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SIMPLE ENGLISH PROPERS For the Ordinary Form of Mass Sundays and Feasts

Melodies by Adam Bartlett

Organ accompaniment by Ryan Dingess

VOLUME II Ordinary Time, Feasts & Solemnities, and Ritual Masses Simple English Propers is licensed in the Creative Commons, 2011 CMAA

Organ accompaniments © 2014 by Ryan Dingess. This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License: ( http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ ).

Antiphon text translations by Solesmes Abbey, licensed in the Creative Commons.

Psalms reprinted from The Revised Grail Psalms Copyright © 2010, Conception Abbey/The Grail, admin. by GIA Publications, Inc., www.giamusic.com . All rights reserved.

Psalm tones for Introit modes 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 8, Offertory modes 1, 5, and Communion modes 1, 2, 5, 7, 8 by Fr. Samuel F. Weber, O.S.B., © St. Meinrad Archabbey, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution- Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

Psalm tones for Introit modes 3, 7, Offertory modes 2, 3, 4, 6, 8, and Communion modes 3, 6 by Adam Bartlett, licensed in the Creative Commons.

Psalm tone for Communion mode 4 excerpted from the Meinrad Tones, © St. Meinrad Archabbey, licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 3.0 United States License.

This book was engraved, typeset and designed by Ryan Dingess, Arizona, United States.

Cover design by Steven van Roode, Breda, the Netherlands.

Cover art: A page from a 15th c. gradual by Francesco di Antonio del Chierico (b. 1433, d. 1484, Firenze). The manuscript is an illumination of the chant Ad te levavi , the Introit for the First Sunday of Advent. In the initial letter is shown King David, the primary author of the Book of Psalms. CONTENTS

ORDINARY TIME 2 Second Sunday 12 Third Sunday 22 Fourth Sunday 30 Fifth Sunday 38 Sixth Sunday 44 Seventh Sunday 50 Eighth Sunday 58 Ninth Sunday 66 Tenth Sunday 76 Eleventh Sunday 82 Twelfth Sunday 92 Thirteenth Sunday 100 Fourteenth Sunday 106 Fifteenth Sunday 116 Sixteenth Sunday 124 Seventeenth Sunday 134 Eighteenth Sunday 144 Nineteenth Sunday 152 Twentieth Sunday 162 Twenty-First Sunday 168 Twenty-Second Sunday 176 Twenty-Third Sunday 182 Twenty-Fourth Sunday 194 Twenty-Fifth Sunday 200 Twenty-Sixth Sunday 208 Twenty-Seventh Sunday 214 Twenty-Eighth Sunday 220 Twenty-Ninth Sunday 226 Thirtieth Sunday 232 Thirty-First Sunday 240 Thirty-Second Sunday 248 Thirty-Third Sunday 256 Christ the King FEASTS & SOLEMNITIES 266 Presentation of the Lord 274 Saint Joseph 282 Annunciation of the Lord 288 Birth of St. John the Baptist – Vigil Mass 294 Birth of St. John the Baptist – Mass of the Day 300 Saint Peter & Saint Paul – Vigil Mass 306 Saint Peter & Saint Paul – Mass of the Day 312 Transfiguration of the Lord 318 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Vigil Mass 324 Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary – Mass of the Day 332 The Triumph of the Cross 338 All Saints 344 Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls) 350 Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 356 Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary

RITUAL MASSES 364 Funeral Mass 376 Nuptial Mass ORDINARY TIME

1 SECOND SUNDAY

INTROIT: 2nd Sunday 5 9 9 4 4 4

Let all the earth* wor ship you and praise you, O God; 5 9 9 4 4 4

9 5 4 4 4 4

may it sing in praise of your name, O Most High. 9 5 4 4 4 4

2 | Second Sunday 4 6 7 4 4 4 4 6 7 4 4 4

1. Cry out with joy to God, all the earthearth; * O sing to the glory of his namename.

O render him glorious praisepraise. * Say to God, “How awe some your deedsdeeds!

2. Because of the greatness of your strengthstrength, * your enemies fawn up ononon you.

Before you all the earth shall bow downdown, * shall sing to you, sing to your namename!”

3. Come and see the works of GodGodGod:God * awesome his deeds among the chi ldren of menmenmen.men

He turned the sea into dry landlandland;land * they passed through the riv er on footfootfoot.foot

Glory be to the Father …

Second Sunday | 3 OFFERTORY 7 3 7 7 4 4 4 4 Shout joy ful ly to God, all the earth;* shout with joy to God, 7 3 7 7 4 4 4 4

7 11 3 10 4 4 4 4

all the earth; sing a psalm in hon or of his name; come and hear, 7 11 3 10 4 4 4 4

10 11 11 4 4 4

all you who fear God, and I will tell you what great things 10 11 11 4 4 4

11 7 6 4 4 4

the Lord has done for my soul, al le lu ia. 11 7 6 4 4 4

4 | Second Sunday 6 6 11 4 4 4 6 6 11 4 4 4

1. Burnt o9ering I bring to your househouse; * to you I will pay my vowsvows,

the vows which my lips have utututtered,ut * which my mouth declared in my dis tresstress.

2. I will o9er you burnt o9erings of fatlings † with the smoke of sacri cial ramsrams. * I will o9er bullocks and goatsgoats.

3. Come and hear, all who fear GodGodGod;God * I will tell what he did for my soulsoulsoul.soul

To him I cried a loudloudloud,loud * with exaltation ready on my tonguetongue.

4. Had I considered evil in my heartheart, * the Lord would not have lislislistened.lis

But truly God has lislislistened;lis * he has heeded the voice of my prayerprayer.

Blest be God, who did not re ject my prayerprayer, * nor withhold from me his merci ful lovelovelove.love

Second Sunday | 5 COMMUNION (Year A) 11 11 4 4 11 We shall re joice in your sal va tion; 11 4 4

11 6 4 4

and in the name of the Lord our God shall we place our pride. 11 6 4 4

6 | Second Sunday 6 5 10 4 4 4 6 5 10 4 4 4

1. May the LORD answer you in time of tritritrial;tri * may the name of Jacob’s God pro tecttecttect you.

May he send you help om the hohoholyho place, * and give you support om SiSiSion.Si

2. May he remember all your ofofofferings,of * and receive your sacriCce with fafafavor.fa

May he give you your heart’s de siresiresire,sire * and fulCll every one of your plansplans.

3. Now I know the LORD saves his anointed, † and answers from his holy heavheavheavenheav * with the mighty victory of his handhand.

4. Some put their trust in chari ots or horshorses, * but we in the name of the LORD , our GodGodGod.God

Glory be to the Father …

Second Sunday | 7 COMMUNION (Year B) 10 8 7 4 4 4

An drew said to his bro ther Sim on: "We have found the Mes si ah" 10 8 7 4 4 4

7 10 6 4 4 4

which means Christ; and he led him to Je sus. 7 10 6 4 4 4

8 | Second Sunday 6 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

In the Lord my soul shall make its boastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladglad.glad

2. Glorify the LORD with mememe;me * together let us praise his namename.

I sought the LORD , and he answered mememe;me * from all my terrors he set me freefreefree.free

3. Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be a bashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tresstress.

4. Ge angel of the LORD is en camped * around those who fear him, to resresrescueres them.

Taste and see that the LORD is goodgood. * Blessed the man who seeks ref uge in himhimhim.him

5. Ge LORD is close to the broken hearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesave.save

Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserservants.ser * All who trust in him shall not be con demneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

Second Sunday | 9 COMMUNION (Year C): 2nd Sunday 4 6 11 12 4 4 4 4 Ge Lord said:* Fill the jars with wat er and bring some to the mas ter of the feast. 4 6 11 12 4 4 4 4

12 6 7 4 4 4 When the mas ter of the feast tas ted the wat er, which had now be come wine, 12 6 7 4 4 4

7 11 9 4 4 4 he dec lared to the bride groom: You have kept the good wine un til now. 7 11 9 4 4 4

9 14 6 4 4 4

Gis was the Crst sign which Je sus ac com plished be fore his dis cipl es. 9 14 6 4 4 4 * last time only

10 | Second Sunday 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4

1. Cry out with joy to God, all the earthearth; * O sing to the glory of his namename.

O render him glo rious praisepraise. * Say to God, “How awe some your deedsdeeds!

2. Because of the greatness of your strengthstrength, * your enemies fawn up ononon you.

Before you all the earth shall bow downdown, * shall sing to you, sing to your namename!”

3. Come and see the works of GodGodGod:God * awesome his deeds among the chil dren of menmenmen.men

He turned the sea in to dry landlandland;land * they passed through the riv er on footfootfoot.foot

O peoples, bless our GodGodGod;God * let the voice of his praise re soundsound,

Glory be to the Father …

Second Sunday | 11 THIRD SUNDAY

INTROIT (Years A & B) 6 10 4 7 4 4 4 4

6 Ge Lord, 10 walk ing by the sea of Gal i lee,* 4 saw two broth ers, 7 4 4 4 4

7 10 4 4 4 4 7 Pet er and An drew, 10 and he called out to them; 4 4 4 4

4 12 6 4 4 4

Fol low me; and I will make you Csh ers of men. 4 12 6 4 4 4

12 | Gird Sunday 6 7 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 4 4

1. Ge heavens declare the glory of GodGodGod,God * and the Crmament proclaims the work of his handshands.

Day unto day con veys the mesmesmessage,mes * and night unto night imparts the knowlknowledge.

2. No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded; † their sound goes forth through all the earthearth, * their message to the utmost bounds of the worldworld.

3. Gere he has placed a tent for the sun; † it comes forth like a bridegroom coming om his tenttenttent,tent * rejoices like a champion to run his coursecourse.

Glory be to the Father …

Gird Sunday | 13 INTROIT (Year C) 7 9 9 4 4 4 Bow down be fore God,* all you An gels of his. 7 9 9 4 4 4

9 13 6 4 4 4

Zi on has heard and is glad; and the daugh ters of Ju dah have re joiced. 9 13 6 4 4 4

14 | Gird Sunday 6 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 4

1. Ge LORD is king, let earth re joicejoice; * let the many islands be gladgladglad.glad

Cloud and dark ness sur round him; * justice and right are the foundation of his thronethrone.

2. A Cre pre pares his pathpathpath;path * it burns up his foes on eve ry sidesideside.side

His lightnings light up the worldworld; * the earth looks on and tremtremtrembles.trem

3. Ge mountains melt like wax † before the face of the LORD , * before the face of the LORD of all the earthearth.

Ge skies pro claim his jusjusjustice;jus * all peoples see his glogloglory.glo

Glory be to the Father …

Gird Sunday | 15 OFFERTORY 6 4 7 4 4 4 Ge Lord's right hand has shown strength,* the Lord's right hand 6 4 7 4 4 4

7 11 13 4 4 4 has ex alt ed me. I shall not die, but live; 7 11 13 4 4 4

13 5 4 4

and I shall dec lare the works of the Lord. 13 5 4 4

16 | Gird Sunday 5 6 3 4 4 4 5 6 3 4 4 4

1. I called to the LORD in my dis tresstress; * he has an swered and freed me.

Ge Lord is at my side as my helphelphelper;help * I shall look in triumph on my foesfoesfoes.foes

2. It is better to take refuge in the LORD * than to trust in manmanman;man

it is better to take refuge in the LORD * than to trust in prinprinprinces.prin

3. Ge nations all encir cled mememe;me * in the name of the LORD I cut them o9o9o9.o9

Gey encircled me all aroundround; * in the name of the LORD I cut them o9o9o9.o9

4. Gey encircled me about like bees; † they blazed like a Cre a mong thornsthorns. * In the name of the LORD I cut them o9o9o9.o9

5. I was thrust down, thrust down and fallfallfalling,fall * but the LORD was my helphelphelper.help

Ge LORD is my strength and my songsong; * he was my savsavsavior.sav

Gird Sunday | 17 COMMUNION (Years A & B) 3 11 4 7 4 4 4 4

Fol low me; I will make you Csh ers of men.* Where up on they, 3 11 4 7 4 4 4 4

7 7 6 4 4 4

leav ing their nets and their boat, fol lowed the Lord. 7 7 6 4 4 4

18 | Gird Sunday 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

2. My soul is con sumed with longlonglonginglong * at all times for your de creescrees.

3. See, I long for your prepreprecepts;pre * give me life by your jusjusjustice.jus

4. I reach out to your commands, which I lovelovelove,love * and pon der your statstatstatutes.stat

5. O LORD , you have been good to your serserservant,ser * according to your wordword.

6. How sweet is your promise to my tonguetongue, * more than honey in the mouthmouth.

7. My soul obeys your de creescrees, * and loves them deardeardearly.dear

8. I have longed for your salva tion, O LORD , * and your law is my de lightlight.

Glory be to the Father …

Gird Sunday | 19 COMMUNION (Year C) 5 4 17 4 4 4 5 Go, eat rich meat,4 and drink sweet wine,* 17 4 4 4

17 8 4 4

and send por tions to those who have pre pared noth ing for them selves; 17 8 4 4

8 6 5 4 4 4

this is a ho ly day in hon or of the Lord; 8 6 5 4 4 4

5 13 6 4 4 4

do not be sad; for the joy of the Lord is our strength. 5 13 6 4 4 4

20 | Gird Sunday 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4

1. Sing joyfully to God our strengthstrength, * shout in triumph to the God of JacJacJacob.Jac

Raise a and sound the timtimtimbrel,tim * the sweetsounding harp and the lutelutelute;

2. For this is a stat ute in IsIsIsrael,Is * a command of the God of JacJacJacob.Jac

3. I am the Lord your God, † who brought you up from the land of EEEgypt.E * Open wide your mouth, and I will CllCllCll it.

4. O that my peo ple would heed me, * that Israel would walk in my waysways!

5. But Israel I would feed with nest wheatwheat, * and satisfy with honey om the rockrockrock.”rock

Glory be to the Father …

Gird Sunday | 21 FOURTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 6 11 10 4 4 4

6 Let the hearts of those11 who seek the Lord re joice;* 10 4 4 4

10 4 8 6 4 4 4 4

seek the Lord and be strength ened; seek his face for e ver more. 10 4 8 6 4 4 4 4

22 | Fourth Sunday 6 4 13 4 4 4 6 4 13 4 4 4

1. Give thanks to the LORD ; proclaim his name. * Make known his deeds among the peoples.

2. O sing to him, sing his praise; * tell all his wonderful works!

Glory in his holy name; * let the hearts that seek the LORD rejoice.

3. Turn to the LORD and his strength; * constantly seek his face.

Remember the wonders he has done, * his marvels and his words of judgment.

Glory be to the Father …

Fourth Sunday | 23 OFFERTORY 13 10 4 4

It is good to give thanks un to the Lord, 13 10 4 4

10 7 6 4 4 4

and to sing in hon or of your name, O Most High. 10 7 6 4 4 4

24 | Fourth Sunday 6 8 4 4 6 8 4 4

1. O LORD , how great are your worksworks! * How deep are your de signssigns!

Ge senseless cannot know this, and the fool cannot under standstand. *

2. Gough the wicked spring up like grassgrass, * and all who do evil thrivethrive,

they are doomed to be eternal ly de stroyedstroyed. * But you, O LORD , are eternal ly on highhighhigh.high

3. See, your enemies, O LORD , † see, your ene mies will perperperish;per * all who do evil will be scatscatscattered.scat

4. To me you give the wild ox’s strengthstrength; * you have poured out on me purest oiloiloil.oil

My eyes looked in triumph on my foesfoesfoes;foes * my ears heard gladly of their fallfallfall.fall

5. Ge just will Oourish like the palmpalmpalm tree, * and grow like a Leb anon ce cedar.

Fourth Sunday | 25 COMMUNION (Year A) 8 6 7 4 4 4 8 Bles sed are the pure in heart,6 for they shall see God;* 7 4 4 4

7 11 18 4 4 4 7 bles sed are the peace mak ers, 11 for they shall be called sons of God; 18 4 4 4

18 12 4 4

bles sed are those who suf fer per se cu tion for the sake of jus tice, 18 12 4 4

12 6 4 4

12 for theirs is the king dom of hea ven. 6 4 4

26 | Fourth Sunday 6 5 11 4 4 4 6 5 11 4 4 4

1. When the LORD brought back the ex iles of SiSiSion,Si * we thought we were dreamdreaming.

Gen was our mouth lled with laughlaughter; * on our tongues, of joyjoyjoy.joy

2. Gen the nations themselves said, “ What great deeds * the LORD worked for themthemthem!”them

What great deeds the LORD worked for ususus!us * Indeed, we were gladgladglad.glad

3. Bring back our ex iles, O LORD , * as streams in the southsouth.

Gose who are sow ing in tears * will sing when they reapreapreap.reap

4. Gey go out, they go out, full of tearstears, * bearing seed for the sowsowsowing;sow

they come back, they come back with a songsong, * bearing their sheavessheaves.

Glory be to the Father …

Fourth Sunday | 27 COMMUNION (Years B & C) 11 10 9 4 4 4

Let your face shine down up on your ser vant,* de liv er me in your mer cy. 11 10 9 4 4 4

9 8 6 4 4 4

Lord, let me not be con found ed, for I have called up on you. 9 8 6 4 4 4

28 | Fourth Sunday 6 5 3 4 4 4 6 5 3 4 4 4

1. In you, O LORD , I take refrefrefuge.ref * Let me never be put to shameshame.

In your justice, set me freefreefree;free * incline your ear to me, and speedi ly resresrescueres me.

2. Be a rock of ref uge for mememe,me * a mighty stronghold to savesavesave me.

For you are my rock, my strongstronghold! * Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your namename.

3. Release me from the snare they have hidhidhidden,hid * for you indeed are my refrefrefuge.ref

Into your hands I com mend my spirspirspirit.spir * You will redeem me, O LORD , O faith ful GodGodGod.God

4. Let me be glad and rejoice in your mercy, † for you who have seen my af OicOicOictionOic * and taken heed of my soul’s dis tresstress,

5. But as for me, I trust in you, O LORD ; * I say, “You are my GodGodGod.God

My lot is in your hands, deliver me † from the hands of my enenenemiesen * and those who pur suesuesue me.”

Glory be to the Father …

Fourth Sunday | 29 FIFTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 3 9 4 4 4 4

Come, let us wor ship God* and bow down be fore the Lord; 3 9 4 4 4 4

4 11 4 4

let us shed tears be fore the Lord who made us, 4 11 4 4

11 6 4 4 11 for he is he Lord our God. 6 4 4

30 | FiPh Sunday 6 4 5 4 4 4 6 4 5 4 4 4

1. Come, let us ring out our joy to the LORD ; * hail the rock who saves us.

Let us come into his presence, giving thanksthanks; * let us hail him with a song of praisepraise.

2. A mighty God is the LORD , * a great king above all godsgods.

In his hands are the depths of the earthearth; * the heights of the mountains are hishishis.his

To him belongs the sea, for he made it, * and the dry land that he shaped by his handshands.

3. O that today you would listen to his voice! † “Harden not your hearts as at MerMerMeribah,Mer * as on that day at Massah in the dededesertde

Glory be to the Father …

FiPh Sunday | 31 OFFERTORY 5 7 9 14 4 4 4 4

Ren der sec ure my foot steps in your paths* so that my feet do not slip; 5 7 9 14 4 4 4 4

14 12 4 4

in cline your ear and hear my words; 14 12 4 4

12 12 4 4 12 dis play your won der ful mer cies, O Lord, 12 4 4

12 6 4 4

Sav ior of those who place their hope in you. 12 6 4 4

32 | FiPh Sunday 6 5 13 4 4 4 6 5 13 4 4 4

1. O LORD , hear a cause that is justjustjust;just * pay heed to my crycrycry.cry

Turn your ear to my prayerprayer: * no deceit is on my lipslipslips.lips

From you may my jus tice come forthforth. * Your eyes discern what is upupupright.up

2. Search my heart and visit me by nightnight. * Test me by Cre, and you will Cnd no wrong in mememe.me

3. My mouth does not transgress as others do; † on account of the words of your lipslipslips,lips * I closely watched the paths of the viviviolent.vi

4. Guard me as the apple of your eye. † Hide me in the shadow of your wings * from the violent attack of the wickwickwicked.wick

5. My foes encircle me with dead ly in tenttenttent.tent * Geir hearts tight shut, their mouths speak proudproudly.

Gey advance against me, and now they sur round me. * Geir eyes watch to strike me to the groundground.

FiPh Sunday | 33 COMMUNION (Years A & C) 13 3 4 4

13 I will go in to the al tar of God, 3 4 4

3 8 6 4 4 4

to the God who gives joy to my youth. 3 8 6 4 4 4

34 | FiPh Sunday 6 6 9 4 4 4 6 6 9 4 4 4

1. Give me justice, O God, and plead my cause * against a nation that is faithfaithless.

From the deceitful and the cuncuncunningcun * rescue me, O GodGodGod.God

2. You, O God, are my strengthstrength; * why have you re jected mememe?me

Why do I go mournmourning, * oppressed by the foefoefoe?foe

3. O send forth your light and your truthtruth; * they will guide me ononon.on

Gey will bring me to your holy mounmountain, * to the place where you dwelldwell.

4. Why are you cast down, my soulsoulsoul;soul * why groan with ininin me?

Hope in God; I will praise him yet a gaingaingain,gain * my saving presence and my GodGodGod.God

Glory be to the Father …

FiPh Sunday | 35 COMMUNION (Year B) 9 11 4 4

A mul ti tude with dis eas es,* 9 11 4 4

11 5 13 4 4 4

and those who were troub led by un clean spir its, came un to him, 11 5 13 4 4 4

13 6 6 4 4 4 13 be cause a pow er em an at ed from him6 which healed them all. 6 4 4 4

36 | FiPh Sunday 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be a bashedbashed.

2. Ge LORD turns his eyes to the justjustjust,just * and his ears are open to their crycrycry.cry

When the just cry out, the LORD hearshears, * and rescues them in all their dis tresstress.

3. Ge LORD is close to the broken hearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesave.save

Many are the trials of the justjustjust man, * but from them all the LORD will res cue himhimhim.him

4. He will keep guard over all his bonesbones; * not one of his bones shall be brobrobroken.bro

Ge Lord ransoms the souls of his serserservants.ser * All who trust in him shall not be con demneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

FiPh Sunday | 37 SIXTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 5 9 12 4 4 4

Be un to me a pro tect ing God* 5 9 12 4 4 4

12 12 7 4 4 4

and a house of ref uge to save me; for you are my sup port and my ref uge; 12 12 7 4 4 4

7 9 6 4 4 4

and for the sake of your name you will lead me and nour ish me. 7 9 6 4 4 4 * last time only

38 | Sixth Sunday 6 5 8 4 4 4 6 5 8 4 4 4

1. In you, O LORD , I take refrefrefuge.ref * Let me never be put to shameshame.

In your justice, set me freefreefree;free * incline your ear to me, and speedi ly resresrescueres me.

2. Release me from the snare they have hidhidhidden,hid * for you indeed are my refrefrefuge.ref

Into your hands I com mend my spirspirspirit.spir * You will redeem me, O LORD , O faith ful GodGodGod.God

You detest those who serve empty idididols.id * As for me, I trust in the LORD .

3. Let me be glad and rejoice in your mercy, † for you who have seen my af OicOicOictionOic * and taken heed of my soul’s dis tresstress,

have not leP me in the hands of the enenenemy,en * but set my feet at largelarge.

Glory be to the Father …

Sixth Sunday | 39 OFFERTORY 8 11 5 4 4 4

Bles sed are you, O Lord,* teach me your com mand ments. 8 11 5 4 4 4

5 9 12 4 4 4 5 O Lord, you are blessed,9 teach me your com mand ments. 12 4 4 4

12 5 4 4

With my lips have I dec lared all the judge ments spok en by your mouth. 12 5 4 4

40 | Sixth Sunday 5 5 10 4 4 4 5 5 10 4 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

Blessed are those who keep his de creescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseek him.

2. Gey never do any thing evevevil,ev * but walk in his waysways.

You have laid down your preprepreceptspre * to be careful ly kept.

3. May my ways be CrmCrmCrm * in keeping your statstatstatutes.stat

Gen I shall not be put to shame * as I observe all your com mandsmands.

4. I will thank you with an up right heartheart, * as I learn your just judgjudgjudgments.judg

I will keep your statstatstatutes;stat * do not ever for sakesakesake me.

Sixth Sunday | 41 COMMUNION 10 11 11 4 4 4 Gey ate and were ful ly sat is Ced;* the Lord gave them all that they des ired; 10 11 11 4 4 4

11 6 4 4 11 they were not dep rived of their wants. 6 4 4

42 | Sixth Sunday 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4

1. Give ear, my people, to my teachteaching; * incline your ear to the words of my mouthmouth.

Ge things we have heard and under stoodstood, * the things our fathers have toldtoldtold us,

2. these we will not hide om their chilchilchildrenchil * but will tell them to the next gen er aaation:a

Yet he commanded the clouds a bovebove, * and opened the gates of heavheavheaven.heav

3. He rained down man na to eateateat,eat * and gave them bread om heavheavheaven.heav

Man ate the bread of ananangels.an * He sent them abundance of foodfoodfood;food

4. He rained Oesh upon them like dustdust, * winged fowl like the sands of the seaseasea.sea

He let it fall in the midst of their campcamp, * and all around their tentstents.

Glory be to the Father …

Sixth Sunday | 43 SEVENTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 4 5 9 13 4 4 4 4

O Lord, I have placed my trust in your mer ci ful love;* 4 5 9 13 4 4 4 4

13 10 12 4 4 4

my heart has re joiced in your sal va tion. I will sing un to the Lord 13 10 12 4 4 4

12 5 4 4

12 who has dealt boun ti fully with me. 5 4 4 * last time only

44 | Seventh Sunday 5 5 11 4 4 4 5 5 11 4 4 4

1. How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me for evevever?ev * How long will you hide your face om mememe?me

2. How long must I bear grief in my soul, † have sorrow in my heart all day longlonglong?long * How long shall my enemy prevail o ver mememe?me

3. Look, answer me, LORD my GodGodGod!God * Give light to my eyes lest I fall asleep in deathdeath;

lest my enemy say, “I have o ver come him”; * lest my foes rejoice when they see me fallfallfall.fall

4. As for me, I trust in your merci ful lovelovelove.love * Let my heart rejoice in your sal vavavation.va

Glory be to the Father …

Seventh Sunday | 45 OFFERTORY 11 9 14 4 4 4 Hear ken to the voice of my pray er,* O my King and my God, 11 9 14 4 4 4

14 5 4 4

for it is you, O Lord, whom I im plore. 14 5 4 4 * last time only

46 | Seventh Sunday 5 6 10 4 4 4 5 6 10 4 4 4

1. You are no God who delights in evevevil;ev * 6. Declare them guilty, O GodGodGod.God * no sinner is your guestguest. Let them fail in their de signssigns.

