GATHER US INGATHER US INCopyright (C) 1983 GIA. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Word of Life Copyright (C) 1983 GIA. All rights reserved. Used with permission. Word of Life

International. License No. 966.International. License No. 966.

Here in this place, new light is streamingHere in this place, new light is streaming

now is the darkness, vanished away,now is the darkness, vanished away,

See, in this space, our fears and our See, in this space, our fears and our dreamings,dreamings,

brought here to you in the light of this day.brought here to you in the light of this day.

Gather us in the lost and forsaken,Gather us in the lost and forsaken,

Gather us in the blind and the lame;Gather us in the blind and the lame;

Call to us now, and we shall awaken.Call to us now, and we shall awaken.

we shall arise at the sound of our name.we shall arise at the sound of our name.

We are the young our lives are a myst'ry,We are the young our lives are a myst'ry,

we are the old who yearn for your face,we are the old who yearn for your face,

We have been sung throughout all of We have been sung throughout all of hist'ry,hist'ry,

called to be light to the whole human called to be light to the whole human race.race.

Gather us in the rich and the haughty,Gather us in the rich and the haughty,

Gather us in the proud and the strong;Gather us in the proud and the strong;

Give us a heart so meek and so lowly,Give us a heart so meek and so lowly,

give us the courage to enter the song.give us the courage to enter the song.

Here we will take the wine and the water,Here we will take the wine and the water,

here we will take the bread of new birth,here we will take the bread of new birth,

Here you shall call your sons and your Here you shall call your sons and your daughters,daughters,

call us anew to be salt for the earth.call us anew to be salt for the earth.

Give us to drink the wine of compassion,Give us to drink the wine of compassion,

Give us to eat the bread that is you;Give us to eat the bread that is you;

Nourish us well, and teach us to fashion,Nourish us well, and teach us to fashion,

lives that are holy and hearts that are true.lives that are holy and hearts that are true.

Not in the dark of buildings confining,Not in the dark of buildings confining,

not in some heaven, light years away,not in some heaven, light years away,

but here in this place, the new light is shining,but here in this place, the new light is shining,

now is the kingdom, now is the day.now is the kingdom, now is the day.

Gather us in and hold us forever,Gather us in and hold us forever,

Gather us in and make us your own;Gather us in and make us your own;

Gather us in all peoples together,Gather us in all peoples together,

fire of love in our flesh and our bone.fire of love in our flesh and our bone.Word and Music by Marty HaugenWord and Music by Marty Haugen

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Your Ways, O Lord, Your Ways, O Lord, make known to me; make known to me;

teach me your paths.teach me your paths.Guide me in your Guide me in your

truth and teach me, truth and teach me, for you are God my for you are God my

saviour. saviour. (Ps. 25: 4)(Ps. 25: 4)

►This is what we are about: We plant the This is what we are about: We plant the seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds that one day will grow. We water seeds already planted, knowing that they seeds already planted, knowing that they hold future promise. We lay foundations hold future promise. We lay foundations that will need further development. We that will need further development. We provide yeast that produced effects far provide yeast that produced effects far beyond our capability.beyond our capability.

►We may never see the end results, but We may never see the end results, but that is the difference between the that is the difference between the master builder and the worker. We are master builder and the worker. We are the workers, not master builders; the workers, not master builders; ministers, not messiahs. We are ministers, not messiahs. We are prophets of a future not our own.prophets of a future not our own.

Archbishop Oscar RomeroArchbishop Oscar Romero

Your Ways, O Lord, Your Ways, O Lord, make known to me; make known to me;

teach me your paths.teach me your paths.Guide me in your Guide me in your

truth and teach me, truth and teach me, for you are God my for you are God my

saviour. saviour. (Ps. 25: 4)(Ps. 25: 4)

►““as we let our own light shine, as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other we unconsciously give other people permission to do the people permission to do the same. As we are liberated same. As we are liberated from our fears, our presence from our fears, our presence automatically liberates automatically liberates others.”others.”

Nelson MandelaNelson Mandela

Your Ways, O Lord, Your Ways, O Lord, make known to me; make known to me;

teach me your paths.teach me your paths.Guide me in your Guide me in your

truth and teach me, truth and teach me, for you are God my for you are God my

saviour. saviour. (Ps. 25: 4)(Ps. 25: 4)

►““God has brought us all God has brought us all together to be instruments of together to be instruments of each other’s salvation and if each other’s salvation and if ever the old self is to be put to ever the old self is to be put to death and the New Man, Jesus death and the New Man, Jesus Christ put on, it will be done Christ put on, it will be done through community”.through community”.

Dorothy DayDorothy Day

Your Ways, O Lord, Your Ways, O Lord, make known to me; make known to me;

teach me your paths.teach me your paths.Guide me in your Guide me in your

truth and teach me, truth and teach me, for you are God my for you are God my

saviour. saviour. (Ps. 25: 4)(Ps. 25: 4)

►““When one door of happiness When one door of happiness closes, another one opens; but closes, another one opens; but we look so long at the closed we look so long at the closed door that we do not see the door that we do not see the one which has been opened for one which has been opened for us.”us.”

Helen KellerHelen Keller

Your Ways, O Lord, Your Ways, O Lord, make known to me; make known to me;

teach me your paths.teach me your paths.Guide me in your Guide me in your

truth and teach me, truth and teach me, for you are God my for you are God my

saviour. saviour. (Ps. 25: 4)(Ps. 25: 4)

►““My Lord God,My Lord God,

I have no idea where I am goingI have no idea where I am going

I do not see the road ahead of me.I do not see the road ahead of me.

I cannot know for certain where it will I cannot know for certain where it will end.end.

Nor do I really know myself,Nor do I really know myself,

And the fact that I think that I am And the fact that I think that I am following your will does not mean that I following your will does not mean that I am actually doing so.am actually doing so.

But I believe that the desire to please But I believe that the desire to please you does in fact please you.”you does in fact please you.”

Thomas MertonThomas Merton

Your Ways, O Lord, Your Ways, O Lord, make known to me; make known to me;

teach me your paths.teach me your paths.Guide me in your Guide me in your

truth and teach me, truth and teach me, for you are God my for you are God my

saviour. saviour. (Ps. 25: 4)(Ps. 25: 4)

►““Lord, I am here to take a stand Lord, I am here to take a stand for what I believe is right. But for what I believe is right. But now I am afraid. The people are now I am afraid. The people are looking to me for leadership, and looking to me for leadership, and if I stand before them without if I stand before them without strength and courage, they too strength and courage, they too will falter. I am at the end of my will falter. I am at the end of my powers. I have nothing left. I powers. I have nothing left. I have come to the point where I have come to the point where I can't face it alone”.can't face it alone”.

Martin Luther King Jr.Martin Luther King Jr.

Your Ways, O Lord, Your Ways, O Lord, make known to me; make known to me;

teach me your paths.teach me your paths.Guide me in your Guide me in your

truth and teach me, truth and teach me, for you are God my for you are God my

saviour. saviour. (Ps. 25: 4)(Ps. 25: 4)