Hymns for The Exaltation of the Holy Cross 6 PM 13 Sept 2025 St Lawrence parish Feltham

Entrance 756 When I survey the wondrous cross
Gloria: 489 Mass of Creation
Gospel Acclamation: 261 English Plainchant
Offertory:  604 Lord, accept the gifts we offer 
Sanctus: 490 Holy Holy Mass of Creation
MEM. ACC: 491  Mass of Creation (We proclaim)
COMM:  751 Meekness and Majesty
 END: 960 Guide me, O thou great Redeemer

Entrance 756 When I survey the wondrous Cross
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mDkuxEIcpdI

When I survey the wondrous cross
On which the Prince of glory died,
My richest gain I count but loss,
And pour contempt on all my pride.
Forbid it, Lord, that I should boast,
Save in the death of Christ my God!
All the vain things that charm me most,
I sacrifice them to His blood.
See from His head, His hands, His feet,
Sorrow and love flow mingled down!
Did e’er such love and sorrow meet,
Or thorns compose so rich a crown?
His dying crimson, like a robe,
Spreads o’er His body on the tree;
Then I am dead to all the globe,
And all the globe is dead to me.
Were the whole realm of nature mine,
That were a present far too small;
Love so amazing, so divine,
Demands my soul, my life, my all.

Gloria: 489 The Gloria (Mass of Creation – revised setting)
https://youtu.be/dZmzLbmMfoU
soprano: https://youtu.be/dyJXI3JUJ3w
alto: https://youtu.be/RxQ4DqZ6PrE
tenor: https://youtu.be/5vGcQg5LTbY
bass: https://youtu.be/VnVRpn9uHBw
SATB a cappella: https://youtu.be/mtTrwNK8DOY

Refrain:
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people
of good will. (repeat first time)
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God, almighty Father. (refrain)
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son,
Lord God, Lamb of God,
Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand
of the Father,
have mercy on us. (refrain)
For you alone are the Holy One,
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen. (refrain)

Alleluia: plainchant

Offertory: 604 Lord, accept the gifts we offer (tune of Let us bow in adoration)
https://youtu.be/ZZjpG1NiKmw?si=uZp2gCiJVGvY9Nm6

Lord accept the gifts we offer
at this Eucharistic feast,
bread and wine to be transformed now
through the action of thy priest.
Take us, too, Lord, and transform us,
be thy grace in us increased.

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.

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.

Holy Holy: 490s Holy Holy  Mass of Creation (revised setting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZmzLbmMfoU  start at 5:28

Holy, Holy, Holy Lord God of hosts.
Heaven and earth are full of your glory.
Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is he who comes in the name
of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest.
Hosanna in the highest.

491s Memorial Acc. 1 -Mass of Creation (revised setting)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dZmzLbmMfoU  start at 8:15

We proclaim your Death, O Lord,
and profess your Resurrection
until you come again, until you come again.
Lamb of God: English Plainchant we proclaim

Communion: 751 Meekness and Majesty
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gBonpqR7ay0
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gtt52JEW_Zo (original recording)

Meekness and majesty, manhood and deity,
in perfect harmony, the man who is God:
Lord of eternity dwells in humanity,
kneels in humility and washes our feet.

Refrain:
Oh what a mystery, meekness and majesty:
bow down and worship, for this is your God, this is your God!
Father’s pure radiance, perfect in innocence,
yet learns obedience to death on a cross:
suffering to give us life, conquering through sacrifice;
and, as they crucify, prays, ‘Father, forgive.’
  
Wisdom unsearchable, God the invisible,
Love indestructible in frailty appears.
Lord of infinity, stooping so tenderly,
lifts our humanity to the heights of His throne

Final Hymn: 960 Guide me, O thou great Redeemer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y3NmfmVGblw

Guide me, O thou great redeemer,
pilgrim through this barren land;
I am weak, but thou art mighty,
Hold me with thy powerful hand:

Bread of heaven, Bread of heaven
feed me till I want no more;
feed me till I want no more.

Open now the crystal fountain
whence the healing stream doth flow;
let the fire and cloudy pillar
lead me all my journey through;

strong Deliverer, strong Deliverer;
be thou still my strength and shield;
be thou still my strength and shield.

When I tread the verge of Jordan,
bid my anxious fears subside,
Death of death, and hell's destruction
Land me safe on Canaan's side:

Songs of praises, songs of praises,
I will ever give to thee; 

I will ever give to thee.