Ge boastful shall not stand their ground * Drive them out for their many trans gresgresgressions,gres * be fore your eyeseyeseyes.eyes for against you have they re belledbelled.

2. All who do evil you des pisepisepise;pise * 7. All who take refuge in you shall be gladgladglad,glad * all who lie you des troytroytroy.troy and ever cry out their joyjoyjoy.joy

Ge deceitful and those who shed bloodblood, * You shelter them; in you they re joicejoice, * the LORD de teststests. those who love your namename.

3. Yet through the greatness of your merci ful lovelovelove,love * I en ter your househouse.

I bow down before your ho ly temtemtemple,tem * in awe of youyouyou.you

4. Lead me, LORD , in your justice, † because of my foesfoesfoes;foes * make straight your way be foreforefore me.

5. No truth can be found in their mouthsmouths, * their heart is all malmalmalice,mal

their throat a wideo pen gravegrave; * with their tongue they OatOatOatter.Oat

Seventh Sunday | 47 COMMUNION 10 13 4 4 10 I will re late all your won drous deeds.* 13 4 4

13 16 4 4 I will be glad and re joice in you: 13 16 4 4

16 6 4 4

I will sing to the hon or of your name, O Most High. 16 6 4 4

48 | Seventh Sunday 6 5 14 4 4 4 6 5 14 4 4 4

1. But the LORD sits en throned for evevever;ev * he has set up his throne for judgjudgjudgment.judg

He will judge the world with jusjusjustice;jus * he will govern the peoples with eqeqequity.eq

2. For the oppressed, the LORD will be a strongstronghold, * a stronghold in times of dis tresstress.

Gose who know your name will trust you; * you will not forsake those who seek you, O LORD .

3. Sing psalms to the LORD who dwells in SiSiSion.Si * Tell his mighty works among the peopeopeoples,peo

for the Avenger of Blood has re membered themthemthem,them * has not forgotten the cry of the poorpoor.

Glory be to the Father …

Seventh Sunday | 49 EIGHTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 14 5 10 4 4 4

Ge Lord has be come my pro tec tor;* he has brought me forth 14 5 10 4 4 4

10 9 12 4 4 4

in to free and o pen spa ces. he de li vered me 10 9 12 4 4 4

12 6 4 4

be cause he was well pleased with me. 12 6 4 4

50 | Eighth Sunday 6 7 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 4 4

1. I love you, LORD , my strengthstrength; * O LORD , my rock, my fortress, my savsavsavior;sav

my God, my rock where I take refrefrefuge;ref * my shield, my saving strength, my strongstronghold.

I cry out, “Praised be the LORD !” * and see, I am saved from my foesfoesfoes.foes

2. Ge waves of death rose a bout me; * the torrents of destruction as sailed me;

the snares of the grave sur roundrounded me; * the traps of death con frontfronted me.

3. In my anguish I called to the LORD ; * I cried to my God for helphelphelp.help

From his temple he heard my voicevoice; * my cry to him reached his earsearsears.ears

Glory be to the Father …

Eighth Sunday | 51 OFFERTORY 7 9 3 4 4 4

Turn to me, O Lord, and de liv er my soul; 7 9 3 4 4 4

3 6 4 4

save me for the sake of your love. 3 6 4 4

52 | Eighth Sunday 6 12 4 4 6 12 4 4

1. O LORD , do not rebuke me in your anananger;an * reprove me not in your rageragerage.rage

Have mercy on me, LORD , for I languish. † Lord, heal me; my bones are shakshakshaking,shak * and my soul is greatly shakshakshaken.shak

2. For in death there is no remem brance of youyouyou;you * from the grave, who can give you praisepraise?

3. I am exhausted with my groaning; † every night I drench my bed with tearstears, * I bedew my couch with weepweeping.

My eyes waste a way with griefgrief; * I have grown old surrounded by all my foesfoesfoes.foes

4. Leave me, all who do evevevil,ev * for the LORD heeds the sound of my weepweeping.

Ge LORD has heard my pleapleaplea;plea * the Lord will re ceive my prayerprayer.

Eighth Sunday | 53 COMMUNION (Year A) 12 5 10 4 4 4

Seek Crst the king dom of God,* and all the rest 12 5 10 4 4 4

10 6 4 4

will be giv en to you in ad di tion, says the Lord. 10 6 4 4

54 | Eighth Sunday 6 6 8 4 4 4 6 6 8 4 4 4

1. Do not fret because of the wickwickwicked;wick * 5. Ge unjust shall be wiped out for evevever,ev * do not envy those who do ev evil, and the descendants of the wick ed de stroyedstroyed.

Trust in the LORD and do goodgood; * Ge just shall inher it the landlandland;land * then you will dwell in the land and safely paspaspasture.pas there they shall a bide for evevever.ev

2. Better the few possessions of the justjustjust,just * 6. Gen wait for the LORD , keep to his way. † than the abundant wealth of the wickwickwicked;wick He will exalt you to inher it the landlandland,land * and you will see the wick ed de stroyedstroyed. Ge Lord takes note of the days of the blameblameless; * their heritage will last for evevever.ev Glory be to the Father …

3. Gey shall not be put to shame in evil daysdays; * in time of famine they shall have their CllCllCll.Cll

By the LORD are the steps made CrmCrmCrm * of one in whose path He de lightslights.

4. Gen turn away from evil and do goodgood, * and you may a bide for evevever;ev

for indeed, the LORD loves jusjusjustice,jus * and will never for sake his faithfaithful.

Eighth Sunday | 55 COMMUNION (Years B & C) 8 10 17 4 4 4 8 I will sing un to the Lord*10 who has dealt boun ti fully with me; 17 4 4 4

17 6 4 4 I will praise the name of the Lord, the Most High. 17 6 4 4

56 | Eighth Sunday 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4

1. How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me for evevever?ev * How long will you hide your face om mememe?me

How long must I bear grief in my soul, † have sorrow in my heart all day longlonglong?long * How long shall my enemy prevail o ver mememe?me

2. Look, answer me, LORD my GodGodGod!God * Give light to my eyes lest I fall asleep in deathdeath;

lest my enemy say, “I have over come him”; * lest my foes rejoice when they see me fallfallfall.fall

3. As for me, I trust in your mer ciful lovelovelove.love * Let my heart rejoice in your sal vavavation.va

Glory be to the Father …

Eighth Sunday | 57 NINTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 4 12 11 4 4 4 Look up on me and have mer cy on me, O Lord;* 4 12 11 4 4 4

11 13 4 4

for I am a ban doned and des ti tute; 11 13 4 4

13 7 4 4

con si der my ab jec tion and my la bor, 13 7 4 4

1. Final 7 8 4 6 4 4 4 4

and for give me all my sins, my dear God. God. 7 8 4 6 4 4 4 4

58 | Ninth Sunday 6 5 7 4 4 4 6 5 7 4 4 4

1. To you, O LORD , I liP up my soulsoulsoul.soul * In you, O my God, I have trusttrusted;

let me not be put to shameshame; * let not my enemies exult o ver mememe.me

Let none who hope in you be put to shameshame; * but shamed are those who wantonly break faithfaith.

2. O LORD , make me know your waysways. * Teach me your pathspaths.

Guide me in your truth, and teach me; † for you are the God of my sal vavavation.va * I have hoped in you all day longlonglong.long

3. Remember your compassion, O LORD , † and your mer ciful lovelovelove,love * for they are from of oldoldold.old

Glory be to the Father …

Ninth Sunday | 59 OFFERTORY 7 8 15 4 4 4

7 Let those who know your name*8 trust in you, O Lord; 15 4 4 4

15 13 4 4

15 for you do not a ban don those who seek you. 13 4 4

13 16 4 4

13 Sing psalms to the Lord who dwells in Zi on; 16 4 4

16 5 4 4 for he does not for get the cry of the poor. 16 5 4 4

60 | Ninth Sunday 5 5 14 4 4 4 5 5 14 4 4 4

1. You upheld the justice of my causecause; * you sat enthroned, an up right judgejudge.

You have rebuked the nations, destroyed the wickwickwicked;wick * you have wiped out their name forever and evevever.ev

2. He will judge the world with jusjusjustice;jus * he will govern the peoples with eqeqequity.eq

For the oppressed, the LORD will be a strongstronghold, * a stronghold in times of dis tresstress.

3. Have mercy on me, O LORD ; † see how I su9er from my foesfoesfoes,foes * you who raise me from the gates of deathdeath,

that I may recount all your praise † at the gates of daugh ter SiSiSion,Si * and rejoice in your sal vavavation.va

4. Ge nations have fallen in the pit which they mademade; * their feet have been caught in the snare they laidlaidlaid.laid

Ge Lord has revealed himself; he has giv en judgjudgment. * Ge wicked are snared by the work of their handshands.

Ninth Sunday | 61 COMMUNION (Option 1) 14 5 4 4

14 I have called out be cause you hear me, O God; 5 4 4

5 8 6 4 4 4

in cline your ear and hear my words. 5 8 6 4 4 4

62 | Ninth Sunday 6 6 8 4 4 4 6 6 8 4 4 4

1. O LORD , hear a cause that is justjustjust;just * pay heed to my crycrycry.cry

Turn your ear to my prayerprayer: * no deceit is on my lipslipslips.lips

From you may my justice come forthforth. * Your eyes discern what is upupupright.up

2. I kept my steps Crmly in your pathspaths. * My feet have never faltfaltfaltered.falt

Display your merciful love. † By your right hand you deliver om their foesfoesfoes * those who put their trust in youyouyou.you

3. Guard me as the apple of your eye. † Hide me in the shadow of your wings * from the violent attack of the wickwickwicked.wick

My foes encircle me with dead ly in tenttenttent.tent * Geir hearts tight shut, their mouths speak proudproudly.

As for me, in justice I shall be hold your facefaceface;face * when I awake I shall be Clled with the vision of your presprespresence.pres

Glory be to the Father …

Ninth Sunday | 63 COMMUNION (Option 2) 8 10 4 4

A men I say to you,* what ev er you ask in your prayers, 8 10 4 4

10 6 4 4 be lieve that you shall re ceive it, and it shallbe grant ed un to you. 10 6 4 4

64 | Ninth Sunday 6 5 11 4 4 4 6 5 11 4 4 4

1. Listen, O God, to my crycrycry!cry * Attend to my prayerprayer!

From the end of the earth I callcallcall you; * my heart is faintfaint.

2. Set me high up on the rockrockrock * too high for me to reachreach,

you, my refuge and mighty towtowtowertow * against the foefoefoe.foe

3. Gen will I dwell in your tent for evevever,ev * and hide in the shelter of your wingswings.

For you, O God, have heard my vows; † you have given me the herit age of those * who fear your namename.

4. Day upon day you will add to the kingkingking;king * his years as age up on ageageage.age

May he ever sit enthroned before GodGodGod:God * bid mercy and truth be his pro tectectection.tec

So I will sing to your name for evevever,ev * and day aPer day fulCll my vowsvows.

Glory be to the Father …

Ninth Sunday | 65 TENTH SUNDAY

INTROIT (Years A & C) 11 8 11 4 4 4

Ge Lord is my light and my sal va tion,* whom shall I fear? 11 8 11 4 4 4

11 10 12 4 4 4

Ge Lord is the pro tec tor of my life, of whom shall I be a fraid? 11 10 12 4 4 4

12 6 4 4 My en e mies who trou ble me 12 6 4 4

6 6 6 4 4 4

have them selves grown weak and have fal len. 6 6 6 4 4 4

66 | Tenth Sunday 6 4 3 4 4 4 6 4 3 4 4 4

1. Gough an army en camp a gainst me, * my heart would not fearfearfear.fear

Gough war break out a gainst me, * even then would I trusttrust.

2. Gere is one thing I ask of the LORD , * only this do I seekseekseek:seek

to live in the house of the LORD * all the days of my lifelifelife,life

to gaze on the beauty of the LORD , * to inquire at his temtemtemple.tem

3. For there he keeps me safe in his shelshelsheltershel * in the day of evevevil.ev

He hides me under cover of his tenttenttent;tent * he sets me high upon a rockrockrock.rock

Glory be to the Father …

Tenth Sunday | 67 INTROIT (Year B) 3 11 4 4

O Lord, if you were to take in to ac count our in i qui ties,* 3 11 4 4

11 11 4 4 who would with stand the test? 11 11 4 4

11 9 5 4 4 4

But for give ness a bides with you, O God of Is ra el. 11 9 5 4 4 4

68 | Tenth Sunday 5 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 4

1. Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD ; * LORD , hear my voicevoice!

O let your ears be at tentententiveten * to the sound of my pleadpleadings.

2. I long for you, O LORD , * my soul longs for his wordword.

My soul hopes in the LORD * more than watchmen for daydaydaybreak.day

3. More than watchmen for daydaydaybreak,day * let Israel hope for the LORD .

For with the LORD there is mermercy, * in him is plentiful re dempdemption.

It is he who will re deem IsIsIsraelIs * from all its in iqiqiquities.iq

Glory be to the Father …

Tenth Sunday | 69 OFFERTORY 6 11 6 4 4 4

En light en my eyes* lest I fall in to the sleep of death; 6 11 6 4 4 4

6 10 6 4 4 4

lest my en e my say: "I have pre vailed a gainst him." 6 10 6 4 4 4

70 | Tenth Sunday 6 5 8 4 4 4 6 5 8 4 4 4

1. How long, O LORD ? Will you forget me for evevever?ev * How long will you hide your face om mememe?me

How long must I bear grief in my soul, † have sorrow in my heart all day longlonglong?long * How long shall my enemy prevail o ver mememe?me

2. Look, answer me, LORD my GodGodGod!God * Give light to my eyes lest I fall asleep in deathdeath;

lest my enemy say, “I have over come him”; * lest my foes rejoice when they see me fallfallfall.fall

3. As for me, I trust in your mer ciful lovelovelove.love * Let my heart rejoice in your sal vavavation.va

I will sing to the LORD who has been bounti ful with mememe.me * I will sing psalms to the name of the LORD Most HighHigh.

Tenth Sunday | 71 COMMUNION (Years A & C) 8 8 4 4 Ge Lord is my sup port,* my ref uge 8 8 4 4

8 9 6 4 4 4

and my de liv er er; God is my on ly help. 8 9 6 4 4 4

72 | Tenth Sunday 6 5 18 4 4 4 6 5 18 4 4 4

1. I cry out, “Praised be the LORD !” * and see, I am saved from my foesfoesfoes.foes

In my anguish I called to the LORD ; * I cried to my God for helphelphelp.help

From his temple he heard my voicevoice; * my cry to him reached his earsearsears.ears

2. for you save a lowly peopeopeople,peo * but bring low the eyes that are proudproud.

It is you who give light to my lamplamp; * the LORD my God lightens my darkdarkdarkness.dark

3. For who is God but the LORD ? * Who is a rock but our GodGodGod?God

It is God who girds me with strengthstrength, * and keeps my path free of blameblame.

4. You gave me your saving shield; † with your right hand, you gave me sup portport; * you bent down to make me greatgreat.

Glory be to the Father …

Tenth Sunday | 73 COMMUNION (Year B) 18 5 4 4

Who so ev er does the will of my Fath er in hea ven 18 5 4 4

5 3 4 6 6 4 4 4 4 4

is my broth er, my sis ter and my moth er, says the Lord. 5 3 4 6 6 4 4 4 4 4

74 | Tenth Sunday 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladglad.glad

2. Glorify the LORD with mememe;me * together let us praise his namename.

I sought the LORD , and he answered mememe;me * from all my terrors he set me freefreefree.free

3. Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be abashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tresstress.

4. Ge angel of the LORD is en camped * around those who fear him, to resresrescueres them.

5. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshears, * and rescues them in all their dis tresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the broken hearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesave.save

6. Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserservants.ser * All who trust in him shall not be con demneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

Tenth Sunday | 75 ELEVENTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 5 5 8 5 4 4 4 4

Heark en, O Lord, un to my voice* which has called out to you; 5 5 8 5 4 4 4 4

5 13 4 4

deign to be my help, for sake me not, 5 13 4 4

13 4 4 4

do not des pise me, O God my Sav ior. 13 4 4 4

76 | Eleventh Sunday 4 6 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 4

1. Ge LORD is my light and my salvavavavation; * whom shall I fearfearfear?fear

Ge Lord is the stronghold of my lifelifelife;life * whom should I dreaddread?

2. When those who do evil draw near * to de vour my OeshOeshOesh,Oesh

it is they, my enemies and foesfoesfoes,foes * who stum ble and fallfallfall.fall

3. Gough an army encamp againstgainst me, * my heart would not fearfearfear.fear

Gough war break out againstgainst me, * even then would I trusttrust.

Glory be to the Father …

Eleventh Sunday | 77 OFFERTORY 6 12 6 4 4 4 6 I will bless the Lord*12 who has giv en me un der stand ing. 6 4 4 4

6 8 9 4 4 4 I have set the Lord al ways in my sight; 6 8 9 4 4 4

9 10 6 4 4 4

since he is at my right hand, I shall not be shak en. 9 10 6 4 4 4

78 | Eleventh Sunday 6 5 10 4 4 4 6 5 10 4 4 4

1. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. † I say to the LORD , “You are my LORD . * My happiness lies in you alonelonelone.”lone

2. As for the holy ones who dwell in the landlandland,land * they are noble, and in them is all my de lightlight.

Gose who choose other gods increase their sorrows. † I will not take part in their o9er ings of bloodblood. * Nor will I take their names upon my lipslipslips.lips

3. O LORD , it is you who are my por tion and cupcupcup;cup * you yourself who secure my lotlotlot.lot

Pleasant places are marked out for mememe:me * a pleasing heritage indeed is minemine!

4. And so, my heart rejoices, my soul is gladgladglad;glad * even my Oesh shall rest in hopehope.

For you will not abandon my soul to hellhellhell,hell * nor let your holy one see cor ruprupruption.rup

Eleventh Sunday | 79 COMMUNION: 11th Sunday 10 11 11 4 4 4

One thing have I asked of the Lord,* this will I seek af ter: 10 11 11 4 4 4

11 9 6 4 4 4

that I may dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life. 11 9 6 4 4 4

80 | Eleventh Sunday 6 5 13 4 4 4 6 5 13 4 4 4

1. Ge LORD is my light and my sal vavavation;va * 5. Instruct me, LORD , in your way; † whom shall I fearfearfear?fear on an e ven path leadleadlead me * because of my enenenemies.en Ge LORD is the stronghold of my lifelifelife;life * whom should I dreaddread? 6. I believe I shall see the LORD 'S goodgoodness * in the land of the liv living. 2. When those who do e vil draw near * to devour my OeshOeshOesh,Oesh Wait for the LORD ; be strongstrong; * be stouthearted, and wait for the LORD ! it is they, my ene mies and foesfoesfoes,foes * who stumble and fallfallfall.fall Glory be to the Father …

3. Gough an army en camp a gainst me, * my heart would not fearfearfear.fear

Gough war break out a gainst me, * even then would I trusttrust.

4. It is your face, O LORD , that I seekseekseek;seek * hide not your face om mememe.me

Dismiss not your ser vant in anananger;an * you have been my helphelphelp.help

Eleventh Sunday | 81 TWELFTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 13 18 4 4 13 Ge Lord is the strength of his people,* 18 4 4

18 10 4 4

and the guar di an of sal va tion for his A noin ted. 18 10 4 4

10 8 10 4 4 4

Save your peo ple, O Lord, and bless your in her i tance; 10 8 10 4 4 4

10 6 4 4 be their guide for e ver. 10 6 4 4

82 | TwelPh Sunday 6 4 5 4 4 4 6 4 5 4 4 4

1. To you, O LORD , I callcallcall;call * my rock, be not deaf to mememe.me

I shall go down to those in the pitpitpit,pit * if you are silent to mememe.me

2. Hear the voice of my pleadpleading * as I call to you for helphelphelp,help

as I raise my hands * toward your holy placeplace.

3. Do not drag me away with the wickwickwicked,wick * with those who do evevevil,ev

who speak words of peace to their neighneighbors, * but with malice in their heartshearts.

Glory be to the Father …

TwelPh Sunday | 83 OFFERTORY 5 7 9 14 4 4 4 4

Ren der sec ure my foot steps in your paths* so that my feet do not slip; 5 7 9 14 4 4 4 4

14 12 4 4

in cline your ear and hear my words; 14 12 4 4

12 12 4 4 dis play your won der ful mer cies, O Lord, 12 12 4 4

12 6 4 4

12 Sav ior of those who place their hope in you. 6 4 4

84 | TwelPh Sunday 6 5 9 4 4 4 6 5 9 4 4 4

1. O LORD , hear a cause that is justjustjust;just * pay heed to my crycrycry.cry

Turn your ear to my prayerprayer: * no deceit is on my lipslipslips.lips

From you may my jus tice come forthforth. * Your eyes discern what is upupupright.up

2. Search my heart and visit me by nightnight. * Test me by Cre, and you will Cnd no wrong in mememe.me

3. My mouth does not transgress as others do; † on account of the words of your lipslipslips,lips * I closely watched the paths of the viviviolent.vi

4. Guard me as the apple of your eye. † Hide me in the shadow of your wings * from the violent attack of the wickwickwicked.wick

5. My foes encircle me with dead ly in tenttenttent.tent * Geir hearts tight shut, their mouths speak proudproudly.

Gey advance against me, and now they sur round me. * Geir eyes watch to strike me to the groundground.

TwelPh Sunday | 85 COMMUNION (Year A) 9 11 7 4 4 4

Gat which I tell you in the dark,* ut ter in the light, says the Lord; 9 11 7 4 4 4

7 11 4 4

and that which you hear whis pered in to your ear, 7 11 4 4

11 6 4 4

11 proc laim up on the house tops. 6 4 4

86 | TwelPh Sunday 6 5 12 4 4 4 6 5 12 4 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladglad.glad

2. Glorify the LORD with mememe;me * together let us praise his namename.

I sought the LORD , and he answered mememe;me * from all my terrors he set me freefreefree.free

3. Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be abashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tresstress.

4. Ge angel of the LORD is en camped * around those who fear him, to res rescue them.

Taste and see that the LORD is goodgood. * Blessed the man who seeks refuge in himhimhim.him

6. Ge LORD is close to the broken hearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesave.save

Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserservants.ser * All who trust in him shall not be con demneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

TwelPh Sunday | 87 COMMUNION (Year B) 12 14 4 4 12 I shall walk round a bout his sanc tu ar y,* 14 4 4

14 5 4 4 of fer ing a sac ri Cce of ju bi la tion; 14 5 4 4

5 6 4 4 I will sing and re cite a psalm to the Lord. 5 6 4 4

88 | TwelPh Sunday 6 6 11 4 4 4 6 6 11 4 4 4

1. Ge LORD is my light and my sal vavavation;va * 5. For there he keeps me safe in his shelshelsheltershel * whom shall I fearfearfear?fear in the day of evevevil.ev

Ge LORD is the stronghold of my lifelifelife;life * He hides me under cover of his tenttenttent;tent * whom should I dreaddread? he sets me high up on a rockrockrock.rock

2. When those who do e vil draw near * Glory be to the Father … to de vour my OeshOeshOesh,Oesh

it is they, my ene mies and foesfoesfoes,foes * who stum ble and fallfallfall.fall

3. Gough an army en camp a gainst me, * my heart would not fearfearfear.fear

Gough war break out a gainst me, * even then would I trusttrust.

4. Gere is one thing I ask of the LORD , * only this do I seekseekseek:seek

to live in the house of the LORD * all the days of my lifelifelife,life

to gaze on the beauty of the LORD , * to inquire at his temtemtemple.tem

TwelPh Sunday | 89 COMMUNION (Year C) 11 8 4 4 If a man wish es to come af ter me,* let him de ny him self 11 8 4 4

8 6 6 4 4 4

and take up his cross and fol low me. 8 6 6 4 4 4

90 | TwelPh Sunday 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be abashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tresstress.

2. Turn aside from evil and do goodgood. * Seek aPer peace, and pur suesuesue it.

Ge LORD turns his eyes to the justjustjust,just * and his ears are open to their crycrycry.cry

Ge LORD turns his face a gainst the wickwickwickedwick * to destroy their remembrance from the earthearth.

3. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshears, * and rescues them in all their dis tresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the broken hearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesave.save

4. Many are the trials of the justjustjust man, * but from them all the LORD will res cue himhimhim.him

He will keep guard over all his bonesbones; * not one of his bones shall be brobrobroken.bro

Glory be to the Father …

TwelPh Sunday | 91 THIRTEENTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 4 7 14 4 4 4 All na tions, clap your hands; 4 7 14 4 4 4

1. Final 14 4 6 4 4 4

shout un to God with a voice of joy. joy. 14 4 6 4 4 4

92 | Girteenth Sunday 6 5 13 4 4 4 6 5 13 4 4 4

1. For the LORD , the Most High, is aweaweawesome,awe * the great king over all the earthearth.

2. He humbles peoples under ususus * and nations under our feetfeetfeet.feet

Our heritage he chose for ususus,us * the pride of Jacob whom he lovesloves.

3. God goes up with shouts of joyjoyjoy.joy * Ge LORD goes up with trum pet blastblast.

Sing praise for God; sing praisepraise! * Sing praise to our king; sing praisepraise!

