HE ROSE FROM DEATH
SONGS FOR THE NEOCATECHUMENAL COMMUNITIES
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INTRODUCTION
‘if the psalm prays, pray with it; if it cries, cry you too; if it gives thanks, be glad; if it hopes, hope; if it fears, fear you too.’ (St Augustine – On the Psalms)
In the Neocatechumenal way the humble and essential ministry of cantor is coming to light.
In this way of initiation to Faith, the cantor has the mission of helping to create the liturgical community, or, in a better way, to recreate it; the cantor has the mission of transforming the assembly of many people into a unity of worshipping: with one voice, one heart, and one soul. The spiritual worship is expressed in the liturgy of the community. During our historical walking the spiritual worship is the inexhaustible source of conversion and faith.
The aim of this book is to present the original texts and the musical chords, so that the cantors may follow better the oral tradition that they received. We present the songs in a progressive order, according to the different stages of the Way, from the initial catechesis to the different passages.
The cards of songs are of different colours, in order to give an indication of the progressive walking, marked by the scrutinizes in which the songs are handed over:
-- Yellow cards for the songs of the Eucharist (Pg. 1 – 30) -- White cards for the songs of the Precatechumenate (Pg. 31 – 200) -- Green cards for the songs of the Catechumenate (Pg. 201 – 260) -- Blue cards for the songs of the Election (Pg. 261 – 300) -- Grey cards for the Breaking of the Bread (Various pages)
In order to find the songs easily, there is a general index (where we put more than a title for each song), a biblical index and another one according to the liturgical periods and the different moments of the celebrations, specially the Eucharist.
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THE POPE PAUL VI TO THE NEOCATECHUMENAL COMMUNITIES (1)
“…. another group, this is the group of priests and lay people who represent the movement, a movement – behold the post conciliar realities – of the Neocatechumenal Communities. How great is the joy, how great is the hope, which you give us with your presence and with your activity! Your resolve, which for you, is a conscious, authentic way of living your Christian vocation, becomes an efficacious witness for others, you make an apostolate just because you are what you are, a stimulus to rediscover and recover the true, authentic and effective Christian values which otherwise might remain almost hidden and dormant, and are only too easily diluted in ordinary life. But no! You make them stand out, conspicuous and give them a moral splendour which is truly exemplary, precisely because, with this Christian spirit, you live your catechumenal communities. To live and foster this re- awakening is what you call a kind of “After Baptism”, which can renew in our contemporary Christian communities the effects of maturity and depth which were achieved in the early church during the period of preparation before baptism. You do this afterwards. “Before” or “After” is secondary, I would say. The fact is that you aim at the authenticity, fullness, coherence, sincerity of Christian life. And this is a very great merit, I repeat, which consoles us enormously, prompts and inspires our wishes, prayers, and most abundant blessings on you, on all those who help you, on all those whom you can, with your greeting and message, greet on your behalf.”
THE POPE JOHN PAUL II TO THE NEOCATECHUMENAL COMMUNITIES (2)
“My dearest ones, we are living in a period in we are experiencing a radical confrontation – and I say this, because it is also my experience over many years – a radical confrontation that is everywhere. There is no one single manifestation of this, it is diverse in the world; faith and anti-faith, Gospel and anti-Gospel; Church and anti-Church, God and anti-God, if we can put it like that. An anti-God does not exist, an anti-god cannot exist, but an anti-god can exist in man, the radical denial of God can be created in man. We are living this experience in our history, and more so than in previous times. In this age of ours, we nee to rediscover a radical faith, radically understood, radically lived and radically fulfilled. We have need of such a faith. I hope that our experience is born with such a perspective, and may lead towards a healthy radicalisation of our Christianity, of our faith, towards an authentic evangelical radicalism. This is why you have need of a great spirit, of great self control, and also, as your first catechist has said, of great obedience to the Church. This has always been the case. This witness, this proof, has been given by the saints: By St Francis, by various charismatic people in different ages of the Church. It is true that radicalisation of faith is needed, yes, but it must always be situated within the life of the Church, and with her guidance, because the Church in her entirety has received the Holy Spirit from Christ in the persons of the apostles after His resurrection. This joy that is in your surroundings, in your songs, in your behaviour, may very well be a sign of your southern temperament, but I hope it is a fruit of the Spirit, and I wish that it may be so. Yes, the Church needs joy, because joy, with its different expressions is a revelation of happiness. So here man finds himself faced with this fundamental vocation, we can say almost natural: man is created to be happy, for happiness. If he sees this happiness, if he meets it in the expression of joy, he can start a way. Here I must say to you: the songs are good, your expressions of joy are good, but it is the Spirit who is the One who initiates the way.”
(1) During the general audience of May 8, 1974 (2) During the visit to the parish of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and the Canadian Martyrs, Rome, November 2, 1980
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ALPHABETICAL INDEX
A shoot springs 122 Daughters of Jerusalem (Funeral March) 104 A woman clothed with the sun 281 Day of Rest 95 Abba Father 45 Dayenu 70A Abraham 55 De Profundis (Ps.130) 33 Acclaim the Lord (Ps.100) 81 Death is swallowed up in victory 51 Against the seduction of sin (Ps 140) 123 Do not get angry 261 Akeda 222 Do not put resistance 266 Alleluia (Eastertide) 14 Alleluia (Ps. 150) 43 Eli, Eli Lamma Sabactani (Ps.22) 214 Amen, Amen, Amen 9 Eucharistic Prayer 23 Another four months 114 Eucharistic Prayer (Consecration & 24 As men condemned to death 264 Acclamation) As the deer yearns 80 Eucharistic Prayer II 6 Eucharistic Prayer II (Long version) 25 Behold I'm coming soon 54 Evenu Shalom Elehem 44 * Behold our mirror (Ode 13) 210 Exult, you just in the Lord (Ps 32) 125 Benedictus (Canticle of Zechariah) 50 Exultet (Paschal Preconium) 12 Beside the rivers of Babylon (Ps.137) 61 Bless Yahweh my soul (Ps.103) 34 For love of my brothers (Ps.122) 76 * Blessed be God 212 From the depth I cry to you 33 Blessed Mary 110 Blessing of the Baptismal Water 10 Gates lift up your heads (Ps.24) 59 Give blessing to the Lord (Ps.134) 103 Caritas Christi 137 Give thanks to the Lord (Ps.136) 39 Carmen ‘63 124 Glory, Glory, Glory (Isa 66:18ff) 126 Christ Jesus is the Lord (Philippians) 64 Glory to God 14 * Come from Lebanon 269 Go and announce to my brothers 139 Come Holy Spirit (Sequence of Pentecost) 15 God rises to the acclamation (Ps.46) 48 Come O creator Spirit (Hymn of Pentecost) 17 Grace before meals 87 Come, Son of Man 54 Come to me all of you 99 Hail Mary 65/110 Console my people 96 Hail Queen of heaven 65 Happiness for the man (Ps.127) 118
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Happy the man (Ps.1) 116 I want to go to Jerusalem 217 Have mercy on me (Ps.51) 62 I want to sing (Ps.57) 78 He rose from death 31 I will bless the Lord 113 He’s coming my God (Advent Song) 73 I’ve stretched out my hands 282 Here comes the kingdom 45 If in the Lord 101 Holy, He’s Holy (Lent) 5 If the Lord does not build the house (Ps.127) 75 Holy, Holy, Holy 6 If today you listen to His voice (Ps.95) 68 Holy, Holy, Holy (Advent) 4 If you feel a breeze Pentecost) 53 Holy, Holy, Holy (Easter) 4 In Him there is no beauty (Servant of 273 Holy, Holy, Holy (Ordinary) 5 Yahweh) Holy, Holy, Holy (1983) 22 In the presence of the angels (Ps 138) 90 Holy, Holy, Holy (1988 22 Hope in God (Ps.42) 80 * Jacob 204 How beautiful are your tents (Song of 89 * Jesus went round all the towns 265 Balaam) How good it is (Ps.133) 37 Let God arise (Ps 67) 128 How lovely are your dwelling places (Ps.84) 94 Let us go shepherds 119 How much longer (Ps.13) 35 Litany of sins 2 Hymn for Lauds: Look how it is good (Ps.133) 38 Easter to Ascension 18 Lord do not reprove me (Ps 6) 129 Hymn of Advent 72 Lord, help me 135 O First and Last Day (Sunday) 19 Lord, listen to my prayer (Ps 142) 144 On the eighth day (Sunday) 20 Lord, Lord Jesus (Ps.119) 36 Shadows and darkness 21 * Lord you search me (Ps.139) 213 The good shepherd ascended 16 (Eastertide) Magnificat 47 Hymn of Pentecost (Come O creator Spirit) 17 Maria, house of blessing 112 * Hymn to charity 262 Maria of Jasna Gora 120 Mary little Mary (Hymn to the Virgin Mary) 66 I have admitted to you my sin 105 Mary, mother of the burning way 138 I hoped, I hoped in the Lord (Ps.40) 77 Mary my mother 106 I lift my eyes to the mountains (Ps.121) 67 Mother, mother, city of God 221 I love the Lord (Ps.116) 98 Much have they persecuted me (Ps 128) 130 I love you O Lord (Ps 17) 127 My beloved is for me 268 I see Heaven open (The white horse) 206 I shall not die (Ps.118) 84
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No one can serve two masters 216 Servant of Yahweh(In Him there is no 273 Noli me tangere 133 beauty) (Song No.4) Shadows and darkness (Hymn for Lauds) 21 O First and last day (Hymn for Lauds, 19 She lamb of God (Sorrows of Mary) 272 (Sunday) * Shema Israel 218 O God, by your Name save me (Ps 53) 141 Shlom lekh Mariam 134 O God, you are my God 87 Shout with joy 81 O Jesus, my love 278 Sit down alone and in silence (Lamentation 201 * O Lord, my heart has no lofty ambitions 217 of Jeremiah) O Lord, our God (Ps.8) 109 Song of Balaam (How beautiful are your 89 O my people 108 tents) O my soul, bless the Lord 93 Song of Daniel 40 Oh heavens rain from above 52 Song of Daniel 41 On the eighth day (Hymn for Lauds, Sunday) 20 Song of Deborah 205 Song of Moses (Let us sing to the Lord) 56 Paschal homily of Melito of Sardis 283 Song of Tobit (O my soul bless the Lord) 93 Paschal hymn 143 Stabat Mater 107 Paschal Sequence (To the Paschal Victim) 71 Penitential Anaphora 3 Take me to Heaven 279 Penitential Litany 1 Taste and see 69 Pentecost 53 Te Deum 26 Praise God, Alleluia (Ps.150) 43 Tell me then 267 Praise Him (Ps. 148) 42 * The armour of God 220 Praise the Lord all peoples of the earth 57 The children of Bethlehem 74A Praise the Lord of the heavens (Ps.148) 42 The dark night of my soul 142 Preface (Eastertide) 8 The dove flew 277 The fool thinks there is no God (Ps 13) 145 Responsorial Psalm (melody) 69 The Glorious Cross 219 The good shepherd ascended(Hymn for 16 Say to all faint hearts 86 Lauds, Eastertide) Says the Lord to my Lord 115 The kings shall see you (Servant of Yahweh) 203 Sequence of Pentecost (Come Holy Spirit) 15 (Song No.2) Servant of Yahweh (The kings shall see you) 203 * The Lord announces a good news (Ps.67) 102 (Song No.2) * The Lord has given me (Servant of Yahweh) 202 Servant of Yahweh (The Lord has given me) 202 (Song No.3) (Song No.3) The Lord is coming 88
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The Lord is my light and my salvation 44 Yahweh, you are my God 35 (Ps.27) You are handsome 117 The Lord is my shepherd (Ps.23) 60 You are my hope, O Lord 280 The march is hard 32 You are the Way 211 The people that walked in the darkness 63 You have seduced me, Lord 136 The Reproaches (O my people) 108 You who dwell in the gardens 271 * The same God 263 You will show me the path of life (Ps 15) 140 * The sower 209 The spirit of the Lord 210 The voice of my beloved 276 The white horse (I see Heaven open) 206 There were two angels 97 NOTE: Songs which are marked thus * are linked with Thus speaks the Amen 207 particular stages of the Way, and should only be sung To the Paschal Victim (Paschal Sequence) 71 after receiving catechesis on them. To you I lift up my eyes (Ps 122) 131 To you O Lord (Ps.64) 100 To you O Lord (Ps.142) 121 To you O Lord I lift up my soul (Ps 24) 132 Towards you holy city 32
Uri, Uri, Ura 92
Virgin of wonder 111
When I awake (Ps.17) 82 When Israel came out of Egypt (Ps.113) 58 When the Lord brought home (Ps.126) 49 While I was asleep 270 Who is she? 275 Who is this who comes from Edom? 208 Who will separate us? 46 Why do the nations conspire? 79 Why is this night? 83 Worthy are you 274
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1. BIBLICAL SONGS 41(42) As the deer yearns 80 A. Old Testament 45(46) You are handsome 117 46(47) God rises to acclamation 48 Gen 18, 1-5 Abraham 55 50(51) Have mercy on me 62 32, 23-29 Jacob 204 53(54) O God by your Name save 141 Ex 15, 1-17 Song of 56 me Moses 56(57) I want to sing 78 Nm 23, 7-24 Song of 89 62(63) O God you are my God 87 Balaam 64(65) To You O Lord 100 Dt 6, 4-9 Shema Israel 218 67(68) Let God arise 128 Jgs 5, 1ff Song of Deborah 205 67(68) The Lord announces a good 102 Tob 13, 10-18 Song of Tobit 93 news 83(84) How lovely are your dwelling 94 Psalms: places 1 Happy the man 116 86(87) Mother, mother city of God 221 1 Happiness for the man 118 92(93) The Lord is coming 88 2 Why do the nations conspire? 79 94(95) If today you listen to his voice 68 6 Lord do not reprove me 129 99(100) Acclaim the Lord 81 8 O Lord our God 109 102(103) Bless Yahweh my soul 34 10 If in the Lord I have taken refuge 101 109(110) Says the Lord to my Lord 115 13(14) The fool thinks there is no God 113(114) When Israel came out of 58 12(13) How much longer 35 Egypt 15(16) You will show me the path of life 140 114/5(116) I love the Lord 98 16(17) When I awake 82 116(117) Praise the Lord all peoples of 57 17(18) I love you O Lord 127 the earth 21(22) Eli, Eli, Lamma Sabactani 214 117(118) I shall not die 84 22(23) The Lord is my shepherd 60 118(119) Lord, Lord Jesus 36 23(24) Gates lift up your heads 59 120(121) I lift my eyes to the 67 24(25) To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul 132 mountains 26(27) The Lord is my light 44 121(122) For love of my brothers 76 31(32) I have admitted to you my sin 105 122(123) To you I lift up my eyes 131 32(33) Exult, you just in the Lord 125 125(126) When the Lord brought home 49 33(34) Taste and see 69 126(127) If the Lord does not build the 75 34(35) I will bless the Lord 113 house 36(37) Do not get angry 261 128(129) Much have they 130 39(40) I hoped, I hoped in the Lord 77 persecuted me
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129(130) From the depth I cry to you 33 Isaiah 63,1-6 Who is this who comes from 208 130(131) O Lord my heart has no lofty 217 Edom ambitions 66,18ff Glory, Glory, Glory 126 132(133) How good it is 37 132(133) Look how it is good 38 Jer. 20,7-20 You have seduced me, Lord 136 133(134) Give blessing to the Lord 103 Lam 3,1-33 Sit down alone and in silence 201 135(136) Give thanks to the Lord 39 136(137) Beside the rivers of Babylon 61 Dan 3,52-57 Canticle of Daniel 40 137(138) In the presence of the angels 90 3,57-88 Canticle of Daniel 41 138(139) Lord you search me 213 140(141) Against the seduction of sin 123 B. New Testament 142(143) To you O Lord 121/144 148(149) Praise the Lord of the 42 Mt. 1,18ff She lamb of God 272 heavens 5,38ff Don't put resistance to evil 266 150 Praise God, Alleluia 43 6,24-33 No one can serve two 216 masters Songs 1,2ff Let Him kiss me 267 9,35ff Jesus went around all the 265 1,13 My beloved is for me 268 towns 2,9-17 The voice of my beloved 276 11,28ff Come to me all of you 99 4,8ff Come from Lebanon 269 13,4-9 The sower 209 5,2ff While I was asleep 270 28,16-20 Go and announce to 139 8,5-7 Who is she? 275 my brothers 8,App Flee my beloved 271 Lk. 1,41-45 Blessed are you Mary 110 Isaiah 9,1-5 The people that walked in 63 1,46-55 Magnificat 47 darkness 1,67-80 Benedictus (Canticle of 50 11 A shoot springs 122 Zechariah) 12,1ff Shout with joy 81 4,18-19 The spirit of the Lord 210 25,1-8 Yahweh, you are my God 35 23,28ff Daughters of Jerusalem 104 35,4ff Say to all faint hearts 86 40,1-11 Console my people 96 Jn. 4,31ff Another four months 114 45,8 O Heavens rain from above 52 8,52 Day of Rest 95 49,1-16 The kings shall see you 203 19,26ff Mary my mother 106 50,4-10 The Lord has given me 202 53,2ff In Him there is no beauty 273
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Rom. 8,15ff Abba Father 45 Why is this night? 83 8,33ff Who will separate us? 46 4. SONGS FOR CHILDREN 1Cor. 4,9-13 As men condemned to death 264 Give blessing to the Lord (Ps.133) 103 13,1ff Hymn to charity 262 He's coming my God (Advent) 73 15 He rose from death 31 Let us go shepherds 119 15,1ff Death is swallowed up in 51 The children of Bethlehem 74A victory There were two angels 97 2Cor. 4,6-10 The same God 263 Uri, Uri, Ura 92 Why is this night? 83
Eph. 1,3-13 Blessed be God 212 5. SONGS TO MARY 6,11ff The armour of God 220 Blessed are you Mary 110 Hail Queen of Heaven 65 Ph. 2,1-11 Christ Jesus is the Lord 64 Maria, house of blessing 112 Maria of Jasna Gora 120 Rev. 3,14-18 Thus speaks the Amen 207 Mary little Mary 66 4,11 Worthy are you 274 Mary, mother of the burning way 138 7,12-14 Amen, Amen, Amen 9 She lamb of God 272 12,1-17 A woman clothed in the Sun 281 Shlom lekh Mariam 134 19,6-9 Here comes the kingdom 45 Stabat Mater 107 19,11ff The white horse 206 Virgin of wonder 111 22,12ff Behold I'm coming soon 54 22,17ff Come, son of Man 54 6. OTHER SONGS AND HYMNS Akeda 222 2. ODES OF SOLOMON Caritas Christi 137 Ode 7 You are the way 211 Carmen ‘63 124 Ode 13 Behold our mirror 210 Grace before meals 87 Ode 24 The dove flew 277 Hymn to the glorious cross 219 You are my hope, O Lord 280 I’ve stretched out my hands 282 Lord, help me 135 3. SONGS INSPIRED BY HEBREW MELODY Noli me tangere 133 Dayenu 70A O Jesus, my love 278 Evenu Shalom Elehem 44 Paschal homily of Melito of Sardis 283 I want to go to Jerusalem 217 Paschal Hymn 143 There were two angels 97 Pentecost 53
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Take me to heaven 279 Holy, Holy, Holy (Ordinary time) 5 Te Deum 26 Preface (Eastertide) 8 The dark night of my soul 142 Responsorial Psalm (Melody) 69 The march is hard 32 Towards you holy city 32 C. Paschal Vigil Alleluia (Eastertide) 14 7. LITURGICAL Blessing of the Baptismal Water 10 A. General Doxology 25 Come Holy Spirit (Sequence of 15 Eucharistic Prayer II (Long version) 6 Pentecost) Eucharistic Prayer II (Long version) 25 Come O creator Spirit (Hymn of 17 Exultet (Paschal preconium) 12 Pentecost) Glory to God in the highest 14 Easter to Ascension (Hymn for Lauds) 18 Holy, Holy, Holy (Eastertide) 4 Hymn of Advent 72 Preface (Eastertide) 8 O First and Last Day (Hymn for 19 Lauds; Sunday) D. Penitential Celebration On the eighth day (Hymn for 20 Anaphora 3 Lauds; Sunday) Penitential Litany 1 Shadows and darkness (Hymn for 21 Lauds) The good shepherd ascended 16 (Hymn for Lauds; Eastertide) The reproaches 108 To the Paschal Victim (Paschal 71 Sequence)
B. Eucharist Eucharistic Prayer and doxology 6 Eucharistic Prayer and doxology 23 Eucharistic Prayer and doxology 24 (Consecration and Acclamation) Holy, He's Holy (Lent) 5 Holy, Holy, Holy 5 Holy, Holy, Holy (1983/88) 22 Holy, Holy, Holy (Advent) 4 Holy, Holy, Holy (Easter) 4
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Em Am C You, who gave sight to the blind who cried out to you
B7 Am B7 A Have mercy on us, the sinners that we are C B7 Lord have mercy
Em Am C You, who invited yourself bringing salvation to Zaccheus’ house
B7 Am B7 A Have mercy on us, the sinners that we are
C You, who from death did call Lazarus, A Have mercy …………
C You, who didn’t refuse to eat with prostitutes and sinners, A Have mercy ……………
C You, who did forgive the adulterous woman, A Have mercy ……….
C You, who from the Cross did forgive a murderer and a robber A Have mercy …………
C You, who are the only one who knows our sins and doesn’t get scandalized by us A Have mercy ………….
C You, who always loved Judas until the end A Have mercy ………..
C You, who have died and risen for our justification A Have mercy on me, the sinner that I am Lord have mercy on me
(*) Capo III 2 PENITENTIAL LITANY (Continued)
Em Am C For the sins we have committed by hardening our hearts
B7 Am B7 C B7 A Have mercy on us, the sinners that we are. Lord, have mercy
Em Am C For the sins we have committed out of ignorance (*) For the sins we have committed out of lust For the sins we have committed in public and in private For the sins we have committed by deceiving our neighbour For the sins we have committed by using violence For the sins we have committed by using insulting words For the sins we have committed by despising our parents and teachers For the sins we have committed by letting our bad habits get hold of us For the sins we have committed by saying falsehoods For the sins we have committed by lending with profit to our brothers For the sins we have committed by gossiping For the sins we have committed in our business relations (**) For the sins we have committed through bad use of food and drinks (*) For the sins we have committed through our pride For the sins we have committed through our grumbling For the sins we have committed through our greedy desires For the sins we have committed through our lustful desires For the sins we have committed through prostitution For the sins we have committed because we are not sincere For the sins we have committed because of our envy For the sins we have committed because we are irresponsible For the sins we have committed by speaking ill of others For the sins we have committed by resisting the will of God (**)
(*) After every verse, the Assembly answers: “Have mercy on us, the sinners that we are.”
