2nd Sunday Advent, 4th December
2nd Sunday Advent, 4th December 2022
Entrance Song
1. On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
announces that the Lord is nigh.
Awake and harken, for he brings
glad tidings from the King of kings!
2. Then cleansed be every Christian breast,
and furnished for so great a guest!
make straight the way for God within,
Yea, let us each our hearts prepare
for Christ to come and enter there.
3. For thou art our salvation, Lord
our refuge and our great reward.
Without your grace our souls must fade
and wither like a flower decayed.
4. Stretch forth thy hand to our heal our sore,
and make us rise to fall no more.
once more upon thy people shine
and fill the world with love divine.
5. All praise, eternal Son, to thee
whose advent sets thy people free,
whom with the Father we adore,
and Holy Ghost, for evermore.
Words & Music: C Coffin
Penitential Act
(repeat after Cantor)
Kyrie, Kyrie, eleison
Christe, Christe, eleison
Kyrie, Kyrie, eleison
Festival Mas s| Music by Mike Stanley
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Words © The Grail (UK)
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Responsorial Psalm
Psalm 121
RESPONSE: (Cantor, then all)
R/In his days justice shall flourish, and peace till the moon fails.
O God, give your judgement to the king,
to a king’s son your justice,
that he may judge your people in justice
and your poor in right judgement.
R/In his days justice shall flourish, and peace till the moon fails.
In his days justice shall flourish
and peace till the moon fails.
He shall rule from sea to sea,
from the Great River to earth’s bounds.
R/In his days justice shall flourish, and peace till the moon fails.
For he shall save the poor when they cry
and the needy who are helpless.
He will have pity on the weak
and save the lives of the poor.
R/In his days justice shall flourish, and peace till the moon fails.
May his name be blessed for ever
and endure like the sun.
Every tribe shall be blessed in him,
all nations bless his name.
R/In his days justice shall flourish, and peace till the moon fails.
Readings for Mass: https://universalis.com/mass.htm
Music by Jo Boyce © CJM MUSIC | Words © The Grail (UK)
Gospel Acclamation
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Alleluia, Alleluia!
Come Lord, Jesus, save us now.
Preparation of the Gifts
I am the voice crying out from the wilderness
Prepare the way for the Lord
Open your hearts and know his forgiveness
Repent and believe in his Word
REFRAIN
Why do you ask ‘who is the one who sent me’
Why do you ask if I am the Christ
For a greater one shall come
to be the Redeemer
Only He can be the saving light
Even today we can meet God in our hearts
Even today we see the dove
Don’t be deceived for if we believe
We receive the Father through the Son
Words and Music: Mike Stanley, CJM Music Ltd 1988
Holy Holy
VERSE 1:
Holy, Holy, Holy
Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
VESRE 2:
Blessed is he
who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna in the high - est.
Mass of Creation | Music by Marty Haugen
Lamb of God
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us.
Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world,
grant us peace.
Mass of Creation | Music by Marty Haugen
Prayer of Spiritual Communion
My Jesus,
I believe that You are present
in this Holy Sacrament of the altar.
I love You above all things
and I passionately desire
to receive You into my soul.
Since I cannot now receive You sacramentally,
come spiritually into my soul
so that I may unite myself wholly to You
now and forever. Amen.
Based on a prayer of St Alphonsus Liguorit
Communion Song
REFRAIN:
There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord,
for you to reveal yourself to us.
There is a longing in our hearts for love
we only find in you, our God
VERSE 1:
For justice, for freedom, for mercy
Hear our prayer.
In sorrow, in grief:
Be near hear our prayer, O God
VERSE 2:
For wisdom, for courage, for comfort
Hear our prayer.
In weakness, in fear:
Be near hear our prayer, O God
VERSE 3:
For healing, for wholeness, for new life
Hear our prayer.
In sickness, in death:
Be near hear our prayer, O God
VERSE 4:
Lord save us, take pity
Light in our darkness
We call you, we wait:
Be near hear our prayer, O God
Words & Music: Anne Quigley,
Recessional Song
1. Hark! A herald voice is calling:
‘Christ is nigh’ it seems to say;
‘cast away the dreams of darkness,
waken children of the day!’
2. Startled at the solemn warning,
let the earth-bound soul a-rise;
Christ, her sun, all sloth dis-pelling,
shines upon the morning skies.
3. Lo! The Lamb, so long expected,
comes with pardon down from heav'n;
let us meet him with re-pentence,
pray that we may be forgiv'n.
4. So when next he comes with glory,
wrapping all the earth in fear,
may he then as our de-fender
on the clouds of heav'n appear.
5. Honour, glory, praise and blessing,
to the Father and the Son,
with the everlasting Spir-it,
while unending a - ges run.
Words : E. Caswall (1814-78), Tune: Merton 87 87, W. H. Monk