Glory be to the Father …

Girteenth Sunday | 93 OFFERTORY 13 11 9 4 4 4 13 As a ho lo caust of rams and bul locks,* 11 and of thous ands of fat ted lambs, 9 4 4 4

9 12 4 4 9 so let our sac ri Cce be in your sight on this day, 12 4 4

12 5 16 4 4 4

that it may be pleas ing un to you. For there is no shame 12 5 16 4 4 4

16 5 4 4

for those who put their trust in you, O Lord. 16 5 4 4 * last time only

94 | Girteenth Sunday 5 6 2 4 4 4 5 6 2 4 4 4

1. And now we follow you with our whole heartheart, * we fear you and we pray to youyouyou.you

2. Do not let us be put to shameshame, * but deal with us in your kindness and great mermermercy.mer

3. Deliver us by your wonwonwonders,won * and bring glory to your name, O LordLord:

4. Let all those be routed who inOict evils on your servants; † Let them be shamed and powpowpowerless,pow * and their strength brokbrokbroken.brok

Girteenth Sunday | 95 COMMUNION (Year A) 2 5 6 7 4 4 4 4

Christ, ris ing from the dead,* dies now no more, al le lu ia; 2 5 6 7 4 4 4 4

7 10 4 4 4 4

death shall no lon ger have an y dom in ion ov er him, 7 10 4 4 4 4

4 6 4 4

al le lu ia, al le lu ia. 4 6 4 4

96 | Girteenth Sunday 6 6 6 4 4 4 6 6 6 4 4 4

1. O sing a new song to the LORD ; * sing to the LORD , all the earthearth.

O sing to the LORD ; bless his namename. * Proclaim his salvation day by daydayday.day

Tell among the na tions his glogloglory,glo * and his wonders among all the peopeopeoples.peo

2. For the LORD is great and highly to be praisedpraised, * to be feared a bove all godsgods.

Give the LORD , you families of peoples, † give the LORD glo ry and powpowpower;pow * give the LORD the glory of his namename.

3. Bring an o9ering and enter his courts; † worship the LORD in holy splensplendor. * O tremble before him, all the earthearth.

Glory be to the Father …

Girteenth Sunday | 97 COMMUNION (Years B & C): 13th Sunday 6 11 6 4 4 4

Lend your ear and make haste to res cue us. 6 11 6 4 4 4

98 | Girteenth Sunday 6 5 14 4 4 4 6 5 14 4 4 4

1. In you, O LORD , I take refrefrefuge.ref * 5. You hide them in the shelter of your presprespresence,pres * Let me never be put to shameshame. secure from hu man schemscheming;

In your justice, set me freefreefree;free * you keep them safe with in your tenttenttent * incline your ear to me, and speedi ly resresrescueres me. from disput ing tonguestongues.

Be a rock of ref uge for mememe,me * a mighty stronghold to savesavesave me. 6. Love the LORD , all you his saintssaints. * Ge LORD guards the faithfaithful.

2. Into your hands I com mend my spirspirspirit.spir * But the LORD will repay to the fullfullfull * You will redeem me, O LORD , O faith ful GodGodGod.God the one who acts with pridepride.

You detest those who serve empty idididols.id * Be strong, let your heart take courcourage, * As for me, I trust in the LORD . all who hope in the LORD .

3. Let me be glad and rejoice in your mercy, † Glory be to the Father … for you who have seen my af OicOicOictionOic * and taken heed of my soul’s dis tresstress,

have not leP me in the hands of the enenenemy,en * but set my feet at largelarge.

4. How great is the goodness , LORD , * that you keep for those who fearfearfear you,

that you show to those who trust you * in the sight of the children of menmenmen.men

Girteenth Sunday | 99 FOURTEENTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 14 9 5 4 4 4

We have re ceived your mer cy, O God,* in the midst of your tem ple; 14 9 5 4 4 4

5 7 12 4 4 4

5 e ven as your name,7 so al so does your praise 12 4 4 4

12 5 4 4

ex tend to the ends of the earth; 12 5 4 4

5 9 6 4 4 4

your right hand is Clled with right eous ness. 5 9 6 4 4 4

100 | Fourteenth Sunday 6 7 13 4 4 4 6 7 13 4 4 4

1. Great is the LORD and highly to be praised * in the city of our GodGodGod.God

His holy mountain ris es in beaubeaubeauty,beau * the joy of all the earthearth.

2. Mount Sion, in the heart of the NorthNorth, * the city of the Might y KingKing!

God, in the midst of its citcitcitadels,cit * has shown himself its strongstronghold.

3. Behold! the kings as semsemsembled;sem * together they ad vancedvanced.

Gey saw; at once they marmarmarveled;mar * dismayed, they Oed in fearfearfear.fear

Glory be to the Father …

Fourteenth Sunday | 101 OFFERTORY 13 11 4 4 13 You will save the hum ble na tion, O Lord,* 11 4 4

11 5 11 4 4 4

and bring down the eyes of the proud. For who is God, 11 5 11 4 4 4

11 5 4 4

oth er than you, O, Lord? 11 5 4 4 * last time only

102 | Fourteenth Sunday 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4

1. I love you, LORD , my strengthstrength; * O LORD , my rock, my for tress, my savsavsavior;sav

my God, my rock where I take refrefrefuge;ref * my shield, my saving strength, my strongstronghold.

I cry out, “Praised be the LORD !” * and see, I am saved om my foesfoesfoes.foes

2. Ge waves of death rose a bout me; * the torrents of destruc tion as sailed me;

the snares of the grave sur roundrounded me; * the traps of death con frontfronted me.

3. In my anguish I called to the LORD ; * I cried to my God for helphelphelp.help

From his temple he heard my voicevoice; * my cry to him reached his earsearsears.ears

Fourteenth Sunday | 103 COMMUNION 5 9 12 4 4 4

O taste and see how gra cious the Lord is; 5 9 12 4 4 4

12 5 4 4

bles sed is the man who trusts in him. 12 5 4 4

104 | Fourteenth Sunday 5 5 9 4 4 4 5 5 9 4 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladglad.glad

2. Glorify the LORD with mememe;me * together let us praise his namename.

I sought the LORD , and he an swered mememe;me * from all my terrors he set me freefreefree.free

3. Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be abashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tresstress.

4. Ge angel of the LORD is en camped * around those who fear him, to resresrescueres them.

When the just cry out, the LORD hearshears, * and rescues them in all their dis tresstress.

5. Ge LORD is close to the bro ken hearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesave.save

Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserservants.ser * All who trust in him shall not be con demneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

Fourteenth Sunday | 105 FIFTEENTH SUNDAY

INTROIT (Option 1) 9 14 4 4 When I cried out to the Lord,* he heed ed my call a gainst my as sail ants; 9 14 4 4

14 15 4 4 he who is be fore the be gin ning of the world 14 15 4 4

15 8 4 4

and who en dures for e ver has hum bled them. 15 8 4 4

8 9 5 4 4 4

Cast your cares up on the Lord, and he will sus tain you. 8 9 5 4 4 4

106 | FiPeenth Sunday 5 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 4

1. Give ear, O God, to my prayerprayer; * do not hide from my pleadpleading.

Attend to me and re plyplyply;ply * with my cares, I can not restrestrest.rest

2. I tremble at the shouts of the foefoefoe,foe * at the cries of the wickwickwicked,wick

for they pile up evil up ononon me; * in anger they ma lignlignlign me.

3. My heart is stricken with ininin me; * death’s terror falls up ononon me.

Trembling and fear come ovovoverov me, * and horror o ver whelms me.

Glory be to the Father …

FiPeenth Sunday | 107 INTROIT (Option 2) 6 12 7 4 4 4 6 As for me,* 12 I will ap pear be fore you in right eous ness; 7 4 4 4

7 12 6 4 4 4

I will be sat is Ced when your glo ry is made man i fest. 7 12 6 4 4 4

108 | FiPeenth Sunday 6 7 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 4 4

1. O LORD , hear a cause that is justjustjust;just * pay heed to my crycrycry.cry

Turn your ear to my prayerprayer: * no deceit is on my lipslipslips.lips

From you may my jus tice come forthforth. * Your eyes discern what is upupupright.up

2. Search my heart and visit me by nightnight. * Test me by Cre, and you will Cnd no wrong in mememe.me

3. My mouth does not transgress as others do; † on account of the words of your lipslipslips,lips * I closely watched the paths of the viviviolent.vi

Glory be to the Father …

FiPeenth Sunday | 109 OFFERTORY 7 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 Un to you, O Lord, have I lif ted up my soul; * O my God, 7 8 4 4 4 4 4 4

4 11 17 4 4 4 I trust in you, let me not be put to shame; 4 11 17 4 4 4

17 13 4 4 do not al low my en e mies to laugh at me; 17 13 4 4

13 11 4 4

for none of those who are a wait ing you 13 11 4 4

11 5 4 4

will be dis ap poin ted. 11 5 4 4

110 | FiPeenth Sunday 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4

1.1.1. Guide me in your truth, and teach me; † for you are the God of my sal vavavation.va * I have hoped in you all day longlong.

2.2.2. Remember you compassion, O LORD , † and your merci ful lovelove, * for they are om of old old.

3.3.3. Do not remember the sins of my youthyouth, * nor my trans gresgresgressions.gres

In your merciful love remem ber me me, * because of your good ness, O LORD .

4.4.4. Good and upright is the LORD ; * he shows the way to sin sinners.

He guides the humble in right judgjudgment; * to the humble he teach es his way way.

FiPeenth Sunday | 111 COMMUNION (Option 1) 4 5 10 4 4 4

Ge spar row has found her self a home,* and the tur tle dove 4 5 10 4 4 4

10 5 8 4 4 4

a nest in which to lay her young: at your al tars, O Lord of hosts, 10 5 8 4 4 4

8 4 6 14 4 4 4 4

my King and my God! Bles sed are they who dwell in your house, 8 4 6 14 4 4 4 4

14 6 4 4 they shall praise you for e ver and e ver. 14 6 4 4

112 | FiPeenth Sunday 6 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 4

1. How lovely is your dweldwelling place, * O LORD of hostshosts.

My soul is long ing and yearnyearning * for the courts of the LORD .

2. O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayerprayer; * give ear, O God of JaJaJacob.Ja

Turn your eyes, O God, our shieldshield; * look on the face of your anointnointed.

3. One day with in your courts * is better than a thous and elseelseelsewhere.else

Ge threshold of the house of GodGodGod * I prefer to the dwellings of the wickwickwicked.wick

4. For the LORD God is a sun, a shieldshield; * the Lord will give us his favor and glogloglory.glo

he will not withhold any good * to those who walk with out blameblame.

O LORD of hosts, how blesblesblessedbles * is the man who trusts in youyouyou!you

Glory be to the Father …

FiPeenth Sunday | 113 COMMUNION (Option 2) 6 8 5 4 4 4

He who eats my Oesh and drinks my blood, 6 8 5 4 4 4

5 6 5 6 4 4 4 4 a bides in me, and I in him, says the Lord. 5 6 5 6 4 4 4 4

114 | FiPeenth Sunday 6 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

Blessed are those who keep his de creescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseek him.

2. I treasure your word in my heartheart, * lest I sin against you.

Remember your word to your serserservant,ser * by which you made me hopehope.

Gis is my com fort in sorsorsorrow:sor * that your promise gives me lifelifelife.life

3. Ge law from your mouth means more to mememe * than large quantities of sil ver and goldgoldgold.gold

How sweet is your promise to my tonguetongue, * more than honey in the mouthmouth.

4. Your word is a lamp for my feetfeetfeet,feet * and a light for my pathpathpath.path

I rejoice at your promprompromise,prom * like one who Cnds a great treastreasure.

Glory be to the Father …

FiPeenth Sunday | 115 SIXTEENTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 4 5 14 4 4 4 4 4

Be hold, God is my hel per,* and the Lord is the up hol der of my soul; 4 5 14 4 4 4 4 4

4 12 4 9 4 4 4 4

turn back all the e vil a gainst my e ne mies, des troy them 4 12 4 9 4 4 4 4

9 5 4 4

in your C del i ty, O Lord, the Pro tec tor of my life. 9 5 4 4 * last time only

116 | Sixteenth Sunday 5 5 13 4 4 4 5 5 13 4 4 4

1. O God, save me by your namename; * by your power, defend my causecause.

O God, hear my prayerprayer; * give ear to the words of my mouthmouth.

2. For the proud have risen against me, † and the ruthless seek my lifelifelife.life * Gey have no regard for GodGodGod.God

3. See, I have God for my helphelphelp.help * Ge LORD sustains my soulsoulsoul.soul

Let evil recoil on my foesfoesfoes.foes * In your faithfulness, bring them to an endendend.end

Glory be to the Father …

Sixteenth Sunday | 117 OFFERTORY 13 9 12 4 4 4

Ge or din an ces of the Lord are right,* bring ing joy to all hearts, 13 9 12 4 4 4

12 14 4 4 12 sweet er than hon ey or the hon ey comb. 14 4 4

14 6 4 4

Gere fore your ser vant will ob serve them. 14 6 4 4

118 | Sixteenth Sunday 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4

1. Ge heavens declare the glo ry of GodGodGod,God * and the Crmament proclaims the work of his handshands.

Day unto day con veys the mesmesmessage,mes * and night unto night imparts the knowlknowledge.

2. No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded; † their sound goes forth through all the earthearth, * their message to the utmost bounds of the worldworld.

3. Gere he has placed a tent for the sun; † it comes forth like a bridegroom coming om his tenttenttent,tent * rejoices like a champion to run his coursecourse.

4. At one end of the heavens is the rising of the sun; † to its furthest end it runs its coursecourse. * Gere is nothing concealed from its burn ing heatheatheat.heat

Sixteenth Sunday | 119 COMMUNION (Years A & B) 5 10 10 4 4 4 5 You will ac cept 10 a sac ri Cce of right eous ness,* 10 4 4 4

10 9 6 4 4 4

ob la tions and burnt of fer ings, placed on your al tar, O Lord. 10 9 6 4 4 4

120 | Sixteenth Sunday 6 5 9 4 4 4 6 5 9 4 4 4

1. Have mercy on me, O GodGodGod,God * according to your merci ful lovelovelove;love

Let me hear rejoic ing and gladgladgladness,glad * that the bones you have crushed may ex ultultult.ult

2. Create a pure heart for me, O GodGodGod;God * renew a steadfast spirit with ininin me.

Do not cast me away om your presprespresence;pres * take not your holy spirit om mememe.me

3. Restore in me the joy of your sal vavavation;va * sustain in me a will ing spir spirit.

I will teach transgres sors your waysways, * that sinners may return to youyouyou.you

4. O LORD , o pen my lipslipslips * and my mouth shall proclaim your praisepraise.

5. My sacriCce to God, a broken spirit: † a broken and humbled heartheart, * O God, you will not spurnspurn.

In your good pleasure, show fa vor to SiSiSion;Si * rebuild the walls of Je rururusalem.ru

Glory be to the Father …

Sixteenth Sunday | 121 COMMUNION (Year C) 9 7 14 4 4 4

Ma ry has chos en for her self the best por tion, 9 7 14 4 4 4

14 6 4 4

which shall nev er be tak en a way from her. 14 6 4 4

122 | Sixteenth Sunday 6 6 12 4 4 4 6 6 12 4 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladglad.glad

2. Glorify the LORD with mememe;me * together let us praise his namename.

I sought the LORD , and he answered mememe;me * from all my terrors he set me freefreefree.free

3. Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be a bashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tresstress.

4. Ge angel of the LORD is en camped * around those who fear him, to resresrescueres them.

Taste and see that the LORD is goodgood. * Blessed the man who seeks ref uge in himhimhim.him

5. Ge LORD is close to the broken hearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesave.save

Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserservants.ser * All who trust in him shall not be con demneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

Sixteenth Sunday | 123 SEVENTEENTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 12 16 4 4

God is in his ho ly dwell ing place;* 12 16 4 4

16 7 3 4 4 4

the God who caus es us to dwell to geth er, one at heart, in his house; 16 7 3 4 4 4

3 5 4 4

3 he him self will give pow er and strength to his peo ple. 5 4 4 * last time only

124 | Seventeenth Sunday 5 5 8 4 4 4 5 5 8 4 4 4

1.1.1. Let God arise; let his foes be scatscatscattered.scat * Let those who hate him Oee from his presprespresence.pres

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; † like wax that melts before the CreCreCre,Cre * so the wicked shall perish at the presence of GodGodGod.God

2.2.2. But the just shall rejoice at the presence of GodGodGod;God * they shall exult with glad re joicjoicjoicing.joic

O sing to God; make to his name. † Extol the One who rides on the cloudsclouds. * Ge LORD is his name; exult at his presprespresence.pres

Glory be to the Father …

Seventeenth Sunday | 125 OFFERTORY 8 9 7 4 4 4

I will ex tol you, O Lord,* for you have drawn me up, 8 9 7 4 4 4

7 8 5 4 4 4

and have not let my foes re joice o ver me. 7 8 5 4 4 4

5 5 8 5 4 4 4 4

O Lord, I cried un to you and you healed me. 5 5 8 5 4 4 4 4

126 | Seventeenth Sunday 5 6 7 4 4 4 5 6 7 4 4 4

1. O LORD , you have liPed up my soul from the gravegrave, * restored me to life from those who sink in to the pitpitpit.pit

2. Sing psalms to the LORD , you faithfaithful ones; * give thanks to his holy namename.

His anger lasts a moment; his favor all through lifelifelife.life * At night come tears, but dawn brings joyjoyjoy.joy

3. I said to myself in my good forforfortune:for * “I shall never be shakshakshaken.”shak

O Lord, your favor had set me like a moun tain strongstronghold. * Gen you hid your face, and I was put to con fufufusion.fu

4. To you, O LORD , I criedcried, * to my God I ap pealed for mermermercy:mer

“What proCt is my lifeblood, my going to the gravegrave? * Can dust give you thanks, or pro claim your faithfaithfulness?”

Seventeenth Sunday | 127 COMMUNION (Year A) 7 7 6 10 4 4 4 4

Ge king dom of hea ven* is like un to a mer chant seek ing Cne pearls; 7 7 6 10 4 4 4 4

10 9 4 4 10 hav ing found one of great worth, 9 4 4

9 6 4 4

he went and sold all that he had, and he bought it. 9 6 4 4

128 | Seventeenth Sunday 6 6 8 4 4 4 6 6 8 4 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladglad.glad

2. Glorify the LORD with mememe;me * together let us praise his namename.

I sought the LORD , and he answered mememe;me * from all my terrors he set me freefreefree.free

3. Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be a bashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tresstress.

4. Ge angel of the LORD is en camped * around those who fear him, to resresrescueres them.

Taste and see that the LORD is goodgood. * Blessed the man who seeks ref uge in himhimhim.him

5. Ge LORD is close to the broken hearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesave.save

Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserservants.ser * All who trust in him shall not be con demneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

Seventeenth Sunday | 129 COMMUNION (Year B) 8 15 4 4 8Hon or the Lord with your sub stance* 15 4 4

15 10 4 4

and with the Crst fruits of all your pro duce; 15 10 4 4

10 11 4 4

then shall your barns be Clled with a bun dance, 10 11 4 4

11 6 4 4 and your pres ses shall run o ver with wine. 11 6 4 4

130 | Seventeenth Sunday 6 6 7 4 4 4 6 6 7 4 4 4

1. Blessed the man who fears the LORD , * who takes great delight in his com mandmandments.

His descendants shall be power ful on earthearth; * the generation of the upright will be blestblest.

2. Riches and wealth are in his househouse; * his justice stands rm for evevever.ev

A light rises in the darkness for the up upright; * he is generous, merci ful, and justjustjust.just

3. It goes well for the man who deals generous ly and lendslends, * who conducts his af fairs with jusjusjustice.jus

He will never be movedmoved; * forever shall the just be re memmemmembered.mem

4. He has no fear of evil newsnews; * with a Crm heart, he trusts in the LORD .

With a steadfast heart he will not fearfearfear;fear * he will see the downfall of his foesfoesfoes.foes

5. Openhanded, he gives to the poor; † his justice stands rm for evevever.ev * His might shall be exalt ed in glogloglory.glo

Glory be to the Father …

Seventeenth Sunday | 131 COMMUNION (Year C) 7 3 9 4 4 4

Ask, and you will re cieve;* seek, and you shall Cnd; knock, 7 3 9 4 4 4

9 7 9 4 4 4

and it shall be o pened to you; for all who ask, re ceive, 9 7 9 4 4 4

9 15 4 4 9 he who seeks, Cnds, 15 4 4

15 6 4 4

and to him who knocks it shall be o pened, al le lu ia. 15 6 4 4

132 | Seventeenth Sunday 6 5 11 4 4 4 6 5 11 4 4 4

1. In you, O LORD , I take ref refuge. * Let me never be put to shameshame.

In your justice, set me freefreefree;free * incline your ear to me, and speedi ly resresrescueres me.

2. Be a rock of ref uge for mememe,me * a mighty stronghold to savesavesave me.

For you are my rock, my strongstronghold! * Lead me, guide me, for the sake of your namename.

3. Release me from the snare they have hidhidhidden,hid * for you indeed are my refrefrefuge.ref

Into your hands I com mend my spir spirit. * You will redeem me, O LORD , O faith ful GodGodGod.God

4. Let me be glad and rejoice in your mercy, † for you who have seen my af OicOicOictionOic * and taken heed of my soul’s dis tresstress.

Be strong, let your heart take courcourage, * all who hope in the LORD .

Glory be to the Father …

Seventeenth Sunday | 133 EIGHTEENTH SUNDAY

INTROIT (Year A) 11 10 11 4 4 4

All you who are thirs ty,* come to the wat ers, says the Lord, 11 10 11 4 4 4

11 2 8 6 4 4 4 4 11 and you who have no mon ey, 2come,8 drink in glad ness. 6 4 4 4 4

134 | Eighteenth Sunday 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4

1. Give ear, my people, to my teachteaching; * incline your ear to the words of my mouthmouth.

I will open my mouth in a parparparablepar * and utter hidden lessons of the pastpastpast.past

2. Ge things we have heard and under stoodstood, * the things our fathers have toldtoldtold us,

these we will not hide om their chilchilchildrenchil * but will tell them to the next generaaaation:

the glories of the Lord and his mightmight, * and the marvelous deeds he has donedone.

3. He established a de cree in Ja Jacob; * in Israel he set up a lawlawlaw.law

To our fathers he gave a com mand * to make it known to their chilchildren,

that the next genera tion might know it, * the children yet to be bornborn.

Glory be to the Father …

Eighteenth Sunday | 135 INTROIT (Years B & C) 4 9 4 8 4 4 4 4 4 O God, 9come to my as sis tance;* 4 O Lord, 8 4 4 4 4

8 13 10 4 4 4

make haste to help me; let them be put to con fu sion and shame, 8 13 10 4 4 4

10 6 4 4

my en e mies who seek my life. 10 6 4 4

136 | Eighteenth Sunday 6 5 16 4 4 4 6 5 16 4 4 4

1. O let them turn back in con fufufusion,fu * who delight in my harmharmharm;harm

let them retreat, cov ered with shameshame, * who jeer at me and mockmock.

2. O let there be rejoic ing and gladgladgladnessglad * for all who seekseekseek you.

Let them say forever, “ God is greatgreat,” * who love your sav ing helphelphelp.help

3. As for me, wretch ed and poorpoor, * hasten to me, O GodGodGod.God

You are my rescu er, my helphelphelp;help * O LORD , do not de laylaylay.lay

Glory be to the Father …

Eighteenth Sunday | 137 OFFERTORY (Years A & B) 16 6 12 4 4 4

Mo ses prayed to the Lord his God, and said;* Mo ses ad dressed this prayer 16 6 12 4 4 4

12 4 12 4 4 4 to the Lord his God, and de clared: "Why, O Lord, 12 4 12 4 4 4

12 11 4 4 is your an ger en kind led a gainst your peo ple? 12 11 4 4

11 6 9 4 4 4

Let the wrath your mind has con ceived cease, Re mem ber 11 6 9 4 4 4

9 9 10 4 4 4 Ab ra ham, I saac and Jac ob, to whom you swore to give a land 9 9 10 4 4 4 138 | Eighteenth Sunday 10 15 4 4

Oow ing with milk and hon ey." 10 15 4 4

15 12 4 4 15 And the Lord was dis suad ed from ac com plish ing 12 4 4

12 8 6 4 4 4 12 the ev il which he had threat ened to in Oict 8 up on his peo ple. 6 4 4 4

6 10 4 4 6 10 4 4

1. Ge LORD answered, † “Him only who has sinned against mememe * will I strike out of my bookbook.

2. Now, go and lead the people whither I have toldtoldtold you. * My angel will go be foreforefore you.

3. When it is time for me to punpunpunish,pun * I will punish them for their sinsinsin.”sin Eighteenth Sunday | 139 OFFERTORY (Year C) 10 6 8 4 4 4 Mo ses con se cra ted an al tar to the Lord,* 10 6 8 4 4 4

8 15 10 4 4 4

and pre sen ted there up on burnt of fer ings and sac ri C cial vic tims; 8 15 10 4 4 4

10 13 13 4 4 4

he made an eve ning sac ri Cce as a frag rant of fer ing to the Lord, 10 13 13 4 4 4

13 5 4 4

13 in the pres ence of the sons of Is ra el. 5 4 4 * last time only

140 | Eighteenth Sunday 5 6 5 4 4 4 5 6 5 4 4 4

1. Ge LORD answered, † “Him only who has sinned a gainst mememe * will I strike out of my bookbook.

2. Now, go and lead the people whither I have toldtoldtold you. * My angel will go be foreforefore you.

When it is time for me to punpunpunish,pun * I will punish them for their sinsinsin.”sin

3. Gus the Lord smote the peopeopeoplepeo * for having had Aaron make the calf for themthemthem.them

Eighteenth Sunday | 141 COMMUNION 5 8 5 6 4 4 4 4

You gave us bread from hea ven, O Lord, hav ing in it 5 8 5 6 4 4 4 4

1. Final 6 2 5 4 4 4

all that is de li cious, and the sweet ness of ev ery taste. taste. 6 2 5 4 4 4

142 | Eighteenth Sunday 5 6 4 4 4 4 5 6 4 4 4 4

1. Give ear, my people, to my teachteaching; * 5. He rained Oesh upon them like dustdust, * incline your ear to the words of my mouthmouth. winged fowl like the sands of the seaseasea.sea

I will open my mouth in a parparparablepar * He let it fall in the midst of their campcamp, * and utter hidden lessons of the pastpastpast.past and all a round their tentstents.

