness and truth, al le lu ia,


COMMUNION

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As new born babes, al le lu ia, long for pure spir i tual milk,

al le lu ia, al le lu ia, al le lu ia.

INTROIT

SECOND SUNDAY OF EASTER

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, you search me and you know me. † You yourself know my resting and my risrisrisrising; * you discern my thoughts from afarfarfarfar.

You mark when I walk or lie downdowndowndown; * you know all my ways through and throughthroughthroughthrough.

2. 2. 2. 2. Before ever a word is on my tong tong tong tongue, * you know it, O LORD, through and throughthroughthroughthrough.

Behind and before, you besiegesiegesiegesiege me, * your hand ever laid uponponponpon me.

Too wonderful for me, this knowlknowlknowlknowledge; * too high, beyond my reachreachreachreach.

3. 3. 3. 3. O where can I go �om your spirspirspirspirit, * or where can I Aee from your facefacefaceface?

If I climb the heavens, you are theretheretherethere. * If I lie in the grave, you are theretheretherethere.


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4e An gel of the Lord came down from hea ven*

and said to the wo men: "4e One whom you seek has ris en,

as he said he would," al le lu ia.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. 4en go quickly and tell his disciciciciples, * “He has been raised �om the deaddeaddeaddead,

and he is going before you to GalGalGalGalilee; * there you will seeseeseesee him.”

2. 2. 2. 2. 4en they went away quickly from the tomb, † fearful yet overjoyedjoyedjoyedjoyed, * and ran to announce this to his disciciciciples.

3. 3. 3. 3. And behold, Jesus met them on their waywaywayway * and greeted themthemthemthem.

4ey approached, embraced his feetfeetfeetfeet, * and did him homhomhomhomage.

4. 4. 4. 4. 4en Jesus said to themthemthemthem, * “Do not be afraidfraidfraidfraid.

Go tell my brothers to go to GalGalGalGalilee, * and there they will seeseeseesee me.”


Stretch forth your hand,* and feel the place where the nails were,

al le lu ia; and be not doubt ful but be liev ing,


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Shout joy ful ly to God, all the earth, al le lu ia;*

sing a psalm to his name, al le lu ia; praise him with mag ni E cence,


INTROIT

THIRD SUNDAY OF EASTER

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1. 1. 1. 1. Because of the greatness of your strengthstrengthstrengthstrength, * your enemies fawn uponononon you.

Before you all the earth shall bow downdowndowndown, * shall sing to you, sing to your namenamenamename!”

2. 2. 2. 2. Come and see the works of GodGodGodGod: * awesome his deeds among the children of menmenmenmen.

He turned the sea into dry landlandlandland; * they passed through the river on footfootfootfoot.

3. 3. 3. 3. Let our joy, then, be in himhimhimhim; * he rules forever by his mightmightmightmight.

His eyes keep watch on the na na na nations: * let rebels not exalt themselvesselvesselvesselves.


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Praise the Lord, O my soul;*

I will praise the Lord through out my life;

I will sing to my God for as long as I live, al le lu ia.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. Put no trust in prinprinprinprinces, * in mortal man who cannot savesavesavesave.

Take their breath, they return to the earthearthearthearth, * and their plans that day come to nothnothnothnothing.

2. 2. 2. 2. Blessed is he who is helped by Jacob’s GodGodGodGod, * whose hope is in the LORD his GodGodGodGod,

who made the heavens and the earthearthearthearth, * the seas and all they containtaintaintain,

who preserves Edelity forevevevever, * who does justice to those who are oppressedpressedpressedpressed.

3. 3. 3. 3. It is he who gives bread to the hunhunhunhungry, * the LORD who sets prisoners freefreefreefree,

the LORD who opens the eyes of the blindblindblindblind, * the LORD who raises up those who are bowed downdowndowndown.

4. 4. 4. 4. It is the LORD who loves the just, † the LORD who protects the stranstranstranstranger * and upholds the orphan and the widow, † but thwarts the path of the wickwickwickwicked.

4e LORD will reign forevevevever, * the God of Sion from age to ageageageage.


4e Lord has ris en

and has ap peared to Pet er, al le lu ia.

* last time only

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Sing un to the Lord, al le lu ia;* sing to the Lord, bless his name;

pro claim his sal va tion day af ter day, al le lu ia, al le lu ia.

COMMUNION (Year B)


1. 1. 1. 1. O sing a new song to the LORDLORDLORDLORD; * sing to the LORD, all the earthearthearthearth.

Tell among the nations his gloglogloglory, * and his wonders among all the peopeopeopeoples.

2. 2. 2. 2. For the LORD is great and highly to be praisedpraisedpraisedpraised, * to be feared above all godsgodsgodsgods.

Give the LORD, you families of peoples, † give the LORD glory and powpowpowpower; * give the LORD the glory of his namenamenamename.

3. 3. 3. 3. Bring an oQering and enter his courts; † worship the LORD in holy splensplensplensplendor. * O tremble before him, all the earthearthearthearth.

4. 4. 4. 4. Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad; † let the sea and all within it thunder praisepraisepraisepraise. * Let the land and all it bears rejoicejoicejoicejoice.



Sim on, son of John,* do you love me more than these?

Lord, you know all things, you know, O Lord, that I love you,

al le lu ia.

* last time only

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4e angel of the LORD is encampedcampedcampedcamped * around those who fear him, to resresresrescue them.

