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37) PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS

PRAYER OF ST. FRANCIS

Make me a channel of Your peace

Where there is hatred

Let me bring your love

Where there is injury your pardon Lord

And where there's doubt

C -C7

True faith in You.

Refrain

F C

O Master grant that I may never seek

G7 C -C7

So much to be consoled as to console

F C

To be understood as to understand

D G -G7

To be loved as to love with all my soul

(same chords as 1^st verse)

Make me a channel of your peace

Where there's despair in life

Let me bring hope

Where there's darkness only light

And where there's sadness ever joy

(repeat refrain:)

(same chords as 1^st verse)

Make me channel of your peace

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned

In giving to all men that we receive

And in dying that we're born

To eternal life.

36) PRAISE THE LORD MY SOUL

PRAISE THE LORD MY SOUL

Intro: E-EM7-E7-A-E

E EM7 E7

Praise the Lord my soul

A E

Let fire and rain give praise to Him

B B7

Give praise to Him Who is merciful,

E A

Slow to judge

E B E B (A-E-B-E)

Bless the Lord, O my soul.

(same chords as 1^st verse)

Bless the Lord my soul

Let all I am, give praise to Him

And not forget He is kind,

He forgives our sins

Bless the Lord, O my soul

(same chords as 1^st verse)

Merciful and kind

He knows that man is made of dust

And like the flowers that flourish

He soon must die

Bless the Lord, O my soul

(same chords as 1^st verse)

Glory to our God

Let all that is give praise to Him

Give praise to Him all you creatures

Who live His love

Bless the Lord, O my soul,

Bless the Lord, O my soul

35) PASS IT ON

PASS IT ON

Intro: F-G-C-G

C Em

It only takes a spark

Dm G

To get the fire going

C Em

And soon all those around

Dm G

Can warm up in its glowing

F C

That's how it is with God's love

F C Am

Once you'll experienced it

F C F C

You spread His love to everyone

F G C (-G)

You want to pass it on

(same chords above)

What a wondrous time in spring

When all the trees as budding

The birds begin to sing

The flowers start their blooming

That's how it is with God's love

Once You've experienced it

You want to sing, it's fresh like spring

You want to pass sit on.

34) NEW LIFE

NEW LIFE

Refrain:

Em A

New life! New life!

C D Em

You came to bring us new life.

New life! New life!

C B7 Em

We find such joy in Your abundant life.

Verses:

Em A

You are the source of our great joy

C D Em

The fountain of all life.

You give us living water;

C D B7

You bid us come and drink

Em A

We come to You; we bless You Lord

Em B C B7

We glorify Your name!

Em A

We praise You, Lord; we worship You.

C B7 Em

We thank You for your gift of new life.

(Refrain:)

(same chords as 1^st verse)

You are the source of our new life;

In your light we see light

You show us Your goodness;

You bid us taste and see.

We come to You, we bless You Lord

We glorify Your Name.

We praise You Lord; we worship You

We thank You for Your gift of new life! (Ref)

33) MY LIFE IS IN YOU LORD

MY LIFE IS IN YOU LORD

My life is in you, Lord

My strength is in you, Lord

My hope is in you, Lord

G D

In you is in you. (2x)

C D G-Em

I will praise you with all of my life

C D G

I will praise you with all of my strength

D G

With all of my life

E Am

With all of my strength

C F D

All of my hope is in you.

Coda :

Am D

In You, is in you (2x)

32) LORD WE THANK YOU

LORD WE THANK YOU

D A

Lord in a special way

Bm F#m

We’d like to give thanks to thee

G D A

For all the wonderful things you’ve done

D A

Lord we give thanks to you

Bm F#m

For the chance to be with you

G D A

For the world and the people all around

(Refrain:)

D F#m

So with love in our hearts

G A D -A

We offer you everything we have.

D F#m G -A

O, our Lord, we thank you for your love

D F#m

Yes, our Lord, we thank you for

G A

The morning, noon and night time

D F#m

O, our Lord, we thank you for

G A D -A

Giving us a chance to be with you.

(same chords as 1^st stanza)

Once every morning,

A prayer for a greeting

And me in keeping safe and sound

Lord in a special way

We’d like to give thanks to Thee for all

The wonderful things you’ve done.