2. Ge things we have heard and un der stoodstood, * 6. So they ate and had their CllCllCll,Cll * the things our fa thers have toldtoldtold us, what they craved, he gavegavegave them.

these we will not hide from their chilchilchildrenchil * but will tell them to the next gener aaation:a Glory be to the Father …

the glories of the LORD and his mightmight, * and the marvelous deeds he has donedone.

3. Yet he commanded the clouds abovebove, * and opened the gates of heavheavheaven.heav

He rained down manna to eateateat,eat * and gave them bread om heavheavheaven.heav

4. Man ate the bread of ananangels.an * He sent them abun dance of foodfoodfood;food

Eighteenth Sunday | 143 NINTEENTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 4 9 10 6 4 4 4 4 4 Re mem ber, 9 O Lord, your cov en ant,* 10 and do not a ban don for e ver 6 4 4 4 4

6 6 9 6 4 4 4 4

the souls of your poor; a rise, O Lord, and judge your own cause; 6 6 9 6 4 4 4 4

6 11 6 4 4 4

for get not the cries of those who seek you. 6 11 6 4 4 4 * last time only

144 | Ninteenth Sunday 6 5 12 4 4 4 6 5 12 4 4 4

1. Why, O God, have you cast us o, for evevever?ev * Why does your anger blaze at the sheep of your paspaspasture?pas

Remember your Oock which you claimed long ago, † the tribe you redeemed to be your own pos sessessession,ses * this mountain of Sion where you made your dwelldwelling.

2. Turn your steps to these places that are ut terly rururuined!ru * Ge enemy has laid waste the whole of the ho ly placeplace.

Your foes have made uproar in the midst of your as semsemsembly;sem * they have set up their emblems as to kens therethere.

Gey have wielded their ax es on highhighhigh,high * as at the entrance to a grove of treestrees.

3. Gey have broken down all the carvcarvcarvings;carv * they have struck together with hatchet and pickpickpickax.pick

O God, they have set your holy place on CreCreCre;Cre * they have razed and profaned the abode of your namename.

Glory be to the Father …

Ninteenth Sunday | 145 OFFERTORY 12 4 7 4 4 4

In you have I put my trust, O Lord;* I said: 12 4 7 4 4 4

7 10 5 4 4 4 "You are my God, my des tin y is in your hands. 7 10 5 4 4 4

146 | Ninteenth Sunday 5 6 10 4 4 4 5 6 10 4 4 4

1. Let your face shine on your serserservant.ser * Save me in your mer ciful lovelovelove.love

Let me not be put to shame, O LORD , * for I call on youyouyou;you

let the wicked be shamedshamed! * Let them be silenced in the gravegrave!

2. Let lying lips be stilled, † that speak haughtily against the justjustjust man * with pride and con tempttempt.”

3. How great is the good ness, LORD , * that you keep for those who fearfearfear you,

that you show to those who trust you * in the sight of the child ren of menmenmen.men

4. You hide them in the shelter of your prespresence, * secure from human schemscheming;

you keep them safe within your tent * from dis puting tonguestongues.

Ninteenth Sunday | 147 COMMUNION (Years A & B) 10 13 6 4 4 4

Ge bread which I will give is my Oesh for the life of the world. 10 13 6 4 4 4

148 | Ninteenth Sunday 6 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 4

1. I will praise the LORD with all my heartheart, * in the meeting of the just and the as semsemsembly.sem

Great are the works of the LORD , * to be pondered by all who delight in themthemthem.them

2. Majestic and glori ous his workwork; * his justice stands Crm for evevever.ev

He has given us a memorial of his wonwonwonders.won * Ge Lord is gracious and mermermerciful.mer

3. He gives food to those who fearfearfear him; * keeps his covenant ever in mindmind.

His mighty works he has shown to his peopeopeoplepeo * by giving them the heritage of nananations.na

4. His handiwork is jus tice and truthtruth; * his precepts are all of them suresuresure,sure

standing Crm forever and evevever,ev * wrought in uprightness and truthtruth.

5. He has sent redemption to his people, † and established his cove nant for evevever.ev * Holy his name, to be fearedfeared.

6. Ge fear of the LORD is the beginning of wisdom; † understanding marks all who at taintaintain it. * His praise endures for evevever!ev

Glory be to the Father … Ninteenth Sunday | 149 COMMUNION (Year C) 6 3 9 4 4 4

Bles sed is the ser vant whom the Lord,* when he comes, 6 3 9 4 4 4

9 2 4 7 4 4 4 4

will Cnd to be vig i lant. Tru ly, I say to you, 9 2 4 7 4 4 4 4

7 9 5 4 4 4

he will es tab lish him o ver all his pos ses sions. 7 9 5 4 4 4

150 | Ninteenth Sunday 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladglad.glad

2. Glorify the LORD with mememe;me * together let us praise his namename.

I sought the LORD , and he an swered mememe;me * from all my terrors he set me freefreefree.free

3. Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be abashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tresstress.

4. Ge angel of the LORD is en camped * around those who fear him, to resresrescueres them.

5. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshears, * and rescues them in all their dis tresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the bro ken hearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesave.save

6. Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserservants.ser * All who trust in him shall not be con demneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

Ninteenth Sunday | 151 TWENTIETH SUNDAY

INTROIT 3 7 14 4 4 4

3 Be hold, 7 O God our pro tec tor,* 14 4 4 4

14 8 4 4 14 and con si der the face of your An oin ted; 8 4 4

8 12 4 4 4 4

for one day in your house is bet ter than a thous and else where. 8 12 4 4 4 4

152 | Twentieth Sunday 4 6 14 4 4 4 4 6 14 4 4 4

1. How lovely is your dweldwelling place, * O LORD of hostshosts.

My soul is longing and yearnyearning * for the courts of the LORD .

My heart and my Oesh cry outoutout * to the living GodGodGod.God

2. Even the sparrow Cnds a homehome, * and the swallow a nest for her selfselfself

in which she sets her young, at your alalaltars,al * O LORD of hosts, my king and my GodGodGod.God

3. Blessed are they who dwell in your househouse, * forever sing ing your praisepraise.

Blessed the people whose strength is in youyouyou,you * whose heart is set on pilgrim waysways.

Glory be to the Father …

Twentieth Sunday | 153 OFFERTORY 14 11 4 4

Ge An gel of the Lord shall en camp* 14 11 4 4

11 8 13 4 4 4

round a bout those who fear him andshall de li ver them; 11 8 13 4 4 4

13 6 4 4

taste and see how good the Lord is. 13 6 4 4

154 | Twentieth Sunday 6 10 4 4 6 10 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladglad.glad

2. Glorify the LORD with mememe;me * together let us praise his namename.

I sought the LORD , and he answered mememe;me * from all my terrors he set me freefreefree.free

3. Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be a bashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tresstress.

4. Fear the LORD , you his hohoholyho ones. * Gey lack nothing, those who fearfearfear him.

Ge rich su9er want and go hunhunhungry,hun * but those who seek the LORD lack no blesblesblessing.bles

Twentieth Sunday | 155 COMMUNION (Year A) 10 6 9 4 4 4

My house will be called a house of prayer, says the Lord;* 10 6 9 4 4 4

9 3 8 6 4 4 4 4

ev ery one who asks here, will re ceive, and he who seeks will Cnd, 9 3 8 6 4 4 4 4

6 5 4 4

and to him who knocks, it will be o pened. 6 5 4 4 * last time only

156 | Twentieth Sunday 5 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 4

1. How lovely is your dweldwelling place, * O LORD of hostshosts.

My soul is longing and yearnyearning * for the courts of the LORD .

My heart and my Oesh cry outoutout * to the living GodGodGod.God

2. Even the sparrow Cnds a homehome, * and the swallow a nest for her selfselfself

in which she sets her young, at your alalaltars,al * O LORD of hosts, my king and my GodGodGod.God

3. Blessed are they who dwell in your househouse, * forever sing ing your praisepraise.

4. O LORD God of hosts, hear my prayerprayer; * give ear, O God of JaJaJacob.Ja

Turn your eyes, O God, our shieldshield; * look on the face of your a noinnoinnointed.noin

5. One day within your courts * is better than a thousand elseelseelsewhere.else

Ge threshold of the house of GodGodGod * I prefer to the dwellings of the wickwickwicked.wick

Glory be to the Father …

Twentieth Sunday | 157 COMMUNION (Year B) 6 8 5 4 4 4

He who eats my Oesh and drinks my blood, 6 8 5 4 4 4

5 6 5 6 4 4 4 4 a bides in me, and I in him, says the Lord. 5 6 5 6 4 4 4 4

158 | Twentieth Sunday 6 6 12 4 4 4 6 6 12 4 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

Blessed are those who keep his de creescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseek him.

2. I treasure your word in my heartheart, * lest I sin against you.

Remember your word to your serserservant,ser * by which you made me hopehope.

Gis is my com fort in sorsorsorrow:sor * that your promise gives me lifelifelife.life

3. Ge law from your mouth means more to mememe * than large quantities of sil ver and goldgoldgold.gold

How sweet is your promise to my tonguetongue, * more than honey in the mouthmouth.

4. Your word is a lamp for my feetfeetfeet,feet * and a light for my pathpathpath.path

I rejoice at your promprompromise,prom * like one who Cnds a great treastreasure.

Glory be to the Father …

Twentieth Sunday | 159 COMMUNION (Year C) 12 5 10 4 4 4

Seek Crst the king dom of God,* and all the rest 12 5 10 4 4 4

10 6 4 4

will be giv en to you in ad di tion, says the Lord. 10 6 4 4

160 | Twentieth Sunday 6 6 10 4 4 4 6 6 10 4 4 4

1. Do not fret because of the wickwickwicked;wick * do not envy those who do ev evil,

Trust in the LORD and do goodgood; * then you will dwell in the land and safely paspaspasture.pas

Better the few possessions of the justjustjust,just * than the abundant wealth of the wickwickwicked;wick

2. Ge LORD takes note of the days of the blameblameless; * their heritage will last for evevever.ev

Gey shall not be put to shame in evil daysdays; * in time of famine they shall have their CllCllCll.Cll

By the LORD are the steps made CrmCrmCrm * of one in whose path He de lightslights.

3. Gen turn away from evil and do goodgood, * and you may a bide for evevever;ev

for indeed, the LORD loves jusjusjustice,jus * and will never for sake his faithfaithful.

4. Ge unjust shall be wiped out for evevever,ev * and the descendants of the wick ed de stroyedstroyed.

Ge just shall inher it the landlandland;land * there they shall a bide for evevever.ev

Gen wait for the LORD , keep to his waywayway.way He will exalt you to inher it the landlandland,land *

Glory be to the Father … Twentieth Sunday | 161 TWENTY-FIRST SUNDAY

INTROIT 10 8 3 10 4 4 4 4

In cline your ear to me, O Lord, and hear me;* O God, 10 8 3 10 4 4 4 4

10 10 13 4 4 4

save your ser vant who trusts in you; have mer cy on me, O Lord, 10 10 13 4 4 4

13 6 4 4

for un to you do I cry all the day. 13 6 4 4

162 | Twenty-First Sunday 6 7 5 4 4 4 6 7 5 4 4 4

1. Gladden the soul of your serserservant,ser * for I liP up my soul to you, O LORD .

2. O LORD , you are good and for givgivgiving,giv * full of mercy to all who call to youyouyou.you

Give ear, O LORD , to my prayerprayer, * and attend to my voice in suppli cacacation.ca

3. In the day of distress, I will call to youyouyou,you * and surely you will an swer mememe.me

Among the gods there is none like you, O LORD , * nor works to compare with yoursyours.

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-First Sunday | 163 OFFERTORY 5 10 11 4 4 4 5With ex pec ta tion 10 I have wait ed for the Lord,* 11 4 4 4

11 9 11 4 4 4

and he has cast his look up on me; he has heard my sup pli ca tion 11 9 11 4 4 4

11 7 4 4 and he has put a new can ti cle 11 7 4 4

7 9 5 4 4 4

7 in to my mouth, 9 a song to our God. 5 4 4 4 * last time only

164 | Twenty-First Sunday 5 6 8 4 4 4 5 6 8 4 4 4

1. Blessed the man who has placed * his trust in the LORD ,

and has not gone over to the proud * who fol low false godsgods.

2. How many, O LORD my God, † are the wonders and de signs * that you have worked for us; † you have no eqeqequal.eq

Should I wish to proclaim or speak of themthemthem,them * they would be more than I can telltelltell!tell

3. You delight not in sacriCce and o9erings, † but in an o pen earearear.ear * You do not ask for holo caust and vicvicvictim.vic

4. Gen I said, “See, I have comecome.” * In the scroll of the book it stands writ ten of mememe:me

“I delight to do your will, O my GodGodGod;God * your instruction lies deep with in me.”

Twenty-First Sunday | 165 COMMUNION 8 10 10 4 4 4

Ge earth will be sat is Ced* by the work of your hands, O Lord, 8 10 10 4 4 4

10 11 4 4

as you bring forth bread from the land and wine to glad den the heart of man; 10 11 4 4

11 13 4 4

oil to make his face shine, 11 13 4 4

1. Final 13 4 6 4 4 4

and bread to strength en man's heart. heart. 13 4 6 4 4 4

166 | Twenty-First Sunday 6 6 12 4 4 4 6 6 12 4 4 4

1. Bless the LORD , O my soulsoulsoul!soul * O LORD my God, how great you areareare,are

clothed in majes ty and honhonhonor,hon * wrapped in light as with a roberobe!

2. Man goes forth to his workwork, * to labor till evening fallsfallsfalls.falls

How many are your works, O LORD ! † In wisdom you have made them allallall.all * Ge earth is full of your creacreacreatures.crea

3. You send forth your spirit, and they are cre atatated,at * and you renew the face of the earthearth.

May the glory of the LORD last for evevever!ev * May the LORD rejoice in his worksworks!

4. I will sing to the LORD all my lifelifelife,life * sing psalms to my God while I livelivelive.live

May my thoughts be pleas ing to himhimhim.him * I will rejoice in the LORD .

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-First Sunday | 167 TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY

INTROIT 12 15 4 4 12 Have mer cy on me, O Lord,* 15 4 4

15 5 8 4 4 4 for I have called out to you all the day; for you, O Lord, 15 5 8 4 4 4

8 7 11 4 4 4

are good and for giv ing and plen teous in mer cy 8 7 11 4 4 4

11 4 4 4

to all who call up on you. 11 4 4 4

168 | Twenty-Second Sunday 4 5 7 4 4 4 4 5 7 4 4 4

1. Turn your ear, O LORD , and ananansweran me, * for I am poor and needneedy.

Preserve my soul, for I am faithfaithful; * save the servant who trusts in you, my GodGodGod.God

2. Gladden the soul of your serserservant,ser * for I liP up my soul to you, O LORD .

Give ear, O LORD , to my prayerprayer, * and attend to my voice in sup pli cacacation.ca

3. In the day of distress, I will call to youyouyou,you * and surely you will an swer mememe.me

Among the gods there is none like you, O LORD , * nor works to compare with yoursyours.

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Second Sunday | 169 OFFERTORY 7 7 12 4 4 4

O Lord, look down in or der to help me;* 7 7 12 4 4 4

12 7 4 4

let them be cov ered with con fu sion and shame, 12 7 4 4

7 6 6 4 4 4

who seek af ter my soul to take it a way. 7 6 6 4 4 4

170 | Twenty-Second Sunday 6 5 11 4 4 4 6 5 11 4 4 4

1. I waited, I waited for the LORD , † and he stooped down to mememe;me * he heard my crycrycry.cry

2. He drew me from the deadly pitpitpit,pit * from the mir y clayclayclay.clay

He set my feet up on a rockrockrock,rock * made my foot steps CrmCrmCrm.Crm

3. He put a new song in to my mouthmouth, * praise of our GodGodGod.God

Many shall see and fearfearfear * and shall trust in the LORD .

4. Blessed the man who has placed * his trust in the LORD ,

and has not gone over to the proud * who follow false godsgods.

Twenty-Second Sunday | 171 COMMUNION (Year A) 11 8 8 4 4 4 If a man wish es to come af ter me,* let him de ny him self 11 8 8 4 4 4

8 6 6 4 4 4

and take up his cross and fol low me. 8 6 6 4 4 4

172 | Twenty-Second Sunday 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be abashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the Lord heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tresstress.

2. Turn aside from evil and do goodgood. * Seek aPer peace, and pur suesuesue it.

Ge LORD turns his eyes to the justjustjust,just * and his ears are open to their crycrycry.cry

Ge LORD turns his face a gainst the wickwickwickedwick * to destroy their remembrance from the earthearth.

3. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshears, * and rescues them in all their dis tresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the broken hearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesave.save

4. Many are the trials of the justjustjust man, * but from them all the LORD will res cue himhimhim.him

He will keep guard over all his bonesbones; * not one of his bones shall be brobrobroken.bro

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Second Sunday | 173 COMMUNION (Years B & C) 4 14 5 4 4 4

O Lord, I will be mind ful of your jus tice a lone;* 4 14 5 4 4 4

5 2 4 4

you have taught me, O God, from my youth; and so, 5 2 4 4

11 6 4 4

un to old age and gray hairs, O God, for sake me not. 11 6 4 4

174 | Twenty-Second Sunday 6 6 11 4 4 4 6 6 11 4 4 4

1. In you, O LORD , I take refrefrefuge;ref * let me never be put to shameshame.

In your justice, res cue me , freefreefree me; * incline your ear to me and savesavesave me.

2. Be my rock, my constant refuge, † a mighty strong hold to savesavesave me, * for you are my rock, my strongstronghold.

3. It is you, O LORD , who are my hopehope, * my trust, O LORD , om my youthyouth.

On you I have leaned from my birth; † from my mother’s womb, you have been my helphelphelp.help * At all times I give you praisepraise.

4. Do not reject me now that I am oldoldold;old * when my strength fails do not for sakesakesake me.

O God, do not stay afar o9o9o9;o9 * O my God, make haste to helphelphelp me!

5. But as for me, I will always hopehope, * and praise you more and moremore.

When I sing to you, my lips shall shout for joyjoyjoy,joy * and my soul, which you have re deemeddeemed.

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Second Sunday | 175 TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY

INTROIT 11 10 10 4 4 4 You, are right eous, O Lord,* and right is your judg ment; 11 10 10 4 4 4

10 10 6 4 4 4

deal with this ser vant of yours ac cor ding to your mer cy. 10 10 6 4 4 4

176 | Twenty-Gird Sunday 6 7 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

Blessed are those who keep his de creescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseek him.

2. Gey never do an ything evevevil,ev * but walk in his waysways.

You have laid down your preprepreceptspre * to be careful ly keptkept.

3. May my ways be CrmCrmCrm * in keeping your statstatstatutes.stat

Gen I shall not be put to shame * as I observe all your com mandsmands.

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Gird Sunday | 177 OFFERTORY 7 4 6 4 10 4 4 4 4 4 7 I prayed to my God,4 I, Dan iel, 6 and I said:* 4"Hear ken, O Lord, 10 4 4 4 4 4

10 6 12 4 4 4

un to the prayers of your ser vant, and cause your face 10 6 12 4 4 4

12 8 6 4 4 4

to shine up on your sanc tu a ry; look with for give ness 12 8 6 4 4 4

6 14 6 4 4 4

up on this na tion o ver whom your name has been in voked, O God." 6 14 6 4 4 4

178 | Twenty-Gird Sunday 6 5 9 4 4 4 6 5 9 4 4 4

1. I was still occupied with my prayerprayer, * confessing my sin and the sin of my peo ple IsIsIsrael,Is

presenting my petition to the LORD , * my God, on behalf of his ho ly mounmountain –

2. I was still occupied with this prayer, † when Gabriel, the one whom I had seen be fore in vivivision,vi * came to me in rapid Oight at the time of the evening sacsacsacriCce.sac

3. He instructed me in these wordswords: * “Daniel, I have now come to give you un der standstanding.

4. When you began your petition, † an answer was given which I have come to an nouncenounce, * because you are be lovlovloved.lov

Gerefore, mark the ananansweran * and understand the vivivision.vi

Twenty-Gird Sunday | 179 COMMUNION 9 6 8 4 4 4 9Make vows un to the Lord your God,6 and ac comp lish them,* 8 4 4 4

8 9 8 4 4 4 all you who gath er a round him to pre sent of fer ings; 8 9 8 4 4 4

8 9 6 4 4 4 to the awe some God who takes a way the life of prin ces; 8 9 6 4 4 4

6 8 6 4 4 4 he is great ly feared by all the kings of the earth. 6 8 6 4 4 4

180 | Twenty-Gird Sunday 6 5 18 4 4 4 6 5 18 4 4 4

1. God is re nowned in JuJuJudah;Ju * in Israel his name is greatgreat.

His tent is set in SaSaSalem,Sa * and his dwelling place in SiSiSion.Si

It was there he broke the -aming arararrows,ar * the shield, the sword, the arararmor.ar

2. Resplendent are you, more ma jesjesjesticjes * than the everlast ing mounmountains.

Ge stouthearted, despoiled, slept in deathdeath; * none of the soldiers could liP a handhand.

3. You uttered your sentence om the heavheavheavens;heav * the earth in terror was stillstillstill

when you arose, O God, to judgejudge, * to save all the humble of the earthearth.

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Gird Sunday | 181 TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 18 15 4 4 18 Grant peace to those who are wait ing for you, O Lord,* 15 4 4

15 9 4 4

15 so that your pro phets may be proved trust wor thy; 9 4 4

9 6 4 4

hear the prayers of your ser vant and of your peo ple Is ra el. 9 6 4 4

182 | Twenty-Fourth Sunday 6 7 10 4 4 4 6 7 10 4 4 4

1. I rejoiced when they said to mememe,me * “Let us go to the house of the LORD .”

And now our feet are standstanding * within your gates, O Je rururusalem.ru

2. Jerusalem is built as a citcitcitycit * bonded as one to gethgethgether.geth

It is there that the tribes go upupup,up * the tribes of the LORD .

3. For Israel’s wit ness it isisis * to praise the name of the LORD .

Gere were set the thrones for judgjudgjudgment,judg * the thrones of the house of DaDaDavid.Da

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Fourth Sunday | 183 OFFERTORY (Years A & B) 10 6 8 4 4 4 Mo ses con se cra ted an al tar to the Lord,* 10 6 8 4 4 4

8 15 10 4 4 4

and pre sen ted there up on burnt of fer ings and sac ri C cial vic tims; 8 15 10 4 4 4

10 13 13 4 4 4

he made an eve ning sac ri Cce as a frag rant of fer ing to the Lord, 10 13 13 4 4 4

13 5 4 4

in the pres ence of the sons of Is ra el. 13 5 4 4 * last time only

184 | Twenty-Fourth Sunday 5 6 16 4 4 4 5 6 16 4 4 4

1. Ge LORD answered, † “Him only who has sinned a gainst mememe * will I strike out of my bookbook.

2. Now, go and lead the people whither I have toldtoldtold you. * My angel will go be foreforefore you.

3. When it is time for me to punpunpunish,pun * I will punish them for their sinsinsin.”sin

Twenty-Fourth Sunday | 185 OFFERTORY (Year C) 16 6 12 4 4 4

Mo ses prayed to the Lord his God, and said;* Mo ses ad dressed this prayer 16 6 12 4 4 4

12 4 12 4 4 4 to the Lord his God, and de clared: "Why, O Lord, 12 4 12 4 4 4

12 11 4 4 is your an ger en kind led a gainst your peo ple? 12 11 4 4

11 6 9 4 4 4

Let the wrath your mind has con ceived cease, Re mem ber 11 6 9 4 4 4

9 9 10 4 4 4

Ab ra ham, I saac and Jac ob, to whom you swore to give a land 9 9 10 4 4 4 186 | Twenty-Fourth Sunday 10 15 4 4

Oow ing with milk and hon ey." 10 15 4 4

15 12 4 4

And the Lord was dis suad ed from ac com plish ing 15 12 4 4

12 8 6 4 4 4

the ev il which he had threat ened to in Oict up on his peo ple. 12 8 6 4 4 4

6 10 4 4 6 10 4 4

1. Ge LORD answered, † “Him only who has sinned against mememe * will I strike out of my bookbook.

2. Now, go and lead the people whither I have toldtoldtold you. * My angel will go be foreforefore you.

3. When it is time for me to punpunpunish,pun * I will punish them for their sinsinsin.”sin Twenty-Fourth Sunday | 187 COMMUNION (Year A) 10 9 6 4 4 4

Bring up your sac ri Cc es* and come in to his courts; 10 9 6 4 4 4

6 9 6 4 4 4

a dore the Lord in his ho ly tem ple. 6 9 6 4 4 4

188 | Twenty-Fourth Sunday 6 5 11 4 4 4 6 5 11 4 4 4

1. Blessed is he whose transgression is for givgivgiven,giv * 5. I will instruct you and teach you † whose sin is re mitmitmitted.mit the way you should gogogo;go * I will Cx my eyes up on youyouyou.you Blessed the man to whom the LORD im putes no guiltguilt, * in whose spirit is no guileguile. 6. Many sorrows has the wicked, † but loving merc y sur rounds * 2. I kept it secret and my ame was wastwasted. * one who trusts in the LORD . I groaned all day longlonglong,long Rejoice in the LORD ; ex ult, you justjustjust!just * for your hand, by day and by nightnight, * Ring out your joy, all you upright of heartheart! lay heavy up ononon me.

Indeed, my strength was dried upupup * Glory be to the Father … as by the sum mer’s heatheatheat.heat

3. To you I have acknowl edged my sinsinsin;sin * my guilt I did not hidehidehide.hide

I said, “I will confess my transgression to the LordLord.” * And you have forgiven the guilt of my sinsinsin.sin

4. You are a hiding place for me; † you keep me safe om dis tresstress; * you surround me with cries of de livlivliverance.liv

Twenty-Fourth Sunday | 189 COMMUNION (Year B) 11 8 8 4 4 4 If a man wish es to come af ter me,* let him de ny him self 11 8 8 4 4 4

8 6 6 4 4 4

and take up his cross and fol low me. 8 6 6 4 4 4

190 | Twenty-Fourth Sunday 6 5 7 4 4 4 6 5 7 4 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be abashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tresstress.

