Church of Mary Immaculate Refuge of Sinners
Rathmines 15th March, 2020
Theme: When we have true reconciliation between us as individuals and people of all nationalities
and beliefs only then can we really be free.
Entrance: HARVEST FOR THE WORLD
All
babies together, everyone a seed
Half of us are satisfied, half
of us in need
And love's beautiful in us, tarnished by our
greed Oh, when will there be a harvest for the world
Harvest for the world
A
nation planted so concerned with gain
As the seasons come and
go, greater grows the pain And far too many are feeling the
strain
Oh, when will there be a harvest for the world Harvest
for the world
Gather
every man, gather every woman
Celebrate your lives, give thanks
for your children Gather every one, gather all together
Overlooking
none, hoping life gets better
Dress
me up for battle, when all I want is peace Those of us who pay the
price, come home with the least
And nation after nation are
turning into beasts
Oh, when will there be a harvest for the
world
When will there be (Harvest for the world)
I wanna know right now
Your
Spirit within me fills me with love
Your love opens wide my
closed heart and flows through me
Ch:
Therefore, with joy shall ye draw water, Out of the wells of
salvation
Your Spirit within me breaks through me with power
Your power constrains my fragile will and holds me
Chorus:
Your Spirit within me flows through me with life Your life gently breathes, bringing peace, freeing me
Offertory: LOVE CAN BUILD A BRIDGE
I’d gladly walk across the desert with no shoes upon my feet
To share with you the last bite of bread I had to eat I would swim out to save you in your sea of broken dreams When all your hopes are sinking, let me show you what love means
Love can build a bridge, between your heart and mine Love can build a bridge, don’t you think it’s time Don’t you think it’s time?
I
would whisper love so loudly every heart could understand
That
love, and only love, can join the tribes of man
I would give my
heart’s desire so everyone might see
The first step is to realise that it all begins with you and me
Love
can build a bridge, between your heart and mine
Love can build
a bridge, don’t
you think it’s time Don’t you think it’s time?
When we stand together, it’s our finest hour We can do anything (anything), anything (anything), if we’re living in the power (of love)
Love
can build a bridge, between your heart and mine
Love can build
a bridge, don’t you think it’s time Don’t you think it’s
time?
Love
can build a bridge, between your heart and mine
Love can build
a bridge, don’t
you think it’s time Don’t you think it’s time, don’t you
think it’s time
Life
so full I give to you
As the Father sent me, so I send you
Spread my light throughout all life
Peace be with you
Come out of sadness from wherever you’ve been
Come
broken-hearted, let rescue begin
Come find your mercy, oh
brother, come kneel
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t heal
So
lay down your burdens. Lay down your pain
All who are broken
lift up your face
Oh wanderer, come home, you’re not too
far
So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart.
Come as you are
There’s
hope for the hopeless and all those who’ve strayed
Come sit
at the table, come taste the grace
There’s rest for the
weary, rest that endures
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t cure
So lay down your burdens. Lay down your pain
All
who are broken lift up your face
Oh wanderer, come home, you’re
not too far
So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart
Come as you are, Come as you are
Fall in his arms, Come as you are
There’s joy for the morning, oh sister, be still
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t heal
Earth has no sorrow that heaven can’t heal
So
lay down your burdens. Lay down your pain
All who are broken
lift up your face
Oh wanderer, come home, you’re not too
far
So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart.
Come as you are
So lay down your hurt, lay down your heart.
Come as you are
Most wars are caused by aggressive
fundamentalist religious beliefs, extreme nationalist or the lust for power by dictatorial maniacs. We as individuals may not be able to affect these happenings but collectively we should strive to bring as much peace to the world as we can.
Poem for peace
I offer
you peace
I offer you love
I offer you friendship
I
see your beauty
I hear your need
I feel your feelings
My
wisdom flows from the highest source
I salute
that source in you
Let us work together for dignity and peace
Mahatma Gandhi's
Recessional: WE SHALL BE FREE
When
the last child cries
For a crust of bread
When the last
man dies for just words that he said
When
there's shelter over the poorest head
We shall be free
When the last thing we notice
Is
the colour of skin
And the first thing we look for
Is the beauty within
When the skies and the oceans are clean again
Then we shall be free
We shall be free, We shall be free, Stand straight, Walk proud, Cos we shall be free
When
we're free to love anyone we choose
When this world's big
enough for all different views
When we all can worship from our own kind of pews
Then we shall be free
We shall be free, We shall be free, Have a little faith, Hold out, Cos we shall be free
And when money talks for the very last time
And
nobody walks a step behind
When there's only one race
And
that's mankind
Then we shall be free
We shall be free, We shall be free,
Stand
straight (Walk proud)
Have a little faith (Hold out)
We
shall be free
We shall be free, We shall be free
(Stand straight) Stand straight
(Have a little faith) Walk proud
We shall be free
Stand straight, walk proud, we shall be free