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Catholic Hymn Book

Offertory Hymns

ACCEPT ALMIGHTY FATHER

 

VERSE 1

Accept almighty Father,

These gifts of wine and bread,

Now offered at the altar

To you through Christ our Head

In humble reparation

For sins and failings dread;

To gain life everlasting

For living and for dead.

 

VERSE 2

O God, by this co-mingling

Of water and of wine

May he who took our nature

Give us His life divine

Come then, and make us holy,

Receive this sacrifice;

Into your favour take us,

In Christ may we arise.

ALL MAN’S LABOUR

 

VERSE 1

All man’s labour can produce,

You have given for our use,

Take, O Lord, this offering.

 

CHORUS

May this lowly, bread and wine

Be the sacrifice divine

Of our Saviour Jesus Christ,

Of our Saviour Jesus Christ

On this gift of bread and wine,

Of our sacrifice a sign,

Father, look with favour now.

May this food which strength imparts

Bring refreshment to our hearts,

And a taste of joy to come

ALMIGHTY FATHER, TAKE THIS BREAD

 

Almighty Father take this bread

Your people offer you;

Where sins divide us take instead,

One fold, one family.

 

The wine we offer soon will be Christ’s blood,

Redemption’s price:

Receive it Holy Trinity, this holy sacrifice

 

O God, by angels’ choir adored,

Your name be praised on earth;

On all men be that peace outpoured

Once promised at his birth

ALL THAT I AM

 

All that I am, all that I do,

All that I’ll ever have I offer now to you

All that I dream, all that I pray,

All that I’ll ever make, I give to you today

Take and sanctify these gifts

For your honour Lord.

Knowing that I love and serve you

Is enough reward.

 

All that I am, all that I do,

All that I’ll ever have I offer now to you.

Take and sanctify these gifts

For your honour Lord.

Knowing that I love and serve you

Is enough reward.

 

All that I dream, all that I pray,

All that I’ll ever make I give to you today

BRINGING IN THE SHEAVES

 

VERSE 1

Sowing in the morning,

Sowing seeds of kindness

Sowing in the noontide and the dewy eves,

Waiting for the harvest and the time of reaping,

We shall come rejoicing,

Bringing in the sheaves.

 

CHORUS

Bringing in the sheaves,

Bringing in the sheaves,

We shall come rejoicing,

Bringing in the sheaves.

Bringing in the sheaves,

Bringing in the sheaves,

We shall come rejoicing,

Bringing in the sheaves.

 

VERSE 2

Sowing in the sunshine, sowing in the shadows,

Fearing neither clouds nor winter’s

Chilling breeze,

By and by the harvest and the labour ended,

We shall come rejoicing,

Bringing in the sheaves

BRING THEM IN

 

VERSE 1

Hark! ’tis the shepherd’s voice I hear,

Out in the desert dark and dreary,

Calling the sheep who’ve gone astray,

Far from the shepherd’s fold away.

 

CHORUS

Bring them in, bring them in,

Bring them in from the fields of sin.

Bring them in, bring them in,

Bring the wandering ones to Jesus.

 

VERSE 2

Who’ll go and help this shepherd kind,

Help Him the wandering ones to find?

Who’ll bring the lost ones to the fold

Where they’ll be sheltered from the cold?

 

VERSE 3

Out in the desert hear their cry,

Out on the mountains wild and high.

Hark! ’tis the Master speaks to thee,

“Go find my sheep where-e’er they be.”

COME GOD’S CHILDREN

 

Come God’s children let us sing, alleluia.

Bringing gifts to praise our King, alleluia.

Drawing close in heart and mind, alleluia.

That by his aid the truth we’ll find, alleluia.

We offer gifts of bread and wine, alleluia.

In Christ our Lord, the Son Divine, alleluia.

In joyful song our voices raise, alleluia.

To God above we offer praise, alleluia.

We must love him with all our heart, alleluia.

As a whole and not a part, alleluia.

Come God’s children let us sing, alleluia.

Bringing gifts to praise our King, alleluia

I TRUSTED EVEN WHEN I SAID (PSALM 155: 10 – 19)

 

CHORUS

How can I repay the Lord

For his goodness to me

I will raise the cup of salvation,

I will call on God’s name.

 

VERSE 1

I trusted, even when I said:

“I am sorely afflicted”

And when I said in my alarm:

“No man can be trusted.”

