1st Sunday of Lent

Feb 22, 2026: Sunday 5.30pm

Genesis Family Choir
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Church of St Francis Xavier, Singapore

Entrance Hymn

From the Depths We Cry to Thee

Verse 1
From the depths we cry to thee,
God of sov'reign majesty!
Hear our prayers and hymns of praise;
Bless our Lent of forty days.Verse 2
Gracious God, our hearts renew;
Strengthen us thy will to do.
Wash us, make us pure within;
Cleanse us from the stain of sin.Verse 3
Lord, accept our Lenten fast
And forgive our sinful past,
That we may partake with thee
in the Easter mystery.

Offertory Hymn

Shelter Me, O God

Refrain
Shelter me, O God;
hide me in the shadow of your wings.
You alone are my hope.Verse 1
When my foes surround me,
set me high above their reach.
Hear me when I call your name.Refrain
Shelter me, O God;
hide me in the shadow of your wings.
You alone are my hope.Verse 2
As a mother gathers her young beneath her care,
gather me into your arms.Refrain
Shelter me, O God;
hide me in the shadow of your wings.
You alone are my hope.Verse 3
Though I walk in darkness,
through the needle's eye of death,
you will never leave my side.

Communion Hymn

Song of the Temptation

Verse 1
From the river to the desert,
Forty days that give no rest;
Fast and pray and wait and wrestle,
Face the Adversary's test;
Prince of Peace and Prince of Darkness
Meet in lonely wilderness.Verse 2
"If you are the one God chooses,
you can turn these stones to bread
See, the children yearn and hunger,
by your deeds the poor are fed."
"Don't you know that it is written,
no one lives by bread alone."Verse 3
"If you are the one God offers,
leap into the angels' hands
Show your power and your glory,
then belief will sweep the land."
"Don't you know that it is written,
do not tempt the Lord your God."Verse 4
"If you are the one God promised,
you could still bow down to me
Look at all the wealth of nations,
I will give you all you see."
"Don't you know that it is written,
worship God and God alone."Verse 5
Since we are the ones you gather,
and from sin and death have freed
Jesus, knowing all our weakness,
now at God's high altar plead
For we know that it is written,
that Your grace is all we need.

Recessional Hymn

Led by the Spirit

Verse 1
Led by the Spirit of our God,
we go to fast and pray
with Christ into the wilderness;
we join his paschal way.
“Rend not your garments, rend your hearts.
Turn back your lives to me.”
Thus says our kind and gracious God,
whose reign is liberty.Verse 2
Led by the Spirit, we confront
temptation face to face,
and know full well we must rely
on God’s redeeming grace.
On bread alone, we cannot live,
but nourished by the Word
we seek the will of God to do:
this is our drink and food.Verse 3
Led by the Spirit, now draw near
the waters of rebirth
with hearts that long to worship God
in Spirit and in truth.
“Whoever drinks the drink I give
shall never thirst again.”
Thus says the Lord who died for us,
our Saviour, kin and friend.Verse 4
Led by the Spirit, now sing praise
to God the Trinity:
The Source of Life, the living Word
made flesh to set us free,
The Spirit blowing where it will
to make us friends of God.
This mys-t'ry far beyond our reach,
yet near in healing love.