Cursillo Song Book

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¡Cantemos!Let us sing!New Zealand Anglican Cursillo songbook

Index of songsSongs in alphabetical order of first 9.20.21.22.Alleluia AlleluiaA new commandmentAll Heaven declaresAll to Jesus I surrenderAscribe greatness to our GodAs the deer pantsBe still and knowBe still for the presenceBe Thou my visionBethlehemBind us together. LordBrother sister let me serve youChange my heart O GodColours of the dayCome, now is the timeCome to the waterCommunity of ChristDo this in remembrance of meEat this bread, drink this cupEvery day I will offer youFather in heavenFather, I thank you

.40.41.42.43.44.45.46.Father, we love youFill my houseFor I'm building a peopleFrom heaven you cameGentle GodGive thanksGlory and honour, living GodGlory to you my GodGo at the call of GodGod be in my headGod forgave my sinGod gives us a futureGod of hope, God of healingGod sent his sonGod the heart and goalGod who sets us on a journeyGreat is your faithfulnessHe came singing loveHe is LordHoly. holy. holy. Lord GodHoly Spirit come. MakeHoly Spirit comeHosanna. HosannaI am a new creation

.64.65.66.67.68.69.70.I am the Bread of LifeI have carried youI love you LordIn the Lord I'll be everI serve a risen SaviourI, the Lord of sea and skyIt only takes a sparkI want to walk withI will be YahwehI will give thanks to youJesus, Be the CentreJesus, I thank youJesus is LordJesus name above all namesJesus remember meJesus send more labourersJesus take me as I amKneels at the feetLet there be loveLet us talents and tonguesLift high the crossLord Jesus Christ, you haveLord I come to youLord, let me be

.88.89.90.91.92.93.94.Lord, the light of your loveLord you call usLoving Spirit, loving SpiritMajestyMake me a channelMake way make wayMa te marie a te AtuaMay God's blessing surroundMorning has brokenMy peace I give unto youNow to your table spreadO Lord hear my prayerO the mercy of GodOnly by graceOpen our eyes LordOur life has its seasonsPeace I give to youRejoice for God has calledRejoice! Rejoice! Christ isSaviour, I heardSeek you firstSent forth by God’s blessingSpirit of the Living GodTake my gifts

.109.110.111.112.113.114.115.116.117.118.Take my life, and let it beTake my life, O LordTake our breadTama ngakau marieTell my people I love themTell out my soulThe Lord bless you and keepThe love I haveThe love of God comes closeThere's a quiet understandingThere is a RedeemerThese hills where the hawkThine be the gloryTo God be the gloryWe are companionsWe are many, we are oneWe are marching in the lightWe have a gospel to proclaimWe really want to thank youWhen I surveyYou are the king of GloryYou are the vineYour word is a lampOur Father in heaven

119.120.E to matou Matua i te rangiDe ColoresSupplementary SongsS1.Come into his presenceS2.Go forth and tell!S3.Goodnight, goodnight!S4.Here is loveS5.I thank my GodS6.Lord, make me like youS7.May the light of JesusS8.Open your eyesS9.O the seed is the wordS10. The greatest thingS11. You are worthySuggested Song Categories.TalksWorshipGeneral PraiseClausura

Floating Group Reunion FormatPrayer to the Holy Spirit.For use in the Anglican Church in Aotearoa, New Zealand and Polynesiaunder the following copyright licences:Christchurch 133316Dunedin242350Waikato242439WaiapuWellington 239947Not to be reproduced in whole or in part for other than Cursillo purposes.Fourth EditionFebruary 2012.Formatted for mobile phones 2017

1 Alleluia, alleluia,give thanks to the risen Lord!Alleluia, alleluia,give praise to his name!Jesus is Lord of all the earth;he is the king of creation:Alleluia, alleluia,give thanks to the risen Lord!Alleluia, alleluia,give praise to his name!Spread the good news o’er all the earth Jesus has died and has risen:Alleluia, alleluia,give thanks to the risen Lord!Alleluia, alleluia,give praise to his name!We have been crucified with Christ;now we shall live for ever:Alleluia, alleluia,give thanks to the risen Lord!Alleluia, alleluia,give praise to his name!

