HE ROSE FROM DEATH

SONGS OF THE NEOCATECHUMENAL WAY

2018
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INTRODUCTION
‘if the psalm prays, pray; if it cries, cry;
if it gives thanks, rejoice; if it hopes,
hope; if it fears, fear.’

(St Augustine - On the Psalms)

In the Neocatechumenal Way, we see today the humble and essential service of the cantor
coming to light.

In this itinerary of initiation to Faith, the cantor has the mission of helping to create the
liturgical community, or, still better, of recreating it; of transforming often a plurality into a unity of
worship: into only one voice, with one heart and one soul. This spiritual worship is expressed in the
liturgical action of the community. Spiritual worship which, along our journey grounded in history,
is the inexhaustible source of what is most deeply innocent: that is today the awareness of our sin
enlightened by the ineffable love of Someone who loves us in such a way, who loves us though we
have been His enemies; source of conversion, source of Faith.

The aim of this book is not only to spread the songs, but to offer to the cantors of the
Neocatechumenal communities the original texts and musical chords, so that they can in a better
way be faithful to the oral tradition that they have received. For this reason, we thought it suitable to
present to them in a progressive order following the steps of the Way, in the very same manner in
which they came to light along the years, in which they led us on our way, from the initial catechesis
through the various passages.

Also, we have divided the song cards with different colors to give an indication of this gradual
advancement, articulated by the different scrutinies in which some songs are “handed over.”

1. Beige cards for Liturgical functions

2. White cards for the Precatechumenate
3. Green cards for the songs of the Catechumenate
4. Blue cards for the songs of the Election
5. Gray cards for the songs of the Breaking of the Bread

In order to find the songs easily, there is a general index (where we have put more than one title
for each song, according to what has already been confirmed by a certain tradition), a biblical index
(since practically almost all of our songs are taken from the Bible), and another one according to the
different liturgical seasons and moments of the celebrations and especially the Eucharist.
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As in the previous edition of Passover ‘97, this Note remains valid also in this edition.

NOTE FOR ALL THE CANTORS

This print of Passover 2018 has been reviewed and updated, and many errors have been
corrected; different points have been reexamined by Kiko who wanted to specify some chords and
words that previously have been written differently; it could be that some errors have not been seen
or that there could be some print errors, but be careful that it may be something expressed from Kiko:
some chords present dissonances that to the ears of those who know a little music could suscitate
perplexities, but have been done purposely to give certain effects.

Therefore, the cantors, who are called to do a service in the Liturgy of our communities, even if
they have tapes of different versions of the same song, are called to follow with humility the text printed
here because it seems to us the closest to the one Kiko has chosen: in such a way that even other
communities, occasionally gathered for Liturgies, can maintain a unity in singing.

Thank you for the collaboration. Peace.

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POPE PAUL VI TO THE NEOCATECHUMENAL COMMUNITIES (1)
“...another group, this is the group of priests and lay people who represent the movement, a movement - behold the post-
conciliar realities of the Neocatechumenal communities.

How great is the joy, how great is the hope, which you give us with your presence and with your activity!

Your resolve, which for you, is a consious, authentic way of living your Christian vocation, becomes an efficacious witness
for others. You make an apostolate just because you are what you are, a stimulus to rediscover and recover the true,
authentic and effective Christian values which otherwise might remain almost hidden and dormant, and are only too easily
diluted in ordinary life. But no! You make them stand out, conspicuous and give them a moral splendor which is truly
exemplary, precisely because, with this Christian spirit, you live your Neocatechumenal communities, to live and foster
this re-awakening is what you call a kind of “post-baptism,” which can renew in our contemporary Christian communities
the effects of maturity and depth which were achieved in the early church during the period of preparation before baptism.
You do this afterwards. ‘Before’ or ‘After’ is secondary, I would say. The fact is that you aim at the authencticity, fullness,
coherence, sincerity of Christian life.

This is the greatest merit, I repeat, which consoles us enormously, prompts and inspires our wishes, prayers and most
abundant blessings on you, on all those who help you, on all those whom you can, with your greeting and message, greet
on your behalf.”

POPE JOHN PAUL II TO THE NEOCATECHUMENAL COMMUNITES (2)

My dearest ones, we are living in a period in which we are experiencing a radical confrontation - and I say this,
because it is also my experience over many years - a radical confrontation that is everywhere. There is no one single
manifestation of this, it is diverse in the world; faith and anti-faith, Gospel and anti-Gospel; Church and anti-Church,
God and anti-God, if we can put it like that. An anti-God does not exist, an anti-God cannot exist, but an anti-God can
exist in man, the radical denial of God can be created in man. We are living this experience in our history, and more
so than in previous times. In this age of ours, we need to rediscover a radical faith, radically understood, radically
lived, and radically fulfilled. We have need of such a faith.

I hope that our experience is born within such a perspective, and may lead towards a healthy radicalism of our Christianity,
of our faith, towards an authentic evangelical radicalism. This is why you need a great spirit, a great self control, and
also, as your first catechist has said, a great obedience to the Church. This has always been the case. This witness,
this proof, has been given by the saints: by St. Francis, by various charismatic people in different ages of the Church.
It is true that radicalism of faith is needed, yes, but it must always be situated within the life of the Church, and with her
guidance, because the Church, in her entirety has received the Holy Spirit from Christ in the persons of the apostles
after His resurrection...

This joy that is in your surroundings, in your songs, in your behavior, may very well be a sign of your southern
temperament, but I hope it is a fruit of the Spirit, and I wish that it may be so. Yes, the Church needs joy, because
joy, with its different expressions is a revelation of happiness. So here man finds himself faced with his fundamental
vocation, we can say almost natural: man is created to be happy, for happiness. If he sees this happiness, if he meets
it in the expression of joy, he can start a way. Here I must say to you: the songs are good, your expressions of joy are
good, but it is the Spirit who is the One who initiates the way.
1) During the general audience of May 8, 1974.
2) During the visit to the parishes of Our Lady of the Blessed Sacrament and the Canadian Martyrs, Rome, November 2, 1980.

ALPHABETICAL INDEX
Page
A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse...................... 123
A woman clothed with the sun..................................... 282
Abba Father................................................................. 45
Abraham...................................................................... 55
Acclaim the Lord.......................................................... 81
Acclamation to the Gospel during Lent....................... 25
Akeda.......................................................................... 222
Alleluia to welcome the Gospel................................... 24
Alleluia, here comes the kingdom............................... 45
Alleluia, praise God..................................................... 43
Amen, amen, amen..................................................... 74
Apostles’ Creed........................................................... 28
As I wake up I will be filled with your face, O Lord...... 82
As men condemned to death...................................... 264
As the honey drips (Ode XL of Solomon).................... 278
Ave Maria (1984)......................................................... 65
Before the angels........................................................ 90
Behold I’m coming soon.............................................. 54
Behold our mirror
(Ode XIII of Solomon).................................................. 210
Benedictus................................................................... 50
Beside the rivers of Babylon........................................ 61
Bless the Lord............................................................. 103
Bless Yahweh my soul................................................. 34
Bless, my soul, the Lord
(Jerusalem rebuilt)....................................................... 93
Blessed are you, Mary................................................. 110
Blessed be God........................................................... 212
Blessing for the Penitential Celebration...................... 3
Blessing of the water of the Baptismal Font................ 14
Brothers....................................................................... 142
Caritas Christi.............................................................. 286
Carmen ‘63 (from Tagore)........................................... 285
Chiribim, Chiribom ...................................................... 152
Christ is the light (Lucernarium for Lent)..................... 25
Christ Jesus is the Lord! Hymn to the Kenosis............ 64
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Clothe yourselves in the armor of God........................ 220
Come from Lebanon.................................................... 269
Come let’s applaud to the Lord.................................... 69
Come to me all of you................................................. 99
Come, son of man....................................................... 54
Console my people...................................................... 96
Daughters of Jerusalem do not weep.......................... 104
Day of rest................................................................... 95
Dayenu........................................................................ 70
Death is swallowed up in victory................................. 51
Do not fret because of the wicked............................... 261
Do not resist evil.......................................................... 266
Eli, eli, lamma sabactani?............................................ 214
Eucharistic prayer II (2):
(Consecration and Acclamation - a: New Missal)........ 12
Eucharistic prayer II (2): Preface................................. 11
Eucharistic prayer II
(Consecration and Acclamation - a: New Missal)........ 9
Eucharistic prayer II
(Offering, Intercession, Doxology)............................... 10
Eucharistic prayer II (Preface)..................................... 8
Evenu shalom alechem (Hebrew song)...................... 44
Exult, you just, in the Lord........................................... 129
Exultet (Paschal Preconium)....................................... 16
For love of my brothers and friends
(Jerusalem, rebuilt again)............................................ 76
From the depths i cry to you, O Lord........................... 33
Gates lift up your heads.............................................. 59
Give thanks to the Lord............................................... 39
Glory to God................................................................ 4
Glory, glory, glory......................................................... 128
Go and announce to my brothers................................ 134
God goes up with shouts of joy................................... 87
Hail Mary..................................................................... 65
Hail queen of heavens................................................. 110
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Hail, O Mary, uncorrupt dove .....................................136a
Happiness for the man................................................ 118
Happy the man............................................................ 116
Hard have they persecuted me................................... 130
Have mercy on me, God............................................. 62
He is not here, He has risen........................................ 143
He is patient (Hymn to the Holy Spirit)........................ 151
He rose from death...................................................... 31
He’s coming my God................................................... 73
Her foundations........................................................... 221
Hide me in the shelter of your tent.............................. 57
Holy he’s holy (Lenten Season)................................... 5
Holy, holy, holy (1983)................................................. 7
Holy, holy, holy (1988)................................................. 7
Holy, holy, holy (Advent Season)................................. 6
Holy, holy, holy (Easter Season).................................. 6
Holy, holy, holy (Ordinary Time)................................... 5
How good it is, what a joy............................................ 37
How lovely are your dwelling places........................... 94
How much longer?...................................................... 35
Hymn for Advent (A clear voice).................................. 72
Hymn of Lauds for Advent after December 16th
(The voices of the prophets)........................................ 18
Hymn of Lauds for Advent until December 16th
(A clear voice from heaven)......................................... 18
Hymn of Lauds for Easter
(To the Lamb’s supper)................................................ 19
Hymn of Lauds for Pentecost
(Day of immense joy).................................................. 22
Hymn of Lauds from Ascension to Pentecost
(The good shepherd ascended).................................. 20
Hymn of Lauds from Easter to Ascension
(From the abyss of death)........................................... 19
Hymn of Vespers from Ascension to Pentecost
(Come, O Spirit creator).............................................. 21
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Hymn of Vespers on the day of Ascension
(The good shepherd ascended).................................. 20
Hymn to charity........................................................... 262
Hymn to the Glorious Cross........................................ 219
I call to you (Against the seductions of sin)................. 125
I have stretched out my hands (Ode of solomon)....... 283
I hoped, I hoped in the Lord........................................ 77
I lift my eyes to the mountains..................................... 67
I love the Lord.............................................................. 98
I love you, Lord, you are my rock................................ 131
I manifested to you my sin........................................... 105
I see heaven open....................................................... 206
I shall not die............................................................... 84
I want to go to Jerusalem (Shepherdie song).............. 217
I want to sing............................................................... 78
I will bless the Lord at all times.................................... 113
I will take you from the nations.................................... 140
I’ll lift up the cup of salvation....................................... 48
If in the Lord I have taken refuge................................. 101
If the Lord does not build the house............................ 75
If today you listen to His voice..................................... 68
If you are risen with Christ........................................... 148
In him there is no beauty:
IV Song of the Servant of Yahweh
(Before Him we turn away our face)............................ 273
In the midst of a great crowd....................................... 144
It’s the passover of the Lord........................................ 92
Jacob........................................................................... 204
Jesus went through all the towns................................ 265
Lamb of God................................................................ 27
Lamentation of the Lord
(Good friday - Adoration of the cross)
(O my people, O my people)....................................... 108
Let God arise............................................................... 119
Let him kiss me........................................................... 267

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Let’s go already shepherds......................................... 120
Let’s sing, let’s sing..................................................... 36
Like a deer yearns....................................................... 80
Like a mother ewe....................................................... 150
Like the impulse of anger
(VII Ode of Solomon)................................................... 211
Look how delightful it is............................................... 37
Look how good it is! Taste it what a joy....................... 38
Lord you search me and you know me....................... 213
Lord, help me.............................................................. 288
Lord, listen to my prayer.............................................. 137
Love your enemies (The sermon on the mount)......... 291
Magnificat.................................................................... 47
Maria di Jasna Gora
(Hymn to the Virgin Mary of Czestochowa)................. 121
Maria, house of blessing............................................. 112
Mary mother of the church 106
Mary, little Mary (Hymn to the Virgin Mary)................. 66
May my plea reach your presence.............................. 36
Miserere (Have mercy on me, O Lord)........................ 63
Mother of the burning way........................................... 132
My beloved is to me.................................................... 268
No one can serve two masters.................................... 216
Noli me tangere........................................................... 287
O God, by your name save me................................... 136
O God, you are my God.............................................. 87
O Jesus, my love......................................................... 279
O Lord my heart has no more pretensions.................. 217
O Lord, do not punish me in your anger...................... 127
O Lord, our God.......................................................... 109
Oh heavens rain from above....................................... 52
Our Father................................................................... 27
Paschal alleluia........................................................... 24
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Paschal homily of Melito of Sardis.............................. 284
Penitential litany.......................................................... 2
Pentecost.................................................................... 53
Praise the Lord all peoples of the earth....................... 57
Praise the Lord from the heavens............................... 42
Preface of the Eucharist of the Paschal Vigil............... 13
Resurrexit
(dialogue of our Lord Jesus Christ with Mary)............. 297
Say to all faint hearts................................................... 86
Says the Lord to my Lord............................................ 115
Sequence of pentecost (Come, Holy Spirit)................ 23
She-lamb of God......................................................... 272
Shema Israel............................................................... 218
Shlom Lech Mariam.................................................... 133
Short Penitential Litany............................................... 1
Shout to the Lord all the earth .....................................10c
Shout with joy.............................................................. 81
Sing to Yahweh, Jerusalem......................................... 99
Sit down in solitude and in silence.............................. 201
Sola a solo................................................................... 141
Song of Balaam........................................................... 89
Song of Deborah......................................................... 205
Song of Joshua........................................................... 34
Song of Moses............................................................ 56
Song of the children in the Paschal Vigil
(Hebrew melody)......................................................... 83
Song of the lamb......................................................... 274
Song of the three young men in the furnace (Part I)... 40
Song of the three young men in the furnace (Part II).. 41
Song of those who were freed..................................... 67
Stabat mater dolorosa................................................. 107
Take me to heaven...................................................... 280
Taste and see how good is the Lord............................ 75
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Te deum ...................................................................... 26
The children of Bethlehem.......................................... 120
The dark night (St. John of the Cross)........................ 290
The dove hovered over (XXIV Ode of Solomon)......... 277
The fool thinks: there is no God.................................. 138
The harvest of the nations........................................... 114
The heavens proclaim the glory.................................. 100b
The kings shall see you:
II Song of the Servant of Yahweh................................ 203
The Lord announces a good news.............................. 102
The Lord comes robed with majesty........................... 95
The Lord has given me:
III Song of the Servant of Yahweh
(Disciple’s tounge)....................................................... 207
The Lord is my light and my salvation......................... 44
The Lord is my shepherd............................................. 60
The march is hard....................................................... 32
The Messiah, lion to vanquish..................................... 149
The people that walked in darkness............................ 88
The same God............................................................. 263
The sower.................................................................... 209
The spirit of the Lord is upon me................................. 210
The voice of my beloved............................................. 276
The winepresser.......................................................... 208
There is a season for everything................................. 92
This is my commandment........................................... 147
Thus speaks the Amen................................................ 202
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To the Paschal Victim.................................................. 71
To you I lift up my eyes................................................ 126
To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul................................... 124
To you, O Lord, praise is due in Zion........................... 100
To you, O Lord, with my voice I cry for help................ 122
Towards you holy city.................................................. 32
Two angels met........................................................... 97
Uri, uri, uri, ura............................................................. 73
Virgin of the marvel...................................................... 111
When Israel came out of Egypt................................... 58
When Israel was a child.............................................. 91
When the Lord............................................................. 49
While I was sleeping
(I implore you)............................................................. 270
Who is this coming up from the desert........................ 275
Who will separate us?................................................. 46
Why do the nations conspire?..................................... 79
With the dawn, shouts of joy....................................... 100a
Yahweh you are my God............................................. 35
You are beautiful.......................................................... 117
You are beautiful, my beloved..................................... 139
You are my hope, O Lord............................................ 281
You are the light of the world....................................... 146
You have seduced me, Lord........................................ 289
You stole my heart....................................................... 136b
You who dwell in the gardens...................................... 271
You will show me the path of life................................. 135
Zaccheus..................................................................... 145

ANALYTICAL INDEX
1. BIBLICAL SONGS
A. Old Testament Page
Gen. 18,1-5 Abraham (K) .............................................. 55
Gen. 32,23-29 Jacob (K) ................................................... 204
Ex. 15,1- 2 Let’s sing, let’s sing (GDL) ......................... 36
Ex. 15,1-17 Song of Moses (K) ..................................... 56
Num. 23,7- 24 Song of Balaam (K) ................................... 89
Dt. 6, 4-9 Shema Israel (GF) ..................................... 218
Js. 24,2-13 Song of Joshua (AV) .................................. 34
Jgs.5,1ff Song of Deborah (K) .................................. 205
Tob. 13, 10-18 Bless, my soul, the Lord (K) ....................... 93
Ps. 1 Happy the man (K) ..................................... 116
Ps. 2 Why do the nations conspire?(K) ............... 79
Ps. 6 (7) O Lord, do not punish me
in your anger (K) ........................................ 127
Ps. 8 O Lord, our God (K) ................................... 109
Ps. 10 (11) If in the Lord I have taken refuge (K) ......... 101
Ps. 12 (13) How much longer? (K) ............................... 35
Ps. 13 (14) The fool thinks: there is no God (K) ........... 138
Ps. 15 (16) You will show me the path of life (K) .......... 135
Ps. 16 (17) As I wake up I will be filled
with your face, O Lord (K) .......................... 82
Ps. 17 (18) I love you, Lord, you are my rock (K) ......... 131
Ps. 18 (19) The heavens proclaim the glory (G) .......... 100b
Ps. 21 (22) Eli, Eli, lamma sabactani? (K)............... 214-215
Ps. 22 (23) The Lord is my shepherd (K) ..................... 60
Ps. 23 (24) Gates lift up your heads (K) ....................... 59
Ps. 24 (25) To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul (K) ........... 124
Ps. 26 (27) The Lord is my light
and my salvation (FV) ................................ 44
Ps. 27 (28) Hide me in the shelter of your tent (K) ....... 57
Ps. 29 (30) With the dawn, shouts of joy (G) ................ 100a
Ps. 31 (32) I manifested to you my sin (K) ................... 105
Ps. 32 (33) Exult, you just, in the Lord (K) .................... 129
Ps. 33 (34) I will bless the Lord at all times (K) ............ 113
Ps. 33 (34) Taste and see
how good is the Lord (K) ............................ 75
Ps. 36 (37) Do not fret because of the wicked (K) ........ 261
Ps. 39 (40) I hoped, I hoped in the Lord (K) ................. 77
NB: For the Psalms, the numbering followed is the one of the Psalter (within the parenthesis is the Hebrew one - Jerusalem Bible)
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Ps. 41- 42 (42- 43) Like a deer yearns (K)................................ 80
Ps. 44 (45) You are beautiful (K)................................... 117
Ps. 46 (47) God goes up with shouts of joy (K)............ 87
Ps. 50 (51) Have mercy on me, God (K)....................... 62
Ps. 50 (51) Miserere...................................................... 63
Ps. 53 (54) O God, by your name save me (K)............. 136
Ps. 56 (57) I want to sing (K)......................................... 78
Ps. 62 (63) O God, you are my God (K)....................... 87
Ps. 64 (65) To you, O Lord,
praise is due in Zion (K).............................. 100
Ps. 67 (68) (12-16.33f) The Lord announces
a good news (K)......................................... 102
Ps. 67 (68) (2.4-7) Let God arise (K) ....................................... 119
Ps. 83 (84) How lovely are your dwelling places (K) .... 94
Ps. 86 (87) Her foundations (K).................................... 221
Ps. 92 (93) The Lord comes robed with majesty (K) ... 95
Ps. 94 (95) Come let’s applaud to the Lord (AK).......... 69
Ps. 94 (95) If today you listen to His voice (K).............. 68
Ps. 97 (98) Shout to the Lord all the earth (G).............. 100c
Ps. 99 (100) Acclaim the Lord (K)................................... 81
Ps. 102 (103) Bless Yahweh my soul (K).......................... 34
Ps. 109 (110) Says the Lord to my Lord (K)..................... 115
Ps. 113a (114) When Israel came out of Egypt (K)............ 58
Ps. 114-115 (116) I love the Lord (K)....................................... 98
Ps. 114-115 (116) I’ll lift up the cup of salvation (PR).............. 48
Ps. 116 (117) Praise the Lord
all peoples of the earth (K)......................... 57
Ps. 117 (118) I shall not die (K)......................................... 84-85
Ps. 118 (119) May my plea reach your presence (K)....... 36
Ps. 120 (121) I lift my eyes to the mountains (K).............. 67
Ps. 121 (122) For love of my
brothers and friends (GG).......................... 76
Ps. 122 (123) To you I lift up my eyes (K)......................... 126
Ps. 125 (126) When the Lord (K)...................................... 49
Ps. 126 (127) If the Lord does not build the house (K) .... 75
Ps. 127 (128) Happiness for the man (K)......................... 118
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Ps. 128 (129) Hard have they persecuted me (K)............. 130
Ps. 129 (130) From the depths
I cry to you, O Lord (K)............................... 33
Ps. 130 (131) O Lord my heart
has no more pretensions (K)...................... 217
Ps. 132 (133) How good it is, what a joy (K)..................... 37
Ps. 132 (133) Look how delightful it is (K)......................... 37
Ps. 132 (133) Look how good it is!
Taste it what a joy (K)................................. 38
Ps. 133 (134) Bless the Lord (K)....................................... 103
Ps. 135 (136) Give thanks to the Lord (GG)...................... 39
Ps. 136 (137) Beside the rivers of Babylon (K)................. 61
Ps. 137 (138) Before the angels (K).................................. 90
Ps. 138 (139) Lord you search me
and you know me (K).................................. 213
Ps. 140 (141) I call to you (K) ........................................... 125
Ps. 141 (142) To you, O Lord,
with my voice I cry for help (K).................... 122
Ps. 142 (143) Lord, listen to my prayer (K)....................... 137
Ps. 147 Sing to Yahweh, Jerusalem (HM)............... 99
Ps. 148 Praise the Lord from the heavens (K)......... 42
Ps. 150 Alleluia, praise God (AS)............................ 43
Eccl. 3,1-15 There is a season for everything (PM)........ 92
Sgs. 1,13-27 My beloved is to me (K).............................. 268
Sgs. 1,2ff Let him kiss me (K)..................................... 267
Sgs. 2/8-17 The voice of my beloved (K)....................... 276
Sgs. 4,8ff Come from Lebanon (PM-NC).................... 269
Sgs. 4:9-5:1 You stole my heart (K) ............................... 136b
Sgs. 5,2ff While I was sleeping (K)............................. 270
Sgs. 6-7 You are beautiful, my beloved (K)............... 139
Sgs. 8, 5-7 Who is this
coming up from the desert (K).................... 275
Sgs. 8, append. You who dwell in the gardens (K)............... 271
Is. 9,1- 5 The people that
walked in darkness (RR)............................. 88
Is. 11 A shoot springs
from the stock of Jesse (K)......................... 123
Is. 12, 1ff Shout with joy (K)........................................ 81
Is. 12, 4- 6 Song of those who were freed (GR)........... 67
Is. 25,1- 8 Yahweh you are my God (K)....................... 35
Is. 35, 4ff Say to all faint hearts (K)............................ 86
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Is. 40, 1-3. 10-11 Console my people (K) ............................ 96
Is. 45, 8 Oh heavens rain from above (GA) .......... 52
Is. 49,1-16 The kings shall see you (K) ..................... 203
Is. 50,4-10 The Lord has given me (K) ...................... 207
Is. 53,2ff In him there is no beauty (K) ................... 273
Is. 61,1-3 The spirit of the Lord is upon me (K)........ 210
Is. 63,1-6 The winepresser (K)................................. 208
Is. 66,18-22 Glory, glory, glory (K)................................ 128
Jer. 20, 7-18 You have seduced me, Lord (K)............... 289
Lam. 3,1-33 Sit down in solitude and in silence (K) .... 201
Ez. 36:24-28 I will take you from the nations (K)........... 140
Dan. 3, 52-57 Song of the three young men
in the furnace (Part I) (K).......................... 40
Dan. 3, 57-88 Song of the three young men
in the furnace (Part II) (K)......................... 41
Hos. 11,1-11 When Israel was a child (GC).................. 91
B. New Testament
Mt. 1,18ff She-lamb of God (K)................................ 272
Mt. 5, 38ff Do not resist evil (K)................................. 266
Mt. 5:14-15 You are the light of the world (K).............. 146
Mt. 6, 9-13 0ur Father (K)........................................... 27
Mt. 6, 24-33 No one can serve two masters (K)........... 216
Mt. 9,35ff; 10 Jesus went through all the towns (K)....... 265
Mt. 11, 28-30 Come to me all of you (K)........................ 99
Mt. 28, 1-7 He is not here, He has risen (K)............... 143
Mt. 28, 16-20 Go and announce to my brothers (K)....... 134
Mk. 4, 3ff The sower (K)........................................... 209
Lk. 1, 41- 45 Blessed are you, Mary (K)........................ 110
Lk. 1, 46-55 Magnificat (K)........................................... 47
Lk. 1, 67- 80 Benedictus (K).......................................... 50
Lk. 4,18-19 The spirit of the Lord is upon me (K)........ 210
Lk. 6:20-30; 36-37 Love your enemies
(The sermon on the mount) (K)................ 291
Lk. 8:43-48 In the midst of a great crowd (K).............. 144
Lk. 19,1-10 Zaccheus (K)............................................ 145
Lk. 23, 28.31.34.43.46 Daughters of Jerusalem
do not weep (K)........................................ 104
Jn. 4, 31- 38 The harvest of the nations (K).................. 114
Jn. 8, 52- 56 Day of rest (GG)....................................... 95

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Jn. 15,12.13.16.18; 17,21 This is my commandment (K)........... 147
Jn. 19, 26-28. 30-34 Mary mother of the church (K).................... 106
Jn. 20, 13-17 Noli me tangere (K)..................................... 287
Rom. 8, 15-17 Abba Father (K).......................................... 45
Rom. 8, 33-39 Who will separate us? (K)........................... 46
1 Cor. 4,9-13 As men condemned to death (K)................ 264
1 Cor. 13, 1-13 Hymn to charity (K)..................................... 262
Cfr. 1 Cor. 15 He rose from death (K)............................... 31
1 Cor. 15 Death is swallowed up in victory (K)........... 51
2 Cor. 4,6-12 The same God (K)...................................... 263
2 Cor. 5, 14-17. 21 Caritas Christi (K)....................................... 286
2 Cor 6:3-16 Brothers (K)................................................ 142
Eph. 1,3-13 Blessed be God (K).................................... 212
Eph. 6,10-11 Clothe yourselves
in the armor of God (K)............................... 220
Ph. 2,1-11 Christ Jesus is the Lord!
Hymn to the Kenosis (K)............................. 64
Col 3, 1-4 If you are risen with Christ (K).................... 148
Rev. 3,14-18 Thus speaks the Amen (K)......................... 202
Rev. 5,9ff Song of the lamb (K)................................... 274
Rev. 7,12-14 Amen, amen, amen (K)............................... 74
Rev. 12 A woman clothed with the sun (K).............. 282
Rev. 19, 11-20 I see heaven open (K)................................ 206
Rev. 19, 6- 9 Alleluia, here comes the kingdom (K)......... 45
Rev. 22,12-16 Behold I’m coming soon (K)........................ 54
Rev. 22,17ff Come, son of man (K)................................. 54
2. SONGS FR0M THE “ODES OF SOLOMON”
As the honey drips (ODE XL) (K)................................................ 278
Behold our mirror (ODE XXIII) (K)............................................... 210
Like the impulse of anger (ODE VII) (K)...................................... 211
The Dove hovered over (ODE XXIV) (K)..................................... 277
You are my hope, O Lord (ODE XXIX) (K).................................. 281
3. SONGS FROM THE HEBREW MELODIES
Chiribim Chiribom (GG)............................................................... 152
Day of rest (GG) ..... .................................................................... 95
Dayenu (GB & K) ... .................................................................... 70
Evenu shalom alechem (Hebrew song) (HM)............................. 44
Holy he’s holy (Lenten Season) (GG).......................................... 5
How good it is, what a joy (GG & K)............................................ 37
I want to go to Jerusalem (Shepherdie song) (K)........................ 217
Penitential litany (K) .................................................................... 2
Song of the children in the Paschal Vigil (Why is this night) (K).. 83
Two angels met (GG).................................................................. 97
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4. SONGS FOR THE CHILDREN
Bless the Lord Ps. 133 (134) (K)........................................................ 103
He’s coming my God (K) . ................................................................. 73
Let’s go already shepherds (K).......................................................... 120
The children of Bethlehem (K)........................................................... 120
Two angels met (GG) ...... ................................................................. 97
Uri, uri, uri, ura (K) ........... ................................................................. 73
Why is this night? (K) ...... ................................................................. 83
5. FROM THE ORDINARY OF THE MASS
Acclamation to the Gospel (Lent) (K)................................................. 25
Acclamation to the Gospel (Ordinary Time) (K)................................. 24
Amen, amen, amen (Acclaimation) (K).............................................. 74
Apostles’ Creed (K) ......... ................................................................. 28
Christ is the light (Lucernarium for Lent) (K)...................................... 25
Eucharistic prayer II (2):
(Consecration and Acclamation - a: New Missal) (K)........................ 12
Eucharistic prayer II (2): Preface (K).................................................. 11
Eucharistic prayer II
(Consecration and Acclamation - a: New Missal) (K)........................ 9
Eucharistic prayer II (0ffering, Intercession, Doxology) (K)................ 10
Eucharistic prayer II (Preface) (K)...................................................... 8
Glory to God (K) .............. ................................................................. 4
Holy he’s holy (Lenten Season) (GG)................................................ 5
Holy, holy, holy (1983) (K) ................................................................. 7
Holy, holy, holy (1988) (K) ................................................................. 7
Holy, holy, holy (Advent Season) (K).................................................. 6
Holy, holy, holy (Ordinary Time) (K)................................................... 5
Lamb of God (K) .............. ................................................................. 27
Our Father (K) ................. ................................................................. 27
6. SONGS FOR THE BREAKING OF THE BREAD
I have stretched out my hands (Ode of solomon) (K)........................ 283
In him there is no beauty: IV Song of the Servant of Yahweh (K)...... 273
Paschal homily of Melito of Sardis (K)............................................... 284
Song of the lamb (K) ....... ................................................................. 274
The Lord has given me: III Song of the Servant of Yahweh (K)......... 207
The winepresser (K) ........ ................................................................. 208
7. FROM THE LITURGY OF THE PASCHAL VIGIL
Blessing of the water of the Baptismal Font (K)................................. 14
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Holy, holy, holy (Easter Season) (K)............................................ 6 10. SONGS TO THE VIRGIN MARY
Paschal alleluia (K) .................................................................... 24
Preface of the Eucharist Prayer of the Paschal Vigil (K)............. 13 Ave Maria (1984) (K) ....... ................................................................ 65
A woman clothed with the sun (K) .................................................... 282
Blessed are you, Mary ..................................................................... 110
8. FROM THE SACRAMENT OF RECONCILIATION Hail Mary (K) ................... ................................................................ 65
Hail, O Mary, uncorrupt dove (K)....................................................... 136a
Like a mother ewe (K) ..... ................................................................ 150
Blessing for the Penitential Celebration (K)................................. 3 Maria di Jasna Gora (K) .. ................................................................ 121
Maria, house of blessing (K)............................................................. 112
Penitential litany (K) .................................................................... 2
Mary, Mother of the church (K).......................................................... 106
Short Penitential Litany (K).......................................................... 1
Mary, little Mary (K) ......... ................................................................ 66
Mother of the burning way (K)........................................................... 132
She-lamb of God (K) ....... ................................................................ 272
9. LITURGICAL HYMNS Shlom Lech Mariam (K) ................................................................... 133
Sola a solo (K) ................. ................................................................ 141
Stabat mater dolorosa (K) ................................................................ 107
Ave Maria (1984) (K)................................................................... 65 Virgin of the marvel (K) ..................................................................... 111
Benedictus (K) ........ .................................................................... 50
Hail Mary (K) ............................................................................... 65 11. VARIOUS
Hail queen of heavens (K)........................................................... 110
Akeda (K) ......................................................................................... 222
Hymn for Advent (A clear voice) (K)............................................ 72
Caritas Christi (K) ............ ................................................................ 286
Hymn of Lauds for Advent after December 16th (K)................... 18
Carmen ‘63 (from Tagore) (K)........................................................... 285
Hymn of Lauds for Advent until December 16th (K).................... 18 He is Patient (Hymn to the Holy Spirit) (K)........................................ 151
Hymn of Lauds for Easter (To the Lamb’s supper) (K)................ 19 Hymn to the Glorious Cross (K)........................................................ 219
Hymn of Lauds for Pentecost (Day of immense joy) (K)............. 22 It’s the passover of the Lord (GC)..................................................... 92
Hymn of Lauds from Ascension to Pentecost (K) ....................... 20 Lamentation of the Lord (K).............................................................. 108
Hymn of Lauds from Easter to Ascension (K) ............................ 19 Lord, help me (K) ............................................................................. 288
Hymn of Vespers from Ascension to Pentecost (K) .................... 21 O Jesus, my love (K) ....... ................................................................ 279
Hymn of Vespers on the day of Ascension (K) ........................... 20 Pentecost (GCL / PMz) .................................................................... 53
Hymn of Passover (K)................................................................. 71 Resurrexit (dialogue of our Lord Jesus Christ with Mary) (K)........... 297
Magnificat (K) ......... .................................................................... 47 Take me to heaven (K) .... ................................................................ 280
Sequence of pentecost (Come, Holy Spirit) (K).......................... 23 The dark night (St. John of the Cross) (K)........................................ 290
Te deum (K) ............ .................................................................... 26 The march is hard (K) ...................................................................... 32
To the Paschal Victim (K)............................................................ 71 The Messiah, lion to vanquish (K)..................................................... 149
Towards you holy city (K) ................................................................ 32

N.B.: The capital letters near the title indicate the author.

