Song Ideas for the 30th Sunday in Ordinary Time, October 24, 2021

Be With Me, Lord by Tom Booth (spiritandsong.com) from the CD Find Us Ready  “When I’m blind, when I cannot see…when I’m in darkness and all I see is me…” (Preparation  / Communion)

Broken Vessels by Houston/Myrin (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “…was blind but now I see…” (Preparation / Communion)

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

Death Was Arrested by Kersh/Coker/Balltzglier/Smith (Capitol CMG Publishing/Music Services/CCLI) “Oh Your grace so free washes over me. You have made me new now life begins with You.”  (Preparation / Closing)

Give Us Clean Hands by Charlie Hall (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “…and God let us be a generation that seeks, that seeks your face, O God of Jacob.”  (Gathering / Preparation)

Have It All by Strand/Johnson/Taylor/Strand/Fieldes (Bethel Music Publishing/Essential Music Publishing/CCLI) “You can have it all Lord, Ev’ry part of my world…Oh the joy I’ve found, Surrendering my crowns…” (Preparation / Communion Meditation)

Heart Abandoned by Stanfill/Curran (Capitol CMG/CCLI) “God give me a heart abandoned, ever after you alone.”  (Communion)

I Have Loved You  by Michael Joncas (OCP). “Seek the face of the Lord and long for him…” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)

In the Light of the Lord by Michael John Poirier found in the collection Voices As One vol. 1  and Love One Another. “In the light of the Lord we are healed of or blindness..” (Gathering / Preparation / Communion)

Jesus, Messiah by Reeves/Carson/Cash/Tomlin (Capitol CMG/Music Services/CCLI)  found in the collection VOICES. “He became sin who knew no sin…he humbled himself and carried the cross…” (Use anywhere except Psalm) listen

Journey for Home by Ed Bolduc (WLP) found in the collection Voices As One vol. 1  and the collection VOICES   “In the dark we turn to the light.  In our faith you heal our blindness.” (use anywhere except Psalm) listen

Let Me See Your Face by Tom Booth (OCP) (Gathering / Preparation / Closing)

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  and in the collection VOICES “…take my life. I offer it to you, living sacrifice…”  (Song of Preparation / Communion) listen

Miracles by Quilala/Smith/Silverberg/Garrard (Capitol CMG/Integrity Music/CCLI) “The one who made the blind to see is moving here in front of me…I believe in you…you’re the God of miracles.”  (Preparation / Communion Meditation)

More Love, More Power by Jude DelHiero (Mercy/Vineyard/CCLI) found in the collection More Voices as One vol. 2 and VOICES and on the CD Come, Holy Spirit  (Here’s a slower version:)  “And I will seek your face with all of my heart.”  (Gather / Preparation / Communion)

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  “…help me to see your face…”  (Gathering / Preparation / Communion) listen

Open the Eyes of My Heart by Paul Baloche (Capitol CMG/CCLI) found in the collections Voices as One vol. 2  and VOICES  and on the CD Father ,We Thank Thee   “I want to see you high and lifted up, shining in the light of your glory.” (Preparation / Closing)  listen

Open Up the Heavens by Rozier/McDonald/Ingram/Andrews/Garrard (Word Music/Essential Music/CCLI) found in the collection VOICES “Descending like a cloud You’re standing with us now Lord unveil our eyes.”  (Closing Song) listen

Our God by Tomlin/Reeves/Myrin/Redman (Capitol CMG) found in the collection VOICES “…opened the eyes of the blind…there’s no one like you.”  (Gathering / Preparation)  listen

Wonder by Houston/Crocker (Capitol CMG/CCLI)  “I see the world in grace, I see the world in gospel, I see the world Your way, And I’m walking in the light.”  (Song of Preparation / Closing Song)