Blessed Be Our God
Take this bread, gift and work of human hands. Take this wine from this branch of your vine. Take our lives as an offering to you, God of mercy, singing “Blessed be our God!”
Accept, Almighty Father
Accept, almighty Father, these gifts of bread and wine, which now the priest is offering for us before thy shine; but soon the word will make them his body and his blood, the sacrifice renewing, once offered on the rood. With these, although unworthy, some offering we make, but all we have, thou gavest, then … Read more
Bread And Wine We Bring To You
Bread and wine we bring to you, Lord, work of our human hands. Soon to become your body and blood, Jesus yourself. May all who share this meal divine be one. Humbly we bring ourselves to you, Lord. Take our hearts, take our wills. All that we have and all that we do, we give … Read more
Blessed Are You, Lord God
Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation. Through your goodness, we have this bread to offer you, which earth has given and human hands have made. It will become for us the Bread of life. Blessed be God for evermore. {3} Blessed are you, Lord God of all creation. Through your goodness, we have … Read more
In Bread, We Bring You, Lord
In bread, we bring you, Lord, our bodies’ labour. In wine, we offer you our spirits’ grief. We do not ask you, Lord, who is my neighbour? But stand united now, one in belief. O we have gladly heard your Word, your holy Word and now in answer, Lord, our gifts we bring, Our selfish … Read more
Take Thou The Offering
Take thou the offering thy children make, all united for thy name’s sake. Heavenly Father, Almighty God, we offer thee this sacrifice. Show to us thy mercy, O Lord, forgive us the sins of all our life. To thee, O Lord, our joys we give, our weariness, our work and woe, the anxious moments that … Read more
Bless Now, O Heavenly Father
Bless now, O heavenly Father, your people gathering round you before your altar bringing our gifts: bread for your broken body, wine for your blood which heals us, and all the love, Lord, of our poor hearts. We, your people, with full hearts we ask you, O take our gifts, Lord, and make them yours. … Read more
A Gift We Give, Lord
A gift we give, Lord, a gift we share, in loving deeds, Lord, we are called to dare; the pain it costs us is not in vain, in joy unbounded, we stand to gain. Our life and talents, gifts of love, are freely given from above; we are not our own, can’t live alone, we … Read more
Accept, O Father, In Thy Love
Accept, O Father, in thy love these humble gifts of bread and wine, that with ourselves we offer thee, returning gifts already thine. Thy Son, the Victim and the Priest, through human hands doth here renew the perfect Sacrifice of love to render God our worship due. Behold this host and chalice, Lord, to thee … Read more
We Offer You
We offer you, O Lord divine, our humble gifts of bread and wine. We place them on your altar, Lord, today. Make them worthy of your love. Send your blessings from above, sanctify these gifts, O Lord, we pray. O take our hearts, take our minds, take all we have, make them thine. {2} [to … Read more