K = Kiko Arguello GC = Giacomo Calabrese PM = Paolo Marciani

AS = Andrea Selloni GDL = Gigi De Lazzaro PMz = Pino Manzari
AV = Antonio Voltaggio GF = Giorgio Fillippucci PR = Paolo Rita
FV = Franco Voltaggio GG = Guiseppe Gennarini RR = Roberto Rende
G = Gregorio Sacristan GR = Giorgio Ricci
GA = Guglielmo Amadei HM = Hebrew Melody
GB = Guiliano Bonomi NC = Nazareno Cometto

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TRANSPOSITION CHART
Chords in C C* or Db D D* or Eb E F F* or Gb G G* or Ab A A* or Bb B
“ “ C* or Db D D* or Eb E F F* or Gb G G* or Ab A A* or Bb B C
“ “ D D* or Eb E F F* or Gb G G* or Ab A A* or Bb B C C* or Db
“ “ D* or Eb E F F* or Gb G G* or Ab A A* or Bb B C C* or Db D
“ “ E F F* or Gb G G* or Ab A A* or Bb B C C* or Db D D* or Eb
“ “ F F* or Gb G G* or Ab A A* or Bb B C C* or Db D D* or Eb E
“ “ F* or Gb G G* or Ab A A* or Bb B C C* or Db D D* or Eb E F
“ “ G G* or Ab A A* or Bb B C C* or Db D D* or Eb E F F* or Gb
“ “ G* or Ab A A* or Bb B C C* or Db D D* or Eb E F F* or Gb G
“ “ A A* or Bb B C C* or Db D D* or Eb E F F+ or Gb G G* or Ab
“ “ A* or Bb B C C* or Db D D* or Eb E F F* or Gb G G* or Ab A
“ “ B C C* or Db D D* or Eb E F F* or Gb G G* or Ab A A* or Bb

HOW TO USE THE CHART

Each chord in the first column of the chart is the name of the Key Chord or the chord with which a song starts, and all
the other chords - reading horizontally from one are the other possible chords of the song.

If, for example, you have an accompaniment in the Key of C, and wish to transpose it to the Key of D, we find two rows
under the chord C in the first column, the chord D. If the second original chord is F, we find, also two rows under this, the chord
G.Continue this procedure throughout the song, always finding the transposed chord two rows below the original. Transpose
minor, seventh, diminished, augmented, etc. chords also as minor, seventh, diminished, augmented chords, respectively.
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chord guide

□-----
MAJOR MlNOR MAJ 7th MlN 7th DOMlNANT

lffl
lll lll lll lll
C

Dlmlffiiffilffi'M ■
C Cm CM7 Cm7 C7 Gdim

□----­
D Dm DM7 Dm7 D7 Dm9/F

□-mm mm m
□Ulm l liffl Il . 1 -
E Em EM7 Em7 E7
LEGEND:

F lV - fret number
T - thumb
F Fm FM7 Fm7 F7

11
1 - forefinger

11
2 - middle finger
G

□ 11 m II mm
3 - ring finger
G Gm GM7 Gm7 G7 4 - small finger
* - sharp
A

□mmmmmn
b - flat

A Am AM7 Am7 A7 M - major

m - minor

B o - open
x - dead
B Bm BM7 Bm7 B7
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MAJOR MlNOR MAJ 7th MlN 7th DOMlNANT

LEGEND:
lV - fret number
C*/Db
T - thumb
C* C*m C*M7 C*m7 C*7 1 - forefinger
2 - middle finger
3 - ring finger
4 - small finger
Eb/D*
* - sharp

Eb Ebm EbM7 Ebm7 Eb7 b - flat

M - major
m - minor
o - open
F*/Gb
x - dead

F* F*m F*M7 F*m7 F*7

Ab/G*
Ab Abm AbM7 Abm7 Ab7

Bb/A*

Bb Bbm BbM7 Bbm7 Bb7

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SHORT PENITENTIAL LITANY

Em C. You who never refused to eat

C. You who gave sight with prostitutes and sinners,
Am A. have mercy on us...
to the blind man crying to you,
B7 C. You who from the cross
A. have mercy on us, have forgiven the thief,
Am B7 A. have mercy on us...
for we are sinners;
C B7 C. You who are the only one who knows
Lord have mercy! our sins,
A. have mercy on us...
C. You who entered Zaccheus’ house
bringing salvation, C. You who loved Judas to the end,
A. have mercy on us... A. have mercy on us...

C. You who called Lazarus from death,
A. have mercy on us...
C. You who have forgiven
the adulterous woman,
A. have mercy on us...
C. You who are the only one who loves
the enemies,
A. have mercy on us...
C. You who have died and risen
for our justification,
A. have mercy on us...

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PENITENTIAL LITANY
Em Am
C. For the sins we have committed hardening our hearts,
B7 Am B7 C B7
A. have mercy on us, for we are sinners, Lord have mercy.

C. For the sins we have committed in public or in private.*

.............. “ “ “
through imprudence,
.............. “ “ “
through omission and laziness,
.............. “ “ “
through ignorance,
.............. “ “ “
with premeditation and malice,
.............. “ “ “
using violence,
.............. “ “ “
letting ourselves be ruled by our base passions,
.............. “ “ “
despising parents and teachers,
.............. “ “ “
in our work,
.............. “ “ “
wanting to be first above others,
.............. “ “ “
with our avarice,
.............. “ “ “
through pride and arrogance,
.............. “ “ “
insulting our neighbor,**
.............. “ “ “
telling lies,
.............. “ “ “
speaking lightly,
.............. “ “ “
calumning our neighbor,
.............. “ “ “
through sexuality,
.............. “ “ “
through dishonest glances,
.............. “ “ “
through envy,
.............. “ “ “
through gluttony,
.............. “ “ “
being irresponsible,
.............. “ “ “
sowing weeds,
.............. “ “ “
murmuring in our heart,
.............. “ “ “
saddening the Holy Spirit,
.............. “ “ “
resisting to the will of God, **

* every verse Assembly replies:

have mercy on us, for we are sinners!
** Assembly replies: have mercy on us,
for we are sinners. Lord have mercy!

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BLESSING FOR THE PENITENTIAL CELEBRATION

Capo II
G Am
G Am and to restore life and joy by His Resurrection.
P. The Lord be with you. G
G Am You sent the Holy Spirit into our hearts
A. And with your Spirit. Am
F E to make us your children and heirs of your Kingdom.
P. Lift up your hearts. G
F E You constantly renew our spirit
A. We lift them up to the Lord. Am
E7 Am in the sacrament of your redeeming love,
P. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. G
G Am freeing us from slavery to sin
A. It is right and just. (2x) F
Am Dm Am and transforming us
P. It is indeed right and just, E
E Am into the likeness of your beloved Son.
it is our duty and leads to our salvation Am G
D Am A. Freeing us from slavery to sin
to give you thanks always and everywhere, F
E Am and transforming us
almighty and merciful God. E
F Am into the likeness of your beloved Son.
How wonderfully you created man Am G
F E P. We thank you and bless you, O Lord,
and still more wonderfully remade him. Am
Am G for the wonders of your mercy;
You do not abandon the sinner, G
Am and we join with the whole Church
but seek Him out with the Father’s love. Am
G in a new song of praise.
You sent your Son into the world
Am A. Holy, Holy, Holy...
to destroy death and sin by his Passion

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GLORY TO GOD

G
D A
C. You take away the sins of the world,
A. Glory to God in the highest
F#m
G
receive our prayer,
and peace on earth
Em
A
you are seated at the right hand of the Father.
to the people of good will.
A
D A
A. Have mercy on us!
We praise you, we bless you, we adore you,
G
G
A. For you alone are the Holy One,
we glorify you, we give you thanks
F#m
A
You alone are the Lord,
for your great glory.
Em
G
You alone are the Most High,
C. Lord God, Heavenly King,
D
F#m
A. Jesus Christ!
O God, Almighty Father,
Em
C. With the Holy Spirit
Lord only Begotten Son of the Father,
D
A
in the glory of God the Father.
A. Jesus Christ!
D G D
G F#m
A. Amen, Amen!
C. Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
Em
You take away the sins of the world,
A
A. Have mercy on us!

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HOLY HE’S HOLY (Lenten Season) HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (Ordinary time)

Em Capo III
A. Holy, He’s holy, holy, He’s holy Am
G A. Holy, holy, holy
holy, He’s holy, holy, He’s holy G Am (2x)
A Em Holy, holy, holy
holy, He’s holy, Yahweh Sabaoth. Am G Am
Em Am Em Am Em C. Heaven and earth
C. The heavens and the earth are full of you G
Em Am Em Am Em are full
A. The heavens and the earth are full of you. Am
Em Am Em Am Em are full of you.
C. Hosanna in the highest, hosanna. F E
Em Am Em Am Em A. Hosanna, hosanna,
A. Hosanna in the highest, hosanna. F E
hosanna, hosanna,
A. Holy He’s holy... F G
Em Am Em hosanna, hosanna,
C. Blessed is He who comes F E
Am Em in the highest of heaven.
in the name of the Lord. F E
Em Am Em Hosanna, hosanna,
A. Blessed is He who comes F E
Am Em hosanna, hosanna,
in the name of the Lord. F G
Em Am Em Am Em hosanna, hosanna,
C. Hosanna in the highest, hosanna. Am
Em Am Em Am Em in the highest of heaven.
A. Hosanna in the highest, hosanna. G Am
C. Blessed is He who comes
A. Holy, He’s holy... G
in the name,
Am
in the name of the Lord

A. Hosanna, hosanna.

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HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (Advent Season)
A E Am
A. Holy, holy, holy C. Blessed is He who comes
A E7
holy is the Lord. in the name of the Lord.
E
God of the universe Blessed is He who comes
A Am
holy is the Lord! in the name of the Lord.
F
C. The heavens and the earth A. Hosanna in the highest!
E E7
are full of your glory. Blessed is He who comes,
F
Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna, Blessed is He who comes
E A
hosanna in the highest. in the name of the Lord.
A E
A. Holy, holy, holy... A. Holy, holy, holy...

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (Easter Season)

Dm Dm
A. Holy, holy, holy. A. Hosanna, hosanna
Gm A7 (2x)
Holy, holy, holy. hosanna, hosanna
A Gm
Holy, holy, holy. hosanna in the highest of heaven,
Gm A A
Holy is the Lord. hosanna, hosanna!
Gm A Dm Gm Dm
Yahweh Sabaoth. C. Blessed is he who comes
Gm A Gm
Yahweh Sabaoth. is he who comes
Dm Gm Dm A
C. The heavens and the earth in the name of the Lord!
Gm Dm
are full A. Hosanna, hosanna...
A
are full of you!

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HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (1988)
Capo II
Am G Am Am G Am
A. Holy, holy, holy! C. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.
Am G Am Am G Am
Holy, holy, holy! A. Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.
Am G F E7
C. The heavens and the earth C. Hosanna in the highest of heaven
Am F E7
are full of your glory. A. Hosanna in the highest of heaven
Am G Am G Am
A. The heavens and the earth Holy, holy, holy
Am Am G Am
are full of your glory. Holy, holy, holy
F E7 F E7
C. Hosanna in the highest of heaven. C. Holy, holy, holy
F E7 F E7
A. Hosanna in the highest of heaven. A. Holy, holy, holy.
Am G Am
Holy, holy, holy...

HOLY, HOLY, HOLY (1983)

Capo II
Am G Am Am
A. Holy, holy, holy is the Lord, C. Blessed is He who comes
Am G Am Dm E
holy, holy, holy is the Lord. in the name of the Lord,
G Am Dm E
God of the universe! in the name of the Lord.
F E Am
C. Heaven and earth A. Hosanna...
Dm E
are full of your glory.
Am Dm
A. Hosanna, hosanna, hosanna, hosanna
E (2x)
in the highest of heaven.

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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II (Preface)
Capo II

G Am F E F E
P. The Lord be with you. Fulfilling your will and gaining for you a holy people,
G Am Am
A. And with your Spirit. he stretched out his hands
F E G
P. Lift up your hearts. as he endured his Passion,
F E F
A. We lift them up to the Lord. so as to break the bonds of death
E7 Am E
P. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. and manifest the Resurrection.
G Am Am
A. It is right and just. (2x) A. He stretched out his hands
G G
P. It is truly right and just, as he endured his Passion,
Am F
our duty and our salvation, so as to break the bonds of death
C Am E
always and everywhere to give you thanks, and manifest the Resurrection.
G Am G Am
Father Most Holy, P. And so, with the Angels and all the Saints
Am G
through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ, we declare your glory,
G Am Am
your Word through whom you made all things, as with one voice we acclaim:
C Am
whom you sent as our Savior and Redeemer, (To be followed by the “Holy”
G of the Liturgical Season)
incarnate by the Holy Spirit
Am P. (Spoken): You are indeed Holy, O Lord, the
and born of the Virgin.
fount of all holiness.
Make holy, therefore, these gifts, we pray,
by sending down your Spirit upon them
like the dewfall,
so that they may become for us
the Body ╬ and Blood of our Lord Jesus Christ.

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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II (Consecration and Acclamation - a: New Missal)

Dm Dm
P. (Singing): At the time he was betrayed, TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT,
A7
and entered willingly into his Passion, FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD,
Dm
he took bread THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL
F
and, giving thanks, broke it, COVENANT,
Gm
and gave it to his disciples, saying: WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU
A7 A7
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT, AND FOR MANY
Dm Dm
FOR THIS IS MY BODY, FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS.
A7 Dm A7 Dm
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU. DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
Dm Gm A7
In a similar way, when supper was ended P. The mystery of faith:
Dm
he took the chalice A. We proclaim your death. O Lord,
F Gm
and, once more giving thanks And profess your Resurrection.
Gm A7 Gm A7
he gave it to his disciples, saying: Maranatha! Maranatha! Maranatha!
Dm
C. Maranatha!

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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II (Offering, Intercession, Doxology)

G Am Em
P. Therefore, as we celebrate and all who have died in your mercy:
Em G Bm Em
the memorial of his Death and Resurrection, welcome them into the light of your face.
Am G Em
we offer you, Lord, the bread of life Have mercy on us all, we pray:
Em Am
and the chalice of salvation, that with the Blessed Virgin Mary, Mother of God,
Am
giving thanks that you have held us worthy with Blessed Joseph her spouse,
Em Em
to be in your presence and minister to you. with the blessed Apostles and all the Saints
G Am
Humbly, we pray, who have pleased you throughout the ages,
Bm Em
that, partaking of the Body and Blood of Christ, we may merit to be coheirs to eternal life,
Am Em G Bm
we may be gathered into one by the Holy Spirit. and may praise and glorify you
G A Em
Remember, Lord, your Church through your Son, Jesus Christ.
Em G
spread throughout the world, Through him, and with him, and in him,
Am Bm
and bring her to the fullness of charity, O God, Almighty Father,
Em Am
together with N., our Pope, in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
Am Em Em
and N., our Bishop, and all the clergy. all glory and honor is yours
G G
Remember also our brothers and sisters forever and ever.
Bm Bm A Em
who have fallen asleep A. Amen, Amen, Amen.

in the hope of the resurrection

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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II (2): PREFACE

Capo II G
By the power of the Holy Spirit,
Am G Am Am
P. The Lord be with you. He took flesh and was born of the Virgin Mary.
G Am G Am
A. And with your Spirit. For our sake, He opened His arms on the cross;
G G Am
P. Lift up your hearts. He put an end to death
Am G Am
A. We lift them up to the Lord. and revelead the resurrection.
G Am Am G Am
P. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. A. AND REVEALED THE RESURRECTION. (2x)
G Am G Am
A. It is right and just. P. In this He fulfilled your will
G Am G Am
P. Truly it is our duty and our salvation and won for you a holy people.
G Am G Am
always and everywhere to give you thanks And so we join the choirs of angels
G Am
and with all the saints
Father, through your beloved Son, Jesus Christ.
G Am
He is the Word we proclaim your glory.
G Am
through whom you made the universe, (to be followed by the
F Am “Holy” of the liturgical time)
the Savior you sent to redeem us.

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EUCHARISTIC PRAYER II (Consecration and Acclamation - a: New Missal)

Dm A7 Dm
P. (Singing): At the time he was betrayed, DO THIS IN MEMORY OF ME.
Gm A7
and entered willingly into his Passion, P. The mystery of faith:
Dm
he took bread
A. We proclaim your death, O Lord,
F
Gm
and, giving thanks, broke it,
And profess your Resurrection.
G D
Dm Gm A7
and gave it to his disciples, saying:
Maranatha, maranatha, maranatha,
A7
Dm
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND EAT OF IT,
C. Maranatha!
Dm
C G
FOR THIS IS MY BODY,
P. Through him, and with him, and in him,
A7 Dm
C
WHICH WILL BE GIVEN UP FOR YOU.
O God, Almighty Father,
Dm
Am E
In a similar way, when supper was ended
in the unity of the Holy Spirit,
he took the chalice Am
F all glory and honor is yours
and, once more giving thanks F E
Gm forever and ever.
he gave it to his disciples, saying: A
Dm A. Amen, Amen, Amen.
TAKE THIS, ALL OF YOU, AND DRINK FROM IT, F#m
A7 Amen, Amen, Amen.
FOR THIS IS THE CHALICE OF MY BLOOD, E7 A
Dm Amen, Amen, Amen.
THE BLOOD OF THE NEW AND ETERNAL A
Blessing and glory,
COVENANT, E7
WHICH WILL BE POURED OUT FOR YOU praise and wisdom,
A7 A
AND FOR MANY and thanksgiving to our God
Dm A
FOR THE FORGIVENESS OF SINS. Amen, Amen, Amen... (3x)

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PREFACE OF THE EUCHARISTIC PRAYER OF THE PASCHAL VIGIL

Capo II

G Am Am G
P. The Lord be with you. By dying He destroyed our death;
G Am F E
A. And with your Spirit. by rising He restored our life.
F E Am G
P. Lift up your hearts. A. BY DYING HE DESTROYED OUR DEATH;
F E F E
A. We lift them up to the Lord. BY RISING HE RESTORED OUR LIFE.
E7 Am Am G
P. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God. P. For this mystery of salvation,
G Am Am
A. It is right and just. (2x) in the fullness of Paschal joy
Am G
P. Father, the whole mankind rejoices
Dm Am Am
all-powerful and ever-living God, throughout the earth
E Am G
we give you thanks always and everywhere and with the assembly of angels and saints,
Dm Am Am G Am
through your beloved Son, our Lord, sing, sing, sing, the hymn of your glory.
E Am
Jesus Christ.
F
We praise you with greater joy than ever
Am
on this time of salvation,
F E (to be followed by the
when Christ became our Paschal sacrifice. “Holy” of the liturgical season)
Am G
He is the true lamb
Am
who took away the sins of the world.
G
By dying he destroyed our death;
Am
by rising He restored our life.

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BLESSING OF THE WATER OF THE BAPTISMAL FONT

Em Am B7 D
P. Father, through sacramental signs, And in the fullness of time,
you work with unseen power Em
Em your Son was baptized by John
the wonders of salvation. D
Am in the waters of the Jordan
In many ways through time, Em
D and anointed with the Holy Spirit.
you have prepared the water, your creature, D
B7 Lifted up upon the cross,
to be a rich symbol of baptism. C B7
Em blood and water flowed from His side.
At the very dawn of creation,
Am B7 Em D
your Spirit breathed on the waters, A. LIFTED UP UPON THE CROSS,
C B7
making them the wellspring of holiness. BLOOD AND WATER FLOWED FROM HIS SIDE.
Em Em D
The waters of the great flood, P. And after His resurrection,
Am B7 Em
you made a sign of baptism, He told His disciples:
Em D Em
so that today as then, “Go out, announce the Gospel to all the nations
D C D
the waters make an end of sin baptizing them in the name of the Father
B7 C B7
and the beginning of a New Life. and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit.”
Em D Em D
Through the waters of the Red Sea A. BAPTIZING THEM IN THE NAME OF THE FATHER
Em C B7
you led Israel out of slavery, AND OF THE SON AND OF THE HOLY SPIRIT.
D
to be an image of God’s holy people
Em
set free from sin by baptism.
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Em Em Am
P. Father, Father, Father, may descend upon these waters,
D B7
look now with love upon your Church by the virtue of your Son,
C B7 C B7
and unseal for her the fountain of baptism. the power of the Holy Spirit,
Em D Em D
By the power of the Spirit, so that all who are buried with Christ
C Em
give to the water of this font in the death of baptism
B7 D
the grace of your Son. dead with Him, rise also with Him,
Em D C
So that through the sacrament of baptism rise also with Him,
Em B7
the man created in your own likeness to a new and eternal life.
D Em D
may be cleansed from the blot of sin A. DEAD WITH HIM, RISE ALSO WITH HIM,
C C
and be born again by water and Spirit RISE ALSO WITH HIM
B7 B7
as a new creature. TO A NEW AND ETERNAL LIFE
Em
P. Through our Lord Jesus Christ.
Em D Em
A. AMEN, AMEN, AMEN. (2x)

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EXULTET (Paschal Preconium)

Capo III

Am G Am Am
C. Exult, choirs of angels, C. Let us give thanks to the Lord our God.
C Am G Am
exult, heavenly assembly; A. It is right and just. (2x)
G Am G
with a hymn of glory C. It is truly right and just
Am Am C Am
greet the triumph of our risen Lord. to express, singing, the great joy of the spirit
F E G
Rejoice, all the earth, and to praise the all-powerful Father
F E Am
flooded with a new light! and His Son, Lord Jesus Christ.
Am G
The splendor of the King He paid for us to our eternal Father,
G Am
has conquered darkness, Adam’s debt,
F E C Am
the darkness of the world. and with His blood that he shed out of love,
Am G
A. THE SPLENDOR OF THE KING He wiped away the condemnation
G Am
HAS CONQUERED DARKNESS of the ancient fault.
F E F E
THE DARKNESS OF THE WORLD. This is the Passover
Am G F E
C. Rejoice, O Mother Church, in which the true Lamb is sacrificed;
Am C Am F E
all resplendant with the glory of her Lord. this is the night
G F
Let this place resound, in which you freed our fathers
Am E
echoing the song of a people in feast. from the slavery of Egypt;
G Am F E
The Lord be with you. this is the night
G Am F E
A. And with your Spirit. that saves us from the darkness of evil;
F E F E
C. Lift up your hearts. this is the night
F E F E
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Am Am
A. THIS IS THE NIGHT A. THIS IS THE NIGHT
IN WHICH CHRIST
G IN WHICH CHRIST
HAS DESTROYED DEATH (2x) G
F HAS DESTROYED DEATH (2x)
AND FROM THE DEAD, F
E AND FROM THE DEAD,
HE RISES VICTORIOUS. E
Am G Am HE RISES VICTORIOUS.
C. How wonderful is the mercy of your grace! Am G
C Am C. In this night receive, heavenly Father,
How boundless the tenderness of your love. Am C
G Am the sacrifice of praise that the Church is offering you
To ransom a slave you sacrificed your Son! Am
F E by the hands of her ministers,
Without the sin of Adam, G
F E in the solemn liturgy of the candle,
Christ would not have redeemed us. Am
Am sign of the new light.
A. O HAPPY FAULT F E
G We pray you, O Lord,
WHICH DESERVED SO GREAT A SAVIOR, (2x) Am G
Am that this candle, offered in honor of your name,
O HAPPY FAULT! Am
Am G may shine undimmed!
C. O night truly blessed G
Am Let it come up to you like fragrant perfume,
which knew the hour in which Christ was risen! Am
G Let it mingle with the stars of heaven.
O night truly blessed G
Am May the morning star find this flame still burning,
which despoiled the Egyptians to make Israel wealthy! F E
G Am that morning star that never sets.
O night which conquers evil, washing guilt away! Am G
G Christ your Son, risen from the dead,
O night truly glorious F E
F E makes his clear light shine, His light shine!
which rejoins man to his God Am G Am
A. AMEN, AMEN, AMEN! (2x)

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HYMN OF LAUDS FOR ADVENT UNTIL DECEMBER 16th

Am G A. Behold the Lamb of God,
A. A clear voice from heaven our ransom price:
Am let’s implore with pure faith
spreads throughout the night: His forgiveness and peace.
G C. When, at the end of time,
let illusions and anguishes flee, Christ will come in glory,
Am from His terrible judgment
the light of Christ shines. may His grace deliver us.

C. Let the heart be awakened, A. Praise be to Christ, the Lord

no longer worried by evil, to the Father and to the Holy Spirit,
a new star shines as it was in the beginning,
in the darkness of the world. G Am
now and for ever. Amen.

HYMN OF LAUDS FOR ADVENT AFTER DECEMBER 16th

Am G C. At the end of time
A. The voices of the prophets He will come back as a judge;
Am He will give the promised kingdom
announce the Lord, to His faithful servants.
G
who brings to all men A. Now on our walking
Am His light shines:
the gift of peace. Jesus, sun of grace,
calls us to a new life.
C. Behold a new light
lights up in the morning, C. You, Christ, we look for;
a voice resounds: you we want to know,
the King of glory comes. to praise you forever
in the blessed heavenly country.
A. In His first advent,
Christ came to save us, A. To you our praise, O Lord,
to heal our wounds born from the Virgin Mary,
in the body and in the spirit. to the Father and to the Holy Spirit,
G Am
for ever and ever. Amen.

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HYMN OF LAUDS FROM EASTER TO ASCENSION

Am G C. O Jesus, immortal King,
A. From the abyss of death join to your victory
Am those reborn in baptism.
Christ ascends victorious
F E A. From the abyss of death...
together with the ancient fathers.
Am G C. May the light of your Easter,
C. Shines the sun of Easter, pledge of love and peace,
Am shine upon your Church.
resounds the sky with songs,
F E A. From the abyss of death...
rejoices all the earth.
.+A. Glory and honor to Christ,
C
A. From the abyss of death... to the Father and the Holy Spirit
now and forever.
C. Beside the empty tomb
in vain the guardian watches: Am G Am
the Lord is risen! Amen! Amen! Amen!
A. From the abyss of death...

HYMN OF LAUDS FOR EASTER

Am G A. To the Lamb’s supper... C. Radiate on your Church
A. To the Lamb’s supper, the Paschal joy, O Lord
Am C. In this wonderful vespers
unite to your victory
robed in white robes, the ancient wonders return:
those reborn in baptism.
F a mighty arm saves us
having crossed the red sea, from the destructive angel. A. To the Lamb’s supper...
E
A. To the Lamb’s supper... C. Praise and honor to Christ
let us sing to Christ the Lord.
victorious over death,
C. Meek lamb sacrificed
Am G to the Father and to the
Christ is our Passover
C. His body burned of love Holy Spirit
His adorable body
Am now and forever.
is the true unleavened bread.
is a living bread on the table;
G G Am
A. To the Lamb’s supper...
His blood upon the altar A. Amen.
Am
is the cup of the new covenant.

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HYMN OF VESPERS ON THE DAY OF ASCENSION

AND HYMN OF LAUDS FROM ASCENSION TO PENTECOST

Am G
A. The Good Shepherd ascended
Am
at the right of the Father,
G
the little flock is in vigil
Am
with Mary in the Cenacle.

C. From the eternal splendor

comes down the prophetic chrism,
which consecrates the apostles
heralds of the Good News.

A. The Good Shepherd ascended...

C. Come, O Divine Spirit,

with your Holy gifts, and make our hearts,
a temple of your glory.

A. The Good Shepherd ascended...

C. O light of eternal wisdom,

reveal to us the great mystery
of God the Father and the Son,
united in the same love.

G Am
A. Amen.

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HYMN OF VESPERS FROM ASCENSION TO PENTECOST
G C. Be light to the intellect,
A. Come, O Spirit Creator,
Am
visit our minds,
G
fill with your love,
Am
the hearts you have created
C. O sweet Consoler,
gift of the most high Father
living water, fire, love,
holy chrism of the soul.
A. Finger of the hand of God
promised by the Saviour,
pour out your seven gifts,
make the word arise in us.
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living flame in the heart,
heal our wounds
with the balsam of your love.
A. Defend us from the enemy
bring peace as a gift
your unconquerable guide,
may save us from all evil.
C. Light of eternal wisdom
reveal to us the great mystery
of God the Father and the Son
united in only one Love.
G Am
A. Amen.
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HYMN OF LAUDS FOR PENTECOST

Am G
A. Day of immense joy
Am
in the city of God:
G and proclaims the forgiveness.
may the flame of the Spirit
Am
shine in the Cenacle.
C. It renewed the miracle
of the ancient prophets:
the mystic rapture
touches the tongues and the hearts.
A. Day of immense joy...
C. O blessed season
of the dawning Church,
who welcomes in her womb
the first fruits of the peoples.
A. Day of immense joy...
C. This is the jubilee
of the fiftieth year,
that ransoms the slave
A. Day of immense joy...
C. Send upon us, Lord,
the gift of the Spirit,
grant to the restless world
justice and peace.
A. Day of immense joy...
C. O light of eternal wisdom,
reveal to us the mystery
of the triune and unique God,
fountain of eternal love.
G Am
A. Amen.

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SEQUENCE OF PENTECOST (COME HOLY SPIRIT)

C F
A. Come, Holy Spirit, A. Come...
E
send us a ray of your light. C. Wash what is dirty
C F soak what is dry,
C. Come. Father of the poor, heal what is bleeding,
E bend what is stiff.
come, giver of gifts
F A. Come...
come, light of the heart
E C. Warm what is chilly
you, the best consoler. straighten what goes astray,
give to your faithful
A. Come... your holy gifts.

C. Sweet guest of the soul, A. Come...

sweetest consolation,
rest in the midst of our weariness
solace in the midst of woe.
A. Come...
C. Give virtue and love,
give us a holy death,
give us everlasting joy.
Amen, alleluia!

C. O most blessed light A. Come...

come into our hearts,
without your strength,
there is nothing in man

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PASCHAL ALLELUIA

D A D A D
C. Christ Jesus is risen C. Christ Jesus is risen!
A D A D
A. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! A. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
A D A D
C. Christ Jesus is risen! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
A D
A. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! (It is repeatedly sung by two choirs)

ALLELUIA TO WELCOME THE GOSPEL

The acclamation is taken from the Missal with one of the two following melodies:

D G A7 D
C.+A. ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA (2x)
Bm A Bm
C. I give you a new commandment, says the Lord,
Am Bm (2x)
Love one another as I loved you (2x)
D G A7 D
C.+A. ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA (2x)

Capo III

Em D Em
C.+A. ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA (2x)
Em Am Em
C. I give you a new commandment, says the Lord,
Am Em
Love one another as I loved you (2x)
Em D Em
C.+A. ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA, ALLELUIA (2x)

(*) This is an example for the other verses,

follow the one of the Missal, keeping this music.

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ACCLAMATION TO THE GOSPEL DURING LENT
According to the liturgical year (A-B-C) and according to the week (from the 1st to the 5th)
use the acclamation from the Missal with one of the following melodies:

D G A D
C.+A. Praise to you, O Christ, King of endless glory, C.+A. PRAISE AND GLORY, PRAISE AND GLORY
G D G A (2x)
King of endless glory. GLORY TO YOU, LORD JESUS CHRIST,
Bm A D
C. I am the good shepherd, says the Lord, LORD JESUS CHRIST.
Bm Bm A Bm
I know my sheep and they follow me. C. I give you a new commandment, says the Lord,
D G A A Bm
C.+A. Praise to you, O Christ, King of endless glory, Love one another as I loved you. (2x)
G D D
King of endless glory, C.+A. PRAISE AND GLORY

CHRIST IS THE LIGHT

(Lucernarium for Lent)
C C
C. Christ is the Light C. Christ is the Way.
Am Am
A. Christ is the Light. A. Christ is the Way.
Dm Dm
C. Christ is the Light. C. Christ is the Way.
G7 G7
A. Christ is the Light. A. Christ is the Way.
C C
He is salvation. He is salvation.
C C C
C. Christ is the Truth. C. Christ is the Way. C. Christ is the Life.
Am Am Am
A. Christ is the Truth. A. Christ is the Way. A. Christ is the Life.
Dm Dm Dm
C. Christ is the Truth. C. Christ is the Truth. C. Christ is the Life.
G7 G7 G7
A. Christ is the Truth. A. Christ is the Truth. A. Christ is the Life.
C C C
He is salvation. He is salvation. He is salvation.

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TE DEUM
C
C. You are God: we praise you You Christ are King of glory,
G eternal Son of the Father.
You are the Lord: we acclaim you. You were born of the Virgin Mother
Am to set man free.
You are the eternal Father,
E ou overcame the sting of death,
Y
all the earth worships you. and opened the kingdom of heaven to all believers.
C You are seated at God’s right hand,
C.+A. To you all the angels sing in the glory of the Father.
G You shall come to be our judge.
and all the powers of heavens:
Am ome then Lord and help your people
C
Holy, Holy, Holy, that you have redeemed with your precious blood,
E and bring us with your saints
Holy, Holy, Holy to glory everlasting.
E7 Am
the Lord, God of the universe. ave your people, Lord,
S
and bless your inheritance.
C. Heaven and earth Day by day we bless you,
are full of your glory. we praise your name for ever.
The company of apostles praise you
and the white-robed army of martyrs eep us today, Lord,
K
praise you; without sin.
Have mercy on us, Lord:
the noble fellowship of prophets as we hope in you.
praise you;
the holy Church acclaims you, Have mercy on us, Lord
worships your only Son, have mercy on us.
and the Holy Spirit, the Paraclete. In you, Lord, is our hope;
we shall never be confounded.