2. Turn aside from evil and do goodgood. * Seek aPer peace, and pur suesuesue it.

Ge LORD turns his eyes to the justjustjust,just * and his ears are open to their crycrycry.cry

Ge LORD turns his face a gainst the wickwickwickedwick * to destroy their remembrance from the earthearth.

3. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshears, * and rescues them in all their dis tresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the broken hearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesave.save

4. Many are the trials of the justjustjust man, * but from them all the LORD will res cue himhimhim.him

He will keep guard over all his bonesbones; * not one of his bones shall be brobrobroken.bro

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Fourth Sunday | 191 COMMUNION (Year C) 7 13 11 4 4 4

I say un to you: there is joy a mong the An gels of God 7 13 11 4 4 4

1. Final 11 4 5 4 4 4

for one sin gle sin ner who re pents. who re pents. 11 4 5 4 4 4

192 | Twenty-Fourth Sunday 5 6 11 4 4 4 5 6 11 4 4 4

1. Blessed is he whose transgression is for givgivgiven,giv * 4.4.4. You are a hiding place for me; † whose sin is re mitmitmitted.mit you keep me safe from dis tresstress; * you surround me with cries of de livlivliverance.liv Blessed the man to whom the LORD imputes no guiltguilt, * in whose spirit is no guileguile. I will instruct you and teach you † the way you should gogogo;go * I will Cx my eyes upon youyouyou.you 2. I kept it secret and my frame was wastwasted. * I groaned all day longlonglong,long 5. Many sorrows has the wicked, † for your hand, by day and by nightnight, * but loving mercy sur rounds * lay heav y up ononon me. one who trusts in the LORD .

Indeed, my strength was dried upupup * Rejoice in the LORD ; exult, you justjustjust!just * as by the summer’s heatheatheat.heat Ring out your joy, all you up right of heartheart!

3. To you I have acknowledged my sinsinsin;sin * Glory be to the Father … my guilt I did not hidehidehide.hide

I said, “I will confess my transgression to the LORD .” * And you have forgiven the guilt of my sinsinsin.sin

Twenty-Fourth Sunday | 193 TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 11 5 9 4 4 4 11 I am the sal va tion of the peo ple, 5 says the Lord;* 9 4 4 4

9 8 4 4

from what e ver tri bu a tions they cry out to me, 9 8 4 4

8 12 4 4 4 4

8 I will give heed to them;12 and I will be their Lord for e ver. 4 4 4 4

194 | Twenty-FiPh Sunday 4 6 15 4 4 4 4 6 15 4 4 4

1. Give ear, my people, to my teachteaching; * incline your ear to the words of my mouthmouth.

I will open my mouth in a parparparablepar * and utter hidden lessons of the pastpastpast.past

2. Ge things we have heard and understoodstoodstood, * the things our fa thers have toldtoldtold us,

these we will not hide from their chilchilchildrenchil * but will tell them to the next gener aaation:a

the glories of the LORD and his mightmight, * and the marvelous deeds he has donedone.

3. He established a decree in JaJaJacob;Ja * in Israel he set up a lawlawlaw.law

To our fathers he gave a commandmand * to make it known to their chilchilchildren,chil

that the next generation might know it, * the children yet to be bornborn.

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-FiPh Sunday | 195 OFFERTORY 15 13 4 4

If I walk in the midst of tri bu la tion* 15 13 4 4

13 7 12 4 4 4

you shall pre serve my life, O Lord; you shall stretch forth your hand 13 7 12 4 4 4

12 5 4 4 a gainst the fu ry of my e ne mies; 12 5 4 4

5 9 6 4 4 4

your right hand has de liv ered me. 5 9 6 4 4 4

196 | Twenty-FiPh Sunday 6 10 4 4 6 10 4 4

1. I thank you, LORD , with all my heartheart; * you have heard the words of my mouthmouth.

In the presence of the an gels I praise you. * I bow down toward your holy temtemtemple.tem

2. I give thanks to your name † for your merciful love and your faithfaithfulness. * You have exalted your name over allallall.all

On the day I called, you answered mememe;me * you increased the strength of my soulsoulsoul.soul

3. All earth’s kings shall thank you, O LORD , * when they hear the words of your mouthmouth.

Gey shall sing of the ways of the LORD , * “How great is the glory of the LORD !”

4. Ge LORD is high, yet he looks on the lowlowlowly,low * and the haughty he knows om a farfarfar.far

You give me life though I walk amid af OicOicOiction;Oic * you stretch out your hand against the anger of my foesfoesfoes.foes

Twenty-FiPh Sunday | 197 COMMUNION 10 8 4 4

You have or dered that your com mand ments be kept dil ig ent ly;* 10 8 4 4

8 11 5 4 4 4

O that my ways may be guid ed towards the keep ing of your stat utes. 8 11 5 4 4 4 * last time only

198 | Twenty-FiPh Sunday 5 6 7 4 4 4 5 6 7 4 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

Blessed are those who keep his de creescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseek him.

Gey never do any thing evevevil,ev * but walk in his waysways.

2. I will keep your statstatstatutes;stat * do not ev er for sakesakesake me.

How shall a youth remain pure on his waywayway?way * By obey ing your wordword.

3. I declared my ways and you an swered mememe;me * teach me your statstatstatutes.stat

I have pondered my waysways, * and turned my steps to your de creescrees.

I made haste; I did not de laylaylay * to obey your com mandsmands.

4. Redeem me from man’s op presprespression,pres * and I will keep your prepreprecepts.pre

I obey your precepts and de creescrees; * all my ways are be foreforefore you.

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-FiPh Sunday | 199 TWENTY-SIXTH SUNDAY

INTROIT (Year A) 7 3 8 4 4 4 At the name of the Lord let e very knee bend,* in hea ven, 7 3 8 4 4 4

8 13 11 4 4 4

on earth and un der the earth; for the Lord be came o be di ent un to death, 8 13 11 4 4 4

11 10 13 4 4 4

e ven death on the Cross; that is why Jes us Christ is the Lord, 11 10 13 4 4 4

13 5 4 4 13 to the glo ry of God the Fath er. 5 4 4

200 | Twenty-Sixth Sunday 5 5 14 4 4 4 5 5 14 4 4 4

1. O LORD , hear my prayerprayer, * and let my cry come to you.

Do not hide your face om mememe * in the day of my dis tresstress.

2. Turn your ear toward me; † on the day when I callcallcall,call * speedily an swer mememe.me

3. For my days are vanishing like smokesmoke; * my bones burn away like a furfurfurnace.fur

My heart is withered and dried up like the grassgrass. * I forget to eat my breadbread.

Because of the sound of my groangroaning, * my skin clings to my bonesbones.

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Sixth Sunday | 201 INTROIT (Years B & C) 14 10 4 4 All that you have in Oic ted up on us, O Lord,* 14 10 4 4

10 9 15 4 4 4 has been dealt out in true jus tice, for we have sinned a gainst you 10 9 15 4 4 4

15 9 4 4 and we have failed to o bey your com mand ments; 15 9 4 4

9 5 15 4 4 4

but give glo ry to your name and deal with us 9 5 15 4 4 4

15 5 4 4

ac cor ding to the a bun dance of your mer cy. 15 5 4 4 202 | Twenty-Sixth Sunday 5 5 12 4 4 4 5 5 12 4 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

Blessed are those who keep his de creescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseek him.

2. Gey never do any thing evevevil,ev * but walk in his waysways.

You have laid down your preprepreceptspre * to be careful ly keptkept.

3. May my ways be CrmCrmCrm * in keeping your statstatstatutes.stat

Gen I shall not be put to shame * as I observe all your com mandsmands.

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Sixth Sunday | 203 OFFERTORY 12 12 4 4

Up on the riv ers of Bab y lon, there we sat down and we wept, 12 12 4 4

12 6 4 4 12 as we re mem bered you, O Zi on. 6 4 4

204 | Twenty-Sixth Sunday 6 5 7 4 4 4 6 5 7 4 4 4

1. On the pop lars that grewgrewgrew there * we hung up our harpsharps.

2. For it was there that they asked us, † our cap tors, for songssongs, * our oppressors, for joyjoyjoy.joy

“Sing to us,” they saidsaidsaid,said * “one of Si on’s songssongs.”

3. O how could we sing † the song of the LORD * on for eign soilsoilsoil?soil

If I forget you, Je rururusalem,ru * let my right hand withwithwither!with

4. O let my tongue † cleave to my palpalpalatepal * if I remember you notnotnot,not

if I prize not Je rururusalemru * as the Crst of my joysjoysjoys!joys

Twenty-Sixth Sunday | 205 COMMUNION 7 7 7 4 4 4

Be mind ful of your word to your ser vant, O Lord,* 7 7 7 4 4 4

7 15 4 4 in which you caused me to hope; 7 15 4 4

15 6 4 4

this has been my com fort in my af Oic tion. 15 6 4 4

206 | Twenty-Sixth Sunday 6 5 15 4 4 4 6 5 15 4 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

Blessed are those who keep his de creescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseek him.

2. My soul holds fast to the dustdust; * revive me by your wordword.

My soul pines a way with griefgrief; * by your word raise me upupup.up

3. LORD , let your mercy come up ononon me, * the salvation you have promprompromised.prom

Gose who revere you see me and re joicejoice, * for I trust in your wordword.

Let your merciful love cons oleoleole me * by your promise to your serserservant.ser

4. My soul yearns for your sal vavavation;va * I hope in your wordword.

My eyes yearn to see your promprompromise.prom * I ask, “When will you com fort mememe?”me

You are my hiding place, my shieldshield; * I hope in your wordword.

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Sixth Sunday | 207 TWENTY-SEVENTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 15 12 4 4 15 All things are sub mit ted to your will, O Lord,* 12 4 4

12 7 5 4 4 4 12 and no one can re sist your de ci sions; 7 you have made all things, 5 4 4 4

5 6 8 12 4 4 4 4

hea ven and earth, and all that is con tained un der the vault of the sky; 5 6 8 12 4 4 4 4

12 4 4 4

you are the mas ter of the u ni verse. 12 4 4 4

208 | Twenty-Seventh Sunday 4 6 10 4 4 4 4 6 10 4 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

Blessed are those who keep his decreescreescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseek him.

2. Gey never do anything evevevil,ev * but walk in his waysways.

You have laid down your preprepreceptspre * to be care fully keptkept.

3. May my ways be CrmCrmCrm * in keep ing your statstatstatutes.stat

Gen I shall not be put to shame * as I observe all your com mandsmands.

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Seventh Sunday | 209 OFFERTORY 10 5 4 8 4 4 4 4 Gere was a man in the land of Hus whose name was Job,* a blame less, 10 5 4 8 4 4 4 4

8 14 10 4 4 4

up right and God fear ing man; Sa tan asked to be al lowed to tempt him, 8 14 10 4 4 4

10 6 7 10 4 4 4 4 and the Lord gave him pow er o ver his po ses sions andhis bod y; 10 6 7 10 4 4 4 4

10 7 4 4 and so, he des troyed his po ses sions and his chil dren, 10 7 4 4

7 6 5 4 4 4

and he rav aged his Oesh with hor ri ble sores. 7 6 5 4 4 4 210 | Twenty-Seventh Sunday 5 6 14 4 4 4 5 6 14 4 4 4

1. Ah, could my anguish but be measmeasured * and my calamity laid with it in the scalesscales,

Gey would now outweigh the sands of the seaseasea!sea * Because of this I speak with out re straintstraint.

2. For the arrows of the Almighty pierce me, † and my spirit drinks in their poispoispoison;pois * the terrors of God are ar rayed a gainst me.

3. Does the wild ass bray when he has grassgrass? * Does the ox low ov er his fod fodder?

Can a thing insipid be eaten with out saltsaltsalt?salt * Is there Oavor in the white of an eggeggegg?egg

I refuse to touch them; * they are loathsome food to mememe.me

4. Oh, that I might have my re questquest, * and that God would grant what I longlonglong for:

Even that God would decide to crush me, * that he would put forth his hand and cut me o9o9o9!o9

5. Gen I should still have consolalalalation * and could exult through unre mitting painpainpain,pain

because I have not trans gressed * the commands of the HoHoHolyHo One.

Twenty-Seventh Sunday | 211 COMMUNION 14 6 14 4 4 4

My soul as pires af ter your sal va tion;* I hope in your word; 14 6 14 4 4 4

14 11 4 4 when will you judge those who per se cute me? 14 11 4 4

11 7 4 4 11 Ge wick ed are per se cut ing me; 7 4 4

7 8 6 4 4 4

come to my as sis tance, O Lord my God. 7 8 6 4 4 4

212 | Twenty-Seventh Sunday 6 5 3 4 4 4 6 5 3 4 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

LORD , let your mercy come up on me, * the salvation you have promprompromised.prom

2. For me the proud have dug pitpitpitfalls;pit * they defy your lawlawlaw.law

Gey have almost made an end of me on earthearth, * yet I forsake not your prepreprecepts.pre

3. I detest those with a di vided heartheart, * but I love your lawlawlaw.law

My eyes grow weary as I watch for your sal vavavation,va * and for your promise of jus justice.

4. Gough my foes and oppres sors are countcountless, * I have not swerved from your de creescrees.

Gough princes oppress me without causecause, * my heart reveres your wordword.

5. I await your salva tion, O LORD ; * I fulCll your com mandsmands.

I have longed for your salva tion, O LORD , * and your law is my de lightlight.

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Seventh Sunday | 213 TWENTY-EIGTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 3 11 4 4

O Lord, if you were to take in to ac count our in i qui ties,* 3 11 4 4

11 11 4 4 who would with stand the test? 11 11 4 4

11 9 5 4 4 4

But for give ness a bides with you, O God of Is ra el. 11 9 5 4 4 4

214 | Twenty-Eighth Sunday 5 5 9 4 4 4 5 5 9 4 4 4

1. Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD ; * LORD , hear my voicevoice!

O let your ears be at tentententiveten * to the sound of my pleadpleadings.

2. I long for you, O LORD , * my soul longs for his wordword.

My soul hopes in the LORD * more than watchmen for daydaydaybreak.day

3. More than watchmen for daydaydaybreak,day * let Israel hope for the LORD .

For with the LORD there is mermercy, * in him is plentiful re dempdemption.

It is he who will re deem IsIsIsraelIs * from all its in iqiqiquities.iq

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Eighth Sunday | 215 OFFERTORY 9 15 12 4 4 4 Re mem ber me, O Lord,* you who domi nate all auth or i ty; 9 15 12 4 4 4

12 11 4 4 put the right words on my lips, 12 11 4 4

11 10 6 4 4 4

so that my speech may be con vin cing in the pre sence of the King. 11 10 6 4 4 4

216 | Twenty-Eighth Sunday 6 5 9 4 4 4 6 5 9 4 4 4

1. Save us by your power, and help me, † who am alone and have no one but you, O LordLord. * You know all thingsthings.

2. From the day I was brought here till now, † your handmaid has had no joy ex cept in youyouyou,you * O Lord, God of AAAbraham.A

3. O God, more power ful than allallall,all * hear the voice of those in des pairpairpair.pair

Save us from the power of the wickwickwicked,wick * and deliver me from my fearfearfear.fear

Twenty-Eighth Sunday | 217 COMMUNION 9 10 5 4 4 4 Re move from me all scorn and con tempt,* for I have kept your com mand ments; 9 10 5 4 4 4

5 13 6 4 4 4

for your law is the ob ject of my med i ta tions. 5 13 6 4 4 4

218 | Twenty-Eighth Sunday 6 5 13 4 4 4 6 5 13 4 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

Blessed are those who keep his de creescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseek him.

2. Turn away the taunts I dreaddread, * for your decrees are goodgood.

I shall walk on a spacious plainplain, * for I seek your prepreprecepts.pre

3. Show me compassion, that I may livelivelive,live * for your law is my de lightlight.

I have more insight than all who teach me, * for I ponder your de creescrees.

4. I have gained more understanding than my elelelders,el * for I keep your prepreprecepts.pre

Gough anguish and dis tress have found me, * your commands are my de lightlight.

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Eighth Sunday | 219 TWENTY-NINTH SUNDAY

INTROIT 13 13 4 4

I have called out be cause you an swer me, O God;* 13 13 4 4

13 4 10 4 4 4 in cline your ear and hear my words; keep me, O Lord, 13 4 10 4 4 4

10 4 11 4 4 4 like the ap ple of your eye; pro tect me 10 4 11 4 4 4

11 5 4 4 un der the sha dow of your wings. 11 5 4 4

220 | Twenty-Ninth Sunday 5 5 7 4 4 4 5 5 7 4 4 4

1. O LORD , hear a cause that is justjustjust;just * pay heed to my crycrycry.cry

Turn your ear to my prayerprayer: * no deceit is on my lipslipslips.lips

From you may my justice come forthforth. * Your eyes discern what is upupupright.up

2. Search my heart and visit me by nightnight. * Test me by Cre, and you will Cnd no wrong in mememe.me

3. My mouth does not transgress as others do; † on account of the words of your lipslipslips,lips * I closely watched the paths of the viviviolent.vi

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Ninth Sunday | 221 OFFERTORY 7 8 8 14 4 4 4 4

I shall med i tate up on your com mand ments* which I great ly love; 7 8 8 14 4 4 4 4

14 6 5 4 4 4

I will ex tend my hands towards your com mand ments which I love. 14 6 5 4 4 4

222 | Twenty-Ninth Sunday 5 6 10 4 4 4 5 6 10 4 4 4

1. I have said, “O LORD , my porporportionpor * is to o bey your wordswords.”

With all my heart I implore your favfavfavor;fav * as with your promise, have mermermercy.mer

2. I have pondered my waysways, * and turned my steps to your de creescrees.

I made haste; I did not de laylaylay * to obey your com mandsmands.

3. Gough the nets of the wicked en snare me, * your law I did not for getgetget.get

At midnight I will rise and thank you * for your just de creescrees.

4. I am a friend of all who re vereverevere you, * who keep your prepreprecepts.pre

O LORD , your merciful love Clls the earthearth. * Teach me your statstatstatutes.stat

Twenty-Ninth Sunday | 223 COMMUNION 10 16 4 4 O Lord our gov er nor, 10 16 4 4

16 6 4 4 how ad mir a ble is your name in all the earth! 16 6 4 4

224 | Twenty-Ninth Sunday 6 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 4

1. From the mouths of children and of babes † you fashioned praise to foil your enenenemy,en * to silence the foe and the rererebel.re

2. When I see the heavens, the work of your Cn Cngers, * the moon and the stars which you ar rangedranged,

what is man that you should keep him in mindmind, * the son of man that you care for him?

3. Yet you have made him little lower than the ananangels;an * with glory and honor you crowned him,

gave him power over the works of your handshands: * you put all things under his feetfeetfeet,feet

4. All of them, sheep and oxoxoxen,ox * yes, even the cattle of the CeldsCelds,

birds of the air, and Csh of the seaseasea * that make their way through the wawawaters.wa

Glory be to the Father …

Twenty-Ninth Sunday | 225 THIRTIETH SUNDAY

INTROIT 6 11 10 4 4 4

Let the hearts of those who seek the Lord re joice;* 6 11 10 4 4 4

10 4 8 6 4 4 4 4

seek the Lord and be strength ened; seek his face for e ver more. 10 4 8 6 4 4 4 4

226 | Girtieth Sunday 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4

1. Give thanks to the LORD ; proclaim his name. * Make known his deeds among the peoples.

2. O sing to him, sing his praise; * tell all his wonderful works!

Glory in his holy name; * let the hearts that seek the LORD rejoice.

3. Turn to the LORD and his strength; * constantly seek his face.

Remember the wonders he has done, * his marvels and his words of judgment.

Glory be to the Father …

Girtieth Sunday | 227 OFFERTORY 4 10 15 4 4 4

4 O Lord, 10 grant me life ac cord ing to your word, 15 4 4 4

15 5 4 4

so that I may learn your com mand ments. 15 5 4 4

228 | Girtieth Sunday 5 5 11 4 4 4 5 5 11 4 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

Blessed are those who keep his de creescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseek him.

2. Gey never do any thing evevevil,ev * but walk in his waysways.

You have laid down your preprepreceptspre * to be careful ly keptkept.

3. May my ways be CrmCrmCrm * in keeping your statstatstatutes.stat

Gen I shall not be put to shame * as I observe all your com mandsmands.

4. I will thank you with an up right heartheart, * as I learn your just judgjudgjudgments.judg

I will keep your statstatstatutes;stat * do not ever for sakesakesake me.

Girtieth Sunday | 229 COMMUNION 11 11 4 4 11 We shall re joice in your sal va tion; 11 4 4

11 8 6 4 4 4

and in the name of the Lord our God shall we place our pride. 11 8 6 4 4 4

230 | Girtieth Sunday 6 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 4

1. May the LORD answer you in time of tritritrial;tri * may the name of Jacob’s God pro tecttecttect you.

May he send you help om the hohoholyho place, * and give you support om SiSiSion.Si

2. May he remember all your ofofofferings,of * and receive your sacriCce with fafafavor.fa

May he give you your heart’s de siresiresire,sire * and fulCll every one of your plansplans.

3. Now I know the LORD saves his anointed, † and answers from his holy heavheavheavenheav * with the mighty victory of his handhand.

4. Some put their trust in chari ots or horshorses, * but we in the name of the LORD , our GodGodGod.God

Glory be to the Father …

Girtieth Sunday | 231 THIRTY-FIRST SUNDAY

INTROIT (Years A & B) 6 6 9 11 4 4 4 4 A ban don me not, O Lord my God,* do not de part from me; 6 6 9 11 4 4 4 4

11 12 6 4 4 4

come to my as sis tance, O Lord, main stay of my de li ver ance. 11 12 6 4 4 4 * last time only

232 | Girty-First Sunday 6 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 4

1. O LORD , do not rebuke me in your anananger;an * reprove me not in your rageragerage.rage

For your arrows have sunk deep in mememe;me * your hand has come down up ononon me.

2. Gere is no soundness in my OeshOeshOesh * because of your anananger:an

there is no health in my limbs * because of my sinsinsin.sin

3. My guilt towers higher than my headhead; * it is a weight too heavy to bearbearbear.bear

My wounds are foul and fesfesfestering,fes * the result of my own folfolfolly.fol

I am bowed and brought to my kneesknees. * I go mourning all the day longlonglong.long

Glory be to the Father …

Girty-First Sunday | 233 INTROIT (Year C) 6 10 13 4 4 4

Your mer cy ex tends to all things, O Lord,* 6 10 13 4 4 4

13 8 9 4 4 4

and you des pise none of the things you have made. You o ver look the sins of men 13 8 9 4 4 4

9 8 13 4 4 4 for the sake of rep en tance. You grant them your par don, 9 8 13 4 4 4

13 6 4 4

be cause you are the Lord our God. 13 6 4 4

234 | Girty-First Sunday 6 7 3 4 4 4 6 7 3 4 4 4

1. Have mercy on me, God, have mermermercy,mer * for in you my soul has tak en refrefrefuge.ref

In the shadow of your wings I take refrefrefuge,ref * till the storms of destruction pass bybyby.by

2. I call to you, God the Most HighHigh, * to God who provides for mememe.me

May he send from heaven and save me, † and put to shame those who as sail me. * May God send his loving mercy and faithfaithfulness.

3. My soul lies down among lililions,li * who would devour the sons of menmenmen.men

Geir teeth are spears and arararrows,ar * their tongue a sharp ened swordsword.

Be exalted, O God, a bove the heavheavheavens;heav * may your glory shine on earthearth!

Glory be to the Father …

Girty-First Sunday | 235 OFFERTORY 3 6 13 13 4 4 4 4

Bless the Lord, O my soul,* and for get not all his ben i Cts; 3 6 13 13 4 4 4 4

13 5 4 4

and your youth shall be re newed like the ea gle's. 13 5 4 4 * last time only

236 | Girty-First Sunday 5 6 8 4 4 4 5 6 8 4 4 4

1. Bless the LORD , O my soulsoulsoul,soul * and all within me, his holy namename.

It is the LORD who forgives all your sinssinssins,sins * who heals every one of your illsillsills,ills

who redeems your life from the gravegrave, * who crowns you with mercy and com passpasspassion.pass

2. Who Clls your life with good thingsthings, * renewing your youth like an eaeaeagle’s.ea

3. Ge LORD does just deedsdeeds, * gives full justice to all who are op pressedpressed.

He made known his ways to MoMoMoses,Mo * and his deeds to the chil dren of IsIsIsrael.Is

4.4.4. Ge LORD is compassionate and gragragracious,gra * slow to anger and rich in mermermercy.mer

He will not always nd faultfault; * nor persist in his an ger for evevever.ev

He does not treat us according to our sinssinssins,sins * nor repay us according to our faultsfaults.

Girty-First Sunday | 237 COMMUNION 8 6 7 13 4 4 4 4 You have made known un to me the ways of life; you will Cll me with joy 8 6 7 13 4 4 4 4

1. Final 13 4 6 4 4 4

13 at the sight of your coun ten ance, O Lord. 4 Lord. 6 4 4 4

238 | Girty-First Sunday 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4

1. Preserve me, O God, for in you I take refuge. † I say to the LORD , “You are my LORD . * My happiness lies in you alonelonelone.”lone

2. As for the holy ones who dwell in the landlandland,land * they are noble, and in them is all my de lightlight.

O LORD , it is you who are my por tion and cupcupcup;cup * you yourself who secure my lotlotlot.lot

Pleasant places are marked out for mememe:me * a pleasing heritage indeed is minemine!

3. I will bless the LORD who gives me councounsel, * who even at night directs my heartheart.

I keep the LORD be fore me alalalways;al * with him at my right hand, I shall not be movedmoved.

4. And so, my heart rejoices, my soul is gladgladglad;glad * even my Oesh shall rest in hopehope.

For you will not abandon my soul to hellhellhell,hell * nor let your holy one see cor ruprupruption.rup

Glory be to the Father …

Girty-First Sunday | 239 THIRTY-SECOND SUNDAY

INTROIT 4 9 4 4 4 4

Let my prayer* en ter in to your pre sence; 4 9 4 4 4 4

4 12 5 4 4 4 in cline your ear to my sup pli ca tion, O Lord. 4 12 5 4 4 4

240 | Girty-Second Sunday 5 5 8 4 4 4 5 5 8 4 4 4

1. O LORD and God of my sal vavavation,va * I cry before you day and nightnight.

For my soul is Clled with evevevils;ev * my life is on the brink of the gravegrave.

2. I am reckoned as one in the tombtomb; * I am like a warrior with out strengthstrength,

like one roaming among the deaddeaddead,dead * like the slain lying in their gravesgraves,

like those you remember no moremore, * cut o9, as they are, from your handhand.

3. You have laid me in the depths of the pitpitpit,pit * in regions that are dark and deepdeepdeep.deep

Your anger weighs down up ononon me; * I am drowned beneath your waveswaves.

You have taken away my friendsfriends; * to them you have made me hatehatehateful.hate

Glory be to the Father …

Girty-Second Sunday | 241 OFFERTORY 8 9 10 4 4 4

Guide my foot steps, O Lord,* ac cord ing to your word, 8 9 10 4 4 4

10 14 6 4 4 4

so that no in i qui ty may e ver gain the up per hand, O Lord. 10 14 6 4 4 4

242 | Girty-Second Sunday 6 7 4 4 6 7 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

Blessed are those who keep his de creescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseek him.

2. Gey never do an ything evevevil,ev * but walk in his waysways.

You have laid down your preprepreceptspre * to be care fully keptkept.

3. May my ways be CrmCrmCrm * in keep ing your statstatstatutes.stat

Gen I shall not be put to shame * as I observe all your com mandsmands.

4. I will thank you with an upright heartheart, * as I learn your just judgjudgjudgments.judg

I will keep your statstatstatutes;stat * do not ev er for sakesakesake me.

Girty-Second Sunday | 243 COMMUNION (Year A) 7 8 3 7 4 4 4 4 7 Ge Cve wise vir gins* 8took oil in Oasks with their lamps;3 at mid night 7 4 4 4 4

7 9 11 4 4 4

7there was a cry: 9"Be hold, the bride groom is here; 11 4 4 4

11 5 4 4

come out to meet Christ the Lord." 11 5 4 4

244 | Girty-Second Sunday 5 6 7 4 4 4 5 6 7 4 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladglad.glad

2. Glorify the LORD with mememe;me * together let us praise his namename.

I sought the LORD , and he an swered mememe;me * from all my terrors he set me freefreefree.free

3. Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be a bashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tress.

4. Ge angel of the LORD is en camped * around those who fear him, to resresrescueres them.

5. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshears, * and rescues them in all their dis tresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the bro ken hearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesave.save

6. Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserservants.ser * All who trust in him shall not be con demneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

Girty-Second Sunday | 245 COMMUNION (Years B & C) 7 7 9 4 4 4 7 Ge Lord is my shep herd* and I shall want no thing; 7 he has set me in a land 9 4 4 4

9 5 10 6 4 4 4 4

of a bun dant pas tures; he has led me tolife re new ing wa ters. 9 5 10 6 4 4 4 4

246 | Girty-Second Sunday 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4

1. Near restful w aters he leads me; * he revives my soulsoulsoul.soul

2. He guides me along the right pathpathpath,path * for the sake of his namename.

3. Gough I should walk in the valley of the shadow of death, † no evil would I fear, for you are withwithwith me. * Your crook and your sta9 will give me comcomcomfort.com

4. You have prepared a table be foreforefore me * in the sight of my foesfoesfoes.foes

My head you have anointed with oiloiloil;oil * my cup is o ver OowOowOowing.Oow

5. Surely goodness and merc y shall folfolfollowfol me * all the days of my lifelifelife.life

In the LORD 's own house shall I dwell * for length of days un endendending.end

Glory be to the Father …

Girty-Second Sunday | 247 THIRTY-THIRD SUNDAY

INTROIT 4 8 8 7 4 4 4 4 Ge Lord says: "I am pon der ing thoughts of peace and not of af Oic tion;* 4 8 8 7 4 4 4 4

7 7 13 4 4 4

you shall call up on me, and I will hear you; and I will bring you back 7 7 13 4 4 4

13 6 4 4

from all the lands where you are held cap tive." 13 6 4 4

248 | Girty-Gird Sunday 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4

1. O LORD , you have fa vored your landlandland,land * and brought back the captives of JaJaJacob.Ja

You forgave the guilt of your peopeopeople,peo * and covered all their sinssinssins.sins

You averted all your rageragerage;rage * you turned back the heat of your anananger.an

2. Bring us back, O God, our savsavsavior!sav * Put an end to your grievance against us.

Will you be angry with us for evevever?ev * Will your anger last from age to ageageage?age

3. Will you not restore a gain our lifelifelife,life * that your people may rejoice in youyouyou?you

Let us see, O LORD , your mermermercy,mer * and grant us your sal vavavation.va

Glory be to the Father …

Girty-Gird Sunday | 249 OFFERTORY 4 9 4 4 4 4

Out of the depths have I cried to you O Lord,* Lord hear my prayer; 4 9 4 4 4 4

4 8 5 4 4 4

out of the depths have I cried to you, O Lord. 4 8 5 4 4 4

250 | Girty-Gird Sunday 5 6 3 4 4 4 5 6 3 4 4 4

1. O let your ears be at tentententiveten * to the sound of my pleadpleadings.

2. If you, O LORD , should mark in iqiqiquities,iq * LORD , who could standstand?

But with you is found for givegivegiveness,give * that you may be re veredvered.

3. I long for you, O LORD , * my soul longs for his wordword.

My soul hopes in the LORD * more than watch men for daydaydaybreak.day

5. More than watchmen for daydaydaybreak,day * let Israel hope for the LORD .

For with the LORD there is mermermercy,mer * in him is plenti ful re dempdemption.

It is he who will re deem IsIsIsraelIs * from all its in iqiqiquities.iq

Girty-Gird Sunday | 251 COMMUNION (Year A) 3 13 4 8 4 4 4 4

Lord, you de li vered Cve ta lents un to me;* be hold, 3 13 4 8 4 4 4 4

8 5 6 14 4 4 4 4 8 I have gained Cve more.5 Well done, 6good and faith ful ser vant; 14 4 4 4 4

14 8 4 4

be cause you have been faith ful o ver a lit tle, 14 8 4 4

8 13 6 4 4 4

I will set you o ver much; en ter in to the joy of your Lord. 8 13 6 4 4 4

252 | Girty-Gird Sunday 6 5 8 4 4 4 6 5 8 4 4 4

1. Blessed are those whose way is blameblameless, * who walk in the law of the LORD !

Blessed are those who keep his de creescrees! * With all their hearts they seekseekseek him.

2. I rejoice in the way of your prepreprecepts,pre * as though all riches were minemine.

See, your decrees are my de lightlight; * your statutes are my councounselors.

3. I have chosen the way of faithfaithfulness; * your decrees I have up heldheldheld.held

I reach out to your commands, which I lovelovelove,love * and ponder your statstatstatutes.stat

4. I have more insight than all who teach me, * for I ponder your de creescrees.

I have gained more understanding than my elelelders,el * for I keep your prepreprecepts.pre

5. Your decrees are wonder ful in deeddeed; * therefore my soul obeys them.

Ge unfolding of your word gives lightlight, * and understanding to the simsimsimple.sim

Glory be to the Father …

Girty-Gird Sunday | 253 COMMUNION (Years B & C) 8 10 10 4 4 4

A men I say to you,* what ev er you ask in your prayers, 8 10 10 4 4 4

10 10 6 4 4 4 be lieve that you shall re ceive it, and it shallbe grant ed un to you. 10 10 6 4 4 4

254 | Girty-Gird Sunday 6 5 9 4 4 4 6 5 9 4 4 4

1. Listen, O God, to my crycrycry!cry * Attend to my prayerprayer!

From the end of the earth I callcallcall you; * my heart is faintfaint.

2. Set me high up on the rockrockrock * too high for me to reachreach,

you, my refuge and mighty towtowtowertow * against the foefoefoe.foe

3. Gen will I dwell in your tent for evevever,ev * and hide in the shelter of your wingswings.

For you, O God, have heard my vows; † you have given me the herit age of those * who fear your namename.

4. Day upon day you will add to the kingkingking;king * his years as age up on ageageage.age

May he ever sit enthroned before GodGodGod:God * bid mercy and truth be his pro tectectection.tec

So I will sing to your name for evevever,ev * and day aPer day fulCll my vowsvows.

Glory be to the Father …

Girty-Gird Sunday | 255 CHRIST THE KING

INTROIT 9 19 4 4 9 Ge Lamb who has been slain* 19 4 4

19 3 8 4 4 4 is wor thy to re ceive pow er, and di vin i ty, and wis dom, 19 3 8 4 4 4

8 9 9 4 4 4 and strength, and ho nor; let glo ry and do min ion be his 8 9 9 4 4 4

9 5 4 4

for e ver and e ver. 9 5 4 4

256 | Christ the King 5 5 5 4 4 4 5 5 5 4 4 4

1. O God, give your judgment to the kingkingking,king * to a king’s son your jusjusjustice,jus

that he may judge your people in jusjusjustice,jus * and your poor in right judgjudgjudgment.judg

2. May the mountains bring forth peace for the peopeopeople,peo * and the hills jusjusjustice.jus

May he defend the poor of the people, † and save the children of the needneedy, * and crush the op presprespressor.pres

3. He shall endure like the sun and the moon * through all gen er aaations.a

He shall descend like rain on the meadmeadow, * like showers that water the earthearth.

In his days shall jus tice OourOourish, * and great peace till the moon is no moremore.

Glory be to the Father …

Christ the King | 257 OFFERTORY 5 16 6 4 4 4

Ask of me,* and I will give you the na tions as your in her i tance 5 16 6 4 4 4

6 13 6 4 4 4

and the ut most parts of the earth as your pos ses sion. 6 13 6 4 4 4

258 | Christ the King 6 5 8 4 4 4 6 5 8 4 4 4

1. Why do the na tions con spirespire, * and the peoples plot in vainvainvain?vain

Gey arise, the kings of the earthearth; * princes plot against the LORD and his Anointnointed.

“Let us burst asun der their fetfetfetters.fet * Let us cast o9 from us their chainschains.”

2. He who sits in the heavens laughslaughs; * the LORD derides and mocks them.

Gen he will speak in his anananger,an * his rage will strike them with terterterror.ter

“It is I who have appoint ed my kingkingking * on Sion, my ho ly mounmountain.”

3. I will announce the decree of the LORD : † Ge LORD said to me, “You are my SonSonSon.Son * It is I who have begotten you this daydayday.day

4. With a rod of iron you will rulerulerule them; * like a potter’s jar you will shatshatter them.”

Christ the King | 259 COMMUNION (Year A) 8 8 13 4 4 4

A men I say to you:* in as much as you havedone it 8 8 13 4 4 4

13 7 2 10 4 4 4 4 to one of the least of these, my breth ren, you have done it to me. Come, 13 7 2 10 4 4 4 4

10 11 9 4 4 4 O bles sed of my Fath er, in her it the king dom pre pared for you 10 11 9 4 4 4

9 6 4 4

from the be gin ning of the world. 9 6 4 4

260 | Christ the King 6 5 16 4 4 4 6 5 16 4 4 4

1. I will extol you, my God and kingkingking,king * and bless your name forever and evevever.ev

2. Gey will tell of your great glo ry and splensplendor, * and recount your wonder ful worksworks.

3. All your works shall thank you, O LORD , * and all your faithful ones bless you.

Gey shall speak of the glory of your reignreign, * and declare your might y deedsdeeds,

4. To make known your might to the chil dren of menmenmen,men * and the glorious splendor of your reignreign.

Your kingdom is an ever lasting kingkingkingdom;king * your rule endures for all gen er aaations.a

5. Ge eyes of all look to youyouyou,you * and you give them their food in due seaseaseason.sea

You open your hand and satsatsatisfysat * the desire of every liv ing thingthing.

Glory be to the Father …

Christ the King | 261 COMMUNION (Years B & C) 16 10 4 4 Ge Lord will sit on his roy al throne for e ver; 16 10 4 4

10 6 4 4 the Lord will bless his peo ple in peace. 10 6 4 4

262 | Christ the King 6 6 14 4 4 4 6 6 14 4 4 4

1. Ascribe to the LORD , you heav enly powpowpowers,pow * ascribe to the LORD glo ry and strengthstrength.

Ascribe to the LORD the glory of his namename; * bow down before the LORD , majes tic in hohoholiness.ho

2. Ge voice of the LORD upon the waters, † the God of glory thunthunthunders;thun * the LORD on the immensi ty of wawawaters;wa

the voice of the LORD full of powpowpower;pow * the voice of the LORD full of splensplendor.

3. Ge voice of the LORD shatters ce cedars, * the LORD shatters the ce dars of LebLebLebanon;Leb

4. Ge voice of the LORD Oashes Oames of Cre. † Ge voice of the LORD shakes the wilwilwilderness,wil * the LORD shakes the wilderness of Ka deshdeshdesh;desh

the voice of the LORD rends the oak tree † and strips the forest barebarebare.bare * In his temple they all cry , “GloGloGloGlory!”

5. Ge LORD sat enthroned a bove the OoodOood; * the LORD sits as king for evevever.ev

Ge LORD will give strength to his peopeopeople,peo * the LORD will bless his peo ple with peacepeace.

Glory be to the Father …

Christ the King | 263 264 FEASTS AND SOLEMNITIES

265 February 2 PRESENTATION OF THE LORD

INTROIT (Option 1) 14 9 5 4 4 4 We have re ceived your mer cy, O God,* in the midst of your tem ple; 14 9 5 4 4 4

5 7 12 4 4 4

e ven as your name, so al so does your praise 5 7 12 4 4 4

12 5 4 4

ex tend to the ends of the earth; 12 5 4 4

5 9 6 4 4 4

your right hand is Clled with right eous ness. 5 9 6 4 4 4

266 | Presentation of the Lord 6 7 5 4 4 4 6 7 5 4 4 4

1. Great is the LORD and highly to be praised * in the city of our GodGodGod.God

His holy mountain ris es in beaubeaubeauty,beau * the joy of all the earthearth.

2. Mount Sion, in the heart of the NorthNorth, * the city of the Might y KingKing!

God, in the midst of its citcitcitadels,cit * has shown himself its strongstronghold.

3. Behold! the kings as semsemsembled;sem * together they ad vancedvanced.

Gey saw; at once they marmarmarveled;mar * dismayed, they Oed in fearfearfear.fear

Glory be to the Father …

Presentation of the Lord | 267 INTROIT (Option 2) 5 11 3 4 4 4

Be hold,* the Sov ereign Lord is com ing; 5 11 3 4 4 4

3 6 8 6 4 4 4 4 king ship, gov ern ment and pow er are in his hands. 3 6 8 6 4 4 4 4

268 | Presentation of the Lord 6 4 11 4 4 4 6 4 11 4 4 4

1. O God, give your judgment to the kingkingking,king * to a king’s son your jus justice,

that he may judge your peo ple in jusjusjustice,jus * and your poor in right judjudjudgment.jud

2. Ge kings of Tarshish and the isisislandsis * shall pay him tribtribtribute.trib

Ge kings of She ba and SeSeSebaSe * shall bring him giPsgiPsgiPs.giPs

Before him all kings shall fall prosprosprostrate,pros * all nations shall serve him.

3. For he shall save the needy when they crycrycry,cry * the poor, and those who are helphelphelpless.help

He will have pity on the weak and the needneedy, * and save the lives of the needneedy.

From oppression and violence he re deems their soulssouls; * to him their blood is deardeardear.dear

Glory be to the Father …

Presentation of the Lord | 269 OFFERTORY 11 13 4 4 11 Grace has been poured out on your lips;* 13 4 4

13 7 6 4 4 4

there fore, God has blessed you for ev er, world with out end. 13 7 6 4 4 4

270 | Presentation of the Lord 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 4

1. My heart overOows with noble words. † To the king I address the song I have mademade, * my tongue as nimble as the pen of a scribescribe.

2. Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mightmighty one, * with your splendor and your majmajmajesty.maj

In your majesty ride on triumphant † in the cause of truth, meek ness, and jusjusjustice.jus * May your right hand show your wondrous deedsdeeds.

3. Your arrows are sharp—peoples fall be neath you— * in the heart of the foes of the kingkingking.king

4. Your throne, O God, shall endure forever. † A scepter of justice is the scepter of your kingkingdom. * Your love is for justice; your ha tred for evevevil.ev

Presentation of the Lord | 271 COMMUNION 6 14 8 4 4 4

Sim e on had re ceived* a rev e la tion from the Ho ly Spi rit, 6 14 8 4 4 4

8 6 4 4

that he would not see death be fore he had seen the Lord's Mes si ah. 8 6 4 4

272 | Presentation of the Lord 6 6 7 4 4 4 6 6 7 4 4 4

1. LORD , now you let your servant go in peacepeace; * 5. Your merciful love, O GodGodGod,God * your word has been ful ClledClled: we ponder in your temtemtemple.tem

my own eyes have seen the sal vavavationva * Your praise, O God, like your namename, * which you have prepared in the sight of every peopeopeople:peo reaches the ends of the earthearth.

a light to reveal you to the nananationsna * and the glory of your people IsIsIsrael.Is 6. Your right hand is Clled with saving jusjusjustice.jus * Mount Si on re joicjoicjoices.joic

2. Great is the LORD and highly to be praised * Ge daughters of Ju dah re joice * in the city of our GodGodGod.God at the sight of your judgjudgjudgments.judg

His holy mountain ris es in beaubeaubeauty,beau * the joy of all the earthearth. 7. Gat you may tell the next gener aaationa * that such is our GodGodGod,God

3. Mount Sion, in the heart of the NorthNorth, * our God forev er and alalalways.al * the city of the Mighty KingKing! He will guide us for evevever.ev

God, in the midst of its citcitcitadels,cit * has shown him self its strongstronghold. Glory be to the Father …

4. As we have heard, so we have seenseenseen * in the city of our GodGodGod,God

in the city of the LORD of hostshosts, * which God establish es for evevever.ev

Presentation of the Lord | 273 March 19 SAINT JOSEPH

INTROIT 7 9 5 10 4 4 4 4

Ge right eous man shall Oour ish like the palm tree;* he shall grow up 7 9 5 10 4 4 4 4

10 14 9 4 4 4 like the ce dar of Leb an on; for he is plan ted in the house of the Lord, 10 14 9 4 4 4

9 6 4 4

in the courts of our God. 9 6 4 4

274 | Saint Joseph 6 7 6 4 4 4 6 7 6 4 4 4

1. It is good to give thanks to the LORD , * to make music to your name, O Most HighHigh,

to proclaim your loving mercy in the mornmorning, * and your truth in the watches of the nightnight,

on the tenstringed lyre and the lutelutelute,lute * with the sound of song on the harpharpharp.harp

2. You have gladdened me, O LORD , by your deedsdeeds; * for the work of your hands I shout with joyjoyjoy.joy

O LORD , how great are your worksworks! * How deep are your de signssigns!

Ge senseless cannot know this, * and the fool cannot un der standstand.

3. Gough the wicked spring up like grassgrass, * and all who do e vil thrivethrive,

they are doomed to be eternal ly des troyedtroyed. * But you, O LORD , are eternally on highhighhigh.high

Glory be to the Father …

Saint Joseph | 275 OFFERTORY 6 16 4 4

My C del i ty and my mer cy are with him; 6 16 4 4

16 5 4 4

and in my name shall his horn be ex al ted. 16 5 4 4

276 | Saint Joseph 5 6 3 4 4 4 5 6 3 4 4 4

1. Gen you spoke in a vivivision.vi * To your faithful ones you saidsaidsaid,said

“I have set the crown on a warwarwarrior,war * I have exalted one chosen om the peopeopeople.peo

2. I have found my ser vant DaDaDavid,Da * and with my holy oil a nointed himhimhim.him

My hand shall always be withwithwith him, * and my arm shall make him strongstrong.

3. Ge enemy shall never out witwitwit him, * nor shall the son of iniquity humble himhimhim.him

I will beat down his foes be foreforefore him, * and those who hate him I will strikestrike.

Saint Joseph | 277 COMMUNION (Option 1) 3 5 13 11 4 4 4 4

Jo seph, son of Dav id,* fear not to re ceive Ma ry as your wife; 3 5 13 11 4 4 4 4

11 12 6 4 4 4

for that which is con ceived in her comes from the Ho ly Spi rit. 11 12 6 4 4 4

278 | Saint Joseph 6 5 11 4 4 4 6 5 11 4 4 4

1. Blessed the man who fears the LORD , * who takes great delight in his com mandmandments.

His descendants shall be power ful on earthearth; * the generation of the upright will be blestblest.

2. Riches and wealth are in his househouse; * his justice stands Crm for evevever.ev

A light rises in the darkness for the upupupright;up * he is generous, merciful, and justjustjust.just

3. It goes well for the man who deals generous ly and lendslends, * who conducts his a9airs with jusjusjustice.jus

He will nev er be movedmoved; * forever shall the just be re memmemmembered.mem

4. He has no fear of evil newsnews; * with a Crm heart, he trusts in the LORD .

With a steadfast heart he will not fearfearfear;fear * he will see the downfall of his foesfoesfoes.foes

5. Openhanded, he gives to the poor; † his justice stands rm for evevever.ev * His might shall be exalted in glogloglory.glo

Glory be to the Father …

Saint Joseph | 279 COMMUNION (Years B & C) 11 5 10 4 4 4 11 My son, why have you trea ted us so?*5 Your fa ther and I 10 4 4 4

10 11 19 4 4 4

have been anx ious ly look ing for you. How is it that you were seek ing me? 10 11 19 4 4 4

19 6 4 4

Did you not know that I must be a bout my Fa ther's bu si ness? 19 6 4 4

280 | Saint Joseph 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4

1. Ge LORD is my light and my sal vationvation; * whom shall I fearfearfear?fear

Ge LORD is the stronghold of my lifelifelife;life * whom should I dreaddread?

2. Gere is one thing I ask of the LORD , * only this do I seekseekseek:seek

to live in the house of the LORD * all the days of my lifelifelife,life

to gaze on the beauty of the LORD , * to inquire at his temtemtemple.tem

3. For there he keeps me safe in his shelshelsheltershel * in the day of evevevil.ev

He hides me under cover of his tenttenttent;tent * he sets me high upon a rockrockrock.rock

4. Of you my heart has spoken, † “Seek his facefaceface.”face * It is your face, O LORD , that I seekseekseek;seek *

5. I believe I shall see the LORD 's goodgoodness * in the land of the livlivliving.liv

Glory be to the Father …

Saint Joseph | 281 March 25 ANNUNCIATION OF THE LORD

INTROIT 4 13 12 4 4 4

Skies, let the Just One come forth like the dew,* 4 13 12 4 4 4

12 10 4 4

let him des cend from the clouds like the rain. 12 10 4 4

10 10 6 4 4 4

Ge earth will o pen up and give birth to our Sa vior. 10 10 6 4 4 4

282 | Annunciation of the Lord 6 7 6 4 4 4 6 7 6 4 4 4

1.1.1. Ge heavens declare the glo ry of GodGod, * and the Crmament proclaims the work of his handshands.

Day unto day con veys the mesmessage, * and night unto night imparts the knowknowledge.

2.2.2. No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded; † their sound goes forth through all the earthearth, * their message to the utmost bounds of the worldworld.

3.3.3. Gere he has placed a tent for the sun; † it comes forth like a bridegroom coming om his tenttent, * rejoices like a champion to run his coursecourse.

Glory be to the Father ...

Annunciation of the Lord | 283 OFFERTORY 6 7 9 10 4 4 4 4

Hail Ma ry, full of grace,* the Lord is with thee. 6 7 9 10 4 4 4 4

10 11 6 4 4 4

Bles sed art thou a mongst wo men, and bles sed is the fruit of thy womb. 10 11 6 4 4 4

284 | Annunciation of the Lord 6 3 4 4 6 3 4 4

1.1.1. But Mary said to the an angel, * "How can this be, since I have no relations with a manman?"

2.2.2. And the angel said to her in reply, † "Ge holy Spirit will come upon you you, * and the power of the Most High will over shadshadshadowshad you.

Gerefore the child to be born will be called ho holy, * the Son of GodGod.

3.3.3. And behold, Eliza beth, your rel relative, * has also conceived a son in her old age age,

and this is the sixth month for her who was called bar barren; * for nothing will be impossi ble for GodGod."

4.4.4. Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the LordLord. * May it be done to me according to your wordword."

Annunciation of the Lord | 285 COMMUNION 3 13 14 4 4 4

Be hold, a Vir gin shall con ceive and bear a son, 3 13 14 4 4 4

14 6 4 4

and his name shall be called Em ma nu el. 14 6 4 4

286 | Annunciation of the Lord 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4

1.1.1. Ge heavens declare the glo ry of GodGod, * and the Crmament proclaims the work of his handshands.

Day unto day con veys the mesmessage, * and night unto night imparts the knowlknowledge.

2. No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded; † their sound goes forth through all the earthearth, * their message to the utmost bounds of the worldworld.

3.3.3. Gere he has placed a tent for the sun; † it comes forth like a bridegroom coming om his tenttent, * rejoices like a champion to run his coursecourse.

4.4.4. At one end of the heavens is the rising of the sun; † to its furthest end it runs its coursecourse. * Gere is nothing concealed from its burn ing heatheat.

Glory be to the Father ...

Annunciation of the Lord | 287 June 24 BIRTH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST VIGIL MASS

INTROIT 4 8 7 4 4 4

Fear not, Zech a ri ah, your prayer has been an swered;* 4 8 7 4 4 4

7 10 4 4

E liz a beth, your wife, will bear you a son, and you shall call his name John; 7 10 4 4

11 4

he will be great be fore the Lord, and he will be Clled with the Ho ly Spir it 11 4

11 10 6 4 4 4

ev en from his moth er's womb; and man y will re joice at his birth. 11 10 6 4 4 4

288 | Birth of St. John the Baptist - Vigil Mass 6 5 13 4 4 4 6 5 13 4 4 4

1. And you will have joy and gladgladgladness,glad * and many will rejoice at his birthbirth,

for he will be great in the sight of the LordLord. * He will drink neither wine nor strong drinkdrink.