 

VERSE 2

How can I repay the Lord

For his goodness to me?

The cup of salvation I will raise

I will call on the Lord’s name.

 

VERSE 3

My vows to the Lord I will fulfil

Before all his people,

O precious in the eyes of the Lord

Is the death of his faithful.

 

VERSE 4

You servant; Lord, your servant am I;

You have loosened my bonds,

A thanksgiving sacrifice I make,

I will call on the Lord’s name.

 

VERSE 5

My vows to the Lord I will fulfil

Before all his people

In the courts of the house of the Lord.

In your midst, O Jerusalem.

 

VERSE 6

Praise the Father, the Son, and Holy Spirit

Both now and forever,

The God who is, who was and is to come

At the end of the ages

GOD ALMIGHTY

 

VERSE 1

O children of Christ Jesus come

To offer your presents to God,

Give us this day our daily bread,

We ask from Thee through Jesus Christ.

 

CHORUS

God Almighty, take our offering

We give to Thee today on earth.

 

VERSE 2

Sins of the world, had made us fall

The wicked ones, are against us

O Father, take us from their hands,

And make us strong, to overcome them

 

VERSE 3

O Holy Spirit, make our hearts pure,

To be good followers of Christ,

Kindle in us, thy blessed light,

Spirit of God, remain with us.

 

VERSE 4

Praises to God, in Heaven above.

Praises to Christ, His only Son,

We pray for everlasting life,

All these we ask, from Thee O God

GOD LOVES A CHEERFUL GIVER

 

CHORUS

God loves a cheerful giver,

Give all you’ve got

He loves to hear you laughing.

When you’re in an awkward spot.

When the odds add up against you,

It’s time to stop and sing:

“Praise God!” To Praise Him

Is a joyous thing.

 

VERSE 1

Peter always made a fuss, Peter was impetuous,

He knew hard times when he denied his Lord,

But hardly had he fallen

When he got right up began again,

Christ named him His successor as his reward.

 

VERSE 2

Jonah was a gloomy sort,

He always had a sad report.

He ran from God, he ran and he set sail,

His journey’s end was quite abrupt,

A fish came by and swallowed him up,

He spent three dark and dreary days

Inside the whale.

 

VERSE 3

Holy job was richly blessed,

He lost it all but stood the test,

For Job was steadfast in his misery,

“God gives to me, He takes away,

Blessed be the name of God this day,”

And he was doubly blessed for his fidelity

GOD OUR FATHER EVERLASTING

 

God our Father everlasting,

Please accept the gifts we offer;

Take our bread upon the altar,

And our wine that fill the chalice.

 

Thankful hearts and joyful voices

We approach your holy altar.

Bearing gifts of your creation,

We return what you have given.

 

To you Father; now we offer

With the host and with the chalice.

All we have and all our being

In this sacrifice most holy

LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER ON OUR KNEES

 

VERSE 1

Let us break bread together on our knees;

Let us break bread together on our knees;

 

CHORUS

When I fall down on my knees with my face

To the rising sun,

O Lord, have mercy on me.

 

Let us drink wine together on our knees;

Let us drink wine together on our knees;

 

VERSE 3

Let us praise God together on our knees;

Let us praise God together on our knees;

LET US BREAK BREAD TOGETHER AT THE ALTAR

 

VERSE 1

Let us break bread together at the altar,

Break bread together we are one;

For when we are together Christ is with us,

Break bread together for we are one.

 

VERSE 2

Let us drink wine together at the altar,

Drink wine together we are one;

For when we are together Christ is with us,

Drink wine together for we are one.

 

VERSE 3

Let us offer together gifts at the altar,

Offer together we are one;

For when we are together Christ is with us,

Offer together for we are one.

 

VERSE 4

Let us join hands together at the altar,

Join hands together we are one;

For when we are together Christ is with us,

Join hands together for we are one.

 

VERSE 5

Let us love one another at the altar,

Love one another we are one;

For when we are together Christ is with us,

Love one another for we are one

LORD, ACCEPT THE GIFTS WE OFFER

 

VERSE 1

Lord, accept the gifts we offer,

At this Eucharistic feast.

Bread and Wine to be transformed now

Through the action of your priest (priests)

Take us too, O Lord, transform us

May your grace in us increase.

