Song Ideas and Suggestions for The Presentation of the Lord, 2/2/2025

Entrance Antiphon:  (Psalm 48(47): 10–11) “Your merciful love, O God, we have received in the midst of your temple. Your praise, O God, like your name, reaches to the ends of the earth; your right hand is filled with saving justice.”

Responsorial Psalm: 24: 7, 8, 9, 10  “Who Is this king of glory?  It is the Lord.”

Gospel Acclamation: (Luke 2:32) “A light of revelation to the Gentiles, and glory for your people, Israel.”

Communion Antiphon: (Luke 2:30–31) “My eyes have seen your salvation, which you prepared in the sight of all the peoples.”

 

A Rightful Place by Steve Angrisano (spiritandsong) from the CD A New Day  listen on YouTube “Shattering the darkness of night, a new dawn is rising to bring your light to all the world.” (Closing Song)

All the Ends of the Earth by Ed Bolduc (WLP) from the CD Word for Word and found in the collection More Voices As One vol. 1  (Closing)

Christ In Me, Arise by Trevor Thomson (spiritandsong.com) from the CD Christ In Me, Arise and the collection VOICES “Christ in me arise and dispel all the darkness.”  (Song of Gathering / Preparation / Communion) listen

Great are You, Lord by Leonard/Ingram/Jordan (Capitol CMG/Essential Music/CCLI)   “You bring light to the darkness…”  (Gathering / Preparation / Closing Song)

Here I Am to Worship by Tim Hughes (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2 and on the CD Strong In Faith and found in the collection VOICES “Light of the world you stepped down into darkness…”  (Gathering / Preparation)  listen

I Am the Bread of Life by John Michael Talbot (Brentwood-Benson/Capitol CMG) found in the collection Voices As One vol. 1 and VOICES. “I am God’s loved revealed. I am broken that you might be healed.” (Communion) listen

I Am Yours (Consume Me, Completely) by Trevor Thomson (WLP) from CD In Shadow and In Light and the collection More Voices as One vol. 2  “Let your light shine, let it shine in my heart…let me be your light in this world.” (Communion)

I Received the Living God by Brett Ballard (WLP) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2  and VOICES  “Jesus said, “I am the light shining for eternity; Go and be the light of life Shining for the world to see.” (Communion) listen

Jesus, Messiah by Reeves/Carson/Cash/Tomlin (Capitol CMG/Music Services/CCLI)  found in the collection VOICES. “He became sin who knew no sin, that we might become his righteousness…All glory to you, God, the Light of the World.”  (Use anywhere except Psalm)

King of Glory by Avery/Carr/Powell/Lee/Anderson (Brentwood Benson/Koblat Music Pub./CCLI) “Who is  this King of Glory?” (Preparation / Communion Meditation)

Let the Weight of Your Glory Fall by Steve Merkel (Integrity/EMI/CCLI) from the collection Voices as One vol. 2  and VOICES and the CD Come, Holy Spirit   “Spirit of the sovereign Lord, come and make your presence known. Reveal the glory of the living God!”  (use anywhere except Psalm) listen

Love Has Come by Matt Maher (spiritandsong) from the CD The End and the Beginning listen on YouTube “Word of God enthroned, dwell in us forevermore.”  (Gathering / Preparation / Closing)

Of the Father’s Love Begotten by Ubowski/Hart (Essential Music/GIA/CCLI) found in the collection VOICES “Blessed was the day forever when the virgin full of grace, by the Holy Ghost conceiving, bore the savior of our race. And the child, the world’s redeemer first revealed his sacred face…” (Preparation / Communion) listen

Oh Our Lord by Leonard/Jordan/Baloche (Capitol CMG/Integrity/CCLI) found in the collection VOICES  “We behold the breaking dawn…O your name is a light in the darkness.” (Song of Preparation / Closing Song) listen

Shine On Us by Michael W. Smith (Capitol CMG/Sony ATV/CCLI)  “Lord, let the light, light of your face shine on us…to find our way in the darkest night.” (Communion Meditation)

Shine the Light by WAL (WLP) from the CD Always and Everywhere and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 3 and VOICES “Shine the light, shine his light, to all the nations, be the love, be his love that won us salvation.”  (Closing Song) listen

Shine Through Us by Danielle Rose (WLP) – from the CD I Thirst and found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 1  (Communion Meditation)

Song of Simeon by Janét Sullivan Whitaker (OCP) (Gathering)

Take My Life by Tomlin et al (Capitol CMG/CCLI)  “Take my life and let it be consecrated all to thee.” (Song of Preparation / Communion)

What a Beautiful Name by Fielding/Ligertwood (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collection VOICES. You were the Word at the beginning One with God the Lord Most High. Your hidden glory in creation Now revealed in You our Christ…”  (Second Communion) listen

Your Love, O Lord by Avery/Carr/Powell/Lee/Anderson (Brentwood-Benson/Kobalt Music/CCLI) found in the collection Voices as One vol. 2  and VOICES  and the CD Father We Thank Thee “Your Love, O Lord, reaches to the heavens, your faithfulness stretches to the sky, your justice flows like the ocean’s tide.”  (Gathering / Preparation)  listen