21st Sunday in Ordinary Time

23 August 2026: Sunday 5.30pm

Genesis Family Choir
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Church of St Francis Xavier, Singapore

Entrance Hymn

I Sing the Mighty Power of God

Verse 1
I sing the mighty pow'r of God,
That made the mountains rise,
That spread the flowing seas abroad,
And built the lofty skies.
I sing the wisdom that ordained
The sun to rule the day;
The moon shines full at His command,
And all the stars obey.Verse 2
I sing the goodness of the Lord,
That filled the earth with food;
He formed the creatures with His word,
And then pronounced them good.
Lord, how Thy wonders are displayed,
Where’er I turn my eye,
If I survey the ground I tread,
Or gaze upon the sky!Verse 3
There’s not a plant or flow'r below,
But makes thy glories known;
And clouds arise, and tempests blow,
By order from Thy throne;
While all that borrows life from Thee
Is ever in Thy care;
And ev'rywhere that I can be,
Thou, God, are present there.

Offertory Hymn

Father and Life-Giver

Verse 1
Father and life-giver, grace of Christ imparts;
He, the Word incarnate — food for mind and heart.
Children of the promise, homage now we pay;
Sacrificial banquet cheers the desert way.Verse 2
Wine and bread the symbols — love and life convey,
Offered by your people, work and joy portray.
All we won consigning, nothing is retained;
Tokens of our service, gifts and song contain.Verse 3
Transformation wondrous, water into wine;
Mingled in the Godhead we are made divine.
Birth into his body brought us life anew,
Total consecration — Fruit from grafting true.Verse 4
Christ, the head and members living now as one.
Offered to the Father by this holy Son;
And our adoration purified we find,
Through the Holy Spirit breathing in mankind.

Communion Hymn

How Firm A Foundation

Verse 1
How firm a foundation, you saints of the Lord,
is laid for your faith in His excellent Word!
What more can He say than to you He has said,
to you who for refuge to Jesus have fled?Verse 2
"Fear not, I am with you, O be not dismayed,
for I am your God, and will still give you aid;
I'll strengthen you, help you, and cause you to stand,
upheld by my righteous, omnipotent hand."Verse 3
"When through the deep waters I call you to go,
the rivers of woe shall not you overflow;
for I will be with you, your troubles to bless,
and sanctify to you your deepest distress."Verse 4
"The soul that on Jesus still leans for repose,
I will not, I will not desert to its foes;
that soul, though all hell should endeavor to shake,
I'll never, no, never, no, never forsake."

Recessional Hymn

The Church’s One Foundation

Verse 1
The church's one foundation
is Jesus Christ, her Lord;
She is His new creation,
by water and the word.
From heav'n He came and sought her
to be His holy bride;
with His own blood He bought her,
and for her life He died.Verse 2
Elect from ev'ry nation,
yet one o'er all the earth,
her charter of salvation:
"One Lord, one faith, one birth.
One holy Name she blesses,
partakes one holy food,
and to one hope she presses,
with ev'ry grace endued.Verse 3
‘Mid toil and tribulation,
and tumult of her war,
she waits the consummation
of peace forevermore;
till with the vision glorious
Her longing eyes are blest,
and the great Church victorious
shall be the Church at rest.Verse 4
Yet she on earth hath union
With God the Three in One,
And with the saints, communion
With those whose rest is won;
O happy ones and holy!
Lord give us grace that we,
Like them, the meek and lowly,
On high may dwell with Thee.