4. 4. 4. 4. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshearshearshears, * and rescues them in all their distresstresstresstress.

4e LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.

4e LORD ransoms the souls of his serserserservants. * All who trust in him shall not be condemneddemneddemneddemned.



4e earth is full of the mer cy of the Lord, al le lu ia;*

by the word of the Lord, the hea vens were es tab lished,


INTROIT

FOURTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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1. 1. 1. 1. Ring out your joy to the LORD, O you justjustjustjust; * for praise is Etting for the upupupupright.

Give thanks to the LORD upon the harpharpharpharp; * with a tenstringed lute sing him songssongssongssongs.

O sing him a song that is newnewnewnew; * play skillfully, with shouts of joyjoyjoyjoy.

2. 2. 2. 2. For the word of the LORD is faithfaithfaithfaithful, * and all his works to be trusttrusttrusttrusted.

4e LORD loves justice and rightrightrightright, * and his merciful love 'lls the earthearthearthearth.

3. 3. 3. 3. By the word of the LORD the heavens were mademademademade, * by the breath of his mouth all their hosthosthosthost.

As in a Aask, he collects the waves of the oooocean; * he stores up the depths of the seaseaseasea.


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O God, my God,* from day break do I watch for you;

and in in vo ca tion of your name will I liF up my hands.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. O God, you are my God; at dawn I seekseekseekseek you; * for you my soul is thirstthirstthirstthirsting.

For you my Aesh is pinpinpinpining, * like a dry, weary land without wawawawater.

I have come before you in the sancsancsancsanctuary, * to behold your strength and your gloglogloglory.

2. 2. 2. 2. Your loving mercy is better than lifelifelifelife; * my lips will speak your praisepraisepraisepraise.

I will bless you all my lifelifelifelife; * in your name I will liF up my handshandshandshands.

My soul shall be Elled as with a banbanbanbanquet; * with joyful lips, my mouth shall praisepraisepraisepraise you.

3. 3. 3. 3. When I remember you upon my bedbedbedbed, * I muse on you through the watches of the nightnightnightnight.

For you have been my strengthstrengthstrengthstrength; * in the shadow of your wings I rejoicejoicejoicejoice.

My soul clings fast to youyouyouyou; * your right hand upholdsholdsholdsholds me.

4. 4. 4. 4. 4ose who seek to destroy my lifelifelifelife * shall go down to the depths of the earthearthearthearth.

Put to the power of the swordswordswordsword, * they shall be leF as prey for the jackjackjackjackals.

5. 5. 5. 5. But the king shall rejoice in God; † all that swear by him shall exultultultult, * for the mouth of liars shall be sisisisilenced.

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I am the good shep herd, al le lu ia; I know my sheep

and my own know me, al le lu ia, al le lu ia.

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Sing to the Lord a new song, al le lu ia;*

for the Lord has ac com plished won drous deeds, al le lu ia;

he has re vealed his jus tice in the sight of the Gen tiles,


INTROIT

FIFTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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1. 1. 1. 1. His right hand and his holy armarmarmarm * have brought salvavavavation.


2. 2. 2. 2. All the ends of the earth have seenseenseenseen * the salvation of our GodGodGodGod.

Shout to the LORD, all the earth; † break forth into joyous songsongsongsong, * and sing out your praisepraisepraisepraise.

3. 3. 3. 3. Sing psalms to the LORD with the harpharpharpharp, * with the harp and the sound of songsongsongsong.

With trumpets and the sound of the hornhornhornhorn, * raise a shout before the King, the LordLordLordLord.


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Shout joy ful ly to God, all the earth;* shout with joy to God,

all the earth; sing a psalm in hon or of his name; come and hear,

all you who fear God, and I will tell you what great things

the Lord has done for my soul, al le lu ia.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. Burnt oQering I bring to your househousehousehouse; * to you I will pay my vowsvowsvowsvows,

the vows which my lips have ututututtered, * which my mouth declared in my distresstresstresstress.

2. 2. 2. 2. I will oQer you burnt oQerings of fatlings † with the smoke of sacri'cial ramsramsramsrams. * I will oQer bullocks and goatsgoatsgoatsgoats.

3. 3. 3. 3. Come and hear, all who fear GodGodGodGod; * I will tell what he did for my soulsoulsoulsoul.

To him I cried aloudloudloudloud, * with exaltation ready on my tonguetonguetonguetongue.

4. 4. 4. 4. Had I considered evil in my heartheartheartheart, * the Lord would not have lislislislistened.

But truly God has lislislislistened; * he has heeded the voice of my prayerprayerprayerprayer.

Blest be God, who did not reject my prayerprayerprayerprayer, * nor withhold from me his merciful lovelovelovelove.


Have I been with you so long,* and yet you do not know me? Phil ip,

he who sees me, sees the Fa ther.

Do you not be lieve that I am in the Fa ther,

and the Fa ther in me? Al le lu ia, al le lu ia.

COMMUNION (Year A)





2. 2. 2. 2. Blessed the nation whose God is the LORDLORDLORDLORD, * the people he has chosen as his herherherheritage.

From the heavens the LORD looks forthforthforthforth; * he sees all the children of menmenmenmen.

3. 3. 3. 3. Yes, the LORD's eyes are on those who fearfearfearfear him, * who hope in his merciful lovelovelovelove.



I am the true vine,* and you are the bran ches; he who a bides in me

and I in him, he it is who bears much fruit,


COMMUNION (Years B & C)


1. 1. 1. 1. O shepherd of Israel, hearhearhearhear us, * you who lead Joseph like a AockAockAockAock:

2. 2. 2. 2. You brought a vine out of EEEEgypt; * you drove out the nations and plantplantplantplanted it.

Before it you cleared the groundgroundgroundground; * it took root and 'lled the landlandlandland.

3. 3. 3. 3. 4e mountains were covered with its shad shad shad shadow, * the cedars of God with its boughsboughsboughsboughs.

It stretched out its branches to the seaseaseasea; * to the River it stretched out its shootsshootsshootsshoots.

4. 4. 4. 4. Visit this vine and protect it, † the vine your right hand has plantplantplantplanted, * the son of man you have claimed for yourselfselfselfself.

5. 5. 5. 5. May your hand be on the man at your right handhandhandhand, * the son of man you have conErmed as your ownownownown.

And we shall never forsake you againgaingaingain; * give us life that we may call upon your namenamenamename.



Spread the news with a voice of joy;* let it be heard, al le lu ia;

speak it out to the ve ry ends of the earth;

the Lord has lib er a ted his peo ple,


INTROIT

SIXTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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1. 1. 1. 1. Cry out with joy to God, all the earthearthearthearth; * O sing to the glory of his namenamenamename.

O render him glorious praisepraisepraisepraise. * Say to God, “How awesome your deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds!






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O na tions, bless the Lord our God,* let the voice of his prais es res ound;

he has res tored my soul to life and he has not suf fered my feet to stum ble;

bles sed be the Lord who has neith er re jec ted my prayer

nor turned his mer cy a way from me, al le lu ia.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. Cry out with joy to God, all the earthearthearthearth; * O sing to the glory of his namenamenamename.

O render him glorious praisepraisepraisepraise. * Say to God, “How awesome your deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds!





4. 4. 4. 4. Let our joy, then, be in himhimhimhim; * he rules forever by his mightmightmightmight.

His eyes keep watch on the na na na nations: * let rebels not exalt themselvesselvesselvesselves.


I will not leave you or phans,* I will come to you a gain,

al le lu ia; and your heart will re joice,


COMMUNION (Year A)




2. 2. 2. 2. Jerusalem is built as a citcitcitcity * bonded as one togethgethgethgether.






5. 5. 5. 5. For the sake of my family and friendsfriendsfriendsfriends, * let me say, “Peace upon on on on you.”




I have cho sen you from the world,*

in or der that you might go and bring forth fruit,

and that your fruit should last, al le lu ia.

COMMUNION (Year B)


1. 1. 1. 1. I will sing forever of your mercies, O LORDLORDLORDLORD; * through all ages my mouth will proclaim your 'deldeldeldelity.

“With my chosen one I have made a covcovcovcovenant; * I have sworn to David my serserserservant:

4e heavens praise your wonders, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * your Edelity in the assembly of your hohohoholy ones.

2. 2. 2. 2. 4en you spoke in a vivivivision. * To your faithful ones you saidsaidsaidsaid,

“I have set the crown on a warwarwarwarrior, * I have exalted one chosen from the peopeopeopeople.

3. 3. 3. 3. I have found my servant DaDaDaDavid, * and with my holy oil anointed himhimhimhim.

My hand shall always be withwithwithwith him, * and my arm shall make him strongstrongstrongstrong.

4. 4. 4. 4. My mercy and my faithfulness shall be withwithwithwith him; * by my name his might shall be exaltaltaltalted.

I will keep my faithful love for him alalalalways; * with him my covenant shall lastlastlastlast.



4e Ho ly Spir it will teach you, al le lu ia;

all the things that I have said un to you, al le lu ia, al le lu ia.

COMMUNION (Year C)


1. 1. 1. 1. Have mercy on me, O GodGodGodGod, * according to your merciful lovelovelovelove;

2. 2. 2. 2. Cleanse me with hyssop, and I shall be purepurepurepure; * wash me, and I shall be whiter than snowsnowsnowsnow.

Let me hear rejoicing and gladgladgladgladness, * that the bones you have crushed may exultultultult.

3. 3. 3. 3. Create a pure heart for me, O GodGodGodGod; * renew a steadfast spirit withinininin me.

Do not cast me away �om your prespresprespresence; * take not your holy spirit �om memememe.

4. 4. 4. 4. I will teach transgressors your wayswayswaysways, * that sinners may return to youyouyouyou.

O LORD, open my lipslipslipslips * and my mouth shall proclaim your praisepraisepraisepraise.

In your good pleasure, show favor to SiSiSiSion; * rebuild the walls of Jerurururusalem.



Men of Gal i lee,* why are you gaz ing in as ton ish ment at the sky?

al le lu ia; just as you have seen him as cend in to hea ven,

so, in like man ner, shall he re turn,


* last time only

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THE ASCENSION OF THE LORD

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1. 1. 1. 1. All peoples, clap your handshandshandshands. * Cry to God with shouts of joyjoyjoyjoy!

For the LORD, the Most High, is aweaweaweawesome, * the great king over all the earthearthearthearth.

2. 2. 2. 2. He humbles peoples under usususus * and nations under our feetfeetfeetfeet.

Our heritage he chose for usususus, * the pride of Jacob whom he lovesloveslovesloves.