Come let us praise the Living God;joyfully sing to our saviour:Alleluia, alleluia,give thanks to the risen Lord!Alleluia, alleluia,give praise to his name! 1982 The Word of God.Hymns for Today’s Church, 2nd music edition(London: Hodder, 1987)Back to index2 A new commandment I give to youthat you love one anotheras I have loved you;that you love one anotheras I have loved you.By this will others knowthat you are my disciplesif you have love one for another;by this will others knowthat you are my disciplesif you have love one for another.Source UnknownTogether in Song,

Australian Hymn Book Co(Harper Collins 2005).Back to index3All heaven declaresThe glory of the risen Lord.Who can compareWith the beauty of the Lord?For ever he will beThe Lamb upon the throne;I gladly bow the kneeAnd worship him alone.I will proclaimThe glory of the risen Lord;Who once was slainTo reconcile man to God.For ever you will beThe Lamb upon the throne;I gladly bow the knee,And worship you alone. 1987 Thankyou Music.Mission Praise, combined music edition(London: Marshall Pickering, 1990)Back to index

4All to Jesus I surrender,All to him I freely give;I will ever love and trust him,In his presence daily live.I surrender all, I surrender all,All to thee, my blessed Saviour,I surrender all.All to Jesus I surrender,Humbly at his feet I bow;Worldly pleasures all forsaken,Take me, Jesus, take me now.I surrender all, I surrender all,All to thee, my blessed Saviour,I surrender all.All to Jesus I surrender,Make me, Saviour, wholly thine;Let me feel the Holy Spirit,Truly know that thou art mine.I surrender all, I surrender all,All to thee, my blessed Saviour,I surrender all.All to Jesus I surrender,

Lord, I give myself to thee;Fill me with Thy love and power,Let Thy blessing fall on me.I surrender all, I surrender all,All to thee, my blessed Saviour,I surrender all.All to Jesus I surrender,Now I feel the sacred flame;Oh, the joy of full salvation!Glory, glory to his name!I surrender all, I surrender all,All to thee, my blessed Saviour,I surrender all. words Harper Collins Religious.Mission Praise, combined music edition(London: Marshall Pickering, 1990)Back to index5Ascribe greatness to our God, the Rock,His work is perfect and all his ways are just.Ascribe greatness to our God, the Rock,His work is perfect and all his ways are just.A God of faithfulness and without injustice,good and upright is he;

A God of faithfulness and without injustice,good and upright is he. 1979 Peter West.Songs of the Nations, Scripture in Song book 3(Auckland: Scripture in Song, 1988)Back to index6As the deer pants for the water,So my soul longs after you.You alone are my heart's desireAnd I long to worship you.You alone are my strength, my shield;To you alone may my spirit yield.You alone are my heart's desireAnd I long to worship you.I want you more than gold or silver:Only you can satisfy.You alone are the real joy-giverAnd the apple of my eye.You alone are my strength, my shield;To you alone may my spirit yield.You alone are my heart's desireAnd I long to worship you.

You're my friend and you're my brother,Even though you are a king.I love you more than any other,So much more than anything.You alone are my strength, my shield;To you alone may my spirit yield.You alone are my heart's desireAnd I long to worship you. 1984 Marantha Music.Songs of the Nations, Scripture in Song book 3(Auckland: Scripture in Song, 1988)Back to index7Be still and know that I am GodThree timesI am the Lord that healeth theeThree timesIn thee, O Lord, I put my trustThree timesCopyright unknown.Mission Praise, combined music edition(London: Marshall Pickering, 1990)Back to index8Be still, for the presence of theLord, the Holy One, is here;

Come bow before him nowwith reverence and fear:In him no sin is foundwe stand on holy ground.Be still, for the presence of theLord, the Holy One, is here.Be still, for the glory of the Lordis shining all around;He burns with holy fire,with splendour he is crowned:How awesome is the sightour radiant King of light!Be still, for the glory of the Lordis shining all around.Be still, for the power of the Lordis moving in this place:He comes to cleanse and heal,to minister his grace:No work too hard for himin faith receive from him.Be still, for the power of the Lordis moving in this place.

