March 15, 202612 NN Mass
E – Hosea
Come back to me with all your heart.
Don’t let fear keep us apart.
Trees do bend, ‘though straight and tall;
so must we to others’ call.
Long have I waited for your coming home to me
and living deeply our new life.
The wilderness will lead you
to your heart where I will speak.
Integrity and justice,
With tenderness, you shall know.
Long have I waited for your coming home to me
and living deeply our new life.
You shall sleep secure with peace;
faithfulness will be your joy.
Long have I waited for your coming home to me
and living deeply our new life.
O – The Light of the World
Light of the World (English version)
The One that we have seen with our own eyes,
The One that we have touched and felt with our own hands,
The One that we have heard with our own ears,
The One that in the depths of our hearts we have met:
He is the One who we proclaim to you…
His splendour is on all,
For he shines upon the world.
So many in our world drift into sleep,
while others only know a darkness without end.
Let brothers rise to call them from the deep!
Let sisters take their hands to heal and be
their friends.
Together, let us stand against the storm
and in the heart of night be the watchers of the morn.
Refrain:
The light of the world
The salt of the earth,
We scatter the darkness
When love becomes our way.
The light of the world
Christ is our light.
We shine with his brightness,
The reflection of his light
From day to day!
So many feel that they have yet to find
The meaning of their lives, their value and their worth;
If we just walked along with hearts made kind…
And listened to their tales and sought to ease their hurt;
Perhaps theyÂ’d hearken to the news we bear,
And in the broken bread,
Come to know true love and care! Refrain
No worth has salt if it should lose its taste.
No usefulness has light if it is hidÂ’n away!
So may our souls, our hearts, our minds be graced,
And for the SpiritÂ’s gifts and power let us pray!
May truth abide in everything we do;
May love and justice reign!
And may God our world renew! Refrain
C – You Are Near
O Lord, I know you are near,
Standing always at my side.
You guard me from the foe,
And you lead me in ways everlasting.
Lord, you have searched my heart,
And you know when I sit and when I stand.
Your hand is upon me
Protecting me from death,
Keeping me from harm.
O Lord, I know you are near,
Standing always at my side.
You guard me from the foe,
And you lead me in ways everlasting.
Where can I run from your love?
If I climb to the heavens you are there;
If I fly to the sunrise
Or sail beyond the sea,
Still I’d find you there.
O Lord, I know you are near,
Standing always at my side.
You guard me from the foe,
And you lead me in ways everlasting.
You know my heart and its way,
You who formed me before I was born
In the secret of darkness
Before I saw the sun in my mother’s womb.
O Lord, I know you are near,
Standing always at my side.
You guard me from the foe,
And you lead me in ways everlasting.
Marvelous to me are your works;
How profound are your thoughts, my Lord.
Even if I could count them,
They number as the stars,
You would still be there.
R – Ang Panginoon ang Aking Pastol
Koro:
Ang Panginoon ang aking pastol,
Pinagiginhawa akong lubos.
Ang Panginoon ang aking pastol,
Pinagiginhawa akong lubos.
IHandog N’yang himlaya’y sariwang pastulan.
Ang pahingahan ko’y payapang batisan.
Hatid sa kalulwa ay kaginhawahan
Sa tumpak na landas Siya ang patnubay. (Koro)
IIMadilim na lambak man ang tatahakin ko,
Wala akong sindak, Siya’y kasama ko.
Ang hawak N’yang tungkod ang siyang gabay ko.
Tangan N’yang pamalo sigla’t tanggulan ko. (Koro)
Attire : Any Fuschia/Pink/ Black combination