* Assembly alternates the refrain every 1,2,or 3 stanzas depending on the occasion.

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LAMB OF GOD OUR FATHER (MT. 6, 9-13)(*)

Dm
Abba, Abba, Father,
Am
C+A. Lamb of God,
Our Father, who art in heaven,
G Am
F Am
you take away the sins of the world, (2x) hallowed be thy name,
F E Gm A
have mercy on us. thy kingdom come,
Bb A
Am thy will be done
Lamb of God, Bb A
G Am on earth as it is in heaven.
you take away the sins of the world, Dm
F E Give us this day our daily bread
grant us peace, F Am
F E and forgive us our trespasses,
grant us peace. Bb A
as we forgive those who trespass against us,
Bb A
and lead us not into temptation,
Dm
but deliver us from evil.
( * ) N.B.: It is sung only by the community who has
experienced the final stage of Our Father.

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APOSTLES’ CREED (*)

Dm F Dm F
I believe in God, the Father Almighty, I believe in the Holy Spirit,
C Dm
creator of heaven and earth, the Holy Catholic Church,
F
I believe in Jesus Christ, his only Son, our Lord, the communion of saints,
C C
who was conceived by the Holy Spirit,
the forgiveness of sins,
Dm
born of the Virgin Mary, F Am Dm
F the resurrection of the body,
suffered under Pontius Pilate, Bb A
C and life everlasting.
was crucified, died and was buried, Dm
Dm Amen!
he descended into hell;
F C
on the third day he rose again, ( * ) N.B.: It is sung only by the community who has
F Am Dm experienced the stage of Redittio Symboli.
he rose again from the dead;
Bb
he ascended into heaven,

and is seated at the right hand

A
of God the Father Almighty;
Bb
from there he will come to judge
A
the living and the dead.

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HE ROSE FROM DEATH (1 COR. 15)

Am G F E
A. He rose from death, He rose from death, He rose from death, alleluia!
Am G F E
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, He rose from death!

Am Am
C. Death, C. Thanks
G G
where is death? be given to the Father,
F F
where is my death, who brings us to His Kingdom,
E E
where is its victory? where we live through His love!
Am Am
A. He rose... A. He rose...
Am Am
C. Rejoice. C. If with Him we die,
G G
oh brothers, rejoice, with Him we live,
F F
for if today we love each other with Him we sing:
E
it is because He rose from death. E
Alleluia!
A. He rose...
Am G F E
A. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, He rose from death
Am G F E
He rose from death, He rose from death, He rose from death, Alleluia.

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TOWARDS YOU HOLY CITY (*)
Am E Am
A. Towards you holy city, A. Towards you...
E7 Am Am
towards you our Saviour’s land C. We are coming to your table,
G F G
We pilgrims, are walking, we shall seal your covenant,
E F
coming unto you.
Am we shall eat your flesh,
C. We are your holy people E
G we’ll be washed by your blood.
today we walk together, Am
F We shall reign with you
you come among us, G
E in y our Holy City
your love shall guide us. F
Am we shall drink your blood,
You are our way, E
G your faith will save us.
you are our hope, Am
F
A. Towards you...
you, brother of the poor,
E
Amen, alleluia!

THE MARCH IS HARD (*)

Em B Em Em B Em
C. The march is hard, the sun is strong C. The people yearn for life and peace,
B7 Em B7 Em
slow the people go. they want to rise again.
B7 Em B Em
Moses chief of Israel Moses chief of Israel
B Em B7 Em
goes to free them. goes to free them.
E Am
A. Listen, Father,
B7 Em
to the cry of your people,
C Em
listen, Father,
B7 Em
send us our Saviour.

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PSALM 129 (130) - FROM THE DEPTHS I CRY TO YOU, O LORD

Capo III

Am F E7 Am
C. From the depths I cry to you, O Lord, Israel is waiting for the Lord,
F E7 F E7
O Lord, hear my voice! more than the watchman waits for dawn.
Am F E7 Am F E7
Let your ears be attentive Because only in the Lord there is love
F E7 F Am
to the voice of my plea. only in Him forgiveness is found
Am F E7 Am F E7
A. From the depths I cry to you, O Lord, A. Because only in the Lord there is love,
F E7 F Am
O Lord, hear my voice! only in Him forgiveness is found.
Am F E7 Am
Let your ears be attentive C. The Lord redeems Israel,
F E (Am) E7
to the voice of my plea. A. The Lord redeems Israel
G F Am Am
C. If you take into account our sins, O Lord, from all her sins.
F E7
who will be saved, who will be saved? C. The Lord redeems Israel,
F E7 E7
Because only in you there is love A. The Lord redeems Israel
F Am Am
only in you forgiveness is found. from all her sins.
F E7 Am
A. Because only in you there is love C. ahi, ahi, ahi, ahi
F Am Dm
only in you forgiveness is found. ahi, ahi, ahi, ahi
G
C. I hope in the Lord, ahi, ahi, ahi, ahi
F Am Am
my soul hopes in His word. ahi, ahi, ahi, ahi
G
My soul waits for the Lord,
F Am
more than the watchman for dawn.

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SONG OF JOSHUA (Js. 24,2-13)

Em D
C. Down there across the river, and with a mighty hand
Em D I opened the Red Sea.
I chose your father
C D A. Far from us...
and from an impotent old man
B7 C. For years in the desert
I multiplied your descendants. I fed you with manna
and upon wings of eagles
E Am C#
A. Far from us to abandon I took you beyond the mountains.
F#m A. Far from us...
our God
A E C. I gave you a land,
who has worked great wonders
cities not built by you,
B7 E
before our eyes. vineyards which you didn’t plant,
wells springing with living water.
C. A people of slaves
I rescued from Egypt A. Far from us...

PSALM 102 (103) - BLESS YAHWEH MY SOUL

Capo II

Am E Am
A. Bless Yahweh my soul, fills you with grace and love.
Am Dm
bless His holy name. He who works justice for you,
E Am
Bless Yahweh my soul, who defends all the poor,
Am E
don’t forget His love. He revealed his way to Moses,
Am
Dm He showed His might to Israel.
C. He who forgives all your faults,
Am E
who cures all your diseases, A. Bless Yahweh my soul...
E
saves your life from death,

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PSALM 12 (13) - HOW MUCH LONGER?

Capo II
Am A. I will sing...
C. How much longer will you forget me, Am
E C. Lest my foes say:
O my Lord E
E7 “we have prevailed over him,”
how much longer E7
Am lest my oppressors
will you hide your face from me?
Am
E7 Am rejoice because I have stumbled.
A. I will sing to Yahweh,
E7 A. I will sing ...
I will sing
Am Am E
to Him who is my Saviour. C. But I, I rely upon your mercy
E7
Am E and my heart
C. Look at me, answer me, Yahweh O my love; Am
E7 shall rejoice in your salvation.
give light to my eyes
Am A. I will sing ...
lest I fall asleep in death.

YAHWEH YOU ARE MY GOD (Is. 25,1- 8)

Capo II
G
Am E7 you will wipe away the tears
A. Yahweh you are my God F
Am (2x) from all our faces
I will exalt you. E7
from all our faces.
Am F
C. I will bless your Name A. Yahweh...
Am F
I will bless your Name
C. Now we hear the footsteps of the poor
E7
G
I will bless your Name
the footsteps of the lowly,
A. Yahweh... F
the footsteps of the lowly,
Am F E7
C. You will destroy death the remnant of Jacob.
for ever, A. Yahweh...

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LET’S SING, LET’S SING (Ex. 15,1- 2)

A E A D
C. A new canticle A. Let’s sing, let’s sing
D E A E
I will lift up to the Lord to our Lord,
A E A D
who glorified Himself who overcame the enemy,
D E A G
with wonderful deeds. who reigns forever.
D A D
Let’s sing to the Lord Let’s sing, let’s sing:
E7 D A E
who overcame the enemy: He’s the God of my father.
B7 A D
let’s sing to the Lord Let’s sing, let’s sing:
E7 A G
who reigns for ever. Yahweh is His name.

A E
C. A new canticle...

PSALM 118 (119) - MAY MY PLEA REACH YOUR PRESENCE

Capo II

Am F E G
C. Lord, Lord Jesus! may my soul live to praise you:
Am F E
May my plea reach your presence, look at me, I am lost.
F
may a new song spring from my lips, Am G
G A. Come in search of your servant,
may my tongue sing your Word, F E
F E come Lord Jesus!
Jesus, my life! Am G
Am Come for without you I am lost,
May your hand be with me to help me; F E
F come Lord Jesus!
I await salvation from you;

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PSALM 132 (133) - LOOK HOW DELIGHTFUL IT IS

Em Am/Em B7 Em Em Am/Em B7 Em
C. Look how delightful it is to be with the brothers. (2)* There Yahweh sends forever, forever His blessing. (2)
Em C D G Bm Em Em C D G Bm Em
How delightful to be with the brothers. (2) He sends forever, forever His blessing. (2)
Em Am/Em B7 Em Em Am/Em B7 Em
It is like oil on the head, running down Aaron’s beard. (2) There Yahweh gives us, everlasting life. (2)
Em C D G Bm Em Em C D G Bm Em
It’s like oil, running down Aaron’s beard. (2) He gives us everlasting life. (2)
Em Am/Em B7 Em Em Am/Em B7 Em
It is like dew from Hermon, on the mounts of Zion. (2) Look how delightful it is to be with the brothers. (2)*
Em C D G Bm Em Em C D G Bm Em
Like dew from Hermon, on the mounts of Zion. (2) How delightful to be with the brothers. (2)

PSALM 132 - HOW GOOD IT IS, WHAT A JOY

Am Dm Am E C. It’s like oil coming down from the head
A. How good it is, what a joy down the collar of his robes. **
Am Dm Am E Am (G) A. How good it is...
for the brothers to be together.
C. Like dew coming down from Hermon
F G F G down the heights of Zion. **
C. It’s like oil coming down from the head A. How good it is...
F E
down the beard of Aaron! ** C. The Lord blesses us from on high
giving us life forever. **
A. How good it is... A. How good it is...

* It’s sung by two choirs.

* * The assembly repeats the stanza.

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PSALM 132 (133) - LOOK HOW GOOD IT IS! TASTE IT WHAT A JOY

Capo III

Em
A. Look how good it is! Taste it what a joy; on the mounts of Zion.
C B7 Em
the love among the brothers. Look how good it is ...
Em
Look how good it is! Taste it what a joy; Am B7
C. Because there the Lord gives us
C B7
the love among the brothers. Am B7
the Lord gives us his blessings.
Am B7
C. It is like fragrant oil running down C B7
Am B7 A. Because there the Lord gives us
running down on Aaron’s beard. the Lord gives us His Love.
C B7 Em
A. It is like fragrant oil running down Look how good it is...

on Aaron’s beard. Am B7
Em C. Because there the Lord gives us
Look how good it is... Am B7
gives us eternal life.
Am B7
C. It is like dew coming down from Hermon C B7
Am B7 A. Because there the Lord gives us
coming down on the mounts of Zion.
His everlasting life.
C B7 Em
A. It is like dew coming down from Hermon Look how good it is...

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PSALM 135 (136) - GIVE THANKS TO THE LORD

Em D Em D Em
A. Give thanks to the Lord, alleluia. C. He opened a way through the sea,
Em D Em D Em A. for His love is everlasting.
Give thanks to the Lord, alleluia.
Am Em Am Em C. He overthrew the enemy army. *
Give thanks to the Lord, alleluia.
C. He drowned Pharaoh and his army,
Am Em B7 Em
Give thanks to the Lord, alleluia. A. for His love is everlasting.
Em C D G C. with mighty hand and outstretched arm.*
C. Give thanks to the God of the gods,
C. He led His people through the desert,
Em C D G
A. for His love is everlasting. A. for His love is everlasting.
G Bm Em C. He struck down mighty kings. *
C. He alone does great marvels.
C. He gave us according to His promise,
A. Give thanks to the Lord, alleluia.(4)
A. for His love is everlasting.
C. He made the heavens with wisdom C. A land flowing with milk and honey. *
A. for His love is everlasting. C. He remembers us when we are down,
C. The stars, the sun and the moon. * A. for His love is everlasting.
C. He struck down the first born of Egypt, C. And delivers us from our oppressors. *
A. for His love is everlasting, C. He gives food to every creature,
C. and brought out Israel from among them. * A. for His love is everlasting.
C. Give thanks to the Lord of Heavens. *

* Assembly answers Give thanks to the Lord...

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SONG OF THE THREE YOUNG MEN IN THE FURNACE (Dan. 3, 52- 57)
(1st part)

G F#m E
C. Blessed are you, O Lord, A. To you glory ...
G A B7
God of our fathers. C. Blessed are you, who gaze into the depths

Em D Em enthroned on the cherubs.

A. To you glory and praise,
D C B7 Em A. To you glory ...
glory and praise for ever!
C. Blessed are you, O Lord,
C. Blessed be your name, in the firmament of heaven.
your glorious and holy name.
A. To you glory ...
A. To you glory ...
G F#m E
C. Blessed are you, O Lord, C. All you works of the Lord,
G A B7
in your glorious and holy temple. A. bless the Lord.
A. To you glory ... Em D Em
C. Give glory and eternal praise to Him.
C. Blessed are you, O Lord D C B7
A. Give glory and eternal praise to Him.
on the throne of your Kingdom.

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SONG OF THE THREE YOUNG MEN IN THE FURNACE (Dan. 3,57- 88)
(2nd part)
Am
C. All you works of the Lord C. Mountains and hills *
E7 Am Everything that grows on earth *
A. bless the Lord!
All you springs *
E7
C. Praise Him Seas and rivers *
Am Sea beasts and everything that lives in water *
A. and exalt Him forever! Birds of the air *
Am Wild and tame animals *
C. Angels of the Lord *
Sons of men *
and you, heavens *
E7
Waters above the heavens * Bless the Lord O Israel
Powers of the Lord *
C. Praise Him
Sun and moon *
Stars of heaven * A. and exalt Him forever!
Showers and dews * C. Priests of the Lord *
All you winds * Servants of the Lord *
Fire and heat * Spirits and souls of the just *
Cold and chill * Devout and humble hearted men *
Dew and rain * Ananiah, Azariah, Mishael *
Frost and cold * E7
Ice and snow * C. Praise Him
Night and days * Am
A. and exalt Him forever!
Light and darkness *
Lightning and clouds * C. Let us bless the Father,
E7 and the Son and the Holy Spirit!
Bless the Lord all the earth
A. Let us praise and exalt Him above all forever!
**
C. Praise Him C. Blessed are you, Lord, in the firmament of heaven!
Am
A. and exalt Him forever! A. Praiseworthy and glorious
and exalted above all forever!

(*) after every verse the assembly answers “Bless the Lord”
(**) Spoken, not sung

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PSALM 148 - PRAISE THE LORD FROM THE HEAVENS (*)

A
C. Praise the Lord from the heavens: Praise the Lord from the earth,
you sea monsters and all deeps.
** A. Sing and praise Him!
Fire and hail, snow and frost,
F#m stormy wind that follows His Word.
C. Praise Him in the heights of heaven:
Mountains and every hill,
A. Sing and praise Him! fruit trees and every cedar.

A Beasts, wild and tame,

C. Praise Him all His angels, (**) reptiles and flying birds.
praise Him all His hosts.
Kings of the earth and all peoples,
Praise Him sun and moon, princes and rulers of the earth.
praise Him all you shining stars.
Young men and maidens together,
Praise Him you highest heavens, old men and children.
and you waters above the heaven.
Let them praise the name of the Lord,
Let them praise the name of the Lord, for His name alone is exalted.
for He commanded and they were created.
His glory is above earth and heaven,
And He established them forever, He has raised up His people.
He set a law that will never pass.
Let all His faithful praise the Lord,
Israel His chosen people.

(*) It can also be sung in C.

(**) After every line the assembly answers: “Sing and praise Him”.

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PSALM 150 - ALLELUIA, PRAISE GOD

E A D A D A E E
A. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. C. Praise Him with blasts of the trumpet
A D A E D E praise Him with harps and guitars,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. praise Him with drums and dancing,
E A D A praise Him with flutes and strings.
C. Praise God in His holy temple
E
D A E Alleluia...
praise Him in the heights of heaven,
E
A D A E C. Praise Him with clashing cymbals,
praise Him for His powerful deeds
praise Him with clanging cymbals:
D E
praise Him for His surpassing greatness. let everything that lives and breathes

E praise, praise the Lord.

A. Alleluia... E
A. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.

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PSALM 26 (27) - THE LORD IS MY LIGHT AND MY SALVATION
Dm G Dm A7
C. The Lord is my light and my salvation wait for the Lord, take courage
Bb C Dm Dm
whom need I fear? wait for the Lord.
Dm G Dm C. One thing I ask of the Lord,
The Lord is the fortress of my life: one thing I only seek:
Bb C Dm to live in the house of Yahweh
of whom should I be afraid?
all the days of my life.
Dm A. I am sure, I shall see...
A. I am sure, I shall see
Gm C. For He hides me under His shelter
your goodness, O Lord.
in times of trouble.
A7
Wait for the Lord, take courage He hides me deep in His tent
sets me safe on a rock.
Dm
wait for the Lord, take courage A. I am sure I shall see...

EVENU SHALOM ALECHEM (HEBREW SONG)

Dm
C. Evenu shalom alechem. Kareenan ed sicayo. (Pangasinense)
Gm Kappia ti adda cadacayo. (Ilocano)
A. Evenu shalom alechem. An kamurayaw maada ha imo. (Waray)
A Dm Y sea la paz con nosotros. (Spanish)
Evenu shalom alechem.
A Dm E sia la pace con noi. (Italian)
Evenu shalom, shalom, shalom alechem. Warera ni heiwa area. (Japanese)
C. And may peace be with you, P’ing an yeu ni men t’ung tsai. (Chinese)

A. and may peace be with you, Dm

C. Let us say peace to the world,
and may peace be with you.
Evenu shalom, shalom, shalom alechem. Gm
A. Let us sing peace to the world,
Kapayapaan sa iyo. (Tagalog) A Dm
may our life be full of joy
Katoninongan sa indo. (Bicol) A7
Paghidait yara sa imo. (Ilonggo) and may my greeting ‘peace’
Dm
Ang kalinaw anaa kanimo. (Cebuano) reach unto you. Evenu shalom...

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ALLELUIA, HERE COMES THE KINGDOM (Rev. 19, 6- 9) (*)

G B7 Em (D7) C. Let’s give Him glory,
A. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, it is time for the wedding.
G B7 Em Let’s give Him glory,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. for the wedding with our Lord.
A. Alleluia...
Em B7
C. Here comes the kingdom C. Happy are those
Em invited to the wedding,
to the wedding
of the Lord and His Christ. of the Lamb.
B7
Here comes the kingdom A. Alleluia...
Em (D7) C. Happy are those
of the Lord our God. invited to the wedding
to the wedding
A. Alleluia... with the Lord.
A. Alleluia...

ABBA FATHER (ROM. 8,15-17)

C G F C F E
A. Abba Father, Father! with our spirit,
Am E Am
C. We did not receive that we are children of God.
Dm Am G7
the spirit of slavery, And if children,
F E C
to fall back into fear, also heirs,
F E E7 (2x)
to fall back into fear. co-heirs with Christ,
Am
Am heirs of God.
A. This same spirit C G F C
Dm Am Abba Father, Father!
bears united witness

(*) It can also be sung in C.

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WHO WILL SEPARATE US? (ROM. 8, 33-39)

Am Am
A. Who will separate us, A. Who will separate us...
G
who will separate us (2x) E Am
F E C. If we are sure
from the love of God?
Am that neither death nor life
C. Could Jesus Christ?
G nor the present, nor the future,
He who died, He who rose again, G
F nor the height, nor the depth,
He who at the right hand of the Father F
E nor any other creature
intercedes for us? E
can separate us from God:
Am Am
A. Who will separate us... Can separate us,
Am G
C. Tribulation, can separate us
G F
worry, persecution, from the love of God
F E
hunger, nakedness, shown to us in Jesus Christ?
if all these things we conquer
Am
E
A. Who will separate us...
in Him who loved us?

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MAGNIFICAT (LK. 1,46-55)

D E A E
A. My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, A. He shows the power of His arm,
D A A7
and my spirit exults in God my Saviour. He routs the proud of heart.
E
My soul proclaims the greatness of the Lord, D A
D (A E A) C. He casts down the mighty from their thrones
and my spirit exults in God my Saviour. E A
and exalts the lowly.
A E
C. From this day all generations A7 D A
A A. The hungry He fills with good things
will call me blessed. E A
and the rich He sends empty away.
A E
A. From this day all generations A E
A A7 C. He helps His servant Israel,
will call me blessed, A
remembering His mercy.
D
C. For the Almighty A E
A A. He helps His servant Israel,
has done great things for me A A7
E A A7 remembering His mercy.
and His name is holy.
D
D C. According to the promise
A. For the Almighty A
A He made to Abraham
has done great things for me E A A7
E A and to all His seed forever.
and His name is holy.
D
A E A. According to the promise
C. He shows the power of His arm, A
A He made to Abraham
He routs the proud of heart. E A
and to all His seed forever.
My soul proclaims...

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PSALM 114-115 (116) - I’LL LIFT UP THE CUP OF SALVATION

D F#m C. I offer you a thanksgiving sacrifice,

C. I believed even when I said: invoking your name, O my Lord,
D7 Em because you turned to me
“I am completely wretched!” and saved me.
G A I lift up to you my prayer
I said in my affliction: together with all your church,
D I’ll walk in your presence
“Every man is false!” in the midst of the living.
F#m
But the Lord rescued me from death G A Bm
D7 Em A. Precious in the sight of the Lord
remembering His mercy G A
G A is the death of His children.
and now return to your rest, D
D I will take...
my soul. C. The cords of death were tightening round me
G A Bm with the nooses of Sheol,
A. What can I give back to the Lord I invoked the name of the Lord
G A and He saved me.
for all His goodness to me? Return to your rest, my soul,
D G walk in the presence of the Lord,
I will take, I will lift up, in the courts of the house of your God,
F#m G the God of the living.
I will take, I will lift up A. What can I give back to the Lord
F#m (2x) for all His goodness to me?
the cup of salvation
Bm E7 A I will take...
and I will invoke the name of the Lord.

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PSALM 125 (126) - WHEN THE LORD

D Em
C. When the Lord carrying
Em D
brought home the sheaves.
D
the captives D
Em C. Great things He has done
of Zion Em
D wonders
it seemed like a dream. D
Em the Lord has done for us;
Our mouths Em
D for this
were filled with laughter D (D7)
Em we are full of joy.
and our tongues
G
D (D7)
A. For those who go...
with songs.
D
G
C. Those who go sowing
A. For those who go,
Em
A D
they are
in tears are going,
D
Em
in sadness,
carrying
Em
D
but when they’re reaping
the seed.
D (D7)
G
they shout for joy.
But coming back,
A D G
they come back singing, A. For those who go...

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BENEDICTUS (LK. 1, 67- 80)
Em B7
A. Blessed be the Lord, to serve Him in holiness and virtue
Am Em Em
the God of Israel, in His presence all our days.

C. for He has visited and redeemed His people Em

Am A. Blessed be the Lord...
A. raising up for us
Em Am
a power of salvation C. And you, little child
B7 Em
in the house of His servant David you shall be called
Am Em
C. According to the promise prophet of the Most High
Em Am
made from ancient times for you will go before the Lord
Am Em Em
by the mouth of His holy prophets, to prepare the way for Him,
B7
B7 announcing to His people salvation
that He would save us from our enemies Em
Em and forgiveness of their sins.
and from the hands of all those who hate us. Am Em
Am Em Because of the tender mercy of our God
Fulfilling in this way the mercy Am Em
Am Em a sun rising from on high will visit us
He had with our fathers, B7
B7 to give light to those who live in darkness
remembering His holy covenant Em
and the oath He swore and in the shadow of death,
Em B7
to our father Abraham; and to guide our feet
Am Em Em
that He would set us free from fear into the way of peace.
Am Em
to be delivered from the hands of our enemies, A. Blessed be the Lord...

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DEATH IS SWALLOWED UP IN VICTORY (1 COR 15)

Capo V
Dm
C. Just in a moment, alleluia, alleluia.
In the twinkling of an eye, F#
Am D7 O death,where is your victory?
when the last trumpet sounds, alleluia, alleluia.
Bm
for the trumpet will sound: O death where is your sting?
G alleluia, alleluia,
and the dead A G F#
Bm alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
will be raised imperishable
C F# D
and we shall be changed as well. C. Brothers, I want to remind you
A
D the good news
A. That is why we sing: G
death is swallowed up in victory! that I preached to you,
F#
alleluia, alleluia. the same that I received:
F# D
O death,where is your victory? that Christ died for our sins
Alleluia, alleluia.
Bm A. according to the Scriptures!
O death,where is your sting? F#
Alleluia, alleluia. C. He was raised to life,
A A. according to the Scriptures!
C. The sting of death is sin
G Bm
and sin gets its power from the law; C. then He appeared to Peter,
A
but we overcome all this then to the twelve,
F# G
through our Lord Jesus Christ. next to more than five hundred brothers at once
F#
D and last of all He appeared to me.
A. That is why we sing:
death is swallowed up in victory D
A. That is why we sing...

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OH HEAVENS RAIN FROM ABOVE (IS. 45,8)

Am
A. Oh heavens, C. We are the chains,
F nobody loosens us:
rain from above;
G A. Maranatha! Maranatha!
oh clouds,
Am Oh heavens...
send us the Holy 0ne.
E C. We are the cold,
Oh earth nobody covers us:
Am
open up, earth A. Maranatha! Maranatha!
E7 Am
and sprout forth the Saviour. C. We are the hunger
C. We are the desert nobody feeds us:
G
we are the drought: A. Maranatha! Maranatha!
Oh heavens...
E G E
A. Maranatha! Maranatha! C. We are the tears,
nobody dries us:
Am
C. We are the wind, A. Maranatha! Maranatha!
G
nobody hears us: C. We are the pain,
E G E nobody looks at us:
A. Maranatha! Maranatha!
Am A. Maranatha! Maranatha!
Oh heavens... Oh heavens...
C. We are the darkness
nobody guides us:

A. Maranatha! Maranatha!

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PENTECOST
Dm F F A7
C. They were poor men, like me, like you, they had eyes full of tears
Bb Dm
they’d been casting their nets in the lake, and faces pale with fever and fear;
F A7 F
or collecting taxes at the gates of the city. they surely were thinking
Dm
As far as I remember among them about their lost friend,
F Bb
there was not even a learned man, about the woman left in their home
Bb F A7
and the one whom they called Master about the Cross at the top of the hill.
F A7
was dead and buried in a tomb. Dm
A. If you feel a breeze...
Dm C
A. If you feel a breeze from heaven Dm
Dm A C. And the wind shook the door of the house,
a wind shaking the doors. F
Dm C it entered wildly into the room
listen: it’s a voice that is calling you, Bb
Dm A and they had eyes and voices of fire,
inviting you to walk far away. F
Dm G they rushed out to sing
There’s a fire arising A7
A Dm their joy in the street.
in him who is waiting Dm
F A7 Dm Man, you who listen hidden in shadow
in him who cherishes hopes of love. F
the voice that is calling, is just for you;
Dm Bb
C. They had a heart in their breasts it brings you joy, it brings you good news:
F F A7
like me, like you, the Kingdom of God has already come.
Bb
gripped by an icy cold hand Dm
A. If you feel a breeze...

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BEHOLD I’M COMING SOON (REV. 22,12-16)

A A E
C. Behold I am coming soon, A. Happy are those, those who wash their robes
E B7 E (2x)
bringing with me the reward that they may have the right to the tree of life.
B7 C#
to be given to each one C. I am
E F#m
according to his works the root and the offspring of David,
E7 A C#
I am the Alpha and the Omega the star
E F#m E
I am the First and the Last shining in the morning.
B7 A E
I am the First and the Last A. Happy are those, those who wash their robes
E B7 E (2x)
the Beginning and the End. that they may have the right to the tree of life.

COME, SON OF MAN (REV. 22,17FF)

Em Am
C. Come, son of man Ven, * hijo del hombre *
Em
Come, Lord Jesus! * Ven, * Senor Jesus! *
Em Am
Come, * Servant of the poor, * Viens, * fils de I’homme *
B7 Em
Come, * Lord Jesus! * Viens, * Seigneur Jesus! *
C Em Vieni, * figlio dell’uomo *
C. The Spirit says: Come!
C B7 Vieni, * Signore Gesu! *
let him who listen say: come!
Em Am Em Am
Come, * my love, * Come, * son of man *
B7 Em
Come, * Lord Jesus! * B7
C Em come... * come... * Maranatha
C. The Bride says: Come!
C B7 Em
let him who listen say: come! Lord Jesus!

* The assembly repeats.

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ABRAHAM (GEN. 18,1-5)

Am Am E
C. It was a very hot day, C. I’ll bring you a little water,
Dm E
when Abraham you’ll wash your feet
Am Am
was sitting by the entrance of his tent. and you may rest under the tree.
E
It was a very hot day, I’ll bring you a little bread,
Dm E
when Abraham you’ll refresh yourselves
Am Am
was sitting by the oak of Mamre. before going further.
G F G
He looked up, and there he saw Not by chance
E F E
three men standing near him; have you passed today near me.
Am
they stood in front of him. Am
E A. O my Lord,
As soon as he saw them, G
Am don’t pass by, I beg you,
he bowed to the ground and said: F
G F without stopping,
O my Lord, don’t pass by, I beg you, E
E without stopping!
without stopping! Am
Without stopping,
Am G
A. Without stopping, don’t pass by, I beg you,
G F
don’t pass by, I beg you, without stopping,
F E
without stopping, without stopping!
E
without stopping.

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SONG OF MOSES (EX. 15,1-17)
C7 F C7 C7
C. Let us sing to the Lord A. He has thrown into the sea A. He has thrown into the sea...
A7
horse and rider. (2x) C7 F
let us sing to the Lord C. Who is like you among the gods,
D7 My strength and my song... A7
He covered himself in glory who is like you, O Lord,
C7 F D7
in glory, in glory. C. Your right hand, O Lord, magnificent in holiness,
G7 A7
glorious in power terrible in deeds,
He has thrown into the sea D7 G7
C7 your right hand, O Lord, worker of wonders.
horse and rider.
shattered the enemy, C7
C7 F G7 A. He has thrown into the sea...
A. My strength and my song shattered the enemy.
C7 F
A7 C7 C. You led this people
is the Lord. A. He has thrown into the sea... A7
D7 that you have rescued,
He is my salvation, C7 F D7
C. The enemy said: with strength you guided them,
is my God A7
G7 I shall pursue and overtake, with strength and with love,
I will extol Him. D7 G7
C7 I shall draw my sword, up to your holy dwelling.
He has thrown into the sea I will share out the spoils, C7
G7 A. He has thrown into the sea...
horse and rider. (2x) my hand will destroy them.
C7 F C7 F
C7 C. You brought them in and planted them
C. The Lord is a warrior A. He has thrown into the sea.
A7
A7 on the mountain of the promise
Yahweh is His name, C7 F
C. You blew with your breath: D7
D7 A7 where O Lord, you reign
Pharaoh’s chariots the sea covered them.
D7 you reign for all the eternity
and the enemy’s army They sank like lead G7
G7 you reign forever.
He cast into the sea. in deep waters,
G7 C7
in the waters of death. A. He has thrown into the sea...

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PSALM 116 (117) - PRAISE THE LORD ALL PEOPLES OF THE EARTH
G Am G
A. Praise the Lord A. Praise the Lord...

all peoples of the earth, G Am

C B7
nations, give Him glory.
G Am
C. For strong is His love for us
C. For great is His love for us
and His mercy is forever,
C B7
nations, give Him glory.

and His faithfulness lasts for ever G

C B7 A. Praise the Lord...
nations, praise the Lord.

PSALM 27 (28) - HIDE ME IN THE SHELTER OF YOUR TENT

Am G
A. Hide me in the shelter of your tent; A. Hide me...
F E
on your rock set me high. C. Though an army encamp against me,
F my heart shall not fear.
C. Yahweh is my light and my salvation, Though war break out against me,
E
my trust will still be firm.
whom need I fear?
F A. Hide me...
Yahweh the fortress of my life,
E C. One thing I ask Yahweh,
of whom should I be afraid? one thing I seek;
Am
to live in the Lord’s house
A. Hide me...
F all the days of my life.
C. When evil men advance against me
A. Hide me ...
E
to devour my flesh, C. For He shelters me under His tent
F
in times of trouble,
they, my opponents, my enemies,
E He hides me deep in His tent,
are the ones who stumble and fall. sets me high on a rock.

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PSALM 113A (114) - WHEN ISRAEL CAME OUT OF EGYPT

Em F F#m G
C. When Israel C. When Israel
Em F#m
came out of Egypt, came out of Egypt,
F G
the house of Jacob the house of Jacob
Em F#m
from an alien people, from an alien people,
E F F# G
Judah was his sanctuary, Judah was his sanctuary,
E F#
Israel his domain. Israel his domain.
F G
A. Judah was his sanctuary, A. Judah was his sanctuary,
E F#
Israel his domain. Israel his domain.
Am Bm
C. The sea fled at the sight C. The sea fled at the sight
G F# F A G# G
and the Jordan turned back on its course, and the Jordan turned back on its course,
the mountains leaped like rams, the mountains leaped like rams,
E F#
and the hills like lambs. and the hills like lambs.
Am Bm
A. Why sea, do you flee A. Why sea, do you flee
G F# F A G# G
and you Jordan turn back on your course? and you Jordan turn back on your course?
And you mountains leap like rams, And you mountains leap like rams,
E F#
and you hills like lambs? and you hills like lambs?
A
Tremble, earth, tremble Tremble, earth, tremble
F# Bm G# Cm
before the Lord who passes over; before the Lord who passes over;
D A E B
before the God of Jacob, before the God of Jacob,
G F# A G#
who makes water flow from the rock. who makes water flow from the rock.
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PSALM 23 (24) - GATES LIFT UP YOUR HEADS

E Em Bm
C. To the Lord belongs the earth A. and we are His Church
E Em Bm
A. to the Lord belongs the earth C. that today is coming to your presence
G Em Bm
C. and everything that is in it A. that today is coming to your presence
G G A
A. and everything that is in it C. that is seeking your face, O God of Jacob
A B B
C. the world and its peoples. A. O God of Jacob.
E
E Gates lift up your heads...
A. Gates lift up your heads,
G Em Am Em
raise your arches, C. Who is this King of glory?
A Em Am Em
raise them higher, A. Who is this King of glory?
E Bm
let the King of glory enter, the king of glory, C. The Lord the strong, the mighty,
the King of glory. Bm
Em Am Em A. the Lord the strong, the mighty,
C. Who shall climb the mountain of the Lord? G A
Em Am Em C. the Lord mighty in battle
Who shall enter into His holy place?
Bm B
He who has clean hands and whose heart is pure A. mighty in battle.
Bm Em Bm
A. he who has clean hands and whose heart is pure C. He is the Lord Sabaoth
G A Em Bm
C. who does not turn his soul to vanity. A. He is the Lord Sabaoth
B G A
A. To vanity. C. He is the King of glory
Em Bm B
C. And we are His Church A. The King of glory!
E
Gates lift up your heads...

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PSALM 22 (23) - THE LORD IS MY SHEPHERD

Capo III
Am F E7
C. The Lord is my shepherd because you, because you,
E Am
I lack nothing, because you are with me.
E7 G
in meadows of green grass Your rod and your staff
Am F E
He lets me lie. console me, look, they console me.
Am F Am F
A. The Lord is my shepherd A. The Lord is my shepherd...
E
I lack nothing, G
E7 C. You prepare a banquet
to the waters of life F
Am before me
He leads me. E
under the eyes of my enemies.
G G F
C. He revives my strength You anoint my head with oil,
F E
and guides me my cup brims over.
E
in the way of love. Am F
G A. The Lord is my shepherd...
He revives my strength
F G F
and guides me C. Yes, your joy and your love
E E
through the glory of His name. will accompany me.

Am F G F
A. The Lord is my shepherd... A. Yes, I will live

G in your house
C. Though I pass E
F for ever.
through a dark valley
E Am F
I fear no harm A. The Lord is my shepherd...

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PSALM 136 (137) - BESIDE THE RIVERS OF BABYLON

Em Am Em Am Em
A. Beside the rivers of Babylon, A. Lord, take account of our enemies;
B7 Em Am Em
remembering you, we sat down and wept; Lord, take account of our oppressors,
Am Em B7
on the willows we hung up our guitars; when they said to each other:
B7 Em Em
remembering you, we sat down and wept. “Raze her down to her foundations!”
Am Em
“sing to us,” said our enemies,
Am Em D
“sing to us,” said our oppressors, C. Capital
B7 Em
we were asked to entertain them with of criminal Babylon!
Em D
songs of joy. Who could repay you the evil you have
Em
D done to us?
C. How could we sing B7 Em
Em Who could crush your little ones against the rock?
the song of the Lord in a foreign land?
B7 Em Am Em
If I forget you, A. Beside the rivers of Babylon,
Em B7 Em
may my right hand wither,
remembering you, we sat down and wept,
Am Em
may my tongue cleave to my palate, Am Em
B7 on the willows we hung up our guitars;
if I don’t remember you, Jerusalem, B7 Em
Em remembering you, we sat down and wept.
at the top of my joy.

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PSALM 50 (51) - HAVE MERCY ON ME, GOD

Em Am
C. Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness.
C. A pure heart create for me, O God,
Em
A. In your compassion blot out my offense. A. put a steadfast spirit within me.

C. O wash me more and more from my guilt C. Do not cast me away from your presence,
A. and cleanse me from my sin. A. nor deprive me of your holy spirit.

C. My offenses truly I know them; C. Give me again the joy of your help;
A. my sin is always before me. A. with a spirit of fervor sustain me,

C. Against you, you alone have I sinned; C. that I may teach transgressors your ways
A. what is evil in your sight I have done. A. and sinners may return to you.

C. That you may be justified when you give sentence C. O rescue me, God, my helper
A. and be without reproach when you judge. A. and my tounge shall ring out your goodness.

C. O see, in guilt I was born, C. O Lord, open my lips

A. a sinner was I conceived. A. and my mouth shall declare your praise.

C. Indeed you love truth in the heart; C. For in sacrifice you take no delight,
A. then in the secret of my heart teach me wisdom. A. burnt offering from me you would refuse,

C. O purify me, then I shall be clean; C. my sacrifice, a contrite spirit.

A. O wash me, I shall be whiter than snow. A. A humbled, contrite heart you will not spurn.

C. Make me hear rejoicing and gladness, C. In your goodness, show favor to Zion:
A. that the bones you have crushed may revive. A. rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.

C. From my sins turn away your face C. Then you will be pleased with lawful sacrifice,
A. and blot out all my guilt. A. holocausts offered on your altar.

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PSALM 50 (51) - MISERERE

Em D Em
A. Have mercy on me, O Lord, have mercy. A. Have mercy on me...
Em D Em
Have mercy on me, O Lord, have mercy. C. A pure heart create for me, O God,
put a steadfast spirit within me.
Em Am Do not cast me away from your presence,
C. Have mercy on, God, in your kindness. nor deprive me of your holy spirit.
Em
In your compassion blot out my offense. A. Have mercy on me...
Am
C. Give me again the joy of your help;
O wash me more and more from my guilt
with a spirit of fervor sustain me,
Em
that I may teach transgressors your ways
and cleanse me from my sin.
and sinners may return to you.
A. Have mercy on me...
A. Have mercy on me...
C. My offenses truly I know them;
C. O rescue me, God, my helper
my sin is always before me.
and my tounge shall ring out your goodness.
Against you, you alone have I sinned;
O Lord, open my lips
what is evil in your sight I have done.
and my mouth shall declare your praise.
A. Have mercy on me...
A. Have mercy on me...
C. That you may be justified when you give sentence
C. For in sacrifice you take no delight,
and be without reproach when you judge.
burnt offering from me you would refuse,
O see, in guilt I was born,
my sacrifice, a contrite spirit.
a sinner was I conceived.
A humbled, contrite heart you will not spurn.
A. Have mercy on me...
A. Have mercy on me...
C. Indeed you love truth in the heart;
C. In your goodness, show favor to Zion:
then in the secret of my heart teach me wisdom.
rebuild the walls of Jerusalem.
O purify me, then I shall be clean;
Then you will be pleased with lawful sacrifice,
O wash me, I shall be whiter than snow.
holocausts offered on your altar.
A. Have mercy on me...
A. Have mercy on me...
C. Make me hear rejoicing and gladness,
that the bones you have crushed may revive.
From my sins turn away your face
and blot out all my guilt.

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CHRIST JESUS IS THE LORD! - HYMN TO THE KENOSIS (PH. 2,1-11)

Em B7
C. With the same love, with the same spirit, A. Alleluia!
Em D
with the same feelings. C. Christ Jesus is the Lord!
B7
Nothing out of rivalry, nor for boasting, A. Alleluia!
Em
C
but everything with humility;
C. Christ Jesus is the Lord!
G
keeping in mind the desires of others, B7
B7 A. Alleluia, alleluia!
considering others superior to oneself, Em
Em Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
having the same feelings as Jesus, D
G Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
who, being God, C B7
B7 Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
did not cling to His dignity, Em
Em C. Christ Jesus is the Lord!
but emptied Himself and became man.
G A. Alleluia!
And once made man,
D
B7
C. Christ Jesus is my Lord!
He took the condition of a servant,
Em
A. Alleluia!
obeying until death.
G Am Em C
And what kind of death? Death of a criminal, C. Christ Jesus is your Lord!
Am Em B7 B7
death of a sinner, death on a cross! A. Alleluia, alleluia!
Em G Am Em
Because of this God exalted Him, raised Him up Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
B7 D
and gave Him the highest name existing. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia
Em C B7
Christ Jesus is the Lord! Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

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HAIL MARY

C E Am C E Am
C. Ave Ma ri a! A. Holy Ma ry
C E Am C E Am
Full of grace, Mother of God,
F E F E
the Lord is with you. pray for us,
Am Am
Blessed are you among women, for we are sinners,
Dm Dm
and blessed is the fruit pray now
E
of your womb, and at the hour of our death.
E Am F E Am
Jesus. Amen, Amen.

AVE MARIA (1984)

CE F E CE F E
C. A v e Maria! C. + A. Santa Maria
CE F E CEF E
F u l l of grace, Mother of God,
F E F E
the Lord is with you. pray for us,
F E F E
Blessed are you among women, for we are sinners,
F E F EF
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. pray now and at the hour of our death.
E
Amen.

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MARY, LITTLE MARY

(Hymn to the Virgin Mary)
D F#m G D
C. Mary, little Mary, it’s true that we are sinners,
G Em Em6* A
you are the gentle breeze of Elijah, but pray for us
A7 D G A D
the breath of the spirit of God. and we shall be his heritage.
D F#m
You are the burning bush of Moses, D F#m
G C. Mary, little Mary,
which bears the Lord G A7
A7 daughter of Jerusalem.
without being consumed. D F#m
D F# Mother of all peoples
You are, ‘That place near me” G A7
G D Virgin of Nazareth.
which the Lord showed to Moses. D F#
G D You are the cloud which protects Israel,
You are the cave in the rock G D
A the tent of the gathering
which God covers with his hand, G D
G A D the Ark which carries the Covenant
while his glory passes by. A
the place of the Dwelling of the Lord,
D F# G A D
A. Let the Lord come with us the Sanctuary of his Shekinah.
G D
If we have found favor in his eyes; A. Let the Lord...

C. + A. You are, “That place...

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PSALM 120 (121) - I LIFT MY EYES TO THE MOUNTAINS

G Bm
A. I lift my eyes to the mountains: C. The Lord guards you in His shade,
C D G at your right hand He stands.
where is help to come from? By day the sun shall not smite you,
C G nor the moon by night.
My help comes from the Lord
D C G A. I lift...
who made heaven and earth.
C. The Lord will guard you from evil,
G Bm He will keep your life.
C. May He never allow your foot to stumble, The Lord will guard over you,
C D G going out and coming in.
your guard does not sleep.
C. + A. The Lord will guard over you
C G both now and for ever.
C. + A. He does not sleep nor slumber
D C G A. I lift...
the guardian of Israel.
C. + A. My help comes from the Lord,
A. I lift... who made heaven and earth.

SONG OF THOSE WHO WERE FREED (Is. 12, 4- 6)

C G F E Am
A. Alleluia, alleluia, alle lu ia. C. Sing to the Lord for He has done marvelous things;
C G F E Am let them be known to the whole world.
Alleluia, alleluia, alle lu ia.
A. Alleluia...
C G F E7
C. Praise the Lord, invoke His Name, C. Cry out with joy and gladness, you dweller of Zion,
C G F E7
for great in the midst of you
proclaim His deeds in the midst of all the nations.
is the Holy 0ne of Israel.
A. Alleluia...
A. Alleluia...

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PSALM 94 (95) - IF TODAY YOU LISTEN TO HIS VOICE

E F#m F#m B7 E
A. If today you listen to His voice For He is our God and we are His people,
B7 E C#m G#
do not harden your hearts. we are His flock, that He leads.
C#m E
C#m F#m
the people that He pastures.
C. Come, let us praise Yahweh joyfully,
B7 E A. If today...
acclaiming the Rock who saves us.
C#m C#m G#
Let us come into His presence C. “If only, if only
G#
with thanksgiving; you would listen to me today,
C#m E C#m
acclaiming Him with psalms and songs. and you would not harden your hearts,
F#m
A. If today... as at Meribah,
B7 E
C#m F#m
as on the day of Massah, in the desert,
C. For Yahweh is a great God,
B7 E C#m G#
a greater King than all other gods; when your fathers challenged me, tested me,
C#m although they had seen my deeds
from depths of earth to mountain top, C#m
G# they obliged me to do their will.
everything comes under His rule; F#m B7 E
C#m E For forty years that generation repelled me,
the sea belongs to Him, so does the land. C#m
A. If today... until I said: They are a people
G#
C#m G# with a crooked heart;
C. Come, let us bow low before Him;
they do not know my ways.
prostrate ourselves C#m E
and kneel Therefore, they will not enter into my rest.”
C#m
in front of Yahweh, our Maker. A. If today...

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PSALM 94 (95) - COME LET’S APPLAUD TO THE LORD

D Em
A. Come, let’s applaud to the Lord, C. Come, let’s worship Him prostrated
let’s acclaim to the rock D
A the Lord who created us;
of our salvation: Em
G He is the one who leads us in the desert.
let’s come near Him A (D)
D Let’s listen today to His voice
to give Him thanks, Em
A (2x) and not harden our hearts
to Him let’s acclaim A D
D as our fathers did.
with songs of joy. D
Em A. Come, let’s applaud to the Lord...
C. For a great God is the Lord: Em
D C. Your fathers tempted me in the desert
a great king over all other kings: D
Em even if they have seen my deeds;
in His hand are the abyss of the earth, Em
A (D) for forty years I endured
His are the tops of the mountains, A D
Em that lost generation.
His is the sea, He has done it Em
A A7 D That’s why I swore in my anger:
and His hands have formed the earth. A D
D they will not come in to my rest.
A. Come, let’s applaud to the Lord... D
A. Come, let’s applaud to the Lord...

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DAYENU
Em Am Em
C. With how many gifts has the Lord filled us!
Am Em
A. With how many gifts has the Lord filled us!
D C Em
With how many gifts has the Lord filled us!
Am B7
C. If Christ delivered us from Egypt
Em
and not made for us justice against the Pharaoh,
D C Em
A. That would be enough for us, would be enough for us,
D C Em
Dayenu, dayenu, dayenu.
D C
C. If He had made for us justice against the Pharaoh
B7 Em
and not set us free from all the idols.
A. That would be enough for us, would be enough for us,
Dayenu, dayenu, dayenu.
C. If Christ had set us free from all the idols
and not given us their riches... *
If He had given us their riches
and not opened the sea for us... *
If Christ had opened the sea for us
and not thrown our enemies into the sea... *
If He had thrown our enemies into the sea
and not given us the way in the desert... *
If Christ had given us a way in the desert
and not fed us with the bread of life... *
If He had fed us with the bread of life
and not given us the Day of the Lord... *
If Christ had given us the Day of the Lord
and not sealed with us the New Covenant... *
If He had sealed with us the New Covenant
and not led us into the Church... *
* Assembly repeats “That would be enough...”
** Assembly repeats 97
If Christ had led us into the Church
and not built His temple in us... *
If He had built His temple in us
and not filled it with His Holy Spirit... *
Em Am Em
C. How much more should we thank the Lord!
Am Em
A. How much more should we thank the Lord!
D C Em
How much more should we thank the Lord!
Am Em
C. He has delivered us from Egypt.
A. He has delivered us from Egypt.
Am Em
C. He made for us justice against the Pharaoh.
A. He made for us justice against the Pharaoh.
D C Em
C. He has freed us from all the oppressors.
A. He has freed us from all the oppressors.
Em Am Em
C. He has given us all their riches... **
He has opened the sea for us... **
He has thrown our enemies into the sea... **
He has given us a way in the desert... **
He has fed us with the Bread of Life... **
He has given us the Day of the Lord... **
He has sealed us with the New Covenant... **
He has led us into the Church... **
He has built in us His temple... **
D C
and has filled it with the Holy Spirit
B7 Em
in the forgiveness of sins.
D C Em
A. Christ our Passover is risen for us. (3x)
D C Em
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. (3x)
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TO THE PASCHAL VICTIM

Capo V F E
the angels, the shroud, the grave-clothes,
Am A7 Dm E
C. To the Paschal Victim because Christ, my hope, He is risen.”
Dm F E
we offer today the sacrifice of praise: He goes before us into Galilee.
F* E F E
The flock is ransomed by the Lamb, He goes before us into Galilee.
Dm F* E Dm E
the Innocent has reconciled us sinners to His Father. C. Yes, we are sure:
Am A7 F E
Death with life contended Christ is truly risen!
Dm Dm E
in a mighty combat; A. Yes, we are sure:
F* E F E
the Lord of Life was slain, Christ is truly risen!
Dm F* E F E
yet He lives to reign. He goes before us into Galilee.
A7 F E
Tell us, Mary, what did you see upon the way? He goes before us into Galilee.
Dm E
(At the end the Assembly may repeat the first four lines of the song).
“The tomb of the Lord empty,
Dm E F E
the glory of the Lord and Christ alive, C. You, Immortal King, give us your salvation!

HYMN OF PASSOVER
Cm Cm
C. Dawn tinges the sky purple C. A stone sealed up the tomb,
G7 G7
the echo of lauds resounds in the air. many watchmen were guarding it

The world triumphant rejoices, yet Christ triumphs glorious

Cm Cm
hell trembles in fear: and from death comes to life:

Fm Fm Cm
A. while the king, Christ, frees all A. No more mourning, neither weeping, nor sorrows,
Cm G7 G7 Cm
from the dark prison of death (2x) He rose from death, He rose from death!
Cm Fm Cm
and takes us to life. No more mourning, neither weeping, nor sorrows,
G7 Cm
He rose from death, He rose from death!
F(*)
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HYMN FOR ADVENT

Am Am
C. A clear voice and let us all ask Him for forgiveness.
Dm
dispels with its echoes the darkness; So that,

away with anguish, when He appears in glory,

E Am
Jesus already shines! in His second coming,

Am E
Let the numb soul wake up and fills the world with fear,

E Am
and stop crawling upon the ground: may He protect us with mercy.

Am Dm
a new star is dawning! A. For this
Dm Am
Behold we sing this praise
a lamb is sent to us, E
to the Father, the Son and the Spirit, (2x)
Am
to satisfy gratis our faults, let them live forever,
E Am
let us hasten to Him with tears, Amen!

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URI, URI, URI, URA

Em B7 B7
A. Uri, uri, uri, ura, C. What is his name? Emmanuel!
Em (2x) Em
uri, uri, uri, ura, A. What is his name? Emmanuel,
B7 B7
uri, uri, uri, ura. What is his name? Emmanuel,
Em Em
pam pam, pam pam, pam parapam pam, Come, little child, come!
B7
pam pam, pam pam, pam parapam pam, A. Uri, uri, uri, ...
Em B7
laralalaralala C. His mother Mary is in Bethlehem,
Em
B7 his father is a carpenter.
C. A little child will be born,
Em B7
a very little child. A. His mother Mary is in Bethlehem,
Em
B7 his father is a carpenter.
A. A little child will be born,
Em C. What is his name?...
a very little child. A. Uri, uri, uri,...

HE’S COMING MY GOD

Em B7
A. He’s coming my God, He’s coming my King. C. He has eyes speaking of love
Em speaking of the Father, speaking of God.
He’s coming my God, He’s coming my King. He’s coming, He’s coming my Saviour,
B7 He’s coming, He’s coming my King.
He’s coming, He’s coming my Saviour. A. He’s coming my God...
Em
He’s coming, He’s coming my King. C. He died on a tree, full of pain
He died for all men, full of love.
B7 He’s coming, He’s coming my Saviour,
C. He is a poor worker born in Bethlehem, He’s coming, He’s coming my King
Em
His mother Mary, His father Joseph. A. He’s coming my God...
B7 C. My God has entered, has entered death,
He’s coming, He’s coming my Saviour, He comes, He rises, the Lord arrives.
Em Let us sing, let us shout: ‘He rose from death.’
He’s coming, He’s coming my King. My God has conquered, He came out through love.
A. He s coming my God... A. He’s coming my God...

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AMEN, AMEN, AMEN (Rev. 7,12-14) (*)

A A
A. Amen, amen, amen! A. They are those who come
F#m E A (E)
Amen, amen, amen! from the great tribulation
E A A
Amen, amen, amen! they are those who come
E A
Blessing and glory, from the great tribulation.
E
D
praise and wisdom,
They washed their robes
and thanksgiving C#m
A and made them white
to our God. D C#m
A in the blood of the Lamb,
Amen, amen, amen!...
D C#m (E)
D C#m in the blood of the Lamb.
C. Honour and power and all strength, A
D C#m E They are those who come
honour and power to our God. E A (E)
from the great tribulation.
A A
A. Blessing and glory... They are those who come
D E A
C. Who are they? from the great tribulation.
C#m A
Whence do they come? Amen, amen, amen!
D F#m
Who are they? Amen, amen, amen!
C#m E E A
Whence do they come? Amen, amen, amen!

(*) It can be sung also in C.

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PSALM 126 (127) - IF THE LORD DOES NOT BUILD THE HOUSE
D Bm G G
C. + A. If the Lord does not build the house
A D
in vain do the builders toil.
Bm F#
C. If the Lord does not watch over the city
Bm
in vain does the watchman keep vigil
G F#
if the Lord does not watch over the city.
C. + A. If the Lord does not build the house...
Bm F#
C. In vain is your early rising,
your going late to rest
Bm
to earn your daily bread.
F#
God gives it to his friends while they sleep.
G F#
A. God gives it to his friends while they sleep.
C. + A. If the Lord does not build the house...
Bm F#
C. Gift of the Lord are the sons,
like arrows in the hands of a warrior
Bm
are the sons of one’s youth.
G F#
Happy the man who has his quiver full of them:
G F#
he will not tremble before his enemies!
C. + A. If the Lord does not build the house...

PSALM 33 (34) - TASTE AND SEE HOW GOOD IS THE LORD

Capo II

Em Am B7
A. Taste and see A. Taste and see...
C7 B7 (2x)
how good is the Lord. C. Rejoice in the Lord with me,
let us exalt His name together.
Am B7 I sought the Lord and He answered me
C. I will bless the Lord at all times and delivered me from all my fears.
Am B7
in my mouth always His praise A. Taste and see...
C B7
C. Look to Him and be radiant
I take glory in the Lord
so your faces shall not be shamed.
C B7
This poor man cries and the Lord hears him
let the humble listen and rejoice.
and saves him from all his anguish.

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PSALM 121 (122) - FOR LOVE OF MY BROTHERS AND FRIENDS

Capo II

Em Am
A. For love of my brothers and friends, C. Here the tribes come up,
Em
for love of my brothers and friends, the tribes of the Lord.
Am
I will say, I will sing, A. They come to praise the Lord
B7 Em
“Peace be with you!” according to the customs of Israel.

C. How I rejoiced when they said to me: A. Jerusalem, Jerusalem

Am Em
“Let us go to the house of the Lord.” rebuilt again...

A. And now our feet are standing A. For love of my brothers and friends..
B7 Em
at your gateways, Jerusalem. C. Ask for peace, ask for peace

Em for Jerusalem.
A. Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Am Em A. May peace, may peace
rebuilt again.
Em (2x) be on those who love you.
Jerusalem, Jerusalem
B7 Em A. Jerusalem, Jerusalem
rebuilt again.
rebuilt again...
A. For love of my brothers and friends...

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PSALM 39 (40) - I HOPED, I HOPED IN THE LORD

Capo II

Am Em
C. Happy the man who hopes in the Lord,
A. I hoped, I hoped in the Lord
Am Em who does not side with the proud
and He has stooped down to me, nor join those who follow deceit,
F E7 happy the man who hopes in the Lord.
He heard my cry for help,
A. I hoped, I hoped...
F E
He has pulled me out of the pit of death. C. How many wonders have you done my Lord,
how many plans have you made for us:
Am
too many to be counted,
C. He has pulled me out
Em nobody can be compared with you.
of the mire of the marsh A. I hoped, I hoped...
Am Em
my feet He has set on a rock C. Sacrifice and holocaust you do not want;
F E for this you opened my ear.
He has steadied my steps You did not want sacrifice for sin
F E that is why I said: ‘Here I am,
on a way, on a way of salvation.
I am coming to do your will’.
A. I hoped, I hoped...
A. Sacrifice and holocaust...
C. He has put a new song in my mouth, C. In the scroll of the book it is written of me
a song of praise to our Lord; that I should do your will;
many will come and see, my God this I desire:
and they will trust in the Lord. your law in the depth of my heart.
A. I hoped, I hoped... A. Sacrifice and holocaust...

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PSALM 56 (57) - I WANT TO SING

D F#m
A. I want to sing, to you I want to sing, C. I lie as in the midst of lions,
G lions who devour men;
awake, awake my heart, their teeth are spears and arrows,
A D their tongues sharpened swords.
awake harp and zither.
A. I want to sing...
D F#m
C. Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, O God,
C. Have mercy on me, have mercy on me O God
because they laid a net for my steps,
G
in you my soul takes refuge; they dug a pit before me,
Em but it is them who fell into it.
I take refuge in the shadow of your wings A. I want to sing...
A D
until the danger is over. C. My heart is ready, my heart is ready, O God,
I mean to sing and play for you,
A. I want to sing... awake, awake my soul,
I will awake the dawn.
C. I call on God, I call on God the most high,
on God who has done great things for me; A. I want to sing...

who sends to me from heaven salvation C. I will praise you Lord among the peoples,
from the hands of my enemies. to you I will sing hymns among the nations,
for your love is higher than the heavens
A. I want to sing... and your faithfulness than the clouds.

A. I want to sing...

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PSALM 2 - WHY DO THE NATIONS CONSPIRE?

Em Am Em Am
C. Why do the nations conspire? C. I will announce the decree of the Lord,
Em B7
why in vain are peoples complotting? He said to me: “You are my son
Am Em
They arise, the kings of the earth, Assembly
today I have begotten you.
repeats
B7 Am
and the princes are plotting together Ask of me, I will give you as possession the peoples,
Em B7
against the Lord and against His Messiah: as domain the ends of the earth.

“Let us break their fetters asunder,
Am
let us cast their cords away.”
B7
He who sits in the heavens, laughs at them
from on high the Lord derides them,
to them He speaks with wrath.
Em
He scares them in His anger.
You shall break them with rod of iron
Em
as clay vessels you will shatter them.”
Am
A. I have constituted Him as my king...
Am B7
C. And now kings be wise
learn wisdom, judges of the earth;

Am Em serve God with fear,

A. “I have constituted Him as my king Em
B7 and with trembling exult;
on Zion my holy mountain, Am
Em lest He be angry and you lose the way,
on Zion my holy mountain.” B7
Am Em for all of a sudden His wrath flares up.
“I have constituted Him as my king Em
B7 Blessed is he who takes refuge in Him.
on Zion my holy mountain
Em Am
on Zion my holy mountain.” A. I have constituted Him as my king....

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PSALM 41- 42 (42- 43) - LIKE A DEER YEARNS

E C#m C# F#m
C. Like a deer yearns for running streams, C. Because He is the salvation of my face:
F#m B7 C#m A G#
so my soul yearns for you, O God. He is my God, He is my God.
B7
My soul thirsts for God, the living God, A G#
E A. Hope in God, hope in God,
when shall I come and see the face of God? A B (B Bb A)
hope in God, hope in God,
Tears are my bread day and night, A G#
and you will praise Him again.
while my enemies say to me all day long;
F#m E
“Where is your God? Where is your God? C. How many times I said to my rock:

“Why have you forsaken me?”

Where is your God?”
F#m
B7
Why do I walk so sad, oppressed by my enemies?
This I remember B7
Crushed are my bones by listening all day long:
and my soul melts in my heart,
“Where is your God?
when I walked among the first ones E
E G# Where is your God?”
in the midst of a people rejoicing.
Lord, send your light and your truth:
Why are you cast down my soul? F#m
C#m let them lead me to your holy temple
Why do you sigh within me? B7
then I will be able to sing to you a song of joy
F#m B7 E G#
A. Hope in God, hope in God: a song of happiness with my guitar.
E
and you will praise Him again. Why are you cast down my soul...

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PSALM 99 (100) - ACCLAIM THE LORD

Em
A. Acclaim the Lord C. Know that the Lord is God,
Am Em He made us and we belong to Him.
all peoples of the earth, A. Acclaim the Lord...
G A B7 C. Enter through His gates with songs of joy.
serve the Lord with gladness.
Praise Him and bless His holy name.
Em B7 Em A. Acclaim the Lord...
C. Come before Him with songs of joy
C. For the Lord is good, eternal His love for us.
A. Acclaim the Lord... A. Acclaim the Lord . . .

SHOUT WITH JOY (Is. 12, 1ff)

Am G F
A. Shout with joy, Give thanks to the Lord, call upon His name
G E
for great in the midst of you proclaim His deeds to the people.
F E
is the Holy One of Israel! Am
A. Shout with joy...
E
C. God indeed is my Saviour, E
Am C. Sing psalms to the Lord,
I trust, I shall not fear, Am
F G for He has done marvellous things with us.
for my strength and my song is the Lord, G
F E Shout with joy,
He is my salvation. F
because the Lord loves you,
Am
E
A. Shout with joy...
all you people of Zion.
E Am
C. With joy you will draw water Am
E Am A. Shout with joy...
from the fountain of salvation.

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PSALM 16 (17) - AS I WAKE UP I WILL BE FILLED WITH YOUR FACE, O LORD

Capo III Dm Am
Am F Am C. To you I cry, Lord, answer me,
Dm Am
A. As I wake up I shall be filled with your face, O Lord.
turn your ear, listen to my voice
Dm Am E
As I wake up I shall be filled with your face, O Lord. show me the wonders of your love,
Dm Am F E
C. Lord, listen to my prayer, because you save the one who entrusts himself to you,
Dm Am F E
pay heed, O Lord, to my call, because you help the one who leans on your right hand:
E Dm E
turn your ear to my cry: like the apple of your eye guard me,
F E Dm E
because my lips do not betray, O Lord; in the shadow of your wings, hide me,
F E F E
from you let sentence come forth. look, they want to kill me.
Dm E A. As I wake up...
let your eyes see, let your eyes see righteousness. Dm Am
A. As I wake up... C. Look at them they are closed in their pride,
Dm Am
Dm Am their mouths speak with arrogance,
C. Search, Lord, my heart, E
Dm Am against me they advance, against me they advance!
search me by night, O Lord, F E
E Help me, O Lord,
try me in the crucible, try me in the crucible, F E
F E rescue me from the men of this world,
because you know there is no malice in me, Dm E
F E from the men whose only worry is this life;
my mouth does not speak as men do, F E
Dm fill them with your goods, Lord,
because I have followed your word, F E
E let even their children be filled with them
I have avoided the way of the violent one; F E
F E let the overflow be for their babies,
to your way I’ve held fast my steps, Dm
Dm E because when I awake, because when I awake,
and I will not sway, and I will not sway. F E
I will be filled with your face, O Lord!
A. As I wake up...
A. As I wake up...
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SONG OF THE CHILDREN IN THE PASCHAL VIGIL (Hebrew Melody)

Capo IV
Am
C. Why is this night so different C. Why is this night so different
Dm Am
from all the other nights? from all the other nights?

Dm Am A. From all the other nights?

A. From all the other nights?
C. All the other nights we go to bed early,
C. All the other nights
and we are expecting nothing.
we go to bed early,
Dm Am
and we don’t remain awake. A. And we are expecting nothing.

Dm Am C. But on this night, on this night

A. And we don’t remain awake. we are in expectation.
Dm Am
C. But on this night, on this night, A. But on this night, on this night
E7 Am we are in expectation.
we remain awake.
Am
Dm Am C. Why is this night so different
A. But on this night, on this night, Dm Am
E7 Am
we remain awake. from all the other nights?

C. Why is this night so different Dm Am

A. From all the other nights?
from all the other nights?
A. From all the other nights? Dm
C. To remain awake,
C. All the other nights we go to bed early, Am
after having supper. to be in fasting,
E7 Am
A. After having supper. to be in expectation.

C. But on this night, on this night, Dm

we are fasting. A. To remain awake,
Am
A. But on this night, on this night to be in fasting,
E7 Am
we are fasting. to be in expectation.

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PSALM 117 (118) - I SHALL NOT DIE (*)

Em C B7
C. I shall not die, A. What can man do against me?
(2x) G
A. but I shall live, C. The Lord is at my side as my helper;
C C B7
C. to proclaim A. I shall look down on my foes.
B7 G
A. the deeds of the Lord. C. It is better to take refuge in the Lord
Em C B7
C. He has punished me, A. than to trust in men.
(2x) G
A. has punished me, C. It is better to take refuge in the Lord
C C B7
C. but He has not A. than to trust in clever men.
B7 Em
A. abandoned me to death. C. They surrounded me,
G (2x)
C. Give thanks to the Lord for He is good, A. surrounded me,
C B7 C
A. His love is everlasting. C. but in the name of the Lord,
G B7
C. Let the House of Israel say: A. I cut them down.
C B7 Em
A. “His love is everlasting.” C. I was pressed,
G (2x)
C. Let the House of Aaron say: A. I was pressed,
C B7 C
A. “His love is everlasting.” C. but in the name of the Lord
G B7
C. Let those who fear the Lord say: A. I cut them down.
C B7 G
A. “His love is everlasting.” C. They swarmed around me like bees
G C B7
C. I called to the Lord in my distress; A. they blazed like a fire among thorns.
C B7 G
A. He answered and freed me. C. I was hard-pressed and was falling
G C B7
C. The Lord is at my side I do not fear. A. but the Lord came to help me.

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G C B7
C. My strength and my song is the Lord C. This is the day made by the Lord.
C B7 C B7
A. He has been my Savior. A. Let us rejoice and exult in it.
C B7 Em
C. Listen, there are shouts of joy and victory C. I shall not die...
C B7 G
A. in the tents of the just. C. O Lord, grant us your salvation
C B7 C B7
C. The right hand of the Lord is exalted. A. O Lord, grant us us your victory.
C B7 G
A. The Lord’s right hand raised me. C. Blessed is he who comes
Em C B7
C. I shall not die... A. in the name of the Lord.
G G
C. Open to me the gates of victory C. We bless you from the house of the Lord
C B7 C B7
A. I will come in and give thanks to the Lord. A. the Lord, God, is our light.
G G
C. This is the gateway of the Lord, C. Go forward in procession with branches
C B7 C B7
A. through which the just will enter. A. even to the altar.
G G
C. I will thank you for you have answered me C. You are my God, I give you thanks.
C B7 C B7
A. for you have been my salvation. A. My God, I praise you.
G C B7
C. The stone which the builders receted C. Give thanks to the Lord for He is good
C B7 C B7
A. has become the cornerstone. A. His love is everlasting.
C B7 Em
C. This is the work of the Lord C. I shall not die...
C B7
A. a marvel in our eyes.

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SAY TO ALL FAINT HEARTS (Is. 35, 4ff)

Am Dm Em Am
C. Say to all faint hearted, C. by this way shall return all those rescued by the Lord,
Am
Say, say it to the poor; Em Am
F E A. by this way shall return all those rescued by the Lord,
courage, do not be afraid,
F E Em Am
your God is coming to save you. C. All the poor, the blind, the lame, the far away from the Lord,
Am Dm
Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened, Em Am
Am A. all the poor, the blind, the lame, the far away from the Lord,
the ears of the deaf shall be unsealed
F E Em
then the lame shall leap like a deer, C. the sinners.
F E F E
and the tongue of the dumb shall sing for joy. A. And they shall sing happiness!
F E
C Em C and they shall sing happiness!
A. Because there will be a road, F E
Em Am Alleluia! Alleluia!
a way of salvation, F E
C Em Am Alleluia! Alleluia!
a way, a path for the poor,

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PSALM 62 (63) - O GOD, YOU ARE MY GOD

Am Dm
A. O God, you are my God. all my life I will bless you,
Am in your name I lift up my hands.
from dawn I seek you,
F E Am A. O God, you are my God...
my soul is thirsting for you.
C. My soul clings to you
F E Am your right hand supports me
C. My soul is thirsting for you, on my bed I think of you,
Dm E I muse on you all night long.
my flesh is longing for you:
Am A. O God, you are my God...
a land parched, lifeless
F E Am C. My soul will feast abundantly,
weary and waterless. on my lips a song of joy,
for you have been my help
A. O God, you are my God... in the shadow of your wings I sing for joy.
C. Your love is better than life, A. O God, you are my God...
my lips will recite your praise;

PSALM 46 (47) - GOD GOES UP WITH SHOUTS OF JOY

Am Dm Am
A. God goes up with shouts of joy, all peoples clap your hands.
Am
the Lord ascends with trumpet blast. God goes up ...
Dm
Am Dm
God goes up with shouts of joy,
C. Sing praise to God, sing praise,
Am
the Lord ascends with trumpet blast.. Am
A. sing praise to God, sing praise!
Dm
Dm
C. All peoples clap your hands,
Sing praise to God, sing praise,
Am Am
A. All peoples clap your hands, sing praise to God, sing praise!
Dm
God goes up ...
all peoples clap your hands,

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THE PEOPLE THAT WALKED IN DARKNESS (Is. 9,1- 5)

C Am C
C. The people who walked in darkness C. For the yoke that was weighing
F Am Am
has seen a great light. on the people,
G Am F Am
On those who walked in land of deep shadow the yoke that was burdening their shoulders,
G Am G Am
a great light has shone. the rod of the oppressors,
C Am G Am
You have multiplied their joy, you have broken it as in Midian.
F Am C Am
you have increased their happiness, Therefore every foot trampling with strength,
G Am F Am
they have rejoiced in your presence every garment soaked in blood,
G Am G Am
as they rejoice at harvest time, will be burnt by the roaring fire,
G G Am
as they rejoice for a Child is born to us
Am G Am
when they share the plunder. for a Son has been given to us.

Am C Am
A. The dominion will be on His shoulders,
G# G
and His name will be, and His name will be:
C Am
marvellous, counsellor,
F Am
mighty God, eternal Father
G Am
Prince of Peace. (2x)

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SONG OF BALAAM (Num. 23,7- 24)
Capo III
Em D Em D
C. From Aram, I was brought C. But what are you doing?
Em D Em
by Balak, the king of Moab, You are blessing them.
Em D
from the Eastern Mountains. Come to another place;
D Em Em
“Come, curse Jacob for me. maybe God will curse them from there.
D Em G D Em
Come, prophesy against Israel.” Listen, son of Zippor,
G Bm Em
G D G Bm Em
give ear, King Balak.
How shall I curse if God does not let me? D
G D Because God is not a man
How shall I prophesy Em
G Bm Em who says and then repents.
if God does not want it? D Em
D Em A star is rising from Jacob,
From the top of this peak I see them; D Em
D Em I hear acclamations for a king.
From the top of this rock I observe them; D Em
D Em God, God is his father.
this is a people different from all nations! D Em
He crouches like a lion,
Em D D Em
A. How beautiful, your tents He lies down like a lioness;
Em D Em
how beautiful, O Israel. no one will make him rise.
D (2x)
How beautiful, your tents A. How beautiful your tents...
Em
G D
how beautiful, O Israel. C. Let my death be
La la la la... G Bm Em
like the death of your Just One;
G D G Bm Em
C. Who shall count, shall count your multitudes? D Em
A. Let my life be where He is.
D Em D Em D Em
A. Jacob, Jacob, Jacob, Jacob? Let my life be where He is.
A. How beautiful your tents... A. How beautiful your tents...

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PSALM 137 (138) - BEFORE THE ANGELS
Capo V
C E Dm*
A. Before the angels to you I want to sing,
G E
before the angels I want to praise you;
Dm*
I give thanks to your name
F E
because of your faithfulness and love.
C. I give you thanks, O Lord, with all my heart
because your promise has surpassed your fame;
on the day I cried to you, you answered me,
you gave strength and vigor to my soul.
A. Before the angels to you I want to sing...
* Dm
C. All the kings of the earth shall praise you, O Lord,
when they will hear the words of your mouth,
and singing in the way of the Lord,
they will say: how great is your love.
A. Before the angels to you I want to sing...
C. The Lord is sublime and looks upon the humble,
He knows the proud man, looks on him from afar,
if I walk in the midst of anguish
you stretch out your hand, your right hand saves me.
A. Before the angels to you I want to sing...
C. The Lord will complete in me His work because great
and everlasting is His love He does not abandon the
work of His hands. Do not abandon us, Lord!
A. Before the angels to you I want to sing...
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WHEN ISRAEL WAS A CHILD (Hos. 11,1-11)

Dm Gm Dm
C. When Israel was a child I loved him C. For this you will have to go back to Egypt
Gm Dm The king of Assyria will wipe out your children
and from Egypt, as a son, I called him, because my people refuses to get converted.
Bb
but the more I called them, A. And they have not understood...
Dm
the further they went away from me. C. But how could I abandon you Ephraim?
My heart is moved within me
F
A. And they have not understood I will not destroy you for I am God, not a man
C Dm A. And they have not understood...
that I was looking after them:
B C Dm C. I will be roaring
Israel, Israel (2x) and his sons will come back from the west
C. I myself taught Ephraim to walk they will come speeding from Egypt like birds,
I led them with reins of kindness, speeding from the land of Assyria like doves.
I was like someone who lifts a child
close against his cheek. A. And they have not understood...
A. And they have not understood...

IT’S THE PASSOVER OF THE LORD

Am
A. It’s the passover of the Lord: A. It’s the passover...
G Am E
let’s exalt Him and sing. C. It’s He who leads us across the desert
Am E
Alleluia, alleluia. and guides us in the way.
Am E A. It’s the passover...
C. He’s the God of Abraham and Isaac,
Am
He’s the God of Jacob. C. It’s He who sent us Christ
A. It’s the passover... and raised Him up from death
Am E
A. It’s the passover...
C. It’s He who opened the Red Sea
Am
and we passed over.

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THERE IS A SEASON FOR EVERYTHING (Eccl. 3,1-15)

Am Em
C. There is a season for everything A. A time for loving, a time for hating,
F C a time for peace, a time for war.
a time for every action
E7 C. What does a man gain
under heaven. for the effort that he makes?
Am Em God has made everything beautiful in its time.
A time for giving birth, a time for dying,
F C A. He has put the idea of eternity into man’s heart
a time for planting, a time for harvesting; yet he cannot comprehend the work of God.
Am Em
a time for killing, a time for healing, C. I know there is no happiness for man
F C except in enjoyment while he lives;
a time for battering down, a time for building. and when man eats and drinks
and finds happiness in his work,
Dm this is a gift from God.
A. A time for throwing stones away,
Am Dm
a time for gathering them up. A. Nothing can be added to it,
Dm Am
a time for embracing, nor anything taken from it
E7
Dm E7
a time to refrain from embracing.
to what the Father has made
C. A time for losing, a time for keeping, Am
to gather today in order to throw away tomorrow; from the beginning.
time for tearing, a time for sewing,
a time for speaking, a time for keeping silent.

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BLESS, MY SOUL, THE LORD (TOB. 13, 10-18) (*)
Am G G
C. Bless, my soul, the Lord; generations will exult,
Am Am
bless, my soul, the great King, peoples will sing
G G
because she will be rebuilt, and in her the name of your Chosen One
Am Am
Jerusalem, Jerusalem. will be forever, will be forever.
G A. Jerusalem, Jerusalem...
A. Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Am Am G
Jerusalem. Jerusalem C. Cursed are those who tell you cruel words
G Am
Jerusalem rebuilt, cursed are those who destroy you,
Am G
Jerusalem forever. those who demolish your walls
Am
G those who tear down your towers.
C. Your doors will be rebuilt G Am
Am But blessed are, blessed forever,
with sapphires and emeralds G
G those who rebuild you,
your walls with precious stones, Am
Am those who reestablish you,
your towers with pure gold. G
G happy are those who love you,
Your squares with ruby, Am
Am those who rejoice for your peace.
your streets with gold of Ofir, G
G Because in your doors they will exult,
in your gates exultation Am
Am and in your houses they will sing.
in your houses singing.
G
A. Jerusalem, Jerusalem... A. In your doors they will exult.
Am G Am
C. Your light will arrive till the ends of the earth, in your houses they will sing
Am
to you numerous peoples will come Jerusalem, Jerusalem...
G Am G Am
the inhabitants of the nations Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia,
Am G Am
towards the abode of your name alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
(*) It can be sung also in Em
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PSALM 83 (84) - HOW LOVELY ARE YOUR DWELLING PLACES

Capo IV

C Em Am F C
C. How lovely are your dwelling places, O Lord. Happy he who finds in you the strength
C Em G
O Lord of hosts; and decides in his heart,
F C C
my soul longs and yearns the holy journey.
G (C Em Am) Em Am
for the courts of the Lord. Passing through the valley of weeping,
C Em Am C Em
Even the sparrow finds a home, he turns it into a blessing,
C Em F C
the swallow, its nest, his strength grows along the way,
F C G C
near your altars, O Lord, till he reaches Zion, till he reaches Zion.
G C F C
my King and my God, my King and my God C. To me, a day in your courts
G
F C is worth more than a thousand,
A. Happy he who lives in your house, C
G than a thousand elsewhere.
he always sings your praise; F C
C Because to dwell at the gate of your house
he always sings your praise. G C
is better than to live in the palaces of the mighty

A. Passing through...

C. To me...

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PSALM 92 (93) - THE LORD COMES ROBED WITH MAJESTY

Dm Gm Dm Gm
A. The Lord comes robed with majesty C. To Him who loves us, who frees us from our sins,
Dm (2x) Dm
He has clothed Himself with might. who made for us a kingdom of priests,
Gm Dm
Gm to Him be glory and power for ever and ever
C. The world is firm, will not be moved Gm Dm
Dm A. to Him be glory and power for ever and ever.
your throne stands firm from of old The Lord comes ...
Gm
Dm Gm
holiness is fitting to your house.
C. Behold He comes, He comes on the clouds,
Dm Dm
behold He comes and everyone will see Him,
A. Holiness is fitting to your house. Gm
even those, even those who pierced Him
A. The Lord comes... Dm
all the nations of the earth
A. The Lord comes...

DAY OF REST (Jn. 8, 52- 56)

Capo II
Em Am Em Am Em
C. “If anyone keeps my word, C. Abraham saw this day
he will never taste death.”
Am Em
Am Em A. And he rejoiced in Isaac.
A. You are the Only One, the Only One with joy.
Am
Who is like the Lord? C. Jacob and his sons,
Em
Am Em on it they have rested.
C. Crown of salvation,
Am
Am Em A. Jacob and his sons,
A. memorial of joy. Em
Am on it they have rested.
Day of rest and holiness
Em (2x) A. Day of rest and holiness.
you’ve given to your people.

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CONSOLE MY PEOPLE (Is. 40, 1- 3.10-11)

Capo II

Em Am Em
C. Console my people A. Because the Lord is coming with power,
Am B7 B7
and speak to the heart of Jerusalem, He brings with Him the reward.
Am Em
and shout that her slavery like a shepherd, He gathers the flock,
Em B7 Em
is ended. carrying the lambs on His breast.

A. Console my people Am Em
Am B7 C. Like a shepherd He leads slowly, slowly,
and speak to the heart of Jerusalem, B7
and shout that her slavery the mother ewes.
Em Am
is ended. Like a shepherd He carries on His shoulders
B7
G A B7 the lost sheep.
C. Ohe, a voice in the desert shouts:
Am B7 Em A. Console my people...
“Prepare the way, the path of the Lord.

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TWO ANGELS MET

Am Dm Am
C. Two angels met.
Dm Am
one asked the other:
Dm Am E Am
“Where is, where is the place of His glory?”

Dm Am E Am
A. “Where is. where is the place of His glory?”

Dm
C. It is in the blessing,
Am
it is in the blessing,
Dm
it is in the blessing,
E Am
the place of His glory.

Am Dm
C. It is in the blessing,
Am
it is in the blessing,
Dm
it is in the blessing,
E Am
the place of His glory.

Raise the key half note higher with every repetition.

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PSALM 114-115 (116) - I LOVE THE LORD
G Bm
C. I love the Lord for He listens
C
to the cry of my appeal
Am D7
for He turned His ear to me
G D7
on the day when I called Him.
They surrounded me the snares of death
Bm
with the anguish of the tomb,
C Am
they caught me, sorrow and distress,
D7
I called on the Lord’s name:
G
“O Lord, my God, deliver me.”
G Bm
A. Return my soul to your rest
C (Am) G C
for the Lord has been good to you;
C G
He has kept you from death
D G
preserved your feet from stumbling.
C G
He has kept you from death
D G
preserved your feet from stumbling.
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G Bm
C. I have faith even when I say:
“I am sorely afflicted;”
C (Am)
and when I said in my alarm:
G
“No man can be trusted!”
How can I repay the Lord
Bm
for all His goodness to me?
C Am
The cup of blessing I will raise
D7 G
invoking the name of the Lord.
G Bm
A. Return my soul to your rest
C (Am) G
for the Lord has been good to you;
G
He has kept you from death
D G
preserved your feet from stumbling.
C G
He has kept you from death
D G
preserved your feet from stumbling.
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COME TO ME ALL OF YOU (Mt. 11, 28-30)

Capo III

C F E
C. Come to me all of you and you will find rest for yourselves
E Am F E
who are tired and over burdened and you will find rest for your souls.
F E
C E
and I will give you rest. (2x) A. Because my yoke is easy,
C F
Take my yoke upon you because my yoke is easy,
E E
and learn from me and my burden light.
Am F
that I am meek and humble of heart, Because my yoke is easy
E
and my burden light.

PSALM 147 - SING TO YAHWEH, JERUSALEM

Em A Em A
A. Sing to Yahweh, Jerusalem! C. For He strengthens the bars of your gates
Am Em Am Em
Praise your God, Zion! blesses your sons within you.
D D
He grants you peace on all your frontiers,
He heals the brokenhearted.
Bm Em
Bm Em He feeds you on the finest wheat.
and binds up the wounds of Israel.
A. Sing to Yahweh...
Em A
C. It is good to sing to Yahweh, Em A
Am Em C. He sends forth His word to the earth,
Am Em
the praise is sweet to our God.
His word runs swiftly.
D D
Give thanks and sing to Yahweh, He spreads snow like wool,
Bm Em Bm Em
play the guitar to our God. He scatters hoarfrost like ashes.

A. Sing to Yahweh... A. Sing to Yahweh...

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PSALM 64 (65) - TO YOU, O LORD, PRAISE IS DUE IN ZION

Capo V

Dm A7 Gm Dm
C. To you, O Lord, praise is due in Zion, A. To you who listen to the prayer,
Dm A7 Dm
to you the vow is performed in Jerusalem, every mortal comes, every mortal comes.
Gm Dm Bb A7
to you who listen to the prayer, To you who listen to the prayer,
A7 Dm Bb A7
every mortal comes, every mortal comes. every mortal comes, every mortal comes.

Bb A7 Dm A7
A. To you who listen to the prayer, C. We shall be filled with the goods of your house
Bb A7 Dm
every mortal comes, every mortal comes. with the holiness of your temple.
A7
Dm A7 With the wonders of your love you speak to us,
C. Our faults burden us, Dm
Dm with the wonders of your justice you answer us.
but you forgive our sins.
A7 Gm Dm
Blessed is the one you’ve chosen and called near, A. To you who listen to the prayer...
Dm
he will dwell in your courts.

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PSALM 29 (30) - WITH THE DAWN, SHOUTS OF JOY

Capo II

Am G E Am G E
C+A. In the night, a spell of tears; A. In the night, a spell of tears;
Am G Am Am G Am
with the dawn, shouts of joy, with the dawn, shouts of joy,
G F E G F E
You’ve wrapped me in gladness and exultation. You’ve wrapped me in gladness and exultation.
Am G E Am
A. In the night, a spell of tears; C. Sing psalms to the Lord, you who love Him;
Am G Am C
with the dawn, shouts of joy, give thanks to His holy name.
G F E F
You’ve wrapped me in gladness and exultation. His anger lasts a moment
C E
Am but His mercy is everlasting.
C. I praise You, O Lord, You have rescued me,
C Am G E
and not let my enemies rejoice over me. A. In the night, a spell of tears;
F Am G Am
The Lord listened and had pity; with the dawn, shouts of joy,
C E G F E
the Lord came to my help. You’ve wrapped me in gladness and exultation.
Am G E Am
A. In the night, a spell of tears; C. You have turned my mourning into dancing.
Am G Am C
with the dawn, shouts of joy, You removed my sackloth and wrapped me in gladness
G F E F
You’ve wrapped me in gladness and exultation. so my soul sings psalms to You;
C E
Am O Lord, my God, I will praise You forever.
C. O Lord, I cried to You for help;
C Am G E
and You, my God, have healed me. A. In the night, a spell of tears;
F Am G Am
You have raised my soul from the dead, with the dawn, shouts of joy,
C E G F E
and revived me from the grave. You’ve wrapped me in gladness and exultation.

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PSALM 18 (19) - THE HEAVENS PROCLAIM THE GLORY

Em D G
C+A. The heavens proclaim the glory C. The way of the Lord is right,
Am Em joy for the heart;
your glory, your glory, O God the will of the Lord is clear,
Am light for the eyes.
and the earth shows the wonders of your hands
Em D Em Em D G
Israel announces your love. A. The heavens proclaim the glory
Am Em
Em Am Em your glory, your glory, O God
C. No speech at all, no words, Am
Am Em and the earth shows the wonders of your hands
no sound that anyone can hear; Em D Em
G Em
Israel announces your love.
yet their voice sounds through all the earth,
D Bm Em
their words to the ends of the world. C. The fear of the Lord is holy,
lasting forever;
Em D G His judgments are true,
A. The heavens proclaim the glory and just, all of them.
Am Em
your glory, your glory, O God Em D G
Am A. The heavens proclaim the glory
and the earth shows the wonders of your hands Am Em
Em D Em your glory, your glory, O God
Israel announces your love. Am
and the earth shows the wonders of your hands
C. The law of the Lord is perfect, Em D Em
it revives the soul; Israel announces your love.
His rule is to be trusted,
It is wisdom for the simple. C. More desirable than gold,
Em D G even than the finest gold;
A. The heavens proclaim the glory His words, sweeter than honey,
Am Em than honey form the comb.
your glory, your glory, O God
Am
and the earth shows the wonders of your hands
Em D Em
Israel announces your love.

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PSALM 97 (98) - SHOUT TO THE LORD ALL THE EARTH

Am G C Am G C
C+A. Shout to the Lord, all the earth; A. Shout to the Lord, all the earth;
G Am G Am
acclaim the King, the Lord. acclaim the King, the Lord.

Am G E C. With the trumpets and the sound of the horn

C. Sing a new song to the Lord
Am G Am
for He has worked wonders.
Am G E
His right hand, His holy arm
Am G Am
have brought salvation.
Am G C
A. Shout to the Lord, all the earth;
G Am
acclaim the King, the Lord.
C. The Lord has made known His salvation,
has shown His justice to the nations.
He has remembered His truth and love
for the house of Israel.
Am G C
A. Shout to the Lord, all the earth;
G Am
acclaim the King, the Lord.
C. All the ends of the earth have seen
the salvation of our God.
Sing psalms to the Lord with the harp,
with the sound of music.
acclaim the King, the Lord.
Let the sea and all within it thunder,
the world and all His peoples.
Am G C
A. Shout to the Lord, all the earth;
G Am
acclaim the King, the Lord.
C. Let the rivers clap their hands
and the hills ring out their joy.
Rejoice at the presence of the Lord
for He comes to rule the earth.
Am G C
A. Shout to the Lord, all the earth;
G Am
acclaim the King, the Lord.
C. He will rule the world with justice
and the peoples with fairness.
Am G C
A. Shout to the Lord, all the earth;
G Am
acclaim the King, the Lord.

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PSALM 10 (11) - IF IN THE LORD I HAVE TAKEN REFUGE

G B7 G B7 Em
A. If in the Lord I have taken refuge But the Lord, the Lord is in the Holy Temple.
Em C B7
how can you say to me, how can you say to me, the Lord has His throne in heaven,
C7 B7 C7 B7
flee like a bird to the mountains (2x) His eyes are opened on the world,
C7 B7
C B7 His pupils test every man.
C. I know that the wicked bend the bow G B7 Em
C B7 The Lord tests the righteous,
and fit the arrows to the string C7 B7
C7 B7 but the Lord tests also the wicked,
to smite in darkness the upright of heart. C7 B7
Am B7 the Lord does not love violence. (2x)
But when the foundations are shaken
Am B7 G B7
what can the just man do? (2x) A. If in the Lord I have taken refuge...

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PSALM 67 (68) - THE LORD ANNOUNCES A GOOD NEWS (v. 12-16.33.34)

G Em
A. The Lord announces a good news,
Am Em
the messengers are an immense army;
Am Em
the enemy kings flee, flee.
G Bm Em
The woman of the house divides the spoils.

G G
C. And while you are sleeping C. Sing to the Lord,
Bm Bm
among the fences of the sheepfold, sing praises to the Lord
Am Am
the wings of the dove the Lord rides in the heavens,
Em
Em
are covered with silver,
in the eternal heavens;
Am Em
its feathers with gleaming gold. G
G Behold His voice is thundering,
And with her the snow falls Bm
Bm His voice,
upon the mountain, A Em
A Em His mighty voice!
on the shadowy mountain.

A. The Lord announces a good news... A. The Lord announces a good news...

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PSALM 133 (134) - BLESS THE LORD

Capo II

A Bb A
C. + A. Allelu, Allelu, Alleluia,
Bb A
Allelu, Allelu, Alleluia!

Dm
C. Come and bless the Lord,
come and bless the Lord,
A
all you servants of the Lord.
Come and bless the Lord,
come and bless the Lord,
Dm
you who dwell in the house of the Lord.

A. Lift up your hands to Him,

lift up your hands to Him,
A
come and bless the Lord,
you who dwell in the house of the Lord
Dm
during the night.

A Bb A
C + A. Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia,
Dm A Bb A
Alleluia, Alleluia, Alleluia!
Bb A
Allelu, Allelu, Alleluia,
Bb A
Allelu, Allelu. Alleluia!

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DAUGHTERS OF JERUSALEM DO NOT WEEP

(Lk. 23, 28.31.34.43.46) (Funeral March)

Am
A. Daughters of Jerusalem
F Am
do not weep, do not weep for me.
F
C. For if this is done with the green wood,
G Am
with the dry what will happen,
F E Am
with the dry what will happen? Ay!
A. Daughters of Jerusalem...
Am
C. Father, forgive them,
F Am
for they know not what they do;
F E Am
forgive them, forgive them. Ay!
A. Daughters of Jerusalem...
F E
C. I assure you:
F E
today you will be with me in Paradise!
A. Daughters of Jerusalem...
Am F
C. Father, Father
G Am
into your hands I commit my spirit.
F E Am
Ay, ay, ay!
A. Daughters of Jerusalem...

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PSALM 31 (32) - I MANIFESTED TO YOU MY SIN
Am Dm
C. + A. I manifested to you my sin
Am
I did not hide my guilt;
G Am
I said: “I will confess my offense to the Lord”
G Am
and you have forgiven the malice of my sin.
Dm
C. That’s why each of the faithful prays to you
Am
in time of anguish;
G Am
when mighty waters will come rushing down,
G Am
they will never reach him.
C. + A. I manifested to you my sin...
Am Dm
C. Happy the man whose fault is forgiven
Am
and whose sin has been pardoned!
G Am
Happy the man to whom God reckons no evil
G Am
and in whose spirit is no deceit.
C. + A. I manifested to you my sin...
Am Dm
C. I kept silent and my bones wasted away
Am
while I was moaning all day long;
G Am
day and night, your hand weighed upon me,
G Am
and like a summer drought my strength was drying up;
Dm
but I have manifested to you my sin,
Am
I did not hide my guilt
G Am
I said: “I will confess my offense to the Lord,’
G Am
and you have forgiven the malice of my sin.
C. + A. I manifested to you my sin...

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MARY MOTHER OF THE CHURCH (Jn. 19, 26-28. 30-34)

E
C. Woman behold your son C. + A. Mary my mother...
woman behold your son, E
C. Then came the soldiers
behold your son, behold your son!
Am Dm E and seeing that he was dead
Behold your mother, behold your mother.
they did not break his legs,
Am G7* Am
C + A. Mary my mother, Mary our mother, but one of the soldiers
G E
come to live with me pierced his side with the spear,
G E F** E
come to my home, and at once came out blood and water,
E7* F*
and teach us to love your son blood and water.
E Am G7* Am
as you have loved him, C. + A. Mary my mother, Mary our mother,
E7* F* G E
and teach us to love your son you are the mother of the Church
E
E7* F*
as you have loved him.
that arises from the side of Christ:
E E
C. “I thirst, I thirst, His bride, the new Eve,
E7* F*
all is accomplished, that arises from the side of Christ:
E
all is accomplished, His bride, the new Eve.
all is accomplished.” A. Mary my mother...

G7 E7 F F*

6 7 8 3 4 5 1 2 3 1 2 3

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STABAT MATER DOLOROSA

Dm
C. + A. Stabat mater dolorosa C. Which man is not weeping
C7* Bb7* seeing the mother of Christ
juxta crucem lacrimosa
A7 in so great a torture.
dum pendebat Filius.
C. + A. Stabat mater dolorosa...
Dm
C. For the sins of His own people
C. + A. Stood the mournful mother weeping
C7* Bb7* she sees Jesus in torments
close to the cross full of tears afflicted with bloody scourges.
A7
while her son was hanging down. C. + A. Stabat mater dolorosa...

Dm C. She sees her sweet born

C. Whose soul full of sorrows, dying, abandoned,
C7* Bb7*
saddened and painful till He gives forth His Spirit!
A7
C. + A. Stabat mater dolorosa...
the sword had pierced.
Dm C7
C. + A. Stabat mater dolorosa...
C. Oh Christ, when I shall have to die,
C. Oh, how sad and sore distressed Bb7
through your blessed mother make me reach
was the mother highly blessed A7
of the Sole-begotten One! the palm of victory.
Dm Bb7 A7
C. + A. Stabat mater dolorosa... Amen, amen, amen!

C. + A. Amen, amen, amen!

G7 Bb7

3 4 5 1 2 3
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LAMENTATION OF THE LORD

(Good Friday - Adoration of the Cross)

Em Em
C. + A. O my people, O my people what harm C. + A. O my people...
have I done you, Am
Am C. What else should I have done
what harm have I done you,
that I did not do for you?
in what have I hurt you,
I sang for you: “My beloved vine,’
give me an answer,
B7
B7
and you, and you became bitter!
in what have I hurt you?

Am
Aghios Teòs,
C. I led you out of Egypt,
I led you out of Egypt, A. sanctus Deus

B7 C. Aghios Iskyròs,
and you, and you prepared the cross for me!
A. sanctus fortis,
C. + A. O my people...
C. Aghios Athànatos,
Am
A. eleison imas,
C. Because I led you forty years in the desert
and I filled you with manna C. sanctus immortalis,
and I brought you in the promised land, A. miserere nobis!
B7
Em
and you, and you prepared the cross for me!
C. + A. O my people...

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PSALM 8 - O LORD, OUR GOD

Em G
C. + A. O Lord, our God how great is your name,
B7
throughout the earth, is your name,
Am B7
above the heavens rises your love.

Am B7
C. From the mouths of babies and of infants
Am B7
you affirm your power, O Lord,
C B7
to reduce to silence enemies and rebels.

C. + A. O Lord, our God...

Am B7
C. If I look at the heavens, the work of your hands,
Am B7
the moon and the stars which you have set in place,
C B7
what is man that you care for him,
C B7
the son of man that you keep him in mind?
G B7 C
Yet, yet you have made him little less than the angels,
B7
with glory and honour you have crowned him,
Am B7
you have put all things under his feet.

C. + A. O Lord, our God...

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BLESSED ARE YOU, MARY (Lk. 1, 41- 45)

Capo II
Am G Am Am E
C. Blessed are you, O Mary C. For as soon as I heard your voice
G Am Dm E
among all women, O Mary! something happened within me,
G Am
Blessed is your fruit, O Mary Dm E
G Am and the child in my womb leapt for joy.
the fruit of your womb, Jesus!
F E Am F
Mary you have believed A. Maria, blessed Mary you have believed
Am E (2x)
A. How is it that the mother of the Lord. the Word of the Lord.
G Am (2x)
should come to me, but how is it? A. How is it...

HAIL QUEEN OF HEAVENS

Am Am G F
C. Hail Queen of Heavens C. ... EE... EE... EE...
G
Lady, Lady Hail, Root;
F E
of the Angels Hail, Gate!
Hail, Root; E
E You... You... You...
Hail, Gate!
E7 Am
You... You... You... open the door to our light.
Am
open the door to our light. E
A. Rejoice, Virgin Mary,
E
A. Rejoice, Virgin Mary, Am
Am the most beautiful among all.
the most beautiful among all. Dm Am (2x)
Dm Am (2x) Hail, radiant splendor
Hail, radiant splendor
E Am E Am
pray to Christ for us. pray to Christ for us.

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VIRGIN OF THE MARVEL

Capo IV

Bm Em Bm Bm Em Bm
A. Maria, daughter of your Son, A. Maria daughter of your Son,
Em Bm Em Bm
Mother of Jesus and our Mother, Mother of Jesus and our Mother,
G F# G F#
Virgin of the marvel. Virgin of the marvel.

Bm Em Bm Bm Em Bm
C. Maria, being the smallest
C. Maria, you the creature
Em Bm
Em Bm
you are the greatest woman,
who gave birth to the Creator,
G
G F# being the daughter of God
you are the servant who conceived the Lord. F#
Bm Em Bm you are His Mother,
Em
A. Maria, daughter of your Son,
being the daughter of God
Em Bm
F#
Mother of Jesus and our Mother,
you are His Mother,
G F# G F#
Virgin of the marvel. Virgin of the marvel!
Bm Em Bm Bm Em Bm
C. Maria, made of earth, A. Maria, daughter of your Son,
Em Bm Em Bm
you are the glorious, Mother of Jesus and our Mother,
G F# G F#
glorious image of heaven. Virgin of the marvel.

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MARIA, HOUSE OF BLESSING

Capo IV

Am Dm Am
A. Maria, house of blessing,
Dm Am
salvation of our age,
E
earthly dwelling of the Humble One.
Dm E
C. You as in Cana of Galilee
Dm E
have seen that we lacked wine
F
that our feast was not a feast
that our life was not life
E
because death reigned over us.

A. Maria house of blessing...

Dm E
C. And you have brought us to your Son
Dm
and you have taught us to obey
E
and to do whatever He tells us
F E
so that He could change our water into new wine.
Am G
A. Victory! Victory!
F E
Eternal life in the risen Christ!
Am G Am
Alleluia Allelu Alleluia!
G Am
Alleluia Allelu Alleluia!

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PSALM 33 (34) - I WILL BLESS THE LORD AT ALL TIMES (1986)

Dm
C. + A. I will bless the Lord at all times C. + A. I will bless the Lord...
C A
Dm
His praise always in my mouth;
C. Taste and see
Bb A
C A
I glory in the Lord,
how good is the Lord
Bb A
Bb A
let the humble hear and rejoice.
happy the man who takes refuge in Him.
Dm
Dm
C. Sing with me to the Lord,
A. Taste and see
C A C A
together let us sing to His name, how good is the Lord
Bb A Bb A
for I looked for the Lord and He answered me happy the man who takes refuge in Him
Bb A
and He freed me from all my fears. C. + A. I will bless the Lord...

C. + A. I will bless the Lord... C. Many are the trials awaiting the righteous one,

C. The angel of the Lord encamps
around those who fear Him and saves them;
this poor man cries and the Lord listens to him,
and frees him from all his anguish.
But from them all the Lord delivers him;
they cry and the Lord listens to them.
He saves them from all their anguish
C.+ A. I will bless the Lord...

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THE HARVEST OF THE NATIONS (Jn. 4, 31- 38)

Capo IV

Bm Bm
C. The disciples arrived and told Him: C. + A. But don’t you say...
Em F# Em F#
“Rabbi eat, Rabbi eat.” G F#
G C. The harvesters already come together
And He answered: G
F# they receive their wages
“I have food to eat that you don’t know about, F#
G F# and gather fruits for eternal life,
my food is to do the will of Him who sent me,
Em F# G F#
and to fulfill His work.” A. for eternal life!
Bm Bm
C. + A. But don’t you say: C. + A. But don’t you say...
F#
“Another four months
Em G F#
Bm
C. I sent you to harvest what you did not labor for,
and then you have the harvest?”
A G F# G
But don’t you say: others labored and you have entered
F#
“Another four months into their labor
Bm Em
and then you have the harvest?” so that those who sow and those who reap
F#
Em A
may rejoice together.
C. Well, I tell you
G
lift up your eyes and look at the fields Bm
F# C. + A. But don’t you say...
already white waiting for the harvest.

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PSALM 109 (110) - SAYS THE LORD TO MY LORD

E
C. Says the Lord to my Lord: C. + A. Says the Lord to my Lord...
G#
“Sit at my right hand, C#m G#
A C. The Lord has sworn and does not repent:
till I make your enemies
E A E
a stool for your feet, “You are a priest forever
B7 E B7 E
a stool for your feet, after the order of Melchizedek.” (2x)
B7 E C#m G#
a stool for your feet.” For the Lord is at your right hand
E B G#
C. + A. Says the Lord to my Lord... He will shatter all your enemies,
A E
C#m G# He will judge the peoples,
C. The sceptre of your power B7 E
B G# He will judge the peoples.
the Lord sends forth from Zion;
A E C#m G#
“rule in the midst of your enemies, For along the way He drinks from the torrent
B7 E B G#
rule in the midst of your enemies. and He lifts up His head
C#m G# A E
From the womb of dawn and He lifts up His head
B G# B7 E
like dew I have begotten you,
and He lifts up His head.
A E
from the womb of dawn
B7 E C. + A. Says the Lord to my Lord...
like dew I have begotten you.”

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PSALM 1 - HAPPY THE MAN

Am G F E
A. Happy the man everything he undertakes will succeed,
F Am G F E
who follows not the counsel of the impious; all his works will flourish.
F Am
Am
nor lingers in the way of sinners
A. Not so the impious, not so,
F Am
F Am
nor sits in the company of scorners.
who are like chaff blown away by the wind,
G E F E
C. But whose delight is the Word of the Lord, C. at the judgment the impious will not stand,
G F E F E
whose psalms he murmurs day and night. nor sinners in the community of saints;
Am F Am G F E
He will be like a tree planted beside flowing waters, for the Lord watches over the way of His faithful,
F E
Am F Am but the way of the impious leads to doom,
A. he will be like a tree planted beside flowing waters F E
leads to doom.
F E Am
C. that bears fruit in due season, A. Happy the man...
F E
and its leaves shall never fall; G
C. But whose delight...

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PSALM 44 (45) - YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL

E E
A. You are beautiful, the most beautiful A. You are beautiful...

of Adam’s sons, of Adam’s sons. C#m G# A G#

C. From the palaces of ivory the zithers sing for you,
Grace is on your lips, F#m G#
daughters of kings are your favoured ones,
you are blessed, the blessed one for ever. B A G#
at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir
B A G#
C#m G# A. at your right hand stands the queen in gold of Ophir
C. Gird your sword at your side, Valiant One,
A. You are beautiful...
A G#
and march on in glory and splendour. C#m G# A G#
F#m G# C. Listen, O daughter and see, give ear to me:
Ride on in the cause of truth, meekness and justice, F#m G#
forget your own people and your father’s house,
stretch your bow, B A G#
and the king will be conquered by your beauty;
A G# F#m G# A G#
lending terror to your right hand. He is your Lord, give yourself to Him,
F#m G# B A
Your arrows are sharp, and instead of fathers, you will have sons
B A G# G#
whom you will make princes over the earth.
the nations have been subjected to you.
E
A. You are beautiful...

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PSALM 127 (128) - HAPPINESS FOR THE MAN

Capo II

Am Em Am
C. + A. Happiness for the man who fears the Lord.
Dm9* F E
happiness for the man who walks in His way.

Dm E
C. He shall live by the work of his hands.
Dm E
he shall be happy and enjoy every good:
F E
his bride like a fertile vine in the center of his house;
F E
his children like olive sprouts around his table.

Am
A. Happiness for the man...

Dm E
C. Thus shall be blessed the man who fears the Lord:
Dm E
may the Lord bless you from Zion!
F E
May you see the prosperity of Jerusalem,
F E
may you see your children’s children.

Am
A. Happiness for the man..

* Dm

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PSALM 67 (68) - LET GOD ARISE (V. 2.4.5.6.7)

E
C. + A. Sing unto the Lord, sing hymns to His name,
Dm*
sing unto the Lord, smooth out the road
E
for Him who rides on the clouds.

“Lord” is His name.

Dm*
Rejoice before Him:

C. Father of the orphans, defender of the widows

E
is God.
Dm*
To the poorest
E
He gives a place in His house,
Dm* E
and the prisoners, He frees with joy.
E
C. + A. Let God arise,

let all His enemies scatter,

let all the just rejoice

and sing for joy!

* Dm

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LET’S GO ALREADY SHEPHERDS
Em B7 Am B7 Em
A. Let’s go already shepherds, let’s go to Bethlehem C. + A. Rejoice, rejoice, rejoice, rejoice,
Em Am B7 Em
today a child is born, his name’s Emmanuel, rejoice, rejoice, our Saviour is born!
B7
A. Let’s go already shepherds...
his name’s Emmanuel, his name’s Emmanuel:
Em Em Am B7 Em
let’s go already shepherds, let’s go to Bethlehem! C. His mother, Maria; His father, Jose.
Am B7 Em
Am B7 Em
C. The poor already sing, the little ones laugh!
A. His mother, Maria, his father, Jose.
Am B7 Em
A. The poor already sing, the little ones laugh! C. + A. Rejoice...

THE CHILDREN OF BETHLEHEM

C G7 C
A. The children of Bethlehem are playing in the square C. I come from a far east country
G7 C from the country of poor and sick ones
when the wise kings arrive: they are one, two, three - but at night...
E Am
A. But at night...
But where are you coming from
Dm G C. I come from a far east country
Riding horses, riding camels. from the country of perfumes and flowers
C but at night...
But where are you coming from? A. But at night...
G7 C
Why is it that you are here? C. We come from a far east country
C we saw a star arising.
C. I come from a far east country We come to worship
G the King of the Jews born here on earth.
from the country of gold and silver mines A. We come to worship
F C
the King of the Jews born here on earth.
but at night I couldn’t sleep
G7 C
I saw a star, a star in the sky. The children of Bethlehem are looking at the sky
F C Here it is, the shining star, upon Jesus’ house.
A. But at night I couldn’t sleep Let’s go quickly, all together,
G7 C riding horses, riding camels
I saw a star, a star in the sky. with the wise kings, let us go
where the Saviour has been born.
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MARIA DI JASNA GORA
(Hymn to the Virgin Mary of Czestochowa)

B (Santa Maria) B
C. + A. Maria of Jasna Gora, Mary of Jasna Gora, A. Maria of Jasna Gora...

Mater abscondita, Hidden Mother

Em
at semper sollicita, Yet always solicitous C. Woman of Heaven,
Am Am
Tu, Redemptoris Mater, You, Mother of the Redeemer teach us to follow the footsteps of Christ.
B
ora pro nobis. Pray for us. the footsteps of the Holy Servant,

Em of the humble Son

C. Rise up like Deborah,
Am of the humble Mother,
save us like Judith, B
of the ever Virgin Mary.
sing for us like Hannah,
B A. Maria of Jasna Gora...
intercede like Esther.

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PSALM 141 (142) - TO YOU, O LORD, WITH MY VOICE I CRY FOR HELP
Capo II

Am Dm F G
C. + A. To you, O Lord with my voice I cry for help, C. + A. To you I cry, O Lord,
Am E7
Lord, in my pleading I entreat you, to you I say: you alone are my refuge,
E7 F
to you, O Lord, I pour out my lament, you are my lot on this earth,
F E E
to you my anguish I unfold. my only happiness.
Dm E
Dm C. Listen. Lord, to my clamour,
C. I feel that my spirit faints, Dm E
E7 because I am so depressed.
but you know my path. F
Am Dm Free me from my enemies
Look, Lord, that on the road, G E7
Am that are stronger than me.
look, they have laid a snare for me; F
E E7 Snatch my soul from this prison
look, at my right hand there is no one, G E
F E and I will give thanks to your name;
no one who knows me; F
Dm then the just will gather around me,
and every comfort escapes from me, E
They will rejoice for your love towards me.
because there is no one Am
E7 A. To you, O Lord, with my voice...
who cares for my soul. F
C. + A. To you I cry, O Lord...

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A SHOOT SPRINGS FROM THE STOCK OF JESSE (Is. 11)
G Em
C. + A. A shoot springs from the stock of Jesse,
G
a scion from his roots,
C G
upon him rests the spirit of the Lord:
D G
Spirit of wisdom and understanding,
D G
Spirit of counsel and of strength,
C G
Spirit of knowledge and of piety,
D G
Spirit of the fear of the Lord.
C G
C. He will not judge by hearsay,
D G
but will help all the oppressed.
C G
His word will be a rod for the violent
D Em
and with the breath of His mouth
G Am
He will kill the wicked.
C G
The wolf will dwell with the lamb,
C G
the panther will lie down with the kid,
D G
the lion and the calf will graze together,
C G
a little child will guide them,
D G
a little child will guide them.
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G
A. A shoot springs...
C G
C. The cow and the bear will be together,
C G
the lion will eat straw like the ox,
D G
the infant will play over the hole of the asp,
C
the child will put his hand
G
into the den of the venomous snake.
D G
Because no evil will be done.
D
C. + A. Because the knowledge of the Lord
G
will fill the earth.
B7
C. Because on that day the root of Jesse
will be raised as a standard for the peoples,
B7
and the peoples will follow him with eagerness.
C B7
On that day the Lord will stretch out His hand.
C B7
Because a road will be opened,
C B7
a way for the nations,
Am B7
that the Virgin will show.
G
A. A shoot springs...
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PSALM 24 (25) - TO YOU, O LORD, I LIFT UP MY SOUL

Am E
C. + A. To you, O Lord, I lift up my soul,
Dm F E
to you, O my God.

Am E
C. I trust you, O Lord,
Dm F E
lest my enemies triumph over me.
Am E
Make me know, O Lord, your way,
Dm F E
teach me, O Lord, your path.

Am
A. To you, O Lord...

Am E
C. Remember, O Lord, your love,
Dm F E
remember your compassion that is everlasting.
Am E
My sins, O Lord, do not remember,
Dm F E
remember, O Lord, that you are mercy.
F E
Give me, O Lord, your mercy,
F E
dip me into your mercy.

Am
A. To you O Lord...

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PSALM 140 (141) - I CALL TO YOU

(Against the seductions of sin)

Em B7 Am B7
C. + A. I call to you, I call to you, O Lord, come, hurry to me,
Am B7 Em
come, hurry to me listen to my voice for I cry out to you.
Em Em B7
listen to my voice for I cry out to you. Let my prayer rise like incense,
Em B7
Let my prayer rise like incense, the lifting up of my hands
Em
the lifting up of my hands like the evening sacrifice
Em
D G B7
like the evening sacrifice. C. To you, O Lord, I turn my eyes,
D G B7 D C B7
C. Set, O Lord, a sentinel at my mouth, in you I take refuge, do not abandon my soul!
D C B7 Am B7
a guard at the gate of my lips, Guard me from the snare they have laid for me,
Am B7
Am B7
from the traps of so many enemies.
lest my heart turn towards sin, G Em B7
Am B7 Let them fall into his own net,
to commit criminal actions. C B7
G Em B7 for, united to you, I go by unharmed,
Let the just man strike me out of love Am B7
Em for united to you I go by unharmed.
and correct me,
C Em B7
lest the ointment of the wicked man C. + A. I call to you, I call to you, O Lord,
B7 Am B7
perfume my head. come, hurry to me,
Am B7 Em
For I would become spoilt by his sins, listen to my voice for I cry out to you.
C B7 Em B7
For I would become spoilt by his sins. Let my prayer rise like incense.

Em B7 The lifting up of my hands

C. + A. I call to you, I call to you, O Lord, Em
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PSALM 122 (123) - TO YOU I LIFT UP MY EYES

Capo II
Dm A7
C. To you I lift up my eyes
Gm A7
to you who have your home in heaven.
Dm A7
C. + A. To you I lift up my eyes
Gm A7
to you who have your home in heaven.
Dm
C. As the eyes of the servants
A7
are fixed on the hand of their masters,
Gm
as the eyes of the slave girl
A7
on the hand of her mistress,
Bb A
so our eyes are on the Lord,
Bb A
waiting for Him to have mercy. (2x)
Dm A
W. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Bb A
M. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Dm A
W. Our soul is sated with scorn.
Bb A
M. We have had our fill of contempt.
Dm A
W. Of the scorn of the proud.
Bb A
M. Of the jeers of the conceited.
Dm A
C. + A. Have mercy on us, O Lord.
Bb A
Have mercy on us, O Lord.

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PSALM 6 (7) - O LORD, DO NOT PUNISH ME IN YOUR ANGER

F#* G F# A F#
C. + A. O Lord, do not punish me in your anger, A. for no one among the dead remembers you,
G F#
do not chastise me in your disdain. A F#
C. Nor in sheol your praises are sung.
Bm
C. Have mercy on me, have mercy on me, F# * G F#
A F# C. + A. O Lord, do not punish me in your anger...
O Lord, I am fainting.
Bm A F# Bm
Heal me, O Lord, for my bones are shaking. C. I am weary with my moaning,
A Bm
G F#
every night I flood my bed with tears;
Utterly distressed is my soul,
G F#
A F# my eyes are consumed with anguish,
and you, O Lord, how much longer? Em F#
I grow old among so many enemies.
A F# A F#
A. And you, O Lord, how much longer? Away from me evildoers,
A F#
G F# for the Lord hears my weeping,
C. Turn to me, O Lord, free my soul, A F#
G F# for the Lord accepts my prayer.
save me, O Lord, in your mercy.
A F# F#* G F#
For no one among the dead remembers you, C. + A. O Lord, do not punish me in your anger,

F#

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GLORY, GLORY, GLORY (Is 66,18-22)

E G# A
C. I come to gather C. They shall bring your brothers
E E
A. I come to gather from all the nations,
A E B E
C. all the nations as an offering to the Lord,
A E B E
A. all the nations as an offering to the Lord.
F# B7 C#m G#
C. they’ll come and see my glory And from among them I will take
A E B G#
A. they’ll come and see my glory. priests for me;
A E
A E A E B7 E priests to announce my glory,
C. + A. Glory, glory, glory. (2x) B7 E
priests to announce my glory.
C#m
C. I will set a sign upon them C. + A. Glory...
A
and I will send them C#m
E C. For as the new heavens
to the distant nations G#
B7 E and the new earth I am making
to announce my glory B7 G#
B7 E will endure forever,
to announce my glory. A E B7 E
they will endure forever says the Lord.
C. + A. Glory...
C. + A. Glory...

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PSALM 32 (33) - EXULT, YOU JUST, IN THE LORD

Capo II
G Em
A. Exult, you just, in the Lord.
C G
from the saints praise is due.
G Em
Praise the Lord with the Zither,
C G
with the ten-stringed harp sing to Him.
Am B7
C. Sing a new song to the Lord,
Am B7
play the lyre with art and acclaim Him;
C
for the Word of the Lord is true
D B7
and all His works are truth.
C
In Him are justice and right,
D B7
the earth is full of His love.
G
A. Exult, you just...
Am B7
C. The Word of the Lord made the heavens,
Am B7
the breath of His mouth all His hosts.
C
The Lord brings to nothing the designs of the nations,
D B7
defeats the plans of the peoples.
C
But the project of the Lord,
D B7
the plan of the Lord stands firm forever.
G
A. Exult you just...

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PSALM 128 (129) - HARD HAVE THEY PERSECUTED ME

Dm A7
A. Hard have they persecuted me from my youth,
Dm
hard have they persecuted me, let Israel say.
A7
Hard have they persecuted me from my youth,
Dm
hard have they persecuted me but have not prevailed.
A7
C. Ploughmen ploughed my back,
Dm (2x)
they drew long furrows on my back.
A7
But the Lord who is just,
Dm (2x)
has broken the yoke of the wicked
A7
Let them turn back, those who hate Zion,
Dm
let them turn back, those who hate Zion.
A7
A. Let them turn back, those who hate Zion.
Dm
Let them turn back, those who hate Zion.
A7
C. May they be like the grass growing on the roof
Dm
that withers before it is gathered,
A7
with that, the reaper never fills his hand,
Dm
the binder never fills his lap with the sheaves.
A. Let them turn back ...

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PSALM 17 (18) - I LOVE YOU, LORD, YOU ARE MY ROCK

D F# Bm
C. I love you, Lord, you are my rock,
G F#
you are my liberator, you are my God;
G F#
I love you, I love you, O Lord.
D Bm
C+A. The waves of death surrounded me.
G D
I was frightened by the roarings of Belial,
A G
I was entangled in the bonds of sheol,
D G
I was caught in the fetters of death!
VIOLIN*
D D
C+A. The waves of death...
VIOLIN **
F#
C. I called to the Lord in my anguish,
Bm
to my God, to my God, I cried out
A G
from His temple He heard my voice.
Violin (Flute at the octave)
Bm A Bm
F#
My cry came to His ears.
G F#
And the earth quivered and quaked,
G F#
the foundations of the mountains shook,
G F#
for He lowered the heavens and came down
A F#
and the bed of the sea appeared,
A F#
the foundations of the world were laid bare.
He stretched out His hand and caught me,
F#
He raised me from the depths of the waters.
F# Bm
C. I love you, Lord, you are my rock,
G F#
you are my liberator, you are my God;
G F#
I love you, I love you, O Lord.
D
C+A. The waves of death...

*
A Bm G F# G F#

Bm G A G F#
**
G F#

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MOTHER OF THE BURNING WAY

G Em C A
C. Mary, mother of the burning way
C G
you free us from the fire of the passions
D G
with the dew of your intercession. (2x)

Em C A D
A. Meek Mary, all immaculate,
C G
guardian angel of the third millennium,
D G
place of all graces,
C G
image of every virtue
D G
the heavenly Jerusalem sings your beauty.

Em C A
C. You have shown us the way
C G
under the cross you have received us.
D G
Mother of the burning way,
C G
under the cross you have received us,
D G
how could you say no to your dying Son!

A. Meek Mary...

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SHLOM LECH MARIAM

Em B7 Em Am B7
A. Shlom Lech Mariam, C. Maria, don’t cry!
B7 Em Am Em
Maliat Tai Buta Maria, Maria, Maria, a,a,a...
C B7
Maran, Maran, Amech Em
C B7 A. Santa, Santa Maria...
Maran, Maran, Amech
G B7 Am B7
Em C. Maria, help us, Maria, help us!
C. Hail Mary, full of grace Am B7 Am
C B7
Virgin Mary, help us, Virgin Mary...
the Lord is with you,
B7
C B7
may His word be fulfilled in us!
blessed are you among women,
C Am B7
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus. Em B7 Em
A. Shlom Lech Mariam...
Em
A. Santa, Santa Maria

Mother, Mother of God

C B7 (2x)
Pray, pray or us,
C B7
Who are, who are sinners.

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GO AND ANNOUNCE TO MY BROTHERS (Mt 28, 16-20)

Am F
A. Go and announce to my brothers and teaching them to observe
G Am E
to go into Galilee All that I have commanded you.
E Am
there they will see me, there they will see me Am
A. And behold, I am with you
Am Dm Am G
C. The disciples went to Galilee And behold, I am with you
Dm Am Am
to the mountain that Jesus had shown them. everyday.
E Am Am
When they saw him they adored him Go...
F E
And Jesus said to them:
C G Am
All power has been given to me And behold...
C E
in heaven and on earth even to the end of the world
G C Am
Go therefore and make disciples of all peoples, even to the end of the world.
Am E
baptizing them in the name of the Father Am Am
Am Go... and behold...
and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit

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PSALM 15 (16) - YOU WILL SHOW ME THE PATH OF LIFE

Am F Dm Dm
C+A. You will show me the path of life Even at night he instructs my heart
Am E
You will show me the path of life I keep the Lord always in my sight,
E Dm E
Fullness of joy in your presence He is at my right hand, I will not waver.
Dm E
Sweetness with no end at your right hand. Am F Dm
C+A. You will show me the path of life
Am F Dm Am Am
C. Protect me O God: in you I take refuge You will show me the path of life
F Dm Am E
I said to God, “You are my Lord, Fullness of joy in your presence
E Dm E
Without you I have nothing.” Sweetness with no end at your right hand.

Am F Dm Am F
C+A. You will show me the path of life C. Therefore my heart rejoices
Am Dm Am E
You will show me the path of life My soul exults, even my body will rest in safety
E Dm E
Fullness of joy in your presence For you will not leave my soul among the dead,
Dm E Dm E
Sweetness with no end at your right hand. nor allow your Holy one to see corruption,
Dm E
Am F to see corruption.
C. The Lord is my part of inheritance and my cup:
Dm Am Am F Dm
In your hands is my life C+A. You will show me the path of life
F Am
My lot has fallen in delightful places, You will show me the path of life
Dm E E
My heritage is wonderful. Fullness of joy in your presence
Am F Dm E
I bless the Lord who gave me counsel Sweetness with no end at your right hand.

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PSALM 53 (54) - O GOD, BY YOUR NAME SAVE ME

Am F7 Bb7 A7
C. O God, by your name save me, Before them they do not set God.
Dm E Dm A7
by your power do me justice. Now behold, God is my help,
Am F7 Dm A7
O God, listen to my prayer, The Lord, the Lord upholds me.
Dm E Gm A7
Give ear to the words of my mouth. With all my heart I will offer a sacrifice to You,
Gm A7
I will praise your name, for it is good
Am F7 Bb A7
A. O God, by your name save me, For from every anguish you have delivered me
Dm E C A7
by your power do me justice. For from every anguish you have delivered me
Am F7 C E
O God, listen to my prayer, For from every anguish you have delivered me
Dm E
Give ear to the words of my mouth. Am F7
A. O God, by your name save me,
A7 Dm Dm E
C. For arrogant men have risen against me by your power do me justice.
Bb7 A7 Am F7
And violent men seek after my life; O God, listen to my prayer,
Bb7 A7 Dm E
Before them they never set God, Give ear to the words of my mouth.

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HAIL, O MARY, UNCORRUPT DOVE

(Hymn inspired by the Kontakia of Roman the Melodist)

Capo III

Em F# Em F# Em F# Em F#
C. Hail, O Mary, radiant as the sun, C. Hail, O Mary, radiant as the sun,
G F# G F#
You show us the way, You intercede for every man,
G Em F#
Hope of the ends of the earth, You are the refuge of weak souls,
F# G F#
You are the only uncorrupt dove. Phylactery of perfect chastity,
Em F# G F#
In you is all the beauty of the Spirit, Most perfumed ark of the Holy Spirit.
G
Glory that in the world makes beautiful Bm Em
F# A. Hail, O Mary.
All creation!
Em F# Em F#
Bm Em C. Hail, O Mary, radiant as the sun,
A. Hail, O Mary, G F#
F# To you all men pray,
Radiant as the sun, G
Bm Em To you we pray for the Church;
Uncorrupt dove, F#
Give her new vigor of grace and holiness.
Refuge of weak souls,
G F# Bm Em
Ark of the Holy Spirit. A. Hail, O Mary.

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YOU STOLE MY HEART (SG 4:9-5:1)

Dm Gm C Dm
Bridegroom: You stole my heart, Garden enclosed are you, sister of mine.
Dm C Dm
You stole my heart, Fountain sealed, bride of mine!
Gm Gm A7
My sister, my bride, Your fruits, paradise of pomegranates,
A7 Dm Gm A7
You stole, you stole my heart. (2x) of nard and saffron, of myrrh and aloe.
C F
Gm Bride: Rise, wind, auster and come!
How beautiful your loves, A7
Dm Blow in my garden
How beautiful your loves! Dm
so that it may diffuse its scents,
Gm C
The fragrance of your perfumes and my beloved may enter
A7 Dm F A7 Dm
more than all the balsams of love. and delight in its exquisite fruits.
Gm
Honey flows from your lips, Gm
Bridegroom: I have already entered my garden
my bride, sister, A7
A7 Dm bride of mine,
honey and milk are under your tongue. Gm A7
I have eaten my honey in its comb.
The fragrance of your garments Gm A7
Gm I have drunk my wine and my milk.
is the fragrance of Lebanon;
Dm C Bb
my bride, bride of mine, Friends, come, drink, O my dear ones,
A7 Dm A7
tastier than wine are your loves. and be inebriated! (2x)

Dm Gm
C. + A. You stole my heart.

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PS 142 (143) LORD, LISTEN TO MY PRAYER

C D Cm Gm Cm
C. Lord, listen to my prayer, A. You who are faithful...
D Cm
give ear to my supplication. Gm D7
C. Let me know the way,
Gm Cm Gm
A. You who are faithful, the path to walk.
Gm Cm D7 D7
you who are faithful, answer me. Save me from my enemies,
Cm D7
Cm D
In your justice, answer me.
I entrust myself to you, 0 Lord.
Gm D7
C. Do not call your servant to judgement, Gm Cm
Gm A. You who are faithful...
no one is just in your sight.
D7 Gm D7
The enemy pursues me, C. Teach me to do your will,
Cm D7 Gm
crushes my life to the ground. For you are my God.
D7
Gm Cm Let your good spirit guide me,
A. You who are faithful... Cm D7
guide me on level ground.

Gm D7 Gm Cm
C. To you I stretch out my hands, A. You who are faithful,
Gm Gm Cm D7
Like a parched land I stand before you. you who are faithful, answer me.
D7
Cm D7
Answer me soon, O Lord,
In your justice, answer me.
Cm D7
My spirit faints within me.

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THE FOOL THINKS: THERE IS NO GOD (PS 13/14)

Dm A7 Gm A7
A. The fool thinks: there is no God C. Evil-doers understand nothing,
Dm Gm A7
they are corrupt and commit abomination, Evil-doers who devour my people like bread.
Gm A7 Bb
no one is left who does good, They do not call upon God,
Bb A7 A7
no one is left who does good. but they will tremble with terror.
Dm C A7
Dm A7 For God is with the just man,
C. From heaven the Lord looks down on men Bb A7
Dm the Lord is his refuge.
to see if there is a man who is wise;
Gm A7
Dm C A
a man who seeks God
A. For God is with the just man,
Bb A7
Bb A7
a man who seeks God.
F Am the Lord is his refuge.
They have all gone astray, they are all corrupt,
Bb A7 Dm A7
no one does good, not even one. A. The fool thinks: there is no God...

Dm A7 Dm C A
A. The fool thinks: there is no God... A. For God is with the just man...

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YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL, MY BELOVED
(Song of Songs 6-7)
Dm A7 “The whole world is not worthy of the day in
A. You are beautiful, my beloved, as Tirzah, which the Song of Songs was given to Israel”
Dm
most beautiful, as Jerusalem,
Gm A7
Jerusalem, Jerusalem. (2x)
Gm A
C. How beautiful are your feet with sandals, o daughter of princes!
Gm A7
The curves of your sides, work by the hands of an artist;
Bb A
your navel, like a well rounded goblet;
Bb A
your neck, like a tower of ivory;
Gm A
your eyes, like the pools in Heshbon;
Gm A
your head is like Mount Carmel;
Bb A7
your hair dark as purple;
Bb A7
a king is held captive in your tresses.
Dm A7
A. You are beautiful, my beloved, as Tirzah,
Dm
most beautiful, as Jerusalem,
Gm A7
Jerusalem, Jerusalem. (2x)
D7 Gm
C. Who is she that rises like the dawn,
Bb A Bb A7
beautiful as the moon, bright as the sun?
Dm A7 Dm
you are so beautiful, O my love, you are so beautiful, O delight,
Gm A7
most beautiful, as Jerusalem ( 2x)
Dm A7
A. You are beautiful, my beloved, as Tirzah,
Dm
most beautiful, as Jerusalem,
Gm A7
Jerusalem, Jerusalem. (2x)
A7
C. Jerusalem......

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I WILL TAKE YOU FROM THE NATIONS
Canticle Ez 36:24-28

Dm D7
A. I will take you from the nations,
Gm
I will gather you from every land,
A Dm
I will pour upon you clean water,
Bb A
I will purify you.

D7
C. I will give you a new heart,
Gm
I will put within you a new spirit,
A Dm
I will take away from you your heart of stone,
Bb A
and I will give you a heart of flesh.

Dm
A. I will take you...

D7
C. I will put my spirit
Gm
within you
A Dm
and I will make you live according to my word;
Bb A
you will be my people and I will be your God.

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SOLA A SOLO
(Amsterdam 30th April 2005)

Dm Gm
C. Sola a Solo,
A7
under the cross,
Dm
Maria, who can separate you?
Gm
Virgin alone,
A7 Dm
Mother, pierced tower.

Gm
Pillar of love,
A7
you hold up the heaven
Dm
of our little faith.

C
A. Sola a Solo,
F
Maria, full of God,
A7 (2x)
pray for us,
Bb A
pray for us sinners

Note: Sola a Solo has been left as in the Italian original and as sung
in the German version by Kiko in Bonn. An English translation
might be: Alone with the Alone

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BROTHERS
(Cf. 2 Cor 6:3-16)
Am Dm
A. Brothers! Let us not be a stumbling- What accord is there between believer and
Dm E
block to anyone, unbeliever?
E Am F
brothers, always accepting tribulations,
What union between the sanctuary of God and that
Dm E
necessities, distress and toil; E
Dm E of idols?
with patience, purity and kindness, Dm E
F E For we are the sanctuary of God.
in the Holy Spirit and in the power of God.
Am
Dm E A. Brothers! Let us not be a stumbling-block...
C. Using the weapons of justice,
Dm E A7 Dm
those of the right hand and those of the left, C. Brothers! We speak to you with confidence,
Dm E F E
in glory and ignominy, because we are proud of you.
Dm E Dm
in calumny and in good repute, Do not harness yourselves in an uneven yoke with
F E
as impostors and yet true, pagans. (Assembly repeats)
E Dm
as having nothing and yet possessing everything. What accord is there between believer and
Am E
A. Brothers! Let us not be a stumbling-block ... unbeliever?
F
A7 Dm What union between the sanctuary of God and that
C. Brothers! I speak to you with frankness, E
F E of idols?
I speak to you in all truth: Dm E
Dm For we are the sanctuary of God.
Do not harness yourselves in an uneven
E
Am
yoke with pagans. (Assembly repeats)
A. Brothers! Let us not be a stumbling-block...

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HE IS NOT HERE, HE HAS RISEN

C E Gm D7
C. After the Sabbath C. Go quickly and tell his disciples
F Gm
at the dawn of the first day of the week He has risen from the dead
Dm Cm
Mary Magdalene and the other Mary He has risen from the dead
E D7
went to the tomb. and now he is going before you to Galilee.
Dm E
And there was a great earthquake Gm D7 Gm
F G A. He is not here, he has risen..
An angel of the Lord, descended from heaven
E Dm E Gm D7
rolled away the stone, and said to the women: C. Go quickly and tell his disciples
D7 Gm
Do not be afraid, He has risen from the dead
C7 Cm D7
I know you are looking for Jesus, and now he is going before you to Galilee.
D7 Cm D7
who was crucified. There you will see him.

Gm D7 Gm Gm D7 Gm
A. He is not here, he has risen, A. He is not here, he has risen...
D7 Gm
He is not here, he has risen,
Cm D7
He is not here, he has risen.

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IN THE MIDST OF A GREAT CROWD (Lk 8:43-48)

Am Am
C. In the midst of a great crowd, ‘But as soon as I touched your garment,
G G
in the midst of all those people, but as soon as I touched your garment,
E F E F E
a woman, a woman touched him. the flow of blood did stop.’
Am Am G
C. + A. In the midst of a great crowd, C. ‘Daughter, your faith, (Assembly
G
F E repeats)
in the midst of all those people,
your faith has saved you!’
E F E
a woman, a woman touched him.
Am
Am C. + A. In the midst of a great crowd...
C. ‘Who is it that has touched me?’
G Am
‘Who is it that has touched me?’ C. If you want to touch Christ,
E F E G
said Christ, said Christ, and he stopped. if you want to touch Christ,
Am F E
A woman all a-tremble, you can touch him through faith.
G Am
a woman all a-tremble, For He is the Son of God,
F E G
said to Christ, ‘It was I.’ for He is the Son of God,
Am F E
‘For I am an impure woman, who came to save you.
G
for I suffer from a flow of blood; Am
F
C.+ A. In the midst of a great crowd...
for I am an impure woman,
E
for I suffer from a flow of blood;’

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ZACCHEUS (Lk 19,1-10)

Am G E
C. Jesus, having entered Jericho, was crossing the city ‘He has entered the house of a sinner.’
F E Am G
having entered Jericho, was crossing the city. Zaccheus stood up and said to the Lord:
F
Am G
‘Behold, Lord, I give half of my goods to the poor,
C+A. Jesus, having entered Jericho, was crossing the city
F E and if I have robbed anyone
having entered Jericho, was crossing the city. E Am
I will give him back fourfold.’ Jesus answered him:
Am Am G
C. And behold a man called Zaccheus Today, salvation has entered this house.
G F E
Chief of the publicans and very rich Today, salvation has entered this house.’
F
was trying to see Jesus, but he wasn’t able Am G
C+A. Today, salvation has entered this house.
E
F E
for he was short.
today, salvation has entered this house.
Am G
Then he ran ahead and climbed a sycamore Dm E
F C. Because he too is a son of Abraham
because Jesus was to pass that way, Dm
E because the Son of Man has come to look for
was to pass that way. E
Am and to save that which was lost (2x)
When Jesus came to that place, Am
G C+A. Jesus, having entered Jericho...
he lifted up his eyes and saw him Am G
F C+A. Today, salvation has entered this house...
and said to him: ‘Zaccheus come down at once,
Dm E
E
C. Zaccheus is you (assembly repeats)
for today it behooves me to abide at your house.’
Dm E
Am Come down at once (assembly repeats)
Zaccheus came down in a hurry Dm E
G For today it behooves me to abide at your house
and welcomed him full of joy (assembly repeats)
F
Seeing this they all murmured: Am
C+A. Jesus, having entered Jericho...

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YOU ARE THE LIGHT OF THE WORLD (Mt. 5:14-15)

Am E Am
A. You are the light of the world,
Dm E Dm E Dm E
You are the light, the light of the world, the light of the world.

Am E Am
C. It cannot be hidden a city built on a hilltop (2x)
E Am
No one lights a lamp to put it under a tub;
Dm E
But they put it on the lamp-stand
Dm E
So that it shines for everyone in the house.
C E Am F E
In the same way your light must shine in people’s sight,
Dm E
So that seeing your good works,
Dm E
They may give praise to your father in heaven.

Am E Am
A. You are the light of the world,
Dm E Dm E Dm E
You are the light, the light of the world, the light of the world.

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THIS IS MY COMMANDMENT
(Jn 15,12.13.16.18; 17,21)

Am C E A7
C. This is my commandment, C. If the world hates you,
Am Dm
love one another know that first it hated me.
E
C E If the world hates you,
A. This is my commandment Dm E
Am C E know that first it hated me.
that you love one another,
Am A7 Dm
as I haved loved you Father, as You are in me, and I in You,
F E E Dm E
as I have loved you. (2x) May they be one in us, may they be one in us,
F E
A7 so that the world may believe that you have sent me. (2x)
C. No one has greater love than this,
Dm Dm E
to give his life for his friends. This is my commandment, (2x)
E Dm E
You are my friends that you love one another as I have loved you. (2x)
F E
You are my friends. Am G
A. You are my friends
Am G F E
A. You are my friends You are my friends. (2x)
F E Dm E
You are my friends. (2x) You did not choose me, (2x)
Dm E Dm E
You did not choose me,(2x) but I have chosen you. (2x)
Dm E
but I have chosen you. (2x)

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IF YOU ARE RISEN WITH CHRIST

(Col 3, 1-4)

Em Am
C. If you are risen with Christ
Em
seek the things of above (assembly repeats)
Am B7
where Christ is (assembly repeats)
C B7
where Christ is, seated at the right hand of God.

Em Am
Aspire to the things of heaven
Em
and not to those of the earth; (assembly repeats)
Am B7
you are dead,
C B7
you are dead and your life is hidden with Christ in God.

Em Am
A. If you are risen with Christ...

Am B7
C. And when Christ will be manifested, who is your life,
Am
then also you,
B7
will be manifested with him in glory

Em Am
A. If you are risen with Christ...

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THE MESSIAH, LION TO VANQUISH

(From a text of St. Vittorino of Pettau +304)

Am E
A. The Messiah, lion to vanquish
Am
made himself lamb to suffer. (Assembly repeats)

C E
C. Went up to the wood to be
F E
bridegroom to die
Dm E
and left his blood
F E
as dowry, for his virgin bride.

Am E
A. The Messiah, lion to vanquish
Am
made himself lamb to suffer. (Assembly repeats)

C E
C. And descended into hell
F E
looking for the lost sheep.
Dm E
And with her ascended into heaven
F E
and made her enter into the Father’s house.

Am E
A. The Messiah, lion to vanquish
Am
made himself lamb to suffer. (Assembly repeats)

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LIKE A MOTHER EWE

(From a hymn of Roman the Melodist)

Capo II C Am
I would like to understand! Ay me!
Em C Am
C. Like a mother ewe who sees I would like to understand! Ay me!
Am
how they carry their little lamb to the slaughter How is it possible
Em B7
Mary followed him consumed with pain, that the light would be extinguished? (Assembly repeats)
Am
and said to him: How is it possible that they would nail you
Am B7
“Where are they taking you, my son? to a cross?
B7 Am B7
How is it that the course of life ends so soon? My son, my son, and my God.”
C
Speak to me! Am B7
B7 A. My son, my son, and my God.
Do not pass by, I beg you, without speaking to me!
Am B7 Em Am
My son, my son, and my God. C. “Why do you cry, why do you cry, my mother?
Em
Am B7 Why do you cry, why do you cry, my mother?
A. My son, my son, and my God. Am B7
Is it that I should not suffer?
Em Am B7
C. Never could I have imagined Is it that I should not die?
Am C B7
that I would see you in such a state! And then, how could I save Adam?
C
Never would I have believed that they would reach How could you see Eve
Em B7
such a point of a hatred and fury! being brought back to life?”
B7 Em
Imprisoning you against every justice! A. Like a mother ewe who sees...

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HE IS PATIENT
(Hymn to the Holy Spirit)

Am Dm
C. The Holy Spirit He defends us always
E F E
Assembly
is the gentle yoke, repeats and teaches us to be patient with our sins.
Am Dm E
is the gentle and light yoke, He tells us who we are
Dm E Dm E
full of comprehension, he tells us where we are going,
Dm E F E
full of mercy for our sins, which is the way and why we suffer.
F E
is full of tenderness and compassion, Am
Dm E A. He is patient, he is benign...
and of love without limits. Am E
C. He tells us that all our life is holy,
Am Am
A. He is patient, he is benign, that our history is holy,
E Dm E
he is the highest good and leads us to total abandonment in Christ.
Am Dm E
he is the gift of God. In him there are no pretensions,
Dm E F
He is the guarantee of eternal life, in him everything is accepted,
Dm E E
he, the Paraclete. all is borne.
Dm E
Am Because to resemble the Lord on the cross,
C. Dwelling in man Dm
E is our glory, is the truth,
he forgives us always, F
is holiness,
dwelling in man, E
Am is our being Christian.
he hopes always,
Dm E Am
comprehends all, forgives all. A. He is patient, he is benign...

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CHIRIBIM, CHIRIBOM

Em Am Em Em
A. Chribim chiribom chiribim bom bom bo bo bo bom A. Chiribim chiribom
Em Am Em
Chiribim chiribom chiribim bom bom bo bo bo bom Em
Am Em B7 Em C. The Angels appear bright in the night
Let’s go and see, who is born tonight B7 Em
Am Em B7 Em announcing to the shepherds: the Savior is born
together let us go, today our Savior is born. G Em
Happily those poor me run to Bethlehem
Em B7 Em
C. Up in the sky the queen shines among the stars Humbly they bow down in front of the Creator
B7 Em
With its radiant light, shows us the way Em
G Em A. Chiribim chiribom
In Bethlehem it shines on the grotto of the Lord
B7 Em Em
Humbly it bows down in front of the Creator C. Sleeps wrapped up, in swaddling clothes,

Em the king of Israel

A. Chiribim chiribom... B7 Em
He sleeps in the Crib that announces his cross
Em G Em
C. The donkey recognizes the manger of his master The people of the earth come bringing their gifts
B7 Em B7 Em
In the child he recognizes his Creator Humbly they bown down in front of the Creator
G Em
And the ox warms up that little Baby
B7 Em
Humbly they bow down in front of the Creator

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SIT DOWN IN SOLITUDE AND IN SILENCE (Lam. 3,1-33)

D F#
C. God, God What shall I do
F#m Bm Bm
has brought me, has brought me if hope fails within me,
D A
into darkness. the hope
G
He has built for me a yoke, which comes from the Lord,
F#m Bm F# (A G F#)
He has pressed my head, my head which comes from the Lord.
D D F#m
and my jaw. A. Sit down in solitude and silence
Bm D
God has bent His bow because God has laid it on you.
F#m Bm F#m
and has set me as a target Put your mouth in the dust
D Bm D
for His arrows. there may yet be hope.
Em A7
Even If I cry and moan Offer your cheek to him who strikes you:
F#m Bm G A
He stifles, stifles for the Lord does not cast off forever.
D G A
my prayer. even if He afflicts you He will then be merciful.
Em G A
To see how He has wrecked me, For the Lord does not cast off forever
A G A
in my wandering life: even if he afflicts you He will then be merciful.
D A7 D
is wormwood and gall. According to the abundance of His love.

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THUS SPEAKS THE AMEN (Rev. 3,14-1)

Em B7
A. Thus speaks the Amen white garments
C D7
the faithful and truthful witness and eye ointment
Em
the beginning so that you may see.
Em
of the creatures of God. A. Thus speaks the Amen...
Em Em
C. I know your behavior: C. Those that I love I correct
G G
you are neither hot nor cold. be then zealous
D D
I wish you were cold or hot and repent
B7 B7
and not lukewarm,
listen to my voice.
Em
because I am going to vomit you from my mouth. Em
listen to my voice.
Em
A. Thus speaks the Amen... Em
C. Behold: I stand at the door and knock
Em G
C. You say: I am rich, I lack nothing. if anyone hears my voice
G D7
And you are not aware and opens to me the door,
D7 B7
that you are wretched I will enter into his house
B7
worthy of compassion and I will dine with him
Em
Em
poor, blind and naked.
and he with me.
G
C. I counsel you to buy from me A. Thus speaks the Amen...
D7
gold refined by fire

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THE KINGS SHALL SEE YOU: II SONG OF THE SERVANT (Is. 49, 1-16)

A7 D
C. Listen you far of islands, all you nations, C. To the prisoners you will say: “come out”;
F#m G
thus says the Lord, the Holy One of Israel: to the blind you will say: “see”;
D F#
“to him whose life is despised you will lead the people to the waters of life.
F#m G
who is the abomination of peoples A. The kings shall see you...
F#
to the slave of the rulers”. Bm Em Bm
C. But Zion says: “Yahweh has forsaken me.
D Em Bm
A. The kings shall see you, they will stand up Yahweh has forgotten me.”
F#m G
the princes of the earth Can a woman forget
G F#
they will bow down, her baby at the breast?
F# G
for I have chosen you, I have chosen you. Can a mother stop loving
F#
D the son of her womb?
C. On the day of salvation, I shall listen to you
F#m G D (F#m) G
on a favorable day, I shall help you A. Even if a mother should forget her son
F# F#
for I have appointed you as a covenant to the nations. I will not forget you.
G
A. The kings shall see you... Look, on the palms of my hands
F#
I have graven you.

A. The kings shall see you...

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JACOB (Gen. 32,23-29)

Am G Am
C. It was already night A. Let me go for the day is breaking.
G Am
when Jacob arose, C. Let me go for the day is breaking.
F C D
He took his wives I will not let you go
E7 F E Assembly Repeats
and all his children if you do not bless me.
Am
and crossed the ford of Jabbok. E7 Am
C. And God asked him:
After taking them “What is your name?” (2X)
F
he sent them across the stream. “Jacob” he answered.
F E
he sent across as well “Jacob” he answered.
E E7 Am
all his goods; ‘Your name no longer will be Jacob.
Am
and Jacob remained alone. G Am
G Am A. Israel, Israel
And someone fought with him. G Am
Israel, will be your name.
G Am G Am
A. And someone fought with him. Israel: you have known your weakness.
G G Am
C. And someone fought with him Israel; you shall lean on God.
Am G Am
until dawn. Israel: strong with God,
G Am
Seeing Israel: you shall overcome.
G Am
that he couldn’t subdue him Israel: you have known your weakness.
F G Am
he struck him in the joint of his hip Israel, you shall lean on God.
E
and Jacob’s hip was dislocated, G Am
Am C. Israel, Israel,
as he fought with him. G
G Am Israel, Israel,
Let me go for the day is breaking. Am
shall be your name.

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SONG OF DEBORAH (Jgs.5,1ff)

D7 D7
C. When Israel gathers the assembly, No saviour could be found in Israel,
D7
when the people offer themselves as volunteers: No spear could be found among ten thousand.
Em
Em F E A. Bless Yahweh...
A. Bless Yahweh, bless Yahweh,
Em F E D7
bless Yahweh, to Yahweh I want to sing. C. When you came out of Seir, Yahweh my God,
Am D7
Awake, Deborah, when you advanced through the fields of Edom,
F D7
awake, Deborah, trembled the earth, heavens were moved,
E D7
strike up the song. the clouds melted into water,
Am D7
Awake, Deborah, before you the mountains leaped,
F D7
awake, Deborah, before you, O God of Israel.
E D7
stand up Barak. From heaven above the stars came out to fight.
D7
D7 A. From heaven above the stars came out to fiqht.
C. On the days of Shamgar, son of Anath, D7
D7 C. From heaven above they fought against Sisera.
on the days of Jael,
D7
D7
A. From heaven above they fought against Sisera.
there were no more caravans,
D7 D7
no one could walk around the streets, C. And the Kishon torrent the sacred torrent
D7
because Israel had gone after other gods swept them away.
D7 Em
and the war was at the gates. A. Bless Yahweh...

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I SEE HEAVEN OPEN (Rev. 19, 11-20)

E F
C. I see heaven open against him who rides the horse
F G
and a white horse. and wears the cloak
G F F E
He who rides it wears a cloak full of blood, full of blood.
E Am
full of blood, full of blood. He alone tramples in the winepress
E E
His eyes of the furious
F Am
flame of fire wrath of God.
G F
in his mouth there is a sword Am
E A. He alone tramples in the winepress
to smite, to smite. E
C of the furious
What is his name? Am
wrath of God.
What is his name?
C E
E C. Behold the beast is captured
A. His name is (2x) Am
and with it also its prophet
His name is E
Am by him who rides the horse
Word of God. Am
and wears the cloak full of blood.
E
C. I see the beast E
F A. Alleluia, alleluia
and a prophet Am
G alleluia, alleluia
who gather E Am
F alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
for a battle
E C
for a battle C. What is the name...

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THE LORD HAS GIVEN ME: III SONG OF THE SERVANT OF YAHWEH (Is. 50,4-10)

Bm C Bm D G F#
C. The Lord has given me a disciple’s tongue, C. I did not cover my face against insult and spite.
C Bm C
so that I may bring to the wearied Because I already knew
Bm Bm
a consoling word. that you would come to my help,
C
Morning after morning C
Bm for this I have set my face
you waken my ear Bm
C hard as a flint:
so that I can listen C Bm
Bm I was sure that you would come to my help.
as a disciple.
D F#m G
D F#m G A. If you are, if you are near, if you save me,
A. The Lord, the Lord, the Lord F#
F# (2x)
has opened my ear. who will fight against me?
D F#m G
D F#m If you help, if you help me, if you save me,
C. For this I made no resistance F#
who will dare to condemn me?
I made no resistance.
D G F# Bm C
I offered my back to those who struck me. C. All of you who fear the Lord,
D F#m Bm
A. For this I made no resistance, listen to the voice of His servant:
C
I made no resistance. if you find yourself in darkness
D G F# Bm
C. I offered my cheeks to those who tore my beard. trust in the Lord,
C Bm
D F#m lean on His name.
A. For this I made no resistance,
D
I made no resistance. A. If you are...

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THE WINEPRESSER (Is 63,1-6)

Em B7 Em
A. Who is this coming from Edom? of my people nobody was with me.
Am Em D Em
Who is this whose garments are stained in red, I looked, I looked: there was no one to help me,
B7 B7 Em
He, so richly clothed and amazed, there was no one to support me.
Em Am Em
marching so full of strength? Then my arm saved me
B7
D Em my strength, my strength supported me:
C. It is I, it is I, who speak with justice: Em
B7 Em the day of vengeance had arrived.
it is I, a great liberator. Am Em
I trod, I trod the peoples
A. And why, why B7
and made their blood run on the earth
are your garments stained in red? Em
Am and all my garments were stained.
why do you look
Em
Em
like a winepresser?
A. Who is this coming from Edom?
Am Em
B7 Em
Why? Why? Who is this whose garments are stained in red?
D B7
C. In the winepress, in the winepress He, so richly clothed
Em Em
I have trodden alone; marching so full of strength?

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THE SOWER (Mk. 4, 3ff)

Em D
C. The sower went out to sow A. Some a hundred fold.
Em
some seeds fell on the path. Am Em
C. He who has ears
Em D Am B7
A. The sower went out to sow and wants to hear;
Em Em
some seeds fell on the path. listen, listen:

G Am Em
C. The birds came C. don’t be the path,
A
and ate them up Am Em
B7 A. don’t be the path,
and ate them up
Am Em
Em C. don’t be the stone,
A. And ate them up.
Am Em
C. The sower went out to sow A. don’t be the stone,
Assembly
some seeds fell on the stone. Repeats Am Em
The sun came up,
C. don’t be the thorns,
they were scorched:
there was no earth. Am Em
A. don’t be the thorns,
A. There was no earth.
Am B7
C. The sower went out to sow Assembly C. but be the soil,
some seeds fell among thorns. Repeats
The seed grew up, Am B7
the thorns grew up, A. the good soil,
they choked them up. Em
where Jesus Christ
A. They choked them up.
B7 Em
C. The sower went out to sow may grow up.
Assembly
some seeds fell on good soil. Repeats Where Jesus Christ
Produced their crop:
B7 Em
some thirty,
may grow up.
some sixty
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THE SPIRIT OF THE LORD IS UPON ME (Is. 61, 1-3)

Am E Am F
C. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. He has sent me
E Am E
A. The Spirit of the Lord is upon me. to announce salvation,

G Am
C. For He anointed me C. so that the blind might see,
F G
He has sent me the lame may walk,
E F
to announce salvation; the lepers may be cleansed,
E
Am to announce salvation.
A. to announce salvation
G Am E
to announce salvation A. The Spirit of the Lord...
F E Am G
to the poor who are brokenhearted. For He anointed me
Am E Am F
The Spirit of the Lord is upon me He has sent me
G E
For he anointed me to announce salvation.

BEHOLD OUR MIRROR (Ode XXIII of Solomon)

Dm
C. Behold our mirror is the Lord!
Am
Open your eyes and look at yourselves in Him
Gm A7
and you will see how your face is.
Dm
C. Wipe away the dirt from your faces.
Am
Love His holiness and clothe yourselves in it;
Gm A7
then you will be immaculate always before Him

Dm Dm
A. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. A. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
Gm
Gm Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia.
C. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia. A7
(2x) Glorify His Spirit.
A7
A. Glorify His Spirit Glorify His Spirit.
Dm
Glorify His Spirit.
Glorify His Spirit.
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LIKE THE IMPULSE OF ANGER (Ode VII of Solomon)

Capo III

C Am Dm A. You are the way...

C. Like the impulse of anger against the enemy.
G C C Am Dm
like the impulse of love towards the beloved C. You have become like me so that I could learn to know you
Am A7 Dm
so it is my impulse towards you, G C
G C in the likeness of me, so that I could receive you,
You the Immortal One, the fullness of the worlds. Am A7 Dm
You became sin for me, full of mercy,
Am E G C
A. You are the way, how wonderful it is so that sins would never drive me away from you.
Am
You are the way, you are the love.
G Am
You are the way, you are the path. A. You are the way...
G Am
You are the way, you are the life. C Am Dm
G F C. God who created me when I was not
You are the way, You are the truth, G C
E
He knew what I would have done,
You are the life.
Am A7 Dm
C Am Dm for this He took pity on me and in His mercy
C. You have given yourself to me without reserve, G C
G C He disposed that I may ask for His nature.
full of tenderness, you made small your greatness,
Am A7 Dm
so that I would not tremble in seeing you.
A. You are the way...
G C
You the Immortal One, the fullness of the worlds

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BLESSED BE GOD (Eph. 1,3-13)

D Em D Em
C. Blessed C. Blessed...
A7 D F# Bm
be God In Him we have redemption,
Em F#
and Father the forgiveness of sins
A7 D Bm
of Jesus Christ. according to the richness of his love
F# A G
Who has elected us so that in fulness of time
Bm F#
before the creation, Christ may be all in all!
F#
Bm
who has blessed us A. To be...
Bm
with every kind of love, D Em
A G C. Blessed
to be holy and immaculate A7 D
F# be God
in love. Em
and Father
Bm A7 D
A. To be of Jesus Christ.
F#
praise of His glory, In Him also we
A Bm
of the glory of His grace, after having listened to the Word of Truth,
G F#
of the grace of His love the Good News
Bm
with which He loved us of our salvation
F# A G
in Jesus Christ. have been sealed by the Holy Spirit
F#
who has made us His people.

Bm
A. To be...

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PSALM 138 (139) - LORD YOU SEARCH ME AND YOU KNOW ME

Dm Gm F Am
C. Lord you search me and you know me, A. How could I escape from your Spirit,
Dm Bb
you know my resting and my rising. where could I flee from your face?
Gm A
You read my thoughts from afar, C. If I climb the heavens, you are there,
A Dm Bb A
all my ways lie open to you. A. If I lie in the grave, there I find you.
C7 F F Am
The word is not even on my tongue Behind and before, you hem me in,
A Dm Bb
and you, O Lord, know it through and through. C. and at the same time you lay your hand upon me:
C7 F A
Behind and before, you hem me in A. such a knowledge is too wonderful for me,
A Dm Bb A
and at the same time you lay your hand upon me: C. too lofty a knowledge for me to attain,
Gm A Bb A
such a knowledge is too wonderful for me, A. so high that it is beyond my reach.
Gm A Dm Gm
too lofty a knowledge for me to attain C. Lord you search me and you know me,
Gm A Dm
so high that it is beyond my reach. you put my heart to the test,
Gm
so that I may not walk a way of duplicity,
(A) Dm
that I may never abandon your way.

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PSALM 21 (22) - ELI, ELI, LAMMA SABACTANI?

Em Am Em Em
A. Eli, Eli, lamma sabactani You drew me out of my mother’s womb.
Am Em B7
My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? When she gave birth, you took me up,
B7 since from my mother’s womb you have been my God,
C. Why is your salvation so far from my groaning, Em
by day I call, and you don’t answer when I was born, she entrusted me to you.
Em Em Am Em
by night, there is no rest for me. A. Eli, Eli, lamma sabactani...
Am B7
But you are the Holy One, C. Do not be far from me,
Em Em
you who live in the praises of my people. trouble is near, no one helps me!
B7 B7
In you my fathers hoped, A herd of bulls surrounds me.
in you they trusted and you rescued them; bulls of Bashan close in on me.
to you they cried out and you saved them, Their jaws are agape for me
Em Em
in you they hoped and they were never confounded. like lions tearing and roaring.
Am Am
Yet here I am? Why don’t you help me? I am dirty water that is thrown out,
Em B7 Em
Is it perhaps that I’m not a man? This I am, a worm! all my bones are out of joint.
Scorn of mankind! Jest of the people! B7
My heart is like wax, melting inside me,
Everyone who sees me, laughs at me,
my palate is as dry as a tile,
they sneer and shake their heads and say:
and my tongue is stuck to my throat,
“He trusted in God, let Him deliver him
Em
Em
and you leave me lying in the dust of death.
if he says that He loves him so much.”
Em Am Em
Am
A. Eli, Eli, lamma sabactani?
Yes, you love me; yes, you do love me!

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B7
C. Countless dogs surround me,
a band of evil-doers encircles me;
they tie my hands and my feet,
I can count all my bones.
They stare at me, they gaze at me:
they divide my clothes,
Em
they draw lots on my tunic.
Am
But you, my God don’t stay far from me,
Em
my strength, my strength, come quickly to help me.
B7
Deliver me from the sword,
my life from the claws of the dogs,
save me, save me from the mouth,
from the mouth of the lions
Em
and from the horns of the bulls.
Em Am Em
A. Eli, Eli, lamma sabactani...
C B7
C. I will proclaim your name to the brothers,
C B7
I will praise you in the midst of the assembly
and say:
Am B7
You who fear the Lord, praise Him!
Am B7
People of Jacob glorify the Lord,
Em
let the race of Israel give Him glory;
Am
for He was not disgusted by this poor man,
Em
He’s the only one who was not scandalized of me
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B7
He did not despise this wretched man,
He didn’t hide His face from him,
but at his cry for help, He answered him,
Em
at his cry He listened to him;
Am
now I know that the poor will be satisfied,
Em
those who search you will find you
B7
that their hearts, their hearts will live,
Em
will live eternally, will live forever.
C B7
All the ends of the earth will return to the Lord,
Em
all the peoples will bow down before him.
Am
Because the kingdom, the kingdom belongs to the Lord,
Em
He rules over all the nations.
B7
All those who sleep under the earth will bow down
before Him,
Em
to Him will bow all those who go down to the dust.
Am
For I, will live, I will live for Him,
Em
my descendants shall serve Him.
B7
They will proclaim the Lord to the generation
still to come;
they will announce to them what He has done for me;
to the people yet to be born they will say:
Em
“Behold the work of the Lord!”
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NO ONE CAN SERVE TWO MASTERS (MT. 6, 24-33) (*)

Am G F Dm F E
C. No one can serve two masters And why are you worrying about clothing?
G F Am C Em
if he loves the first, he hates the other; Look at the lilies of the field:
Dm (G7) F E E7 F7 F
you cannot serve both God and money! they do not work, they do not spin
Am E
Therefore I tell you: Solomon was not dressed like them!
G F C Em
don’t worry about your life, A. Look at the lilies of the field:
G F E7 F7 F
what you shall eat, what you shall drink, they do not work, they do not spin
Am E
how you are to be clothed; Solomon was not dressed like them!
Dm F E
is not life worth more than food? C Em
Dm F E C. Look first for the kingdom of God,
Is not your body worth more than clothing? E7 F7
C Em and everything will be given you as well,
Look at the birds of the sky: F E
E7 F7 F you cannot serve both God and money!
they do not sow, they do not reap C Em
E A. Look for the kingdom of God,
yet your Father feeds them! E7 F7 F
C Em and everything will be given you.
A. Look at the birds of the sky: E
E7 F7 F You cannot serve two masters!
they do not sow, they do not reap Am G F
E C. No one can serve two masters
yet your Father feeds them! G F Am
Am G F because loving the one he despises the other:
C. Can any of you for all his worrying Dm (G7) F E
G F Am you cannot serve God and money!
add one single hour to his life? A. (repeat the three refrains)

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PSALM 130 (131) - O LORD MY HEART HAS NO MORE PRETENSIONS

Em Am Em Em Am
C. O Lord, my heart has no more pretensions, C. But I have calmed and quieted my soul
Am B7 Em
nor are my eyes raised with pride, like a child in its mother’s arms,
I am not looking for great things, B7
Em like a child that has been weaned is my spirit,
which are above my strength. Em
like a child within me.
Em Am Em
A. O Lord, my heart has no more pretensions, Em Am Em
Am B7 A. O Lord, my heart has no more pretensions...
nor are my eyes raised with pride, Em Am Em
I am not looking for great things C. O Israel, hope in the Lord, now and forever,
Em Em Am Em
which are above my strength. A. O Israel, hope in the Lord, now and forever.

I WANT TO GO TO JERUSALEM (Shepherdie Song)

E Am E Am
C. I want to go, mother C. Let me eat of them,
Dm E Dm E
to Jerusalem, Jerusalem. so that I may fill my longings,
Am
To eat the herbs, which are longings for friendship,
Dm E
which are longings for meekness,
to, to fill myself with them,
Dm E
to fill myself with them. which are longings,

F Am which are longings for obedience.

C. + A. In the way I find myself,
F Am F Am
in the way, I walk, C. + A. In the way I find myself...
Dm E
in the way of all the world, E
La, la, la, la, la...
of all the world.

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SHEMA ISRAEL (Dt. 6, 4-9) (*)

Capo IV
A. Shema Israel, Shema Israel...
Am G Am
C. Shema Israel, shema Israel Listen Israel* Shema, Israel
F G
Adonai elohenu Listen Israel Shema, Israel
Am F
Adonai ehad. the Lord is our God Adonai elohenu
Am
Am G the Lord is the only one. Adonai ehad
A. Shema Israel, shema Israel
F Am
Adonai elohenu C. Inculcate these words to your children, Israel
Am F Am F Am
Adonai ehad. resting in your house, walking abroad,
Am F E
Listen Israel* Shema, Israel when you go to bed and when you rise.
G Am Dm
Listen Israel Shema, Israel This is the first commandment of life
F G Am
the Lord is our God Adonai elohenu and the second is like the first:
Am Dm
the Lord is the only one. Adonai ehad love your neighbor as yourself
Am G E
You shall love the Lord your God do this and you will have eternal life
F Am
with all your heart, A. Shema Israel, Shema Israel...
F Am Am
with all your mind, Listen Israel* Shema, Israel
F E G
with all your strength. Listen Israel Shema, Israel
Am Dm F
You shall fasten these my words the Lord is our God Adonai elohenu
G Am Am
on your hand as a sign the Lord is the only one. Adonai ehad
Dm Am G
as a band round your forehead C. Shema Israel, shema Israel
G F
on the doorposts of your house Adonai elohenu
E Am
and on your gates. Adonai ehad.

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HYMN TO THE GLORIOUS CROSS

E G# C#m
A. The glorious cross of the risen Lord A. The glorious cross...
F#m G#
is the tree of my salvation;
E G# C#m G# A
I feed myself on it, in it I take delight, C. In fear defense,
F#m B7 G#
in its roots I grow up, in stumbling support,
E A
in its branches I lie down. in victory crown
G#
G# A in the struggle you are the reward.
C. Its dew makes me glad, F#m G#
G# Tree of eternal life,
its breeze fecundates me, F#m G#
F#m G# pillar of the universe,
in its shadow I have put my tent A
A frame of the earth, your top reaches heaven,
In hunger nourishment, in thirst the fountain,
G# and in your open arms
in nakedness clothing. G#
F#m G# shines the love of God.
Hard path, my narrow way,
F#m
Jacob’s ladder, bed of love E
G# A. The glorious cross...
where the Lord has espoused us.

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CLOTHE YOURSELVES IN THE ARMOR OF GOD (Eph. 6,10-11)

Dm Gm
C. Clothe yourselves in the armor of God,
A Dm
carrying the weapons of light.
Bb A
Because our struggle is not against the creatures of flesh and blood,
Bb A
but against the spirits of evil which live in this world of darkness.
Dm A
C.+A. Having girded your lions with the truth,
Dm
clothe yourselves with the justice of the Cross
Bb A
C. Which does not resist evil,
Bb A
but takes upon itself the sins of others.
Dm A
C.+A. Having shod your feet with zeal to announce the Gospel,
Dm
but above all, carry the shield of faith
Bb A
C. that Christ really loves you,
Bb A
that He died on the Cross for you,
Bb A
when you were wicked and sinful.
Dm A
C.+A. With the sword of the spirit, which is the Word of God,
Dm
and the helmet of salvation
Bb A
C. that Christ Jesus rose from death,
Bb A
that He is the Lord,
Gm
that He will come back, (2X)
A
and will take us with Him.
Dm A
C.+A. Alleluia, Allelu, allelu, alleluia. (2X)

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PSALM 86 (87) - HER FOUNDATIONS

Capo III

Am Am Dm E Am
C. Her foundations are on the holy mountains: C.+A. Because in her everyone was born. (2X)
F G F E
the Lord love the gates of Zion The Lord Himself has founded her! (2X)
E B7 Am G F E
Mother, mother, city of God! (2X)
more than all of Jacob’s dwellings.
Am
Of you are told wonderful things,
C. The Lord writes in His book:
E F E B7
city of God! “It was there that he was born:”
Am
I will remember Rahab and Babylon, and dancing they will sing
F E
Palestine, Tyre and Ethiopia, in you are all my fountains!

when someone is born in them, Am Dm E Am

E B7 C.+A. And while dancing, while dancing they will sing (2X)
men say: “there this man was born!” G F E
all my fountains are in you. (2X)
E
Am G F E
But of Zion all say: “Mother!”
Mother, mother, city of God! (2X)

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AKEDA

Am Dm* Dm
C. The night was not yet over when Abraham and your sacrifice invalid,
Am E
prepared to sacrifice his son; and both us are rejected!
Dm
Abraham’s eyes were fixed on Isaac’s Am
E
A. Akeda...
when Isaac spoke to him:
Am
Am Dm Am
A. Akeda, akeda, akeda, akeda. C. Come and see faith upon the earth,
Am Dm Dm
Bind me, bind me fast come and see faith upon the earth:
Am
my father, lest I resist you! a father who sacrifices his only son,
E
Am Dm and his beloved son who offers his throat!
C. Bind me, bind me fast, my father,
Am Am
lest I resist you out of fear, A. Akeda...

(*) Use Dm for the whole song ○

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PSALM 36 (37) - DO NOT FRET BECAUSE OF THE WICKED

Am F Am F
A. Do not fret because of the wicked, C. Be in silence before the Lord and hope in Him,
E7 E7
do not envy those who do evil. do not get angry for the man who triumphs,
Dm E7 Dm E7
For they wither quickly like grass, who triumphs saying lies:
F(7) E7 F E7
and fade like the green of the fields. trust in the Lord and hope in Him.
Am F A. Do not fret because of the wicked...
C. Trust in the Lord and do good,
E7
Am F
dwell in your land and be loyal.
C. Refrain from anger, lay down indignation,
Dm E7
E7
Let the Lord be your delight,
F E7 do not be exasperated, let it not happen that you do evil,
He will give you what your heart wants. Dm E7
he who does evil will be cut off,
A. Do not fret because of the wicked... F E7
but he who hopes in the Lord shall possess the land.
Am F Am F
C. Entrust your way to the Lord and hope in Him, Wait a moment, the wicked is gone,
E7 E7
hope in Him because He will act; look at his place, he is no longer there.
Dm E7 Dm E7
He will make shine your righteousness, but the meek possess the land
F E7 F E7
like the sun your faithfulness. they enjoy peace, a great peace.

A. Do not fret because of the wicked... A. Do not fret because of the wicked...

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HYMN TO CHARITY (1 Cor. 13, 1-13) (*)

C F
C. Even if I speak with the tongues of angels. does not seek its own interest,
F G G
if I have no love, nothing! does not get angry.
C C
Even if I have the gift of prophesy Does not take account of evil,
Am Am
and understand all the mysteries; does not take account of evil,
C
F
even if I have a faith
takes no pleasure in injustice,
Am
able to move mountains, G
F G but rejoices in the truth.
if I have no love, nothing! C
C Believes everything,
Even if I give all my goods to the poor Am
Am hopes for everything,
and hand over my body to the flames, C (2x)
F G excuses everything:
if I have no love, nothing!
bears everything
C Am C
A. Because Love, Love, Love; bears everything.
Am
is patient, ready to serve Because love, love,
Am C
C
is not envious, is not boastful
because love
is not conceited
Am is God, is God, is God!
is never rude:

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THE SAME GOD (2 Cor. 4,6-12)

D F# Bm
C. The same God who said: C.+A. Always carrying in our body
Bm A
“from the darkness let the light shine” the dying of Jesus,
F# Bm G (2x)
is He who shone into our hearts so that in us may appear
Bm F#
to make radiant the knowledge of His glory, His resurrection.
A Bm
which is on the face of Christ. F#
A Bm C. So that when we die, you receive life.
A. Which is on the face of Christ.
F# F#
C. But we carry this treasure in earthen vessels. A. So that while we die, you receive life

F# Bm
A. But we carry this treasure in earthen vessels. C.+A. Always carrying in our body
Bm A
C. In order to manifest the dying of Jesus,
A Bm Bm G (2x)
that the greatness of this love, comes from God so that in us may appear
G F# F#
comes from God and not from us. His resurrection.
F#
C. Afflicted on every side, but not crushed;

persecuted but not forsaken;

struck down but not destroyed.

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AS MEN CONDEMNED TO DEATH (1 Cor. 4,9-13)

Am G C. For I think,
C. Up to the present we suffer hunger G
Am
that to us,
we suffer thirst and nakedness.
Am
Am G
A. Up to the present we suffer hunger the apostles,
Am G
we suffer thirst and nakedness. God has assigned
G Am Am
C. We are persecuted and wander homeless. the last place.
G Am G
A. We are persecuted and wander homeless. A. As men condemned to death,
G Am Am
C. Insulted, we bless as men condemned to death,
G Am G
slapped in the face, we bear it. as men condemned to death.
G Am
If we are defamed as men condemned to death.
Am
C. Set up
we answer with love.
G G
A. If we are defamed as a spectacle
Am Am
we answer with love. for the world
G G
We have become, for the angels
Am F
we have become, for men.
G E
we have become for men
Am A. As men condemned to death...
the garbage of the world
G Am We have become...
and the scum of all men.

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Am F Am Am
C. Jesus went through all the towns A. He comes with us.
F Am C
Jesus from village to village announced the Kingdom, C. And whoever loves father or mother more than me,
Dm E7 G
When He saw the crowds following Him, A. is not worthy of me,
Am Am
He felt compassion is not worthy of me.
Em C
A. Because they were tired, C. And whoever loves son or daughter more than me,
F Assembly G
because they were dejected Repeats A. is not worthy of me,
E Am
like sheep without a shepherd is not worthy of me.
Am F E7 C
C. Then Jesus said to His disciples: C. And whoever does not take up his cross and follow me,
Am G G
the harvest is large, is large indeed A. is not worthy of me,
Am G Am
but the workers are few. is not worthy of me.
C G C
Pray then to the Lord of the harvest C. And whoever looks in the world for his life,
Am G (Am) G
to send workers to His harvest A. he will lose it,
C G Am
And now I am sending you out he will lose it.
Am G C
like sheep among wolves: C. And whoever loses his life for love of me,
C G G Am
be then cunning as serpents A. he will find it, he will find it.
Am G G
and simple as doves. C. Who listens to you
Am Am
A. as doves. A. listens to me.
C G G
C. Do not carry bag nor money C. Who welcomes you
Am G Am
knapsack nor sandals A. welcomes me.
C G G
and announce: the kingdom is at hand C. And who welcomes me,
Am G F E
Jesus is risen, He comes with us, A. welcomes God, welcomes God!

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DO NOT RESIST EVIL (Mt. 5, 38ff)

D D
C. You have heard that it was said to you: C. You have heard that it was said to you:
Bm Bm
eye for eye, tooth for tooth. you shall love your neighbor and hate your enemy.
A Bm A Bm
But I say to you, but I say to you: But I say to you, but I say to you:
D
D
love your enemies,
A. do not resist evil,
Bm
Bm
do good to those who hate you,
do not resist evil.
A
A
pray for those who persecute you,
do not resist evil,
Bm
Bm
bless those who slander you.
do not resist evil.
G Bm
Bm D Be perfect as your heavenly Father is perfect:
C. And if anyone strikes you on the right cheek G A
A Bm for He is good with the sinners,
offer him also the other. G A7
D for He is good with the wicked.
And if anyone sues you to take away from you the tunic
A Bm A. Do not resist evil...
let him also have your cloak. Bm D
A C. And you will be children of your heavenly Father
And if someone should force you to go one mile A Bm
Bm who makes the sun rise on the good and evil,
go two miles with him. A Bm
A and sends His rain also on the wicked.
And if someone takes away what is your own
Bm A. Do not resist evil...
do not claim it back.

A. Do not resist evil...

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LET HIM KISS ME (Sgs. 1,2ff)

Dm
Tell me then beloved of my heart
C. Let him kiss me
Bb A
where do you lead your flock to pasture
with the kisses of his mouth:
Bb
so that I may not wander as a vagabond
your love
Dm
A
behind other shepherds.
is sweeter than wine,
Tell me then beloved of my heart
your name
A
where do you lead your flock to pasture
is the fragrance of your perfume:
so that I may not wander as vagabond
that’s why
Dm
Dm
behind other shepherds.
the maidens love you.
C. If you do not know this
Dm
A. Take me with you, let’s go out:
O loveliest of women,
Bb A
Bb A
draw me towards you let us run,
follow the tracks of my flock.
A7
we shall praise your love
and take your kids to graze
Dm
more than wine
close by the shepherd’s tent.
Dm
how wonderful it is to love you!
A. Take me with you...

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MY BELOVED IS TO ME (Sgs. 1,13-27)

Capo II

Bm Em Em F#
C. My beloved is to me C.+A. Even our bed is verdant,
F# Em F#
a narcissus of Sharon, even our bed is verdant!
G F# Bm Em
a rose of the valleys. A. As an apple tree among the trees of the wood
Bm Em F#
A. My beloved is to me so is my beloved,
F# G F#
a scent of myrrh, my beloved among young men.
G F# Bm Em
resting on my breast. Under his shade for which I longed I am sitting
Bm Em F#
C. My beloved is to me and sweet is his fruit,
F# G F#
a lily among the thistles how sweet my taste!
G F# G F#
my beloved among the maidens. He introduced me to the wine cellar.
Bm Em Em F#
A. My beloved is to me and his banner over me is love;
F# G F#
a cluster of henna flowers He introduced me to the banquet room
G F# Em F#
from the vineyard of Engedi. and his banner over me is love;
G F# G F#
C. How beautiful you are, my friend, His left arm under my head
G F# G F#
how beautiful, how beautiful! and his right embraces me.
Em F# Bm A
Your eyes are doves, C. I implore you, daughter of Jerusalem,
Em F# G F#
your eyes are doves! do not stir, do not awake the love.
G F# G F#
A. How beautiful you are, my beloved, A. Do not stir, do not awake the love.
G F#
how gracious, how gracious!

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Em D
C. Come from Lebanon, my bride,
C D Em
come from Lebanon, come!
Em D
You will have for a crown the mountains,
C D Em
the highest crests of Hermon.
Em D
You have ravished, ravished my heart
C D Em
O my sister, my bride.
Em D
Come from Lebanon, my bride,
C D Em
come from Lebanon, come!
G A
C.+A. I have searched for the love of my heart.
Am Em
I searched but I did not find it;
G A
I have found the love of my heart,
C D Em
I’ve embraced him and I’ll never let him go.
C. I belong to my beloved
and his whole desire is for me;
come, let us go out in the fields,
let us lodge in the villages.
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Let us go out at dawn to the vineyards,
let us pick the grapes.
I belong to my beloved
and his whole desire is for me.
C.+A. I have searched...
C. Get up quickly, get up my dove,
come away, my dove!
Winter time has already passed
the voice of the turtle dove is heard.
The flowers appear again on the earth,
the rain is over and gone.
Get up quickly, get up my dove,
come away, my dove.
C.+A. I have searched...
C. As a seal upon your heart
as a seal upon your arm,
love is strong as death
love no flood can drown.
To give for it all the wealth of the house
would be to despise it.
As a seal upon your heart
as a seal upon your arm.
C.+A. I have searched...
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WHILE I WAS SLEEPING (Sgs. 5,2ff)

C Am
C. While I was sleeping A. I implore you I looked for him
E G
but my heart was awake daughters of Jerusalem but I did not find him.
Am F
I heard the voice of my beloved: if you find my beloved I called him, I called him
Dm E7 E Am
“Open to me, my sister, tell him I am dying of love. and he did not answer me.
Dm E7
open to me, my dove, Am
I implore you The watchmen found me
for my head is covered with dew G G
daughters of Jerusalem as they went about the city,
and my locks F F
Am if you find my beloved they undressed me,
with the drops of the night.” E
C tell him I am dying of love. they beat me,
He put his hand E
E C the watchmen of the walls.
through the opening of the door C. I opened, I opened to my beloved,
Am E7
and my entrails stirred within me. but he was not there. A. I implore you...
Dm E7 Am
I got up running He had already gone.
Dm *Am G
and my hands dripped with myrrh, and my soul fainted C. Ay! If you were my brother
E7 F
with pure myrrh, my fingers at his flight; I would be able to kiss you
Am E
upon the handle of the door. without scandalizing others.

* While the assembly is singing the last refrain, the singer continues in controcanto: “Ay: if you were...”

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YOU WHO DWELL IN THE GARDENS (Sgs. 8, Append.)

Am Dm Am Dm
C. You who dwell in the gardens C.+A. I am before his eyes
F E Am
where the companions are listening as the one who has found peace,
F E Am
let me hear your voice my vineyard is here before me,
E E Am
let me hear your voice. my vineyard is here before me.

A A. Flee my beloved
A. Flee my beloved like a gazelle,
E
like a gazelle, like a young stag
F#m
like a young stag on the spicy mountains!
E A
on the mount of spices! C. You who dwell...

The Church through Baptism has been introduced into the gardens of the Kingdom “where the
companions are listening.”
There, made mother and teacher of all peoples through the experience of love that she has had
and through the sufferings, the joys, the falls, the findings and - we could say - through the History
of Salvation expressed by the Song of Songs, she is invited by the Bridegroom to make her voice
heard in a final wish.
She answers with a paschal escathological shout: what she has known, and experienced of
Bridegroom, makes her long to flee with Him in a final exodus “on the mountains of the spices, that
is in Heaven, free forever.

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SHE-LAMB OF GOD (Mt. 1,18ff)

Capo IV

Em Am Em
C. It was the Virgin Mary, the promised bride of Joseph C. And when Joseph awoke,
C Am
when before they came to live together he took with him the child and his mother
B7 C
she found herself pregnant by the work of the Holy Spirit and in the night fled to Egypt
Em Am B7
And Joseph who was just and did not want to repudiate her: because Herod was looking for the child to kill him.
C B7 Em
He decided to send her away in secret. How bitter are the waters, Mary!
Em A. She-Lamb of God...
How bitter are the waters, Mary! Em
C C. A cry is heard in Ramah, ay ay ay ay..
A. She-Lamb of God, humble lamb, Am
Em a cry and a great lamentation,
you who do not resist evil, C
Am B7 it is Rachel who weeps for her children,
mother of Jesus and our mother, pray for us
Em and does not want to be consoled,
pray for us! B7
Em because they are no more.
C. And Mary gave birth to her son, Em
Am How bitter are the waters, Mary!
she swaddled him and put him in a manger, A. She-Lamb of God...
C B7 Em
because there was no room for them at any inn. C. And the angel of the Lord appeared to Joseph
Em
How bitter are the waters, Mary! in Egypt and told him:
Am
A. She-Lamb of God... “Get up and take with you the child and his mother
C B7
and go back to the land of Israel,
Em
because from Egypt I have called my son.”
A. She-Lamb of God...

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IN HIM THERE IS NO BEAUTY: IV SONG OF THE SERVANT OF YAHWEH (ls. 53,2ff)

C C
C. In Him there is no beauty, man of sorrows,
Am Am
in Him there is no majesty, He who knows every kind of suffering.
G7
no looks to attract our eyes,
C A. Before Him we turn away our face...
He seemed no longer human.
C
Am
C. But it was He
Despised, rejected by all men,
Am
C
who took on Himself all our sins,
man of sorrows,
C
Am
But it was He
He who knows every kind of suffering.
Am
who took on Himself all our pains.
C
C. Before Him we turn away our face, F G
Am A. All of us have gone astray.
before Him we turn away our face, C Am
G7 Ill treated, yet He submitted,
before Him we turn away our face, C
C He didn’t say a word,
before Him we turn away our face. Am
like a lamb brought to the slaughter.
Am
C. A broken man, considered as nothing,
C Am A. Before Him we turn away our face...
despised, rejected by all men,
C
C. Ill treated! Ill treated! Ill treated!

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SONG OF THE LAMB (Rev. 5,9ff)

Dm Dm
C. You are worthy to take the scroll C. You are worthy, slain lamb,
Gm A7 Gm A7
and break open its seals, to take the scroll,
Dm Dm
because you were sacrificed and break open its seals
A7 A7
and you have bought with your blood for you have bought with your blood
Dm Dm
men of every people, language, race and nation. men of every people, language, race and nation.
F
F Am F A. And you have made of them for our God...
And you have made of them for our God
Am F Dm
a kingdom of priests, C. You are worthy, O slain lamb,
Gm A7
Am to receive power, riches and glory,
A. and they rule, and they rule Dm
Dm wisdom, honor and praise
on the earth A7
for you have bought with your blood
Dm
men of every race, language, people and nation.

F
A. And you have made of them for our God...

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WHO IS THIS COMING UP FROM THE DESERT (Sgs. 8, 5-7)

Capo IV

Am Dm Am G F Am
C. + A. Who is this coming up from the desert, C. Set me as a seal upon your heart,
F Am G F Am
who is this coming up from the desert, as a tattoo upon your arm,
F E F E
leaning on her beloved, on her beloved, because strong as death is love,
F Am F E
leaning on her beloved? a flame which comes from the Lord,
F E
G F Am and the waters will not extinguish it.
C. Under the apple tree I awakened you, F
G F Am For if you give all the goods
there where your mother conceived you, E
F E of your house for love,
there where your mother gave birth to you, F E
F Am you will only meet contempt.
there where your mother gave birth to you.

C. + A. Who is this coming up from the desert... C. + A. Who is this coming up from the desert...

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THE VOICE OF MY BELOVED (Sgs. 2/8-17)

Capo IV
C Am F F
C. The voice of my beloved! Behold he comes The fig tree puts forth the first fruits
E F E E
leaping upon the mountains, bounding over the hills
and the blossoming vine gives forth her fragrance!
C Am F
C E
My beloved is like a gazelle, or a young stag,
A. Rise up, my love, my friend,
E
F E (2x)
my beloved resembled a gazelle
Rise up lovely one and come.
C Am E
Behold he stands behind our wall, Dm E
C. Oh my dove hiding in the clefts of the rock,
he looks through the window, Dm E
E in the coverts of the cliff,
peers through the lattice. F E
C let me hear your voice, let me hear your voice
Now my beloved speaks and says to me: C E
E Chase away the foxes, the little foxes,
Rise up, my love, my friend, F E
F E that spoil the vineyard.
rise up, lovely one and come. G F E
C E C.+A. because our vineyard is in blossom,
A. Rise up, my love, my friend, G F E
F E because our vineyard is in blossom!
rise up, lovely one and come.
Dm E Dm E Dm E
C. For lo, winter is over, C. My beloved is for me and I am for him;
Dm E Dm E
the rain is ceased, is gone, before the morning breeze blows
F Dm E
flowers have appeared on the earth, and the shadows grow longer,
E Am G Am
the time of singing has returned, A. return, return, return!
Dm (*) E Am G Am
the voice of the turtle dove is heard, Return, return, return!

(*) ○

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THE DOVE HOVERED OVER (Ode XXIV of Solomon)

Em B7 Am B7
A. The dove hovered over the head of the Lord C. And the designs were lost
Em Am B7
singing psalms upon Him. and the angels of heaven were crying,
B7 Am
And the Lord has shown the designs of His love the designs of all those
Em B7
designs of ineffable art for every man. who did not follow His truth.
Am B7 C B7
C. And the abyss opened up Because the Lord showed His way
Am Am
and terrible cries were heard and He showered His grace
B7 B7
like cries of women in labor. upon all those who follow Him;
C C
But the Lord destroyed the darkness and gave them the strength
B7 B7
with His glance. to grow beautiful with His holiness.
Em B7 Em B7
A. The dove hovered over the head of the Lord A. The dove hovered over the head of the Lord
Em Em
singing psalms upon Him. singing psalms upon Him.
B7 B7
And the Lord has shown the designs of His love, And the Lord shown the designs of His love,
Em Em
designs of ineffable art for every man. designs of ineffable art for every man.

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AS THE HONEY DRIPS (Ode XI of Solomon)

Capo IV
Am Dm E
A. As the honey drips from the honeycomb of the bees and the milk flows from the woman
E Am
and the milk flows from the woman who loves her babies,
Am Dm
who loves her babies, as the spring pours out its calm waters
Dm E Am
as the spring pours out its calm waters so my heart pours out its song of praise.
E Am Dm E
so my heart pours out its song of praise. C. And my face cheers up in his joy
Dm E Dm E
C. And my lips make a song of praise spring up for him and my spirit rejoices in his love
Dm E Dm
and my tongue is full of his name’s sweetness and my heart, filled up by his clear light
Dm E E
and all my limbs are delighted by his songs. feels his loving gaze.
F E F E
For his light pacifies my malice, Because fear, finds trust in him.
F F E
for his simple gaze of love A. because fear finds trust in him,
E F E
heals my heart, C. because salvation is sure in him
F F E
A. because immortal life A. because salvation is sure in him,
E F
took shelter within us. A. because immortal life
F E E
Aleluia, alleluia, allelu, allelu, alleluia. took shelter within us.
F E F E
Aleluia, alleluia, allelu, allelu, alleluia. Aleluia, alleluia, allelu, allelu, alleluia.
Am Dm F E
A. As the honey drips from the honeycomb of the bee Aleluia, alleluia, allelu, allelu, alleluia.

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O JESUS, MY LOVE
Am F
C. O Jesus, my love, C. You have received gall and vinegar from me
how much you have loved me, so that I receive sweetness from you.
E You have received insults and sneers from me
how much you have loved me! so that I receive mildness from you.
You have received the nails from me
A. O Jesus, my love... so that I receive obedience from you.
Am G Am
C. O Jesus, you have received sins from me A. O Jesus, my love...
F E
so that I receive forgiveness from you.
C. You have received the cross from me
A. O Jesus, my love... so that I receive salvation from you.
Am G Am
C. You have received the thorns: pride from me A. O Jesus, my love...
F E C. You have received death from me
so that I receive humility and meekness from you
so that I receive life from you.
A. O Jesus, my love...
A. O Jesus, my love...
C. You have receive the lashes,
C. You have received the tomb from me
the scourges of lust from me so that I receive resurrection from you.
so that I receive purity and love from you.
A. O Jesus, my love...
A. O Jesus, my love... Am G Am
C. You have been stripped and have received C. From me, O Lord, you have received death and sin
F E
stinginess from me
so that I receive from you, all of yourself,
so that I receive the abundance of riches from you. F E
all of yourself you have given to me.
A. O Jesus, my love...
A. O Jesus, my love...

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TAKE ME TO HEAVEN

E C#m G#
C. Take me to heaven, take me to heaven, O Lord!
E C#m G#
Because to die, because to die is certainly better
A E
It is certainly better
B7 E
to stay with you, to stay with you!

A. Take me to heaven...

E
C. One thing I beg you, only this I ask from you
C#m G#
never to doubt your love,
A E
never to doubt your love,
E
to stay with you, to stay with you!

A. Take me to heaven...
E
C. Oh how good, oh how sweet
C#m G#
has been your love for me!
A E
Has been your love for me!
B7 E
Oh how good, oh how sweet!

A. Take me to heaven...

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YOU ARE MY HOPE, O LORD (Ode XXIX of Solomon)

C#dim* Gm A
C. You are my hope O Lord, C. You’ve given me the great sign,
Bb7** A7 Gm A
and I’ll never be confounded. the mystery hidden to the angels,
C#dim* Bb7** A7
You’ve created us with your glory, to wage war by your Word,
Bb7** A7 Bb7** A7
you’ve reared us with your mercy. and come back victorious from the nations
Dm A
You’ve pulled me out from the depth of sheol, Dm
Bb7** A A. You have pulled me out...
from the mouth of death you’ve snatched me.
Dm A
Dm A A. You are my hope, O Lord,
A. You’ve pulled me out from the depth of sheol, Bb7** A7
Bb7** A and I’ll never be confounded!
from the mouth of death you’ve snatched me. Dm A
Dm A You are my hope, O Lord,
For I’ve believed in your Messiah Bb7** A7
Bb7** A and I’ll never be confounded!
and confessed He is the Lord.

○
○ * (arpreggio on the first three chords)
○

** Bb7

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A WOMAN CLOTHED WITH THE SUN
Am F E
C. A great sign then appeared in heaven but they were defeated and lost their place in heaven.
G Am Am
a woman, a woman clothed with the sun The great dragon, the ancient serpent,
with the moon under her feet G
G who is called the devil and satan,
and a crown of twelve stars on her head F
Am seducer of the whole world,
she was pregnant and cried out E
F E was hurled down to earth and his angels with him.
with the pangs of giving birth. C. A great sign...
Am Am
C. Una gran señal aparecio en el cielo A. When the dragon saw he had been thrown down
G Am G
una mujer, una mujer vestida del sol, to the earth,
con la luna bajo sus pies, F
G he pursued the woman
y una corona de doce estrellas E
Am who had given birth to the male child
está en cinta, y grita Am
F E But the woman was given the two wings
con los tormentos de dar a luz. G F
Am of the great eagle to fly into the desert,
C. Then another sign appeared in heaven where she would be nourished for a time,
G F E E
a huge red dragon with seven heads and ten horns. two times and half a time.
Am Am
The dragon stood before the woman Then the dragon enraged with the woman
G G F
who was about to give birth, went away to wage war on the rest of her children;
F E
so as to devour the child as soon as it was born. on those who keep the commandments of God
Am E
The woman gave birth to a male child and bear witness to Jesus.
G Am
the one who is to rule all the nations of the earth; Rejoice, therefore, O heavens
F G
and the child was taken straight up and you that dwell therein
E F
to God and to his throne. because he has been cast out
A. A great sign... E
Am the accuser of our brothers.
Now war broke out in heaven: Am
G F But woe to you earth and sea
Michael and his angels fought against the dragon, G
E for the devil has come down to you
fought against the dragon; F E
Am G full of anger, knowing that he has but a little time.
and the dragon fought back together with his angels
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I HAVE STRETCHED OUT MY HANDS (Ode of Solomon)

D Bm G
A. I have stretched out my hands,
E A
I have stretched out my hands,
G D
and I have prayed to the Lord,
A D
and I have prayed like the Lord:
F# G F#
C. Abba, my Father, Abba my Father,
E A
into your hands I commend my spirit.
G D A D
into your hands I commend my spirit.
D Bm G
A. I have stretched out my hands,
E A
I have stretched out my hands,
G D
and I have prayed to the Lord,
A D
and I have prayed like the Lord.
Bm E A
C. Because to stretch out the hands is the sign of Him,
G D A7
and my standing upright is the upright wood,
D
the upright wood.
D
A. I have stretched out...
F#
Abba...

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PASCHAL HOMILY OF MELITO OF SARDIS

Dm A7 A7
C. You have covered death with shame, persecuted in David,
Dm Dm
you have thrown hell into mourning, mocked in all the prophets.
A7 A7
you have smote iniquity, You are the Lamb who doesn’t say a word,
Dm Dm
you have snatched from injustice her children, you are the Lamb born of Mary.
Bb7 A A7
as Moses did to Pharaoh. A. Mary, spotless she-lamb,
Bb7 A Dm
as Moses did to Pharaoh.
Mary, innocent she-lamb.
Dm
Dm A7
A. You have covered...
C. You have been taken from the flock,
Dm A7
C. You made us pass from slavery to freedom Dm
brought to the sacrifice, immolated in the evening
from darkness to light A7
Dm buried at night,
from death to life. Dm
A7 and your blessed body did not taste corruption.
You are the Passover of our salvation, A7
Dm You have risen from death,
you are the Lamb born of Mary
A7 you have raised humanity
A. Mary, spotless she-lamb Dm
Dm from the depth of the tomb.
Mary, innocent she-lamb. A7
A7 You are the Lamb who doesn’t say a word,
C. You have been slaughtered in Abel, Dm
Dm you are the Lamb born of Mary.
you have been bound in Isaac, A7
A7 A. Mary, spotless she-lamb,
sold as slave in Joseph, Dm
Dm
Mary, innocent she-lamb.
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CARMEN ‘63 (from Tagore)

Am E F D A
C. Cut off are my bonds C.+A. I shall gain my Kingdom
Dm E D A
paid are my debts, I shall gain my Kingdom (2x)
F E A
my doors wide open I go everywhere,
E
I go everywhere. Am E F
C. Cut off are my bonds,
Dm E Dm E
C. They crouch in their corner, paid are my debts,
Dm E F
go on weaving the pale web of their hours; my doors wide open.
F E
or go back to sit in the dust I go everywhere.
E
to count their coins
Dm F E F E D A
and they call me, and they call me to turn back C.+A. I shall gain my Kingdom
Am Em D A
But my sword is already forged. I shall gain my Kingdom (2x)
Am Em E A
I have already put on my armour, I go everywhere,
G B
my horse is already impatient.
D A F#
I shall gain my Kingdom,
Bm G F#
I shall gain my Kingdom.

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CARITAS CHRISTI (2 Cor. 5, 14-17. 21; 1 Cor. 9, 16b) (*)

Am C E Am C E
A. Caritas Christi urget nos! A. Caritas Christi urget nos!
F E F E
Caritas Christi urget nos! Caritas Christi urget nos!
Am C E
The love of Christ impels us at the thought, Am A7 Dm
Dm9/F F E C. Woe to me, if I do not announce the Gospel,
the love of Christ impels us at the thought: E Am
Am C E woe to me, woe to me!
that if one has died for all, all have died;
Dm9/F F E Am A7 Dm
that if Christ has died for all, all have died. A. Woe to me, if I do not announce the Gospel,
E Am
Dm E woe to me, woe to me!
C. And He died for all so that those who live Am C E
Dm E Caritas Christi urget nos!
may live no longer for themselves F E
F Dm9/F G E Caritas Christi urget nos!
but for Him who died and is risen for them. Am C E
The love of Christ impels us at the thought,
Am C E Dm9/F F E
A. Caritas Christi urget nos! the love of Christ impels us at the thought:
F E Am C E
Caritas Christi urget nos! that if one has died for all, all have died,
Dm9/F F E
Dm E that if Christ has died for all, all have died.
C. If someone is in Christ, he is a new creation,
Dm E (*) It can be sung also in Em (capo 2)
the old things have passed away, new ones are born. (**) Dm9/F
F Dm9/F
The one who did not know sin,

God has treated as sin

G E
so that we may become the righteousness of God in Him.

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NOLI ME TANGERE (Jn 20, 13-17)

C G# G
C. Woman, tell me why you’re weeping, C. that I ascend to my Father and your Father,
F G# G
woman, tell me why you’re weeping, A. that I ascend to my Father and your Father.
C G
who do you seek, who do you seek, G# G
C C. My God and your God.
who do you seek. G# G
A. My God and your God.
C
A. Sir, if it’s you who took him away, Fm Cm
F C. That I ascend to my Father and your Father,
Sir, if it’s you who took him away, Fm Cm
C my God and your God.
tell me where you’ve placed him, G# G
G C That I ascend to my Father and your Father,
and I will go and get him. G# G Cm
my God and your God.
Fm
C. Maria! C
Cm Sir, if it’s you who took him away,
A. Rabbuni! F
Fm Sir, if it’s you who took him away,
C. Maria! C
Cm C tell me where you’ve placed him,
A. Rabbuni! G C
and I will go and get him.
Bb C Bb C
C. Noli me tangere, do not cling to me, Fm
Bb C C. Maria...
I have not yet ascended to the Father.
Fm Cm
But go and announce to my brothers,
Fm Cm
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LORD, HELP ME

Capo II C G
C. + A. And in this flame of your love, this dark flame,
Am G Am C
C. + A. O Lord, help me, O Lord, (2x) in this veil that enwraps my soul and stifles it,
E F E
never to doubt you. I feel my heart dislocated
Am G Am F E
O Lord, help me, O Lord, opening, pouring out,
F E F E
never to doubt your love. like water flooding through the garden.

G7 C Am G Am
C. The gift of your grace O Lord, help me, O Lord, (2x)
Am F E E
has left my heart in blossom never to doubt you.
Dm E Am G Am
with desires to love. (2x) O Lord, help me, O Lord,
G F E F E
I can do no more than suffer never to doubt your love.
F E
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YOU HAVE SEDUCED ME, LORD (Jeremiah 20, 7-18) (*)

Am E7(**)
C. You have seduced me, Lord
Am
and I let myself be seduced
you wrestled with me, and you’ve defeated me
F E
you’ve taken me by force and have prevailed.
Am E7(**)
C. When I speak I have to shout:
Am
violence, oppression
E7(**)
and so your word has brought me
Am
insult and derision
E Am
I said to myself: I will think of him no more
E Am
I will not speak anymore in his name
E7(**)
But in my heart there was a burning fire
F E
that was running within my bones
Am E7(**)
C. You have seduced me, Lord
Am
and I let myself be seduced
you wrestled with me, and you’ve defeated me
F E
you’ve taken me by force and have prevailed.
Am E7(**)
C. Cursed be the day I was born
cursed be the man who brought the news
Assembly
Repeats
to my father:
Am
“a son is born to you.”
E E7(**)
Why did I come out of my mother’s womb
only to see torment and sorrow.
C G
C. But the Lord is at my side Assembly
C Repeats
like a brave and mighty warrior.
Am E Am
C. Sing hymns to the Lord, praise the Lord
F E
for he has freed the life of this poor man.
Assembly
Repeats
(*) It can be sung also in Bm
(**) E7

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THE DARK NIGHT (St. John of the Cross)

Am Dm E
C. Upon a dark night Upon this happy night
Dm E Dm F
with yearnings of love inflamed in secret, for no one saw me
F
O happy venture nor I beheld aught,
Dm Dm
I went forth without being noticed, without other light or guide
E E
my house being now becalmed. save that which burned within the heart.

Am Am Dm
A. Upon a dark night This light guided me,
Dm E Am
with yearnings of love inflamed more surely than the noonday light
F E
O happy venture to the place where He awaited me,
Dm Am
I went forth without being noticed, Him, whom I well knew,
E Dm E
my house being now becalmed. there where no one else was in view.

Am Am Dm
C. In darkness and secure, O night, that guided!
Dm E Am
by the secret ladder, disguised O night more lovable than the dawn’s first lights.
F E
O happy venture O night that joined
Dm F
in darkness and well concealed, Beloved with his beloved,
E E
my house being now becalmed. beloved in her Beloved transformed!

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(Capo III) Luke 6:20-30; 36-37
D A E
Lifting up his eyes on his disciples, Jesus said: (2x) Bless those who curse you,
GD B7 E
Happy are you poor, Pray for those who abuse you.
A D A E
for yours is the kingdom of God (twice). To him who strikes you on the cheek,
G D B7 E
Happy are you that now are hungry, offer also the other; (2x)
A D A E
for you shall be filled (2x). and to him who takes away your coat
G D B7 E
Happy are you that now are weeping, do not refuse your garment, (2x)
A D
for you shall laugh. (Go up one tone)
Bm A F# B F#
Happy are you when men hate you Give to every one who asks you;
G C#
and insult you, and of him who takes what is yours
F# F#
on account of the Son of man! do not ask it back, (2x)
G F# B F#
Rejoice in that day, Love your enemies,
F# C# F#
your reward is great in heaven. do good to those who hate you. (2x)
D GD B F#
But woe to you that are rich, Do not judge, (Assembly repeats every line)
A D B F#
for you already have your consolation, (2x) do not condemn;
GD B F#
Woe to you that now are full, forgive,
A D C# F#
for you shall hunger, (2x) and you will be forgiven.
G D E A E
Woe to you that now are laughing, Love your enemies,
A D B7 E
for you shall mourn and weep do good to those who hate you. (2x)
Bm A G A E
Woe to you, when all men speak well of you, Do not judge, (Assembly repeats every line)
F# A E
so their fathers did to the false prophets. do not condemn;
(Go up one tone) AE
forgive,
E B7 E
But to you who are listening I say: and you will be forgiven.
A E
Love your enemies,
B7 E
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RESURREXIT
(Dialogue of Our Lord Jesus Christ with Mary)

Capo III

Am E7 F E Dm
C. + A. Resurrexit, resurrexit, resurrexit, resurrexit! The one who believes in me,
Am E7 F E E
Gloria, gloria, gloria, gloria! even though they die, will live,
Am E7 F E Dm F
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! and whoever lives and believes in me
E F E
Am E will not die forever, will not die forever.
C. I am the resurrection, Dm E Dm E
Dm E Do you believe this? Do you believe this?
the resurrection, the resurrection. F
Dm Yes, I believe that you are the Christ,
The one who believes in me, E F E
E the Son of God who is to come into the world.
even though they die, will live,
Dm F Am E7 F E
and whoever lives and believes in me C. + A. Resurrexit, resurrexit, resurrexit, resurrexit!
E F E Am E7 F E
will not die forever, will not die forever. Gloria, gloria, gloria, gloria!
Am
Am E7 F E La, la, la, la, la, la,
C. + A. Resurrexit, resurrexit, resurrexit, resurrexit! Cbm6 E
Am E7 F E La, la, la, la, la, la, la, la,
Gloria, gloria, gloria, gloria! Am
Am E7 F E La, la, la, la, la, la,
Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia! Dm E
La, la, la, la.
Am E Am E7 F E
C. I am the resurrection, Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!
Dm E Am E7 F E Am
the resurrection, the resurrection. Alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia, alleluia!

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