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SONGS SELECTIONS FOR ASH WEDNESDAY

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THE SEASON OF LENT is a time for the preparation for the celebration of Easter. The liturgy prepares the catechumens for the celebration of the Paschal mystery by the various stages of Christian initiation; it also prepares the faithful, who recall their baptism and do penance in preparation for Easter (LYGN27).

The beginning of Lent is marked with the blessing and imposition of ashes on Ash Wednesday or, for pastoral reasons, on the First Sunday of Lent. The act of putting on ashes symbolizes our fragility and mortality as well as our need to be redeemed by the mercy of God.

DURING LENT, ONE OF THE FOLLOWING ACCLAMATIONS IS USED INSTEAD OF ALLELUIA AS A RESPONSE TO THE VERSE BEFORE THE GOSPEL
Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
Glory to you, O Christ, Wisdom of God the Father.
Glory to you, O Christ, Word of God.
Glory to you, O Christ, Son of the living God.
Praise and honour to you, Lord Jesus.
Praise to you, O Christ, King of eternal glory.
Great and wonderful are your works, O Lord.
Salvation, glory, and power belong to the Lord Jesus Christ.

ENTRANCE ANTIPHON Wisdom 11:24.25.27
You are merciful to all, O Lord, and despise nothing that you have made. You overlook the sins of man, to bring him to repentance, for you are the Lord our God.

The Penitential Act is omitted, and the Distribution of Ashes takes its place.

FIRST READING
“Tear your hearts and not your garments.”
A reading from the Book of the Prophet Joel 2:12-18

RESPONSORIAL PSALM Ps 51:3-4.5-6ab.12- 13.14 and 17 (R. cf. 3a)
R/. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.

Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your merciful love;
according to your great compassion,
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me completely from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin. R/.
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My transgressions, truly I know them;
my sin is always before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned;
what is evil in your sight I have done. R/.

R/. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.

Create a pure heart for me, O God;
Renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence;
take not your holy spirit from me. R/.

Restore in me the joy of your salvation;
Sustain in me a willing spirit.
O Lord, open my lips
And my mouth shall proclaim your praise. R/.

SECOND READING
“Be reconciled to God. Behold, now is the acceptable time. ”
A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians, (2 Corinthians 5:20, 6:2)

Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
Today, harden not your hearts, but listen to the voice of the Lord.
Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

GOSPEL
“Your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Matthew 6: 1-6, 16- 18)

ENTRANCE

  1. Attende Domine (CHB 321)
  2. Yes I shall arise (CHB 316)
  3. Hear o thou bounteous maker (CHB 12)
  4. I come to thee (CHB 346)
  5. All the way to Calvary

OFFERTORY

  1. God of mercy (CHB 194)
  2. Jesus my Lord (CHB 196)
  3. My God accept my heart (CHB 251)
  4. Pay back time
  5. Take my life
  6. Lord accept the gifts (CHB 56)
  7. Take our bread (CHB 60)

COMMUNION

  1. Hear us O Lord (CHB 13)
  2. God our Father (CHB 195)
  3. Just as I am (CHB 90C)
  4. Rock of ages (CHB 106)
  5. As I look unto the cross
  6. Close to the Cross
  7. Lord Jesus think on me

DISMISSAL(6-7)/DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES(1-5)

  1. Ashes
  2. Nearer God (CHB 199)
  3. Forty days and Forty nights
  4. Throughout these Forty days O Lord
  5. Ashes of Repentance
  6. Ave Regina Coelorum (CHB 323)
  7. Sweet Saviour bless us (CHB 150)

Courtesy……..Songs Selection Committee of LAMCOM (Lagos Archdiocesan Music Commission)

SONGS SELECTION FOR MARCH 14TH, 2021, 4TH SUNDAY IN LENT YEAR B LAETARE SUNDAY (REJOICING SUNDAY)

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THEME: GODS JUDGEMENT

FIRST READING

The wrath and compassion of God are shown in the exile and liberation of his people.
A reading from the second Book of Chronicles (2 Chronicles 36:14-16.1923)

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

R/. O let my tongue cleave to my palate if I remember you not.