1986 Kingsway’s Thankyou Music.Mission Praise, combined music edition(London: Marshall Pickering, 1990)Back to index9Be thou my vision, O Christ of my heart,be all else but naught to me save that thou art,be thou my best thought in the day and the night,both waking and sleeping, thy presence my light.Riches I heed not nor folk’s empty praise,be thou my inheritance now and always,be thou and thou only the first in my heart,O sovereign of heaven, my treasure thou art.NZPB p176 Night Prayer1989 William Collins Publishers, AucklandBack to index10Bethlehem-He was born thereI believe, I believe.Galilee-Jesus walked thereI believe, I believe.Gethsemane-Jesus prayed there:Calvary-He bled and died.He rose again; he lives forever

I believe, I believe.Used by permissionBack to index11Bind us together, Lord,Bind us togetherWith cords that cannot be broken;Bind us together, LordBind us together,O bind us together with loveThere is only one God,There is only one King,There is only one BodyThat is why we sing:Bind us together, Lord,Bind us togetherWith cords that cannot be broken;Bind us together, LordBind us together,O bind us together with loveMade for the glory of God,Purchased by his precious Son.Born with the right to be clean,

For Jesus the victory has won.Bind us together, Lord,Bind us togetherWith cords that cannot be broken;Bind us together, LordBind us together,O bind us together with loveWe are the family of God,Joined by the Spirit above,Working together with ChristGrowing and building in love:Bind us together, Lord,Bind us togetherWith cords that cannot be broken;Bind us together, LordBind us together,O bind us together with love 1977 Kingsway’s Thankyou Music.Mission Praise, combined music edition(London: Marshall Pickering, 1990)Back to index12Brother, sister let me serve you,Let me be as Christ to you.

Pray that I may have the graceTo let you be my servant too.We are pilgrims on a journey,We are travellers on the road.We are here to help each otherWalk the mile and bear the load.I will hold the Christ-light for you,in the night-time of your fear.I will hold my hand out to you,speak the peace you long to hear.I will weep when you are weeping,when you laugh, I'll laugh with you.I will share your joy and sorrow'till we've seen this journey through.When we sing to God in heaven,we shall find such harmony,born of all we've known togetherof Christ's love, and agony. 1977 Scripture in Song.Alleuluia Aotearoa: Hymns and songs for all churches (Wellington: NZHymnbook Trust, 1993)Back to index

13Change my heart O God,Make it ever true.Change my heart O God,May I be like you.(Repeat)You are the potter, I am the clay.Mould me and make me,this is what I pray.Change my heart O God,Make it ever true.Change my heart O God,May I be like you. 1982 Mercy Records and Publishing.Songs of the Nations, Scripture in Song book 3(Auckland: Scripture in Song, 1988)Back to index14Colours of the day dawn into the mind,the sun has come up, the night is behind.Go down in the city, into the street,and let’s give the message to the people we meet.So light up the fire and let the flame burn,

open the door, let Jesus return.Take seeds of his Spirit, let the fruit grow,tell the people of Jesus, let his love show.Go through the park, on into the town;the sun still shines on, it never goes down.The light of the world is risen again;the people of darkness are needing a friend.So light up the fire and let the flame burn,open the door, let Jesus return.Take seeds of his Spirit, let the fruit grow,tell the people of Jesus, let his love show.Open your eyes, look into the sky,the darkness has come, the sun came to diethe evening drawn on, the sun disappears,but Jesus is living, his Spirit is near.So light up the fire and let the flame burn,open the door, let Jesus return.Take seeds of his Spirit, let the fruit grow,tell the people of Jesus, let his love show. 1974 Thankyou Music.Songs of Fellowship 1, Kingsay MusicBack to index

15Come, now is the time to worship.Come, now is the time to give your heart.Come, just as you are to worship.Come, just as you are before your God, come.One day every tongue will confess you are God,one day every knee will bow,still the greatest treasure remainsfor those who gladly choose you now.RepeatCome, now is the time to worship.Come, now is the time to give your heart.Come, just as you are to worship.Come, just as you are before your God, come,come, come. 1998 Vineyard Songs (UK/Eire)Adm.by CopyCareSongs for Fellowship 3,Kingsway MusicBack to index16Come to the water! You who are thirsty!Though you have nothing, I bid you come!And be filled with the goodness I have to offer!

