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1) O church, arise and put your armor on
Hear the call of Christ our king
For now the weak can say that they are strong
In the strength that God has given.
With shield of faith and belt of truth
We'll stand against the devil's lies;
An army bold whose battle cry is "Love!"
Reaching out to those in darkness.

1) He is our way, He is the truth, our life we praise Him
He is our God forever exalted and we love to praise His name             

2) He is exalted our King is exalted on high, and we praise  Him
He is exalted forever exalted   and we  praise your name

REFRAIN
He is our Lord, forever His truth shall reign.     
Heaven and earth, rejoice in His holy name
We exalt him our king we exalt on high

1 Wonderful merciful Saviour
Precious Redeemer and Friend
Who would have thought that a Lamb could    
Rescue the souls of men,  Oh You rescue the souls of men

Our lives flow on in endless song;
Above earth's lamentation,           
We hear the sweet, though far-off hymn
That hails a new creation
 

1) O God, You are three persons in love
Divine love one in Trinity  
All goodness   truth and beauty,
Are Reflections of  your divine  glory

O Author of eternal praise,
who give to all who live by faith
the Spirit of your sev’nfold grace,
Who leads us to seek his glorious face

REFRAIN
Hear my voice be quiet and still
Trust deeply in me and you will

1 All glorious son of the all Holy Father
Most humble son of the most humble Mary
All mercy and just our holy  brother
Lord have mercy- Lord have mercy
  
2 You feed me every day
Your body and blood your very self
You sustain me to eternal life
O Christ within me     O  Christ within me

RERAIN
You give us your  Holy Spirit
And he teaches us  everything
He leads us to.become holy
Like  our Heavenly Father wills us to be 

St. Paul in his letter to the Colossians urges us to set our minds on things above. That we should become heavenly-minded.  We were created to be - to live in ecstasy with our Triune God and all the angels and saints forever -sharing in a human way in divine life in a heavenly atmosphere. Pope Benedict in his trilogy on Jesus of Nazareth calls this reality the definitive "evolutionary" step in human existence that is hard for us to grasp. In his Letters, St Paul's vivid description of this difficulty says  - what eye has not seen, nor ear has not heard nor the human heart conceived what God has prepared for those who love Him. Throughout scripture The Good Lord does give is glimpses of the Heavenly reality for us to reflect on and yearn for.
 

God of day and God of darkness,
Now we stand before the night.
As the shadows stretch and deepen,
Come and make our darkness bright.
All creation still is groaning
For the dawning of your might.
When the Son of peace and justice                  
Fills the earth with His radiant light.

Come Lord Jesus  for you we  yearn
To set us free and live fully
Our love and hearts brightly burn
 

O God whom earth,  sea and sky
adore, acclaim, and glorify,
O  creator of the universe 
Mary you bore in your cloistered womb.

REFRAIN
He chose you most humble lady

         
Ant.  May the Lord be blessed day after Day
May his Name  always be hallowed
  
1 Let God arise, let his foes be scattered. 
2 Let those who hate him flee before him.

Deepen our  love for you, O Lord
who grant us pardon for our faults,
that you may have compassion,  O Lord,                               
on  us you cleanse from guilt and sin.

Once we taste your   divine fire

1 John 3:2  But we know that when Christ appears, we shall be like him, for we shall see him as he is.

1) Come, Thou Almighty King,
help us Thy name to sing;
help us to praise:
Father, all glorious,
o'er all victorious,
come, and reign over us,
Ancient of Days. 

2) Come Jesus that we may see
thy face in glory
And become like thee        
All evil disperse
King of the universe
Our bodies glorify
Lord almighty

3) Come, Thou Incarnate Word,
gird on Thy mighty sword,  

Lord have mercy -  Lord have mercy - Lord have mercy

In this final age of the Spirit and  Church 
The final battle is to come
Between you and the evil one  Lord have Mercy
The battle rages throughout the earth

1 ) O Holy Spirit of Love and truth
Give us today your will to know and do       
that we become  as one
Faithful daughters and  sons

2 ) O Holy  Spirit lead us more deeply

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,