First Communion Songs

April 26, 2008

Holy, Holy, Holy!  Lord God Almighty

1. Holy, Holy, Holy!  Lord God Almighty!  Early in the morning our song shall rise to
God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.
2. Holy, Holy, Holy!  All the saints adore thee, Casting down their golden crowns arou
down before thee, God everlasting through eternity.
3. Holy, Holy, Holy!  Though the darkness hide thee, Though the eye made blind by s
is none beside thee, Perfect in power, in love, and purity.
4. Holy, Holy, Holy!  Lord God Almighty!  All thy works shall praise thy Name in ear
and mighty, God in three Persons, blessed Trinity.

Song of the Body Of Christ

Refrain:  We Come to share our story, we come to break the bread, we come to know
1.  We come as your people, we come as your own, united with each other love finds a
2.  We are called to heal the broken, to be hope for the poor, we are called to feed the
3.  Bread of life and cup of promise, in this meal we all are one.  In our dying and our
4.  You will lead and we shall follow, you will be the breath of life; living water, we ar
5.  We will live and sing your praises, "Alleluia" is our song.  May we live in love and

GLORIA:  MASS OF CREATION (157)

Refrain:  Glory to God in the highest, and peace to his people on earth.
1.  Lord God, heavenly King, almighty God and Father, we worship you, we give you
2.  Lord Jesus Christ, only Son of the Father, Lord God, Lamb of God, you take away
seated at the right hand of the Father:  receive our prayer. (Refrain)
3.  For you alone are the Holy One, you alone are the Lord, you alone are the Most H
of God, the Father.  Amen!   Amen!  (Refrain)

Psalm 100:  We Are Your People

Refrain:  We are your people, O Lord, We are the flock you have made your own.  W
1.  Make joyful noise to the Lord our God.  Use your best.  Use your all.  (Refrain)
2.  We are the handiwork of God.  This voice, these hands are God's own beauty, for

ALLELUIA GOSPEL ACCLAMATION

Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, Alleluia. (Repeat)
1.  God will send His Spirit to you, He will teach you all His truths, Holy Spirit shine o
We Come Today (NTY # 229; Spirit/Song #167)
Refrain:  We come today to break this bread and share this cup of wine.  We gather a
though there are so many here today, we all are one; one family, one body, and one C
1.  We thank you, God for Jesus, who calls us to this feast to share in one communion
2.  We thank you for our parents who care for us each day, the fam'ly gathered 'roun
3.  We thank you for the people who teach us in your ways, who help us learn to love
4.  We thank you for creation, the beauty of the earth; with grateful hearts we thank

MASS OF CREATION  EUCHARISTIC ACCLAMATIONS

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of power God of might.  Heaven and Earth are full of you
comes in the name of the Lord, Hosanna in the highest. .  Blessed is he who comes in t
Christ has died Christ is risen, Christ will come again.  (Repeat)
Amen, amen, amen.  Amen, amen, amen.

Lamb of God
Jesus, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us.
Jesus, Bread of life, you take away the sins of the world have mercy on us.
Jesus, Lamb of God, you take away the sins of the world grant us peace

We Are One Body  (Spirit & Song #165)

Refrain:  We are one Body, one body in Christ; and we do not stand alone.  We are on
might have life.
1.  When you eat my body and you drink my blood, I will live in you and you will live
my blood, I will live in you and you will live in my love. (Refrain)
2.  Can you hear them crying, can you feel their pain?  Will you feed my hungry, will
forgotten one, they are not forsaken, they are not unloved.  (Refrain)
3.  I am the Way, the Truth, the Life, I am the Final Sacrifice, I am the Way, the Trut
life.  I am the Way, the Truth, the Life, I am the Final Sacrifice, I am the Way, the Tr
eternal life.  (Refrain)
4.   I have come, your Savior, that you might have life, through the tears and sorrow,
for I know your need, come to me, your shepherd, for my flock I feed. (Refrain)
5.  At the name of Jesus ev'ry knee shall bend;  Jesus is the Lord and he will come aga
Jesus is the Lord and he will come again.  Yea!  (Refrain)
6.  On the rock of Peter, see my church I build.   Come receive my spirit with my gifts
feet.  Speak my word of life to ev'ry one you meet.  (Refrain)

Be The Hands, The Heart  of God (NTY #257)

Refrain:  Be the hands, the heart of God.  Go into the world and share God's spirit.  S
then pass it on.
1.  Sons and daughters peace before you, sisters, brothers, peace behind you.  Peace s
it on.
2.  Sons and daughters love before you, sisters, brothers, love behind you.  Love surro
on.
3.  Sons and daughters, light before you, sisters brothers, light behind you.  Light sur
on.
4.  Sons and daughters, Christ before you, sisters, brothers, Christ behind you.  Chris
pass it on.