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I Have Decided To Follow Jesus

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Tue, 07 Jun 2011 10:22:00 +0000

I Have Decided To Follow Jesus

1.
I have decided to follow Jesus
I have decided to follow Jesus
I have decided to follow Jesus
No turning back,
No turning back.

2.
Though none go with me still I will follow
Though none go with me still I will follow
Though none go with me still I will follow
No turning back,
No turning back.

3.
The cross before me, the world behind me
The cross before me, the world behind me
The cross before me, the world behind me
No turning back,
No turning back.

Uses: Praise
Composer: Unknown

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Index - Blessed Mother

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:40:00 +0000

Index - Blessed Mother

Be Joyful, Mary

Daily, Daily Sing to Mary

Immaculate Mary

Mother Dearest, Mother Fairest

On This Day, O Beautiful Mother

Index - Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:34:00 +0000

Index - Christmas

Angels From The Realms of Glory

It Came Upon A Midnight Clear

Silent Night

The First Noel

Index - Easter

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Sat, 04 Jun 2011 17:32:00 +0000

Index -- Easter

Alleluia! Alleluia!

Alleluia! Alleluia! Let The Holy Anthem Rise

Christ the Lord is Risen Today

Christ the Lord is Risen Today II

Jesus Christ is Risen Today

St. Gabriel's Children's Choir Concert - June 19th, 2010

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Thu, 10 Jun 2010 10:03:00 +0000

You're Invited to a FREE concert!
featuring
The Children's Choir
of St. Gabriel Parish of Detroit
and
The Parish's Students of Classical Guitar

The music will be bilingually performed (Spanish and English)
and will feature several children soloists,
including a duet and a trio.
Several children in the choir will also play various hand-held percussion instruments.
Several musicians will accompany the Children's Choir.

The students of classical guitar
are taught by none other than our pastor, Fr. Jaime Hinojos.
These guitar students will be our featured musicians.

Saturday, June 19th at 1:00p.m.
Reception following the concert.

For a complete program line-up
and a list of the members of the choir and musicians
accompanying St. Gabriel's Children's Choir.
Go Here.

This will be a wonderful event
by some marvelous Detroit inner-city children.

St. Gabriel Parish
8118 W. Vernor Highway
Detroit, MI 48209
(313) 841-0753
(the concert is free of charge and the church is air conditioned!)

Divine Mercy

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 18:55:00 +0000

Here's a song composed by my pastor, Padre Jaime.
It's a song about Jesus' Divine Mercy.
Please take a listen,
and if you are able, grab it post it to your website or blog.
We're in a contest
and the more listens and grabs we get,
the better for our music ministry.

Thanks!

Privacy

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Sat, 14 Nov 2009 14:01:00 +0000

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Alleluia! Alleluia!

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Tue, 12 May 2009 18:35:00 +0000

1.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Hearts to heav’n and voices raise;
Sing to God a hymn of gladness,
Sing to God a hymn of praise.
He who one the cross as Savior
For the world’s salvation bled,
Jesus Christ, the King of Glory,
Now is risen from the dead.

2.
Now the iron bars are broken,
Christ from death to life is born,
Glorious life, and life immortal
On this resurrection morn;
Christ has triumphed and we conquer
By his mighty enterprise,
We with him to life eternal
By his resurrection rise.

Hymn Tune: Hymn of Joy
Composer: Ludwig V. Beethoven
Text: Christopher Wordsworth
Meter: 8 7 8 7 D
Uses: Easter

For the Beauty of the Earth

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 11:49:00 +0000

For the Beauty of the Earth

1.
For the beauty of the earth,
For the Glory of the skies,
For the love which from our birth,
Over and around us lies;
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our gift of grateful praise.

2.
For the beauty of each hour
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale, and tree and flow’r,
Sun and moon, and stars of light;
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our gift of grateful praise.

3.
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth and friends above;
For all gentle thoughts and mild;
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our gift of grateful praise.

4.
For your Church, that evermore
Lifts its holy hands above,
Off’ring up on ev’ry shore
A pure sacrifice of love;
Lord of all, to you we reaise
This our gift of grateful praise.

5.
For Yourself, O Gift Divine
To our world so freely giv’n,
For that love from which will shine,
Peace on earth and joy in heav’n;
Lord of all, to you we raise
This our gift of grateful praise.

Uses: Creation, Thanksgiving, Gathering Song

Meter: 77 77 77

Christ, the Lord, is Risen Today (II)

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 11:27:00 +0000

(Another song with the same title can be found here.)

1.
Christ, the Lord, is ris'n today;
Christians haste your vows to pay;
Make your joy and praises known
At the Paschal Victim's throne;
For the sheep the Lamb has bled,
Sinless in the sinner's stead;
Christ, the Lord, is risn' on high;
Noe he lives, no more to die!