(**) Assembly answers: “Have mercy on us, the sinners that we are. Lord have mercy”
(*) Capo III 3 ANAPHORA FOR THE PENITENTIAL CELEBRATION
G Am to destroy death and sin by his P The Lord be with you G Am Am A And also with you passion and to restore life and G Am F E joy by His resurrection. P Lift up your hearts You sent the Holy Spirit into F E G A We lift them up to the Lord our hearts, to make us your Am E Am children and heirs of your kingdom; P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God G G Am you constantly renew our spirit A It is right to give him thanks and praise in the sacraments of your Am Dm Am redeeming love, freeing us from P It is indeed right and fitting G E slavery to sin and transforming it is our duty and leads to our F E Am us into the likeness of your beloved Son salvation, to give you thanks Am G Dm Am E A Freeing us from slavery to sin always and everywhere, Almighty F Am and transforming us into the likeness and merciful God. E F Am of your beloved Son. How wonderful you created man, Am G F P We thank you and bless you, O Lord and still more wonderfully Am E Am for the wonders of your mercy; remade him; you do not abandon G G and we join with the whole Church the sinner, but seek him out Am Am in a new song of praise: with a Father’s love. Am G Am G A Holy, holy, holy, holy, holy, holy ………… You sent your Son into the world (*) Capo III 4 HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (Advent Season) A E A Holy, holy, holy, Am A C Blessed is he who comes holy is the Lord E7 E in the Name of the Lord God of the universe Blessed is he who comes A Am holy is the Lord in the Name of the Lord F A Hosanna in the highest C The heavens and the earth E7 E Blessed is he who comes are full of your glory. blessed is he who comes F A Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna in the Name of the Lord E A Holy, holy, holy ……… hosanna in the highest. A Holy, holy, holy ……..
HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (Easter Season ) Dm Dm ) A Holy, holy, holy A Hosanna, hosanna ) Gm A7 ) (x 2) holy, holy, holy hosanna, hosanna ) A Gm A holy, holy, holy hosanna in the highest of heaven Gm A Gm A C Holy is the Lord hosanna, hosanna Gm A Dm Gm Yahweh Sabaoth C Blessed Gm A Dm Yahweh Sabaoth is he who comes Dm Gm Dm Gm The heaven and the earth is he who comes Gm A are full in the Name of the Lord A are full of you A Hosanna, hosanna ………..
(*) Capo III 5
HOLY HE’S HOLY (Lenten Season) HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (Ordinary Time) (*)
Dm Am ) A Holy, he’s holy – holy, he’s holy A Holy, holy, holy ) (2) F G Am ) Holy, he’s holy – holy, he’s holy holy, holy, holy ) Gm Dm holy, he’s holy – Yahweh Sabaoth. G Am G C Heavens and earth are full Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm Am C The heavens and the earth are full of you are full of your glory.
Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm F E A The heavens and the earth are full of you A Hosanna, hosanna, F E Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm hosanna, hosanna, C Hosanna in the highest, hosanna! F G hosanna, hosanna Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm F E A Hosanna in the highest, hosanna! in the highest of heaven. F E Holy, he’s holy …………….. Hosanna, hosanna, F E Dm Gm Dm hosanna, hosanna, C Blessed is he who comes F G Gm Dm hosanna, hosanna, in the Name of the Lord Am Dm Gm Dm in the highest of heaven. A Blessed is he who comes Gm Dm G Am in the Name of the Lord C Blessed is he who comes G Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm in the Name C Hosanna in the highest, hosanna! Am Dm Gm Dm Gm Dm in the Name of the Lord A Hosanna in the highest, hosanna! A Hosanna, hosanna, …………. Holy, he’s holy ………… (*) Capo III 6 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II (*)
G Am G P The Lord be with you By the power of the Holy Spirit
G Am He took flesh and was born of the A And also with you Am Virgin Mary F E F E P Lift up your hearts To fulfil your will F E F E and win for you a holy people, A We lift them up to the Lord Am G He opened his arms on the Cross E7 F P Let us give thanks dying he overcame death and Am E to the Lord our God revealed the resurrection.
G ) Am G A It is right to give Him ) A He opened his arms on the Cross Am ) (2) F thanks and praise ) dying He overcame death and E Am G revealed the resurrection. P Father it is our duty and our Am C Am G salvation always and everywhere P So for this mystery of salvation Am G Am to give thanks through your we join the angels and saints Am G beloved Son Jesus Christ in proclaiming your glory as G Am He is the Word through whom today joyfully we sing: Am You made the universe, C Am A Holy, holy, holy, …………. the Saviour you sent to redeem us. (*) Capo III 7 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II (Continued) P Lord, your are Holy indeed the A7 Dm (spoken) fountain of all holiness. ALL SO THAT SINS MAY BE FORGIVEN Let your Spirit come upon these A7 Dm gifts to make them holy, so that DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME. they may become fo us the Body and Gm A7 Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. Let us proclaim the mystery of faith: Dm Dm P Before He was given up to death A We announce your death, O Lord, (sung) a death He freely accepted He took bread Gm and looking up to you Father, Father We proclaim your resurrection, F A7 Gm A7 He gave you thanks, Maranatha! Maranatha! Maranatha! Gm Dm He broke the bread, C Maranatha! Dm P (goes on reciting, until): gave it to his disciples and said: C G7 A7 Through Him, with Him, in Him, TAKE THIS ALL OF YOU AND EAT IT: C Dm in the unity of the Holy Spirit, THIS IS MY BODY Am E A7 Dm all glory and honour are yours WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU. E7 Am F Dm almighty Father for ever and ever. When supper was ended, He took the cup A and looking up to You, Father, Father A Amen, amen, amen, F F#m He gave You thanks, Amen, amen, amen Gm E A gave the cup to his disciples and said: Amen, amen, amen, Dm A TAKE THIS ALL OF YOU AND DRINK FROM IT blessing and glory A7 E THIS IS THE CUP OF MY BLOOD, praise and wisdom Dm E7 A THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND and thanksgiving we raise to God. EVERLASTING COVENANT. A IT WILL BE SHED FOR YOU AND FOR Amen, amen, amen (3)
(*) Capo III 8 PREFACE OF EASTERTIDE (*)
G Am Am G P The Lord be with you He is the true lamb who took Am G Am away the sins of the world. A And also with you G By dying, He destroyed our death, F E Am P Lift up your hearts by rising He restored our life.
F E Am G A We lift them up to the Lord A By dying He destroyed our death F E E by rising He restored our life P Let us give thanks Am Am G to the Lord our God P So for this mystery of salvation, Am G ) in the fullness of the paschal joy, A It is right to give Him ) G Am Am ) (2) mankind exults all over the earth, thanks and praise ) and with the assembly of angels Am Dm G Am F G P Father, all powerful and and saints sings, sings, sings the hymn Am Am ever-living God, it is our to your glory: E Am duty and leads to our salvation Dm Am E Am to proclaim always your glory, O Lord F but more especially to exult Am you in this season (night), F E when Christ our Passover was sacrificed (*) Capo III 9 AMEN AMEN AMEN (Apoc. 7, 12 – 14) A D A Amen, amen, amen C Who are they F#m whence do they come? Amen, amen, amen D E A Who are they Amen, amen, amen C#m/E A whence do they come? Blessing and glory, A E A They are those who come praise and wisdom, E A E and thanksgiving from the great tribulation. A A we raise to God They are those who come A E A Amen, amen, amen from the great tribulation. F#m D Amen, amen, amen they have washed their robes E A C#m Amen, amen, amen and made them white D D C#m C Honour and power in the blood of the Lamb, C#m D C#m/E and all strength, in the blood of the Lamb. D A honour and power, They are those who come C#m E A E to our God from the great tribulation A A A Blessing and glory, They are those who come E E A Praise and wisdom, from the great tribulation. and thanksgiving A A A Amen, amen, amen we raise to God F# Amen, amen, amen (3) Amen, amen, amen E A Amen, amen, amen
10 BLESSING OF THE WATER
Em P O God, through the sacramental through the Red Sea, to be an B7 D signs you work with unseen power image of the new people born Em Em the wonders of salvation. through Baptism. Am D In many ways through the ages, Then in the fullness of time, C Em you have prepared the water your Son, baptised by John in D your creature, the waters of the Jordan, was B7 Em to be a sign of Baptism. consecrated by the Holy Spirit Em D At the very dawn of creation lifted up on the cross, He shed Am C B7 your Spirit breathed on the from His side blood and water. B7 waters, making them the Em D A Lifted up on the Cross, wellspring of all holiness. C Em He shed from His side In the waters of the great B7 Am B7 blood and water. flood you prefigured Baptism, Em D Em D so that today, as then, the waters P After His resurrection He told C Em would make an end of sin and the His disciples: B7 D beginning of New Life. go out, announce the Gospel Em Em You freed from slavery the sons to all nations, D of Abraham making them pass unhurt
11 BLESSING OF THE WATER (Continued)
baptising them in the Name C D C and the Spirit as a new of the Father and of the Son B7 B7 creature. and of the Holy Spirit. Em Am Father, may the power of the Em A Baptising them in the Name Holy Spirit descend upon Dm C B7 Em of the Father and of the Son this water by the work of your Son, B7 and of the Holy Spirit so that all who are buried D Em with Christ in the death of P Father, look now with love Em D D Baptism, dead with him, may rise upon your Church unseal C C with him, may rise with him to a for her the fountain of B7 B7 new and eternal life. Baptism. Em Em D Give to the water of this A Dead with him, may rise with him, D C font, by the power of the may rise with him to a new and C B7 B7 Spirit, the grace of your Son eternal life. Em so that with the sacrament D P Through our Lord, of Baptism, man, created in Em Em Jesus Christ! your own likeness, may be D Em D Em cleansed from the stain of sin, A Amen, Amen, Amen and be born again by water
12 EXULTET (Paschal Preconium) (*) Am G Am G C Exult choirs of angels C It is truly right and fitting C Am Am C exult heavenly assembly, to express singing, the great joy G Am G with a hymn of glory greet of the Spirit and to praise the all Am powerful Father, and, His Son, the the triumph of our risen Lord, Am F E Lord Jesus Christ. Rejoice all the earth G F E He paid for us to our eternal Father flooded with the new light. Am Am ) Adam’s debt; The splendour of the King ) (Assembly C G ) repeats) and with his blood that He shed has conquered darkness, ) Am F E ) out of love, He wiped away the the darkness of the world ) Am Am G Am condemnation of the ancient fault. C Rejoice, O mother Church made resplendent F E F C This is the Passover in which with the glory of our risen Lord E G the true Lamb is sacrificed. Let this place resound, F E F Am This is the night in which you freed echoing the song of a people in feast. E G Am our fathers from the slavery of Egypt. The Lord be with you. F E F G Am This is the night that saves us A And also with you E F E from the darkness of evil. C Lift up your hearts F E F F E This is the night in which you have A We lift them up to the Lord. E Am conquered the darkness of sin. C Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. G Am ) A It is right to give Him thanks and praise ) (2) (*) Capo III 13 EXULTET (Continued) Am ) Am ) A This is the night in which Christ ) A This is the night in which Christ ) G ) (2) G ) (2) has destroyed death, and from the ) has destroyed death, and from the ) F E ) F E ) dead He rises victorious. ) dead, He rises victorious. ) Am G Am Am C How wonderful is the mercy of your grace C In this night receive, heavenly C Am G Am how boundless the tenderness of your love Father, the sacrifice of praise G Am C to ransom a slave you sacrificed your Son that the Church is offering you F E Am Without the sin of Adam, by the hand of her ministers, F E G Christ would not have redeemed us. in the solemn liturgy of the candle, Am ) Am A O happy fault which deserved ) (2) sign of the new Light. G Am ) F E so great a Saviour, O happy fault ) We pray you, O Lord, Am G Am C O night truly blessed which knew let this candle, offered in honour Am G Am the hour in which Christ arose. of your Name, shine with light; Am G G O night truly blessed which despoiled Let it ascend to you like fragrant perfume Am Am the Egyptians to enrich Israel. let it mingle with the stars of heaven Am G may the morning star O night truly blessed which conquers G Am find this flame still burning, evil, washing guilt away. F E Am G the morning star which never sets. O night truly glorious which Am G F E Christ, your Son risen from the dead, reconciles man to his God. F E make his clear light shine. Am G Am ) (2) A Amen, amen, amen )
14 EASTER ALLELUIA D A D C Christ Jesus is risen D A D A Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia D A D C Christ Jesus is risen D A D A Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia D A D C Christ Jesus is the Lord D A D D A D A Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
GLORY TO GOD D A G A Glory to God in the highest of heavens C You who take away the sins of the world G A F#m and peace on earth to the people that He loves receive our prayer D A Em we praise you, we bless you, we worship you you who sit at the right hand of the Father G A A we give you thanks for your transcendent glory A Have mercy on us. G G C Lord God, king of heaven For you alone are Holy F#m F#m almighty God and Father you alone are the Lord Em Em Lord only Son of the Father you alone are the most high A A A Jesus Christ Jesus Christ G F#m Glory to God ……….. C Lord God, lamb of God, Son of the Father D A D Em Amen, amen, amen You who take away the sins of the world A A Have mercy on us
15 SEQUENCE OF PENTECOST
C F C Wash what is dirty A Come, Holy Spirit soak what is dry E heal what is bleeding, send us your light. bend what is stiff.
C F A Come, Holy Spirit ……….. C Come, you Father of the poor, E C Warm what is chilly, come, light of the heart straighten what goes astray, C F give to your faithful come, you giver of gifts your holy gifts. E you, the best consoler. A Come, Holy Spirit …………
A Come, Holy Spirit …………… C Give virtue and love give us a holy death, C Sweet quest of the soul give us everlasting joy, sweetest consolation, Amen. Alleluia. rest in the midst of our weariness solace in the midst of woe A Come, Holy Spirit ………..
A Come, Holy Spirit ……….
C Light immortal light, come into our hearts, without your strength, there is nothing in man.
A Come, Holy Spirit ……….
16 THE GOOD SHEPHERD ASCENDED (Lauds)
Am G C The Good Shepherd ascended Am at the right hand of the Father, G the little flock is in vigil, Am with Mary in the Cenacle.
Am G A Come, O Divine Spirit, Am with your Holy gifts, G and make our hearts, Am a temple of your glory.
C From the eternal splendour comes down the prophetic chrism, which consecrates the apostles, heralds of the Good News
A Come, O Divine Spirit …………
C O light of eternal wisdom reveal to us the great mystery, of God the Father and the Son, united in the same love. G Am Amen.
17 COME O CREATOR SPIRIT
Am G C Be light to the intellect A Come, O creator Spirit living flame in the heart Am Heal our wounds visit our minds, with the balsam of your love. G fill with your love Am A Defend us from the enemy the hearts you have created. bring peace as a gift your unconquerable guide, may save us from all evil. C O sweet Consoler, gift of the most high Father living water, fire, love, C Light of eternal wisdom holy chrism of the soul. reveal to us the great mystery of God the Father and the Son united in only one Love. A Finger of the hand of God G Am promised by the Saviour, Amen. pour out your seven gifts make the Word arise in us.
18 HYMN OF LAUDS FROM EASTER TO ASCENSION
Am G C O Jesus immortal King C Shines the sun of Easter join to your victory Am those reborn in baptism resounds the sky with songs F E A From the abyss of death ……… rejoices all the earth. C May shine upon the Church Am G pledge of love and peace A From the abyss of death the light of your Easter. Am Christ victorious rises up A From the abyss of death ……… F E together with the ancient fathers. C + A Glory and honour to Christ to the Father and the Holy Spirit Am G now and forever. C Beside the empty tomb Amen. Amen. Amen. Am in vain the guardian watches F E the Lord is risen.
A From the abyss of death …………
19 O FIRST AND LAST DAY (Lauds)
Am G O first and last day, Am day radiant and splendid E of Christ’s triumph.
Am G The risen Lord Am proclaims through the ages E the edict of peace
Peace between heaven and earth peace among the peoples, peace in our hearts.
May the Passover alleluia, resound in the Church, pilgrim in the world.
May it be united, to the joyful and everlasting praise, of the assembly of the saints.
To you glory, O Christ, to you power and honour, for ever and ever. Amen.
20 ON THE EIGHTH DAY (Lauds)
Am G On the eighth day shines Am the age of the new world, G consecrated by Christ, Am first fruit of the risen.
O Jesus, king of glory, unite your faithful, to the Paschal triumph, over evil and death.
Grant that one day we come to meet you, O Lord, on the clouds of heaven, in the kingdom of the blessed.
Transformed into your image, we will see your face; and there will be fullness of joy, forever and ever.
G Am Amen
21 SHADOWS AND DARKNESS (LAUDS)
Am G Shadows and darkness of night, Am flee, enter the light. E Christ, the Lord is coming.
The Sun of Justice transfigures and inflames; the universe is waiting.
You, Saviour oft the poor, let the glory of your face shine on a new world
Praise to you, O Christ with the Father and the Holy Spirit, now and forever.
G Am Amen.
22 HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (1983) Am G Am A Holy, holy, holy is the Lord. Am Am G Am C Blessed is he who comes Holy, holy, holy is the Lord, Dm E G Am in the Name of the Lord, God of the universe Dm E F E Dm E in the Name of the Lord. C Heaven and earth are full of your glory. Am Am Dm ) A Hosanna ………… A Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna, hosanna, ) (2) E ) in the highest of heaven. )
HOLY 1988 Am G Am Am G C & A Holy, Holy, Holy C Blessed is he who comes Am G Am Am Holy, Holy, Holy in the Name of the Lord. Am G Am G C Heaven and earth C & A Blessed is he who comes Am Am are full of your glory in the Name of the Lord. Am G F E C & A Heaven and earth C Hosanna in the highest of heaven. Am F E are full of your glory C & A Hosanna in the highest of heaven F E Am G Am C Hosanna in the highest of heaven C & A Holy, Holy, Holy F E Am G Am C & A Hosanna in the highest of heaven Holy, Holy, Holy Am G Am F E C & A Holy, Holy, Holy C Holy, Holy, Holy Am G Am F E Holy, Holy, Holy C & A Holy, Holy, Holy
23 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER
Am G Am G Am P The Lord be with you For our sake He opened his arms on the cross G Am Am G Am He put an end to death A And also with you G Am and revealed the resurrection G G Am P Lift up your hearts and revealed the resurrection.
Am G Am A We lift them up to the Lord A And revealed the resurrection.
G Am P In this He fulfilled your will P Let us give thanks to the Lord our God and won for you a holy people G Am G A It is right to give him thanks and praise and so we join the angels and saints Am Am G Am in proclaiming your glory as we sing: P Father, it is our duty and our salvation G Am always and everywhere
to give you thanks G Am through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ.
He is the word G Am through whom you made the universe F Am the Saviour you sent to redeem us. G By the power of the Holy Spirit Am he took flesh and was born of the Virgin Mary.
24 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER: CONSECRATION AND ACCLAMATION
P Lord, you are Holy indeed the Gm (spoken) fountain of all holiness. gave the cup to his disciples and said: Let your Spirit come upon these gifts and make them holy, so that TAKE THIS ALL OF YOU AND they may become for us the Body and Dm Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ. DRINK FROM IT: A7 Dm THIS IS THE CUP OF MY BLOOD, P Before He was given up to death Dm (sung) THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND a death He freely accepted He EVERLASTING COVENANT. took bread and looking up to, to you, IT WILL BE SHED FOR YOU AND FOR Father, Father, A7 Dm E ALL SO THAT SINS MAY BE FORGIVEN. He gave you thanks, A7 Dm Gm DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME. He broke the bread, Gm Dm Let us proclaim the mystery of faith: gave it to his disciples and said: A7 Dm TAKE THIS ALL OF YOU AND EAT IT: A We announce your death, O Lord, Dm Gm THIS IS MY BODY we proclaim your resurrection, A7 Dm A Gm A WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU. Maranatha. Maranatha. Maranatha Dm When supper was ended, He took Dm C Maranatha. the cup, and looking up to You,
Father, Father, F He gave you thanks,
25 EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II (Long Version)
G Em Bm Em P In memory of his death and resurrection into the light of your presence. Am G Em we offer you, Father, this life-giving bread Have mercy on us all: Em Am this saving cup. make us worthy to share eternal life, Am Em We thank you for counting us worthy with Mary, the Virgin Mother of God Em Am to stand in your presence and serve you. with the Apostles and with all the Saints G Bm Em May all of us who share in the body and blood who have done your will throughout the ages of Christ G Am May we praise you in union with them be brought together in unity Bm Em and give you glory by the Holy Spirit. A Em G through your son Jesus Christ. Lord, remember your Church throughout Em the world; DOXOLOGY Am make us grow in love G Em Through Him, with Him, in Him together with ………, our Pope Bm Am in the unity of the Holy Spirit, …….. our Bishop Am Em all glory and honour is yours and all the clergy. Em G Almighty Father, Remember our brothers and sisters G Bm forever and ever who have gone to their rest Am Em Bm A Em in the hope of rising again; A Amen. Amen. Amen. G bring them and all the departed
26 TE DEUM
C You, Christ are the King of Glory, C We praise you, O God; Son of the eternal Father, G You were born of the Virgin Mother We acclaim you as the Lord to save mankind. Am Everlasting Father, You overcame the power of death E Opening the Father's Kingdom to all who all the world bows down before you. believe in you Enthroned at God's right hand in the glory of C the Father. C & A To You sing all the angels, You will come to judge the world at the end of time G and all the hosts of heaven. Come to our aid, O Lord, Am You have redeemed Your people Holy, Holy, Holy by Your Precious Blood. E Grant us in Your Glory Holy, Holy, Holy a place in the assembly of Saints. E7 Am is the Lord God of the Universe. Save Your people Lord, guide and protect Your children. Every day we praise You, The heavens and the earth We acclaim Your name to all eternity. are filled with Your glory. The glorious band of apostles In Your goodness, Lord, keep us free from sin. and the noble company of martyrs May Your mercy always be with us sing Your praise. In You we put our trust.
The voice of the prophets is united in Your Have pity on us, Lord praise, have pity. The holy church proclaims Your glory, You are our hope, and adores Your only Son, we shall not be put to shame forever. and the Holy Spirit Paraclete.
31 HE ROSE FROM DEATH (1 Cor 15)
Am G Am A He rose from death, he rose from death, C Thanks F E G He rose from death, alleluia! Be given to the Father Am G F F Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, Who brings us to his kingdom, E E He rose from death! Where we live through his love.
Am C Death, A He rose from death ……. G Where is death? Am F C If with him we die, Where is my death? G E With him we live Where is its victory? F With him we sing: E A He rose from death ……….. Alleluia!
Am C Rejoice, A He rose from death ………… G Oh brothers, rejoice, F For if today we love each other, E It is because he rose from death.
