Monday, January 25, 2010

We Are One Body

Prelude: All Who Are Thirsty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-2SFPXT7kI
On some level, I was thinking that All Who Are Thirsty would allow us to tie FTK memorial mass to this Sunday for those who missed Friday :) But it also ties in with the Gospel - if you thirst for something missing (sight, comfort, freedom, strength), let Jesus quench it for that is what he came to do, so come Lord Jesus, come!

Gathering: Song of the Body of Christ
http://www.spiritandsong.com/compositions/13460
This goes with the First Reading for rejoicing and the Second Reading for Body of Christ and Gospel in verse 2. Plus, if we do All Who Are Thirsty ending with "Come Lord Jesus Come", we meet Christ half way and respond, "We come as your people ..."

Psalm: Psalm 19 (Vince Nim)
http://www.spiritandsong.com/compositions/66399

Gospel Acclamation: (sung to Mass of Glory)
He sent me to bring | glad ti-dings | to_ the po-or
And to proclaim | to the ca-ptives |_ li-ber-ty-y-y

Preparation: Jesus the Lord (O’Connor, SJ, Roc )
http://cdn.ocp.org/shared/mp3/preview/9480_1_4.mp3
This is a response to the Gospel's revelation that Jesus is the long awaited messiah: "let all creation bend the knee to the Lord!"

Communion: Remembrace (Communion Song) - Matt Redman
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oVtfDxGI3aY
With Remembrance we were thinking of the general communion theme, with relevance in Verse 2 to the Gospel with the lines "Know that He has overcome / Every trial we will face. / None too lost to be save, / None to broken or ashamed".

Meditation: We Are One Body
http://www.spiritandsong.com/compositions/16432
An amazing song about being one body in Christ with a nice build up. We shared a reservation on the length of the song, perhaps we could cut one verse out? After the bridge, skip the last verse and go directly to the refrain and end.

Sending Forth: They'll Know We Are Christians
http://www.spiritandsong.com/compositions/578
A Second Reading tie in - people will know we Christians are one, not because we proclaim so, but by our love and the actions that flow from that charity.


Your January music planners,
Ben and Mars

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