Do
You Hear What I Hear?
Liturgical Use: Christmas
Text: Thomas Fischer
Tune: Do You Hear What I Hear?
Suggested Usage: Preface For Communion
“Do
You Hear What I Hear”
Pastor:
(sung)
May
the Lord e'er be with you, everyone
May
the Lord be with you.
Congregation:
(echo) May the Lord be with you.
P:
May the Lord grant His peace, everywhere
Lift
your hearts before Him
Cong:
(echo) Lift your hearts before Him
(All) The Lord is born, See the Lord is here
Let
us worship and before Him bow,
Let
us worship, celebrate Him now.
P:
On the night our dear Lord was betrayed
He
took bread and blessed it,
C:
(echo) He took bread and blessed it
P:
Gave it to disciples and then said,
Take
this bread and eat it,
C:
(echo) Take this bread and eat it
All
(or Pastor): This is my body, given up for you.
When
you eat it, e’er remember Me.
As
you eat it now remember Me.
P:
In the same way, then, He took the cup.
And
He drank and blessed it,
C:
(Echo) And He drank and blessed it.
P:
“Take and drink, my blood shed for you.
Sin’s
remission's giv’n
C:
(echo) Sin’s remission's giv’n
All
(or Pastor): For you from Me, do this evermore
And
each time you drink remember Me
And
my cov’nant made ‘tween you and Me.
(Transpose
song up 1 step)
P
(Or Soloist/Choir): Oh, give thanks to Him, the
holy Lamb of God.
He’s
the Lord of Glory!
C:
(echo) He’s the Lord of Glory!
P:
Bring to Him your heart, worship Him,
He’s
God’s Lamb, our Savior!
C:
(echo) He’s God’s Lamb, our Savior!
All:
The Child, our Lord, given for our sins.
Come
bow down and kneel and worship Him.
Come
receive His grace, joy and peace.
Notes:
Responsive parts can be arranged any way that is convenient
for your service. The
Words of Institution may also be spoken after each
respective verse in the song. A
very good midi file that goes with this is located at:
http://members.aol.com/minngirl1/xmasmidi/hear.mid
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CreativeMusic.com.
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