3. 3. 3. 3. God goes up with shouts of joyjoyjoyjoy. * 4e LORD goes up with trumpet blastblastblastblast.

Sing praise for God; sing praisepraisepraisepraise! * Sing praise to our king; sing praisepraisepraisepraise!


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Men of Gal i lee,* why do you gaze at the sky in as ton ish ment?

4is same Je sus who was tak en up from you

in to hea ven, will come by the ve ry way

in which you saw him go in to hea ven, al le lu ia.

OFFERTORY




2. 2. 2. 2. God is king of all the earthearthearthearth. * Sing praise with all your skillskillskillskill.

God reigns over the nanananations. * God sits upon his holy thronethronethronethrone.

3. 3. 3. 3. 4e princes of the peoples are assemsemsemsembled * with the people of the God of Abraham.

4e rulers of the earth belong to GodGodGodGod, * who is greatly exaltaltaltalted.


All pow er has been giv en to me* in heav en and on earth al le lu ia;

go there fore and teach all the na tions, bap tiz ing them

in the name of the Fa ther and of the Son

and of the Ho ly Spir it, al le lu ia, al le lu ia.

COMMUNION (Year A)


1. 1. 1. 1. Give ear, my people, to my teachteachteachteaching; * incline your ear to the words of my mouthmouthmouthmouth.

4e things we have heard and understoodstoodstoodstood, * the things our fathers have toldtoldtoldtold us,

these we will not hide �om their chilchilchilchildren * but will tell them to the next generaaaation:

2. 2. 2. 2. Yet he commanded the clouds abovebovebovebove, * and opened the gates of heavheavheavheaven.

He rained down manna to eateateateat, * and gave them bread �om heavheavheavheaven.

3. 3. 3. 3. Man ate the bread of anananangels. * He sent them abundance of foodfoodfoodfood;

He rained Aesh upon them like dustdustdustdust, * winged fowl like the sands of the seaseaseasea.



4ese signs will ac com pan y those who be lieve:* they will cast out dem ons,

and when they lay their hands up on the sick,

these will re cov er, al le lu ia.

COMMUNION (Year B)








4e angel of the LORD is encampedcampedcampedcamped * around those who fear him, to resresresrescue them.

4. 4. 4. 4. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshearshearshears, * and rescues them in all their distresstresstresstress.

4e LORD is close to the brokenhearthearthearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesavesave.




Sing to the Lord* who has as cen ded the high est heav ens,

towards the East, al le lu ia.

COMMUNION (Year C)


1. 1. 1. 1. Let God arise; let his foes be scatscatscatscattered. * Let those who hate him Aee from his prespresprespresence.


2. 2. 2. 2. Father of orphans, defender of widwidwidwidows: * such is God in his holy placeplaceplaceplace.

You have ascended on high; leading captivity captive † as tribute receiving prisoners, O GodGodGodGod, * so that even rebels may dwell near the LORD GodGodGodGod.

3. 3. 3. 3. Day aFer day, may the LORD be blestblestblestblest. * He bears our burdens; God is our savsavsavsavior.

4is God of ours is a God who savessavessavessaves. * 4e LORD our LORD provides an escape �om deathdeathdeathdeath.

4ey see your solemn procession, O GodGodGodGod, * the procession of my God, of my king, to the holy placeplaceplaceplace:

4. 4. 4. 4. Summon forth your might, O GodGodGodGod; * your might, O God, which you have shown for usususus.

From your temple high in Jerurururusalem, * kings will come to you bringing their trib trib trib tribute.

5. 5. 5. 5. You kingdoms of the earth, sing to God, praise the LORDLORDLORDLORD * who rides on the heavens, the ancient heavheavheavheavens.

Behold, he thunders his voice, his mighty voicevoicevoicevoice. * Come, acknowledge the power of GodGodGodGod.



Heark en, O Lord, un to my voice*

which has called out to you, al le lu ia; my heart dec lared to you:

"Your coun ten ance have I sought;

I shall e ver seek your coun ten ance, O Lord;

do not turn your face from me, al le lu ia, al le lu ia."

INTROIT

SEVENTH SUNDAY OF EASTER

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2. 2. 2. 2. When those who do evil draw nearnearnearnear * to devour my AeshAeshAeshAesh,

it is they, my enemies and foesfoesfoesfoes, * who stumble and fallfallfallfall.

3. 3. 3. 3. 4ough an army encamp againstgainstgainstgainst me, * my heart would not fearfearfearfear.

4ough war break out against gainst gainst gainst me, * even then would I trusttrusttrusttrust.


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God has gone up* a midst shouts of joy,

the Lord to the sound of the trum pet, al le lu ia.

OFFERTORY (Option 1)


1. 1. 1. 1. All peoples, clap your handshandshandshands. * Cry to God with shouts of joyjoyjoyjoy!

For the LORD, the Most High, is aweaweaweawesome, * the great king over all the earthearthearthearth.

2. 2. 2. 2. He humbles peoples under usususus * and nations under our feetfeetfeetfeet.

Our heritage he chose for usususus, * the pride of Jacob whom he lovesloveslovesloves.





5. 5. 5. 5. 4e princes of the peoples are assemsemsemsembled * with the people of the God of AAAAbraham.



Men of Gal i lee,* why do you gaze at the sky in as ton ish ment?

