TWENTY-SECOND SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – Cycle A

R. MY SOUL IS THIRSTING FOR YOU, O LORD MY GOD.

1. O God, you are my God whom I seek;

for you my flesh pines and my soul
like the earth, parched, lifeless and without water.

2. Thus have I gazed toward you in the sanctuary

to see your power and your glory,
For your kindness is a greater good than life;
my lips shall glorify you.

3. Thus will I bless you while I live;

lifting up my hands, I will call upon your name.
As with riches of a banquet shall my soul be satisfied,
and with exultant lips my mouth shall praise you.

4. You are my help,

and in the shadow of your wings I shout for joy
My soul clings fast to you;
your right hand upholds me.
TWENTY-THIRD SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – Cycle A

R. If today you hear his voice, harden not your hearts.

1. Come, let us sing joyfully to the LORD;

let us acclaim the rock of our salvation.
Let us come into his presence with thanksgiving;
let us joyfully sing psalms to him.

2. Come, let us bow down in worship;

let us kneel before the LORD who made us.
For he is our God,
and we are his people he shepherds, the flock he guides.

3. Oh, that today you would hear his voive:

“Harden not your hearts as at Meribah,
as in the day of Massah in the dessert,
Where your fathers tempted me;
they tested me though the had seen my works.”
TWENTY-FOURTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – Cycle A

R. The Lord is kind and merciful, slow to anger, and rich in compassion.

1. Bless the LORD, O my soul;

an all my being, bless his holy name.
Bless the LORD, O my soul,
and forget not all his benefits.

2. He pardons all your iniquities,

heals all your ills.
He redeems your life from destruction,
he crowns you with kindness and compassion.

3. He will not always chide,

nor does he keep his wrath forever.
Not according to our sins does he deal with us,
nor does he requite us according to our crimes.

4. For as the heavens are high above the earth,

so surpassing is his kindness toward those who fear him.
As far as the east is from the west,
so far has he put our transgressions from us.
TWENTY-FIFTH SUNDAY IN ORDINARY TIME – Cycle A

R. The Lord is near to all who call upon him.

1. Every day will I bless you,

and I will praise your name forever and ever.
Great is the LORD and highly to be praised;
his greatness is unsearchable.

2. The LORD is gracious and merciful,

slow to anger and of great kindness.
The LORD is good to all
and compassionate toward all his works.

3. The LORD is just in all his ways

and holy in all his works.
The LORD is near to all who call upon him,
to all who call upon him in truth.