The Lord’s my Shepherd, I’ll not want;he makes me down to lie in pastures green;he leadeth me the quiet waters by. My soul, he doth restore again, and me to walkdoth make within the paths of righteousness,even for his own name’s sake. Although I walk in death’s dark vale,yet will I fear no ill; for … Read more
O Lord you bless us each day with giftsfrom your hand. Now as our cup overflows,may we too bring forth. We the hands, we the eyes, we the voiceof Christ. O, faithful God, we entrustour treasure to your heart. The sparrow neither sows nor reaps, has storehousenor barn. And flowers neither spin nor weave,yet they … Read more
O let all who thirst, let them come to the water.And let all who have nothing, let them come to the Lord:without money, without price.Why should you pay the price, except for the Lord? And let all who seek, let them come to the water.And let all who have nothing, let them come to the … Read more
Like a shepherd I will feed you; I will gatheryou with care. I will lead you and hold youclose to my heart. We will run and not grow weary, for ourGod will be our strength, and we will flylike the eagle, we will rise again. I am strength to the weary, to the weak I … Read more
Accept, almighty Father, these gifts of bread and wine, which now the priest is offering for us before thy shine; but soon the word will make them his body and his blood, the sacrifice renewing, once offered on the rood. With these, although unworthy, some offering we make, but all we have, thou gavest, then … Read more
Bread and wine we bring to you, Lord, work of our human hands. Soon to become your body and blood, Jesus yourself. May all who share this meal divine be one. Humbly we bring ourselves to you, Lord. Take our hearts, take our wills. All that we have and all that we do, we give … Read more
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation. Through your goodness, we have this bread to offer you, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the Bread of life. Blessed be God for evermore. {3} Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation. Through your goodness, we have … Read more
In bread, we bring you, Lord, our bodies’ labour. In wine, we offer you our spirits’ grief. We do not ask you, Lord, who is my neighbour? But stand united now, one in belief. O we have gladly heard your Word, your holy Word and now in answer, Lord, our gifts we bring, Our selfish … Read more
Take thou the offering thy children make, all united for thy name’s sake. Heavenly Father, Almighty God, we offer thee this sacrifice. Show to us thy mercy, O Lord, forgive us the sins of all our life. To thee, O Lord, our joys we give, our weariness, our work and woe, the anxious moments that … Read more
Bless now, O heavenly Father, your people gathering round you before your altar bringing our gifts: bread for your broken body, wine for your blood which heals us, and all the love, Lord, of our poor hearts. We, your people, with full hearts we ask you, O take our gifts, Lord, and make them yours. … Read more