Alleluia! Love is Alive

Verse 1:
People of God, see the morning is new
Rise from your sleeping and run to the tomb
Come and see! Come and see! He is alive!
A grave that is empty, a promise fulfilled
God who was with us is here with us still
He is here! He is here! He is alive!Refrain 1:
Alleluia! Love is alive
Conquered the grave and defeated the night
Alleluia! Love is alive!
The Son has arisen for all
Your people sing alleluia!Verse 2:
People of God, let your fear fall away
Your chains have been broken; abandon your shame
Lift your hearts! Lift your hearts! He is alive!
Here now is mercy embracing your soul
Here, the fulfillment that once was foretold
It is true! It is true! He is alive!Refrain 2:
Alleluia! Love is alive
Conquered the grave and defeated the night
Alleluia! Love is alive!
The Son has arisen for all
Your people sing alleluia!Verse 3:
People of God now rejoicing in Christ
Carry your joy to the darkness of night
Tell the world! Tell the world! He is alive!
Hear the good news of this glorious day
Every heart singing as heaven proclaims
He is Lord! He is Lord! He is alive!Refrain 3:
Alleluia! Love is alive
Conquered the grave and defeated the night
Alleluia! Love is alive!
The Son has arisen for all
Your people sing alleluia!

Ubi Caritas

Refrain 1
Ubi carits et amor, Deus ibi est.
Ubi carits et amor, Deus ibi est.Verse 1:
We gather together in the love of Christ;
Let each one be glad in him and rejoice.
Our God is alive, the God of love is near;
So love one another with a heart sincere.Refrain 2
Ubi carits et amor, Deus ibi est.
Ubi carits et amor, Deus ibi est.Verse 2:
We, the many, become one body as the Spirit binds,
And we seek to be one in Christ and one in heart and mind.
Let all quarrels, all division, all our conflict cease;
Then will Christ truly dell among us as our Lord of Peace.Refrain 3
Ubi carits et amor, Deus ibi est.
Ubi carits et amor, Deus ibi est.Verse 3:
Then, joined with the blessed, filled with hope and grace,
Dear Lord, in great glory may we see your face.
Our joy none can measure, joy that knows no end,
Resounding from endless age to age. Amen.Refrain 4
Ubi carits et amor, Deus ibi est.
Ubi carits et amor, Deus ibi est.

This is My Will

Verse 1
This is my will, my one command,
that love should dwell among you all.
This is my will, that you should love
as I have shown that I love you.Verse 2
No greater love a man can have than
that he die to save his friends.
You are my friends if you obey
what I command that you should do.Verse 3
I call you now No longer slaves;
No slave knows all His master does.
I call you friends, For all I hear
My Father say You hear from meVerse 4
You chose not me, But I chose you,
That you should go And bear much fruit.
I choseyou out That you in me
Should bear much fruit That will abide.Verse 5
All that you ask My Father dear
For my name's sake You shall recieve.
This is my will, My one command,
That love should dwell In each, in all.

City Of God

Verse 1:
Awake from your slumber
arise from your sleep
a new day is dawning
for all those who weep
The people in darkness
have seen a great light
the lord of our longing
has conquered the nightRefrain 1:
Let us build the city of God
may our tears
be turned into dancing
for the lord
our light and our love
has turned the night into dayVerse 2:
We are sons of the morning,
we are children of day.
The one who has loved us
has brightened our way.
The lord of all kindness
has called us to be
a light for his people
to set their hearts free.Refrain 2:
Let us build the city of God
may our tears
be turned into dancing
for the lord
our light and our love
has turned the night into day

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