2. He will be Clled with the holy Spirit † even from his mother’s wombwomb, * and he will turn many of the children of Israel to the Lord their GodGodGod.God

3. He will go before him in the spispispiritspi * and power of Elililijahli

to turn the hearts of fathers toward children and the disobedient † to the understanding of the rightrighteous, * to prepare a people Ct for the LORD .”

Glory be to the Father …

Birth of St. John the Baptist - Vigil Mass | 289 OFFERTORY 13 9 15 4 4 4 You have crowned him with glo ry and hon or;* and you have es tab lished him 13 9 15 4 4 4

15 6 4 4

15 o ver the work of your hands, O Lord. 6 4 4

290 | Birth of St. John the Baptist - Vigil Mass 6 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 4

1. O LORD , our LORD , how majestic † is your name through all the earthearth! * Your majesty is set above the heavheavheavens.heav

From the mouths of children and of babes † you fashioned praise to foil your enenenemy,en * to silence the foe and the rererebel.re

2. When I see the heavens, the work of your CnCnCngers,Cn * the moon and the stars which you ar rangedranged,

what is man that you should keep him in mindmind, * the son of man that you care for himhimhim?him

3. All of them, sheep and oxoxoxen,ox * yes, even the cattle of the CeldsCelds,

birds of the air, and Csh of the seaseasea * that make their way through the wawawaters.wa

O LORD , our LORD , how ma jesjesjesticjes * is your name through all the earthearth!

Birth of St. John the Baptist - Vigil Mass | 291 COMMUNION 6 9 9 4 4 4

Great is his glo ry through your sal va tion;* 6 9 9 4 4 4

9 8 6 4 4 4

you have en dowed him with glo ry and much splen dor, O Lord. 9 8 6 4 4 4

292 | Birth of St. John the Baptist - Vigil Mass 6 5 7 4 4 4 6 5 7 4 4 4

1. In your strength, O LORD , the king re joicjoicjoices;joic * how greatly your salvation makes him gladgladglad!glad

You have granted him his heart’s de siresiresire;sire * you have not withheld the prayer of his lipslipslips.lips

2. You came to meet him with blessings of pros perperperity;per * you have set on his head a crown of pure goldgoldgold.gold

He asked you for life and this you have givgivgiven:giv * days that will last from age to ageageage.age

3. You have granted him bless ings for evevever,ev * made him rejoice with the joy of your presprespresence.pres

O LORD , arise in your strengthstrength; * we shall sing and praise your powpowpower.pow

Glory be to the Father …

Birth of St. John the Baptist - Vigil Mass | 293 June 24 BIRTH OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST MASS OF THE DAY

INTROIT 7 11 6 4 4 4

From my moth er's womb* the Lord called me by my name; 7 11 6 4 4 4

6 8 6 10 4 4 4 4

6 and he made my mouth8 like un to a sharp sword;6 he pro tec ted me 10 4 4 4 4

10 15 4 4 in the shad ow of his hand, 10 15 4 4

15 6 4 4

and he made me as his cho sen ar row. 15 6 4 4

294 | Birth of St. John the Baptist - Mass of the Day 6 7 5 4 4 4 6 7 5 4 4 4

1. It is good to give thanks to the LORD , * to make music to your name, O Most HighHigh,

to proclaim your loving mercy in the mornmorning, * and your truth in the watches of the nightnight,

on the tenstringed lyre and the lutelutelute,lute * with the sound of song on the harpharpharp.harp

2. You have gladdened me, O LORD , by your deedsdeeds; * for the work of your hands I shout with joyjoyjoy.joy

O LORD , how great are your worksworks! * How deep are your de signssigns!

Ge senseless cannot know this, * and the fool cannot un der standstand.

3. Gough the wicked spring up like grassgrass, * and all who do e vil thrivethrive,

they are doomed to be eternal ly de stroyedstroyed. * But you, O LORD , are eternally on highhighhigh.high

Glory be to the Father …

Birth of St. John the Baptist - Mass of the Day | 295 OFFERTORY 5 10 16 4 4 4

Ge right eous man shall Oour ish like the palm tree; 5 10 16 4 4 4

16 6 4 4

he shall grow up like a ced ar of Leb an on. 16 6 4 4

296 | Birth of St. John the Baptist - Mass of the Day 6 5 3 4 4 4 6 5 3 4 4 4

1. It is good to give thanks to the LORD , * to make music to your name, O Most HighHigh,

to proclaim your loving mercy in the mornmorning, * and your truth in the watches of the nightnight,

on the tenstringed lyre and the lutelutelute,lute * with the sound of song on the harpharpharp.harp

2. You have gladdened me, O LORD , by your deedsdeeds; * for the work of your hands I shout with joyjoyjoy.joy

O LORD , how great are your worksworks! * How deep are your de signssigns!

Ge senseless cannot know this, * and the fool cannot un der standstand.

3. Gough the wicked spring up like grassgrass, * and all who do e vil thrivethrive,

they are doomed to be eternal ly de stroyedstroyed. * But you, O LORD , are eternally on highhighhigh.high

4. See, your enemies, O LORD , † see, your ene mies will perperperish;per * all who do evil will be scatscatscattered.scat

Birth of St. John the Baptist - Mass of the Day | 297 COMMUNION 3 15 7 4 4 4 3 You, child,15 will be called the proph et of the Most High; 7 4 4 4

7 7 6 4 4 4 you will go be fore the Lord to pre pare his ways. 7 7 6 4 4 4

298 | Birth of St. John the Baptist - Mass of the Day 6 5 9 4 4 4 6 5 9 4 4 4

1. Blessed be the Lord, the God of IsIsIsrael;Is * he has come to his people and set them freefreefree.free

He has raised up for us a mighty savsavsavior,sav * born of the house of his ser vant DaDaDavid.Da

2. Grough his holy prophets he promised of old † that he would save us om our enenenemies,en * from the hands of all who hatehatehate us.

3. He promised to show mercy to our fafafathersfa * and to remember his ho ly covcovcovenant.cov

Gis was the oath he swore to our father AAAbraham;A * to set us free from the hands of our enenenemies,en

free to worship him without fearfearfear,fear * holy and righteous in his sight all the days of our lifelifelife.life

4. You, my child, shall be called the prophet of the Most HighHigh; * for you will go before the Lord to prepare his waywayway,way

to give his people knowledge of sal vavavationva * by the forgiveness of their sinssinssins.sins

5. In the tender compassion of our GodGodGod * the dawn from on high shall break uponponpon us,

to shine on those who dwell in darkness and the sha dow of deathdeath, * and to guide our feet into the way of peacepeace.

Glory be to the Father …

Birth of St. John the Baptist - Mass of the Day | 299 June 29 SAINT PETER AND SAINT PAUL VIGIL MASS

INTROIT 9 5 11 4 4 4

Ge Lord said un to Pe ter:* "When you were young, 9 5 11 4 4 4

11 6 7 4 4 4

you gird ed your self and walked where you would; but when you are old, 11 6 7 4 4 4

7 8 12 4 4 4

you will stretch forth your hands, and an oth er will gird you 7 8 12 4 4 4

12 9 11 4 4 4

and lead you where you do not wish to go." Gis he said to sig ni fy 12 9 11 4 4 4

11 4 4 4

by what death he was to glo ri fy God. 11 4 4 4 300 | Saint Peter & Saint Paul - Vigil Mass 4 6 6 4 4 4 4 6 6 4 4 4

1. Ge heavens declare the glory of GodGodGod,God * and the Crmament proclaims the work of his handshands.

Day unto day conveys the mesmesmessage,mes * and night unto night im parts the knowlknowledge.

2. No speech, no word, whose voice goes unheeded; † their sound goes forth through all the earthearth, * their message to the utmost bounds of the worldworld.

3. Gere he has placed a tent for the sun; † it comes forth like a bridegroom coming from his tenttenttent,tent * rejoices like a champion to run his coursecourse.

Glory be to the Father …

Saint Peter & Saint Paul - Vigil Mass | 301 OFFERTORY 6 13 5 4 4 4

6 But in my eyes* 13 your friends are made ex cee ding ly hon or a ble, 5 4 4 4

5 13 5 4 4 4 O God; their strength has been great ly re in forced. 5 13 5 4 4 4

302 | Saint Peter & Saint Paul - Vigil Mass 5 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 4

1. O LORD , you search me and you know me. † You yourself know my resting and my risrisrising;ris * you discern my thoughts from afarfarfar.far

You mark when I walk or lie downdown; * you know all my ways through and throughthrough.

2. Before ever a word is on my tonguetongue, * you know it, O LORD , through and throughthrough.

Behind and before, you be siege me, * your hand ever laid uponponpon me.

Too wonderful for me, this knowlknowledge; * too high, beyond my reachreach.

3. O where can I go from your spirspirspirit,spir * or where can I Oee from your facefaceface?face

If I climb the heavens, you are therethere. * If I lie in the grave, you are therethere.

4. If I take the wings of the dawn * or dwell at the sea’s fur thest endendend,end

even there your hand would leadleadlead me; * your right hand would hold me fastfastfast.fast

Saint Peter & Saint Paul - Vigil Mass | 303 COMMUNION 6 11 7 4 4 4 Si mon, son of John,* do you love me more than these? 6 11 7 4 4 4

7 13 6 4 4 4

Lord, you know all things, you know, O Lord, that I do love you! 7 13 6 4 4 4

304 | Saint Peter & Saint Paul - Vigil Mass 6 6 7 4 4 4 6 6 7 4 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladglad.glad

2. Glorify the LORD with mememe;me * together let us praise his namename.

I sought the LORD , and he answered mememe;me * from all my terrors he set me freefreefree.free

3. Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be a bashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tresstress.

4. Ge angel of the LORD is en camped * around those who fear him, to rescue them.

5. When the just cry out, the LORD hearshears, * and rescues them in all their dis tresstress.

Ge LORD is close to the broken hearthearted; * those whose spirit is crushed he will savesavesave.save

6. Ge LORD ransoms the souls of his serserservants.ser * All who trust in him shall not be con demneddemned.

Glory be to the Father …

Saint Peter & Saint Paul - Vigil Mass | 305 June 29 SAINT PETER & SAINT PAUL MASS OF THE DAY

INTROIT 7 7 4 4

Now I know that the Lord* real ly has sent his An gel, 7 7 4 4

7 11 16 4 4 4 7 and has de liv ered me11 out of the hands of Her od, 16 4 4 4

16 5 4 4

16 and from all that the Jew ish peo ple were ex pec ting. 5 4 4

306 | Saint Peter & Saint Paul - Mass of the Day 5 5 7 4 4 4 5 5 7 4 4 4

1. O LORD , you search me and you know me. † You yourself know my resting and my risrisrising;ris * you discern my thoughts from afarfarfar.far

You mark when I walk or lie downdown; * you know all my ways through and throughthrough.

2. Before ever a word is on my tonguetongue, * you know it, O LORD , through and throughthrough.

Behind and before, you be siege me, * your hand ever laid uponponpon me.

Too wonderful for me, this knowlknowledge; * too high, beyond my reachreach.

3. O where can I go from your spirspirspirit,spir * or where can I Oee from your facefaceface?face

If I climb the heavens, you are therethere. * If I lie in the grave, you are therethere.

Glory be to the Father …

Saint Peter & Saint Paul - Mass of the Day | 307 OFFERTORY 7 7 14 4 4 4

7 You will make them prin ces 7 o ver all the earth;* 14 4 4 4

14 5 4 4 they will keep the me mor i al of your name, 14 5 4 4

5 10 5 4 4 4

in ev ery age and gen er a tion. 5 10 5 4 4 4

308 | Saint Peter & Saint Paul - Mass of the Day 5 5 10 4 4 4 5 5 10 4 4 4

1. My heart overOows with noble words. † To the king I address the song I have mademade, * my tongue as nimble as the pen of a scribescribe.

2. You are the most handsome of the sons of men, † and graciousness is poured out upon your lipslipslips,lips * for God has blessed you forev er moremore.

3. Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mightmighty one, * with your splendor and your majmajmajesty.maj

In your majesty ride on triumphant † in the cause of truth, meekness, and jusjusjustice.jus * May your right hand show your won drous deedsdeeds.

4. Your arrows are sharp—peoples fall be neath you— * in the heart of the foes of the kingkingking.king

5. Your throne, O God, shall endure for evevever.ev A scepter of justice is the scepter of your kingkingkingdom.king *

Saint Peter & Saint Paul - Mass of the Day | 309 COMMUNION 10 6 7 6 4 4 4 4

You are Pe ter and up on this rock will I build my Church. 10 6 7 6 4 4 4 4

310 | Saint Peter & Saint Paul - Mass of the Day 6 6 9 4 4 4 6 6 9 4 4 4

1. O shepherd of Is rael , hear us, * 4. God of hosts, turn again, we im ploreplore; * you who lead Joseph like a OockOock: look down from heaven and seeseesee.see

O God of hosts, bring us back; * let your face shine forth, and we shall be savedsaved. 5. Visit this vine and protect it, † the vine your right hand has plantplanted, * the son of man you have claimed for your selfselfself.self 2. You brought a vine out of EEEgypt;E * you drove out the na tions and plantplanted it. 6. May your hand be on the man at your right handhand, * Before it you cleared the groundground; * the son of man you have conCrmed as your ownownown.own it took root and lled the landlandland.land And we shall never forsake you a gaingaingain;gain * give us life that we may call up on your namename. 3. Ge mountains were covered with its shadshadshadow,shad * the cedars of God with its boughsboughs. 7. O LORD God of hosts, bring us backbackback;back * It stretched out its branches to the seaseasea;sea * let your face shine forth, and we shall be savedsaved. to the River it stretched out its shootsshoots.

Glory be to the Father …

Saint Peter & Saint Paul - Mass of the Day | 311 August 6 TRANSFIGURATION OF THE LORD

INTROIT 9 12 12 4 4 4

My heart dec lared to you:* Your coun ten ance have I sought; 9 12 12 4 4 4

12 11 4 4

I shall e ver seek your coun ten ance, O Lord; 12 11 4 4

11 5 4 4 do not turn your face from me. 11 5 4 4

312 | TransCguration of the Lord 5 5 13 4 4 4 5 5 13 4 4 4

1. Ge LORD is my light and my sal vavavation;va * whom shall I fearfearfear?fear

Ge LORD is the stronghold of my lifelifelife;life * whom should I dreaddread?

2. When those who do evil draw near * to devour my OeshOeshOesh,Oesh

it is they, my enemies and foesfoesfoes,foes * who stumble and fallfallfall.fall

3. Gough an army encamp a gainst me, * my heart would not fearfearfear.fear

Gough war break out against me, * even then would I trusttrust.

Glory be to the Father …

TransCguration of the Lord | 313 OFFERTORY 13 9 15 4 4 4 You have crowned him with glo ry and hon or;* and you have es tab lished him 13 9 15 4 4 4

15 6 4 4

o ver the work of your hands, O Lord. 15 6 4 4

314 | TransCguration of the Lord 6 5 4 4 4 4 6 5 4 4 4 4

1. O LORD , our LORD , how majestic † is your name through all the earthearth! * Your majesty is set above the heavheavheavens.heav

From the mouths of children and of babes † you fashioned praise to foil your enenenemy,en * to silence the foe and the rererebel.re

2. When I see the heavens, the work of your CnCnCngers,Cn * the moon and the stars which you ar rangedranged,

what is man that you should keep him in mindmind, * the son of man that you care for himhimhim?him

3. All of them, sheep and oxoxoxen,ox * yes, even the cattle of the CeldsCelds,

birds of the air, and Csh of the seaseasea * that make their way through the wawawaters.wa

O LORD , our LORD , how ma jesjesjesticjes * is your name through all the earthearth!

TransCguration of the Lord | 315 COMMUNION 4 12 9 4 4 4

Tell no one a bout the vis ion you have seen 4 12 9 4 4 4

9 7 6 4 4 4

un til the Son of Man has ris en from the dead. 9 7 6 4 4 4

316 | TransCguration of the Lord 6 5 10 4 4 4 6 5 10 4 4 4

1. My heart overOows with noble wordswords. * To the king I address the song I have mademade. *

2. You are the most handsome of the sons of men, † and graciousness is poured out up on your lipslipslips,lips * for God has blessed you forev er moremore.

3. Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mightmighty one, * with your splendor and your majmajmajesty.maj

In your majesty ride on triumphant † in the cause of truth, meek ness, and jus justice. * May your right hand show your won drous deedsdeeds.

4. Your arrows are sharp—peoples fall be neath you— * in the heart of the foes of the kingkingking.king

5. Your throne, O God, shall endure forever. † A scepter of justice is the scepter of your kingkingkingdom.king * Your love is for justice; your hatred for evevevil.ev

Gerefore God, your God, has a nointnointed you * with the oil of gladness above oth er kingskings:

6. I will make your name forev er re memmemmembered.mem * Gus the peoples will praise you from age to ageageage.age

Glory be to the Father …

TransCguration of the Lord | 317 August 15 ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY VIGIL MASS

INTROIT 10 10 17 4 4 4

10 All the rich a mong the peo ple* 10 will im plore your coun ten ance. 17 4 4 4

17 11 4 4

Vir gins will be brought to the king in her ret i nue; 17 11 4 4

11 10 6 4 4 4

her com pan ions will be ta ken to you in glad ness and re joic ing. 11 10 6 4 4 4

318 | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Vigil Mass 6 4 4 4 4 4 6 4 4 4 4 4

1. My heart overOows with noble words. † To the king I address the song I have mademade, * my tongue as nimble as the pen of a scribescribe.

2. You are the most handsome of the sons of men, † and graciousness is poured out up on your lipslipslips,lips * for God has blessed you forevermoremoremore.

3. Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mightmighty one, * with your splendor and your majmajmajesty.maj

In your majesty ride on triumphant † in the cause of truth, meek ness, and jus justice. * May your right hand show your wondrous deedsdeeds.deeds

Glory be to the Father …

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Vigil Mass | 319 OFFERTORY 4 9 11 4 4 4 4 Bles sed are you,9 O Vir gin Mar y,* 11 4 4 4

11 7 5 7 4 4 4 4

for you have car ried the Cre a tor of the u ni verse; you gave birth 11 7 5 7 4 4 4 4

7 10 10 4 4 4 to your Cre a tor and you re main a vir gin 7 10 10 4 4 4

10 6 4 4

for all e ter ni ty. 10 6 4 4

320 | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Vigil Mass 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 4

1. Listen, O daughter; pay heed and give earearear:ear * forget your own people and your father’s househouse.

So will the king de sire your beaubeaubeauty.beau * He is your LORD , pay hom age to himhimhim.him

2. And the daughter of Tyre shall come with giPsgiPsgiPs;giPs * the richest of the people shall seek your fafafavor.fa

Ge daughter of the king is clothed with splensplendor; * her robes are thread ed with goldgoldgold.gold

3. In Cne clothing she is led to the kingkingking;king * behind her are her maiden companions, brought to youyouyou.you

Gey are escorted amid glad ness and joyjoyjoy;joy * they pass within the palace of the kingkingking.king

4. Sons will be yours to suc ceed your fathfathfathers;fath * you will make them rulers over all the earthearth.

I will make your name forev er re memmemmembered.mem * Gus the peoples will praise you from age to ageageage.age

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Vigil Mass | 321 COMMUNION 6 9 8 4 4 4

Bles sed is the womb of the Vir gin Mar y, 6 9 8 4 4 4

8 10 6 4 4 4

who has car ried the Son of the E ter nal Fa ther. 8 10 6 4 4 4

322 | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Vigil Mass 6 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 4

1. My heart overOows with noble wordswords. To the king I address the song I have mademade, *

2. Ge daughters of kings are those whom you fafafavor.fa * On your right stands the queen in gold of OOOphir.O

3. Listen, O daughter; pay heed and give earearear:ear * forget your own people and your fa ther’s househouse.

So will the king de sire your beaubeaubeauty.beau * He is your LORD , pay homage to himhimhim.him

4. And the daughter of Tyre shall come with giPsgiPsgiPs;giPs * the richest of the people shall seek your fafafavor.fa

Ge daughter of the king is clothed with splensplendor; * her robes are threaded with goldgoldgold.gold

5. In Cne clothing she is led to the kingkingking;king * behind her are her maiden companions, brought to youyouyou.you

Gey are escorted amid glad ness and joyjoyjoy;joy * they pass within the palace of the kingkingking.king

Glory be to the Father …

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Vigil Mass | 323 August 15 ASSUMPTION OF THE BLESSED VIRGIN MARY MASS OF THE DAY

INTROIT (Option 1) 6 8 4 5 4 4 4 4

A great sign ap peared in hea ven;* a wo man 6 8 4 5 4 4 4 4

5 11 4 4 4 4

clothed with the sun, and the moon un der her feet; 5 11 4 4 4 4

4 10 6 4 4 4

and on her head, a crown of twelve stars. 4 10 6 4 4 4

324 | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mass of the Day 6 5 13 4 4 4 6 5 13 4 4 4

1. O sing a new song to the LORD , * for he has worked wonwonwonders.won

His right hand and his holy armarmarm * have brought sal vavavation.va

2. Ge LORD has made known his sal vavavation,va * has shown his deliverance to the nananations.na

He has remembered his mer ciful lovelovelove * and his truth for the house of IsIsIsrael.Is

3. All the ends of the earth have seenseenseen * the salvation of our GodGodGod.God

Shout to the LORD , all the earth; † break forth into joyous songsong, * and sing out your praisepraise.

Glory be to the Father …

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mass of the Day | 325 INTROIT (Option 2) 13 12 4 4

13 Let us all re joice in the Lord* as we cel e brate this feast day 12 4 4

12 7 11 4 4 4 in ho nor of the Vir gin Mar y; her As sump tion 12 7 11 4 4 4

11 15 4 4 caus es the An gels to re joice, 11 15 4 4

15 6 4 4

15 and to praise to geth er the Son of God. 6 4 4

326 | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mass of the Day 6 7 8 4 4 4 6 7 8 4 4 4

1. My heart overOows with noble words. † To the king I address the song I have mademade, * my tongue as nimble as the pen of a scribescribe.

2. You are the most handsome of the sons of men, † and graciousness is poured out up on your lipslipslips,lips * for God has blessed you forev er moremore.

3. Gird your sword upon your thigh, O mightmighty one, * with your splendor and your majmajmajesty.maj

In your majesty ride on triumphant † in the cause of truth, meek ness, and jusjusjustice.jus * May your right hand show your won drous deedsdeeds.

Glory be to the Father …

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mass of the Day | 327 OFFERTORY 8 6 10 15 4 4 4 4

Mar y has been ta ken up in to hea ven;* the An gels re joice, 8 6 10 15 4 4 4 4

15 7 6 4 4 4

prais ing the Lord to geth er and bles sing him, al le lu ia. 15 7 6 4 4 4

328 | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mass of the Day 6 6 4 4 6 6 4 4

1. Ge gate of paradise through Eve was closed to allallall,all * and through the Virgin Mary again was made open. Alle lululuia.lu

2. Listen, O daughter; pay heed and give earearear:ear * forget your own people and your father’s househouse.

So will the king de sire your beaubeaubeauty.beau * He is your LORD , pay hom age to himhimhim.him

3. And the daughter of Tyre shall come with giPsgiPsgiPs;giPs * the richest of the people shall seek your fafafavor.fa

Ge daughter of the king is clothed with splensplendor; * her robes are threaded with goldgoldgold.gold

4. In Cne clothing she is led to the kingkingking;king * behind her are her maiden companions, brought to youyouyou.you

Gey are escorted amid glad ness and joyjoyjoy;joy * they pass within the palace of the kingkingking.king

5. Sons will be yours to su cceed your fath fathers; * you will make them rulers over all the earthearth.

I will make your name forev er re memmemmembered.mem * Gus the peoples will praise you from age to ageageage.age

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mass of the Day | 329 COMMUNION 6 9 7 7 4 4 4 4

All gen er a tions* shall call me bles sed; for he who is migh ty 6 9 7 7 4 4 4 4

7 6 6 4 4 4 has ac comp lished great things on my be half. 7 6 6 4 4 4

330 | Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mass of the Day 6 6 10 4 4 4 6 6 10 4 4 4

1. My soul magni es the LordLord, * and my spirit has rejoiced in God my SavSavSavior.Sav

For he has regarded the humility of his handhandmaid; * for behold, from this day all generations shall call me blesblesblessed.bles

2. For he who is mighty has done great things to mememe;me * and holy is his namename.

And his mercy is from generation to gene rararationra * for those who fearfearfear him.

3. He has shown might in his armarmarm;arm * he has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heartheart.

He has put down the mighty om their seatseatseat;seat * and he has exal ted the humhumhumble.hum

4. He has Clled the hungry with good thingsthings; * and the rich he has sent away empempempty.emp

He has received Isra el his serserservant,ser * being mindful of his mermermercy:mer

As he spoke to our fathfathfathers,fath * to Abraham and to his seed for evevever.”ev

Glory be to the Father …

Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary - Mass of the Day | 331 September 14 THE TRIUMPH OF THE CROSS

INTROIT 10 11 7 4 4 4

Let our glo ry be in the cross* of our Lord Je sus Christ; 10 11 7 4 4 4

7 8 12 4 4 4

in him we have sal va tion, life and res ur rec tion; 7 8 12 4 4 4

12 4 4 4

through him we are res cued and set free. 12 4 4 4

332 | Ge Triumph of the Cross 4 6 10 4 4 4 4 6 10 4 4 4

1. O God, be gracious and bless us * and let your face shed its light up ononon us.

So will your ways be known upon earth * and all nations learn your sal vavavation.va

2. Let the peoples praise you, O GodGodGod;God * let all the peoples praise you.

3. Let the nations be glad and shout for joy, † with uprightness you rule the peopeopeoples;peo * you guide the na tions on earthearth.

4. Let the peoples praise you, O GodGodGod;God * let all the peoples praise you.

5. Ge earth has yielded its fruit * for God, our God, has blessed us.

May God still give us his blessblessing * that all the ends of the earth may re vereverevere him.