A He rose from death …………
32 TOWARDS YOU HOLY CITY
Am E F A Towards you holy city We shall drink your blood Am E Towards you our saviour’s land Your faith will save us. G F A Towards you …………. Like pilgrims we are walking Am E C We are your holy people Coming unto you. G Today we walk together Am F C We are coming to your table You come among us G E We shall seal your covenant Your love shall guide us F Am We shall eat your body You are our way E G We’ll be washed by your blood You are our hope Am F We shall reign with you You, brother of the poor G E In your holy city Amen alleluia A Towards you ………… THE MARCH IS HARD
Em B7 Em C The march is hard, the sun is strong C Em B7 Em Listen, Father Slow the people go B7 Em B7 Em B7 Em Send us our saviour Moses chief of Israel goes to free them Em B7 Em Em Am C The people yearn for life and peace, A Listen, Father B7 Em B7 Em They want to rise again To the cry of your people Em B7 Em B7 Em Moses chief of Israel goes to free them
33 PSALM 129 (130) - DE PROFUNDIS
Am E E Am G C From the depth I cry to you, O Lord: C My soul is waiting for the Lord F E F Am Lord, listen to my voice I count on his Word. Am F E Am G Let your ears be attentive My soul is longing for the Lord F E F Am To the voice of my pleading! more than watchmen for daybreak. Am Am F E Am Israel is longing for the Lord A From the depth I cry to you, O Lord F E F E more than watchmen for daybreak. Lord, listen to my voice! F E Am F E Am For with the Lord there is mercy Let your ears be attentive F Am F E Am only with him there is forgiveness. To the voice of my pleading! F E G F Am A For with the Lord there is mercy C If you O Lord should mark our guilt F Am Who would survive? only with him there is forgiveness F E Who would survive? Am F E C The Lord redeems Israel But with you is found forgiveness E Am F Am A The Lord redeems Israel from all her sins Only with you is found mercy. Am F E C The Lord redeems Israel A But with you is found forgiveness F Am E Am only with you is found mercy A The Lord redeems Israel from all her sins F Am Ay Yah Yah Yah
34 PSALM 102 (103) - BLESS YAHWEH MY SOUL
Am E A Bless Yahweh my soul Am bless his holy Name E Bless Yahweh my soul Am don’t forget his love
Dm C He who forgives all your faults Am who cures all your diseases, E saves your life from death Am fills you with grace and love. Dm He who is just towards you Am who defends all the poor E He revealed his way to Moses Am He showed his might to Israel.
A Bless Yahweh ………….
35 PSALM 12 (13) - HOW MUCH LONGER
Am C How much longer A I will sing …….. E will you forget me, oh my Lord Am E7 C Lest my foes say: How much longer E Am I have prevailed over him, will you hide your face from me? lest my oppressors rejoice Am E Am because I’ve stumbled. A I will sing to Yahweh, E Am A I will sing ……. I will sing to Him who is my Saviour Am E Am C But I, I rely upon your love C Look at me, answer me, and my heart shall rejoice E Am Yahweh, oh my love; in your salvation. give light to my eyes Am A I will sing ……. lest I fall asleep in death.
YAHWEH YOU ARE MY GOD (Is., 25)
Am E A Yahweh, you are my God ) F E Am ) Repeat from al our faces, from all our faces I will exalt you ) A Yahweh …………. F Am F C I will bless your Name (Repeat) C Now we hear the footsteps of the poor E G I will bless your Name the footsteps of the lowly, A Yahweh …….. F Am F the footsteps of the lowly C You will destroy death for ever, E G the remnant of Jacob You will wipe away the tears A Yahweh ……….. 36 PSALM 118 (119) - LORD, LORD JESUS
Am F E C Lord, Lord Jesus Am May my plea reach your presence F may your song spring from my lips G may my tongue sing your Words, F E Jesus, my life! Am May your hand be with me to help me F I await salvation from you G may my soul live to praise you F E look at me I am lost
Am G A Come in search of your servant, F E come Lord Jesus! Am G Come for without you I am lost, F E come Lord Jesus 37 PSALM 132 (133) - HOW GOOD IT IS
Em Am Em B7 Em How good it is to be with the brothers (2) Em C D G Bm Em How good it is to be with the brothers (2)
Fine as oil on the head, running down the beard (2)
Fine as oil, running down the beard (2)
Like dew from Hermon, falling on Zion’s heights (2)
Like dew from Hermon, falling on Zion’s heights (2)
There Yahweh sends forever his blessing (2)
There Yahweh sends forever his blessing (2)
There Yahweh gives everlasting life (2)
There Yahweh gives everlasting life (2)
How good it is to be with the brothers (2)
How good it is to be with the brothers (2)
38 PSALM 132 (133) - LOOK HOW IT IS GOOD
Em Am B7 A Look how it is good C Because there the Lord gives us taste how it is sweet Am B7 C B7 the Lord gives us his blessings the love among the brothers. Em C B7 Look how it is good A Because there the Lord gives us taste how it is sweet the Lord gives us his love. C B7 when brothers are together. Look how it is good ………..
Am B7 Am B7 C It is like fragrant oil running down C Because there the Lord gives us Am B7 Am B7 running down on Aaron’s beard life eternally
C B7 C B7 A It is like fragrant oil running down A Because there the Lord gives us on Aaron’s beard. his everlasting life
Look how it is good ………. Look how it is good …………
Am B7 C It is like dew coming down from Hermon Am B7 coming down on the mounts of Zion
C B7 A It is like dew coming down from Hermon B7 on the heights of Zion
Look how it is good ………
39 PSALM 135 (136) - GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD
Em D Em D Em C He gave us according to his promise A Give thanks to the Lord, Alleluia A For his love is everlasting Em D Em D Em C A land flowing with milk and honey Give thanks to the Lord, Alleluia Am Em Am Em C He remembers us when we are down Give thanks to the Lord, Alleluia A For his love is everlasting Am Em B7 Em C And snatches us from our oppressors Give thanks to the Lord, Alleluia C He provides for all living creatures Em C D G A For his love is everlasting C Give thanks to the God of Gods C Give thanks to the Lord of Heavens
Em C D G A For his love is everlasting
G Bm Em C He alone does great marvels
A Give thanks to the Lord, Alleluia (4)
C He made the heavens with wisdom A For his love is everlasting C The stars, the sun and the moon
C He struck down the first born of Egypt A For his love is everlasting C And brought out Israel from among them
C He opened the way through the sea A For his love is everlasting C He overthrew the enemy army
C He led his people through the desert A For his love is everlasting C He struck down mighty kings 40 SONG OF DANIEL (Dn 3, 52-57)
G F#m E C All things the Lord has made C Blessed are you, O Lord G A B7 A Bless the Lord God of our fathers C Give glory and eternal praise to him. Em D Em A To you glory and praise A Give glory and eternal praise to him. D C B7 Em glory and praise for ever!
C Blessed be your Name Your glorious and holy Name
A To you glory ……..
C Blessed are you O lord in your glorious and holy temple
A To you glory ………..
C Blessed are you O Lord on the throne of your Kingdom
A To you glory ……….
C Blessed are you, enthroned on the cherubs who gaze into the depths
A To you glory ………..
C Blessed are you O Lord in the firmament of heaven
A To you glory ……….
41 SONG OF DANIEL (Dn 3, 57-88)
Am Springs of water C All things the Lord has made Seas and rivers E7 Am Sea beasts and everything that lives in water A Bless the Lord Birds of heaven E7 Wild and tame animals C Give glory Give glory Am A And eternal praise to him A and eternal praise to Him!
Am C Sons of men C Angles of the Lord (n) Israel Heavens Priests of the Lord Waters above the heavens Servants of the Lord Powers of the Lord Spirits and souls of the virtuous Sun and moon Devout and humble hearted men Stars of heaven Ananiah, Azariah, Mishael Showers and dews Give glory All winds Fire and heat A and eternal praise to Him! Cold and heat Dews and rains C Let us praise the Father, ) Frost and cold the Son and the Holy Spirit ) Ice and snow ) Give glory A Give glory and eternal praise to ) (#) Him ) A and eternal praise to Him ) C May you be blessed O Lord in ) C Nights and days the heaven ) Light and darkness ) Lightning and clouds A Give glory and eternal praise to ) All the earth Him! ) Mountains and hills Everything that grows on earth
(n ) After every verse the assembly answers “Bless the Lord” (#) Spoken, not sung 42 PSALM 148 - PRAISE HIM
C Beasts, wild and tame C Praise the Lord from the heavens: reptiles and flying birds
A Praise Him! Kings of the earth and all peoples Am princes and rulers of the earth C Praise Him in the heights Young men and maidens together, A Praise Him old men and children
C Praise Him all his angels Let them praise the Name of the Lord and Him all his hosts for his Name alone is exalted
Praise Him sun and moon His glory is above earth and heaven praise Him all you shining stars He has raised up His people
Praise Him you highest heavens Let all his faithful praise the Lord and you waters above the heaven Israel his chosen people
Let them praise the Name of the Lord for He commanded and they were created
And he established them for ever He set a law that will never pass
Praise the Lord from the earth you sea monsters and all deeps
Fire and hail, snow and frost stormy wind that follows His Word
Mountains and every hill fruit trees and ever cedar
43 PSALM 150 - ALLELUIA PRAISE THE LORD
E A D A D A E A Aleluia, alleluia, alleluia A D A E D E Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
E A D A C Praise God in His holy temple D A E praise Him in the heights of heaven A D A E praise Him for His powerful deeds D E praise Him for His surpassing greatness
A Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia ………..
C Praise Him with blasts of the trumpet praise Him with harps and guitars praise Him with drums and dancing praise Him with flutes and strings.
A Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, ………..
C Praise Him with clashing cymbals praise Him with clanging cymbals let everything that lives and breathes Praise, praise the Lord
A Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
44 PSALM 26 (27) - THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND MY SALVATION
Am D Am E C The Lord is my light and my salvation wait for the Lord, take courage F G Am Am whom need I fear? wait for the Lord D Am the Lord is the fortress of my life C One thing I ask of the Lord F G Am one thing I only seek: of whom should I be afraid? to live in the house of Yahweh all the days of my life.
A I am sure I shall see A I am sure I shall see ……… Dm your goodness O Lord C For He hides me under His shelter E in times of trouble Wait for the Lord, take courage He hides me deep in his tent Am sets me safe on a rock. wait for the Lord, take courage
EVENU SHALOM ALEHEM (Hebrew Song)
Dm A Dm C Evenu Shalom alehem and may peace be with us Gm A Dm A Evenu Shalom alehem Evenu Shalom, Shalom, Shalom alehem A Dm Evenu Shalom alehem C E sia la pace con noi A Dm Evenu Shalom, Shalom, Shalom alehem A E sia la pace con noi e sia la pace con noi Dm Evenu Shalom, Shalom, Shalom alehem C And may peace be with us C Et la paix soit avec nous Y sea ja paz con nosotros Gm Und sei der Friede mit uns A And may peace be with us Ping an yu ni men tong chai
45 ALLELUIA, HERE COMES THE KINGDOM (Apoc. 19, 6-9)
D7 G B7 Em D7 A Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia Let’s give him glory G B7 Em for the wedding with the Lord Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia A Alleluia …………… Em B7 C Here comes the kingdom C Happy are those Em invited to the wedding of the Lord and his Christ. to the wedding B7 of the lamb. Here comes the kingdom Em A Alleluia ……… of the Lord our God C Happy are those A Alleluia ……….. invited to the wedding to the wedding C Let’s give him glory with the Lord it is time for the wedding. A Alleluia ……… ABBA FATHER (Romans 8, 15-17)
C G F C A Abba Father, Father! F E with our spirit, Am E7 Am C We have not received, that we are children of God Dm Am G7 the spirit of slavery, And if we are children, ) F E C ) to fall back into fear we are also heirs ) F E E7 ) (2) to fall back into fear co-heirs with Christ ) Am ) Am heirs with God ) A This same spirit C G F C Dm Am Abba Father, Father! bears united witness
46 WHO WILL SEPARATE US (Rom 8, 33-39)
Am C Who will separate us, A Who will separate us ……… G who will separate us, Am F E C If we are sure from the love of God? that neither death, nor life nor the present, nor the future, Am G A Who will separate us, nor the height, nor the depth, G F who will separate us, nor any other creature F E E from the love of God? can separate us from God:
Am Am C Could Jesus Christ, A Can separate us He who died G G can separate us He who rose again, F F from the love of God He who sits on the right of the Father E E shown to us in Jesus Christ? interceding for us? A Who will separate us …….. A Who will separate us ………
Am C Tribulation G worry, persecution, F hunger, nakedness, if all these things we conquer E in Him who loved us?
47 MAGNIFICAT (Lk 1, 46-55)
D E C My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord n D and my spirit exults in God my Saviour
AEA E C From this day all generations n A will call me blessed.
D A C For the Almighty has done great things for me n E A and His Name is holy.
AEA C He shows the power of His arm n He routs the proud of heart
C The mighty he casts down from their thrones and exalts the lowly.
A The hungry He fills with good things and the rich He sends empty away.
C He helps His servant Israel, n remembering His mercy.
C According to the promise He made to Abraham n and to all his seed for ever
n Assembly repeats 48 PSALM 46 (47) - GOD RISES TO ACCLAMATION
Dm Gm C For God is the king A God rises to acclamation The King of all the earth Dm Sing praises to God to the blast of the trumpet sing praises with psalms. Dm Gm God rises to acclamation A God rises to acclamation ……….. Dm to the blast of the trumpet. C The princes of the nations rally to the people, Dm Gm to the people of God, C All people clap your hands, to the God of Abraham
Dm A God rises to acclamation ….. A All people clap your hands Dm Gm C God reigns over the nations All people clap your hands, God sits on His throne. Dm God reigns over the nations All people clap your hands. God sits on His throne.
C He brings the people A God rises to acclamation …….. under our dominion. He puts the nations C Every shield belongs to God under our feet. He reigns supreme Every shield belongs to God A God rises to acclamation ……. He reigns supreme
C For us He chose A God rises to acclamation ……….. our heritage the pride of Jacob whom He loves.
A God rises to acclamation …….
49 PSALM 125 (126) - WHEN THE LORD BROUGHT HOME
D C What marvels, C When the Lord Em Em what great things brought home D D has the Lord done for us the captives Em Em for this of Zion D D7 D we are full of joy it seemed like a dream. Em A For those who are going Our mouths in tears are going D carrying were full of laughter the seed. Em But coming back on our tongues they come back singing D D7 carrying were songs. the sheaves.
G D A For those who are going C Those who go sowing A G D Em D in tears are going they are in sadness Em Em carrying But when they’re reaping D D D7 the seed. they shout for joy. G But coming back G A G D A For those who are going ……… they come back singing Em carrying D the sheaves.
50 BENEDICTUS (Lk 1, 67 - 80)
Em B7 C Blessed be the Lord to serve Him in holiness and virtue Am Em Em A The God of Israel in His presence all our days. C For He has visited A Blessed be the Lord ……. and redeemed his people Am Am C And you little child A raising up, for us, you shall be called Em Em a power of salvation prophet of the Most High B7 Em Am in the house of His servant David for you will go before the Lord Am Em C According to the promise to prepare the way before Him, Em B7 made from ancient times announcing to His people salvation Am Em Em by the mouth of his holy prophets, and forgiveness of their sins. B7 Am that He would save us from our enemies Because of the tender mercy and from the hands Em Em of our God of all those who hate us. Am Am a sun rising from on high Fulfilling in this way the mercy Em Em will visit us he had with our fathers, B7 Am to give light to those remembering his holy covenant who live in darkness and the oath he swore Em Em and in the shadow of death, to our father Abraham: B7 B7 and to guide our feet that He would grant us free from fear Em to be delivered from the hands into the way of peace. Em A Blessed be the Lord ……. of our enemies
51 DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY (1 Cor 15)
Am F#m C Just in a moment O death where is your sting? in the twinkling of an eye, alleluia, alleluia Em A E D C# when the last trumpet sounds, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. for the trumpet will sound: D A and the dead C Brothers I want to remind you F#m E will be raised imperishable the good news G C# D and we shall be changed as well. that I preached to you, C# A the same that I received: A That is why we sing: A death is swallowed up in victory that Christ died for our sins alleluia, alleluia. C# A In accordance with the Scriptures O death where is your victory? alleluia, alleluia. C# F#m C He was raised to life, O death where is your sting? alleluia, alleluia. A In accordance with the Scriptures
E F#m C The sting of death is sin C then He appeared to Peter, D E and sin gets its power from the law; then to the twelve but we overcome all this D C# next to more than five hundred brothers at once through our Lord Jesus Christ. C# A and last of all He appeared to me. A That is why we sing: death is swallowed up in victory A alleluia, alleluia. A That is why we sing …….. C# O death where is your victory? alleluia, alleluia.
52 OH HEAVENS RAIN FROM ABOVE US (Is 45, 8)
Am A Oh heavens, C We are the chains, F nobody loosens us: rain from above; G A Maranatha! Maranatha! oh clouds oh heavens ……….. Am send us the Holy One. C We are the cold, E nobody covers us: Oh earth, Am A Maranatha! Maranatha! open up, earth E7 Am C We are the hunger and sprout forth the Saviour. nobody feeds us:
C We are the desert A Maranatha! Maranatha! G oh heavens ……… we are the drought: C We are the tears, E G E nobody dries us: A Maranatha! Maranatha! A Maranatha! Maranatha! Am C We are the wind, C We are the pain, G nobody loos at us: nobody hears us: A Maranatha! Maranatha! E G E oh heavens ………. A Maranatha! Maranatha! Am oh heavens ……..
C We are the darkness nobody guides us:
A Maranatha! Maranatha!
53 PENTECOST
Dm C They were poor men, C They had a heart in their breasts F like you, like me, like you, like me, they had eyes full of tears Bb and faces pale with fever and fear, they’d been casting they surely were thinking their nets in the lake about their lost friend F about the women left in their homes or collecting taxes about the Cross A7 at the top of the hill. at the gates of the city. Dm A If you feel a breeze …….. I remember that out of them all F C And the wind shook there was not even a learned man the door of the house, Bb it entered wildly into the room and the one whom they called Master and they had eyes F A7 and voices of fire was dead and buried in a tomb. they rushed out to sing their joy in the street. Dm C Man you who listen hidden in shadow A If you feel a breeze from heaven the voice that is calling, Dm A is calling you; a wind shaking the doors it brings you joy, Dm C it brings you good news: listen: it’s a voice that is calling you, the Kingdom of God has already come. Dm A inviting you to travel afar. A If you feel a breeze ……….. Dm G There is a fire arising A Dm in him who is awaiting F A7 Dm in him who cherishes hopes of love.
54 BEHOLD I’M COMING SOON (Apoc 22, 12 - 16)
A C Behold I’m coming soon A ) E A Happy are those ) bringing with me the reward E ) B7 those who wash their robes ) (2) to be given to each one B7 ) E that they may have the right ) according to his work. E ) E7 A to the tree of life. ) I am the Alpha and the Omega E C# I am the First and the Last C I am B7 F#m I am the First and the Last the root and the offspring of David, E C# the Beginning and the End the star F#m shining in the morning
A Happy are ………… COME, SON OF MAN (Apoc 22, 17ff) Em Am C Em C Come, son of man The Spirit says: Come B7 Em C B7 Come, Lord Jesus let him who listen say: Come Em Am Come, iServant of the Poori Ven, ihijo del hombrei B7 Em Ven, iSenor Jesusi Come, iLord Jesusi Viens, ifills de l’hommei Em Am Viens, iSeigneur Jesusi Come, imy lovei Vieni, ifiglio dell’ uomoi B7 Em Vieni, iSignor Gesui Come, iLord Jesusi Come, son of man C Em come……. come The Bride says: Come Lord Jesus C B7 let him who listen say: Come
i Assembly repeats 55 ABRAHAM (Gen 18, 1 - 5)
Am E C It was a very hot day without stopping! Dm E when Abraham Am E E7 Am C I’ll bring you a little water was sitting by the entrance of his tent. E7 Am You’ll wash your feet It was a very hot day Am Dm E and lie down under the tree. when Abraham Am E E7 Am I’ll bring you a little bread was sitting by the Oak of Mamre. E7 G F you’ll refresh yourselves He looked up and there he saw Am E before going further. three men standing near him. G F E7 Am Not by chance have you passed today They stood in front of him E E7 near me. As soon as he saw them he bowed to the ground Am Am A O my Lord and said: G G don’t pass by I beg you O my Lord F F without stopping don’t pass by I beg you E E without stopping! without stopping! Am Without stopping Am G A Without stopping don’t pass by I beg you G F don’t pass by I beg you without stopping F E without stopping without stopping!
56 SONG OF MOSES (Ex 15, 1-17)
C7 F C Let us sing to the Lord C Your right hand O Lord A7 glorious in power let us sing to the Lord your right hand O Lord D7 shattered the enemy who covered himself in glory, shattered the enemy. in glory, in glory. G7 A He has thrown into the sea ……. He has thrown into the sea C7 C The enemy said: horse and rider. I shall pursue and overtake F I shall draw my sword A My strength and my song my hand will get possession A7 my hand will despoil them. is the Lord D7 A He has thrown into the sea …….. He is my salvation is my God C You blew with your breath G7 the sea covered them. I will extol him. They sank like lead C7 in deep waters, He has thrown into the sea in the waters of death. horse and rider. (2) A He has thrown into the sea ……… F C The Lord is a warrior C Who is like you, among the gods A7 who is like you O Lord Yahweh is his Name magnificent in holiness D7 terrible in deeds Pharaoh’s chariots worker of wonders and the enemy’s army G7 A He has thrown into the sea …….. He has cast into the sea.
C7 A He has thrown into the sea horse and rider (2) My strength and my song ………
57 SONG OF MOSES (CONTINUED)
C You led this people that you have redeemed C You brought them in and planted them in your strength you guided them on the mountain of your promise in your strength and love where O Lord you reign to your holy dwelling. you reign for all eternity you reign for ever and ever. A He has thrown into the sea ………. A He has thrown into the sea ……..
PSALM 116 (117) PRAISE THE LORD
G Am G Am A Praise the Lord C For his love for us is great C C all peoples of the earth and his mercy endures for ever B7 B7 all nations give him glory all nations extol him
G Am G C For his love for us is strong A Praise the Lord ………. C and his faithfulness endures for ever B7 all nations praise the Lord
A Praise the Lord ………
58 PSALM 113A (114) - WHEN ISRAEL CAME OUT OF EGYPT
Em F F# Bm C When Israel before God who is passing Em D A came out of Egypt before the God of Jacob, Em F G F# the house of Jacob who draws out water from the rock. Em from a foreign nation, F#m G F# E F C When Israel Judah became his sanctuary, F#m E came out of Egypt Israel his dominion F#m G the house of Jacob E F F#m A Judah became his sanctuary, from a foreign nation, E F#m G Israel his dominion. Judah became his sanctuary, Israel his dominion. Am C The sea saw him and fled G G F# F A Judah became his sanctuary and the Jordan turned back F# the mountains skipped like rams Israel his dominion. E the hills like lambs. Bm C The sea saw him and fled ……. Am A Why sea, do you flee, G F# F and you, Jordan, turn back? and you mountains skip like rams, E and you hills like lambs? A tremble, earth, tremble
59 PSALM 23 (24) - GATES LIFT UP YOUR HEADS
E Em Bm C To the Lord belongs the earth i C And we are His Church i Em Bm G that today is coming to your presence i C And everything that is in it i G that is seeking your face A B A C The world and all its peoples. O God of Jacob
E B A Gates lift up your heads A O God of Jacob G F raise your arches Gates lift up your heads ………. A raise them higher Em Am Em E C Who is this king of glory? i let the king of glory enter Bm the king of glory, the king of glory The Lord ) i the strong the mighty ) Em Am G C Who shall climb The Lord Em A the mountain of the Lord? mighty in battle Em Am Who shall climb B Em A Mighty in battle the mountain of the Lord? Bm Em Bm He who has clean hands ) i C He is the Lord Sabaoth i and whose heart is pure ) G A G He is the king of glory who does not turn B A A The king of glory his soul to vanity E C & A Gates lift up your heads ………. B A To vanity
i Assembly repeats 60 PSALM 22 (23) - THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD (i )
Am F E7 C The Lord is my shepherd because you, because you, E Am I lack nothing because you are with me. in the meadows of green grass G Am Your rod and your staff he lets me lie F E console me, they console me. Am F A The Lord is my shepherd A The Lord is my shepherd …… E I lack nothing G to the waters of life C You prepare a banquet Am F he leads me. before me E G under the eyes of my enemies C He revives my strength G F F You anoint my head with oil, and guides me E E my cup brims over in the way of love G A The Lord is my shepherd …….. He revives my strength F G F and guides me C Yes, the joy of your love E E through the love of his Name will accompany me
Am F G F A The Lord is my shepherd ……. A Yes, I will live in your house G E C Though I pass for ever. F through the dark valley The Lord is my shepherd ……….. E I fear no harm
(i) Capo III 61 PSALM 136 (137) - BESIDE THE RIVERS OF BABYLON
Am Dm Am Am A Beside the rivers of Babylon as my greatest joy. E7 remembering you Dm Am Am A Lord, ask account of our enemies; we sat down to weep Dm Am Dm Lord, ask account of our oppressors on the willows we hung up E7 Am when they say to each other: our guitars Am E7 “Raze it down to its foundations” remembering you Am G Am we sat down to weep. C Capital of criminal,. Babylon Dm Am G “Sing” our enemies told us; who could repay you the evil Dm Am Am “Sing” our oppressors told us. you have done to us? E7 E7 They wanted us to sing Who could crush Am Am songs of joy your little ones against the rocks?