 

VERSE 2

May our souls be pure and spotless.

As the host of wheat so fine,

May all stain of sin be crushed out,

Like the grape that forms the wine,

As we too, become partakers

In this sacrifice divine.

 

VERSE 3

Take our gifts, almighty Father

Living God eternal true,

Which we give through Christ our Saviour

Pleading here for us anew

Grant salvation to all present,

And our faith and love renew

O GIVE THE LORD, YOU SONS OF GOD (PSALM 29)

 

CHORUS

Bring to the Lord your offerings;

Adore Him in His holy place.

 

VERSE 1

O give the Lord you children of God,

Give the Lord glory and power;

Give the Lord the glory of His name;

Adore the Lord in His holy court.

 

VERSE 2

The Lord’s voice resounding on the waters

The Lord on the immensity of waters;

The voice of the Lord full of power,

The voice of the Lord, full of splendour.

 

VERSE 3

The Lord’s voice shattering the cedars,

The Lord shatters the cedars of Lebanon;

He makes Lebanon leap like a calf

And Sirion like a young wild-ox.

 

VERSE 4

The Lord’s voice shaking the wilderness,

The Lord shakes the wilderness of Kadesh;

The Lord’s voice rending the oak tree

And stripping the forest bare.

 

VERSE 5

The God of glory thunders.

In his temple they all cry: “Glory!”

The Lord sat enthroned over the flood;

The Lord sits as king forever.

 

VERSE 6

Give glory to the Father Almighty,

To his Son, Jesus Christ, the Lord,

To the Spirit who dwells in our hearts,

Both now and forever. Amen

O SING A NEW SONG TO THE LORD (PSALM 96)

 

CHORUS

Bring an offering and enter His courts;

In his temple worship the Lord.

 

VERSE 1

O sing a new song to the Lord,

Sing to the Lord all the earth,

O sing to the Lord, bless His name.

 

VERSE 2

Proclaim His help day by day,

Tell among the nations His glory

And His wonders among all the peoples.

 

VERSE 3

The Lord is great and worthy of praise,

To be feared above all gods,

The gods of the heathens are naught.

 

VERSE 4

It was the Lord, who made the heavens,

His are majesty and the state and power,

And splendour in His holy place.

 

VERSE 5

Give the Lord, you families of peoples,

Give the Lord glory and power,

Give the Lord the glory of His name.

 

VERSE 6

Bring an offering and enter His courts,

Worship the Lord in His temple,

O earth, tremble before Him

TAKE MY HANDS

 

VERSE 1

Take my hands and make them as your own,

And use them for your kingdom here on earth,

Consecrate them to your care,

Anoint them for your service where

You may need your gospel to be sown.

 

VERSE 2

Take my hands, they speak now for my heart

And by their actions they will show their love,

Guard them on their daily course,

Be their strength and guiding force

To ever serve the Trinity above.

 

VERSE 3

Take my hands, I give them to you, Lord,

Prepare them for the service of your name,

Open them to human need,

And by their love they’ll sow your seed,

So all may know the love and hope you gave.

 

Take my hands,

Take my hands, O Lord

TAKE OUR BREAD

 

CHORUS

Take our bread, we ask you,

Take our hearts, we love you;

Take our lives, O Father, we are yours,

We are yours.

 

VERSE 1

Yours as we stand at the table you set;

Yours as we eat the bread our hearts can’t forget,

We are a sign of your life with us yet,

We are yours, we are yours.

 

VERSE 2

Your holy people standing washed in your blood,

Spirit filled yet hungry we await your food,

We are poor, but we’ve brought ourselves —

The best we could;

We are yours, we are yours

TRUST AND OBEY

 

VERSE 1

When we walk with the Lord

In the light of his word

What a glory he sheds on our way!

While we do his good will,

He abides with us still,

And with all who will trust and obey.

 

CHORUS

Trust and obey,

For there’s no other way

To be happy in Jesus,

But to trust and obey.

 

VERSE 2

Not a shadow can rise, not a cloud in the skies.

But his smile quickly drives it away;

Not a doubt nor a fear, not a sigh nor a tear

Can abide while we trust and obey.

 

VERSE 3

Not a burden we bear, not a sorrow we share

But our toil he doth richly repay;

Not a grief nor a loss, not a crown or a cross,

But is blest if we trust and obey.