Come! Listen! Live!Why spend your money on what cannot fillThe emptiness deep in your heart?Listen to my word and you will enjoyGoodness and peace in your heart!Come to the water! You who are thirsty!Though you have nothing, I bid you come!And be filled with the goodness I have to offer!Come! Listen! Live!Just as the heavens are high above earth;My ways and thoughts beyond you!Call me your Saviour and know I am near!I will be Saviour for you!Come to the water! You who are thirsty!Though you have nothing, I bid you come!And be filled with the goodness I have to offer!Come! Listen! Live!Just as the rain falls to water the earth;Just as the seed becomes bread.My word upon you can never returnUntil my longing is filled!

Come to the water! You who are thirsty!Though you have nothing, I bid you come!And be filled with the goodness I have to offer!Come! Listen! Live! Chevalier Bookshop.Eagle’s Wings: scripture in song [tape](Kensington, NSW: Chevalier Bookshop)Back to index17Community of Christ,who make the Cross your ownlive out your creed and risk your lifefor God alone;the God who wears your faceto whom all worlds belongwhose children are of every raceand every song.Community of Christ,look past the Church’ s doorand see the refugee, the hungry and the poor.Take hands with the oppressed,the jobless in your street.Take towel and water, that you wash

- your neighbour’s feet.Community of Christ,through whom the word must sound,cry out for justice and for peace,the whole world round.Disarm the powers that war,and all that can destroy.Turn bombs to bread, and tears of anguish- into joy.When menace melts away,so shall God’s will be done.The climate of the world be peaceand Christ its sun;Our currency is love and kindness is our law;our food and faith be shared as one– for evermore. Shirley Murray.In Every Corner Sing, Hope PublishingBack to index18Do this in remembrance of me.Do this in remembrance of me.As you eat this bread and drink this cup,do this in remembrance of me.

My body broken for you.My body broken for you.And here’s my cup, come take it up;do this in remembrance of me. 1984 Val Cash, 1988 arrangement David Dell.New Zealand Praise, full music edition(Hastings: NZ Christian Resources Trust, 1988)Back to index19Eat this bread, drink this cupcome to me and never be hungryEat this bread, drink this cuptrust in me and you will not thirst. 1991Ateliers et Presses de Taize, France.Songs & Prayers from Taize, GIABack to index20Every day I will offer you,loving God, my heart and mind,every way I discover youin the work your hand has signed;help me see I’m your image, andyou have dreamed what I might be,

every day in your Spirit,I’ll find the love and energy!Every day I will look to Christ,and give thanks for wine and breadthrough the pain and the emptinesswhere your world cries to be fed;help me see I can work for change,and wherever I might be,every day in your Spirit,I’ll find the love and energy!Every day I will take your word,answer your compassion’s claim,celebrate every sign of hope,every deed done in your name;help me see you are always there,and your light can shine through me,every day in your Spirit,I’ll find the love and energy! words Shirley Murray, music Colin Gibson.Alleuluia Aotearoa: Hymns and songs for all churches (Wellington: NZHymnbook Trust, 1993)Back to index

21Father in heaven how we love you,We lift your name in all the earth.May your kingdom be established in our praises,As your people declare your mighty works.Blessed be the Lord God AlmightyWho was and is and is to come.Blessed be the Lord God Almighty,Who reigns forever more.Repeat whole song (second time repeat last line) 1984 Scripture in Song.Songs of the Nations, Scripture in Song book 3(Auckland: Scripture in Song, 1988)Back to index22Father, I thank youFor all that you've done;You gave your Son freely for me,And I praise you for calling me,Drawing me near,Out of blindness you caused me to see.Spirit of life,You are God's holy fire,You've kindled my heart with your blaze,And I know you're refining me,

