22nd Sunday in Ordinary Time

• Entrance
• Offertory
• Communion
• Recessional

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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.

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Take Up Your Cross

Verse 1:
Take up your cross, the Savior said,
If you would my disciple be;
Deny yourself, the world forsake,
And humbly follow after me.Verse 2:
Take up your cross, be not ashamed!
Let not disgrace your spirit fill!
For God himself endured to die
Upon a cross, on Calvary's hill.Verse 3:
Take up your cross, which gives you strength,
Which makes your trembling spirit brave;
'Twill guide you to a better home
And lead to vict'ry o'er the grave.Verse 4:
Take up your cross, and follow Christ,
Nor think till death to lay it down;
For only they who bear the cross
May hope to wear the glorious crown.

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Only This I Want

Refrain 1:
Only this I want:
but to know the Lord,
and to bear his cross,
so to wear the crown he wore.Verse 1:
All but this is loss,
worthless refuse to me,
for to gain the Lord
is to gain all I need.Refrain 2:
Only this I want:
but to know the Lord,
and to bear his cross,
so to wear the crown he wore.Verse 2:
I will run the race;
I will fight the good fight,
so to win the prize
of the kingdom of my Lord.Refrain 3:
Only this I want:
but to know the Lord,
and to bear his cross,
so to wear the crown he wore.Verse 3:
Let your heart be glad,
always glad in the Lord,
so to shine like stars
in the darkness of the night.Refrain 4:
Only this I want:
but to know the Lord,
and to bear his cross,
so to wear the crown he wore.

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I Have Decided To Follow Jesus

Verse 1:
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back; no turning back.Verse 2:
Though no one join me, still I will follow
Though no one join me, still I will follow
Though no one join me, still I will follow
No turning back, no turning backVerse 1:
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
I have decided to follow Jesus;
No turning back; no turning back.