G Dm Am C How could we sing A Beside the rivers of Babylon the Lord’s songs E7 Am remembering you in a foreign land? Am E7 we sat down to weep; if I forget you Dm Am Am on the willows we hung up our guitars may my right hand wither, E7 may my tongue remembering you Dm Am Am cling to my palate we sat down to weep. E7 if I don’t remember you Jerusalem
62 PSALM 50 (51) - HAVE MERCY ON ME
Em Am Give me again the joy of your help C Have mercy on me God, in your kindness with a spirit of fervour sustain me Em that I may teach transgressors your ways in your compassion blot out my offence and sinners may return to you. O wash me more and more from my guilt and cleanse me from my sin. O rescue me God my helper and my tongue shall ring out your goodness Em D Em O Lord open my lips A Have mercy on me God, have mercy (2) and my mouth shall declare your praise
My offences truly I know them For in sacrifice you take no delight my sin is always before me burnt offering from me you would refuse Against you, you alone have I sinned my sacrifice, a contrite spirit what is evil in your sight I have done a humbled, contrite heart you will not spurn
That you may be justified when you give sentence In your goodness show favour to Zion and be without reproach when you judge rebuild the walls of Jerusalem O see in guilt I was born then you will be pleased with lawful sacrifice a sinner was I conceived holocausts offered on your altar.
Indeed you love truth in the heart then in the secret of my heart teach me wisdom O purify me, then I shall be clean O wash me, I shall be whiter than snow
Make me hear rejoicing and gladness that the bones you have crushed may revive from my sins take away your face and blot out all my guilt.
A pure heart create for me O God put a steadfast spirit within me do not cast me away from your presence nor deprive me of your Holy Spirit
63 THE PEOPLE THAT WALKED IN DARKNESS (Is. 9, 1-5)
C C The people C Am C For the yoke that walked in darkness Am F Am that was weighing on the people has seen a great light F G the yoke On those who walked Am Am that was on their shoulders in a land of darkness G Am G Am the rod of their oppressors a great light has shone these you have taken away C Am Am You have made their gladness greater as on the day of Midian F Am C Am you have made their joy increase So that all the trampling boots G F Am they rejoice in your presence every garment rolled in blood, as they rejoiced G Am will be burnt at harvest time Am G and consumed by fire. as they are happy G Am Am for there is a child born for us when they divide the spoils G Am a son given to us
Am C Am A And dominion will be on his shoulders G# G and his name will be, and his Name will be C Am wonderful counsellor, F Am mighty God, eternal Father G Am Prince of Peace. (Repeat)
64 CHRIST JESUS IS THE LORD (Ph. 2, 6-11)
Em B7 D C With the same love, with the same spirit C Christ Jesus is the Lord Em with the same feeling A Alleluia! Em B7 Nothing out of rivalry, nor of boasting C Em C Christ Jesus is the Lord! but everything with humility G B7 Keeping in mind that the desire of others A Alleluia! Alleuia! B7 considering others superior to oneself Em Em C,A Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia having the same feelings as Jesus. D G Alleluia, alleluia, alleuia Who being God C B7 B7 Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia Alleluia did not cling to his dignity Em Em but emptied himself and became man C Christ Jesus is the Lord G and once made man he took the condition A Alleluia B7 of a servant D Em C Christ Jesus is the Lord obeying until death. G Am Em A Alleluia And what kind of death, death of a criminal C Am Em B7 Em C Christ Jesus is the Lord! death of a sinner, death on a cross! B7 G Am A Alleluia alleluia Because of this, God exalted him, raised Him up Em B7 C,A Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia and gave him the highest Name existing. D Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Em C B7 C Christ Jesus is the Lord! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia A Alleluia!
65 HAIL MARY
C E7/Am C Hail Mary C E7/Am C E7/Am A Holy Mary full of grace C E7/Am F E Mother of God The Lord is with you F E and blessed are you pray for us, Am Am among all women pray for us sinners Dm Dm and blessed is the fruit pray now of your womb and in the hour E E Jesus of our death
Am F E Am C,A Amen, amen (amen) HAIL QUEEN OF HEAVEN
Am E7 Am C Hail queen of heaven pray to Christ for us G Am Dm Am Lady, lady of the angels Hail eternal handmaid Hail, root E7 Am E7 pray to Christ for us Hail, door You….You……You C Ee Ee Ee E7 Hail, root: You opened the door E7 Am Hail door to our light You you you E7 E7 You opened the door A Rejoice, Virgin Mary Am Am to our light of all the most beautiful Dm Am A Rejoice, Virgin Mary Hail, eternal handmaid
66 MARY, LITTLE MARY (Hymn to the Virgin Mary)
D F#m D F#m C O Mary, little Mary, C O Mary, little Mary, G Em Em6 G Em A7 you are the gentle breeze of Elijah child of Jerusalem A7 D D F#m the breath of the Spirit of God Mother of all nations D F#m G A7 You are the burning bush of Moses Virgin of Nazareth G D which bears the Lord You are the cloud A7 F#m without being consumed which protects Israel D F#m G D You are ‘that place near me’ the tent where we meet G D G D which the Lord showed to Moses the Ark of the Covenant G D A You are the cleft in the rock the place where the Lord dwells, A G A D which God covers with his hand, the Sanctuary of his Shekinah. G D while his glory passes by. A Let the Lord ………
D F#m C, A You are ‘that place ……… A Let the Lord come with us G if we have found favour D in his eyes G D it’s true that we are sinners A but pray for us G A D and we shall be his heritage
67 PSALM 120 (121) - I LIFT MY EYES TO THE MOUNTAINS
C Em A I lift my eyes to the mountains C The Lord is your guardian F G C He’s like shade which covers you from where will come my help? by day the sun can’t strike you down F C nor the moon at night My help comes from the Lord G F C A I lift my eyes ……….. who made heaven and earth. C The Lord guards you from every evil C Em He guards your life C He won’t let you stumble The Lord is the One who guards you F G C when you go out and when you come back your guardian won’t go to sleep. C,A The Lord is the One who guards you F C now and for ever. C,A The guardian of Israel G F C A I lift my eyes ……… doesn’t sleep nor does he slumber. C,A My help comes from the Lord who made heaven and earth A I lift my eyes …………..
68 PSALM 94 (95) - IF TODAY YOU LISTEN TO HIS VOICE
E F#m C#m G# A If today you listen to his voice the flock that He guides B7 E C#m E do not harden your hearts the people that He pastures.
C#m F#m A If today …….. C Come, let us praise Yahweh joyfully B7 E C#m G# acclaiming the rock who saves us. C If only, if only C#m G# you would listen to me today Let us come to his presence with thanksgiving C#m C#m E and not harden your hearts, acclaiming him with psalms and songs F#m as at Meribah A If today …….. B7 E as on the day of Massah in the desert C#m F#m C#m C For Yahweh is a great god, when your fathers challenged me B7 E G# a greater king than all other gods. tested me C#m C#m From depths of earth to mountain top although they had seen my deeds. G# F#m B7 E everything comes under his rule, For forty years that generation repelled me C#m E C#m the sea belongs to him, so does the land until I said: they are a people with a G# A If today …… crooked heart, C#m G# they don’t know my ways C Come, let us bow down before Him and kneel so I swore in my anger, C#m C#m E in front of Yahweh our maker they shall never enter my rest. F#m B7 E For He is our God and we are His people A If today ………….
69 PSALM 33 (34) - TASTE AND SEE
Em Am B7 ) A Taste and see ) C7 B7 ) (2) how good is the Lord )
Am B7 C I will bless the Lord at all time Am B7 his praise always on my lips C B7 I make my boast in the Lord C B7 let the humble hear and rejoice.
A Taste and see ………..
C Glorify with me the Lord together let us praise His Name I sought the Lord and He answered me, from all my terrors He set me free
A Taste and see ……
C Look towards Him and you will be radiant your faces will not be ashamed This poor man calls, the Lord hears him; he rescues him from all his distress.
A Taste and see ……..
70A DAYENU
Em Am Em C How many good things has the Almighty showered un us
Em Am Em A How many good things has the Almighty showered on us D C Em How many good things has the Almighty showered on us
Am B7 C If Christ had taken us out of Egypt Em but without bringing judgement on Pharaoh
D C Em A This would have been good enough, good enough D C Em dayenu, dayenu, dayenu
D C C If He had brought judgment on Pharaoh, B7 Em but without liberating us from all idols:
A This would have been good enough, good enough dayenu, dayenu, dayenu
C If He liberated us from all idols If He had given us a way across the desert but without giving us their riches but without feeding us with the bread of life
If He had given us their riches, If He had fed us with the bread of life but without dividing the Red Sea for us but without granting us the day of the Lord
If He had opened the Red Sea for us If He had given us the day of the Lord but without drowning our oppressors but without giving us the New Covenant
If He had drowned our oppressors, but without giving us a way across the desert
70B DAYENU (CONTINUED)
If He had given us the New Covenant, but without bringing us into His Church C Who has given us all their riches Who has opened the sea for us If He had brought us to His Church Who has drowned our oppressors but without building in us His own Temple Who has given us a way across the desert If He had built in us His own Temple Who has nourished us with the bread of life but without filling us with His Holy Spirit Who has given us the day of the Lord
A This would have been good enough, good Who has given us the New Covenant enough Who has brought us to His Church dayenu, dayenu, dayenu Who has built in us His Temple
Em Am Em D C C So much more must we give thanks to the Lord and has filled us with His Holy Spirit B7 Em Em Am Em through forgiveness of sin A So much more must we give thanks to the Lord D C Em D C Em So much more must we give thanks to the Lord A Christ our Passover is risen for us (3) D C Em Am Em Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia (3) C Who has brought us out of Egypt
A Who has brought us out of Egypt
Am Em C Who has brought judgment on Pharaoh
A Who has brought judgment on Pharaoh
D C Em C Who has freed us from our enemies
A Who has freed us from our enemies
70C
71 TO THE PASCHAL VICTIM (*)
Am A7 Dm E C To the paschal victim A Yes we are sure: Dm F E we offer today the sacrifice of praise Christ is truly risen! F E the flock is ransomed by the lamb F E Dm F E C He goes before us into Galilee The innocent has reconciled us sinners to His Father Am A7 F E Death with life contended A He goes before us into Galilee Dm in mighty battle You Victorious king, give us your salvation F E (repeat) the Lord of life was slain Dm F E yet he lives to reign At the end, the assembly may repeat the first four verses. A7 Tell us Mary what did you see upon the way: Dm E I saw the tomb of the Lord empty Dm E The Lord’s glory and Christ alive F E the angels, the shroud, the grave clothes Dm E For Christ my hope is risen F E He goes before us into Galilee
F E A He goes before us into Galilee
Dm E C Yes, we are sure: F E Christ is truly risen!
(*) Capo V 72
HYMN OF ADVENT
Am C Clear a voice Dm So that dispels with its echoes darkness; when he appears in glory away with anguish Am E in his second coming, Jesus already shines! E Am and fills the world with fear Let the numb soul wake up Am E may he protect us with mercy. and stop crawling on the ground: Am Dm a new star is dawning! A For this ) Dm Am ) Behold we sing this praise ) E ) a lamb is sent to us, to the Father, the Son and the Spirit ) (2) Am ) to satisfy gratis our faults, let them live for ever, ) E Am ) let us hasten to him with tears Amen! ) Am and let us all ask him for forgiveness.
73 HE’S COMING MY GOD
Em B7 A He’s coming my God, He’s coming my King A He’s coming my God ……… Em He’s coming my God, He’s coming my King C He entered death, He entered my God B7 He’s coming, He’s coming my Saviour then ascended, came out, He is coming the Lord Em He’s coming, He’s coming my King Let us shout, let us sing: ‘He rose from death’
Em B7 My God has conquered, He came out through love C He is a poor worker born in Bethlehem Em A He’s coming my God ………. his mother Mary, his father Joseph B7 He’s coming, He’s coming my Saviour Em He’s coming, He’s coming my King
A He’s coming my God ……..
C He has eyes speaking of love
speaking of the Father, speaking of God
He’s coming, He’s coming my Saviour
He’s coming. He’s coming my King
A He’s coming ………
C He died on a tree, full of pain
He died for men, full of love
He’s coming, He’s coming my Saviour He’s coming, He’s coming my King
74A THE CHILDREN OF BETHLEHEM
C G C A The children of Bethlehem are playing in the square G C here come the Wise Men, they are One, Two, Three Am G C But from where do they come, with horses and with camels G C But who are you, who are you, to come right here
C 1st I come from the very far east, from the country of wise G F C man gold and silver, but at night I cannot sleep, G C I have seen a star, a star in the sky
F C G A But at night you cannot sleep, you have seen a star, C a star in the sky The children of Bethlehem …….
C 2nd I come from the very far east, from the country of flowers and wise G F C man perfumes, but at night I cannot sleep G C I have seen a star, a star in the sky,
F C G A But at night you cannot sleep, you have seen a star C a star in the sky The children of Bethlehem …….
74B C 3rd I come from the very far east, from the country of the wise G F C man poor and the sick, but at night I cannot sleep G C I have seen a star, a star in the sky.
A But at night you cannot sleep …….. A G C The children of Bethlehem are playing in the square G C Here come the wise men they are One, and Three. Am G C But from where do you come with incense, gold and myrrh G C But who are you, who are you to come right here
C 1st, We come from the very far east, we have seen his star 2nd, G F C 3rd. as it rose, we have come to adore and to worship G C the king of the Jews who has been born here
F C G A They have come to adore and to worship the king of the Jews C who was born here
C G C A All the children of Bethlehem look up to the sky G C here rises the star on the houses of Jesus Am G C Let us hurry all together with horses and with camels G C with the wise men we have found where the saviour was born
74C
75 PSALM 126 (127) - IF THE LORD DOES NOT BUILD THE HOUSE
C Am F Am E A If the Lord does not build the house C Sons are gifts from the Lord G C in vain do the builders toil like arrows in the hands of a warrior Am Am E are the sons of one’s youth. C If the Lord does not watch over the city F E Am Happy the man who has his quiver full of them in vain does the watchman keep vigil F E F E he will not be afraid when enemies arrive if the Lord does not watch over the city
A If the Lord does not build the house ……… A If the Lord does not build the house ……..
Am F C In vain is your early rising
your going late to rest Am to earn your daily bread F E God gives to his friends while they sleep
F E A God gives to his friends while they sleep
If the Lord does not build the house ………
76 PSALM 121 (122) FOR LOVE OF MY BROTHERS
Em Am A For love of my brothers and friends A For the love of my brothers ……… Em for love of my brothers and friends, C Ask for peace, ask for peace B7 I will say, I will sing: for Jerusalem Em peace be with you A May peace, may peace
Em be on those who love you. C How I rejoiced when they said to me Am Em A Jerusalem, Jerusalem rebuilt again …… let us go to the house of the Lord
A And now our feet are standing B7 Em at your gateways, Jerusalem.
Em Am Em ) A Jerusalem, Jerusalem rebuilt again ) (2) B7 Em ) Jerusalem, Jerusalem rebuilt again )
A For the love of my brothers ………..
C Here the tribes come up,
the tribes of the Lord.
A They come to praise the Lord
according to the use of Israel.
A Jerusalem, Jerusalem, rebuilt again ……
77 PSALM 39 (40) - I HOPED, I HOPED IN THE LORD
Am Em A I hoped, I hoped in the Lord C Happy the man who trusts in the Lord Am Em who does not side with the proud and He has stooped down to me nor join those who follow false gods F E7 happy the man who trusts in the Lord. He heard my cry for help F A I hoped, I hoped in the Lord ……. He has pulled me out E C How many wonders have you done my Lord of the pit of death. how many [plans have you made for us: too many to be counted Am nobody can be compared to you. C He has pulled me out Em A I hoped, I hoped in the Lord …… of the mire of the marsh Am Em C Sacrifice and offering you do not want my feet he has set on a rock for this you opened my ear F E7 you did not want sacrifice for sin He has steadied my steps then I said: “Here I am, F E I am coming to do your will.” on a way, on a way of salvation A I hoped, I hoped in the Lord …… A I hoped, I hoped in the Lord …… C In the scroll of the book is written of me C He has put a new song that I should do O Lord your will in my mouth My God this is what I want a song of praise to our God Your Word, your Word within me. many will come and see, and they will trust in the Lord.
A I hoped, I hoped in the Lord………..
78 PSALM 56 (57) - I WANT TO SING
C Em A I want to sing ………… A I want to sing to you I want to sing, C Have mercy on me F have mercy on me O God awake, awake my heart, they laid a net fro my steps G C they dug a pit for me awake harp and zither. but fell in it themselves
C A I want to sing ………… C Have mercy on me Em C My heart is ready, have mercy on me, O God my heart is ready O God F I mean to sing and play for you in you, my soul takes refuge; awake, awake my soul Dm I will awake the dawn. I take refuge in the shadow of your wings G C A I want to sing …….. until the danger is over. C I will praise you Lord A I want to sing …….. among the peoples to you I will sing hymns among the nations C I call on God for your love is higher than the heavens I call on God the most high your faithfulness than the clouds to God, who has done great things for me who sends to me from heaven salvation A I want to sing ………. from the hands of my enemies.
A I want to sing ………
C Have mercy on me God have mercy on me, O God I lie, in the midst of lions lions greedy to devour men their teeth are spears and arrows
79 PSALM 2 - WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE
Em Am ) Em Am C Why do the nations conspire? ) C I will announce the decree of the Lord Em ) B7 why in vain are peoples plotting ) He said to me: ‘You are my son Am ) Em They arise, the kings of the earth ) (i) today I have begotten you. B7 ) Am and the princes are plotting together ) Ask me, I will give you as possession the peoples Em ) B7 against the Lord and against his Messiah ) as domain the ends of the earth you shall break them with rod of iron C Let us break their fetters asunder Em Am as clay vessels you will crush them’ let us cast their cords away B7 Am He laughs at them who sits in the heavens A I have constituted Him my king …… from on high the Lord derides them to them He speaks with wrath, Am B7 Em C And now kings be wise He scares them in his anger Am B7 learn wisdom, judges of the earth Am Em serve God with fear A I have constituted Him my king Em B7 and with trembling exult on Zion my holy mountain Am Em lest he be angry and you lose the way on Zion my holy mountain B7 Am Em for all of a sudden his wrath flares up I have constituted Him my king Em B7 blessed is he who takes refuge in Him on Zion my holy mountain Em Am Em on Zion my holy mountain A I have constituted Him my king …..
(i) Assembly repeats 80 PSALM 41 -42 (42 - 43) - AS THE DEER YEARNS
E C#m C#7 F#m C As the deer yearns C Because He, He is my salvation: for running streams B7 C#m A G# so my soul is yearning He is my God, He is my God C#m for you my God A G# My soul is thirsting for God A Hope in God, hope in God B7 A B the living God hope in God, hope in God when shall I come B/Bb/A G# E and you will praise Him again to see the face of God? Tears are my bread day and night E while my enemies C How many times I say: ‘My rock, say to me all day long: why have you forsaken me?’ F#m why do I walk so sadly ‘Where is your God?’ F#m ‘Where is your God?’ oppressed by my enemy? ‘Where is your God?’ B7 B7 My bones are crushed And this I remember by listening all day long: and my soul is filled with sadness ‘Where is your God?’ how I used to walk E E G# ‘where is your God?’ in the midst of rejoicing. Lord, send your light and your truth Why are you cast down my soul? F#m C#m Let them lead me to your holy mountain Why are you sighing within me? B7 then I will be able to sing to you F#m B7 a song of joy, a song of happiness A Hope in God, hope in God E G# E with my guitar. and you’ll praise Him again Why are you cast down my soul ………
81 PSALM 99 (100) - ACCL;AIM THE LORD Em A Acclaim the Lord C We are His people, Am Em the flock that He pastures all peoples of the earth G A B7 A Acclaim the Lord ….. serve the Lord with gladness C Enter through His gates Em B7 with songs of joy C Come before Him Em A Acclaim the Lord …… with songs of joy C Give thanks to Him A Acclaim the Lord ……. bless His holy Name. A Acclaim the Lord …… C The Lord is our God C For the Lord is good we are His people eternal His love for us A Acclaim the Lord …… A Acclaim the Lord …..
