Hymns for Friday Evening Mass
Friday of the 23rd Week of Ordinary Time
Entrance
O God Beyond All Praising
Verse
O God beyond all praising,
We worship You today
And sing the love amazing
That songs cannot repay;
For we can only wonder
At every gift You send,
At blessings without number
And mercies without end:
We lift our hearts before You
And wait upon your word,
We honor and adore You,
Our great and mighty Lord.
Offertory
All Man's Labour Can Produce
Refrain
May this lowly bread and wine
Be the sacrifice divine
Of our Saviour Jesus Christ
Of our Saviour Jesus Christ
Verse 1
All man’s labour can produce
You have given for our use
Take O Lord our offering
Take O Lord, our offering
Verse 2
On this gift of bread and wine
Of our sacrifice a sign
Father look with favour now
Father look, with favour now
Communion
Good To Me
Verse 1
I put all my hope on the truth of Your promise
And I steady my heart on the ground of Your goodness
When I’m bowed down with sorrow I will lift up Your name
And the foxes in the vineyard will not steal my joy
Chorus
Because You are good to me, good to me
You are good to me, good to me
You are good to me
Verse 2
And I lift my eyes to the hills where my help is found
And Your voice fills the night, raise my head up to hear the sound
Though fires burn all around me I will praise You, my God
And the foxes in the vineyard will not steal my joy
Refrain
Your goodness and mercy shall follow me
All my life I trust in Your promise
Recessional
Salve Regina
Lyrics
Salve, Regina, mater misericordiae;
Vita, dulcedo et spes nostra salve.
Ad te clamamus, exsules filii Hevae.
Ad te suspiramus, gementes et flentes
in hac lacrimarum valle.
Eia ergo, advocata nostra,
illos tuos misericordes oculos ad nos converte.
Et Jesum, benedictum fructum ventris tui,
nobis post hoc exsilium ostende.
O clemens, o pia, o dulcis Virgo Maria.
Prayer for Priests
World Day of Prayer for the Sanctity of Priestly Life
Lord Jesus Christ, eternal High Priest,
you offered yourself to the Father on the altar of the Cross,
and through the outpouring of the Holy Spirit,
gave your priestly people a share in your redeeming sacrifice.Hear our prayer for the sanctification of our priests.
Grant that all who are ordained to the ministerial priesthood
may be ever more conformed to you, the divine Master.
May they preach the Gospel with a pure heart and clear conscience.
Let them be shepherds according to your own Heart,
single-minded in service to you and to the Church
and shining examples of a holy, simple and joyful life.Through the prayers of the Blessed Virgin Mary,
your Mother and ours,
draw all priests and the flocks entrusted to their care
to the fullness of eternal life
where you live and reign with the Father and the Holy Spirit,
God, for ever and ever. Amen