I will sing to you, O Lord
All the days of my life
While I have breath, I will sing to your praise
I will tell of Your glory,
Of Your mercy and might
I will bless Your Holy Name.
I will sing with thanksgiving
And make music to our God.
Your faithfulness and love I will proclaim
I will exalt You O Sovereign King
With a humble, contrite heart.
I will bless Your Holy Name.
I lift my voice to the heavens
From where my help will come.
In His compassion, He gives victory and stregnth.
I will rejoice in God my Savior
When I called you answered me.
I will bless Your Holy Name.
I will sing, my song as incense
Set before Your throne.
And lift high our God, blessed from age to age.
I will shout out "Hosana"
Put my trust in You alone.
I will bless Your Holy Name.
I will sing a new song to You, O, Lord
And sing Your praises
In the gathering of the saints
We will bend our knees before You
And in heaven and on earth
All will bless Your Holy Name.
I will sing to You, O Lord
All the days of my life.
I will bless Your Holy Name.
- Lk 1:26,28,35,41-3. Jn 2:3,4,Donna Cori Gibson
First Gabriel greeted you saying,
"Hail Full of Grace, the Lord is with you.
The child to be born will be holy, the Son of God."
Even Elizabeth, filled with the Spirit
Said, "Why should you come to me
The mother of my Lord?"
He who is mighty has done great things for thee
And since our God honored you first in this way
We honor you too when we pray
Hail Mary, full of Grace
The Lord is with you
Blessed are you among women
Blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God
Pray for us sinners, now
And at the hour of our death. Amen.
"The prayers of the righteous availeth much"
The Bible says in James 5:16
So pray for us now to Jesus and at our death.
Remember at Cana, they had no more wine?
You asked your Son, He said,
"My hour has not come."
But a request from his mother, he could not deny
For your honor his ministry started that day
And for your intercession for us we now pray...
Jesus, when on the cross, gave you as our Mother
We're also the disciples he loves
(Your beloved disciples, your beloved disciples)
- Jn 17:21-26,
May we be one as you, Father, are in Jesus
As you are in Jesus and Jesus in You
That we may also be one in you
That the world may believe that you have sent him
And the glory which you gave to him
He has given to us.
That we may be one, just as you are one
He in us, and you in Him
That we may become perfectly one
That the world may know that you have sent him
And have loved us as you have loved him.
Father may we whom you have given to Jesus
Be with him where he is to behold his glory
Which you have given to him in your love for him
Before the foundation of the world
He made know to us your name
And he will make your name know.
(chorus)
- Lk 1:68-79
Blessed be the Lord the God of Israel
He's come to his people and set them free
He has raised up for us a mighty saviour
Born of the house of his servant David
Through his holy prophets he promised of old
That he would save us
From the hands of all who hate us
In the tender compassion of our God
The dawn from on high shall break upon us
To shine on those who dwell in darkness
And the shadow of death
And to guide our feet into the way of peace.
He vowed to show mercy to our Fathers
And to remember his holy covenant
This was the oath he swore
To our father Abraham
To set us free from the hands of our enemies
Free to worship him without fear
Holy and righteous in his sight
All the days of our life
(chorus)
You my child, shall be called
The prophet of the Most High
For you will go before the Lord
To prepare his way
To give his people knowledge of salvation
By the forgiveness of their sins
(chorus)
- Donna Cori Gibson
Oh, Lord you are my everything
I am nothing on my own
All that I have comes from you
The only thing that's truly mind
To give is my will
So I pray not my will but yours be fulfilled.
I make my life a living sacrifice
United to Jesus Christ
And every joy and suffering I accept
As from your loving mercy.
And I offer it all...
For the love and the honor
And the glory of God the Father
And the Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
All for the love and the honor
And the glory of God the Father
And the Son and Holy Spirit. Amen.
I thank you, Lord, for everything
Each blessing and cross
Even though I don't always understand
But I trust in your love for me
And your heavenly plan
I surrender to you and place it all in your hands.
I make my life a living sacrifice
United to Jesus Christ
And every joy and suffering I accept
As from your loving mercy.
And I offer it all...
(chorus)
- Titles from the Litany of Lorretto,
Donna Cori Gibson
Mother, ever virgin, Immaculate and holy
Tower of David of ivory, Mother Mary
Mother of our Savior of Christ, the Church
And Divine Grace
Mother of our Creator cause of our joy
And most powerful, gate of heaven
Most merciful, help of Christians
Most faithful morning star
Mother of good counsel, seat of wisdom
House of gold
Refuge of sinners, mirror of justice,
Mystical rose.
Mother, Queen of angels of prophets
Apostles and patriarchs
Most pure, Queen of virgins
Assumed into heaven, the queen of peace
Of all saints and all families
Of the holy rosary
Of confessors and martyrs, of the universe
And conceived without sin
Mother, Mediatrix of all graces, of Jesus
Holy, Mother of God and my mother
Pray for us.
Mother of God and my mother
Pray for us.
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord
And my spirit rejoices in God my Savior
For He has looked with favor on my lowliness
From this day all generations will call me blessed
The Almighty has done great things for me,
And holy is his Name.
He Has mercy on those who fear him
He has shown the stregnth of his are.
He has scattered the proud in their conceit
He has cast down the mighty from their thrones
And he has lifted up the lowly
And holy is his Name.
Holy, Holy, Holy is his Name.
Holy, Holy, Holy is his Name.
He has filled the hungry with good things,
And the rich he has sent away empty.
He has come to the help of his servant Israel
He has remembered his promise of mercy
The promise he made to our fathers
To Abraham and his children for ever and even
For ever and ever, for ever and ever. Amen.
Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Blood of Christ, inebriate me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, strengthen me.
O, good Jesus, hear me.
Within thy wounds, O Lord, hide me.
Seperated from you, let me never be.
From the evil one, protect me.
At the hour of my death, call me.
Jesus, call me.
Close to you, Jesus bid me.
That with all the saints, I may praise Thee.
Praise you forever, and forever.
Praise you forever. Amen.
Praise you forever. Amen.
- Dan 28:35-65
All the angels of the Lord
And you heavens, bless the Lord
All you waters above the heavens too.
All powers, sun and moon,
Every shower and the dew,
All you winds and fire and heat
Bless the Lord
Cold and chill, dew and rain
Ice and snow, nights and days
Light and darkness, lightening and the clouds
Mountains and hills everthing
Growing from the earth, you springs
Seas and rivers and water creatures
Bless the Lord
Bless the Lord all you works of the Lord
sing praise and exalt Him above all.
Bless the Lord all you works of the Lord
sing praise and exalt Him above all, forever.
All you birds of the air
All you beasts and sons of men
Oh, Israel, bless the Lord.
Priests and servents of the Lord,
Souls of the just, bless the Lord.
Holy men of humble heart
Bless the Lord!
(chorus)
- from a prayer by JPII and theChurch
Since we live by the Spirit
Let us follow the Spirit's lead.
A Spirit of wisdom, understanding's
What we need.
Of counsel and knowledge
And a fear of the Lord.
With healing and power
All our gifts send forth.
All your gifts send forth and
Come, Holy Spirit fill our hearts.
In the faithful light a spark
Of the fire of your love.
Send forth your Spirit with rebirth
And renew the face of the earth
With the light from above.
For the fruit of the Spirit
Is love and joy and peace.
Gentleness and patience
And generosity.
Kindness and faith and a life that is pure.
Give us the stregnth to live our faith
All always endure.
(chorus)
For union of all Christians
That the Church fulfill her mission
Continue in confession
And keep the counsel of God.