SHOUT WITH JOY (Is 12, 1ff) Am ) A Shout with joy ) G G ) (2) give thanks to the Lord for great in your midst ) F F E ) call upon His name is the Holy One of Israel ) E E manifest his marvels to the people C Truly God is my salvation Am A Shout with joy …… I will trust, I will not be afraid F G E for the Lord is my strength, my song C Sing psalms to the Lord F E Am He is my salvation for He has done great things with us A Shout with joy ….. G E Am shout for joy C With joy you shall draw water F E Am all you people of Zion from the wells of salvation E because God loves you
82 PSALM 16 (17) - WHEN I AWAKE
Am F E A When I awake show me the wonders of your love Am F I’ll be satisfied with your face, O Lord because you save the one Dm F when I awake who entrusts himself to you Am F I’ll be satisfied with your face, O Lord. because you help the one Dm Am E C Listen Lord to my prayer who leans on your right hand Dm Am Dm E and be attentive Lord to my clamour like the apple of your eye guard me, E Dm E Give ear to my plea in the shadow of your wings hide me, F E F E my lips do not betray you O Lord look they want to kill me. F E A When I awake ……. from you let the sentence come, Dm Am Dm C Look at them, they’re closed in their pride let your eyes see, Dm Am E they speak through the arrogance of their mouths let your eyes see righteousness. Am A When I awake ………. they come towards me Dm Am E C God search my heart, they come towards me! Dm Am F E search me at night O Lord Help me O Lord, Am F E test me with a crucible, free me from the men of this w orld E Dm E test me with a crucible from the men whose worry is only this life F E F E because you know there is no malice in me fill them with your goods, O Lord F E F E my mouth does not speak as men do let even their children be filled with them Dm F E because I have followed your Word let the overflow be for their babies E Dm I’ve avoided the way of the violent one; because when I awake, because when I awake F E E To your way I’ve held fast my steps I will be satisfied with your face, O Lord Dm E and I will not stumble, and I will not stumble A When I awake …….. A When I awake ……. D Am C To you I cry, Lord, answer me Dm Am turn your ear, listen to my voice
(i) Children repeat 83 WHY IS THIS NIGHT (Children’s Song)
Em C But this night, but this night ) (i) C Why is this night we are in expectation ) so different Am Em ) Em from all the other nights? ) (i) C Why is this night so different C All the other nights Am Em ) we go to bed early from all the other nights ) (i) Am Em ) and we don’t stay awake ) (i) Am ) C To stay awake ) Am Em ) Em ) (i) C But this night, but this night, ) (i) to keep fasting ) B7 Em ) B7 Em ) we stay awake ) to be in expectation. )
Em C Why is this night so different Am Em ) from all the other nights ) (i)
C All the other nights we go to bed early after having supper (i)
C But this night, but this night ) (i) we have been fasting )
C Why is this night so different from all the other nights (i) C All the other nights we go to bed early and we are expecting nothing (i)
(i) Children repeat 84 PSALM 117 (118) - I SHALL NOT DIE
Cantor Assembly Am I shall not die But I shall live I shall not die But I shall live F E To proclaim The deeds of the Lord Am He has punished me He has punished me He has punished me He has punished me F E But He has not abandoned me to death Am F E Give thanks to the Lord for He is good His love is everlasting Am F E Let the house of Israel say: His love is everlasting Am F E Let the house of Aaron say: His love is everlasting Am F E Let those who fear the Lord say: His love is everlasting C F E It is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in men C F E It is better to take refuge in the Lord Than to trust in clever men Am They surrounded me They surrounded me They surrounded me They surrounded me F E In the name of the Lord I cut them down Am I was pressed I was pressed (twice) F E But the Lord Came to my help
85 Cantor Assembly C F E Listen, there are shouts of joy and victory In the tents of the just C F E The Lord’s right hand is powerful The right hand of the Lord is exalted C F E The Lord’s right hand is powerful The Lord’s right hand raised me
Am A I shall not die ……
Am F E Open to me the gates of victory I will come and give thanks to the Lord Am F E This is the gateway of the Lord Through which the victors will enter Am F E I called to the Lord in my distress He answered and freed me Am F E The Lord is at my side, I do not fear What can men do against me? Am F E The Lord is at my side as my helper I shall look down on my foes Am F E The stone which the builders rejected Has become the corner stone Am F E This is the work of the Lord A marvel in our eyes Am F E This day was made by the Lord What immense joy for us!
Am A I shall not die ………….
86 SAY TO ALL FAINT HEARTS (Is 35,4 ff)
Am Dm C Say to all faint hearts Am say, say it to the poor F E courage, do not be afraid, F E your God is coming to save you Am Dm Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened Am the ears of the deaf unsealed, F E then the lame shall leap like a deer F E and the tongue of the dumb shall sing for joy.
C Em C A Because there will be a road Em Am a way of salvation C Em Am a way, a path for the poor,
Em Am C By this way they shall return all those rescued by the Lord (Assembly repeats)
Em Am C All the poor, the blind, the lame, the far away from the Lord (Assembly repeats) Em C The sinners F E A And they shall sing happiness! F E and they shall sing happiness F E F E Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia! Alleluia
87 PSALM 62 (63) - O GOD YOU ARE MY GOD
Am Dm A O God, you are my God, My soul clings to you, Am your right hand holds me fast I am seeking you from dawn when I remember you F E Am when through the night I muse on you. for you my soul is thirsting.
F E Am My soul is filled as with a banquet, C For you my soul is thirsting my mouth praises you with joy, Dm E for you are my help my flesh is longing for you: and in the shadow of your wings I rejoice. Am a land parched and weary, F E Am a land parched, weary without water.
Your love is better than life my lips speak your praise so I bless you in your Name I lift up my hands.
GRACE BEFORE MEALS
D D You are the bread of the poor You give food to the birds A G D You are happiness for everyone You send the rain to make the grass grow D D G D we give you thanks O Lord We give you thanks O Lord D We give you thanks O Lord
88 PSALM 92 (93) - THE LORD IS COMING WITH MAJESTY ENROBED
Dm Gm ) A The Lord is coming with majesty enrobed ) (2) Dm ) girded with power, He robes himself with might. )
Gm C The world He makes firm, not to be moved Dm your throne stands firm, from eternity you are Gm holiness is fitting to your house
Dm A Holiness is fitting to your house.
A The Lord is coming …….
C To him who loves us, who frees us from sin who made of us a kingdom, kingdom of priests Gm Dm to him glory and might for ever and ever
Gm Dm A To him glory and might for ever and ever.
A The Lord is coming ………
C Behold He’s coming, He’s coming on the clouds behold He’s coming and all will see Him also those, those who pierced Him all the nations of the earth.
A The Lord is coming ……..
89 SONG OF BALAAM (Nm 23, 7 - 24)
Em D G D C From Aram Balak made me come C Let my death the king of Moab G Bm Em Em be like the death of your Just one from the eastern mountains D Em D Em Let my life be where He is ‘Come, curse Jacob for me, D Em D Em come prophesy against Israel’ A Let my life be where He is. G D How beautiful are your tents ………. How shall I curse, G Bm Em Em D if God does not let me? C But what are you doing? G D Em how shall I prophesy you are blessing them. G Bm Em D if God does not want? Come to another place, D Em Em From the top of this crag I see him maybe from there God will curse them. D Em G D G Bm Em from the top of this peak I observe him Listen, son of Zipor, give ear king Balak D D Em This is a people different God is not a man who says and then repents Em D Em from all nations. a star is rising from Jacob, D Em Em D ) I hear acclamation for a king, A How beautiful are your tents ) (2) D Em Em ) God is his father. how beautiful O Israel. ) D Em He crouches like a lion, G D G Bm Em D Em C Who shall count your multitudes, He wakes up like a lioness D Em D Em D Em no one will make Him rise A Jacob O Jacob. Jacob O Jacob. A How beautiful are your tents ………. How beautiful are your tents …….
90 PSALM 137 (138) - IN THE PRESENCE OF THE ANGELS
C E Dm9 A In the presence of the angels to you I want to sing G E In the presence of the angels I want to sing psalms Dm9 I give thanks to your Name F E for your faithfulness and your love.
C I give you thanks O Lord with all my heart because your promise has surpassed your fame on the day I cried to you, you answered me, you gave strength and vigour to my soul
A In the presence of the angels to you I want to sing …….
C All the kings of the earth shall praise you O Lord, when they hear the words of your mouth, and singing on the way of the Lord, they will say: how great is your love.
A In the presence of the angels to you I want to sing ……..
C The Lord is sublime and looks upon the humble, He knows the haughty man, looks on him from afar, when I walk in affliction he stretches out his hand, his right hand saves me.
A In the presence of the angels to you I want to sing …….
C The Lord will complete in me what he has started because his love is great and everlasting; He doesn’t abandon the work of his hands. O lord, do not abandon us.
A In the presence of the angels to you I want to sing ………
91
92 URI, URI, URA
Em B7 ) A Uri, Uri, Uri, Ura ) (2) Em ) Uri, Uri, Uri, Ura ) B7 Uri, Uri, Uri, Ura Em Pampam, pampam, pam, parampampam B7 Pampam, pampam, pam, parampampam Em Laralalaralala
B7 ) C A little baby will be born ) (Assembly Em ) repeats) a tiny little baby )
B7 C What will His name be? Emmanuel.
Em A What will His name Be? Emmanuel. B7 What will His name Be? Emmanuel. Em Come little baby, come.
A Uri, Uri …….
C His mother Mary is in Bethlehem ) (Assembly His father is a carpenter ) repeats) C What will His name be? Emmanuel.
93 SONG OF TOBIT (Tb 13)
Am G Am C O my soul bless the Lord The generations Am G O my soul bless the great king shall proclaim their joy G Am because it shall be rebuilt the nations shall sing Am G Jerusalem, Jerusalem. and there the Name of your Elected One Am G Am A Jerusalem, Jerusalem, shall endure forever. Am A Jerusalem, Jerusalem …….. Jerusalem, Jerusalem, Am G G C Cursed be those who treat you badly Jerusalem rebuilt Am Am cursed be those who will destroy you Jerusalem forever. G Am G those who break down your walls C Your gates shall be rebuilt Am Am and raze your towers to the ground with sapphires and with emeralds G Am G But blessed be, blessed be forever all your walls with precious stones G Am all those who built you your towers with pure gold. Am G all those who rebuilt you Your squares are of rubies G Am happy are those who love you Your streets of gold of Ofir, Am G those who rejoice in your peace. at your gates they will exult For at your gates Am G in your houses they will sing there will be exultation A Jerusalem, Jerusalem ………. Am Am in your house there will be singing C Your light will arrive A Jerusalem, Jerusalem ……… G Am G Am to the ends of the earth Alleluia, allelluia. Alleluia, alleluia. Am Am G Am many nations will come to you Alleluia, allelluia. Alleluia, alleluia G the inhabitants of the whole world Am to the house which bears your Name
94 PSALM 83 (84) - HOW LOVELY ARE YOUR DWELLING PLACES
C Em C Em C How lovely are your dwelling places Passing through the valley Am C Em Am O Lord, Lord of hosts! of weeping, F C C Em My soul longs and yearns He turns it into a spring: G F C for the courts of the Lord. his strength grows along the way C Em Am G Even the sparrow finds a home, till he arrives in Zion, C Em C the swallow its nest till he arrives in Zion. F C near your altars O Lord F C G C For me a day in your courts my King and my God, G C is worth more my King and my God. C than a thousand elsewhere. F F C A Happy he who lives To dwell at the gate of your house C G in your house, is better than to live G C ever singing your praise, in the palaces of the mighty. C ever singing your praise. A Passing through the valley …….. Happy he who finds C C For me a day in your courts …….. in you the strength G and decides in his heart C the holy journey.
95 DAY OF REST
Em Am Em C If anyone keeps my word, he will never taste death,
Am Em A You are the only one, the only one with joy, Who is like the Lord?
Am Em C Crown of salvation
Am Em A Memorial of joy.
Am ) A Day of rest and holiness ) (2) Em ) you have given to your people, )
Am Em C Abraham saw this day
Am Em A And he rejoiced in Isaac.
Am ) C Jacob and his sons ) Assembly Em ) repeats rested in this day )
A Day of rest and holiness ………..
96 CONSOLE MY PEOPLE (Is 40, 1-11)
Em ) C Console my people ) Am B7 ) Assembly and speak to the heart of Jerusalem ) repeats and shout that her slavery ) Em ) is ended. )
G A B C Oyez, a voice in the desert shouts: Am B7 Em prepare the way, the path to the Lord
Am Em A Because the Lord is coming with power B7 He brings with Him the reward. Am Em Like a shepherd gathers the flock, B7 Em carrying the lambs on his breast.
Am Em C Like a shepherd he leads slowly, slowly B7 the mother ewes. Am Like a shepherd carries on his shoulders B7 the lost sheep
A Console my people ………..
97 THERE WERE TWO ANGELS
Am Dm Am C There were two angels Am Dm Am and one asks the other: Dm Am E Am “Where is, where is the glory of God?”
Dm Am E Am A “Where is, where is the glory of God?
Am Dm C In the blessing, Am in the blessing, Dm in the blessing E Am is the glory of God
Am Dm A In the blessing, Am in the blessing, Dm in the blessing E Am is the glory of God.
repeat the song each time raising half tone
98 PSALM 114-115 (116) - I LOVE THE LORD
G Bm G Bm C I love the Lord for He listens C I have faith even when I say: C to the cry of my appeal “I am sorely afflicted” Am D7 C Am D7 For He turned His ear to me and when I said in my alarm: G G on the day when I called Him. “No man can be trusted”. G They surrounded me the snares of death How can I repay the Lord Bm Bm with the anguish of the tomb for all this goodness to me? C Am C Am they caught me sorrow and distress. The cup of blessing I will raise D7 D7 D I called on the Lord’s Name: invoking the Name of the Lord. G “Lord, my God, deliver me”.
G Bm A Return my soul to your rest C Am D7 for the Lord has been good to you; C G ) He has saved you from death ) (2) D G ) prevented your feet from falling )
99 COME TO ME ALL OF YOU (Mat. 11, 28-30)
C C Come to me all of you, E Am who are weary and overburdened, F E and I shall give you rest, F E and I shall give you rest.
C Take my yoke upon you E and learn from me, Am for I am meek and humble of heart, F E and you shall find rest for yourselves; F E and you shall find rest for your souls.
C E A Because my yoke is gentle, F because my yoke is gentle, E and my burden light, F Because my yoke is gentle, E and my burden light.
100 PSALM 64 (65) - TO YOU O LORD
Dm A7 Dm A7 C To you O Lord praise is due in Zion C You speak to us with the wonders of your love Dm Dm to you the vow is performed in Jerusalem you answer us with the wonders of your justice Gm Dm A7 To you who hear our prayer We shall fill ourselves with the goods of your house A7 Dm Dm every mortal comes, every mortal comes. with the holiness of your temple.
Bb A7 Gm A To you who hear our prayer A To you who hear our prayer ……. Bb A7 every mortal comes, every mortal comes.
Dm A7 C Our faults burden us Dm but you forgive our sins. A7 Blessed is the one you’ve chosen and called near Dm he will dwell in your courts
Gm Dm A To you who hear our prayer A7 Dm every mortal comes, every mortal comes. Bb A7 To you who hear our prayer Bb A7 every mortal comes, every mortal comes.
101 PSALM 10 - IF IN THE LORD I HAVE TAKEN REFUGE
G B7 C7 B7 A If in the Lord I have taken refuge The Lord does not love violence Em how can you say to me, how can you say to me? G B7 C7 B7 A If in the Lord ……… Flee like a bird to its mountain C7 B7 flee like a bird to its mountain
C B7 C See the wicked bracing their bow C B7 They are fixing their arrows on a string C7 B7 To shoot upright men in the dark Am B7 But when foundations fall to ruin Am B7 what can the just men do? Am B7 What can the just men do?
G B7 Em C Yet the Lord, the Lord is in His holy temple C B7 The Lord has his throne in heaven C7 B7 His eyes look down on the world C7 B7 His gaze searches every man. G B7 Em The Lord searches the just C7 B7 But the Lord searches the wicked too C7 B7 The Lord does not love violence
102 PSALM 67 (68) - THE LORD ANNOUNCES A GOOD NEWS
G ) G C The Lord announces ) C Sing to the Lord, kings of the earth Em ) Bm a good news ) sing hymns to Him, sing hymns Am ) Am the messengers are an ) Assembly The Lord rides the heavens Em ) repeats Em immense army ) He rides the eternal heavens Am Em ) Am Em the enemy kings flee, flee ) His power is above the clouds G ) G The woman of the house ) Behold! His voice thunders, Bm Em ) Bm A Em divides the spoils ) His voice, His mighty voice, thunders
G G And while you are sleeping A The Lord announces a good news …….. Bm among the sheepfolds Am the wings of the dove Em are covered with silver Am Em its feathers with gleaming gold
G Bm And with her the snow fades
on the mountain Am Em on the shady mountain
G Em A The Lord announces a good news ……..
103 PSALM 133 (134) - GIVE BLESSING TO THE LORD
Dm Bb A C & A Allelu, Allelu, Alleluia, Dm Bb A Allelu, Allelu, Alleluia
Dm C Give blessing to the Lord,
give blessing to the Lord A all you servants of the Lord.
Give blessing to the Lord,
give blessing to the Lord, Dm all you who stay in the house of the Lord.
Lift up your hands to him,
lift up your hands to him, A and give blessing to the Lord,
you who stay in the house of the Lord Dm throughout the night.
A Bb A C & A Alleluja, Alleluja, Alleluja Dm A Bb A Alleluja, Alleluja, Alleluja Dm Bb A Allelu, Allelu, Alleluia Dm Bb A Allelu, Allelu, Alleluia
104 DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM DO NOT WEEP (Lk 23, 28-46) (Funeral March)
Am A Daughters of Jerusalem F Am do not weep, do not weep for me.
F C For if they do this with the green wood G Am with the dry what will happen, F E Am with the dry what will happen? Ay, ay, ay, ay!
A Daughters of Jerusalem …….
Am C Father, forgive them, F Am for they don’t know what they do; F E Am forgive them, forgive them. Ay, ay, ay, ay!
A Daughters of Jerusalem ……..
F E C I assure you: F E today you will be with me in paradise!
A Daughters of Jerusalem ……..
Am F C Father, Father G Am F E Am into your hands I commit my spirit. Ay, ah, ah, ay!
A Daughters of Jerusalem …………
105 PSALM 31 (32) - I HAVE ADMITTED TO YOU MY SIN
Am Dm Am Dm A I have admitted to you my sin C I kept silent and my bones were wasting away Am Am I have no longer concealed my guilt while I groaned all the day long G Am G Am I said: “I will confess to the Lord my faults, Day and night your hand weighed upon me G Am G and you have pardoned the malice of my sin and like a summer drought, my strength
Am Dm Am C That’s why each man prays to you was drying up Am Dm in time of anguish, But I have admitted to you my sin, G Am Am when great waters come rushing down I have no longer concealed my guilt. G Am G Am they will never be able to reach him. I said: “I’ll confess to the Lord my faults, G Am Am Dm and you have pardoned the malice of my sin (*) C Happy is the man whose guilt is forgiven Am and when sin is pardoned. G Am Happy is the man to whom God imputes no evil G Am and in whose spirit there is no deceit. (*)
106 MARY, MY MOTHER (Jn 19, 26-34)
E E C Woman, behold your son, C Then the soldiers came
woman, behold your son, behold your son, and seeing that he was already dead
behold your son! they broke not his leg, Am Dm E Behold your mother, behold your mother. but one of the soldiers pierced His side
Am G7 Am with a lance, C & A Mary my mother, Mary our mother, G E and at once there flowed out come to live with me, G E blood and water, blood and water. come to my house ) E7 F ) Am G7 Am and teach us to love your son ) (2) C & A Mary my mother, Mary our Mother E ) G E ) as you have loved Him. ) you are the mother of the Church, ) E7 F ) (2) E who springs from the side of Christ: ) C I thirst, I thirst E ) his bride, the new Eve. ) all is accomplished, Am all is accomplished, Mary my mother ………
all is accomplished.
Am C & A Mary my mother …….
107 STABAT MATER
Dm Dm C & A Stabat mater dolorosa C & A For the sins of his people C7 Bb7 C7 Bb7 juxta crucem lacrimosa she sees Jesus in torment A7 A7 dum pendebat filius. and subject to scourges
Dm C & Q Stabat mater ……. C Her grief-stricken soul, C7 Bb7 Dm suffering and anguished C She sees her sweet offspring A7 C7 Bb7 was pierced by a sword dying alone, A7 C & A Stabat mater ……. offering up his spirit!
Dm C & A Stabat mater ….. C Oh, how sad and afflicted C7 Bb7 Dm was the blessed C Oh Christ when I die, A7 C7 Bb7 mother of the Only-begotten! through your mother, bring me A7 C & A Stabat mater ……. to the palm of victory!
Dm Dm Bb7 A7 C Who can but help cry C Amen, amen, amen! C7 Bb7 when looking at Christ’s mother C & A Amen, amen, amen! A7 in such anguish!
C & A Stabat mater ……..
108 THE REPROACHES (O MY PEOPLE)
Em Am A O my people, o my people C What could I have done for you that I haven’t done
what harm have I done you? To you I sang, ‘My beloved vineyard’ yet Am B7 What harm have I done you? you, you became bitter!
How have I hurt you? B7 B7 C Aghios Teos A Sanctus Deus Give me an answer: How have I hurt you? C Aghios Iskiros A Sanctus fortis B7 Am C I led you out of Egypt, I led you out of Egypt Am B7 B7 C Aghios Atanatos A Eleison imas Yet you, you have prepared the cross for me C Sanctus immortalis A Miserere nobis Em A O my people ……. Em A O my people ………. Am C I led you for forty years in the desert, I fed
you with manna
And I made you enter the Promised Land B7 Yet you, you have prepared a cross for me
Em A O my people …….
109 PSALM 8 - O LORD OUR GOD
Em G C & A Oh Lord our God how great is your name B7 Throughout the earth, is your name; Am B7 above the heavens rises your love!
Am B7 C From the mouth of babes and infants Am B7 You affirm your glory, O Lord, C B7 to reduce to silence enemies and rebels;
C & A O Lord, our God ……..
Am B7 B7 C If I look at the heavens, the works of your hands, Am B7 the moon and the stars that you have set in place C B7 what is man that you care for him? C B7 the son of man that you keep him in mind? G B7 C Yet, yet you have made him little less than the angels B7 with glory and honour you have crowned him C B7 everything you have put under his feet
C & A O Lord, our God ……..
110 HAIL MARY
C E F E C E F E C Ave Maria C-A Holy Mary C E F E C E F E full of grace mother of God F E F E the Lord is with you pray for us F E F E blessed are you among women sinners F E F E F and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus pray now and at the hour of our death E Amen
(*) BLESSED MARY (LK 1, 41-45)
Am G Am Am E C Blessed are you, Mary, C Because as soon as I heard your voice G Am Dm E among all women, Mary something moved within me G Am Dm E Blessed is the fruit, Mary my child leapt for joy! G Am the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Am F F E A Mary, blessed Mary, Mary, you have believed! E you have believed in the word of the Lord Am Am F A How is it that the mother of the Lord Mary, blessed Mary, G Am E is coming to me, how is this? you have believed in the word of the Lord Am How is it that the mother of the Lord A How is it ……….. G Am is coming to me, how is this?
(*) Capo II 111 VIRGIN OF WONDER
Bm Em Bm Bm Em Bm A Maria, daughter of your Son C Maria, you the smallest Em Bm Em Bm Mother of Jesus and our Mother are the greatest woman G F G Virgin of Wonder. The daughter of God F Bm Em Bm You are His Mother C Maria, You the creature Em Em Bm the daughter of God who brought to light the Creator F G F You are His Mother You are servant who conceived the Lord G F Virgin of Wonder Bm Em Bm A Maria, daughter of your Son Bm Em Bm Em Bm A Maria, daughter of your Son Mother of Jesus and our Mother Em Bm G F Mother of Jesus and our Mother Virgin of Wonder G F Virgin of Wonder Bm Em Bm C Maria, made of earth Em Bm You are the glorious one G F glorious image of heaven
Bm Em Bm A Maria, daughter of your Son Em Bm Mother of Jesus and our Mother G F Virgin of Wonder
(*) Capo IV 112 MARIA, HOUSE OF BLESSING (*)
Am Dm Am Dm E A Maria, house of blessing, C You have brought us to your Son Dm Am Dm salvation of our age and taught us to obey Him E E dwelling on earth of the humble and to do everything He may say to us F E Dm E so that He would change our water into new wine C As in Cana of Galilee Dm E Am G You have seen we were lacking wine, A Victory, victory F F E that our feast was no feast eternal life in the risen Christ Am G Am that our life was no life Alleluia, allelu, alleluia E Am G Am because death was reigning within us. alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Am Dm Am A Maria, house of blessing Dm Am salvation of our age E dwelling on earth of the humble
(*) Capo IV 113 I WILL BLESS THE LORD (PSALM 34)
Dm A I will bless …….. A I will bless the Lord at all times C A7 Dm his praise always in my mouth C Many trials lie in wait for the just man Bb7 A7 C A7 I glory in the Lord but from them all the Lord frees him Bb7 A7 Bb7 A7 let the humble hear and rejoice this poor man calls out; the Lord hears him Bb7 A7 Dm and frees him from all his anguish. C Sing with me to the Lord C A7 A I will bless ……… together let us sing to his name Bb7 A7 for I sought the Lord and he answered me Bb7 A7 and He freed me from all my fears
A I will bless ………..
