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For the Journey – Music and Lyric by Steve Bell
For my Godsons: Joe-Michelle Fontaine and Will Gibbs 

May the Lord bless and keep you
May His face shine upon you
May His graciousness be like an endless stream
May the Lord show His favour
To your house and your neighbor
Until last remaining strains of striving cease

May He grant you peace
’cause in my heart
there’s a sadness building up
Every turn adds to the cup
As the losses match the measure of my gains
In the shadow of this curse
Where the best implies the worst
If you’re like me you’ll need to hear somebody pray

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We Come
Music Jim Croegaert / Lyric by Jim Croegaert and David Adam
© 1997 Rough Stones Music

Our hearts are empty without You
Barren and cold
But for the bold
Hope that You Yourself
Planted withinIn the mighty name of God
In the saving name of Jesus
In the strong name of the Spirit
We come
We cry
We watch
We wait
We look
We long for you
Sometimes we long for the morning
For a refrain
From etchings in pain
Yet our loneliness
Draws us to You

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Peace Prayer   – Music and Lyric John Foley, SJ
© 1976 John Foley and New Dawn Music

Lord make me a means of Your Peace
Where there’s hatred grown
Let me sow Your love
Where there’s injury Lord
Let forgiveness be my sword
Lord make me a means of Your Peace

Lord make me a means of Your Peace
When there’s sadness here
Let me sow Your joy
When the darkness nears
May Your light dispel our fears
Lord make me a means of Your Peace

Lord grant me to seek and to share
Less to be consoled
Than to help console
Less be understood
Than to understand Your good
Lord make me a means of Your Peace

Lord grant me to seek and to share
To forgive in thee
You’ve forgiven me
For to die in thee
Is eternal life to me
Lord make me a means of Your Peace

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Fresh and Green – Music and Lyric by Steve Bell
adapted from Psalm 92

Fresh and green we will remain
Bearing fruit to a ripe old age
Happy to tell about Your name
A blessed endeavour
The righteous flourish like the palm
And grow like the cedars of Lebanon
Planted in the courts of God
Forever and ever

The senseless person doesn’t know
The wonders of Your glory
And yet their hoppers overflow
But they don’t understand
That folly springs up like the grass
And spreads throughout these vast lands
But harvesting will come to pass
When everything is shown
Everything will be exposed

It is so good to sing of You
At the first sight of the morning
And at night Your faithfulness review
Before I close my eyes
And sometimes in the dimming light
I stumble on Your glory
That overwhelming sudden fright
But not the daunting kind
It’s so hard to describe

 

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Unto the Least of These
Music and Lyric by Mary-Kathryn
© 2000 Elements of Praise BMI

When you visit a friend
And take hold of her hand
And your show her a smile
Ease the pain for awhile

When a stranger walks by
And you look in his eyes
See the Saviour is there
For a heart of despair

When you do it unto the least of these
You do it unto me
You do it unto me
You do it unto me
When you do it unto the least of these
You do it unto me
You do it unto me
You do it unto me

When you give of your heart
To the ones set apart
In a moment of grief
You can be their relief

Bring a laugh shed a tear
Knowing Jesus is near
When you step out in faith
You are never too late

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What Kind of Love is This
Music and Lyric by Bryn and Sally Hayworth
© 1983 Kingsway Thankyou Music
Rights in the western hemisphere administered by EMI Christian Music Pub.

What kind of love is this
That gave itself for me
I am the guilty one
Yet I go free
What kind of love is this
A love I’ve never known
I didn’t even know His name
What kind of love is this

What kind of man is this
Who died in agony
He who had done no wrong
Was crucified for me
What kind of man is this
Who laid aside His throne
That I might know the love of God
What kind of man is this

By faith I have been saved
It is the gift of God
He destined me to be His own
Such is His love
No eye has ever seen
No ear has ever heard
Nor has the heart of men conceived
What kind of love is this

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Done Made My Vow – Author Unknown

Done made my vow to the Lord
And I never will turn back
I will go
I shall go
To see what the end will be
Done opened my mouth to the Lord
And I never will turn back
I will go
I shall go
To see what the end will be

The one who truly loves the Lord
Will surely get their just reward

When every star refuses to shine
I know King Jesus will be mine

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All the Diamonds
Music and Lyric by Bruce Cockburn
© 1975 Golden Mountain Music Corp. (SOCAN)

All the diamonds in this world
That mean anything to me
Are conjured up by wind and sunlight
Sparkling on the sea

Ran aground in a harbour town
Lost the taste for being free
Thank God He sent His gull chased ship
To carry me to sea

Two thousand years
And half a world away
Dying trees still
Will grow greener when you pray

Silver scales flash bright and fade
In the reeds along the shore
Like a pearl in a sea of liquid jade
His ship comes shining

Like a crystal swan in a sky of suns
His ship comes shining

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High Above the Fray
Music and Lyric by Steve Bell
adapted from Psalm 113

From the rising of the sun
To the setting of the same
Who is like the One who is our maker
Every citizen belongs
To a nation and a name
But high above these things is their keeper

Blessed be the name of the Lord
My heart pounds out this praise
Let every weary doubter be assured
It is He
High above the fray
And He picks up from the dust
Every lost and lonely wretch
Inviting them to come to the table
And He honours them among
The brightest and the best
Who would have guessed
No one is able

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Home – Music and Lyric by Joe Brauen
© 1978 josephbrauen@netscape.net

There’s a fire of love that’s burning
The pages from my past
And Jesus is the flame that makes them burn
And it sets my heart to yearning
Remembering the task
He’s given me a life I’ll never earn

Home is anywhere He leads me
Home is where I wanna be
Home is where I’ll live with Jesus
I’ll be at home eternally
It’s an open door
The only way to find Him
What ‘cha waiting for
Open up your heart and live forever
So much more
Than your wasted dreams
Alone in life without hope it seems
Forever a stranger to the Lord

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