18th Sunday in Ordinary Time

2 August 2026: Sunday 5.30pm

Genesis Family Choir
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Church of St Francis Xavier, Singapore

Entrance Hymn

Come Lord Jesus

Verse 1
Christ, come quickly,
There’s danger at the door,
Poverty aplenty,
Hearts gone wild with war.
There’s hunger in the city
And famine on the plain.Refrain
Come, Lord Jesus,
The light is dying,
The night keeps crying
Come, Lord Jesus.Verse 2
Want demands a hearing
in far too may lands.
The sick go unattended,
death deals a heavy hand.
The dreams of men are empty,
Their cup of sorrow full.Refrain
Come, Lord Jesus,
The light is dying,
The night keeps crying
Come, Lord Jesus.Verse 3
The world awaits in darkness
A mighty burst of light,
To set the lame man leaping,
To give the blind man sight.
We have the prophet’s promise,
We await the Prince of Peace.Refrain
Come, Lord Jesus,
The light is dying,
The night keeps crying
Come, Lord Jesus.

Offertory Hymn

Lord Accept the Gifts We Offer

Verse 1
Lord, accept the gifts we offer
At this Eucharistic feast.
Bread and wine to be transformed now,
Through the action of thy priest,
Take us, too, O Lord, transform us,
By Thy grace in us increased.Verse 2
May our souls be pure and spotless,
As the host of wheat so fine.
May all stain of sin be crushed out,
Like the grape that forms the wine;
As we too become partakers
In this sacrifice divine.Verse 3
Take our gifts, Almighty Father,
Living God, eternal true;
Which we give through Christ, our Saviour,
Pleading here for us anew;
Grant salvation to all present
And our faith and love renew.

Communion Hymn

Bread of Life from Heaven

Refrain
Bread of life from heaven,
Your blood and body given,
We eat this bread
And drink this cup
Until you come again.Verse 1
Break now the bread of Christ's sacrifice;
Giving thanks, hungry ones gather round.
Eat, all of you, and be satisfied;
In Christ's presence the loaves will abound.Refrain
Bread of life from heaven,
Your blood and body given,
We eat this bread
And drink this cup
Until you come again.Verse 2
Seek not the food that will pass away;
Set your hearts on the food that endures.
Come, learn the true and the living way,
That the fullness of life may be yours.Refrain
Bread of life from heaven,
Your blood and body given,
We eat this bread
And drink this cup
Until you come again.Verse 3
Love as the One who, in love for you,
Gave himself for the life of the world.
Come to the One who is food for you,
That your hunger and thirst be no more.Refrain
Bread of life from heaven,
Your blood and body given,
We eat this bread
And drink this cup
Until you come again.Verse 4
Take in the light that will never dim,
Taste the life that is stronger than death.
Live in the One who will come and then
Raise you up at the last with the blest.Refrain
Bread of life from heaven,
Your blood and body given,
We eat this bread
And drink this cup
Until you come again.Verse 5
Dwell in the One who now dwells in you;
Make your home in the life-giving Word.
Know only Christ, Holy One of God,
And believe in the truth you have heard.Refrain
Bread of life from heaven,
Your blood and body given,
We eat this bread
And drink this cup
Until you come again.

Recessional Hymn

Seek Ye First

Verse 1
Seek ye first the kingdom of God
and his righteousness,
And all these things
shall be added unto you.
Allelu, Alleluia.Refrain
Alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia, allelu, alleluia.Verse 3
You do not live by bread alone,
but by ev’ry word
That proceeds
from the mouth of God.
Allelu, alleluia.Refrain
Alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia, allelu, alleluia.