SECOND READING

When we were dead through our trespasses, we were saved by grace.”
A reading from the Letter of Saint Paul to the Ephesians (Ephesians 2:4-10)

VERSE BEFORE THE GOSPEL

John 3: 16
Glory and praise to you, O Christ. God do loved the world that he gave his only Son, that whoever believes in him should have eternal life. Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

GOSPEL

God sent the Son that the World might be saved through him”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to John (John 3:14-21)

ENTRANCE HYMNS

1. Praise my soul, the king of heaven (CHB27)
2. (CHB 191) All you who seek a comfort sure
3. Stand up, Stand up for Jesus (CHB 35)
4 Christ be our light.
5 O God thy people gather (CHB 24)

OFFERTORY

  1. God Almighty (CHB 51)
  2. Its Pay back time
  3. Gbe’bo wa
  4. (CHB 67) What have we to offer him.
  5. Surrender your heart
  6. What can we bring to offer

COMMUNION

  1. Jesus my Lord, behold at length the day (CHB 196)
  2. Mee ranyi ebere
  3. Christ be our light.
  4. God gives his people strength ( CHB 77)
  5. Pass me not o gentle Saviour ( CHB103)
  6. E was gba Ara Oluwa.
  7. Be still, my soul..
  8. O Listen to a wondrous story.

DISMISSAL

  1. When I survey (CHB202)
  2. Keep step with the master (CHB 241)
  3. Forty days and Forty nights
  4. My faith looks up to thee
  5. Jesus loves me.
  6. Glory be to Jesus( CHB193)
  7. Holy Queen , we bend before thee. (CHB298)

Approved by Director, LAMCOM Lagos Arch Diocese. Lagos State

Hymns Selection for the 2nd Sunday of Lent, Year B (28 February 2021)

Hymns, Ordo Missae, Psalms,

READINGS

First: Genesis 22:1-2, 9-13, 15-18

God tests Abraham by asking him to sacrifice Issac … Abraham offers, but God provides a substitute at the last minute, and showers blessings on Abraham for not refusing.

Psalm: 115

  1. I will walk in the presence of God in the land of the living
  2. I trusted even when I said … Your servant Lord, your servant am I
  3. My vows to the Lord I will fulfil.

Second: Romans 8:31-34

With God on our side who can be against us … since God did not spare his only son, we may be certain that he will not refuse us.

Gospel: Mark 9:2-10

The Transfiguration – a voice from the cloud said “This is my Son the Beloved, listen to him”

THEMES

  1. Transfiguration: Jesus the beloved Son of God – the fulfilment of the Scriptures.
  2. Abraham’s obedience – sacrifice, the characteristics of faith.
  3. God’s glory makes his will known – Christ is for us.

SUGGESTED HYMNS

  1. At the Name of Jesus
  2. Be Still and Know
  3. Before Thy Throne O God we Kneel
  4. Crown Him with Many Crowns
  5. God is Love His the Care
  6. Immortal, Invisible, God Only Wise
  7. Jesu Lover of My Soul
  8. O Cross of Christ
  9. O Light of Light by Love Inclined
  10. O Light of Light Love Given Birth (public domain in the USA, not yet in many other countries
  11. The God of Abraham Praise
  12. There’s a Wideness in God’s Mercy
  13. ‘Tis Good (How Good) Lord to be Here
  14. What Wondrous Love
  15. Christ Upon the Mountain Peak – Wren
  16. If God is For Us – Foley
  17. Transfigure Us O Lord – Hurd
  18. We Behold the Splendour of God – Landry

It pays for proper preparation of the Liturgy

SONG SELECTION FOR ASH WEDNESDAY 17TH FEB.,2021

Hymns, Ordo Missae, Psalms

FIRST READING:

A reading from the Book of the Prophet Joel 2:12-18
“Tear your hearts and not your garments.”

RESPONSORIAL PSALM

Ps 51:3-4.5-6ab.12- 13.14 and 17 (R. cf. 3a)
R/. Have mercy, O Lord, for we have sinned.

Have mercy on me, O God,
according to your merciful love;
according to your great compassion,
blot out my transgressions.
Wash me completely from my iniquity,
And cleanse me from my sin. R/.

My transgressions, truly I know them;
my sin is always before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned;
what is evil in your sight I have done. R/.

Create a pure heart for me, O God;
Renew a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence;
take not your holy spirit from me. R/.

Restore in me the joy of your salvation;
Sustain in me a willing spirit.
O Lord, open my lips
And my mouth shall proclaim your praise. R/.

SECOND READING

A reading from the second Letter of Saint Paul to the Corinthians, 2Corinthians5:20—6:2
“Be reconciled to God. Behold, now is the acceptable time.”

ACCLAMATION

Glory and praise to you, O Christ.
Today, harden not your hearts, but listen to the voice of the Lord.
Glory and praise to you, O Christ.

