21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

Gather Us In

Verse 1:
Here in this place, new light is streaming,
now is the darkness, vanished away,
see, in this space, our fears and our dreamings,
brought here to you in the light of this day.
Gather us in, the lost and forsaken;
gather us in, the blind and the lame;
call to us now, and we shall awaken,
we shall arise at the sound of our name.
Verse 2:
We are the young, our lives are a mystery;
we are the old, who yearn for your face,
we have been sung throughout all of history,
called to be light to the whole human race.
Gather us in, the rich and the haughty;
gather us in, the proud and the strong;
give us a heart so meek and so lowly,
give us the courage to enter the song.

Here I am, Lord

Verse 1:
I, the Lord of sea and sky
I have heard my people cry
All who dwell in dark and sin
My hand will save
I, who made the stars of night
I will make their darkness bright
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?
Refrain 1:
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go, Lord, if you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart
Verse 2:
I, the Lord of snow and rain
I have borne my people's pain
I have wept for love of them
They turn away
I will break their hearts of stone
Give them hearts for love alone
I will speak my words to them
Whom shall I send?
Refrain 2:
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go, Lord, if you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart

One Bread, One Body

Refrain 1:
One bread, one body
One Lord of all
One cup of blessing which we bless
And we, though many
Throughout the earth
We are one body in this one Lord
Verse 1:
Gentile or Jew
Servant or free
Woman or man, no more
Refrain 2:
One bread, one body
One Lord of all
One cup of blessing which we bless
And we, though many
Throughout the earth
We are one body in this one Lord
Verse 2:
Many the gifts
Many the works
One in the Lord of all
Refrain 3:
One bread, one body
One Lord of all
One cup of blessing which we bless
And we, though many
Throughout the earth
We are one body in this one Lord
Verse 3:
Grain for the fields
Scattered and grown
Gathered to one, for all
Refrain 4:
One bread, one body
One Lord of all
One cup of blessing which we bless
And we, though many
Throughout the earth
We are one body in this one Lord

Take The Word Of God With You

Verse 1:
Take the word of God with you as you go.
Take the seeds of God's word and make them grow.
Refrain 1:
Go in peace to serve the world, in peace to serve the world.
Take the love of God, the love of God with you as you go.
Verse 2:
Take the peace of God with you as you go.
Take the seeds of God's peace and make them grow.
Refrain 2:
Go in peace to serve the world, in peace to serve the world.
Take the love of God, the love of God with you as you go.

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