4is same Je sus who was tak en up from you in to hea ven,

will come by the ve ry way

in which you saw him go in to hea ven, al le lu ia.







3. 3. 3. 3. 4e princes of the peoples are assemsemsemsembled * with the people of the God of Abraham.



Fa ther, when I was a mongst them,*

I kept those whom you had giv en me, al le lu ia;

but now I am com ing to you;

I do not ask you to take them out of the world,

but to keep them from ev il, al le lu ia, al le lu ia.

COMMUNION




2. 2. 2. 2. Jerusalem is built as a cicicicity * bonded as one togethgethgethgether.






5. 5. 5. 5. For the sake of my family and friendsfriendsfriendsfriends, * let me say, “Peace uponononon you.”




When I vin di cate my ho li ness through you,* I will gath er you from all lands,

and I will sprin kle clean wa ter up on you,

and you shall be cleansed from all your Elth i ness;

and I will give you a new Spir it.


INTROIT (Option 1)

PENTECOSTVIGIL MASS

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4e love of God* has been poured in to our hearts, al le lu ia;

by his Spi rit which dwells in us,


INTROIT (Option 2)



Bless the LORD, O my soulsoulsoulsoul, * and never forget all his benbenbenbeneEts.

2. 2. 2. 2. It is the LORD who forgives all your sinssinssinssins, * who heals every one of your illsillsillsills,

who redeems your life from the gravegravegravegrave, * who crowns you with mercy and compasspasspasspassion,

who Ells your life with good thingsthingsthingsthings, * renewing your youth like an eaeaeaeagle’s.





Send forth your Spi rit* and all things shall be cre a ted a new,

and you shall re new the face of the earth;

glo ry be un to the Lord for ev er, al le lu ia.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. Bless the LORD, O my soulsoulsoulsoul! * O LORD my God, how great you areareareare,

clothed in majesty and honhonhonhonor, * wrapped in light as with a roberoberoberobe!

2. 2. 2. 2. You stretch out the heavens like a tenttenttenttent. * On the waters you establish your dwelldwelldwelldwelling.

You make the clouds your charcharcharchariot; * you ride on the wings of the windwindwindwind.

You make the winds your mesmesmesmessengers, * Aame and 're your serserserservants.

3. 3. 3. 3. You set the earth on its foundadadadation, * immovable from age to ageageageage.

You wrapped it with the depths like a cloakcloakcloakcloak; * the waters stood higher than the mounmounmounmountains.

At your threat they took to AightAightAightAight; * at the voice of your thunder they AedAedAedAed.

4. 4. 4. 4. 4e mountains rose, the valleys descendscendscendscended, * to the place which you had appointed themthemthemthem.

You set limits they might not passpasspasspass, * lest they return to cover the earthearthearthearth.


On the last day of the feast, Je sus said:* "He who be lieves in me,

out of his heart shall Aow riv ers of liv ing wa ter."

Now, this he said a bout the Spi rit,

which those who be lieved in him were to re ceive,


COMMUNION


1. 1. 1. 1. Bless the LORD, O my soulsoulsoulsoul! * O LORD my God, how great you areareareare,

2. 2. 2. 2. You send forth your spirit, and they are creatatatated, * and you renew the face of the earthearthearthearth.

3. 3. 3. 3. May the glory of the LORD last forevevevever! * May the LORD rejoice in his worksworksworksworks!

4. 4. 4. 4. I will sing to the LORD all my lifelifelifelife, * sing psalms to my God while I livelivelivelive.

May my thoughts be pleasing to himhimhimhim. * I will rejoice in the LORDLORDLORDLORD.



4e Spi rit of the Lord* has Elled the whole world,

al le lu ia; and that which con tains all things,

knows ev ery lan guage spo ken by men,


INTROIT

PENTECOST - MASS OF THE DAY

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As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; † like wax that melts before the EreEreEreEre, * so the wicked shall perish at the presence of GodGodGodGod.

2. 2. 2. 2. But the just shall rejoice at the presence of GodGodGodGod; * they shall exult with glad rejoicjoicjoicjoicing.



God gives the desolate a home to dwell in; † he leads the prisoners forth into prosperperperperity, * but rebels must dwell in a parched landlandlandland.


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Con Erm, O God,* that which you have ac com plished in our midst;

from your ho ly tem ple which is in Je ru sa lem,

kings shall of fer pres ents to you, al le lu ia.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. O sing to God; make music to his name. † Extol the One who rides on the cloudscloudscloudsclouds. * 4e LORD is his name; exult at his prespresprespresence.


God gives the desolate a home to dwell in; † he leads the prisoners forth into prosperperperperity, * but rebels must dwell in a parched landlandlandland.

3. 3. 3. 3. O God, when you went forth before your peopeopeopeople, * when you marched out across the desdesdesdesert,

the earth trembled, heavens poured down rain: † at the face of God, the God of SiSiSiSinai, * at the face of God, the God of IsIsIsIsrael.

4. 4. 4. 4. You poured down, O God, a generous rainrainrainrain; * when your people languished, you restored their inherherherheritance.

It was there that your Aock began to dwelldwelldwelldwell. * In your goodness, O God, you provided for the poorpoorpoorpoor.


Sud den ly, a sound came from hea ven* like the rush of a might y wind,

in the place where they were sit ting, al le lu ia;

and they were all Elled with the Ho ly Spi rit,

and an nounced the great things God had done,


COMMUNION



But the just shall rejoice at the presence of GodGodGodGod; * they shall exult with glad rejoicjoicjoicjoicing.