Dm C The angel of the Lord encamps C A7 around those who fear him and he rescues them Bb7 A7 this poor man calls out; and the Lord hears him Bb7 A7 and frees him from all his anguish
A I will bless ………
Dm C O taste and see C A7 how good is the Lord Bb7 A7 happy is the man who takes refuge in Him
114 (*) ANOTHER FOUR MONTHS AND THEN YOU HAVE THE HARVEST (JN 4, 31-38)
Bm G F C The disciples arrived and told him: A For eternal life! Em F Em F “Rabbi, eat, Rabbi, eat” C-A Do you not say ……….. G But he answered: “I have food to eat Em A7 F C I have sent you to reap that for which you which you don’t know about. F G F have not laboured My food is to do the will of him who sent me G Em F others have laboured and you have and to complete his work.” F entered into their labour Bm F ) Em F C-A Do you not say: ) so that sower and reaper may rejoice together Bm ) x 2 another four months and then you ) C-A Do you not say …………. ) have the harvest )
Em C So I say to you: A7 G “Lift up your eyes and look at the fields F already white, waiting for the harvest!”
G F A Waiting for the harvest!
C-A Do you not say …………
G F C The reapers come together, G F receive their wages and gather fruit for eternal life
(*) Capo IV 115 PSALM 110 (109) - SAYS THE LORD TO MY LORD
E C#m G# C Says the Lord to my Lord: C The Lord has sworn and does not repent: G# A E “Sit at my right hand, “You are a priest forever A B7 E till I make your enemies of the order of Melchizedek E B7 E a stool for your feet, of the order of Melchizedek.” B7 E C#m G# a stool for your feet, The Lord is at your right hand B7 E B7 G# a stool for your feet.” he will shatter your enemies A E C-A Says the Lord to my Lord …… he will judge the peoples B7 E C#m G# he will judge the peoples C The sceptre of your power C#m G# B G# For along the way he drinks from the torrent the Lord holds out from Zion B G# A E and lifts up his head rule in the midst of your enemies A E B7 E and lifts up his head rule in the midst of your enemies. B7 E C#m G# and lifts up his head. From the womb of dawn B7 G# C-A Says the Lord to my Lord ……. like dew I have begotten you A E From the womb of dawn B7 E like dew I have begotten you.
C-A Says the Lord to my Lord ……
116 PSALM 1 - HAPPY THE MAN
Am G F E A Happy the man For the Lord watches over the way of His faithful F Am F E who follows not the counsel of the impious but the way of the impious leads to doom, F Am F E nor lingers in the way of sinners leads to doom F Am nor sits in the company of scorners Am A Happy the man ……. G E C But whose delight is the Word of the Lord G G F E C But whose delight ……….. whose word he murmurs day and night.
Am F ) C He will be like a tree planted ) Ass. Am ) rpts beside flowing waters ) F E that bears fruit in due season, F E and its leaves shall never fall: G F E everything he undertakes will succeed G F E all his works will flourish. Am )Ass. Not so the impious, not so. ) rpts. F ) who are like chaff blown )Ass. Am ) rpts away by the wind. ) F E At the judgement the impious will not stand F E nor sinners in the community of saints.
117 PSALM 45 - YOU ARE HANDSOME
E C#- G# A G# A You are handsome, the most handsome C From the palaces of ivory the cithars sing for you F#- G# of the sons of Adam, of the sons of Adam Daughters of kings are your favoured ones
Grace is on your lips, You are blessed B ) At your right hand stands ) (Assembly The blessed one forever. A G# ) repeats) E the Queen in gold of Ophir ) Tu eres hermoso El mas hermoso A You are handsome …….. de los hijos de Adan ( x 2) La gracia esta en tus labios C#- G# A G# eres benedito, el benedito C Listen daughter and see, give ear to me para siempre. F#- G# Forget your own people and your father’s house C#- G#- B A G# C Gird your sword at your side, Valiant One and the king will be conquered by your beauty A G# E#- G# A G# and march on full of glory and full of splendour He is your Lord, give yourself to Him, F#- G# B A G# Ride on in the cause of truth, meekness and justice And instead of fathers you will have sons A F# G# Stretch your bow, lending terror to Whom you will make princes over the earth G# your right hand, A You are handsome …… F#- G# B Your arrows are sharp, the nations have A G# been subjected to you.
A You are handsome ……..
118 PSALM 1 - HAPPINESS FOR THE MAN
Am Em Am Happiness for the man who fears the Lord Dm9 F E Happiness for the man who walks in his way
Dm E He shall live by the works of his hands Dm E he shall be happy and enjoy every good F his bride like a fertile vine E in the centre of his house F his children like shoots of the olive E around his table
Happiness ……….
Dm E Thus shall be blessed the man who fears the Lord Dm E may the Lord bless you from Sion F E may you see the prosperity of Jerusalem F E May you see the children of your children
Happiness …………
119 LET US GO SHEPHERDS
Em B7 ALL Let us go shepherds, let’s go to Bethlehem Em today a child is born, his name is Emmanuel B7 His name is Emmanuel, His name is Emmanuel Em Let us go shepherds, let’s go to Bethlehem
Em B7 Em C The poor are singing the little ones are laughing
Em B7 Em ALL Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice, rejoice, rejoice B7 Em Rejoice, today the savi our is born
Let us go shepherds ………… Em B7 LA LA LA LA
Em B7 Em C His mother Mary; His father Joseph B7 today a child is born Em His name is Emmanuel
ALL Rejoice, rejoice, ………
Let us go shepherds …….
LA, LA, LA, LA
120 MARIA OF JASNA GORA
B Em Maria di Jasna Gora Woman of heaven Am Mater abscondita, Teach us to follow the footsteps of Christ et semper solicita, The footsteps of the Holy Servant Am Tu Redemptoris Mater Of the humble Son, B ora pro nobis Of the humble Mother, B B of the ever Virgin Mary Mary of Jasna Gora Mary of Jasna Gora ………. Hidden Mother
Yet always caring Am You, Mother of the Redeemer B pray for us
Em Rise up like Deborah Am Save us like Judith
Sing for us like Anna, B Intercede or us like Esther
Mary of Jasna Gora …….
121 PSALM 142 - TO YOU, O LORD, WITH MY VOICE I CRY FOR HELP
Am Dm F G To you, O Lord, with my voice I cry for help To you I cry O Lord, Am G E7 Lord, in my pleading I entreat you To you I say: you alone are my refuge E7 F To you, O Lord, I pour out my lament, You are my lot on this earth F E E To you my anguish I unfold. My only happiness Dm Dm E7 I feel that my spirit faints Listen Lord to my clamour E7 Dm E7 But you know my path, Because I am so depressed Am Dm F Look Lord, that on the road Free me from my enemies Am Am E Look, they have laid a snare for me, that are stronger than me. E F (G) Look, at my right hand there is no one, Snatch my soul from this prison F E (F)G E no one who knows me And I will give thanks to your name Dm F And every comfort escapes me Then the just will gather around me E7 E7 Because there is no one who cares for my soul Then I will rejoice for your love towards me
122 A SHOOT SPRINGS FROM THE STOCK OF JESSE (IS. 11)
G Em C G A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse The cow and the bear will be together G C G A scion from his roots. The lion will eat straw like the ox C G D G Upon him rests the Spirit of the Lord; The infant will play over the hole of the asp, D G C Spirit of Wisdom and of Intelligence, The child will put his hand into the den of the D G G Spirit of Counsel and of Strength, venomous snake, C G D G Spirit of Knowledge and of Piety Because no evil will be done, D G D G Spirit of the Fear of the Lord. For the knowledge of the Lord will fill the earth. B C G Because on that day the root of Jesse will be raised He will not judge by hearsay Em D G as a standard for the people. But will help all the oppressed. Am B C G And the peoples will follow him with eagerness. His word will be a rod for the violent C B7 D G On that day the Lord will stretch out his hand. And with the breath of his mouth he will kill the wicked C B C G Because a road will be opened, The wolf will dwell with the lamb, C B C G A way for the nations The panther will lie down with the kid, Am B7 D G That the Virgin will show The lion and the calf will graze together C G A shoot springs ……….. A little child will guide them, D G A little child will guide them.
A shoot springs ………..
123 PSALM 140 (141) - AGAINST THE SEDUCTION OF SIN
Em B7 D G B7 A I am calling you, I am calling you, O Lord C To you, O Lord I turn my eyes, Am B7 D C B7 come, hurry to me, in you I take refuge, do not leave alone my soul Em Am B7 Listen to my voice for I cry to you, keep me from the snares they have laid for me Em B7 Am B7 let my prayer rise like incense, from the traps of many enemies. G Em B7 and the lifting up of my hands Get them fall each into his own net Em C B7 like the evening sacrifice. for I, united to you, pass unharmed Am B7 D G B7 for I, united to you, pass unharmed. C Set O Lord, a sentinel at my mouth, D C B7 A I am calling you ...... a guard at the door of my lips, Am B7 lest my heart turn towards sin, Am B7 and commit wicked actions. G Em B7 Let the just man strike me out of love Em and correct me, C B7 lest the oil of the wicked man anoint my head Am B7 for I would fall into his sins, C B7 for I would fall into his sins
A I am calling you ….
124 CARMEN ’63
A- E F A- E- C-A Broken are my bonds A But already my sword is forged D- E A- E- Paid are my debts Already I’ve put on my armour F G B My doors wide open My horse is ready to run E D A F# I go everywhere And I shall gain my kingdom B-G F# D- E And I shall gain my kingdom C They, crouched in their corners D- E D A ) continue to weave the pale web of their hours A I shall gain my kingdom ) T F D A ) W or go back to sit in the dust I shall gain my kingdom ) I E E A ) C to count their coins. I’ll go everywhere. ) E F E And they call me, and they call me A- E F F E A Broken are my bonds ……. to make me go back.
125 PSALM 32 (33) - EXULT, YOU JUST IN THE LORD
A- B7 G E- C The Word of the Lord made the heavens, C-A Exult, you just in the Lord, A- B7 C G the breath of his mouth, all his hosts. Praise is fitting for the saints, C G E- The Lord brings to nothing Praise the Lord with the zither, C the designs of the nations, With the ten-stringed harp, D B7 G and defeats the plans of the peoples. Sing to Him. C But the plan of the Lord, A- B7 D B7 C Sing a new song to the Lord, The plan of the Lord, stands for ever. A- B7 play the zither with art and acclaim him G E- C A Exult you just in the Lord …… for the Word of the Lord is right D B7 truth are all his works. C In him are justice and right, D B7 of his love the earth is full
G E- A Exult you just in the Lord …..
126 GLORY, GLORY, GLORY (Is. 66:18ff)(*)
E C#- A C I come to gather (Assembly repeats) C They shall bring your brothers A E E all the nations: (Assembly repeats) from all the nations F# B B E They’ll come and see my glory as an offering to the Lord B E A E as an offering to the Lord A They’ll come and see my glory. C#- G# And from among them I will take A E A E B7 E B G# A Glory, Glory, Glory priests for me A E A E B7 E A E Glory, Glory, Glory priests to announce my glory B E C#- priests to announce my glory. C I will set a sign upon them A A Glory …….. and I will send them E C#- to the distant nations; C For as the new heavens B E G# to announce my glory and the new earth that I am making B E B G# to announce my glory will endure forever, A E A Glory ……… so they will endure forever, B E says the Lord.
A Glory ……..
(*) CAPO II 127 PSALM 17 (18) - I LOVE YOU O LORD (*)
C E C I love you O Lord, E Am C I called to the Lord in my anguish, you are my rock Am F to my God, to my God I cried out. you are my liberator G F E From his temple he heard my voice, you are my God, E F E my cry came to his ear. I love you, I love you O Lord. F E And the earth quaked and shook, C Am F E A The waves of death were surrounding me the foundations of the mountains trembled. F C F E I was frightened by the roarings of Belial for he lowered the heavens and came down, G F G E I was entangled in the bonds of Sheol and the bed of the sea appeared, C G E I was caught in the fetters of death the foundations of the world were laid bare F ** VIOLIN ** He stretched out his hand and caught me E A The waves of death ..... He raised me from the depths of the waters.
A I love you ....The waves of death .... ** VIOLIN ** A The waves of death ....
128 PSALM 67 (68) - LET GOD ARISE
E A Sing to God
Sing hymns to his name
Sing to God
Make straight the path
For Him who rides upon the clouds
C The Lord is His name Dm9 rejoice before Him, Father of the orphan, E Defender of the widow is God Dm9 E The poorest he makes live in His house Dm9 E The prisoners He frees with joy
E A Let God arise, let His enemies scatter, ) (Twice) ) Let the Just One rejoice and sing for Joy )
129 PSALM 6 - LORD DO NOT REPROVE ME
F# E- F# A F# A Lord, do not reprove me in your anger, C In sheol, no one can sing your praises. G F# do not punish me in your rage. A (Assembly repeats)
B- A A Lord, do not..... C Have pity on me, have pity on me Lord: F# B- I am fading away; C I am worn out with groaning B- A F# A B- Heal me, Lord, for my bones tremble. every night I drench my bed with tears. G F# G F# My soul is shaken to its very depths My eyes waste away with anguish A F# E-/G F# but you, O Lord, how long? I grow old surrounded by many oppressors A F# A A (Assembly repeats) away from me the wicked for the Lord hears F# A Lord, do not.... my weeping, A F# B- A F# for the Lord accepts my prayer. C Return, O Lord, rescue my soul. B- A F# A Lord, do not ...... Save me, Lord, in your mercy A F# for in death no one remembers you
A (Assembly repeats)
130 PSALM 128 (129) - MUCH HAVE THEY PERSECUTED ME
D- D- C Much have they persecuted me A Let them fall back, A7 A7 since my youth, all those who hate zion.
much have they persecuted me Let them fall back, D- D- let Israel say. all those who hate zion. D- Much have they persecuted me A7 A7 C Let them be like the grass on the roofs since my youth D- which dries up before it is plucked. much have they persecuted me A7 D- Never the reaper fills his hand with it, but have not prevailed. D- nor the gatherer of sheaves fills his lap. A Much have they persecuted ...... D- D- A7 A Let them fall back. C Upon my back, the ploughmen ploughed. A7 D- all those who hate zion. Upon my back, they drew long furrows. A7 Let them fall back, Upon my back, the ploughmen ploughed. D- D- all those who hate zion. Upon my back, they drew long furrows. A7 But the Lord, who is just. D- Has broken the yoke of the wicked.
131 PSALM 122 (123) - TO YOU I LIFT UP MY EYES
Dm A7 ) C To You I lift up my eyes ) (All Gm A7 ) repeat) To You Who dwell in heaven )
Dm C Like the eyes of slaves A7 Are fixed on the hand of their master, Gm Like the eyes of a slave girl, A7 on the hand of her mistress, Bb A Gm So our eyes are on the Lord, for Him A to take pity on us
Dm A Women Have pity on us, Lord Bb A Men Have pity on us, Lord Dm A Women We are filled with contempt Bb A Men All too full is our soul with scorn Dm A Women With the disdain from the proud Bb A Men With the scorn from the complacent
Dm A All Have pity on us, Lord Bb A Have pity on us, Lord
132 PSALM 24 (25) - TO YOU, O LORD, I LIFT UP MY SOUL
A- E A To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul A- E D- F E C Remember, O Lord, your tenderness To you O my God D- F E and your compassion, that are eternal A- E A- E C In you I trust, O Lord Do not remember, O Lord, my sins. D- F E Do not let my enemies triumph over me. A To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul .....
A To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul ...... D- F E C Remember, O Lord, that you are mercy. A- E F E C Show me O Lord, your way. Give me, O Lord, your mercy; D- F E F E Teach me, O Lord, your path. immerse us in your mercy.
A To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul ...... A To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul ......
133 NOLI ME TANGERE
C Fm ) C Woman, tell me why you’re weeping that I ascend to my Father ) (Assembly F Cm ) (repeats) Woman, tell me why you’re weeping and your Father ) C G Whom do you seek? Whom do you seek? Fm Cm C my God and your God (Ass repeats) Whom do you seek? G# G that I ascend to my Father and your Father C (Ass repeats) A Sir, if it’s you who took him away G# G F my God and your God (Ass repeats) Sir, if it’s you who took him away C C Tell me where you placed Him A Sir, if it’s you who took him away… G C and I will go and take him. (Twice)
Fm ) C Maria ) (Twice) ) Cm ) A Rabbuni! )
Bb C Bb C C Noli me tangere – do not cling to me, Bb C I have not yet ascended to the Father Fm Cm But go and announce to my brothers (Ass repeats) G# G that I ascend to my Father and your Father (Ass repeats) G# G my God and your God (Ass repeats)
134 SHLOM LEKH MARIAM
Em B7 Em Am B7 C-A Shlom Lekh Mariam (Plucking) C Mary, don’t weep… (Vibrato) Em B7 Em Am B7 Malyat Thai Butha Mary, Mary, Mary rejoice! C B7 Maran, Maran amekh Em C B7 A Santa, Santa Maria ….. Maran, Maran amekh G B7 Am B7 Em C Mary, help us; Mary help us (Vibrato) C Ave Maria, full of grace, Am C B7 Virgin Mary, Virgin Mary The Lord, the Lord is with you; B7 C B7 may his Word be fulfilled in us! blessed are you among women C B7 A Shlom lech Mariam and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus
Em A Santa, Santa Maria (Strumming)
Mother, mother of God, )(Assembly C B7 ) repeats Pray, pray for us, ) in octave) C B7 we are, we are sinners.
135 LORD, HELP ME
Am G Am C G O Lord, help me, O Lord! (Twice) And in this flame of your love, this dark flame, E C never to doubt you in this veil that enwraps my soul and stifles it, Am G Am F E O Lord, help me, O Lord I feel my heart dislocated F E F E never to doubt your love. opening, pouring out. F E G7 C like water flooding through your garden. The gift of your grace Am F E Am G Am has left my heart in blossom O Lord, help me, O Lord! (2) Dm E E with desires to love (Twice) never to doubt you G F Am G Am I can do no more O Lord, help me, O Lord E F E than suffer never to doubt your love. F E and spend my life in sighs
136 YOU HAVE SEDUCED ME, LORD (Jeremiah 20, 7-20)
Am E7 C G You’ve seduced me, Lord But the Lord is at my side Am C and I let myself be seduced like a brave and mighty warrior. E7 you wrestled with me, and you Am E7 Am Am Sing hymns to the Lord, praise the Lord defeated me F F E for he has freed the life of this poor man. you’ve taken me by force and have prevailed
Am E7 Am When I speak I have to shout: violence, oppression E7 Am and so your word has brought me insult and derision E7 I said to myself: I will think of him no more Am I will not speak any more in his name E7 But in my heart there was a burning fire F E that was running within my bones
You’ve seduced me, Lord……
Am E7 Cursed be the day I was born cursed be the man who brought the news to my father Am a son is born to you E7 Why did I come out of my mother’s womb only to see torment and sorrow
137 CARITAS CHRISTI
Em G B7 D B7 Caritas Christi urget nos so that we may become the righteousness of God in C B7 Him Caritas Christi urget nos Em G B7 The love of Christ urges us at the thought, Caritas Christi...... C B7 the love of Christ urges us at the thought Em G Em E7 Am that if one has died for all Woe to me, if I do not announce the Gospel, B7 B7 Em then all have died; woe to me, woe to me! C that if Christ has died for all B7 Caritas Christi...... then all have died.
Am B7 And he died for all so that those who live Am B7 may live no longer for themselves, C Adim D B7 but for Him who died and is risen for them.
Caritas Christi......
Am B7 If someone is in Christ he is a new creation, Am B7 the old things have passed away, new ones are born C Adim The one who did not know sin
God has treated as sin
138 MARY, MOTHER OF THE BURNING WAY
D Bm G E C Mary, mother of the burning way, G D you free us from the fire of the passions A D ) (twice) with the dew of your intercession. )
Bm G E A A Meek Mary all immaculate, G D guardian angel of the third millennium, A D place of all graces, G D image of every virtue, A D the heavenly Jerusalem sings your beauty.
Bm C E C You have shown us the way, G D under the cross you have received us, D D Mother of the burning way; G D under the cross you have received us, A D how could you refuse your dying Son.
Meek Mary......
139 GO AND ANNOUNCE TO MY BROTHERS (Mt 28, 16 - 20)
Am Am Go and announce to my brothers Go and announce………………… G Am that they must go into Galilee! Am E Am And behold ………… there they will see me, there they will see me E even to the end of the world Am Dm Am Am The disciples went to Galilee even to the end of the world. Dm Am to the mountain that Jesus had shown them Am E Am Go and announce……………. When they saw him they adored him. F E Am And Jesus said to them: And behold ………… C G All power has been given to me C in heaven and on earth. G C Go therefore and make disciples of all peoples Am E baptising them in the name of the Father Am of the Son and of the Holy Spirit, F and teaching them to observe E All that I have commanded you. Am And behold, I am with you
G Am And behold, I am with you all the days (Assembly repeats)
140 PSALM 15 (16) - YOU WILL SHOW ME THE PATH OF LIFE
Am F Dm Am F You will show me the path of life You will show me the path of life ………. Am You will show me the path of life Am F E Therefore my heart rejoices, Fullness of joy in your presence Dm Am E Dm E My soul exults; even my body will rest in safety Sweetness without end at your right hand Dm E For you will not leave my soul among the dead Am F Dm Am Dm Protect me O God: in you I take refuge nor allow your Holy one to see F Dm Am E Dm E I said to God: “You are my Lord, corruption, to see corruption. E Without you I have no good at all.” Am F You will show me the path of life ………… Am F You will show me the path of life ………
Am F The Lord is my portion of inheritance and my cup Dm Am In your hands is my life Am F My lot has fallen in delightful places Dm E My heritage is wonderful.
Am F I bless the Lord who gave me counsel; Dm Even at night he instructs my heart E I keep the Lord always before me, Dm E He is at my right hand, I will not waver
141 PSALM 53 (54) - OH GOD BY YOUR NAME SAVE ME
E C Oh God, by your name save me, Am B by your great power see justice done to me. E C Oh God, pay heed to my prayer, Am B give ear to the words of my mouth E Am for arrogant men have risen against me F E and ruthless men seek my life. F E They do not set God before them, F E they do not set God before them. Am E Behold, God is my help, Am E the Lord, the Lord upholds me. Dm E With all my heart I will offer you a sacrifice Dm E I will praise your name, for it is good. F E From all anguish you have delivered me. G E From all anguish you have delivered me. G B From all anguish you have delivered me.
142 THE DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL
Am Am Dm Upon a dark night, And this was guiding me Dm E Am ablaze with love, with urgent longings, more surely than the noonday light, F E oh, happy chance, to where he was awaiting me, Dm Am I left without being noticed, he whom I knew so well, E Dm E my house at last completely quiet. there where no other presence might appear.
Am Am Dm In darkness and secure, Oh night, that was my guide! Dm E Am by the secret ladder, in disguise, Oh night, more lovely than the morning’s pride! F E oh, happy chance, Oh night, that united Dm F in darkness and concealed, the Lover to his beloved, E Dm E my house at last completely quiet. the beloved in her Lover transformed. Dm E On the night of blessings, Dm E in secret and not seen by anyone, and nothing I beheld, Dm with no other light or guide, E except for that which in my heart was burning.