Changing my life,And by faith you're revealing your ways.Jesus, I need youAs Lord of my life,I give all I have unto you;Lord, I want to come underYour heavenly hand,And to praise you in all that I do. 1980 Scripture in Song.Songs of the Kingdom, Scripture in Song vol.2, revised edition(Auckland: Scripture in Song, 1983)Back to index23Father, we love you,We praise you, we adore you.Glorify your name in all the earth.Glorify your name. Glorify your name.Glorify your name in all the earth.Jesus, we love you,We praise you, we adore you.Glorify your name in all the earth.Glorify your name. Glorify your name.Glorify your name in all the earth.

Spirit, we love you,We praise you, we adore you.Glorify your name in all the earth.Glorify your name. Glorify your name.Glorify your name in all the earth. 1981 Maranatha Music.Songs of the Nations, Scripture in Song book 3(Auckland: Scripture in Song, 1988)Back to index24Fill my house, unto the fullest,eat my bread and drink my wine;the love I bear is held from no-one.All I have, and all I do, I give to you.Take my time, unto the fullest,find in me the trust you seek;take my hands to you outreaching.All I have, and all I do, I give to you.Christ our Lord, with love enormous,from the cross his lesson taught:love each one as I have loved you.All I have, and all I do, I give to you.

Join with me, as one in Christ-love,may our hearts all beat as one;may we give ourselves completely.All I have, and all I do, I give to you.Repeat first verse. 1966 J.Allen & Sons Pty LtdPeter Kearney, (New Harvest Songbook)Back to index25For I'm building a people of powerAnd I'm making a people of praiseThat will move through this land by my SpiritAnd will glorify my precious name.Build your church, LordMake us strong, LordJoin our hearts, Lord, through your SonMake us one, Lord, in your BodyIn the Kingdom of your Son.Repeat first verse 1977 Thank You Music.Songs of Praise, Scripture in Song vol.1(Auckland: Scripture in Song, 1979)Back to index26From heav'n you came, helpless babe,

Entered our world, your glory veiled;Not to be served, but to serve,And give your life that we might live.This is our God, the Servant King,He calls us now to follow him,To bring our lives as a daily offeringOf worship to the Servant King.There in the garden of tearsMy heavy load he chose to bear.His heart with sorrow was torn,"Yet not my will, but yours," he said.This is our God, the Servant King,He calls us now to follow him,To bring our lives as a daily offeringOf worship to the Servant King.Come see his hands and his feet,The scars that speak of sacrifice,Hands that flung stars into spaceTo cruel nails surrendered.This is our God, the Servant King,He calls us now to follow him,To bring our lives as a daily offeringOf worship to the Servant King.

So let us learn how to serveAnd in our lives enthrone him.Each other's needs to prefer,For it is Christ we're serving.This is our God, the Servant King,He calls us now to follow him,To bring our lives as a daily offeringOf worship to the Servant King. 1983 Kingway’s Thankyou Music.Mission Praise, combined music edition(London: Marshall Pickering, 1990)Back to index27Gentle God, when we are drivenpast the limits of our love,when our hurt would have a weaponand the hawk destroy the doveat the cost of seeming weak,help us turn the other cheek.Gentle spirit, when our reasonclouds in anger, twists in fear,when we strike instead of stroking,when we bruise and sting and smear-

cool our burning, take our pain,bring us to ourselves again.In the mirror of earth’s madness,let us see our ravaged face,in the turmoil of all peoplelet compassion find a place;touch our hearts to make amends,see our enemies as friends.Let our strength be in forgivingas forgiven we must be,one to one in costly loving,finding trust and growing free;gentle God, be our release,gentle Spirit, teach us peace. words 1989 Shirley Murray, music 1992 David Dell.New Zealand Praise, full music edition(Hastings: NZ Christian Resources Trust, 1988)Back to index28Give thanks with a grateful heart,Give thanks to the Holy One,Give thanks because he's givenJesus Christ his Son

