Thirtieth Sunday in Ordinary Time

October 25, 2009 Music Texts

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Opening Hymn

Sing Alleluia, Praise the Lord (Text: Psalm 150, Tune: Lobt Gott in seinem Heiligtum)

1. Sing alleluia, praise the Lord!
Sing praise on earth, alleluia.
Sing praise in heav'n, declare his pow'r.
Sing praise for all his mighty acts.

2. Sing alleluia, praise the Lord!
Sing alleluia, praise his worth.
Sing his achievements, strength supreme.
Sing praise for his transcendency.

3. Sing alleluia, praise the Lord!
Sing alleluia, praise with joy.
Sing praise with psaltery and harp.
Sing praise with trumpets blasting forth.

4. Sing alleluia, praise the Lord!
Sing praise with charming reed and flute.
Sing praise with dancing and with drums.
Sing praise with strings most delicate.

5. Sing alleluia, praise the Lord!
Sing alleluia, cymbals clash.
Sing alleluia, cymbals ring.
Sing all that breathe, alleluia!

6. Sing alleluia, praise the Lord!
All ages glorify his name.
Father and Son and Spirit, one;
Now and for evermore. Amen!

Responsorial Psalm

Psalm (125)126, 1-2 .2-3 .4-5 .6 (Hughes)

R. The Lord has done great things for us; we are filled with joy.

1. When the Lord brought back the captives of Zion, we were like men dreaming.
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with rejoicing. R.

2. Then they said among the nations "The Lord has done great things for them."
The Lord has done great things for us; we are glad indeed. R.

3. Restore our fortunes, O Lord, like the torrents in the southern desert.
Those that sow in tears shall reap rejoicing. R.

4. Although they go forth weeping, carrying the seed to be sown,
They shall come back rejoicing, carrying their sheaves. R.

Preparation of the Altar and Gifts

All my hope on God is founded (Howells)

All my hope on God is founded; He doth still my trust renew.
Me through change and chance he guideth, Only good and only true.
God unknown, He alone Calls my heart to be his own.

Pride of man and earthly glory, Sword and crown betray his trust;
What with care and toil he buildeth, Tower and temple, fall to dust.
But God's power, Hour by hour, Is my temple and my tower.

God's great goodness aye endureth, Deep his wisdom, passing thought:
Splendour, light, and life attend him, Beauty springeth out of naught.
Ever more from his store Newborn worlds rise and adore.

Daily doth the Almighty Giver Bounteous gifts on us bestow;
His desire our soul delighteth, Pleasure leads us where we go.
Love doth stand at his hand; Joy doth wait on his command.

Still from man to God eternal Sacrifice of praise be done,
High above all praises praising For the gift of Christ his Son.
Christ doth call one and all: ye who follow shall not fall.

Communion Antiphon

Amén. El Cuerpo De Cristo (Schiavone)

R. Amén. El Cuerpo de Cristo. Amén. La Sangre del Señor.
 Eating your body, drinking your blood, we become what we receive.
Amén. Amén.


1. Amén. We remember your dying and yoru rising.
Amén. Y contigo, Señor resucitamos. Amén. (And with you, Lord, we rise.)

2. Amén. Now we offer the sacrifice you gave us.
Amén. Te ofrecemos, Señor, todo lo que somos. Amén. (We offer you, Lord, all that we are.)

3. Amén. Lord, you make us one body and one spirit.
Amén. En tu cuerpo, Señor, un pueblo santo. Amén. (In your body, Lord, a holy people.)

4. Amén. We find you when we serve the poor and lowly.
Amén. A timismo servimos enlos pobres. Amén. (You yourself we serve in the poor.)

5. Amén. We look forward to your return in glory.
Amén. Esperamos el día de tu venida. Amén. (We hope for the day of your coming.)


Communion Chant (mode II)

Laetabitur in salutari tuo: We shall rejoice in your salvation;
et in nomine Domini
 and in the name of the Lord
De nostri magnificabimur.
 our God shall we place our pride.

Communion Chant (mode V)

Adoro te devote, lateens Deitas, Godhead here in hiding, whom I do adore,
Quae sub his figures vere latitas;
 Masked by these bare shadows, shape and nothing more.
Tibi se cor meum totum subjicit, See, Lord, at Thy service low lies here at heart
Qui ate contemplans totum deficit.
 Lost, all lost in wonder at the God thou art.


Visus, tactus, gustus in te fallitur, Seeing, touching, tasting are in thee deceived:
Sed auditu solo tuto creditor.
 How says trusty hearing? that shall be believed;
Credo quidquid dixit Dei Filius; What God's Son has told me, take for truth I do:
Nil hoc verbo veritatis verius.
 Truth Himself speaks truly or there's nothing true.


O memoriale mortis Domini! O thou our reminder of Christ crucified,
Panis vivus, vitam praestans homini!
 Living Bread, the life of us for whom he died,
Praesta meae ment de te vivere, Lend this life to me then: feed and feast my mind,
Et te illi simper dulce sapere.
 There be thou the sweetness man was meant to find.


Pie Pelicane, Jesu Domine, Bring the tender tale true of the Pelican;
Me immundum munda tuo sanguine:
 Bathe me, Jesu Lord, in what They bosom ran,
Cujus una stilla salvum facere Blood whereof a single drop has power to win
Totum mundum quit ab omni scelere
 All the world forgiveness of its world of sin.


Jesu, quem velatum nunc aspicio, Jesu, whom I look at shrouded here below,
Oro, fiat illud quod tam sitio:
 I beseech thee send me what I thrist for so,
Ut te revelata cernens facie, Some day to gaze on thee face to face in light
Visu sim beatus tuae gloriae. Amen.
 And be blest for ever with Thy glory's sight. Amen.

Alma Mater (Casasanta/O'Donnell, C.S.C.)

Notre Dame, our Mother, tender strong and true,
Proudly in the heavens, gleams thy gold and blue.
Glory's mantle cloaks thee, golden is thy fame,
And our hearts forever, praise thee Notre Dame.
And our hearts forever, love thee Notre Dame.

Concluding Hymn

O God, Our Help in Ages Past (Text: Watts, Tune: St. Anne)

1. O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come,
Our shelter in the story blast, And our eternal home.

2. Under the shadow of your throne Your saints have dwelt secure;
Sufficient is your arm alone, And our defense is sure.

3. Before the hills in order stood, Or earth received its frame,
From everlasting you are God, To endless years the same.

4. A thousand ages in your sight Are like an evening gone,
Short as the watch that ends the night Before the rising sun.

5. Time, like an ever-rolling stream, Soon bears us all away,
We fly forgotten, as a dream Dies at the op'ning day.

6. O God, our help in ages past, Our hope for years to come,
Still be our guard while troubles last, And our eternal home.