(Repeat refrain)

31) LORD I LIFT YOUR NAME ON HIGH

LORD I LIFT YOUR NAME ON HIGH

G C D C-D-G

Lord I lift Your name on high

C D C-D-G

Lord I love to sing Your praises

C D C-D-G

I’m so glad You’re in my life

C D C-D-G

I’m so glad You came to save us

Cho.

C D

You came from heaven to earth

C G

To show the way

C D

From the earth to the cross

C G

My debt to pay

Am7 D

From the cross to the grave

Em Am7

From the grave to the sky

D G

Lord, I lift Your Name on high

(repeat cho.)

30) LET US EXALT HIS NAME FOREVER

LET US EXALT HIS NAME FOREVER

Em Bm7

At all times I will bless Him

C G

His praise will be in my mouth

Am Em Bsus -B

My soul makes its boast in the Lord

Em Bm7

The humble man will hear of Him

C G

The afflicted will be glad

Am Bm7 CM7 D Em -D7

And join with me to magnify the Lord

Chorus:

G D Em Bm7

Let us exalt His name together, forever

Am7 Bm7

I sought the Lord He heard me

CM7 D7

And delivered me from my fears

G D Em Bm

Let us exalt His name together, forever

Am Bm7 Em

Oh, sing His praises magnify the Lord

(same chords as 1^st verse)

The angel of the Lord encamps

Round those who fear His name

To save them and

Deliver them from harm

Though lions roar with hunger

We lack for no good thing

No wonder, then,

We praise Him with our song.

(same chords as 1^st verse)

Come, children now and hear me

If you would see long life

Just keep your lips

From wickedness and lies

Do good and turn from evil

Seek peace instead of strife

Love righteousness

And God will hear your cry.

A voyaging ship was wrecked during a storm at sea and only two of the men on it were able to swim to a small, desert like island. The two survivors who have been good friends, not knowing what else to do, agreed that they had no other recourse but to pray to God. However, to find out whose prayer was more powerful, they agreed to divide the territory between them and stay on opposite sides of the island.

The first thing they prayed for was food. The next morning, the first man saw a fruit-bearing tree on his side of the land, and he was able to eat its fruit. The other man’s parcel of land remained barren. After a week, the first man was lonely and he decided to pray for a wife. The next day, another ship was wrecked, and the only survivor was a woman who swam to his side of the land. On the other side of the island, there was nothing.

Soon the first man prayed for a house, clothes, more food. The next day, like magic, all of these were given to him. However, the second man still had nothing. Finally, the first man prayed for a ship, so that he and his wife could leave the island. In the morning, he found a ship docked at his side of the island. The first man boarded the ship with his wife and decided to leave the second man on the island.

He considered the other man unworthy to receive God’s blessings since none of his prayers had been answered.

As the ship was about to leave, the first man heard a voice from heaven booming, “Why are you leaving your companion on the island?”

“My blessings are mine alone since I was the one who prayed for them,” the first man answered. “His prayers were all unanswered and so he does not deserve anything.”

“You are mistaken!” the voice rebuked him. “He had only one prayer, which I answered. If not for that, you would not have received any of my blessings.”

“Tell me,” the first man asked the voice, “What did he pray for that I should owe him anything?” “He prayed that all your prayers be answered”

What is the moral lesson of this story?

For all we know, our blessings are not the fruits of our prayers alone, but those of another praying for us (Congregational Prayer). Value your friends, don’t leave your loved ones behind.

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WORDS OF WISDOM

The trouble with life is you cannot fast forward through all the bad stuffs and you cannot rewind and replay all the good stuffs. So just smile and enjoy the day.

May the peace of the Lord be with you always.

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29) LET THERE BE PEACE ON EARTH

Let There Be Peace On Earth

(Intro: C-FM7-C-FM7)

C Am Dm Em

Let there be peace on earth

C F Em Dm7-G7

And let it begin with me.

C Am Dm Em

Let there be peace on earth,

Em B7 G

The peace that was meant to be.

Am Em F G7 Em7 Am

With God as our Father, brothers all are we.

Am7 D7 Bm Em

Let me walk with my brother

Am7 D7 Dm7 G

In perfect harmony.

C Am Dm7 Em

Let peace begin with me,

C F Em Dm -G7

Let this be the moment now.

C Am B7

With every step I take,

Em B7 G7

Let this be my solemn vow.

C CM7

To take each moment

F Bm D7-Fm

And live each moment in peace eternally.

C E7 C

Let there be peace on earth,

C7 F Dm7 G C- F- C

And let it begin with me.