Glory be to the Father …

Ge Triumph of the Cross | 333 OFFERTORY 10 13 13 4 4 4

Pro tect your peo ple, O Lord,* by the sign of the ho ly cross, 10 13 13 4 4 4

13 6 9 4 4 4 13 from the at tacks of all en e mies; 6 so that our ser vice 9 4 4 4

9 11 4 4 9 may be a gree a ble un to you 11 4 4

11 7 5 4 4 4

and our sac ri Cce ac cept a ble, a le lu ia. 11 7 5 4 4 4

334 | Ge Triumph of the Cross 5 6 7 4 4 4 5 6 7 4 4 4

1. We humbly beseech you, holy cross of GodGodGod,God * by your power defend our hearts, guard our mindsminds,

sanctify our thoughts, through Je sus Christ * Who hung upon youyouyou.you

2. You, who for the salvation of the world † hung blameless on the wood of the crosscross: * have mercy on the people whom you re deemeddeemed:

so that, marked with your ho ly signsignsign,sign * they may be safe om all dandandangers.dan

3. O Savior of the world, save us allallall,all * and kindly expend for us all things that aidaidaid:aid

and drive all harmful things far om ususus.us * Extend the right hand of your majesty to pro tect us.

Ge Triumph of the Cross | 335 COMMUNION 7 13 7 4 4 4

By the sign of the cross, de li ver us from our en e mies, 7 13 7 4 4 4

7 6 4 4

O Lord our God. 7 6 4 4

336 | Ge Triumph of the Cross 6 5 13 4 4 4 6 5 13 4 4 4

1. I love you, LORD , my strengthstrength; * O LORD , my rock, my fortress, my savsavsavior;sav

my God, my rock where I take refrefrefuge;ref * my shield, my saving strength, my strongstronghold.

I cry out, “Praised be the LORD !” * and see, I am saved from my foesfoesfoes.foes

2. He saved me from my pow erful foefoefoe,foe * from my enemies, whose strength I could not matchmatch.

Glory be to the Father …

Ge Triumph of the Cross | 337 November 1 ALL SAINTS

INTROIT 13 10 4 4

Let us all re joice in the Lord* as we cel e brate this feast day 13 10 4 4

10 8 12 4 4 4 in ho nor of all the saints; it is a so lem ni ty 10 8 12 4 4 4

12 15 4 4 which caus es the An gels to re joice, 12 15 4 4

15 6 4 4

and to praise to geth er the Son of God. 15 6 4 4

338 | All Saints 6 7 7 4 4 4 6 7 7 4 4 4

1. Ring out your joy to the LORD , O you justjustjust;just * for praise is Ctting for the up upright.

Give thanks to the LORD up on the harpharpharp;harp * with a tenstringed lute sing him songssongs.

O sing him a song that is newnewnew;new * play skillfully, with shouts of joyjoyjoy.joy

2. For the word of the LORD is faithfaithful, * and all his works to be trusttrusted.

Ge LORD loves jus tice and rightright, * and his merciful love Clls the earthearth.

3. By the word of the LORD the heav ens were mademade, * by the breath of his mouth all their hosthost.

As in a Oask, he collects the waves of the o ocean; * he stores up the depths of the seaseasea.sea

Glory be to the Father …

All Saints | 339 OFFERTORY 7 8 15 4 4 4 Ge souls of the right eous are in the hand of God,* 7 8 15 4 4 4

15 7 4 4 and no ma li cious tor ment will ev er touch them; 15 7 4 4

7 8 10 4 4 4

in the eyes of the un wise, they seem to have died; 7 8 10 4 4 4

10 7 6 4 4 4

but they are dwel ling in peace, al le lu ia. 10 7 6 4 4 4

340 | All Saints 6 5 8 4 4 4 6 5 8 4 4 4

1. For if before men, indeed, they be punpunpunished,pun * yet is their hope full of im mor taltaltality;tal

Chastised a little, they shall be greatly blessedblessed, * because God tried them and found them worthy of him selfselfself.self

2. As gold in the fur nace, he proved them, * and as sacriCcial o9erings he took them to him selfselfself.self

In the time of their visitation they shall shineshine, * and shall dart about as sparks through stubstubble;

3. Gey shall judge nations and rule over peopeopeoples,peo * and the Lord shall be their King for evevever.ev

4. Gose who trust in him shall un derstand truthtruth, * and the faithful shall abide with him in lovelovelove:love

Because grace and mercy are with his hohoholyho ones, * and his care is with the el ectectect.ect

All Saints | 341 COMMUNION 8 6 7 4 4 4 8 Bles sed are the pure in heart,6 for they shall see God;* 7 4 4 4

7 11 18 4 4 4 7 bles sed are the peace mak ers, 11 for they shall be called sons of God; 18 4 4 4

18 12 4 4

bles sed are those who suf fer per se cu tion for the sake of jus tice, 18 12 4 4

12 6 4 4

for theirs is the king dom of hea ven. 12 6 4 4

342 | All Saints 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4

1. When the LORD brought back the ex iles of SiSiSion,Si * we thought we were dreamdreaming.

Gen was our mouth lled with laughlaughter; * on our tongues, songs of joyjoyjoy.joy

2. Gen the nations themselves said, “ What great deeds * the LORD worked for themthemthem!”them

What great deeds the LORD worked for ususus!us * Indeed, we were gladgladglad.glad

3. Bring back our ex iles, O LORD , * as streams in the southsouth.

Gose who are sow ing in tears * will sing when they reapreapreap.reap

4. Gey go out, they go out, full of tearstears, * bearing seed for the sowsowsowing;sow

they come back, they come back with a songsong, * bearing their sheavessheaves.

Glory be to the Father …

All Saints | 343 November 2 COMMEMORATION OF ALL THE FAITHFUL DEPARTED (ALL SOULS)

INTROIT 5 8 15 4 4 4 E ter nal rest grant un to them, O Lord, 5 8 15 4 4 4

15 6 4 4

and may per pet u al light shine up on them. 15 6 4 4

344 | Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls) 6 5 7 4 4 4 6 5 7 4 4 4

1. Praise is due to youyouyou * in Sion, O GodGodGod.God

To you we pay our vows in Je rururusalem,ru * you who hear our prayerprayer.

2. To you all Oesh will come. † Our evil deeds are too heav y for ususus,us * but our transgressions you wipe awaywayway.way

3. Blessed is he whom you choose and callcallcall * to dwell in your courtscourts.

We are Clled with the good things of your househouse, * of your ho ly temtemtemple.tem

Glory be to the Father …

Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls) | 345 OFFERTORY 7 5 13 4 4 4 O Lord Je sus Christ, King of glor ry,* de li ver the souls 7 5 13 4 4 4

13 7 8 4 4 4 of all the de par ted faith ful from the suf fer ings of hell 13 7 8 4 4 4

8 6 9 10 4 4 4 4

8 and from the deep pit;6 de li ver them9 from the mouth of the li on, 10 4 4 4 4

10 5 4 4 may they not be swal lowed up by hell, may they not fall in to dark ness; 10 5 4 4

5 8 9 4 4 4 5 but may Saint Mich ael, 8 the stand ard bear er, 9 4 4 4

9 13 4 4 9 pre sent them in ho ly light * 13 4 4 346 | Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls) 13 5 4 4 as you pro mised long a go 13 5 4 4

5 9 5 4 4 4 5 to A bra ham 9 and his des cen dants. 5 4 4 4

5 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 4

1. We o9er our sacsacsacriCcessac * and our prayers to you, O LordLord;

receive them for the souls that we are remembering to daydayday;day * O Lord, make them pass from death into lifelifelife.life

Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls) | 347 COMMUNION 6 11 10 4 4 4

6May e ter nal light*11 shine up on them, O Lord, 10 4 4 4

10 8 11 4 4 4

in the com pan y of your saints for e ter ni ty, 10 8 11 4 4 4

11 6 4 4

for you are full of good ness. 11 6 4 4

348 | Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls) 6 6 12 4 4 4 6 6 12 4 4 4

1. Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD ; * LORD , hear my voicevoice!

O let your ears be at tentententiveten * to the sound of my pleadpleadings.

2. If you, O LORD , should mark in iqiqiquities,iq * LORD , who could standstand?

But with you is found for givegivegiveness,give * that you may be re veredvered.

3. I long for you, O LORD , * my soul longs for his wordword.

My soul hopes in the LORD * more than watch men for daydaydaybreak.day

4. More than watch men for daydaydaybreak,day * let Israel hope for the LORD .

For with the LORD there is mermermercy,mer * in him is plenti ful re dempdemption.

It is he who will redeem IsIsIsraelIs * from all its in iqiqiquities.iq

Glory be to the Father …

Commemoration of all the Faithful Departed (All Souls) | 349 November 9 DEDICATION OF THE LATERAN BASILICA

INTROIT 12 16 4 4

God is in his ho ly dwell ing place;* 12 16 4 4

16 7 3 4 4 4

the God who caus es us to dwell to geth er, one at heart, in his house; 16 7 3 4 4 4

3 5 4 4

3 he him self will give pow er and strength to his peo ple. 5 4 4 * last time only

350 | Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 5 5 7 4 4 4 5 5 7 4 4 4

1.1.1. Let God arise; let his foes be scatscatscattered.scat * Let those who hate him Oee from his presprespresence.pres

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; † like wax that melts before the CreCreCre,Cre * so the wicked shall perish at the presence of GodGodGod.God

2.2.2. But the just shall rejoice at the presence of GodGodGod;God * they shall exult with glad re joicjoicjoicing.joic

O sing to God; make music to his name. † Extol the One who rides on the cloudsclouds. * Ge LORD is his name; exult at his presprespresence.pres

Glory be to the Father …

Dedication of the Lateran Basilica | 351 OFFERTORY 7 13 11 4 4 4 O Lord God,* in the sim pli ci ty of my heart 7 13 11 4 4 4

11 5 7 4 4 4

I have joy ful ly of fered all things; and I have be held with im mense joy 11 5 7 4 4 4

7 7 8 4 4 4

your peo ple gath ered here. God of Is ra el, 7 7 8 4 4 4

8 6 4 4

pre serve this good in ten tion O Lord God. 8 6 4 4

352 | Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 6 5 5 4 4 4 6 5 5 4 4 4

1. Solomon held a feast at that time, † Solomon held a feast at that time: and he prosprosprospered,pros * and the Lord, the God of Israel, appeared to himhimhim.him

2. Ge majesty of the Lord built the temple: † all the sons of Israel saw the glory of the Lord descend up on the househouse, * and they worshipped and praised the Lord with their speechspeech.

Dedication of the Lateran Basilica | 353 COMMUNION 5 5 10 4 4 4

5 Je ru sa lem,* 5built as a ci ty whose parts are bound Crm ly to geth er! 10 4 4 4

10 11 4 4

It is there that the tribes go up, the tribes of the Lord, 10 11 4 4

11 6 4 4

to give thanks un to your name, O Lord. 11 6 4 4

354 | Dedication of the Lateran Basilica 6 5 10 4 4 4 6 5 10 4 4 4

1. I rejoiced when they said to mememe,me * “Let us go to the house of the LORD .”

And now our feet are standstanding * within your gates, O Je rururusalem.ru

Gere were set the thrones for judgjudgment, * the thrones of the house of DaDaDavid.Da

2. For the peace of Jeru salem praypraypray,pray * “May they prosper, those who lovelovelove you.”

May peace abide in your wallswalls, * and security be in your towtowtowers.tow

3. For the sake of my fami ly and friendsfriends, * let me say, “Peace up ononon you.”

For the sake of the house of the LORD , our GodGodGod,God * I will seek good things for youyouyou.you

Glory be to the Father …

Dedication of the Lateran Basilica | 355 December 8 IMMACULATE CONCEPTION OF THE VIRGIN MARY INTROIT 10 5 4 4

I will great ly re joice in the Lord,* and my soul shall be joy ful in my God; 10 5 4 4

5 15 4 4 for he has clothed me with the gar ments of sal va tion; 5 15 4 4

15 11 4 4 and with the robe of right eous ness he has cov ered me, 15 11 4 4

11 13 4 4 as a bride groom decked with a crown, 11 13 4 4

13 5 4 4

and as a bride a dorned with her jewels. 13 5 4 4 356 | Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary 5 5 6 4 4 4 5 5 6 4 4 4

1. I will extol you, O Lord, for you have resresrescuedres me: * and have not made my enemies to rejoice o ver mememe.me

O Lord my God, I have cried to youyouyou,you * and you have healed me.

2. You have brought forth, O Lord, my soul om hellhellhell:hell * you have given me life, that I might not go down into the pitpitpit.pit

Sing to the Lord, O you his saintssaints: * and give praise to the memory of his hohoholiness.ho

3. For his indignation is for a momomomentmo * and his favor is for a lifelifelifetime.life

In the evening weeping abidesbides, * but in the morning comes gladgladgladness.glad

Glory be to the Father …

Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary | 357 OFFERTORY 6 7 9 10 4 4 4 4

Hail Mar y, full of grace,* the Lord is with thee. 6 7 9 10 4 4 4 4

10 7 6 4 4 4

Bles sed art thou a mongst wo men, al le lu ia. 10 7 6 4 4 4

358 | Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary 6 8 4 4 6 8 4 4

1. And Mary said to the ananangel:an * How shall this be done, because I know not manmanman?man

2. And the angel answering, said to her: † Ge Holy Spirit shall come u ponponpon you, * and the power of the most High shall over shadshadshadowshad you.

And therefore also the one to be born shall be called hohoholy,ho * the Son of GodGodGod.God

3. And behold your cous in E lililizabeth,li * she also has conceived a son in her old ageageage;age

and this is the sixth month for her who is called barbarbarren:bar * Because no word shall be impossi ble with GodGodGod.God

4. And Mary said: † Behold the handmaid of the LordLord; * be it done to me according to your wordword.

Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary | 359 COMMUNION 8 10 6 4 4 4 8 Glo ri ous things have been pro claimed * 10 con cern ing you,O Ma ry; 6 4 4 4

6 6 4 4

for the Al might y has done mar vel ous things on your be half. 6 6 4 4

360 | Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary 6 6 5 4 4 4 6 6 5 4 4 4

1. My soul magni es the LordLord, * and my spirit has rejoiced in God my SavSavSavior.Sav

For he has regarded the humility of his handhandmaid; * for behold, from this day all generations shall call me blesblesblessed.bles

2. For he who is mighty has done great things to mememe;me * and holy is his namename.

And his mercy is from generation to gene rararationra * for those who fearfearfear him.

3. He has shown might in his armarmarm;arm * he has scattered the proud in the conceit of their heartheart.

He has put down the mighty om their seatseatseat;seat * and he has exal ted the humhumhumble.hum

4. He has Clled the hungry with good thingsthings; * and the rich he has sent away empempempty.emp

He has received Isra el his serserservant,ser * being mindful of his mercy:

As he spoke to our fathfathfathers,fath * to Abraham and to his seed for evevever.”ev

Glory be to the Father …

Immaculate Conception of the Virgin Mary | 361 362 RITUAL MASSES

363 FUNERAL MASS

INTROIT (Option 1) 5 8 15 4 4 4 E ter nal rest grant un to them, O Lord, 5 8 15 4 4 4

15 6 4 4

and may per pet u al light shine up on them. 15 6 4 4

364 | Funeral Mass 6 5 6 4 4 4 6 5 6 4 4 4

1. Praise is due to youyouyou * in Sion, O GodGodGod.God

To you we pay our vows in Je rururusalem,ru * you who hear our prayerprayer.

2. To you all Oesh will come. † Our evil deeds are too heav y for ususus,us * but our transgressions you wipe awaywayway.way

3. Blessed is he whom you choose and callcallcall * to dwell in your courtscourts.

We are Clled with the good things of your househouse, * of your ho ly temtemtemple.tem

Glory be to the Father …

Funeral Mass | 365 INTROIT (Option 2) 6 12 7 4 4 4 6 As for me,* 12 I will ap pear be fore you in right eous ness; 7 4 4 4

7 12 6 4 4 4

I will be sat is Ced when your glo ry is made man i fest. 7 12 6 4 4 4

366 | Funeral Mass 6 7 4 4 4 4 6 7 4 4 4 4

1. O LORD , hear a cause that is justjustjust;just * pay heed to my crycrycry.cry

Turn your ear to my prayerprayer: * no deceit is on my lipslipslips.lips

From you may my jus tice come forthforth. * Your eyes discern what is upupupright.up

2. Search my heart and visit me by nightnight. * Test me by Cre, and you will Cnd no wrong in mememe.me

3. My mouth does not transgress as others do; † on account of the words of your lipslipslips,lips * I closely watched the paths of the viviviolent.vi

Glory be to the Father …

Funeral Mass | 367 INTROIT (Option 3) 4 9 4 4 4 4

Let my prayer* en ter in to your pre sence; 4 9 4 4 4 4

4 12 5 4 4 4 in cline your ear to my sup pli ca tion, O Lord. 4 12 5 4 4 4

368 | Funeral Mass 5 5 3 4 4 4 5 5 3 4 4 4

1. O LORD and God of my sal vavavation,va * I cry before you day and nightnight.

For my soul is Clled with evevevils;ev * my life is on the brink of the gravegrave.

2. I am reckoned as one in the tombtomb; * I am like a warrior with out strengthstrength,

like one roaming among the deaddeaddead,dead * like the slain lying in their gravesgraves,

like those you remember no moremore, * cut o9, as they are, from your handhand.

3. You have laid me in the depths of the pitpitpit,pit * in regions that are dark and deepdeepdeep.deep

Your anger weighs down up ononon me; * I am drowned beneath your waveswaves.

You have taken away my friendsfriends; * to them you have made me hatehatehateful.hate

Glory be to the Father …

Funeral Mass | 369 INTROIT (Option 4) 3 11 4 4

O Lord, if you were to take in to ac count our in i qui ties,* 3 11 4 4

11 11 4 4

who would with stand the test? 11 11 4 4

11 9 5 4 4 4

But for give ness a bides with you, O God of Is ra el. 11 9 5 4 4 4

370 | Funeral Mass 5 5 7 4 4 4 5 5 7 4 4 4

1. Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD ; * LORD , hear my voicevoice!

O let your ears be at tentententiveten * to the sound of my pleadpleadings.

2. I long for you, O LORD , * my soul longs for his wordword.

My soul hopes in the LORD * more than watch men for daydaydaybreak.day

3. More than watch men for daydaydaybreak,day * let Israel hope for the LORD .

For with the LORD there is mermermercy,mer * in him is plenti ful re dempdemption.

It is he who will redeem IsIsIsraelIs * from all its in iqiqiquities.iq

Glory be to the Father …

Funeral Mass | 371 OFFERTORY 7 5 13 4 4 4 O Lord Je sus Christ, King of glor ry,* de li ver the souls 7 5 13 4 4 4

13 7 8 4 4 4 of all the de par ted faith ful from the suf fer ings of hell 13 7 8 4 4 4

8 6 9 10 4 4 4 4

and from the deep pit; de li ver them from the mouth of the li on, 8 6 9 10 4 4 4 4

10 12 5 4 4 4

may they not be swal lowed up by hell, may they not fall in to dark ness; 10 12 5 4 4 4

5 8 9 4 4 4

but may Saint Mich ael, the stand ard bear er, 5 8 9 4 4 4 372 | Funeral Mass 9 13 5 4 4 4 pre sent them in ho ly light * as you pro mised long a go 9 13 5 4 4 4

5 9 5 4 4 4 to A bra ham and his des cen dants. 5 9 5 4 4 4

5 6 6 4 4 4 5 6 6 4 4 4

1. We o9er our sacsacsacriCcessac * and our prayers to you, O LordLord;

receive them for the souls that we are remembering to daydayday;day * O Lord, make them pass from death into lifelifelife.life

Funeral Mass | 373 COMMUNION 6 11 10 4 4 4

6May e ter nal light*11 shine up on them, O Lord, 10 4 4 4

10 8 11 4 4 4

in the com pan y of your saints for e ter ni ty, 10 8 11 4 4 4

11 6 4 4

for you are full of good ness. 11 6 4 4

374 | Funeral Mass 6 6 12 4 4 4 6 6 12 4 4 4

1. Out of the depths I cry to you, O LORD ; * LORD , hear my voicevoice!

O let your ears be at tentententiveten * to the sound of my pleadpleadings.

2. If you, O LORD , should mark in iqiqiquities,iq * LORD , who could standstand?

But with you is found for givegivegiveness,give * that you may be re veredvered.

3. I long for you, O LORD , * my soul longs for his wordword.

My soul hopes in the LORD * more than watch men for daydaydaybreak.day

4. More than watch men for daydaydaybreak,day * let Israel hope for the LORD .

For with the LORD there is mermermercy,mer * in him is plenti ful re dempdemption.

It is he who will redeem IsIsIsraelIs * from all its in iqiqiquities.iq

Glory be to the Father …

Funeral Mass | 375 NUPTIAL MASS

INTROIT 12 16 4 4

God is in his ho ly dwell ing place;* 12 16 4 4

16 7 3 4 4 4

the God who caus es us to dwell to geth er, one at heart, in his house; 16 7 3 4 4 4

3 5 4 4

he him self will give pow er and strength to his peo ple. 3 5 4 4 * last time only

376 | Nuptial Mass 5 5 14 4 4 4 5 5 14 4 4 4

1.1.1. Let God arise; let his foes be scatscatscattered.scat * Let those who hate him Oee from his presprespresence.pres

As smoke is driven away, so drive them away; † like wax that melts before the CreCreCre,Cre * so the wicked shall perish at the presence of GodGodGod.God

2.2.2. But the just shall rejoice at the presence of GodGodGod;God * they shall exult with glad re joicjoicjoicing.joic

O sing to God; make music to his name. † Extol the One who rides on the cloudsclouds. * Ge Lord is his name; exult at his presprespresence.pres

Glory be to the Father …

Nuptial Mass | 377 OFFERTORY (Option 1) 14 11 4 4

Ge An gel of the Lord shall en camp* 14 11 4 4

11 8 13 4 4 4

round a bout those who fear him andshall de li ver them; 11 8 13 4 4 4

13 6 4 4

taste and see how good the Lord is. 13 6 4 4

378 | Nuptial Mass 6 12 4 4 6 12 4 4

1. I will bless the LORD at all timestimes; * praise of him is always in my mouthmouth.

In the LORD my soul shall make its boastboast; * the humble shall hear and be gladgladglad.glad

2. Glorify the LORD with mememe;me * together let us praise his namename.

I sought the LORD , and he answered mememe;me * from all my terrors he set me freefreefree.free

3. Look towards him and be rararadiant;ra * let your faces not be a bashedbashed.

Gis lowly one called; the LORD heardheard, * and rescued him from all his dis tresstress.

4. Fear the LORD , you his hohoholyho ones. * Gey lack nothing, those who fearfearfear him.

Ge rich su9er want and go hunhunhungry,hun * but those who seek the LORD lack no blesblesblessing.bles

Nuptial Mass | 379 OFFERTORY (Option 2) 12 4 7 4 4 4

In you have I put my trust, O Lord;* I said: 12 4 7 4 4 4

7 10 5 4 4 4 "You are my God, my des tin y is in your hands. 7 10 5 4 4 4

380 | Nuptial Mass 5 6 8 4 4 4 5 6 8 4 4 4

1. Let your face shine on your serserservant.ser * Save me in your mer ciful lovelovelove.love

Let me not be put to shame, O LORD , * for I call on youyouyou;you

let the wicked be shamedshamed! * Let them be silenced in the gravegrave!

2. Let lying lips be stilled, † that speak haughtily against the justjustjust man * with pride and con tempttempt.”

3. How great is the good ness, LORD , * that you keep for those who fearfearfear you,

that you show to those who trust you * in the sight of the child ren of menmenmen.men

4. You hide them in the shelter of your prespresence, * secure from human schemscheming;

you keep them safe within your tent * from dis puting tonguestongues.

Nuptial Mass | 381 COMMUNION (Option 1) 8 6 7 4 4 4 8 Bles sed are the pure in heart,6 for they shall see God;* 7 4 4 4

7 11 18 4 4 4 7 bles sed are the peace mak ers, 11 for they shall be called sons of God; 18 4 4 4

18 12 4 4

bles sed are those who suf fer per se cu tion for the sake of jus tice, 18 12 4 4

12 6 4 4

for theirs is the king dom of hea ven. 12 6 4 4

382 | Nuptial Mass 6 5 12 4 4 4 6 5 12 4 4 4

1. When the LORD brought back the ex iles of SiSiSion,Si * we thought we were dreamdreaming.

Gen was our mouth lled with laughlaughter; * on our tongues, songs of joyjoyjoy.joy

2. Gen the nations themselves said, “ What great deeds * the LORD worked for themthemthem!”them

What great deeds the LORD worked for ususus!us * Indeed, we were gladgladglad.glad

3. Bring back our ex iles, O LORD , * as streams in the southsouth.

Gose who are sow ing in tears * will sing when they reapreapreap.reap

4. Gey go out, they go out, full of tearstears, * bearing seed for the sowsowsowing;sow

they come back, they come back with a songsong, * bearing their sheavessheaves.

Glory be to the Father …

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Seek Crst the king dom of God,* and all the rest 12 5 10 4 4 4

10 6 4 4

will be giv en to you in ad di tion, says the Lord. 10 6 4 4

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1. Do not fret because of the wickwickwicked;wick * 4. Ge unjust shall be wiped out for evevever,ev * do not envy those who do ev evil, and the descendants of the wick ed de stroyedstroyed.

Trust in the LORD and do goodgood; * Ge just shall inher it the landlandland;land * then you will dwell in the land and safely paspaspasture.pas there they shall a bide for evevever.ev

Better the few possessions of the justjustjust,just * Gen wait for the LORD , keep to his way. † than the abundant wealth of the wickwickwicked;wick He will exalt you to inher it the landlandland,land *

2. Ge LORD takes note of the days of the blameblameless; * Glory be to the Father … their heritage will last for evevever.ev

Gey shall not be put to shame in evil daysdays; * in time of famine they shall have their CllCllCll.Cll

By the LORD are the steps made CrmCrmCrm * of one in whose path He de lightslights.

3. Gen turn away from evil and do goodgood, * and you may a bide for evevever;ev

for indeed, the LORD loves jusjusjustice,jus * and will never for sake his faithfaithful.

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