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3rd Sunday of Lent (B), March 7, 2021

Entrance Antiphon:  (Ps 25 (24): 15–16) “My eyes are always on the Lord, for he rescues my feet from the snare.  Turn to me and have mercy on me, for I am alone and poor.”

Amazing Grace (My Chains are Gone) by Tomlin/Newton/Giglio (Capitol CMG/CCLI)  found in the collection VOICES “Through many dangers, toils and snare I have already come...”   listen  

Open My Eyes  by Jesse Manibusan (spiritandsong) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2   and  VOICES  and on the CD  We Will be the Light  “Open my eyes, Lord, help me to see your face…”    listen 

OR

(Scrutinies) (Ez 36:23–26) “When I prove my holiness among you, I will gather you all from the foreign lands; and I will pour clean water upon you and cleanse you from all your impurities, and I will give you a new spirit, says the Lord.”

OR

(Scrutinies) (Isaiah 55:1) “Come to the Waters, you who are thirsty, says the Lord; you who have no money, come and drink joyfully.”

All Who are Thirsty by Brown/Robertson (Vineyard Music/CCLI) found in the collection VOICES  “Come to the fountain. Dip your heart in the stream of life.” listen

Come to the Water by Foley, arr. Maher (OCP)  from the CD  Overflow  listen from YouTube  “O let all who thirst, let them come to the water.”  

 

Responsorial Psalms:

Lord, You Have the Words by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD The Face of God and found in the collection Voices as One vol. 1 “and found in the collection VOICES  “The law of the Lord is perfect…the rule of the Lord is to be trusted…”  listen

 

(Scrutinies) If Today You Hear His Voice: Psalm 95 by W. Clifford Petty (WLP/GIA) found in the collection VOICES listen

(Scrutinies) If Today You Hear the Voice of God by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD The Face of God and found in the collection Voices as One vol. 1 and VOICES  listen

 

(SEASONAL) With the Lord there Is Mercy by Ed Bolduc (WLP/GIA) found in the collection VOICES  listen

 

(SEASONAL) Be Merciful, O Lord by Jeff Thomas (OCP)

 

(SEASONAL) Have Mercy on Us for We Have Sinned by W. Clifford Petty (WLP) found in the collections Voices as One vol. 2 and  VOICES  listen

 

 

Gospel Acclamation: (John 3:16) “God so loved the world that he gave his only Son, so that everyone who believes in him might have eternal life.” 

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(Scrutinies) (John 4:42, 15) “Lord, you are truly the Savior of the world; give me living water, that I may never thirst again.”

 

Communion Antiphon: (Matthew 17:5) “For anyone who drinks it, says the Lord, the water I shall give will become in him a spring welling up to eternal life.”

Lord, I Come by Billy Funk (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2  and on the CD Celebrate the Feast  found in the collection VOICES  “…and drink from the well that never runs dry….”  listen

 

 

More songs:

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD Hymns and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 2 and VOICES “…the living water, thirsty one…stoop down and drink and live…”  (Preparation / Communion) listen

It Is Well by Spafford/DiMarco/Bliss (Bethel Music/CCLI)  found in the  collection VOICES.  “Through it all my eyes are on you…” (Song of Preparation / Communion Meditation) 

Journey for Home by Ed Bolduc (WLP) found in the collection Voices As One vol. 1  and the collection VOICES   (use anywhere except Psalm) listen

O Come to the Altar* by Brown/Brock/Furtick/Joye (Essential Music Pub/CCLI) found in the collection VOICES “Do you thirst for a drink from the well?  Jesus is calling.” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion) listen – *OMIT THE BRIDGE (contains “Alleluia“)

Rain Down by Jaime Cortez (spiritandsong) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2  and VOICES and on the CD Come, Holy Spirit   “You are the water of life that we thirst.”  (Gathering / Preparation / Communion) listen

Return to God by Angotti/Hommerding (WLP) from the CD Joy Beyond Our Dreams and the collections More Voices As One vol. 1  and VOICES “Baptized in grace, in grace renewed by your most holy Word.”  (Gathering / Preparation) listen

Rise from the Ashes by Craig Colson (WLP) from the CD I Am the Way    (Preparation / Communion)

So Beautiful by Jacob and Matthew Band (WLP) from the CD Every Day and the collection More Voices as One vol. 2 and the collection VOICES  “Bread from heaven, Cup of everlasting life, in this meal we share the Body of Christ.” (Communion) listen