2.
Christ, the Victim undefiled,
god and sinners reconciled;
When in strange and awesome strife
Met together death and life;
Christians, on this happy day
Haste with joy your vows to pay;
Christ, the Lord is risn'n on high;
Now he lives, no more to die!

3.
Say, O wond'ring Mary, say
What you saw along the way.
"I beheld two angels bright,
empty tomb and wrappings white;
I beheld the glory bright
Of the risen Lord of light.
Christ, my hope, is ris'n again;
Now he lives, and lives to reign!"

4.
Christ, who once for sinners bled,
Now the firstborn from the dead,
Throned in endless might and pow'r,
Lives and reigns forevermore.
Hail, eternal Hope on high!
Hail, our King of Victory!
Hail, our Prince of Life adored!
Help and save us, gracious Lord!

Meter: 77 77 D
Hymn Tune: Victimae Paschali
Use: Easter Season, loosely based on Paschal Sequence

Alleluia! Alleuia! Let the Holy Anthem Rise

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Fri, 17 Apr 2009 11:17:00 +0000

1.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Let the holy anthem rise,
And the choirs of heaven chant it
In the temple of the skies;
Let the mountains skip with gladness,
And the joyful valleys ring
With hosannas in the highest
To our Savior and our King!

2.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Like the sun from out the wave,
He is risen up in triumph
From the darkness of the grave.
He’s the splendor of the nations,
He’s the lamp of endless day;
He’s the very Lord of glory
Who is risen up today!

3.
Alleluia! Alleluia!
Blessed Jesus, make us rise
From the life of this corruption
To the life that never dies.
May your glory be our portion,
When the days of time are past,
And the dead shall be awakened
By the trumpet’s mighty blast!

Uses: Easter
Meter: 87 87 D
Hymn Tune: Holy Anthem

Christ, the Lord, is Risen Today

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Thu, 16 Apr 2009 19:20:00 +0000

(another song with same title can be found here.)

1.
Christ, the Lord is ris’n today,
Alleluia!
All on earth with angels say,
Alleluia!
Raise your love and triumphs high,
Alleluia!
Sing ye heav’ns and earth reply,
Alleluia!

2.
Lives again our glorious King;
Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now thy sting?
Alleluia!
Once he died our souls to save,
Alleluia!
Where thy victory, O grave?
Alleluia!

3.
Love’s redeeming work is done,
Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won.
Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids him rise;
Alleluia!
Christ has open’d paradise.
Alleluia!

4.
Soar we now where Christ has led,
Alleluia!
Foll’wing our exalted head;
Alleluia!
Made like him, like he we rise,
Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave the skies.
Alleluia!

Uses: Easter
Meter: 77 77

Jesus Christ is Risen Today

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:04:00 +0000

1.
Jesus Christ is ris’n today,
Alleluia!
Our triumphant holy day,
Alleluia!
Who did once upon the cross,
Alleluia!
Suffer to redeem our loss,
Alleluia!

2.
Hymns of praise then let us sing,
Alleluia!
Unto Christ, our heav’nly King,
Alleluia!
Who endured the cross and grave,
Alleluia!
Sinners to redeem and save.
Alleluia!

3.
But the pains which he endured,
Alleluia!
Our salvation have procured;
Alleluia!
Now he reigns above as King,
Alleluia!
Where the angels ever sing,
Alleluia!

4.
Sing we to our God above,
Alleluia!
Praise eternal as his love,
Alleluia!
Praise him, all ye heav’nly host,
Alleluia!
Father, Son, and Holy Ghost.
Alleluia!

Uses: Easter
Meter: 77 77 with alleluias

In Spanish: El Señor Resucitó

Immaculate Mary

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:23:00 +0000

1.
Immaculate Mary,
Your praises we sing.
You reign now in heaven
With Jesus our King.

AVE, AVE,
AVE MARIA!
AVE, AVE, MARIA!

2,
In haven the blessed
Your glory proclaim;
On earth we your children
Invoke your fair name.

3.
We pray for our Mother,
The Church upon earth,
And bless, Holy Mary,
The Land of our Birth.

Hymn Tune: Lourdes Melody
Meter: 11 11 with refrain
Text: Jeremiah Cummings
Uses: Feasts of Blessed Mother, Immaculate Conception

Angels from the Realms of Glory

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 15:22:00 +0000

1.
Angels, from the realms of glory,
Wing your flight o’er all the earth;
Ye who sang creation’s story,
Now proclaim Messiah’s birth:

COME AND WORSHIP,
COME AND WORSHIP,
WORSHIP CHRIST,
THE NEWBORN KING.