143 PSALM 142 (143) - LORD, LISTEN TO MY PRAYER
C D Cm D Gm D7 C: Lord, listen to my prayer C: Let me know the way, Cm D Gm give ear to my supplication. the path to walk. D7 Gm Cm Save me from my enemies, A: You who are faithful, Cm D7 Gm Cm D7 I entrust myself to you, O Lord. you who are faithful, answer me. Cm D7 Gm Cm In your justice, answer me A: You who are faithful ……
Gm D7 Gm D7 C: Do not call your servant to judgment, C: Teach me to do your will, Gm Gm D7 no one is just in your sight. For you are my God. D7 Cm D7 The enemy pursues me, Let your good spirit guide me, Cm D7 Cm D7 crushes my life to the ground. on level ground.
Gm Cm Gm Cm A: You who are faithful …….. A: You who are faithful, Gm Cm D7 Gm D7 you who are faithful, answer me. C: To you I stretch out my hands, Cm D7 Gm D7 In your justice, answer me. Like a parched land I stand before you. Cm D7 Answer me soon, O Lord, Cm D7 My spirit faints within me.
Gm Cm A: You who are faithful ……..
144 PSALM 13 (14) – THE FOOL THINKS: THERE IS NO GOD
Dm A7 A: The fool thinks: there is no God Gm A7 Dm C: Evil-doers understand nothing, they are corrupt and commit abomination, Gm A7 Gm A7 Evil-doers who devour my people like bread. no one is left who does good, Bb Bb A7 They do not call upon God, no one is left who does good. A7 but they will tremble with terror. Dm A7 F A C: From heaven the Lord looks down on men For God is with the just man, Dm Bb A7 to see if there is a man who is wise; the Lord is his refuge. Gm A7 a man who seeks God Dm C A Bb A7 A: For God is with the just man, a man who seeks God. Bb A7 F Am the Lord is his refuge. They have all gone astray, they are all corrupt, Bb A7 Dm A7 no one does good, not even one. A: The fool thinks: there is no God ……
Dm A7 Dm C A A: The fool thinks: there is no God …… A: For God is with the just man …..
201 SIT DOWN ALONE AND IN SILENCE (Lam. 3, 1 - 33)
D D F#m C God, God A Sit down alone and in silence F#m Bm Bm D has driven me and forced me because God has laid it upon you. D F#m to walk in darkness. Put your mouth in the dust, F#m Bm D He has built for me a yoke there may yet be hope. Bm Em and He has pressed, has pressed Offer your cheek to him D A7 my head. who strikes you; F#m G ) He has bent his bow, For the Lord ) Bm A ) making me the target does not cast off forever ) (Twice) D G ) for his arrows. even if He afflicts you ) F#m A ) Though I call and cry He will then be merciful ) Bm A7 D He shuts out, He shuts out According to the abundance of His love D my prayers. Em To see where He has brought me A in my wandering life: D is wormwood and gall F# What will I Bm do if hope fails within me A G the hope that comes from the Lord, F# A G F# that comes from the Lord. 202 THE LORD HAS GIVEN ME (Is. 50, 4 - 10)
Bm C Bm D G C The Lord has given me a disciple’s tongue C I did not cover my face C F# So that I may bring to the wearied against insult and spittle. Bm Bm C a word of relief. Because I already knew C Bm Bm Morning after morning you open my ear that you would come to my help C Bm C Bm so that I can listen as a disciple. for this I’ve set my face hard as a flint C D F#m G ) I was sure A The Lord, the Lord, the Lord ) (Twice) Bm F# ) that you would come to my help. has opened my ear. ) D F#m G D F#m A If you are, if you are near, if you save me C For this I made no resistance, F# who will fight against me? I made no resistance. D F#m G D G F# If you help, if you help me, if you save me I offered my back to those who struck me F# who will dare to condemn me? D F#m A For this I made no resistance Bm C C All of you who fear the Lord, I made no resistance. Bm listen to the voice of his servant D G C C I offered my cheek if you find yourself in darkness F# Bm C Bm to those who tore my beard. trust in the Lord, trust in His Name.
D F#m A If you are, if you are near ……… A For this I made no resistance
I made no resistance
203 THE KINGS SHALL SEE YOU : II SONG OF THE SERVANT (Is 49, 1 - 16) A7 D C Listen to me, remotest islands, C You will say to the prisoners: ‘Come out’ F#m G all the nations, to those who are blind : “Look”
thus speaks the Lord you will guide the people F# the Holy One of Israel: to the waters of life D To ‘him whose life is despised, A The kings shall see you …….. F#m G whom the nations loathe Bm F# C But Zion says: to the slave of all the oppressors’. Em Bm ‘The Lord has abandoned me, D ) Em F# A The kings shall see you, ) the Lord has forgotten me’. ) G F# they will stand up ) Can a woman forget her baby at the breast F#m ) G F# the princes of the earth ) (2) Or fail to cherish the son of her womb? G ) they will bow down, ) D F# G F# ) A Even if a mother forgets her baby I’ve chosen you, I’ve chosen you. ) F# yet, I will never forget you D G ) C On the day of salvation I shall listen to you Look at me, I have branded you ) (2) F# G F# ) on the favourable day I shall help you on the palms of my hands )
for I have appointed you A The kings shall see you ……… F# as a covenant to the nations
A The kings shall see you ………
204 JACOB (Gen. 32, 23 - 29)
Am C D ) C It was night when Jacob arose, C I will not let you go ) (Assembly repeats) F E F E ) took his wives with him and all his sons. unless you bless me. ) Am and crossed the ford of the Jabbok. E7 Am C Then God asked: “What is your name?” After taking them “What is your name?” he sent them across the stream, F E F E ‘Jacob’ he replied, Jacob he replied. and sent also with them all his possessions E7 Am Am ‘You shall no more be called Jacob.’ and Jacob remained alone. G Am G Am G Am And someone fought with him. A Israel, Israel, Israel shall be your name. G Am G Am Israel, you have discovered your weakness. A And someone fought with him. G Am Israel, you shall lean on God. G Am G Am C And someone fought with him until the dawn Israel: strong with God, G Am And seeing that he couldn’t overcome Jacob, Israel: you shall win. F G Am struck the hollow of his hip Israel, you have discovered your weakness. E G Am and Jacob’s hip was dislocated Israel, you shall lean on God. Am as he fought with him. G Am G Am C Israel, Israel, Let me go for dawn is coming. (Assembly repeats) G Am Israel, Israel shall be your name. G Am C Let me go for dawn is coming
205 SONG OF DEBORAH (Jud. 5, 1ff)
D7 D7 C When Israel gathers the assembly C When you came out of Seir Em Yahweh, my God. when the people offer themselves as volunteers When you advanced over the fields of Edom Em F E trembled the earth, heaven shook A Bless Yahweh, Bless Yahweh, the clouds melted into water Em F before you the mountains leaped, bless Yahweh, before you, O God of Israel. E From heaven above to Yahweh I want to sing. the stars came out to fight
Am F A From heaven above A Awake Deborah, awake Deborah, the stars came out to fight. E strike up the song. C From heaven above Am F they fought against Sisera Awake Deborah, awake Deborah, E A From heaven above stand up, Barak. they fought against Sisera.
D7 C The Chison torrent C On the day of Samgar, son of Anak the sacred torrent swept them away. on the day of Jael, there were no caravans, A Bless Yahweh, Bless Yahweh ………. no one could walk around the streets Since Israel had gone after other gods A Awake Deborah, awake Deborah …….. and the war was at the gates. No saviour could be found in Israel, not one lance could be found among ten thousand men.
A Bless Yahweh, Bless Yahweh, ……
206 THE WHITE HORSE (Rev 19, 11 - 20)
E F Am C I see heaven open and a white horse He alone treads the winepress G F E Am He who rides it is clad in a robe of the furious wrath of God E dipped in blood, dipped in blood Am E F A He alone treads the winepress His eyes, flames of fire E Am G F of the furious wrath of God in his mouth there is a sword, E C E to smite, to smite. C Behold the beast is captured, Am C ) and with it also its prophet C What is his name? ) E ) by him who rides the horse What is his name? ) (Twice) Am ) and wears a robe dipped in blood E ) A His name is, His name is ) E Am ) A Alleluia, Alleluia; Word of God. ) Am Alleluia, Alleluia E F E Am C I see a beast and a prophet Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia. G gather together C What is his name ………… F E for a battle, for a battle
against Him who rides F G the horse and wears a robe F E dipped in blood, dipped in blood.
207 THUS SPEAKS THE AMEN (Rev 3, 14 - 18)
Em B7 A Thus speaks the Amen white garments and eye-slave C D7 Em the faithful and truthful witness so that you may see.
the beginning A Thus speaks the Amen ……. Em of the creatures of God. Em C Those that I love I correct Em G D C I know your behaviour: be then zealous and repent G B7 Em you are neither hot nor cold listen to my voice, listen to my voice D I wish you were cold or hot G B7 C Behold: I stand at the door and knock and not lukewarm Em if anyone hears my voice because I am going to vomit you from my mouth D7 and opens to me the door A Thus speaks the Amen ……….. B7 I will enter in his house Em Em C You say: I am rich, I lack nothing and I will dine with him and he with me G And you are not aware A Thus speaks the Amen ……. D7 that you are wretched, B7 worthy of compassion Em poor, blind and naked. G I counsel you to buy from me D7 gold refined by fire
208 WHO IS THIS WHO COMES FROM EDOM (Is. 63, 1 - 6) (The Winepresser)
Em Am Em C Who is this who comes from Edom? Then my own arm saved me, Am Em B7 who is this who advances dyed in red, my wrath, my wrath supported me: B7 Em magnificent in his garment the day of vengeance had arrived Em Am Em he walks full of strength? I trod, I trod upon the peoples (Assembly repeats) B7 and made their blood run on the earth D Em Em C It is I, it is I who speaks with justice: and all my garments were stained. B7 Em It is I, a great liberator. Em A Who is this who comes from Edom? A And why, why is your garment red? Am Em Am Em who is this who advances dyed in red? why, like that of a presser in the winepress? B7 B7 Em magnificent in his garment Why? Why? Em he walks full of strength D C In the winepress, in the winepress Em I have trodden alone; B7 Em of my people nobody was with me. D I looked, I looked, there was Em no one to help me; B7 I was appalled: Em there was no one to support me.
209 THE SOWER (Mt. 13, 4 - 9)
Dm C ) A Some one hundredfold. C A sower went out to sow ) Dm ) (*) Gm Dm Gm A and some seed fell on the road ) C He who has ears and wants to hear Dm F G A listen, listen. C The birds came down, they ate it up, they ate it up Gm Dm Dm C Don’t be the road. ) (*) A They ate it up. Gm Dm C A sower went out to sow ) (*) C Don’t be the rock. ) (*) and some seed fell on the rock. ) Gm Dm The sun came out, C Don’t be the thorns. ) (*) and dried it up. It had no soil. Gm A C But be the soil. A It had no soil. Gm A Dm A Dm C A sower went out to sow ) (*) A The good soil, where Jesus may grow. and some seed fell among thorns) A Dm Where Jesus may grow. The seed grew up, the thorns grew up, they choked it.
A They choked it C A sower went out to sow ) (*) and some seed fell on the soil. )
It bore fruit: some thirtyfold some sixtyfold.
(*) Assembly repeats 210 THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD (Lk. 4, 18 - 19)
Am E Am C The Spirit of the Lord is upon me F E (Assembly repeats) He has sent me to announce salvation G C For He has anointed me Am G F E C That the blind may see the lame may walk He has sent me to announce salvation F the lepers may be cleansed Am E A To announce salvation to announce salvation. G to announce salvation Am E F E C The Spirit of the Lord ……… to the poor whose hearts are broken G Am E For He has anointed me The Spirit of the Lord …….. F E G He has sent me to announce salvation For He has anointed me
BEHOLD OUR MIRROR (13th Ode of Solomon)
Dm Dm C Behold our mirror is the Lord C Wipe away the dirt from your faces Am Am Open your eyes and look at yourselves in Him love his holiness and clothe yourselves in him Gm A7 Gm A and you will see what your face is like then you will be spotless forever before him
Dm Dm A Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia A Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
Gm Gm C Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia ) (Twice) C Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
A A Dm A Glorify his spirit ) (Twice) A Glorify his spirit, glorify his spirit, glorify his spirit Glorify his spirit )
211 YOU ARE THE WAY (7th Ode of Solomon)
C Am Dm C You have given yourself to me ) C As the impulse of anger towards the enemy without any reserve. ) (1a) G You made your greatness small ) as the impulse of love full of tenderness ) C towards the loved one You became sin for me ) Am A7 Dm full of mercy and compassion ) (2b) so I feel an impulse towards you so that my sin ) G could not separate me from You. ) You are the immortal one, C A You are the Way...... the fullness of time. C God who thought about me ) Am E when I did not exist ) A You are the way, how wonderful it is, from the beginning He knew ) (3) Am everything I would do ) You are the way, You are the love, that's why He took pity on me ) G Am full of mercy and compassion ) You are the way, You are the life, and He made it possible for me ) G Am to ask for His same nature. ) You are the way, You are the truth, G F A You are the Way ...... You are the way, you are the truth, E You are the life.
C You became like me ) So I could welcome You ) (2a) in Your looks like me ) so I could clothe myself with You )
so that I wouldn't be afraid ) when I meet You, ) (1b) You the immortal One, ) the fullness of time. )
A You are the Way ...... 212 BLESSED BE GOD (Eph 1, 3 - 13)
D Em A7 D F# C Blessed be God In Him all of us Em the Father who have heard A7 D Bm of Jesus Christ the Word of Truth F# F# For He has chosen us before the creation the Good News Bm Bm of the world. of salvation, F# A For He has blessed us have been sealed Bm G with every kind of love, with the Holy Spirit A G F# F# to be holy and blameless in His love thus making us His people.
Bm Bm A To be the praise if His glory, A To be the praise of His glory A A the glory of His grace, the glory of His grace, G G the grace of His love the grace of His love
with which He loves us with which He loves us F# F# in Jesus Christ in Jesus Christ.
D Em C Blessed A7 D be God Em the Father A7 D of Jesus Christ
213 PSALM 138 (139) - LORD YOU SEARCH ME
Dm Gm Bb A C Lord, you search me and you know me A If I descend to death, there I find you F you know when I sit down You press me from behind Dm Am and when I get up. You attack me from the front, Gm From afar you know my thoughts C And at the same time, A Dm Bb you are familiar with all my ways. you keep your hand on me: C7 F Before a word is on my tongue A A Dm A Such knowledge is mysterious to me you, O Lord, already know everything. C7 Bb A You press me from behind, C Knowledge I cannot grasp, F you attack me from the front Bb A A Knowledge so high and at the same time A Dm that I do not understand you keep your hand on me: Gm A Dm Gm such knowledge is mysterious to me C Lord, you search me and you know me, Gm A Dm knowledge I cannot grasp you put to the test my heart, Gm A Gm knowledge so high that I do not understand so that I may not walk in a way of duplicity,
F D Am so that I may never A But where shall I go far from your Spirit? A Dm Bb abandon your way. Where from your face shall I flee? C Before a word is on my tongue ………. A C If I climb the heavens you are there,
214 PSALM 21 (22) - ELI, WLI, LAMMA SABACTANI?
Em Am Em Em A Eli, Eli, lamma sabactani? He loves him so much.’ Am My God, my God Yes, you love me, yes you cherish me! Am Em Em why have you forsaken me? You drew me out of my mother’s womb. B7 B7 At my birth you picked me up, C How far I feel you from saving me, from my mother’s womb you have been my God. I call on you by day and you do not answer When I was being born she entrusted Em Em I call by night and there is no rest for me. me to you.
A Eli, Eli, lamma sabactani …….. A Eli, Eli, lamma sabactani ……….
B7 B7 C Yet you are the Holy One, C Many bullocks surround me you dwell in the praises of your people bulls of Bashan besiege me In you my fathers have hoped, against me they open their mouth, and you have freed them; like a lion raging and roaring, they cried to you and they were saved Em they hoped in you and did not like rabid dogs. Em Am remain confused. I am dirty water which is thrown away. Am Em But me? Why don’t you help me? All my bones are wrecked. Em B7 Perhaps I am not a man? My heart is like wax, B7 melting away within my bosom. Look I am a worm; disgraced among men! As clay, dry potsherd is my palate Rejection of my people! my tongue is stuck to my throat, All those who see me laugh at me, Em twist their lips, shake their heads to ashes of death you have reduced me. and they say: ‘Let him turn to God, let God A Eli, Eli, lamma sabactani ……. rescue him if it is true that
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B7 Am C A pack of dogs surrounds me You are object of my praise in the great assembly, a gang of evildoers besiege me, Em they have pierced my hands and feet, I will perform my vows in the presence of the faithful I can count all my bones. B7 They stare at me, they observe me: Now I know that the poor will eat they divide my garments among them, and be satisfied, that everyone who Em looks for you will praise you, and for my tunic they cast lots Em Am heart of the wretched of the poor will live eternally But you, Lord, do not stay far away, Am Em All the ends of the earth will my strength, run, run to my help. Em B7 return to the Lord, all the family Save me from the sword, from the of nations shall bow down before him. claws of the dogs save my life, B7 save me, save me from the mouth Because the kingdom, the kingdom belongs to the of the lion and from the horns Lord, He rules over all nations. Em Before him whoever sleeps under the of the wild bulls. Save my life, save my life. earth will bow down. Em A Eli, Eli, lamma sabactani ……… Only before him will bow all who go down to the dust Am Am Em C I will announce your Name to my brothers, And I will live, I will live for him B7 B7 I will praise you in the midst of the assembly there my descendants will serve him Em Men will proclaim the Lord to praise the Lord you who fear him, Em sing to the Lord, descendant of Jacob generations still to come. Em Am Let the house of Israel fear him, all the race of Israel they will announce this pact and the Am Em Because he was not disgusted with nations that will be born, the this poor man, he did not despise B7 Em B7 nations that will be born, will say: this wretched man, but at his cry Em for help he answered him; he did ‘behold the work of the Lord’ Em not hide his face from him and help him.
216 NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS (Mt. 6, 24 - 33)
Am G F E C No one can serve two masters Solomon was not dressed like them G F Am because loving the one, he despises the other C Em Dm F E A Look at the lilies of the field you cannot serve God and money! E7 F7 E Am they don’t toil, they don’t spin That’s why I tell you: E G F Solomon was not dressed like them! do not be anxious about your life G C Em what you shall eat C Seek first the kingdom of God F Am E7 or what you shall drink; what you shall wear and all other things Dm F E F7 is not life worth more than food? will be given to you as well. Dm F E F E and the body more than clothing? You cannot serve God and money! C Em ) Look at the birds of the air )(Assembly C Em E7 F7 E ) repeats) A Seek the kingdom of God they don’t sow, they don’t reap ) E7 F7 E E ) and all other things will be given you as well yet your father feeds them! ) E You cannot serve two masters Am G C And which of you by being anxious, C No one can serve two masters F Am because loving the one, can add one hour to his life? he despises the other, Dm F E you cannot serve God and money! and about clothing, why do you worry? C Em A (repeat the three refrains) Look at the lillies of the field: E7 F7 E they don’t toil, they don’t spin,
217 PSALM 130 (131) - O LORD MY HEART HAS NO LOFTY AMBITIONS
Em Am Em c O Lord, my heart has no lofty ambitions, Em Am Am B7 C But I have calmed and quieted my soul nor are my eyes raised with pride. Em like a child in its mother’s arms I am not looking for great things B7 Em like a child that has suckle is my spirit, which are above my strength. Em like a child within me. Em Am Em A O Lord, my heart has no lofty ambitions, A O Lord, my heart has no lofty ambitions …. Am B7 nor are my eyes raised with pride. Em Am Em C O Israel hope in the Lord now and forever, I am not looking for great things Am Em Em O Israel hope in the Lord now and forever. which are above my strength.
I WANT TO GO TO JERUSALEM
E Am E Am C I want to go, mother C Let me eat of them Dm E Dm E to Jerusalem, Jerusalem so I can fulfil my longings Am Dm E which are longings for friendship To eat the herbs, to fill myself with them, which are longings for meekness Dm E To fill myself with them which are longings, which are longings for obedience F Am C - A In the path I find myself A In the path I find myself ……. F Am in the path I am walking. Dm E in the path of all the world, of all the world
218 SHEMA ISRAEL (Deut 6, 4 - 9)
Am G A Shema Israel ……. C Shema Israel, shema Israel F Listen Israel ………. Adonai elohenu Am Am Adonai ehad. C Instill them into your children Israel F Am F Am Am G resting in your house, walking abroad, A Shema Israel, shema Israel F E F when you go to bed and when you rise. Adonai elohenu Am Dm Am This is the first commandment of life. Adonai ehad G Am Am The second is like the first: Listen Israel Shema Israel Dm G love your neighbour as yourself Listen Israel Shema Israel G E F do this and you will live forever. the Lord is our God Adonai elohenu Am A Shema Israel ……. the Lord is one Adonai ehad. Listen Israel ……… Am C You shall love the Lord your God Am G F Am F Am C Shema Israel, shema Israel with all your heart, with all your mind F F E Adonai elohenu with all your strength. Am Am Dm Adonai ehad. You shall fasten these my words G Am on your hand as a sign Dm as a band round your forehead G E on the door of your house and on your gates
219 THE GLORIOUS CROSS
E G# C#m G# A A The glorious cross of the risen Lord C In fear, defence F#m G# G# is the tree of my salvation, in stumbling, support E G# C#m A on it I feed, in it I delight, in victory, crown F#m B7 G# in its roots I grow, in struggle, you are reward E F#m G# in its branches I lie down. Tree of eternal life, F#m G# G# A pillar of the universe, C Its dew makes me glad A G# skeleton of the earth, its breeze fertilises me, F#m G# your peak reaches heaven in its shadow I have put my tent. A and in your open arms In hunger, my nourishment G# shines the love of God. in thirst, the fountain G# A The glorious cross ………… in nakedness, my clothing F#m G# Hard path, narrow road, F#m Jacob’s ladder, bed of love G# where the Lord espoused us.
A The glorious cross …..
220 THE ARMOUR OF GOD (Eph 6, 11ff)
Dm Gm Bb A C Clothe yourselves in the armour of God, C That Christ really loves you, A Dm Bb A carrying the weapons of light that He died on the Cross for you Bb Bb A because our struggle is not against when you were wicked and a sinner. A the creatures of flesh and blood, Dm Bb C-A Carry the sword of the spirit, but against the spirits of evil which live in A A which is the Word of God this world of darkness. Dm and the helmet of salvation Dm A C-A Having girded your loins with the truth Bb A Dm C That Christ rose from death, clothe yourselves with the justice of the Cross Bb A that He is the Lord Bb A Gm C Which doesn’t resist evil, that He will come again, will come again Bb A A but takes on itself the sins of others. and take us with Him.
