SUNDAY AFTER THE MARTYRDOM OF ST. JOHN THE BAPTIST
OPENING HYMN: COME, MY WAY, MY TRUTH, MY LIFE
Come, my Way, my Truth, my Life:
such a way as gives us breath,
such a truth as ends all strife,
such a life as killeth death.
Come, my Light, my Feast, my Strength:
such a light as shows a feast,
such a feast as mends in length,
such a strength as makes his guest.
Come, my Joy, my Love, my Heart:
such a joy as none can move,
such a love as none can part,
such a heart as joys in love.
COMMUNION HYMN: RAIN DOWN
CHORUS:
Rain down Rain down
Rain down your love on your people
Rain down Rain down
Rain down your love, God of life
Faithful and true is the Word of our God
All of God′s works are so worthy of trust
God's mercy falls on the just and the right
Full of God′s love is the earth. CHORUS
We who revere and find hope in our God
Live in the kindness and joy of God's wing
God will protect us from darkness and death
God will not leave us to starve. CHORUS
God of creation, we long for Your truth
You are the water of life that we thirst
Grant that Your love and peace touch our hearts
All of our hope lies in You. CHORUS
CLOSING HYMN: SING OF MARY
Sing of Mary, pure and lowly, Virgin Mother undefiled.
Sing of God's own Son most holy, who became her little child.
Fairest child of fairest Mother, God the Lord who came to earth,
Word made flesh, our very brother, takes our nature by his birth.
Glory be to God the Father; glory be to God the Son;
glory be to God the Spirit; glory to the Three in One.
From the heart of blessed Mary, from all saints the song ascends,
and the Church the strain re-echoes unto earth's remotest ends