 

VERSE 4

But we never can prove the delight of his love

Until all on the Altar we lay,

For the favour he shows, and the joy he bestows

Are for them who will trust and obey

WE BRING OUR GIFTS, LORD

 

VERSE 1

We bring our gifts Lord, bread and wine,

We bring our gifts Lord, bread and wine,

We bring ourselves, Lord, heart and mind,

O Lord, Kumbaya.

 

VERSE 2

Make us one, Lord, as we prayed,

Make us one, Lord, as we prayed,

Grant us peace, Lord, hear our prayer,

O Lord, Kumbaya.

 

VERSE 3

Let us love, Lord, as you loved,

Let us love, Lord, as you loved,

In this banquet, Lord, we find strength,

 

O Lord, Kumbaya

WE GATHER TOGETHER

 

VERSE 1

We gather together,

To sing the Lord’s praises,

To worship the Father,

Through Jesus, His Son.

In this celebration,

All sing with jubilation,

We are His holy people,

Whose freedom He won.

 

VERSE 2

We greet our Lord present,

Within our assembly,

We hear His good news,

Announced clearly to all,

Our priest is presiding,

In Christ we are abiding,

As we invoke God’s blessing,

And answer His call.

 

VERSE 3

Since Christ is the vine,

And his people the branches,

In Him we give praise,

To the Father above,

He brings every nation,

To learn of His salvation,

That all may grow in knowledge,

In faith, hope and love

WE OFFER THEE THE HOLY MASS

 

VERSE 1

We offer thee the Holy Mass,

Thee our creator to adore,

To thank thee for thy gracious gifts,

And praise thy Name for evermore. Amen.

 

VERSE 2

Now Jesus Christ, thy flesh and blood,

Will be our sacrifice Divine,

The same in Mass as on the Cross,

Though under forms of Bread and Wine.

 

VERSE 3

We pray for pardon and for grace

To change the lives that we have led,

And beg thee for Thy Son’s dear sake,

To bless the living and the dead

WE OFFER YOU, O FATHER ABOVE

 

VERSE 1

We offer You, O Father above,

These earthly gifts of bread and wine,

We give ourselves within this sing,

O Lord, accept our gift.

 

VERSE 2

The Lamb of God was offered for us,

For men, He gave His Body and Blood,

We offer now this gift of love,

O Lord, accept our gift.

 

VERSE 3

We know we are not worthy alone

To worship at so holy a throne,

And so with Jesus Christ we pray,

O Lord, accept our gift

WE PLOUGH THE FIELDS

 

VERSE 1

We plough the fields, and scatter

The good seed on the land,

But it is fed and water’d by God’s Almighty hand;

He sends the snow in winter,

The warmth to swell the grain,

The breezes, and the sunshine,

And soft refreshing rain.

 

CHORUS

All good gifts around us

Are sent from Heav’n above.

Then thank the Lord, O thank the Lord,

For all His Love.

 

VERSE 2

He only is the Maker of all things near and far;

He paints the wayside flower,

He lights the evening star;

The winds and waves obey Him,

By Him the birds are fed;

Much more to us, His Children,

He gives our daily bread.

 

VERSE 3

We thank Thee then, O then, O Father,

For all things bright and good,

The seed time and the harvest,

Our life, our health, our food;

Accept the gifts we offer

For all Thy love imparts.

And, what Thou most desirest,

Our humble, thankful hearts

WHAT HAVE WE TO OFFER HIM?

 

VERSE 1

What have we to offer him,

Who is God and Lord of all?

We have one true sacrifice,

Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

VERSE 2

From the Father came the Son,

Crucified to save us all

This our only offering,

Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

VERSE 3

All true men are joined in him,

Who for love has saved the world.

Joined in one as God made man,

Jesus Christ our Lord.

 

VERSE 4

Father, take this offering

Take the bread and take the wine,

Take the victim now prepared,

Jesus Christ our Lord

WHAT A BLESSED HOPE IS MINE

 

VERSE 1

What a blessed hope is mine,

Through the love of Jesus;

I am heir of love Divine

Through the love of Jesus.

 

CHORUS

He will my soul defend,

He my unchanging friend;

He will keep me to the end,

All glory be to Jesus (2X)

 

VERSE 2

For the blessed hope of Christ,

I lay strife of this world;

For our salvation dear Christ

Did come down to us from the Lord