Remembrance Sunday
Music Selections
2025-11-09
Preparation Song
O CANADA
O Canada
1. O Canada!
Our home and native land!
True patriot love in all thy sons command.
With glowing hearts we see thee rise,
The True North strong and free!
From far and wide,
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
God keep our land glorious and free!
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
O Canada, we stand on guard for thee.
2. O Canada! Where pines and maples grow,
Great prairies spread and lordly rivers flow,
How dear to us thy broad domain,
From east to western Sea
Thou land of hope for all who toil!
Thou True North, strong and free.
God keep our land..
3. Ruler Supreme, who hearest humble prayer,
Hold our Dominion in thy loving care;
Help us to find, O God, in thee
A lasting, rich reward,
As, waiting for the Better Day,
We ever stand on guard.
God keep our land..
Opening Hymn
GOD OF OUR FATHERS
Melita
1. God of our fathers, known of old,
Lord of our far-flung battle line,
Beneath whose awful hand we hold
Dominion over palm and pine:
Lord God of hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget, lest we forget.
2. The tumult and the shouting dies;
The captains and the kings depart;
Still stands thine ancient sacrifice,
An humble and a contrite heart:
Lord God of hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget, lest we forget.
3. Far called our navies melt away
On dune and headland sinks the fire;
Lo, all our pomp of yesterday
Is one with Nineveh and Tyre!
Judge of the nations, spare us yet,
Lest we forget, lest we forget.
4. If, drunk with sight of power, we loose
Wild tongues that have not thee in awe,
Such boastings as the Gentiles use,
Or lesser breeds without the law:
Lord God of hosts, be with us yet,
Lest we forget, lest we forget.
5. For heathen heart that puts her trust
In reeking tube and iron shard;
All valiant dust that builds on dust,
And guarding calls not thee to guard:
For frantic boast and foolish word,
Thy mercy on thy people, Lord.
Gradual Hymn
LET IT BE SAID OF US
Maranatha
1. Let it be said of us that the Lord was our passion,
That with gladness we bore every cross we were given;
That we fought the good fight, that we finished the course,
Knowing within us the power of the risen Lord.
[Chorus]
Let the cross be our glory and the Lord be our song.
By mercy made holy, by the Spirit made strong.
Let the cross be our glory and the Lord be our song
‘Til the likeness of Jesus be through us made known.
Let the cross be our glory and the Lord be our song.
2. Let it be said of us: we were marked by forgiveness,
We were known by our love and delighted in meekness.
We were ruled by His peace, heeding unity’s call,
Joined as one body that Christ would be seen by all. [Chorus]
Offertory
I VOW TO THEE, MY COUNTRY
Thaxted
1. I vow to thee, my country - all earthly things above -
Entire and whole and perfect, the service of my love;
The love that asks no question, the love that stands the test,
That lays upon the altar the dearest and the best;
The love that never falters, the love that pays the price,
The love that makes undaunted the final sacrifice.
2. And there's another country, I've heard of long ago-
Most dear to them that love her, most great to them that know;
We may not count her armies, we may not see her King,
Her fortress is a faithful heart, her pride is suffering;
And soul by soul and silently her shining bounds increase,
And her ways are ways of gentleness and all her paths are peace.
Communion Hymn
THOU WHO AT THY FIRST EUCHARIST DID PRAY
Song 1
1. Lord, who at thy first Eucharist did pray
That all thy Church might be forever one,
Grant us at ev'ry Eucharist to say
With longing heart and soul, "Thy will be done."
O may we all one bread, one body be,
Through this blest Sacrament of Unity.
2. For all thy Church, O Lord, we intercede;
Make thou our sad divisions soon to cease;
Draw us the nearer each, to each we plead,
By drawing all to thee, O Prince of Peace;
Thus may we all one bread, one body be,
Through this blest Sacrament of Unity.
3. We pray thee, too, for wand'rers from thy fold;
O bring them back, Good Shepherd of the sheep,
Back to the faith which saints believed of old,
Back to the Church which still that faith doth keep;
Soon may we all one bread, one body be,
Through this blest Sacrament of Unity.
4. So, Lord, at length when sacraments shall cease,
May we be one with all thy Church above,
One with thy saints in one unbroken peace,
One with thy saints in one unbounded love;
More blessed still in peace and love to be
One with the Trinity in Unity.
Hymn
LORD JESUS CHRIST, WE HUMBLY PRAY
Herr Jesu Christ
1. Lord Jesus Christ, we humbly pray
That we may feast on thee today;
Beneath these forms of bread and wine,
Enrich us with thy grace divine.
2. Give us, who share this wondrous food.
Thy body broken and thy blood,
The grateful peace of sins forgiv’n
The certain joys of heirs of heav’n
3. By faith, thy word has made us bold
To seize the gift of love retold;
All that thou art we here receive,
And all we are to you we give.
4. One bread, one cup, one body we.
Rejoicing in our unity,
Proclaim your love till thou shalt come
To bring thy scattered loved ones home.
5. Lord Jesus Christ, we humbly pray,
O keep us steadfast till that day
When each will be thy welcomed guest
In heaven’s high and holy feast.
Closing Hymn
CHRISTUS VICTOR (AMEN)
Getty
1. O Most High, King of the ages
Great I AM, God of wonders
By the blood You have redeemed us
Led us through mighty waters
Our strength, our song, our sure salvation
[Chorus]
Now to the Lamb upon the throne
Be blessing, honor, glory, power
For the battle You have won
Hallelujah! Amen
2. O Most High, dwelling among us
Son of man sent for sinners
By Your blood You have redeemed us
Spotless Lamb, mighty Savior
Who lived, who died, who rose victorious
[Chorus-alternate]
Now to the Lamb upon the throne
Be blessing, honor, glory, power
For the battle You have won
Hallеlujah!
With every tribе and every tongue
We join the anthem of the angels
In the triumph of the Son
Hallelujah! Amen
3. O Most High, King of the nations
Robed in praise, crowned with splendor
On that day who will not tremble?
When You stand Christ the Victor
Who was, and is, and is forever [Chorus-alternate]
Amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen
Amen, amen, amen [Chorus-alternate]