ALLELUIA! SING TO JESUS
Alleluia! Sing to Jesus!
His the sceptre, His the throne;
Alleluia! His the triumph,
His the victory alone.
Hark! The songs of peaceful Zion
thunder like a mighty flood:
‘Jesus, out of every nation,
has redeemed us by his blood.’
Alleluia! Not as orphans
are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! He is near us;
faith believes, nor questions how.
Though the cloud from sight received Him
when the forty days were o'er,
shall our hearts forget his promise,
‘I am with you ever more’?
Alleluia! Bread of angels,
Thou on earth our food, our stay;
Alleluia! Here the sinful
Flee to Thee from day to day.
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
earth’s redeemer, plead for me,
where the songs of all the sinless
sweep across the crystal sea.
Alleluia! King eternal!
Thee the Lord of lords we own:
Alleluia! Born of Mary,
earth Thy footstool, Heaven Thy throne.
Thou within the veil hast entered
robed in flesh, our great high priest;
Thou on earth both priest and victim
in the Eucharistic feast.
Music: HYFRYDOL Rowlan Hugh Pritchard (1811-1887). Text: William Chatterton Dix(1837-1898). Reprinted under One License #A640714. All rights reserved.
Sprinkling Rite
I HEARD THE VOICE OF JESUS SAY
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Come unto me, and rest;
lay down, thou weary one, lay down
your head upon My chest.”
I came to Jesus as I was,
so weary and worn and sad;
I found in Him a resting-place
and He has made me glad.
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“Behold, I freely give
the living water: thirsty one,
stoop down, and drink, and live.”
I came to Jesus, and I drank
of that life-giving stream;
my thirst was quenched,
my soul revived and now I live in Him.
I heard the voice of Jesus say,
“I am this dark world’s light.
Look unto Me, your morn shall rise
and all your day be bright.”
I looked to Jesus and I found in Him
my star, my sun:
and in that light of life I’ll walk
till trav’ling days are done.
Text: Horatius Bonar, 1806-1889.Music: trad English melody, arr. Ralph Vaughan Williams, 1872-1958 ©Oxford University Press. Reprinted under One License #A640714. All rights reserved.
EASTER GLORY FILLS THE SKY
Easter glory fills the sky, Alleluia!
Christ now lives, no more to die, Alleluia!
Darkness has been put to flight, Alleluia!
by the living Lord of light, Alleluia!
See, the stone is rolled away, Alleluia!
From the tomb where once He lay, Alleluia!
He has risen as He said, Alleluia!
Glorious first-born of the dead, Alleluia!
Mary, Mother, greet your Son, Alleluia!
Radiant from his triumph won, Alleluia!
By His cross you shared His pain, Alleluia!
So forever share His reign. Alleluia!
Magd’len wipe away your tears, Alleluia!
He has come who calms all fears, Alleluia!
Hear the master speak your name, Alleluia!
Turn to Him with heart aflame, Alleluia!
Shepherd, seek the sheep that strayed, Alleluia!
Come to contrite Peter’s aid, Alleluia!
Strengthen him to be the rock, Alleluia!
Make him shepherd of Your flock, Alleluia!
Seek not life within the tomb, Alleluia!
Christ stands in the upper room, Alleluia!
Risen glory He conceals, Alleluia!
Risen body He reveals, Alleluia!
Though we see His face no more, Alleluia!
He is with us as before, Alleluia!
Glory veiled, He is our priest, Alleluia!
His true flesh and blood our feast, Alleluia!
Christ, the victor over death, Alleluia!
Breathes on us the Spirit’s breath, Alleluia!
Paradise is our reward, Alleluia!
Endless Easter with our Lord, Alleluia.
Text: 77 77 with alleluias; James Quinn, SJ, 1919–2010, © 1969,Published by OCP. Music: Joseph David Jones, 1827–1870. Reprinted under CCLI #356485. All rights reserved.