RepeatAnd now let the weak say"I am strong",Let the poor say"I am rich, because ofwhat the Lord has done for us"RepeatRepeat both versesGive thanks. Give thanks. 1978 Integrity’s Hosanna! Music.Songs of the Nations, Scripture in Song book 3(Auckland: Scripture in Song, 1988)Back to index29Glory and honour, living God, to you,teacher of truth, our guide in all we do.Your Spirit gathers us in common prayer,yours is the ministry of love we share.Yours is the gift of faith when we believe,You are the strength in all that we achieve,You are our wisdom, help us to discernChrist in each other, Christ in all we learn.Longing to serve you, looking for a homehopeful and hungry, this is how we come.

Welcome us, heal us, living God, and thenfeed us and send us out to serve again.Send us to love the world that you hold dear,speaking your truth in words that it can hear:good news of Jesus, gifts of peace and bread,stories of people healed and people fed.O God, unsettle us, and make us grow,trusting you past the edge of what we know.Send us, and give us courage to embracestruggle and blessing, poverty and grace. Elizabeth Smith.Rejoice! For God Has Called us,St Stephen's PressBack to index30Glory to you, my God, this nightfor all the blessings of the light,to you from whom all good does come,our life, our health our lasting home.Teach me to live that I may dreadthe grave as little as my bed,teach me to die, that so I may

rise glorious at the aweful day.O may I now on you reposeand may kind sleep my eyelids close,sleep that may me more vigorous maketo serve my God when I awake.If I lie restless on my bedyour word of healing peace be said,if powerful dreams rise in the nighttransform their darkness into light.All praise to God, sustaining us,redeeming and transfiguring us,thanksgiving and eternity,all praise, beloved trinity.NZPB p175 Night Prayer.(Wm Collins Publishers 1989)Back to index31Go at the call of God,the call to follow on,to leave security behindand go where Christ has gone.Go in the name of God,

the name of Christ you bear;take up the cross, its victim's lovewith all the world to share.Go in the love of God,explore its depth and height.Held fast by love that cares, that heals,in love walk in the light.Go in the strength of God,in weakness prove God true.The strength that dares to love and serveGod will pour out in you.Go with the saints of God,our common life upbuild,that daily as we walk God's waywe may with love be filled.O God, to you we come,your love alone to know,your name to own, your strength to prove,and at your call to go. Rosalind BrownSing! New Words for Worship,(Sarum College Press 2004)

Back to index32God be in my head, and in myunderstanding;God be in my eyes and in my looking;God be in my mouth and in my speaking;God be in my heart and in my thinking;God be at my end and at my departing.NZPB p178 Night Prayer(Wm Collins Publishers 1989).Back to index33God forgave my sin in Jesus' name;I've been born again in Jesus' name;And in Jesus' name I come to youTo share his love, as he told me toHe said, "Freely, freely,you have received;Freely, freely, give.Go in my name and because you believe,Others will know that I live."All power is given in Jesus' name,In earth and heaven in Jesus' name;

And in Jesus' name I come to youTo share his power, as he told me toHe said, "Freely, freely,you have received;Freely, freely, give.Go in my name and because you believe,Others will know that I live." 1972 Lexicon Music, Inc.Hymns for Today’s Church, 2nd music edition(London: Hodder, 1987)Back to index34God gives us a future,daring us to gointo dreams and dangerson a path unknown.We will face tomorrowin the Spirit's power,we will let God change us,for new life starts now.We must leave behind ussins of yesterday,for God's new beginningis a better way.

