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Psalm 22 The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want

Psalm 22 for the Fourth Sunday of Lent Year A. The Lord is my shepherd there is nothing I shall want. Music by Michael Herry, cover by Erwin Cabucos. Chords on the video.

Providential Care

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1) Father you will all to be saved
For this your Son died and prayed
You know how we all  have strayed
How in weakness we’ve been waylaid
You yearn for our return
For this your heart burns
You will for us to know You
who created us to love and be loved

2) You’re at work throughout history
With your Son and Spirit of divine mercy
You unfold your plan everyday

Run aground

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Instrumentation: Voice, guitar
Duration: 1’30”


(repeated pattern of Am11/Dm9/E♭m7/Em13)

You heard it from a distance
Lovely, bewitching
And let yourself drift to where the water roughened
Then you ran aground


This is where you ended up
Bleached bones and wreckage
By now you should know how the sirens operate
But you still help them sing

(sheet music attached)

I Heard the Voice of Jesus Say

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A Christian song about comfort and love

Psalms for March 8, 2026 Third Sunday of Lent Year A Psalm 94 If today you hear His voice

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Psalm 94: If today you hear his voice harden not your heart. 

Follow Him and Him Adore

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1 )Your church gives us this Lenten time
To cleanse our souls heart and mind
To free us from all that blocks us from
knowing you evermore intimately

Hermas

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The Shepherd of Hermas is an apocryphal writing from the early Church. While ultimately not included in the New Testament, it was often read by early Christians because of its powerful allegorical view of the Church as a woman helping the author through life.

Instrumentation: Voice, guitar, double bass
Duration: 2’


One day I saw someone I used to know.
She held all the things I tried to hide.
And, filled with shame,
I turned away


But she said “Don’t let the old sad and darkened days bring you down.

Responsorial Psalm Second Sunday of Lent: Lord let your mercy be on us 1 March 2026

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Psalm 32 Lord let your mercy be on us, for the second Sunday of Lent Year A
March 1 2026

 

These Forty Days

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1) The Church calls us to  follow you
For forty days  with abstinence
and she decrees a lenten fast       
to heal and save our fragile minds and  hearts.

2) HELP us fast from the sights and sounds
Of the worldly sites that abound
That distract and drag us down
Where subtle half truths and temptations abound

REFRAIN
D.                                           C.         G
!Help us to be more contemplative
G.             D.                                 ^         C
As to to receive what you will to give

You Are The Way

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1) You reveal the life of the Trinity
How to love divinely
How to follow you daily  
The pilgrim way to glory

2) Yours the way of divine humor         
To see ourselves and our brothers
As children of our  dear Father   
Playing with joy with each other

REFRAIN
Yours the way of intimate prayer
With you and our dear Father

Kateri

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Instrumentation: Voice, violin, bass recorder, percussion
Duration: 1’


Em     Am                            D                  Am            Em            Bm Am
Every morning through the cold and the dark you’d walk to Him

Grant Us Courage

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Great song about being kind, examination of conscience and asking for courage to act in the spirit of love.

Our Refuge And Peace

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1) All that’s good and true
All beauty comes from you
All life and love and power
Flows  from you dear Father
 so we give you all praise
So we give you all paise
Our hearts are restless till
Till they rest in you
Your promise come fulfill 
To live forever in glory with you

2) You purify our motives
For us to childlike live   
For us to all  forgive

Exit

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Pray for people outside the Church, especially those who left the faith.

Instrumentation: Voice, two cellos
Duration: 1’30”


Dmaj7         
I was trying to follow you
Am7
when you turned off your lights
       A♭6                  Gmaj7
and took the wrong exit.
Dmaj7
Why would you do that?

Last Days Of The Battle

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1 )In these last days of the battle You raise up great saints and popes

Sent Mary our mother and our hope
For us to fight as children of light and hope

2 )O Spirit teaches how to live and pray through sorrow and joy each day

conform us to God’s holy ways In our heart, will, work and play

REFRAIN

Grant us the grace to persevere, Lord and be of on heart and accord

Help us follow you in distress
Till in your victory live in your divine rest

3 ) Lord help us be stong.and bold As we fight for poor broken souls Lead us in your valiant fight, Quelling all the devil’s might;

Hymn of the Month - February: I Am A Faithful Catholic

For my HYMN OF THE MONTH, I have chosen a hymn written by a Sister of Mercy from the Convent of Charleville, County Cork, Ireland. The hymn was written to teach the school children their catechism. The verses present a series of affirmations of Catholic belief. Its clear expression of faith makes it especially suitable for school, Youth Ministries, or as a joyful entrance or recessional hymn with a simplicity and sincerity that can speak to all ages. Please take a moment to read about this beautiful Catholic hymn.

Please visit my website Mother of Mercy Catholic Hymns and click on HYMN OF THE MONTH.

https://www.motherofmercycatholichymns.com/i-am-a-faithful-catholic/

The Beatitudes by Peter Kearney

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The Beatitudes by Peter Kearney, cover by Erwin Cabucos
 

Make All Things New

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1) When we turn from you to idolatry          
We worship self and our ideologies 
And see each other as enemies
And the devil fuels fires of enmity.

2) How do all wars come to be   
Through pride, greed, and idolatry
You tell us in scripture and history
Handwriting on walls and prophecy

Refrain 1
Help us who know and worship thee
To know and fight our infernal enemy

Romero

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Instrumentation: Voice, electric guitar, bass guitar, spoken voice, piano
Duration: 1’30”


Saint Oscar Romero (1917-80) served as archbishop of El Salvador from 1977-80. His advocacy for the poor gained him powerful enemies who assassinated him while he was celebrating Mass on March 24, 1980. His killers were never brought to justice or even definitely identified. Romero was canonized by Pope Francis in 2018. The main part of this piece is addressed to Romero’s assassins while underneath a piano accompanies a spoken voice reciting the archbishop’s own words.

To you who pulled the trigger – how does it feel to kill a saint?

This website is a music treasure!

My dear friend Richard Schletty has turned this site into a music treasure! There is so much music to discover and enjoy. I have known Richard for many years (since about 2005), and we worked together on many projects, many of which you can find on this website. Recently, he surprised me by adding a live radio feature which streams a massive playlist 24/7 (from what I understand). I suggest you have a dive into this huge collection of original music and enjoy it! Also, if you find a song that needs a specific arrangement or key, simply ask, and we will create it for you in a very short time.
André van Haren
https://andrevanharen.com

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