Choir Music Page: Elevating spirits through sacred melodies. Immerse yourself in the timeless beauty of Christian hymns and Catholic liturgical songs as we share their inspiring lyrics.
Kami unta magkahiusa ug mahimong
Lungsod nga pinili
Usa ka Ginoo, Usa ka Lawas, Usa ka Lungsod, Usa ka banay,
nga kanimo nag-ambahan 2x
Bob Hurd
Refrain:
And the Father will dance as on the day of joy.
He will exult over you and renew you by His love.
And the Father will dance as on the day of joy.
He will exult over you and renew you by His love.
1. Shout for joy, all you, His people
Sing aloud and exult with all your hearts,
For Yahweh, your God is in your midst.
Refrain
3. And when the time comes I will rescue the lame,
And when the time comes I will gather the strays,
And when the time comes, I will be your guide.
I will gather you in and give you renown among all peoples.
Refrain
He will renew you by His love!
Carey Laundry
Refrain:
All that I am, all that I do,
All that I'll ever have,
I offer now to you.
All that I dream, all that I pray,
All that I'll ever make,
I give to you today.
Sebastian Temple
Chorus:
Manuel V. Francisco, SJ
Gloria Laus et Honor, Theodulph of Orleans
Rank on rank the host of heaven
Spreads its vanguard on the way,
As the Light from Light, descends now
From the realms of endless day,
That the powers of hell may vanish
As the darkness clears away.
Liturgy of St. James
Translator: Gerard Moultrie
When from the darkness comes no light,
When from the weeping comes no laughter;
When in the day we hope for night
Nor any comfort coming after:
Grant us your peace.
When in our confidence our fears
Clutch at the heart and make us tremble;
When in our joy we weep cold tears,
And in our frankness, we dissemble:
Grant us your light.
When in our love there is no care,
And in our yearning we are dullness;
When what we know we cannot dare,
And we are nothing that is fullness:
Grant us your truth.
Brendan Mclaughlin
Attende Domine
Translator: Melvin Farell, S.S.
Michael Gannon
Claudia Hernaman
Refrain:
Have mercy on your people Lord,
Have mercy.
Lord, make us understand the dessert of this life;
The misery, the sin, the death that all mus face;
That we will conquer only if we turn to you,
With prayer and fasting and almsgiving in this Lent.
Teach us to spurn tthe pomps of Satan in our path,
Lead us to glimpse the promised land, the Mount of God,
With eyes of faith and hope that pierce the worldly gloom,
With heart of charity your Holy Spirit gives.
And when we celebrate the Paschal Triduum,
The holy days you suffered, died, and rose again;
Live in us, Lord, these sad and glorious mysteries,
Until the Last Day when eternal Easter dawns.
Stephen Somerville
Charles William Everest
Behold, the days are coming, says the Lord our God,
When I will make a new convenant
Lucien Deiss
Alone and fasting Moses saw
The loving God who gave the law;
And to Elijah, fasting, came
The steeds and chariots of flame.
So Daniel trained his mystic sight,
Delivered from the lion’s might;
And John, the Bridegroom’s friend, became
The herald of Messiah’s name.
Then grant us, Lord, like them to do
Such things as bring great praise to you;
Our spirits strengthen with your grace
And give us joy to see your face.
O Father, Son and Spirit blest,
To you be every prayer addressed
And by all mankind be adored,
From age to age, the only Lord.
Latin, 6th century
Translator: Maurice F. Bell
O loving wisdom of our God;
When all was sin and shame,
A second Adam to the fight
And to the rescue came.
O wisest love! that flesh and blood
Which did in Adam fail,
Should strive afresh against the foe,
Should strive and should prevail
And that a higher gift than grace
Should flesh and blood refine,
God's presence and his very self
And essence all divine
O generous love! that he, who smote
In man for man the foe,
The double agony in man
For man should undergo;
And in the garden secretly,
And on the cross on high,
Should teach his brethren, and inspire
To suffer and to die.
Praise to the holiest in the height,
And in the depth be praise,
In all his words most wonderful,
Most sure in all his ways.
J. H. Newman
The Almighty has planted his seed in the earth:
He tended well the grain and he waits for the rebirth.
The Almighty has ground all the grain for the feast:
He made it into flour, and he waits for the yeast.
The Almighty has given his body for man:
He broke for us the bread, and he waits like a lamb.
The Almighty was given a crown made of thorn:
It pierced him till he bled and he waits: do we mourn?
The Almighty did suffer and evil destroy:
He died to ease our pain, and he waits for our joy.
Dieu, nous avons vu ta gloire, D Rimaud
We have not known you: to the skies
Our monuments of folly soar,
And all our self-wrought miseries
Have made us trust ourselves the more.
We have not loved you: far and wide
The wreckage of our hatred spreads,
And evils wrought by human pride
Recoil on unrepentant heads.
We long to end this worldwide strife:
How shall we follow in your way?
Speak to mankind your words of life,
Until our darkness turns to day.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
save in the death of Christ, my God;
The vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to his blood.
See, from his head, his hands, his feet,
What grief and love flow mingling down;
Did e'er such Love and sorrow meet,
or thorns compose so rich a crown.
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
that were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.
Isaac Watts
So rich God's grace in Jesus Christ,
That we are called as sons of light
To bear the pledge of glory.
Through him in whom all fullness dwells,
We offer God our gift of self
In union with the Spirit.
Lord, God, Savior,
Give us strength to mold our hearts in your true likeness,
Sons and servants of our Father.
Jack May, S.J.
Ex More Docti
The Master came to bring good news,
The news of love and freedom,
To heal the sick and seek the poor,
To build the peaceful kingdom.