2.
Shepherds, in the fields abiding,
Watching o’er your flocks by night,
God on earth is now residing;
Yonder shines the infant light:

3.
Sages, leave your contemplations,
Brighter visions beam afar;
Seek the great Desire of Nations,
Ye have seen his natal star;

4.
Though an infant now we view him,
He shall fill his Father’s throne,
Gather all the nations to him;
Ev’ry knee shall then bow down.

5.
All creation, join in praising
God, the father, Spirit, Son,
Evermore your voices raising,
To the eternal Three in One:

Hymn Tune: Regent Square
Meter: 87 87 87
Text: James Montgomery
Music: Henry T. Smart
Uses: Christmas, Epiphany

Amazing Grace

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:18:00 +0000

1.
Amazing grace! How sweet the sound
That saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
Was blind but now I see.

2.
‘Twas grace that my heart to fear,
And grace my fears relieved;
How precious did that grace appear
The hour I first believed.

3.
Through many dangers, toils, and snares
I have already come;
‘Tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
And grace will lead me home.

4.
The Lord has promised good to me,
His word my hope secures;
He will my shield and portion be
As long as life endures.

5.
When we’ve been there ten thousand hears,
Bright shining as the sun,
We’ve no less days to sing God’s praise
Than when we first begun.

Text: Verses 1-4, John Newton,
Verse 5 ascribed to John Rees
Uses: Funerals, All Souls Day, End of Liturgical Year

The First Noel

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 19:17:00 +0000

1.
The first Noel,
The angel did say,
Was to certain poor shepherds
In fields as they lay;
In fields where they
Lay keeping their sheep,
On a cold winter’s night
That was so deep.

NOEL, NOEL,
NOEL, NOEL,
BORN IS THE KING OF ISRAEL

2.
They looked up
And saw a start
Shining in the east,
Beyond them far;
And to the earth
It gave great light,
And so it continued
Both day and night.

3.
And by the light
OF that same star,
Three wise men came
From country far;
To seek for a king
Was their intent,
And to follow the start
Wherever it went.

4.
This start drew night
To the northwest,
O’er Bethlehem
It took its rest,
And there it did
Both stop and stay,
Right over the place
Where Jesus lay.

5.
Then entered in
Those wise men three,
Full rev’rently
Upon the knee,
And offered there,
In his presence,
Their gold and myrrh
And frankincense.

Text and Music: An English Tradition Carol from the 17th Centurty

Use: Christmas, Epiphany

It Came Upon the Midnight Clear

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:07:00 +0000

1.
It came upon the midnight clear,
That glorious song of old,
From angels bending near the earth,
To touch their harps of gold:
“Peace on the earth, good will to all
From heav’ns all gracious King;”
The world in solemn stillness lay,
To hear the angels sing.

2.
Still through the cloven skies they come,
With peaceful wings unfurled,
And still their heav’nly music floats
O’er all the weary world;
Above its sad and lowly plains
They bend on hov’ring wing.
And ever o’er its Bable sounds
The blessed angels sing.

3.
And ye beneath life’s crushing load,
Whose forms are bending low,
Who toil along the climbing way
With painful steps and slow;
Look now! For glad and golden hours
Come swiftly on the wing:
O rest beside the weary road
And hear the angels sing.

4.
For, Lo, the days are hastening on,
By prophets bards foretold;
When with the every circling years
Comes ‘round the age of gold;
When peace shall over all the earth
It’s ancient splendor fling,
And all the world give back the song
Which now the angles sing.

Text: Edmund H. Sears
Music: Richard S. Willis.
Uses: Christmas

For All The Saints

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 14:05:00 +0000

1.
For all the saints,
Who from their labors rest,
Who you by faith
Before the world confessed,
Your name, O Jesus,
Be forever blest.

ALLELUIA!
ALLELUIA!

2.
O blest communion,
Fellowship divine!
We feebly struggle,
They in glory sine;
Yet all are one
Within your great design.

3.
The golden evening
Brightens in the west:
Soon to they loyal
Faithful comes their rest:
Sweet is the calm
Of Paradise so blest.

4.
But lo! There breaks
A yet more glorious day;
The saints triumphant
Rise in bright array;
The King of Glory
Passes on his way.

5.
From earth’s wide bounds,
From ocean’s farthest coast,
Through gates of heav’n
Streams in the countless host;
Singing to Father,
Son and Holy Ghost.

Text: Will W. How
Hymn tune: Sine Nomine
Meter: 10 10 10 with Alleluia
Uses: All Saints

Mother Dearest, Mother Fairest

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Thu, 04 Sep 2008 12:21:00 +0000

1.
Mother dearest, Mother fairest,
Help of all who call on thee.
Virgin purest, brightest rarest,
Help us, help, we cry to thee.

MARY, HELP US, HELP, WE PRAY.
MARY, HELP US, HELP, WE PRAY.
HELP US IN ALL CARE AND SORROW.
MARY, HELP US, HELP WE PRAY.

