Heralds of Christ (NATIONAL HYMN)

1. Heralds of Christ, who bear the King's commands,
immortal tidings in your mortal hands,
pass on and carry swift the news you bring;
make straight, make straight the highway of the King.

2. Through desert ways, dark fen, and deep morass,
through jungles, sluggish seas, and mountain pass,
build now the road, and falter not, nor stay;
prepare across the earth the King's highway.

3. Lord, give us faith and strength the road to build,
to see the promise of the day fulfilled,
when war shall be no more, and strife shall cease
upon the highway of the Prince of Peace.

Text: Laura S. Copenhaver (1868-1941)
Tune: NATIONAL HYMN, 10 10.10 10

Speak, Lord (Tim Schoenbachler / Marienne Uszler)

Refrain:

Speak, Lord, I love to listen to your voice.
See, Lord, here I am.

1. My heart is silent, Lord. My soul is still,
waiting upon your voice. Tell me your will.
Empty, I place myself before your face.
Touch me now in the silence of faith.

2. Your word is life, O Lord, through all my days,
like a radiant light guiding my way.
Your law stands firm, O Lord, strong as a rock.
It endures through the night and the storm.

Based on Psalm 19

Composers: Tim Schoenbachler & Marienne Uszler

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A Prayer of Saint Ignatius

Lord, I offer you my all,
Take and use them as your own.
Not my will but yours be done,
All for you my Lord.

Take my hands and my feet O Lord,
Consecrate them to your use.
Take all the moments in my life,
That I may serve you all my days.

Take my heart, my senses and my feelings,
Take my mind, my freedom, my desires,
Take my will, my being and my life, O Lord,
Use me as your instrument.

Lord, I offer you my all,
Take and use them as your own.
Not my will but yours be done,
All for you my Lord.

Lyrics and Music: Copyright (c) 1997 Jonathan Y. Tan. All rights reserved.