Fear and doubt and habitmust not hold us back:God gives hope, and insight,and the strength we lack.Holy Spirit, teach ushow to read the signs,how to meet the challengeof our troubled times.Love us into action,stir us into prayer,till we choose God's life,and find our future there.Elizabeth Smith.Rejoice! For God has Called us.(Sydney: St Stephen's Press.)Back to index35God of hope and God of healing,ever turning lives around,Come restore, come re-inspire us,free the hearts that fear has bound.Hope-filled God, you keep enlargingboundaries we try to set;

raise our sights to new horizons,greater dreams than we dream yet.Healing God, your breath first formed us,then, made flesh, our sickness bore,here we bring ourselves, our loved ones,heal, make whole, breathe life once more.Author God, you re-write storiesturn life’s losses into gain,hope is known when life seems hopeless,health arises from the pain.So we come with tears and triumphsasking you to set us free,hope and healing are your nature,God of love and mystery.Repeat first verse. Rosalind BrownSing! New Words for Worship(Salisbury:Sarum College Press, 2004)Back to index36God sent his Son, they called him Jesus;He came to love, heal and forgive;

He lived and died to buy my pardon;An empty grave is there to prove mySaviour lives.Because he lives I can face tomorrow;Because he lives all fear is gone;Because I know he holds the future,And life is worth the living justbecause he lives.How sweet to hold a newborn babyAnd feel the pride and joy he gives;But greater still the calm assuranceThis child can face uncertain daysBecause he lives.Because he lives I can face tomorrow;Because he lives all fear is gone;Because I know he holds the future,And life is worth the living justbecause he lives.And then one day I'll cross the river;I'll fight life's final war with pain;And then as death gives way to victory,I'll see the lights of glory and I'll

know he lives.Because he lives I can face tomorrow;Because he lives all fear is gone;Because I know he holds the future,And life is worth the living justbecause he lives. 1971 William J. Gaither/Fine Balance Music.Mission Praise, combined music edition(London: Marshall Pickering, 1990)Back to index37God, the heart and goal of beingto whose love we trust our lives.Help us seek, and so discoverpathways new which faith provides;Give us knowledge, give us insightand fresh visions of your light.God, whose touch brings hope to people,who are lost without your love.Hear the prayers and praise we offerfrom our dark to light above;Teach us how to share your glorythat your presence all may see.

God of love, of power and actionfrom our bondage set us free;Take our lives and in them fashionwhat you destine each shall be;Live in us who stand before youand through us your world renew.God the Father, God the Saviour,God the Holy Spirit – One;While we sing your praise to heavenwardmay on earth your will be done;Let the world accept our offeringof the Song of Love we bring. 2003 Ronald GreenSing! New Words for Worship. Sarum College Press 2004Back to index38God who sets us on a journeyto discover dream and grow,lead us as you led your peoplein the desert long ago.journey inward, journey outward,stir the spirit, stretch the mind;love for God and self and neighbour

marks the way that Christ defined.Exploration brings new insights,changes, choices we must face;give us wisdom in deciding,mindful always of your grace;should we stumble, lose our bearings,find it hard to know what’s right,we regain our true directionfocused on the Jesus light.End our longing for the old days,grant the vision that we lack once we've started on this journeythere can be no turning back;let us travel light, discardingexcess baggage from our past,cherish only what's essential,choosing treasure that will last.When we set up camp and settleto avoid love’s risk and pain,you disturb complacent comfort,pull the tent pegs up again;keep us travelling in the knowledge

you are always at our side;give us courage for the journeyChrist our goal and Christ our guide. Joy Dine,Faith Forever Singing [NZHBT 2000]Back to index39Great is your faithfulness, O God my Father,you have fulfilled all your promise to me;you never fail and your love is unchangingall you have been you for ever will be.Great is your faithfulness,great is your faithfulness,morning by morning new mercies I see;all I have needed your hand has provided,great is your faithfulness, Father, to me.Summer and winter, and springtime and harvest,sun, moon and stars in their courses abovejoin w

56. I will give thanks to you 57. Jesus, Be the Centre 58. Jesus, I thank you 59. Jesus is Lord 60. Jesus name above all names 61. Jesus remember me 62. Jesus send more labourers 63. Jesus take me as I am 64. Kneels at the feet 65. Let there be love 66. Let us talents and tongues 67. Lift high the cross 68. Lord Jesus Christ, you have 69.