Dm Dm A C-A Having shod your feet with zeal to C-A Alleluia, allelu, allelu, Alleluia (Twice) A announce the Gospel Dm above all carrying the shield of faith
221 PSALM 86 (87) - MOTHER, MOTHER, CITY OF GOD
Am F Am Dm C Her foundation is on the holy mountain C-A And while dancing, while dancing ) Am ) (Twice) the Lord loves the gates of Zion they will sing ) E B7 Dm F E more than all Jacob’s dwellings all my fountains are in you (Twice) Am G F E Of you are told glorious things Mother, mother, city of God! (Twice) E City of God Am F I remember Rahab and Babylon
Palestine, Tyre and Ethiopia,
when someone is born in them E B7 men say: “Here this one was born” E But of Zion all say “Mother”!
Am Dm E Am C-A For all were born in her (Twice) Dm F E The Lord himself has founded her (Twice) Am G F E Mother, mother, city of God (Twice)
Am F C The Lord writes in his book of the peoples E B7 this one was born in her,
and while dancing they will sing E in you are all my foundations
222 AKEDA
Am Dm9 Am C The night was not yet over when Abraham C Come and see faith upon the earth Am Dm9 was getting ready to sacrifice his son: come and see faith upon the earth Dm9 The two kept looking at each others’ eyes the father that sacrifices his only son E E when Isaac said: and the beloved son who offers him his throat
Am Dm9 Am A Akeda, akeda, akeda, akeda A Akeda, akeda, akeda, akeda ……. Am Dm9 Bind me, bind me fast Am father of mine, lest I resist you!
Dm9 C Bind me, bind me fast father of mine Am lest I resist you out of fear Dm9 and your sacrifice will not be valid E and both of us shall be rejected!
A Akeda, akeda, akeda, akeda …….
261 PSALM 36 (37) - DO NOT GET ANGRY
Am F A Do not get angry …………. A Do not get angry because of the wicked E7 Am F do not envy those who do evil C Refrain from anger, forsake your rage, Dm E7 E7 for they shall wither like grass fret not, lest you do evil, F7 E7 Dm E7 and dry up like the green of the fields. for those who do evil will be excluded F E7 Am F but he who hopes in the Lord shall inherit the land C Trust in the Lord and do good E7 Am F live in your land and be loyal C Wait a little longer, the wicked shall be no more Dm E7 E7 let the Lord be your delight, look at this place, he is not there. F E7 Dm E7 and He will grant you your heart’s desire. Instead the meek possess the land, F E7 Am F and delight in peace, great peace. C Entrust yourself to the Lord and hope in Him, E7 A Do not get angry ……….. hope in Him and He will act Dm E He’ll make your justice shine forth F E7 and your faithfulness like the noonday sun.
A Do not get angry ……
Am F C Keep silent before the Lord and hope in Him, E7 do not get angry about a man who prospers Dm E7 who makes his fortune by telling lies F E7 you trust in the Lord and hope in Him. 262 HYMN TO CHARITY (1 Cor 13, 1-13)
C F C Even if I speak does not seek its own interest, Am G with the eloquence of angels does not get angry. F G C if I have no love, nothing! does not take offence, C Am Even if I have the gift of prophesy is not resentful, Am F and understand all the mysteries; takes no pleasure in injustice, F G even if I have faith in its fullness but rejoices in the truth. Am (G) C ) and I am able to move mountains, Love believes everything ) F G Am ) if I have no love, nothing! excuses everything, ) C C ) (Twice) Even if I give away is always hoping: ) Am C ) everything to the poor endures everything, ) Am Am C ) and hand over my body to be burned: endures everything. ) F G Am C if I have no love, nothing! Because Love, Love, Am C Am C C Am C is God, is God, is God! A Because Love, Love, Love:
is patient, is kind Am C is not envious, is not boastful,
is not conceited, Am is never rude;
263 THE SAME GOD (2 Cor 4, 6 - 10)
D F# F# C The same God who said: C Insulted on every side, Bm but not distressed, ‘From darkness let the light shine’ persecuted but not forsaken F# cast down but not destroyed. it is He who shone into our hearts Bm Bm ) to make the knowledge of his glory shine C-A Carrying always in our bodies ) A Bm A ) (2) which is on the face of Christ. the death of Jesus ) Bm G ) A Bm so that in us may be shown ) A Which is on the face of Christ. F# ) his resurrection. ) F# C But we carry this treasure F# C And so while we die in earthen vessels. you are receiving life
F# F# A But we carry this treasure A And so while we die you are receiving life in earthen vessels. Bm ) Bm C-A Carrying always in our bodies ) C So that it may be shown A ) (2) A the death of Jesus, ) that the sublimity of his love Bm G ) Bm so that in us may be shown ) comes from God F# ) G F# his resurrection. ) comes from God and not from us.
A Assembly repeats
264 AS MEN CONDEMNED TO DEATH (1 Cor 4, 9 - 13)
Am G G Am C Up to the present we suffer hunger The refuse of the people Am we suffer thirst and nakedness. Am Am G C For I think, A Up to the present we suffer hunger G Am that to us, we suffer thirst and nakedness. Am the apostles G Am G C We are persecuted and wander homeless God has assigned Am G Am the last place. A We are persecuted and wander homeless G G Am A As men condemned to death C We are cursed, yet we bless Am G Am as men condemned to death we are insulted yet we bear it G G as men condemned to death we are despised Am Am as men condemned to death. yet we answer with love. Am G G C We are set up as a show A We are despised Am G Am for the world, for the angels yet we answer with love F E for all men, for all men G C We have become, A As men condemned to death ………. We have become ………………. Am G A We have become, we have become Am the rubbish of the earth.
265 JESUS WENT AROUND ALL THE TOWNS (Mt 9, 35, 10, 42) Am F Am Am G A Jesus went round all the towns Jesus is risen, He comes with us, F Am passing from village to village A He comes with us. Am C He proclaimed the Kingdom. C Whoever loves his father Dm E7 or his mother more than me, When He saw the crowds following Him G Am Am A Is not worthy of me, is not worthy of me He took compassion: C Em ) C Whoever loves his sons A Because they were tired, ) or his daughters more than me F ) (2) A Is not worthy of me …….. because they were dejected ) C E ) C Whoever does not take his cross like sheep without a shepherd. ) and come after me, Am F E7 A Is not worthy of me ……… C Then Jesus said to His disciples: C Am G C And whoever seeks in this world his life The harvest is large indeed, G Am Am G A Will lose it, will lose it but the workers are few. C C G ) C But whoever loses his life for the Gospel Pray then to the Lord of the harvest,) (Assembly G Am Am G ) repeats) A He will find it, he will find it to send workers to His harvest ) G C G C Who listens to you C And now I am sending you out Am Am G A Listens to me like sheep among wolves: G C G Am G C Who welcomes you so be cunning as serpents and simple as doves Am Am A Welcomes me A As doves G F E C G Am G Who welcomes me, welcomes God welcomes C Do not carry purse or money knapsack or sandals God C G and proclaim: the Kingdom is at hand
266 DON’T PUT RESISTANCE TO EVIL (Mt 5, 38ff)
D A Bm C You have heard how it was said to you But I say to you, but I say to you Bm D ‘Eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth’ ‘Love your enemies, A Bm Bm But I say to you, but I say to you: do good to those who hate you, A D Bm pray for those who persecute you, A Do not resist evil, do not resist evil, Bm A Bm bless those who slander you. Do not resist evil, do not resist evil G Be perfect Bm D Bm C If anyone strikes you on the right cheek, as your heavenly Father is perfect A Bm G A offer him the other as well. for He is good to the wicked, D G A7 If anyone sues you to take your tunic for He is good to the sinners A Bm let him have your cloak as well. A Do not resist evil ………… A And if anyone forces you to go one mile Bm Bm C And you will be sons go two miles with him. D A of your heavenly Father And do not ask back your property A Bm who makes the sun rise from the man who robs you. Bm on the good and the bad A Do not resist evil ………. A Bm and sends his rain also on the wicked D C You have heard how it was said to you: A Do not resist evil ……… Bm ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy’.
267 TELL ME THEN (Song 1, 2ff)
Dm C If you don’t know this C Let Him kiss me, O loveliest of women with the kisses of His mouth Bb A Bb follow the tracks of my flock your love A and take your kids to graze is sweeter than wine Dm close by the shepherd’s tent. your Name A Take me with you ……… is the fragrance of your perfume: Dm A Tell me then beloved of my heart …… that’s why the maidens love you
Dm A Take me with you let us go out Bb A draw me towards you let us run A7 we shall praise your love more than wine Dm How wonderful it is to love you!
Tell me then beloved ) of my heart, ) where do you lead ) (Twice) A ) your flock to pasture ) so that I may not wander ) as a vagabond ) Dm ) behind other shepherds. )
268 MY BELOVED IS FOR ME (Songs 1, 13ff)
Bm Em F Em F C My beloved is for me, a rose of Sharon A More than this our bed is all green G F a lily of the valleys. Bm C As an apple tree among the trees Bm Em F Em F A My beloved is for me, perfume of myrrh of the orchards, so is my beloved G F G F resting on my breast my beloved among the youth Bm Em Bm Em in his longed-for shade I am seated C My beloved is for me F F and sweet is his fruit as a lily among the thistles G F G F how sweet it is to my taste so is my beloved among the maidens G He has taken me into the chamber of wine Bm Em Em F A My beloved is for me and his banner upon me is love: F G F a cluster of Henna flowers he has taken me into the banquet hall G F Em F among the vines of Engedi and his banner upon me is love: Em F G F his left arm under my head C How beautiful are you my love Em F G F and his right arm embraces me. how beautiful, how beautiful Bm ) Em F Em F I implore you ) Your eyes are doves, your eyes are doves A ) (Assembly daughters of Jerusalem ) repeats) G F G ) A How beautiful are you my beloved do not rouse ) G F F# ) how delightful, how delightful nor awake my love ) Em F C More than this our bed is all green
269 COME FROM LEBANON (Songs 4, 8ff)
Em D A I have searched …… C Come from Lebanon, my bride C D Em C Get up quickly, get up my dove Come from Lebanon, come come away my dove, Em D winter time has already passed You will have for your crown the mountains the voice of the turtle dove is heard C D Em The flowers appear again on the earth the highest crests of Hermon the rain is over and gone Em D get up quickly, get up my dove You have ravished, ravished my heart come away, my dove. C D Em O my sister, my bride. A I have searched …………. Em D Come from Lebanon, my bride C Set me as a seal upon your heart C D Em as a seal upon your arm Come from Lebanon, come for love is strong as death love no flood can drown G A To give for it all the wealth of the house A I have searched for the love of my heart would be to despise it Am Em As a seal upon your heart I searched but I didn’t find it as a seal upon your arm G A I have found the love of my heart A I have searched ……….. C D Em I’ve embraced him and I’ll not let him go
C I belong to my beloved and his whole desire is for me; come let us go out in the fields let us lodge in the villages. Let us go out at dawn to the vineyards Let us pick the grapes I belong to my beloved and his whole desire is for me.
270 WHILE I WAS ASLEEP (Song 5, 2ff)
C C While I was asleep C I opened to my beloved E E Am but my heart was awake he was not there, he had already gone Am Dm E the voice of my beloved I heard My soul fainted at his flight Dm E I sought him but I did not find him ‘Open to me, my sister I called him, I called him Dm E Am open to me, my dove but he did not answer me for my head is wet with dew The watchmen met me Am G my locks with the drops of the night going the rounds of the city C F He puts his hand they undressed me, they beat me E E through the latch of the door the watchmen of the walls. Am my bowels stirred within me. A I implore you …….. Dm E I arose running Am G and my hand dripped with myrrh C Ah! If you were my brother the purest myrrh from my fingers F Am I could kiss you without on the bolt of the door E anyone being scandalised Am G ) A I implore you daughters of Jerusalem ) F ) (2) if you find my beloved ) E ) tell him I’m dying of love )
271 YOU WHO DWELL IN THE GARDENS (Song 8, Appendix)
Am Dm C You who dwell in the gardens Am Dm F E C I am in his eyes where the companions are listening, Am F as the one who has found peace. let me hear your voice, E Am E My vineyard is here before me, let me hear your voice. E Am my vineyard is here before me. A A Flee my beloved A Flee my beloved, E like a gazelle, like a gazelle, like a young stag F#m on the mountains of aromas. like a young stag E A C You who dwell in the gardens ……. on the mountains of aromas
The Church through Baptism has been introduced into the gardens of the Kingdom “where the companions are listening.” There (made mother and teacher of all peoples through the experience of love that she has had and through the sufferings, the joys, the falls, the findings and - we could say - through the History of salvation expressed by the Song of Songs) she is invited by the Bridegroom to make her voice heard in a final wish.
She answers with a paschal eschatological shout: what she has known, and experienced of the Bridegroom, makes her long to flee with Him in a final exodus “on the mountains of the spices,” that is in Heaven, free forever. 272 SHE-LAMB OF GOD (Mt 1, 18ff)
Em A She-lamb of God ……. C The virgin Mary Am C And when Joseph woke up was betrothed to Joseph he took with him the child and his mother C and in the night fled to Egypt when before they came to live together because Herod she was found to be with child was looking for the child to kill him. B7 How bitter are the waters, Mary! through the Holy Spirit Em A She-lamb of God ……… and Joseph who was just Am C A cry is heard in Rama did not want to repudiate her. a cry and great lamentation: C B7 it is Rachel weeping for her children He decided to send her away in secret and refusing to be consoled Em because they are no more. How bitter are the waters, Mary! How bitter are the waters, Mary!
C A She-lamb of God ……… A She-lamb of God, humble lamb Em Em you who don’t resist evil: C And the angel of the Lord Am said to Joseph in Egypt mother of Jesus and our mother, Am B7 Em ‘Get up and take with you pray for us, pray for us. the child and his mother, C B7 Em and go back to the Land of Israel: C Mary gave birth to her son, Em Am because from Egypt I have called my son’ she swaddled him and put him in a manger A She-lamb of God …….. C B7 because there was no room for them at any inn Em How bitter are the waters, Mary!
273 TH IN HIM THERE IS NO BEAUTY: SERVANT OF YAHWEH, 4 SONG (Is 53, 2ff)
C C C In Him there is no beauty, C But it was He Am Am in Him there is no majesty, who took on Himself all our sins G7 C no looks to attract our eyes But it was He C Am He seemed no longer human. who took on Himself all our pains A broken man, Am F considered as nothing A We had all gone astray C G despised each on his own way. Am C Am rejected by all men. Ill treated, yet he submitted, C C He didn’t say a word, A Before Him we turn away our face Am Am like a lamb brought to the slaughter. Before Him we turn away our face G7 A Before Him …….. Before Him we turn away our face C C Ill treated, ill treated, ill treated! Before Him we turn away our face
C Despised, Am rejected by all men, C man of sorrows, Am He who knows every kind of suffering
A Before Him ……..
274 WORTHY ARE YOU (Rev 4,11:5,9ff)
Em C Worthy are you to take the scroll Am B7 and to open its seals Em for you have been slain B7 and you have ransomed with your blood Em men from every people, tongue, tribe and nation
G Bm G C And you have made of them for our God Bm G a kingdom of priests
Bm Em A Who reign, who reign, on the earth
Em C Worthy are you, slain lamb, Am B7 to take the scroll Em and to open its seals B7 for you have ransomed with your blood Em men from every people, tongue, tribe and nation
G Bm G A And you have made of them for our God Bm G a kingdom of priests Bm Em who reign, who reign, on the earth.
275 WHO IS SHE (Song 8, 5-7)
Am C-A Who is she rising from the desert G F Am C Set me as a seal on your heart who is she rising from the desert G F Am F E as a tattoo upon your arm leaning on her beloved, on her beloved F E F Am because love is strong as death leaning on her beloved. F E a flame coming from the Lord, G Am F E C Under the apple tree I awakened you and the waters cannot quench it. G F Am F E there where your mother conceived you To give all the wealth of the house for love F E F E there where your mother gave birth to you would only be to despise it. F Am there where your mother gave birth to you. C-A Who is she ……..
C-A Who is she ………..
276 THE VOICE OF MY BELOVED (Songs 2, 9-17)
C E C The voice of my beloved, and the grape vine gives off its scent. Am F behold here he comes A Arise my beloved …….. E E Dm leaping on the mountains, O my dove in the cleft of the rock, F E Dm E skipping on the hills in the hiding places of the cliffs C Am F F My beloved is like a gazelle like a young deer let me hear your voice, E let me hear your voice my beloved is like a gazelle. C C Am F Send the foxes away, the small foxes, Behold he stops behind our wall F E looks in at the window who spoil the vineyard E G F E peers through the lattice for our vineyard is in blossom, C G F E Now my beloved speaks and says to me: for our vineyard is in blossom:
C E ) Dm E Am E A Arise my beloved ) (Assembly C My beloved is for me, and I am for him F E ) repeats) Dm E arise my love, arise and come ) before the breeze blows Dm E Dm E and the shadows of death stretch forth. C Look winter time has already passed Am G Am Dm E Return, return, return the rains are over, they have gone away. F Am G Am The flowers have appeared on the earth A Return, return, return. F the time for singing has come again, Dm E and the voice of the turtle-dove has returned F the fig tree has blossomed with first fruits
277 THE DOVE FLEW (ODE OF SOLOMON XXIV)
Em B7 A The dove flew over the head of the Lord Am B7 Em C The designs were lost and sang psalms, upon Him Am B7 Am and the angels of heaven cried The Lord revealed the designs of His love C B7 E the designs of all those designs of ineffable art for every man B7 who did not follow His truth. Am B7 C B7 C The depths were opened For the Lord has shown His way Am Am and terrible cries were heard and spread His grace B7 B7 like those of women in delivery on all those who follow Him; C C and the Lord destroyed the darkness He has given them power B7 B7 with the light of His gaze to make themselves beautiful by His Holiness
Em Em A The dove flew ……… A The dove flew ………
278 O JESUS MY LOVE
Am F C-A O Jesus my love ……… C O Jesus my love, how much you have loved me, C You have taken the cross from me E so that I may take salvation from you how much you have loved me! C-A O Jesus my love ……..
C-A O Jesus my love …… C You have taken death from me so that I may take life from you Am G Am C You have taken the sins from me C-A O Jesus my love ……… F E so that I may take forgiveness from you C You have taken burial from me so that I may take resurrection from you C-A O Jesus my love …….. C-A O Jesus my love ……. C You have taken thorns, pride from me so that I may take humility and meekness from you Am G Am C From me, O Lord, you have taken death and sin C-A O Jesus my love ……… F E so that I may take from you all of yourself C You have taken lashes, floggings: lust from me F E so that I may take purity and love from you all of yourself you have given to me.
C-A O Jesus my love …….
C You have taken spoliation: avarice from me so that I may take the renunciation of riches from you
C-A O Jesus my love …….
C You have taken gall and vinegar from me so that I may take sweetness from you You have taken derision, mockery from me so that I may take mildness from you You have taken the nails, the lance from me so that I may take obedience from you
279 TAKE ME TO HEAVEN
E C#m G# C Take me to heaven, take me to heaven, oh Lord E C#m G# because to die, because to die, is certainly better A E it is certainly better B7 E to stay with you, to stay with you
C-A Take me to heaven ………
E C For one thing I pray you, for this only I beg you: C#m G# never to doubt of your love, A E never to doubt of your love, B7 E to stay with you, to stay with you
C-A Take me to heaven ……….
E C Oh how good, oh how sweet C#m G# your love has been for me A E your love has been for me B7 E Oh how good, oh how sweet
C-A Take me to heaven ………
280 YOU ARE MY HOPE, O LORD (Ode of Solomon)
C#dim C You are my hope, O Lord, Bb7 A7 and I shall not be disappointed. C#dim With your glory you have created us Bb7 A7 in your mercy you have raised us up
Dm A7 C-A You have pulled me out of the depths of Sheol Bb7 A7 from the mouth of death you have snatched me Dm A7 because I have believed in your Messiah Bb7 A7 and that he is the Lord I have confessed
Gm A7 C You have given us the “great sign”, Gm A7 the mystery hidden from the angels Bb7 to make war by your word A7 and to come back victorious from the nations
Dm A7 C-A You are my hope, O Lord Bb7 A7 and I shall not be disappointed
281 A WOMAN CLOTHED WITH THE SUN Am G F C-A In heaven appeared then a grandiose sign was thrown down to earth Am E a woman clothed in the sun and his angels with him with the moon under her feet C-A In heaven appeared then ……… G Am G and on her head a crown of twelve stars C When the dragon saw he had been thrown down to earth F F she is pregnant and crying out he pursued the woman E E for the pangs and travails of delivery who had given birth to the male child; Am G Am C Then another sign appeared in heaven but the woman was given F G a great red dragon the two wings of the great eagle to fly into the desert E F with seven heads and ten horns where she is to be nourished Am E The dragon stood before the woman for a time and two times, and half a time G Am G who was giving birth Then the dragon got enraged with the woman F E F E to devour her son, newly born and went away to make war on the rest of her children Am G F And the woman gave birth to a male child on those who keep the commandments of God G E He who is to rule all the nations of the earth and bear witness to Jesus F C-A In heaven appeared then ……. And her son was carried away Am G E C Rejoice then O heavens, and you who live there up to God and his throne F E C-A In heaven appeared then ……… because the accuser of our brothers has been thrown down G F Am Am C Now a war broke out in heaven; But alas for you on earth and sea because the devil G G F Michael and his angels has gone down to you filled with rage F E E fought against the dragon knowing he has a short time left. G F Am G F E and the dragon and his angels fought Amen. Amen. Amen. but did not prevail C-A In heaven appeared then ……… E and there was no longer any place for in heaven Am The great dragon, the ancient serpent G who is called the Devil and Satan the seducer of the whole world
282 I’VE STRETCHED OUT MY HANDS
D Bm G C I’ve stretched out my hands E A I’ve stretched out my hands G D And I’ve prayed to the Lord A D I have prayed like the Lord
A I’ve stretched out …………
F# G F# C Abba, Father of mine, Abba, Father of mine E A into your hands I commit my spirit G D A D Into your hands I commit my spirit
A I’ve stretched out ………..
Bm/G/E A C Because to stretch the hands out is the sign of Him G D and my standing erect A D The wood is lifted up, the wood is lifted up
A I’ve stretched out …………..
F# G F# C Abba, Father of mine; Abba, Father of mine E A Into your hands I commit my spirit G D A D Into your hands I commit my spirit.
283 PASCHAL HOMILY OF MELITO OF SARDIS
Dm A7 A7 C You have covered death with shame persecuted in David Dm Dm you have thrown hell into mourning mocked and despised in all the prophets A7 A7 you have struck iniquity You are lamb who does not open his mouth Dm Dm you have deprived injustice of her children you are lamb born of Mary Bb7 A7 as Moses did to Pharoah C-A Mary, she-lamb without blemish …… Bb7 A7 as Moses did to Pharoah Dm A7 C You were taken from the flock C-A You have covered death with shame ….. led to the sacrifice Dm Dm A7 immolated towards evening C You have brought us from slavery to freedom A7 Dm buried at night, your blessed from darkness to light, from death to life Dm A7 body did not know corruption You are the passover of our salvation A7 Dm you are risen from death you are the lamb born of Mary you have raised humanity Dm Dm A7 from the depth of the tomb C-A Mary, she-lamb without blemish You are the lamb who does not Dm A7 Mary, the innocent she-lamb open his mouth, you are the lamb Dm Dm A7 born of Mary. C You have been slain in Abel Dm C-A Mary, she-lamb without blemish …… you have been bound in Isaac A7 sold in Joseph Dm abandoned in the waters in Moses