GOSPEL

“Your Father who sees in secret will reward you.”
A reading from the holy Gospel according to Matthew (Matthew 6: 1-6.16- 18)

ENTRANCE

  1. Attende Domine
  2. I come to thee (CHB 346)
  3. God of mercy and compassion (CHB 194)
  4. All the way to calvary
  5. Da Pacem Domine

OFFERTORY

  1. My God accept my heart (CHB 251)
  2. I Surrender All (CHB 276)
  3. Full Surrender
  4. At Calvary there you will meet all your needs
  5. We offer thee (CHB 64)
  6. God our Father Everlasting (CHB 53)

COMMUNION

  1. God our Father, forgive us our sin (CHB 195)
  2. Just as I am without one plea
  3. From the depths we cry to thee
  4. Be Still my Soul
  5. Burden are lifted at calvary
  6. Blessed Lamb (CHB 191)

DISMISSAL & DISTRIBUTION OF ASHES

  1. Ashes
  2. Nearer my God to thee (CHB 199)
  3. Be with me Lord wherever I go
  4. Be thou my vision
  5. Turn to us Lord
  6. Forty days and forty nights

Compiled by

Songs Selection Committee of Lagos Ach-Diocesan Music Commision (LAMCOM)

Hymns Selection for the 6th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B (14 February 2021)

Hymns, Ordo Missae

READINGS

First: Leviticus 13: 1-2m 44-46

The Lord tells Moses and Aaron what to do if someone in the community has leprosy – that the person must be unclean and live outside the camp.

Psalm: 31

  1. You are my refuge O Lord, you fill me with the joy of salvation
  2. Happy the one whose offense is forgiven
  3. But now I have acknowledged my sings
  4. Rejoice in the Lord.

Second: I Corinthians 10:31 – 11:1

Whatever you do, do it for the glory of God … work for the advantage of everybody so they may be saved.

Gospel: Mark 1:40-43

Jesus heals a leper, and orders him not to tell people what was done. But the man does tell people, so Jesus is besieged and has to go to places where no one lives.

THEMES

  1. Jesus as healer of people who are outcast.
  2. Praying for those who care for the sick.
  3. Examining how we can bring healing to those who are outcast

SUGGESTED HYMNS

  1. Amazing Grace
  2. My hiding place – Jude Nnam
  3. Balm in Gilead
  4. Christian, Do You Hear the Lord
  5. God be in my Head
  6. I Know the Lord’s Laid His Hands on Me
  7. In Christ there is no East or West
  8. Saviour who did Healing Give
  9. Take my Life and Let it Be
  10. Thine Arm (Your Hands) O Lord in Days of Old
  11. Be my Protecting, Saving God – Tietze
  12. Come and Journey with a Saviour – O’Driscoll
  13. He Touched Me – Gaither
  14. Healer of Every Ill – Haugen
  15. Healer of the Sick – Leftley
  16. Lay Your Hands – Landry
  17. O Christ the Healer – Pratt Green
  18. The Lord will Heal the Broken Heart – Lawton
  19. The Summons (Will you come and follow me) – Bell
  20. We Cannot Measure How You Heal – Bell
  21. We come to You for Healing Lord – Stuempfle
  22. Whatsoever You Do – Jabusch

It pays for proper preparation of the Liturgy

Hymns Selection for the 5th Sunday of Ordinary Time, Year B (7 February 2021)

Ordo Missae, Psalms

READINGS

First: Job 7:1-4, 6-7

Is not … life on earth nothing more than pressed service? …. Restlessly I fret ’till twilight falls … swifter than a weaver’s shuttle my days have passed.

Psalm: 146

  1. Praise the Lord who heals the broken-hearted
  2. Praise the Lord for he is good
  3. The Lord builds up Jerusalem
  4. Our Lord is great and almighty.

Second: I Corinthians 9 16-19, 22-23

Paul says “I should be punished if I did not preach the Gospel … I have made myself the slave of everyone so as to win as many as I could ….

Gospel: Mark 1 29-39

Jesus heals: firstly Simon’s mother-in-law of a fever, and then many in the town who were suffering diseases or posessed. Then he goes to a lonely place to pray – and then to the neighbouring towns to preach there too.

THEMES

  1. Jesus as healer – heals the broken so they are free to serve God and God’s people.
  2. The pain of suffering.
  3. The hope which healing brings.
  4. Without Christ, our lives are like drudgery.

SUGGESTED HYMNS

  1. All Hail the Power of Jesus Name
  2. Balm in Gilead
  3. Be Still and Know that I am God
  4. Christ Is Made the Sure Foundation
  5. How Sweet the Name of Jesus Sounds
  6. Jesu Lover of my Soul
  7. O God our Help in Ages Past
  8. O Praise ye the Lord
  9. O Worship the King
  10. Your Hands O Lord in Days of Old
  11. Healer of Every Ill – Haugen
  12. Healer of the Sick – Leftley
  13. Lay Your Hands – Landry
  14. The Lord will Heal the Broken Heart – Lawton
  15. We Cannot Measure How You Heal – Bell
  16. We come to You for Healing Lord – Stuempfle

It pays for proper preparation of the Liturgy