2.
Lady, help in pan and sorrow,
Soothe those racked on beds of pain;
May the golden light of morrow
Bring them health and joy again.

Hymn Tune: Our Lady of Help
Meter: 87 87 w/refrain
Uses: Marian Feast days

Silent Night

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:08:00 +0000

1.

Silent night!

Holy night!

All is calm,

all is bright

Round yon Virgin

Mother and child!

Holy infant

so tender and mild,

Sleep in heavenly peace,

Sleep in heavenly peace.

2.

Silent night!

Holy night!

Shepherds quake

at the sight:

Glories stream from heaven afar;

heav'nly hosts sings "Alleluia!

Christ the Savior is born,

Christ the Savior is born.

3.

Silent night!

Holy night!

Son of God,

love's pure light,

Radiant beams from thy holy face,

With the dawn of redeeming grace,

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth,

Jesus, Lord, at thy birth.

Uses: Christmas

Hymn Tune: Stille Nacht

Meter: 66 89 66

Text: Joseph Mohr

Music: Franz X. Gruber

Be Joyful, Mary

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Thu, 28 Aug 2008 14:01:00 +0000

Be Joyful, Mary

1.
Be joyful, Mary heav'nly queen,
Guade Maria:
You Son who died was living seen,

ALLELUIA,
LAETARE,
O MARIA.

2.
The Son you bore by heaven's grace,
Gaude Maria:
Did all our guilt and sin efface,

3.
The Lord has risen from the dead,
Guade Maria:
He rose with might as he had said,

Uses: Easter

Hymn Tune: Regina Caeli
Meter: 8 5 8 4 7
From the 17th Century

About the photo:
Our Lady of Guadalupe Feast Day 2007
St. Alfred Parish
Taylor, MI

For the Beauty of the Earth

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 13:23:00 +0000

For the Beauty of the Earth

1.
For the beauty of the earth,
For the glory of the skies,
for the love which from our birth
Over and around us lies;

LORD OF ALL TO YOU WE RAISE
THIS OUR GIFT OF GRATEFUL PRAISE.

2.
For the beauty of each hour
Of the day and of the night,
Hill and vale and tree and flower,
Sun and moon and stars of light;

3.
For the joy of human love,
Brother, sister, parent, child,
Friends on earth and friends above;
For all gentle thoughts and mild;

4.
For your Church, that evermore
Lifts its holy hands above,
Off'ring up on ev'ry shore
A pure sacrifice of love;

5.
For Yourself,
O Gift Divine!
To our world so freely giv'n;
For that love form which will shine,
Peace on earth and joy in heavn'n

Uses: Creation, Praise, Gathering Song

Hymn Tune: Dix
Meter: 77 77 77
Text: Folliet S. Pierpont (1835-1917)
Music: Conrad Kocher (1788-1872

About the photo:
Lillies in bloom
in my garden last spring.

Holy Patron, Thee Saluting

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 10:12:00 +0000

1.
Holy Patron, thee saluting
Here we meet, with hearts sincere;
Blest Saint Joseph, all unitying,
Call on thee to hear our prayer.

HAPPY SAINT, IN BLISS ADORING
JESUS, SAVIOR OF HUMAN KIND,
HEAR THY CHILDREN, THEE IMPLORING
MAY WE THY PROTECTION FIND.

2.
Thou who faithfully attended
Him whom heav'n and earth adore;
Who with pious care defended
Mary, Virgin ever pure.

3.
May our fervent prayers ascending,
Move thee for our souls to plead;
May thy smile of peace descending,
benedictions on us shed.

4.
Through this life, O watch around us!
Fill with love our ev'ry breath,
And, when parting fear surrounds us,
Guide us through the toils of death.

Hymn Tune: Pleading Savior
Meter: 8 7 8 7 D

Uses: St. Joseph's Feast Day (March 19),
I also like this piece for the Feast of Holy Family

Praise To The Lord

noreply@blogger.com (Rubi) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 12:53:00 +0000

Praise to the Lord

1.
Praise to the Lord,
the Almighty, the king of creation;
O my soul praise him,
For he is your health and salvation.
come all who hear:
Now to his altar draw near,
Join in glad adoration.

2.
Praise tot he Lord,
Who shall prosper our work and defend us;
Surely his goodness
and mercy shall saily attend us.
Ponder anew
What the Almighty can do,
Who with his love will befriend us.

3.
Praise to the Lord!
O let all that is in us adore him!
All that his life and breath
Come now with praises before him!
Let the "Amen"
sound from his people again,
Now as we worship before him.

Hymn Tune: Lobe Den Herren
Meter: 14 14 47 8
Uses: Christ the King, Gathering Song, Praise, Adoration, Kingdom

About the photo:
A picture of the altar
of St. Elizabeth church in Wyandotte, MI
Photo taken fall of 2007.