Hymn for the Entrance Procession
Gather The People
Refrain
Gather the people!
Enter the feast!
All are invited,
the greatest and least.The banquet is ready,
now to be shared.
Join in the heavenly feast
that God had prepared.Verse 1
Around this table we dine as kin,
beloved family of God.
We share the Body of Christ, the Lord.
Here we become what we eat.Refrain
Gather the people!
Enter the feast!
All are invited,
the greatest and least.The banquet is ready,
now to be shared.
Join in the heavenly feast
that God had prepared.Verse 2
Around this table we tell great tales,
the wondrous stories of grace.
We hold the memory of Christ, the Lord,
So we become what we eat.Refrain
Gather the people!
Enter the feast!
All are invited,
the greatest and least.The banquet is ready,
now to be shared.
Join in the heavenly feast
that God had prepared.Verse 3
Around this table God's bounty falls,
on all who hunger and thirst.
We drink the fullness of Christ, the Lord.
So we become what we eat.Refrain
Gather the people!
Enter the feast!
All are invited,
the greatest and least.The banquet is ready,
now to be shared.
Join in the heavenly feast
that God had prepared.Verse 4
Around this table God's mercy flows
to hearts imprisoned by shame.
We know compassion in Christ, the Lord,
Let us become what we eat.Refrain
Gather the people!
Enter the feast!
All are invited,
the greatest and least.The banquet is ready,
now to be shared.
Join in the heavenly feast
that God had prepared.
Responsorial Psalm
Response
The Lord is my light and my help.The Lord is my light and my help;
whom shall I fear?
The Lord is the stronghold of my life;
before whom shall I shrink?Response
The Lord is my light and my help.There is one thing I ask of the Lord,
for this I long,
to live in the house of the Lord,
all the days of my life,
to savour the sweetness of the Lord,
to behold his temple.Response
The Lord is my light and my help.I am sure I shall see the Lord’s goodness
in the land of the living.
Hope in him, hold firm and take heart.
Hope in the Lord!Response
The Lord is my light and my help.
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, alleluia!Jesus proclaimed the Good News of the kingdom
and cured all kinds of sickness among the people.Alleluia!
Offertory Hymn
As The Deer
Verse 1
As the deer panteth for the water
So my soul longeth after Thee
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship TheeRefrain
You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship TheeVerse 2
I want You more than gold or silver
Only You can satisfy
You alone are the real joy giver
And the apple of my eyeRefrain
You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship TheeVerse 3
You're my friend and You're my brother
Even though you are a King
I love You more than any other
So much more than anythingRefrain
You alone are my strength, my shield
To You alone may my spirit yield
You alone are my heart's desire
And I long to worship Thee
Hymn for Communion Procession
Complete
Verse
Here I am, Oh God
I bring this sacrifice
My open heart
I offer up my lifeI look to You, Lord
Your love that never ends
Restores me againChorus
So I lift my eyes to You Lord
In Your strength will I break through Lord
Touch me now, let Your love fall down on me
I know Your love dispels all my fearsThrough the storm, I will hold on Lord
And by faith, I will walk on Lord
Then I'll see beyond my calvary one day
And I will be complete in You
Recessional Hymn
Here I Am, Lord
Verse 1
I, the Lord of sea and sky
I have heard my people cry
All who dwell in dark and sin
My hand will saveVerse 2
I, who made the stars of night
I will make their darkness bright
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?Chorus
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go, Lord, if you lead me
I will hold your people in my heartVerse 3
I, the Lord of snow and rain
I have borne my people's pain
I have wept for love of them
They turn awayVerse 4
I will break their hearts of stone
Give them hearts for love alone
Who will speak my word to them
Whom shall I send?Chorus
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go, Lord, if you lead me
I will hold your people in my heartVerse 5
I, the Lord of wind and flame
I will tend the poor and lame
I will set a feast for them
My hand will saveVerse 6
Finest bread I will provide
'Til their hearts be satisfied
I will give my life to them
Whom shall I send?Chorus
Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go, Lord, if you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart