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419 Alleluia! sing to Jesus!
Verse 1 Alleluia! sing to Jesus!
His the sceptre, his the throne. Alleluia! his the
triumph, His the victory alone.
Hark! the songs of peaceful Zion Thunder like a
mighty flood.
Jesus, out of every nation,
Has redeemed us by his blood. 1/4
Verse 2
Alleluia! not as orphans
Are we left in sorrow now;
Alleluia! he is near us,
Faith believes, nor questions how;
Though the cloud from sight received him when
the forty days were o'er Shall our hearts forget
his promise,
"I am with you evermore"? 2/4
Verse 3
Alleluia! Bread of angels,
You on earth our food, our stay; Alleluia! here
the sinful flee to you from day to day;
Intercessor, friend of sinners,
Earth's Redeemer, plead for me,
Where the songs of all the sinless
Sweep across the crystal sea. 3/4
Verse 4
Alleluia! King eternal,
You the Lord of lords we own;
Alleluia! born of Mary,
Earth your foot-stool, heaven your throne;
You within the veil have entered,
Robed in flesh, our great High Priest;
You on earth both priest and victim
In the Eucharistic feast. 4/4
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420 And now, O father, mindful of
the love
Verse 1
And now, O father, mindful of the love
That bought us, once for all, on calvary's tree,
And having with us him that pleads above,
We here present, we here spread forth to thee
That only offering perfect in thine eyes,
The one true, pure, Immortal sacrifice. 1/4
Verse 2
Look, Father, look on his anointed face,
And only look on us as found in him;
Look not on our mis-usings of Thy grace,
Our prayer so languid, and our faith so dim:
For lo! Between our sins and their reward
We set the passion of Thy son our Lord. 2/4
Verse 3
And then for those, our dearest and our best,
By this prevailing presence we appeal;
O fold them closer to Thy mercy's breast,
O do Thine utmost for their soul's true weal;
From tainting mischief keep them pure and
clean,
And crown Thy gifts with strength to persevere.
3/4
Verse 4
And so we come: O draw us to Thy feet,
Most patient Saviour, who canst love us still;
And by this food, so aweful and so sweet,
Deliver us from every touch of ill: In thine own
service make us glad and free, And grant us
never more to part with thee. Amen. 4/4
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421 Come, praise God all hearts
together,
Verse 1
We come with thirst to your table,
Come, O Lord! For we believe in your mystery!
Come, O Lord! Our lives we now lay before you.
Come, O Lord! With our distresses
and longings. Come, O Lord!
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