2. 2. 2. 2. O sing to God; make music to his name. † Extol the One who rides on the cloudscloudscloudsclouds. * 4e LORD is his name; exult at his prespresprespresence.

Father of orphans, defender of widwidwidwidows: * such is God in his holy placeplaceplaceplace.

3. 3. 3. 3. O God, when you went forth before your peopeopeopeople, * when you marched out across the dedededesert,

the earth trembled, heavens poured down rain: † at the face of God, the God of SiSiSiSinai, * at the face of God, the God of IsIsIsIsrael.

4. 4. 4. 4. Day aFer day, may the LORD be blestblestblestblest. * He bears our burdens; God is our savsavsavsavior.

4is God of ours is a God who savessavessavessaves. * 4e LORD our LORD provides an escape �om deathdeathdeathdeath.

5. 5. 5. 5. Summon forth your might, O GodGodGodGod; * your might, O God, which you have shown for usususus.

His glory is on Israel; his might is in the skiesskiesskiesskies. * Awesome is God in his holy placeplaceplaceplace.

He is God, the God of Israel. † He himself gives strength and power to his peopeopeopeople. * Blest be GodGodGodGod!



Bles sed be the Ho ly Tri ni ty*

and its un di vi ded U ni ty; we shall ev er give him thanks,

for he has dealt with us ac cor ding to his mer cy.

INTROIT (Years A & B)

THE MOST HOLY TRINITY

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1. 1. 1. 1. O LORD, our LORD, how majestic † is your name through all the earthearthearthearth! * Your majesty is set above the heavheavheavheavens.

From the mouths of children and of babes † you fashioned praise to foil your enenenenemy, * to silence the foe and the rerererebel.

2. 2. 2. 2. When I see the heavens, the work of your EnEnEnEngers, * the moon and the stars which you arrangedrangedrangedranged,

what is man that you should keep him in mindmindmindmind, * the son of man that you care for himhimhimhim?

3. 3. 3. 3. Yet you have made him little lower than the an an an angels; * with glory and honor you crownedcrownedcrownedcrowned him,

gave him power over the works of your handshandshandshands: * you put all things under his feetfeetfeetfeet.


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4e love of God* has been poured in to our hearts, al le lu ia;

by his Spi rit which dwells in us,


INTROIT (Year C)



Bless the LORD, O my soulsoulsoulsoul, * and never forget all his benbenbenbeneEts.

2. 2. 2. 2. It is the LORD who forgives all your sinssinssinssins, * who heals every one of your illsillsillsills,

who redeems your life from the gravegravegravegrave, * who crowns you with mercy and compasspasspasspassion,

who Ells your life with good thingsthingsthingsthings, * renewing your youth like an eaeaeaeagle’s.





Bles sed be God the Fa ther,* and the on ly be got ten Son of God,

and the Ho ly Spi rit; for he has dealt with us

ac cor ding to his mer cy.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. Bless the Lord, all you works of the LordLordLordLord. * Praise and exalt him above all forevevevever.

Angels of the Lord, bless the LordLordLordLord, * You heavens, bless the LordLordLordLord.

All you waters above the heavens, bless the LordLordLordLord. * All you hosts of the Lord, bless the LordLordLordLord.

2. 2. 2. 2. Sun and moon, bless the LordLordLordLord. * Stars of heaven, bless the LordLordLordLord.

Every shower and dew, bless the LordLordLordLord. * All you winds, bless the LordLordLordLord.

Fire and heat, bless the LordLordLordLord. * Cold and chill, bless the LordLordLordLord.

3. 3. 3. 3. Dew and rain, bless the LordLordLordLord. * Frost and chill, bless the LordLordLordLord.

Ice and snow, bless the LordLordLordLord. * Nights and days, bless the LordLordLordLord.

Light and darkness, bless the LordLordLordLord. * Lightnings and clouds, bless the LordLordLordLord.

Let the earth bless the LordLordLordLord. * Praise and exalt him above all forevevevever.

4. 4. 4. 4. Mountains and hills, bless the LordLordLordLord. * Everything growing from the earth, bless the LordLordLordLord.

You springs, bless the LordLordLordLord. * Seas and rivers, bless the LordLordLordLord.

You dolphins and all water creatures, bless the LordLordLordLord. * All you birds of the air, bless the LordLordLordLord.

All you beasts, wild and tame, bless the LordLordLordLord. * You sons of men, bless the LordLordLordLord.

O Israel, bless the Lord. * Praise and exalt him above all forevevevever.

5. 5. 5. 5. Priests of the Lord, bless the LordLordLordLord. * Servants of the Lord, bless the LordLordLordLord.

Spirits and souls of the just, bless the LordLordLordLord. * Holy men of humble heart, bless the LordLordLordLord.

Hananiah, Azariah, Mishael, bless the LordLordLordLord. * Praise and exalt him above all forevevevever.

6. 6. 6. 6. Let us bless the Father, and the Son, and the Holy SpirSpirSpirSpirit. * Let us praise and exalt him above all forever.

Blessèd are you in the Ermament of heavheavheavheaven.* Praiseworthy and glorious and exalted above all forevevevever.


Let us bless the God of hea ven* and ut ter his prais es be fore all who live;

for he has dealt with us ac cord ing to his mer cy.

