music by Fr. Manoling Francisco, SJ
I will sing forever of Your love o Lord
I will celebrate the wonder of Your name
For the word that You speak is a song of forgiveness
And a song of gentle mercy and of peace
Let us wake at the morning and be filled with Your love
And sing songs of praise all our days
For Your love is as high at the heavens above us
And Your faithfulness as certain as the dawn (repeat verse 1)
I will sing forever of Your love o Lord
For You are my refuge and my strength
You fill the world with your life giving spirit
Who speaks your word Your word of mercy and of peace
And I will sing forever of Your love, O Lord,
Yes, I will sing forever of your love, O Lord.
Lyrics courtesy of DAYS WITH THE LORD
Thursday, November 25, 2004
Songs for the Ceremony
Pondering over my wedding. I decided to search in the web for the lyrics of my favorite church songs that will be sang during the wedding ceremony. I need to choose a song for the following: Bridal March, Offertory, Communion, and Exit Procession.
The bridal march and the exit procession is easy, since I already know what the songs will be even before I got engaged. Its gonna be On this Day for the Bridal March and The Promise for the Exit Procession.What my problem is that, I have so many favorite offertory and communion songs. And I don't know what to choose.All of them are beautiful songs but I just need one for each part.
Hope you can help me choose the songs. Here are the choices:
Offertory:
[a] Take and Receive (prayer by Saint Ignatius of Loyola)
[b] One Bread, One Body (John Foley,SJ)
Communion:
[a] Lead me, Lord (Words and Music by Arnel de Pano)
[b] Here I Am, Lord (Words and Music by Daniel L Schutte)
[c] Anima Christi (Melody by J. Arboleda)
I'll be posting the lyrics of the songs so I hope you'll share some of your thoughts and recommendations. Thanks a lot!
The bridal march and the exit procession is easy, since I already know what the songs will be even before I got engaged. Its gonna be On this Day for the Bridal March and The Promise for the Exit Procession.What my problem is that, I have so many favorite offertory and communion songs. And I don't know what to choose.All of them are beautiful songs but I just need one for each part.
Hope you can help me choose the songs. Here are the choices:
Offertory:
[a] Take and Receive (prayer by Saint Ignatius of Loyola)
[b] One Bread, One Body (John Foley,SJ)
Communion:
[a] Lead me, Lord (Words and Music by Arnel de Pano)
[b] Here I Am, Lord (Words and Music by Daniel L Schutte)
[c] Anima Christi (Melody by J. Arboleda)
I'll be posting the lyrics of the songs so I hope you'll share some of your thoughts and recommendations. Thanks a lot!
Take and Receive
(prayer by Saint Ignatius of Loyola
Music by Manoling Francisco, SJ )
Take and receive oh Lord,
My liberty.
Take all my will, my mind, and memory.
All things i hold, and all i own are thine
Thine was the gift to Thee,
I all resign.
To Thou direct
And govern all and sway.
Do what Thou wilt command and I obey.
Only Thy grace,
Thy love on me bestow,
These make me rich,
All else will I forgo. (repeat 2)
Music by Manoling Francisco, SJ )
Take and receive oh Lord,
My liberty.
Take all my will, my mind, and memory.
All things i hold, and all i own are thine
Thine was the gift to Thee,
I all resign.
To Thou direct
And govern all and sway.
Do what Thou wilt command and I obey.
Only Thy grace,
Thy love on me bestow,
These make me rich,
All else will I forgo. (repeat 2)
Anima Christi
(Melody by J. Arboleda)
Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, give me strength.
Hear me Jesus, hide me in Thy wounds,
That I may never leave Thy side.
From all the evil that surrounds me, defend me.
And when the call of death arrives, bid me come to Thee,
That I may praise Thee with Thy saints, forever.
Soul of Christ, sanctify me.
Body of Christ, save me.
Water from the side of Christ, wash me.
Passion of Christ, give me strength.
Hear me Jesus, hide me in Thy wounds,
That I may never leave Thy side.
From all the evil that surrounds me, defend me.
And when the call of death arrives, bid me come to Thee,
That I may praise Thee with Thy saints, forever.
One Bread, One Body
(John Foley,SJ)
Antiphon:
One bread, one body, One Lord of all,
One cup of blessing which we bless.
And we, though many, throughout the earth,
We are one body in this one Lord.
Antiphon:
One bread, one body, One Lord of all,
One cup of blessing which we bless.
And we, though many, throughout the earth,
We are one body in this one Lord.
Gentile or Jew, Servant or free,
Woman or man, No more.
(ant.)
Many the gifts, Many the works,
One in the Lord, Of all.
(ant.)
Grain for the fields, Scattered and grown,
Gathered to one, For all.
(ant.)
Here I Am, Lord
(Words and Music by Daniel L Schutte)
"I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard My people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin,
My hand will save."
Refrain:
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.
I who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear My light to them?
Whom shall I send?
(Refrain)
"I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have born my peoples pain.
I have wept for love of them, They turn away.
(Refrain)
I will break their hearts of stone,
Give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak My words to them,
Whom shall I send?"
(Refrain)
I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will send the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them, My hand will save.
(Refrain)
Finest bread I will provide,
till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them.
Whom shall I send?
(Refrain)
"I, the Lord of sea and sky,
I have heard My people cry.
All who dwell in dark and sin,
My hand will save."
