Psalm 133 O How Good (Carey Landry)

Paraphrase of Psalm 133

Composer: Carey Landry

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Blest be the Lord (Dan Schutte)

Refrain:

Blest Be the Lord, Blest Be The Lord
The God of mercy, the God who saves.
I shall not fear the dark of night,
Nor the arrow that files by day.

1. He will release me from the nets of sinful men,
He will release me from their wicked hands.
Beneath the shadow of His wings, I will rejoice,
To find a dwelling place secure.

2. I need not shrink before the terrors of the night,
Nor stand alone before the light of day.
No harm shall come to me, no arrow strike me down.
No evil settle in my soul.

3. Although a thousand men have fallen at my side,
I'll not be shaken with the Lord at hand.
His faithful Love is all the armor that I need
To wage the battle with the foe

Composer: Dan Schutte

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Bless our God (John Foley)

1. Bless our God the Father of Jesus the Lord of our ways.
Every gift is ours in our life, in the Lord of our days.

Refrain:

Praise to his name, we are made for the praise of his glorious name.
He chose us to be those who trust in his ways.

2. May our God give light to the eyes of your mind for your days.
May he give you wisdom and knowledge of him, in his ways.

3. Bless our God, he grants us the gifts of our lives in his ways.
Bless our God, he saved us he gave us the Christ for our days.

Composer: John Foley

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The Cross of Love II - May the Voice of Angel Chorus / Song of Farewell (Rufino Zarazoga)

In memory of the victims of the Boston Marathon bombings, 15 April 2013




May the voice of angel chorus
lift your soul to God’s embrace.
May the martyrs come to welcome you
and saints prepare a place
where all sorrows and all burdens
melt before our Savior’s face,
who with love
did walk the Cross of Love.

May the Gentle Shepherd lead you
as you welcome Sister Death.
May the arms of Abraham
enfold your soul upon his breast.
In Jerusalem eternal,
holy city, holy rest;
you’ll find love, that walked the Cross of Love.

May the Lord bless and keep you
as your journey is complete.
May the face of God come shine on you,
God’s gracious light increase.
May the Holy One with kindness
look on you
and give you peace,  give you love,
to walk the Cross of Love.

See also alternate version: The Cross of Love - May the Lord bless and keep you (Rufino Zaragoza)

Text: Paraphrase of In Paradisum
Music: Rufino Zaragoza

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The Cross of Love I - May the Lord bless and keep you / Ðường tình yêu (Rufino Zaragoza)

1. May the Lord bless and keep you
till your journey is complete.
May the face of God come shine on you;
God’s gracious light increase.
May the Holy One with kindness
look on you and give you peace, give you love,
to walk the Cross of Love.

2. May your heart hold creation,
all of nature do embrace.
May your pilgrimage on holy ground
awaken you to grace.
May the lowly and forgotten
show our Savior’s hidden face, found with love.
O walk the Cross of Love.

3. May your steps form a pathway
for the kingdom to appear.
May your course hold firm with constant truth
enduring doubt and fear.
May each sunrise find you eager
for the day’s an op’ning mirror of God’s love;
so walk the Cross of Love.

4. May the Lord bless and keep you
till your journey is complete.
May the face of God come shine on you;
God’s gracious light increase.
May the Holy One with kindness
look on you and give you peace, give you love,
to walk the Cross of Love.

See also alternate version: The Cross of Love - May the Voice of Angel Chorus / Song of Farewell (Rufino Zaragoza)

Composer: Rufino Zaragoza

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Blessed be the God and Father

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,
which according to his abundant mercy
hath begotten us again unto a lively hope
by the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,

To an inheritance incorruptible, and undefiled,
that fadeth not away,
reserved in heaven for you,
Who are kept by the power of God
through faith unto salvation
ready to be revealed at the last time.

But as he which hath called you is holy,
so be ye holy in all manner of conversation.
Pass the time of your sojourning here in fear.

Love one another with a pure heart fervently.
See that ye love one another.
Love one another with a pure heart fervently:

Being born again,
not of corruptible seed,
but of incorruptible,
by the word of God.

For all flesh is as grass,
and all the glory of man
as the flower of grass.
The grass withereth,
and the flower thereof falleth away.

But the word of the Lord endureth for ever.
Amen.

Composer: Samuel Sebastian Wesley

The Lord Bless You And Keep You (Rutter)

The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord make His face to shine upon you
To shine upon you and be gracious
And be gracious unto you

The Lord bless you and keep you
The Lord make His face to shine upon you
To shine upon you and be gracious
And be gracious unto you

The Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you
The Lord lift up the light of his countenance upon you
And give you peace, and give you peace
And give you peace, and give you peace

Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen, Amen

Composer: John Rutter

Blest Are The Pure In Heart

Blest are the pure in heart,
for they shall see our God;
the secret of the Lord is theirs,
their soul is Christ's abode.

The Lord, who left the heavens
our life and peace to bring,
to dwell in lowliness with men,
their Pattern and their King;

still to the lowly soul
he doth himself impart
and for his dwelling and his throne
chooseth the pure in heart.

Lord, we thy presence seek;
may ours this blessing be;
give us a pure and lowly heart,
a temple meet for thee.

Words:
stanzas 1 & 3, John Keble (1792-1866)
stanzas 2 & 4, William John Hall (1793-1861)

Tune: FRANCONIA SM (Harmonischer Liederschatz, 1738)

God Be With You Till We Meet Again (Tune: Randolph)

See also version with Refrain: God Be With You Till We Meet Again

God be with you till we meet again
By His counsels guide, uphold you
With His sheep securely fold you
God be with you till we meet again

God be with you till we meet again
Neath His wings securely hide you
Daily manna still provide you
God be with you till we meet again

God be with you till we meet again
When life's perils thick confound you
Put His loving arms around you
God be with you till we meet again

God be with you till we meet again
Keep love's banner floating o'er you
Strike death's threatening wave before you
God be with you till we meet again

See also version with Refrain: God Be With You Till We Meet Again

Words: Jeremiah E. Rankin (1880)
Tune: RANDOLPH 98.89 (Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1906)

God Be With You Till We Meet Again

See also alternative tune: God Be With You Till We Meet Again (Tune: Randolph)

God be with you till we meet again
By His counsels guide, uphold you
With His sheep securely fold you
God be with you till we meet again

Refrain:

Till we meet, till we meet
Till we meet at Jesus' feet
Till we meet, till we meet
God be with you till we meet again

God be with you till we meet again
Neath His wings securely hide you
Daily manna still provide you
God be with you till we meet again

God be with you till we meet again
When life's perils thick confound you
Put His loving arms around you
God be with you till we meet again

God be with you till we meet again
Keep love's banner floating o'er you
Strike death's threatening wave before you
God be with you till we meet again

See also alternative tune: God Be With You Till We Meet Again (Tune: Randolph)

Words: Jeremiah E. Rankin (1880)
Music: Willim G. Tomer (1880)