COMMUNION (Years A & C)


1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed be God who lives forevevevever, * because his kingdom lasts for all agagagages.

Praise him, you Israelites, before the Gentiles, † for though he has scattered you amongmongmongmong them, * he has shown you his greatness even theretheretherethere.

2. 2. 2. 2. He scourged you for your iniqiqiqiquities, * but will again have mercy on you allallallall.

He will gather you from all the GenGenGenGentiles * among whom you have been scatscatscatscattered.

3. 3. 3. 3. When you turn back to him with all your heartheartheartheart, * to do what is right beforeforeforefore him,

4en he will turn back to youyouyouyou,* and no longer hide his face �om youyouyouyou.

So now consider what he has done for youyouyouyou, * and praise him with full voicevoicevoicevoice.

4. 4. 4. 4. Bless the Lord of rightrightrightrighteousness, * and exalt the King of the agagagages.

In the land of my exile I praisepraisepraisepraise him, * and show his power and majesty to a sinful nanananation.

5. 5. 5. 5. “Turn back, you sinsinsinsinners! * do the right beforeforeforefore him:

perhaps he may look with favor uponponponpon you * and show you mermermermercy.

Let all men speak of his majmajmajmajesty, * and sing his praises in Jerurururusalem.”

6. 6. 6. 6. O Jerusalem, holy city, † he scourged you for the works of your handshandshandshands, * but will again pity the children of the rightrightrightrighteous.

7. 7. 7. 7. Praise the Lord for his goodness, † and bless the King of the agagagages, * so that his tent may be rebuilt in you with joyjoyjoyjoy.

May he gladden within you all who were capcapcapcaptives; * all who were ravaged may he cherish within you for all generations to comecomecomecome.



All pow er has been giv en to me* in heav en and on earth al le lu ia;

go there fore and teach all the na tions, bap tiz ing them

in the name of the Fa ther and of the Son

and of the Ho ly Spir it, al le lu ia, al le lu ia.

COMMUNION (Year B)



4e things we have heard and understoodstoodstoodstood, * the things our fathers have toldtoldtoldtold us,


2. 2. 2. 2. Yet he commanded the clouds abovebovebovebove, * and opened the gates of heavheavheavheaven.

He rained down manna to eateateateat, * and gave them bread �om heavheavheavheaven.

3. 3. 3. 3. Man ate the bread of anananangels. * He sent them abundance of foodfoodfoodfood;

He rained Aesh upon them like dustdustdustdust, * winged fowl like the sands of the seaseaseasea.



He fed them* with the En est of wheat; al le lu ia;

and with ho ney from the rock he sat is Eed them,


INTROIT

THE BODY AND BLOOD OF CHRIST

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1. 1. 1. 1. Sing joyfully to God our strengthstrengthstrengthstrength, * shout in triumph to the God of JaJaJaJacob.

Raise a song and sound the timtimtimtimbrel, * the sweetsounding harp and the lutelutelutelute;

2. 2. 2. 2. For this is a statute in IsIsIsIsrael, * a command of the God of JaJaJaJacob.

He made it a decree for JoJoJoJoseph, * when he went out from the land of EEEEgypt.

3. 3. 3. 3. I am the Lord your God, † who brought you up from the land of EEEEgypt. * Open wide your mouth, and I will EllEllEllEll it.


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4e Lord o pened the doors of hea ven*

and rained down man na up on them to eat;

he gave them bread from hea ven;

man ate the bread of an gels, al le lu ia.




I will open my mouth in a parparparparable * and utter hidden lessons of the pastpastpastpast.

2. 2. 2. 2. 4e things we have heard and understoodstoodstoodstood, * the things our fathers have toldtoldtoldtold us,


the glories of the Lord and his mightmightmightmight, * and the marvelous deeds he has donedonedonedone.

3. 3. 3. 3. He established a decree in JaJaJaJacob; * in Israel he set up a lawlawlawlaw.

To our fathers he gave a commandmandmandmand * to make it known to their chilchilchilchildren,

that the next generation might knowknowknowknow it, * the children yet to be bornbornbornborn.

4. 4. 4. 4. 4ey should arise and declare it to their chilchilchilchildren, * that they should set their hope in GodGodGodGod,

and never forget God’s deedsdeedsdeedsdeeds, * but keep every one of his commandsmandsmandsmands,


Mo ses con se cra ted an al tar to the Lord,*

and pre sen ted there up on burnt of fer ings and sac ri E cial vic tims;

he made an eve ning sac ri Ece as a frag rant of fer ing to the Lord,

in the pres ence of the sons of Is ra el.

* last time only



1. 1. 1. 1. 4e LORD answered, † “Him only who has sinned against memememe * will I strike out of my bookbookbookbook.

2. 2. 2. 2. Now, go and lead the people whither I have toldtoldtoldtold you. * My angel will go beforeforeforefore you.

When it is time for me to punpunpunpunish, * I will punish them for their sinsinsinsin.”

3. 3. 3. 3. 4us the LORD smote the peopeopeopeople * for having had Aaron make the calf for themthemthemthem.


He who eats my Aesh and drinks my blood,

a bides in me, and I in him, says the Lord.

COMMUNION (Years A & B)


1. 1. 1. 1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameblameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORDLORDLORDLORD!

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseekseek him.

2. 2. 2. 2. I treasure your word in my heartheartheartheart, * lest I sin against gainst gainst gainst you.