Refrain:
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.
I who made the stars of night,
I will make their darkness bright.
Who will bear My light to them?
Whom shall I send?
(Refrain)
"I, the Lord of snow and rain,
I have born my peoples pain.
I have wept for love of them, They turn away.
(Refrain)
I will break their hearts of stone,
Give them hearts for love alone.
I will speak My words to them,
Whom shall I send?"
(Refrain)
I, the Lord of wind and flame,
I will send the poor and lame.
I will set a feast for them, My hand will save.
(Refrain)
Finest bread I will provide,
till their hearts be satisfied.
I will give my life to them.
Whom shall I send?
(Refrain)
Lead me, Lord
(Words and Music by Arnel de Pano)
Lead me Lord, lead me by the hand
And make me face the rising sun
Comfort me through all the pain
That life may bring
There's no other hope
That I can lean upon
Lead me Lord, Lead me all my life
Walk by me, walk by me across
The lonely road that I may face
Take my arms and let your hadn
Show me the way
Show the way to live inside your heart
All my days, all my life
Refrain:
You are my light
You're the lamb upon my feet
All the time my Lord
I need You there
You are my light
I (just) cannot live alone
Let me stay
By Your guiding love
All through my life
Lead me Lord
Lead me Lord
Even though at times
I'd rather go alone my way
Help me take the right direction
Take Your road
Lead me Lord
And never leave my side
All my days, All my life
(Refrain)
You are my light
You're the lamb upon my feet
All the time my Lord
I need You there
You are my light
I (just) cannot live alone
Let me stay
By Your guiding love
All through my life
(Refrain)
All through my days
Lead me, O Lord
Lead me Lord .. All my life
Lead me Lord, lead me by the hand
And make me face the rising sun
Comfort me through all the pain
That life may bring
There's no other hope
That I can lean upon
Lead me Lord, Lead me all my life
Walk by me, walk by me across
The lonely road that I may face
Take my arms and let your hadn
Show me the way
Show the way to live inside your heart
All my days, all my life
Refrain:
You are my light
You're the lamb upon my feet
All the time my Lord
I need You there
You are my light
I (just) cannot live alone
Let me stay
By Your guiding love
All through my life
Lead me Lord
Lead me Lord
Even though at times
I'd rather go alone my way
Help me take the right direction
Take Your road
Lead me Lord
And never leave my side
All my days, All my life
(Refrain)
You are my light
You're the lamb upon my feet
All the time my Lord
I need You there
You are my light
I (just) cannot live alone
Let me stay
By Your guiding love
All through my life
(Refrain)
All through my days
Lead me, O Lord
Lead me Lord .. All my life
On This Day
(David Pomeranz)
Here we stand today
Like we always dreamed
Starting out our life together
Light is in your eyes
Love is in our hearts
I can't believe you're really mine forever
Been rehearsing for this moment all my life
So don’t act surprised
If the feelings starts to carry me away
On this day I promise forever
On this day
I surrendered my heart
Here I stand, take my hand
And I will honor every word that I say
On this day
Not so long ago
This earth is just a field of cold and lonely space
Without you
Now everything's all right
Now everything's refill
And the story of my life
Is all about YOU
For if you feel the cool winds blowing
Through your nights
I will shelter you
I’m forever here to chase
Your fears away
On this day
I promise forever
On this day
I surrendered my heart
Here I stand, take my hand
And I will honor every word I say
On this day
Ohh, I’ve been rehearsing for this moment all my life
So don’t act surprised
If the feeling start to carry me away
On this day
I promise forever
On this day
I surrendered my heart
Here we stand, like a thread
Please say you’ll always look at me this way
Like on this day.
On this day.
Here we stand today
Like we always dreamed
Starting out our life together
Light is in your eyes
Love is in our hearts
I can't believe you're really mine forever
Been rehearsing for this moment all my life
So don’t act surprised
If the feelings starts to carry me away
On this day I promise forever
On this day
I surrendered my heart
Here I stand, take my hand
And I will honor every word that I say
On this day
Not so long ago
This earth is just a field of cold and lonely space
Without you
Now everything's all right
Now everything's refill
And the story of my life
Is all about YOU
For if you feel the cool winds blowing
Through your nights
I will shelter you
I’m forever here to chase
Your fears away
On this day
I promise forever
On this day
I surrendered my heart
Here I stand, take my hand
And I will honor every word I say
On this day
Ohh, I’ve been rehearsing for this moment all my life
So don’t act surprised
If the feeling start to carry me away
On this day
I promise forever
On this day
I surrendered my heart
Here we stand, like a thread
Please say you’ll always look at me this way
Like on this day.
On this day.
This is my Bridal March Song
The Promise
(Martin Nievera)
Say goodbye, when I can hardly say goodnight.
And I can hardly take my eyes from yours,
How far could I go?
Walk away? The thought would never cross my mind.
I couldn't turn my back from spring or fall,
your smile least of all.
Refrain:
When I say always, I mean forever.
I trust tomorrow, as much as today.
I'm not afraid to say "I love you."
And I promise you, I'll never say goodbye.
We're Dancers on a crowded floor
When other dancers live from song to song,
our music goes on.
On and on. And if I ever leave your arms
I really would have travelled everywhere,
for my world is there. (refrain)
Fin: How could I ever say goodbye?
This is my Exit Procession Song
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