Wednesday of the 7th Week of Eastertide
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Entrance
Be exalted O God
Verse
I will give thanks to Thee
O Lord, among the people
I will sing praises to Thee
Among the nations
For Thy steadfast love is great
Is great to the heavens
And Thy faithfulness
Thy faithfulness to the cloudsChorus
Be exalted, O God
Above the heavens
Let Thy glory be over all the earth
Be exalted, O God
Above the heavens
Let Thy glory be over all the earth
Offertory
Lord accept the gifts we offer
Verse 1
Lord accept the gifts we offer
at this Eucharist feast;
bread and wine to be transformed now
through the action of Thy priest.
Take us too, O Lord, transform us,
by Thy grace in us increased.Verse 2
May our souls be pure and spotless
as the host of wheat so fine;
may all stain of sin be crushed out,
like the grape that forms the wine,
as we, too, become partakers
in this sacrifice divine.Verse 3
Take our gifts, almighty Father,
living God, eternal, true,
which we give through Christ, our Saviour,
pleading here for us anew.
Grant salvation to all present,
and our faith and love renew.
Communion
Come Holy Ghost
Verse 1
Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blest, And in our hearts take up Thy rest;
Come with thy grace and heavenly aid
To fill our hearts which thou hast made,
To fill our hearts which Thou has made.Verse 2
O Comforter, to thee we cry,
Thou heavenly gift of God most high;
Thou fount of life, and fire of love, And sweet anointing from above,
And sweet anointing from above.Verse 3
O Holy Ghost, through thee alone, Know we the Father and the Son;
Be this our firm unchanging creed, That thou dost from them both proceed,
That thou dost from them both proceed.
Recessional