Father, forgive us!
Through Jesus hear us!
As we forgive one another!
Through Jesus Christ the Law's fulfilled,
The man who lived for others,
The law of Christ is love alone,
To serve now all our brothers,
To seek the sinners Jesus came,
To live among the friendless,
To show them love that they might share
The kingdom that is endless.
Forgive us, Lord as we forgive
And seek to help each other,
Forgive us Lord, and we shall live
To pray and work together.
Gabriel Huck
Refrain:
The Spirit is a movin' all over, all over this land.
People are gatherin' the Church is born;
The Spirit is a blowin' on a world reborn. (Ref)
Doors are opening as the Spirit comes.
His fire is burning in His people now. (Ref)
Old men are dreaming dreams
and young men and women see the light. (Ref)
Old walls are falling down,
and people all over are speaking with each other. (Ref.)
Filled with the Spirit we are sent to serve,
We are called out as servants, we are called to work.
The Spirit fills us with His power,
to be His witnesses to all we meet. (Ref)
God has poured out His Spirit on all
On all of humankind. (Ref)
Carey Landry
Refrain:
Do we know within us the call to change our hearts?
If we do, the Spirit is alive in us. (Ref)
Do we wish to be made whole in a living faith?
If we do, the Spirit is alive in us. (Ref)
G. Norbert, OSB
Refrain:
New Life! New Life! You came to bring us new life.
New Life! New Life! We find such joy in Your abundant life.
You are the source of our great joy;
the fountain of all life.
You give us living water;
You bid us come and drink.
We come to You; we bless You, Lord;
we glorify Your name! We praise You, Lord;
we worship You; We thank for Your gift of our new life!(Ref)
You are the source of our new life; in Your light we see light.
You show to us Your goodness; You bid us taste and see.
We come to You; we bless You, Lord;
We glorify Your name! We praise You, Lord;
We worship You; we thank You for Your gift of new life! (Ref)
Refrain:
Shout joyfully to God all you on earth,
Sing praise to the glory of His name!
Proclaim His glorious praise.
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
Come and see the works of God,
His astounding deeds among all!
He changed the sea to firm earth;
Let them cross the river dry shod.(Ref)
O people, bless our God! make His praise resound!
He has given life to our souls, not allowed our feet to stumble. (Ref)
Refrain:
Praise the Lord, O my soul,
I will praise the Lord all my life.
I will sing praise to my God while I live,
I will sing praise to my God.
Put not your trust in princes,
in those in whom there's no salvation.
When their spirits depart they turn to dust on that day their plans die.
Happy are they whose hope is God,
whose help is in the Lord, their God.
Who made the heavens, the stars and skies above,
the earth and all that it holds.
Refrain:
Come now to the Lord with your singing
and your dancing with trumpets and guitars sound His praise.
The mountains and the hills will rejoice in your singing;
the rivers will clap their hands.
Give thanks to Him for He is good,
For His glory will last forever.
He is the Lord of lords.
Forever will be His love. (Ref)
He it is who does great wonders;
by His wisdom He made the heavens.
He fashioned the land and the seas.
Forever will be His love. (Ref)
Dan Schutte, S.J
The Lord is dawn in darkness, He is light for day.
He knows our weakness, yet He walks our ways.
He is steady love to every creature that lives,
He is Mighty Lord.
Refrain:
For He is Mighty Lord, God of all, He is love
and Lord of us all. (2x)
And let the heavens praise Him in the sun and moon.
Let stars give thanks to Him at night and noon.
Praise Him, all the earth, the mountains, hills,
and the trees, He is Mighty Lord. (Ref)
John Foley, S.J
Refrain:
Lord, You called us graciously to live Your Life
and go Your way, believing in Your Love.
We follow You without reserve all the way
Set our eyes aglow that their others' joy may draw
Open wide our hearts and make them bold
That our gladness and woes we may hold. (Ref)
Grant that no smiles from our lips ever wane
While our mouths Your words of peace proclaim.
Make our hearts steadfast and strong
Love minstrels may we be our whole life long. (Ref)
Lord, let me walk that lonely road with You
under the weight of the wood.
Lord, let me walk that last mile in Your shoes
under the weight of the wood
Lord, let me cool Your lips baked like clay
under the weight of the wood.
Dried up like rain on a hot dusty
day under the weight of the wood. (Ref)
Jack Meffleton
Shout with joy to the Lord all the earth!
Praise the glory of His name!
Say to God how wondrous Your works, how glorious Your name! (Ref)
Let the earth worship, singing your praise.
Praise the glory of Your name!
Come and see the deeds of the Lord;
Come worship His name. (Ref)
Roc O' Connor, S.J
Let us go to the Lord, His altar on high.
Let us worship the Lord, our Savior and our King.
When He comes to do us justice.
When He comes to show us love.
We shall rejoice in the Lord for He will lead us on.
On the road to glory.
Refrain:
Let the heavens be glad and the earth rejoice,
The sea and what fills it resound.
Let the plains and the fields be filled with joy
For the Lord comes to rule the land.
Then shall the trees, the trees of the forest exult.
Before the Lord, who comes now to rule the earth. (ref)
The Lord shall rule with justice for all of the earth.
In constant love, He comes now to rule the earth. (ref)
Dan Feiten
Refrain:
Kindness, you will find kindness with the Lord
and healing for your hearts
With a heavy heart, I call You Lord, hear my human voice. (Ref)
So great is Your love You overlook all my failings.
I trust in Your word and wait for You.
Like sentries waiting for dawn. (Ref)
We, Your children, wait with praise-filled faith
Free us with Your love. (Ref)