Ash Wednesday

18 February, Wednesday, 4pm


Genesis Family Choir
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Church of St Francis Xavier, Singapore

Entrance Hymn


Loving and Forgiving

Refrain
Loving and forgiving are You, O Lord;
slow to anger, rich in kindness,
loving and forgiving are You.
Verse 2
God forgives us all our sins,
healing those who live in pain,
saving us from final death.
God fills us with goodness and love.
Refrain
Loving and forgiving are You, O Lord;
slow to anger, rich in kindness,
loving and forgiving are You.
Verse 3
Good and gracious is the Lord,
slow to anger, rich in love.
God remembers not our sins;
forgiving and loving is God.
Refrain
Loving and forgiving are You, O Lord;
slow to anger, rich in kindness,
loving and forgiving are You.

Ashes B&D


Father I have Sinned

Verse 1
Father, I have sinned.
Help me find my way.
Remember not my sins,
just let me hear you say:
Refrain
“I forgive you, I love you,
you are mine; Take my hand.
Go in peace; sin no more,
beloved one.
Verse 2
Father, I have turned
my back and walked away.
Depended on my strength
and lived life my own way.
Refrain
“I forgive you, I love you,
you are mine; Take my hand.
Go in peace; sin no more,
beloved one.
Verse 3
Father, I have closed
my heart to those in need.
Thought only of myself,
a victim of my greed.
Refrain
“I forgive you, I love you,
you are mine; Take my hand.
Go in peace; sin no more,
beloved one.
Verse 4
Father, I have loved,
if love’s the word to use.
I’ve played so many games;
they’ve left me so confused.
Refrain
“I forgive you, I love you,
you are mine; Take my hand.
Go in peace; sin no more,
beloved one.
Verse 5
Father, I’ve returned.
I’m home with you to stay.
Standing by your door,
knowing that you’ll say:
Refrain
“I forgive you, I love you,
you are mine; Take my hand.
Go in peace; sin no more,
beloved one.

Offertory Hymn


Hosea

Verse 1
Come back to me with all your heart.
Don't let fear keep us apart.
Trees do bend, though straight and tall;
so must we to others' call.
Refrain
Long have I waited for your coming home to me
and living deeply our new life.
Verse 2
The wilderness will lead you
to your heart where I will speak.
Integrity and justice
with tenderness you shall know.
Refrain
Long have I waited for your coming home to me
and living deeply our new life.
Verse 3
You shall sleep secure with peace;
faithfulness will be your joy.
Refrain
Long have I waited for your coming home to me
and living deeply our new life.

Communion Hymn


There is a Longing

Refrain
There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord,
for you to reveal yourself to us.
There is a longing in our hearts for love
we only find in you, our God.
Verse 1
For justice, for freedom,
for mercy: hear our prayer.
In sorrow, in grief:
be near, hear our prayer, O God.
Refrain
There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord,
for you to reveal yourself to us.
There is a longing in our hearts for love
we only find in you, our God.
Verse 2
For wisdom, for courage,
for comfort: hear our prayer.
In weakness, in fear:
be near, hear our prayer, O God.
Refrain
There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord,
for you to reveal yourself to us.
There is a longing in our hearts for love
we only find in you, our God.
Verse 3
For healing, for wholeness,
for new life: hear our prayer.
In sickness, in death:
be near, hear our prayer, O God.
Refrain
There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord,
for you to reveal yourself to us.
There is a longing in our hearts for love
we only find in you, our God.
Verse 4
Lord, save us, take pity,
light in our darkness.
We call you, we wait:
be near, hear our prayer, O God.
Refrain
There is a longing in our hearts, O Lord,
for you to reveal yourself to us.
There is a longing in our hearts for love
we only find in you, our God.

Recessional Hymn


Forty Days and Forty Nights

Verse 1
Forty days and forty nights
You were fasting in the wild;
Forty days and forty nights
Tempted, and yet undefiled.
Verse 2
Shall not we your sorrow share
And from worldly joys abstain,
Fasting with unceasing prayer,
Strong with you to suffer pain?
Verse 3
Then if Satan on us press,
Flesh or spirit to assail,
Victor in the wilderness,
Grant we may not faint nor fail!
Verse 4
So shall we have peace divine:
Holier gladness ours shall be;
Round us, too, shall angels shine,
Such as served You faithfully.
Verse 5
Keep, O keep us, Savior dear,
Ever constant by your side;
That with you we may appear
At th'eternal Eastertide.