IN CHRIST ALONE
In Christ alone, my hope is found
He is my light, my strength, my song
This Cornerstone, this solid ground
Firm through the fiercest drought and storm
What heights of love, what depths of peace
When fears are stilled, when strivings cease
My Comforter, my All in All
Here in the love of Christ I stand
In Christ alone, who took on flesh
Fullness of God in helpless babe
This gift of love and righteousness
Scorned by the ones He came to save
'Til on that cross as Jesus died
The wrath of God was satisfied
For every sin on Him was laid
Here in the death of Christ I live, I live
There in the ground His body lay
Light of the world by darkness slain
Then bursting forth in glorious Day
Up from the grave He rose again
And as He stands in victory
Sin's curse has lost its grip on me
For I am His and He is mine
Bought with the precious blood of Christ
No guilt in life, no fear in death
This is the power of Christ in me
From life's first cry to final breath
Jesus commands my destiny
No power of hell, no scheme of man
Can ever pluck me from His hand
Till He returns or calls me home
Here in the power of Christ I'll stand
Music & Text: Keith Getty and Stuart Townend. ©2002 Thankyou Music. Reprinted under One License #A640714. All rights reserved.
SHOUT TO THE LORD
My Jesus, my Saviour,
Lord there is none like You;
all of my days, I want to praise
the wonders of Your mighty love.
My comfort, my shelter,
tower of refuge and strength;
let every breath, all that I am
never cease to worship You.
Refrain:
Shout to the Lord,
all the earth let us sing
power and majesty,
praise to the King;
mountains bow down
and the seas will roar
at the sound of Your name.
I sing for joy
at the work of Your hands,
forever I’ll love You,
forever I’ll stand,
nothing compares to the promise I have in You.
Contributor: Darlene Zschech © 1993 Wondrous Worship. Reprinted under CCLI #356485. All rights reserved.
HOW GREAT IS OUR GOD
The splendour of the King, clothed in majesty,
Let all the earth rejoice, let all the earth rejoice.
He wraps Himself in light, and darkness tries to hide,
And trembles at His voice, trembles at His voice.
Refrain
How great is our God!
Sing with me:
How great is our God!
And all will see
How great, how great is our God!
Age to age He stands, and time is in His hands.
Beginning and the end, beginning and the end.
The Godhead, three in one: Father, Spirit, Son,
The Lion and the Lamb, the Lion and the Lamb. Refrain
Bridge
Name above all names,
Worthy of all praise.
My heart will sing
How great is our God!
Contributors: Chris Tomlin, Ed Cash, Jesse Reeves. © 2004 Wondrously Made Songs,Rising Springs Music, Vamos Publishing, worshiptogether.com songs. Reprinted under CCLI License #356485. All rights reserved.
BEFORE THE THRONE OF GOD ABOVE
Before the throne of God above
I have a strong and perfect plea:
A great High Priest, whose name is Love,
whoever lives and pleads for me.
My name is graven on his hands;
my name is written on his heart;
I know that while in heav’n He stands
No tongue can bid me thence depart
No tongue can bid me thence depart.
When Satan tempts me to despair,
and tells me of the guilt within,
Upward I look, and see Him there,
who made an end of all my sin.
Because the sinless Saviour died,
my sinful soul is counted free;
For God, the Just, is satisfied
To look on Him and pardon me
To look on Him and pardon me.
Behold Him there, the risen Lamb,
my perfect, spotless Righteousness.
The great unchangeable I am
the King of glory and of grace.
One with Himself, I cannot die
my soul is purchased by His blood.
My life is hid with Christ on high
with Christ my Saviour and my God
with Christ my Saviour and my God.
Songwriters: Vikki Cook & Charlie Bancroft © 1997, Sovereign Grace Worship. Reprinted under CCLI #3064023. All rights reserved.
JESUS CHRIST IS RIS’N TODAY
Jesus Christ is ris’n today,Alleluia!
our triumphant holy day, Alleluia!
who did once, upon the cross, Alleluia!
suffer to redeem our loss. Alleluia!
Hymns of praise then let us sing, Alleluia!
unto Christ, our heav’nly King, Alleluia!
who endured the cross and grave, Alleluia!
sinners to redeem and save, Alleluia!
But the pain that he endured, Alleluia!
our salvation has procured; Alleluia!
now exalted He is King, Alleluia!
and the angels ever sing. Alleluia!
Sing we to our God above, Alleluia!
praise eternal as His love; Alleluia!
praise Him now His might confess, Alleluia!
Father, Son and Spirit blest. Alleluia!
Music: EASTER HYMN. Later form of melody from The Compleat Psalmodist, 1749; alt. from the original published in Lyra Davidica, 1708. Text: Charles Wesley (1707 – 1788). Reprinted under One License #A640714. All rights reserved.