Remember your word to your serserserservant, * by which you made me hopehopehopehope.

4is is my comfort in sorsorsorsorrow: * that your promise gives me lifelifelifelife.

3. 3. 3. 3. 4e law from your mouth means more to memememe * than large quantities of silver and goldgoldgoldgold.

How sweet is your promise to my tonguetonguetonguetongue, * more than honey in the mouthmouthmouthmouth.

4. 4. 4. 4. Your word is a lamp for my feetfeetfeetfeet, * and a light for my pathpathpathpath.

I rejoice at your prompromprompromise, * like one who Ends a great treastreastreastreasure.



4is is my bo dy* which is giv en up for you; this is the cup

of the new cov en ant in my blood, says the Lord. Each time

that you par take there of, do it in me mo ry of me.

COMMUNION (Year C)













4e thoughts of his heart* stand from gen er a tion to gen er a tion:

that he might de liv er their souls from death,

and nour ish them in times of fam ine.

INTROIT

THE SACRED HEART OF JESUS

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2. 2. 2. 2. For the word of the LORD is faithfaithfaithfaithful, * and all his works to be trusttrusttrusttrusted.

4e LORD loves justice and rightrightrightright, * and his merciful love Ells the earthearthearthearth.

3. 3. 3. 3. By the word of the LORD the heavens were mademademademade, * by the breath of his mouth all their hosthosthosthost.

As in a Aask, he collects the waves of the ococococean; * he stores up the depths of the seaseaseasea.


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My heart a wait ed re proach and mis er y;*

and I hoped for one that would grieve to geth er with me, but there was none;

I looked for one who would com fort me, and found no one.

OFFERTORY


1. 1. 1. 1. Save me, O God, for the wawawawaters * have risen to my neckneckneckneck.

I have sunk into the mud of the deepdeepdeepdeep, * where there is no footfootfootfoothold.

I have entered the waters of the deepdeepdeepdeep, * where the Aood overwhelmswhelmswhelmswhelms me.

2. 2. 2. 2. I am wearied with crying aloudloudloudloud; * my throat is parchedparchedparchedparched.

My eyes are wasted awaywaywayway * with waiting for my GodGodGodGod.

3. 3. 3. 3. More numerous than the hairs on my headheadheadhead * are those who hate me without causecausecausecause.

Many are those who attacktacktacktack me, * enemies with lieslieslieslies.

What I have never stostostostolen, * how can I restorestorestorestore?

4. 4. 4. 4. O God, you know my folfolfolfolly; * from you my sins are not hid hid hid hidden.

May those who hope in you not be shamedshamedshamedshamed * because of me, O LORD of hostshostshostshosts;

may those who seek you not be put to shameshameshameshame * because of me, O God of IsIsIsIsrael.


One of the sol diers op ened his side with a spear,

and at once there came forth blood and wa ter.

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COMMUNION (Option 1): Sacred Heart


1. 1. 1. 1. I will sing forever of your mercies, O LORDLORDLORDLORD; * through all ages my mouth will proclaim your 'dedededelity.

I have declared your mercy is established forevevevever; * your Edelity stands Erm as the heavheavheavheavens.

2. 2. 2. 2. 4e heavens praise your wonders, O LORDLORDLORDLORD, * your Edelity in the assembly of your hohohoholy ones.

Justice and right judgment are the pillars of your thronethronethronethrone; * merciful love and Edelity walk in your prespresprespresence.

3. 3. 3. 3. For you are the glory of their strengthstrengthstrengthstrength; * by your favor it is that our might is exaltaltaltalted.

My mercy and my faithfulness shall be withwithwithwith him; * by my name his might shall be exaltaltaltalted.

I will keep my faithful love for him alalalalways; * with him my covenant shall lastlastlastlast.

3. 3. 3. 3. But I will never take back my mermermermercy; * my Edelity will never failfailfailfail.

I will never violate my covcovcovcovenant, * nor go back on the promise of my lipslipslipslips.



O taste and see how gra cious the Lord is;

bles sed is the man who trusts in him.

COMMUNION (Option 2)








4. 4. 4. 4. 4e angel of the LORD is encamped camped camped camped * around those who fear him, to resresresrescue them.

When the just cry out, the LORD hearshearshearshears, * and rescues them in all their distresstresstresstress.





I say un to you: there is joy a mong the An gels of God

for one sin gle sin ner who re pents. who re pents.

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2. 2. 2. 2. I kept it secret and my frame was wastwastwastwasted. * I groaned all day longlonglonglong,

for your hand, by day and by nightnightnightnight, * lay heavy uponononon me.

Indeed, my strength was dried upupupup * as by the summer’s heatheatheatheat.


I said, “I will confess my transgression to the LORDLORDLORDLORD.” * And you have forgiven the guilt of my sinsinsinsin.

4.4.4.4. You are a hiding place for me; † you keep me safe from distresstresstresstress; * you surround me with cries of delivlivlivliverance.

I will instruct you and teach you † the way you should gogogogo; * I will Ex my eyes upon youyouyouyou.

5. 5. 5. 5. Many sorrows has the wicked, † but loving mercy surroundsroundsroundsrounds * one who trusts in the LORDLORDLORDLORD.

Rejoice in the LORD; exult, you justjustjustjust! * Ring out your joy, all you upright of heartheartheartheart!



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