O My God/at the beginning of this day
I turn to you,
My Lord and Father,
Who look upon me,
As your loving child.
Grant me to desire always
What is most acceptable to you,
That your will may be mine
And my will
May be conformed to yours.
Our father who art in heaven
Hallowed be thy name,
Thy kingdom come
Thy will be done
On earth as it is in heaven
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses
As we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation
But deliver us from evil. Amen
We offer you /, oh God
Our studies and our prayers
And we beg you to enlighten our minds
And make us ever pleasing to you/, Amen
India is my country
All Indians are my brother and sisters
I love my country,
And I am proud of its rich and varied heritage
I shall always strive
To be worthy of it.
I shall give my parents/teachers/and all elders
Respect and Honour
And treat everyone with courtesy
To my country and my people I pledge my devotion.
In their prosperity and well being alone, lies my happiness.
We thank you, O GOD
For all the blessings
You have bestowed on us this day.
May we be ever grateful to you/ Amen.
O holy Joseph our patron saint/you were
entrusted by God with paternal care of
Jesus .With confidence we place ourselves
under your protection .Guide us today and
everyday in all our thoughts, words and
deeds/both at home and school /at work or play.
You/defender of truth and virtue/guard us against all error and corruption
and assist us in time of adversity. Loving and faithful guardian of Jesus/Mirror
of prudence and courage model of simplicity and hard work /inspire us by your example
so
that /we may be worthy followers/true Josephites/ always doing what is pleasing
to our
heavenly Father/ Amen.
Lord, We Pray for golden peace,
Peace all over the land.
Let us dwell in liberty.
Walk hand in hand.
Chorus: banish fear and ignorance.
Hunger, thirst and pain,
Banish hate and poverty,
Let no man live in vain (twice).
Keep us all for forever one.
One in love and grace,
Wipe away all war and strife,
Give freedom to each race, chorus………..
Let your justice reign supreme,
And righteousness be done,
Let goodness rule the hearts of men,
And evil be overcome. Chorus………….
Where the mind is without fear and the head is held high.
REFRAIN: into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake!
Where knowledge is free.
Where the world has not been broken up. Into fragments by narrow domestic walls.
Where words comes out from the depth of truth.
Where tireless striving stretches its arms towards perfection.
Where the clear stream of reason has not lost its wayinto the dreary desert sands
of dead habit.
Where the mind is led forward by these into ever widening thought and action.
On this school your blessing, Lord,
On this school your grace bestow,
On this school… Your blessing lord,
May it come & never go,
Bringing peace & joy & happiness
Bringing love that knows no end.
On this school…
On this school your blessing send.
On this school your loving, Lord,
May it overflow each day,
On this school…
May it come & with us stay
Drawing us in love & unity,
By the love received from you,
On this school….
May it come each day a new.
On this school your calling Lord,
May it come to us each day,
On this school…..
May it come to lead the way,
Filling us with nobler yearnings Lord,
Calling us to live in you,
On this school….
May it come each day a new
Make an instrument of your peace,
Where there is hatred, let me bring love:
Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord,
& where there’s doubt, true faith in you
Make me an instrument of your peace,
Where there’s discouragement, let me bring hope,
Where there is darkness, let me bring your light,
And where there is darkness, let me bring your light,
And where there’s sadness, let me bring joy.
Make me an instrument of your peace.
It is in pardoning that we are pardoned:
It is in giving, that we receive,
And it’s in dying, we’re born to life.
Chorus: The world stands in need of liberation my Lord.
It still has to feel your power
The blind & the deaf, the dumb & the maimed.
All need to feel your heeling touch.
The world stands in need of liberation, my lord,
It still has to learn to love.
There are those who have eyes but refuse to see the
inhumanity that’s done.
There are those who have ears but refuse to refuse to hear the
cries of those in agony.
There are those who have mouths but refuse to
Speak against injustice done to some.
There are those who have hands but refuse to reach
Them out in love & charity.
There are those who have talents they do not use to
build a true community.
And we know that we all have the talent to love but
Leave it buried in ourselves.
In his time, in his time,
He makes all things beautiful in his time.
Lord, please show me every day
As you’re teaching me your way.
That you do just what you say in your time.
In your time, in your time.
You make all things beautiful in your time.
Lord, my life to you I bring.
With its winter & its spring.
May I fathom everything in your time.
There’s a time, there’s a time,
Both for sowing and for reaping there’s a time.
Time for losing, time for gain.
Every purpose under heaven has time.
There are times, there are days,
Weeks & months we cannot understand God’s
ways If for years we fail to scan
What is his eternal plan
We’ll remember that he can, all the time.
Ev’ry tiny star that twinkles in the night sky,
Ev’ry drop of morning dew,
Ev’ry spark of fire blazing in the furnace,
Ev’ry captivating view-
Ev’ry rainbow in the sky-
Ev’ry pretty butterfly
Tells the fascinating news to those who dare to hope.
CHORUS: And the message is-
God still loves the world
God still, Loves the world
So, throw your life into his hands,
Day by day discern his plans-
God is passionately busy loving you & me.
Ev’ry ocean wave that breaks upon the seashore,
Ev’ry stalk of golden wheat,
Ev’ry silver stream that gushes down the mountain,
Ev’ry drop of honey sweet.
Ev’ry eagle flying high,
Ev’ry worm that wriggles by,
Tells the fascinating news to those who dare
Hope & the message is………………..
All things bright & beautiful,
All creatures great& small,
All things wise & wonderful,
The good God made them all.
Each little flower that opens,
Each little bird that sings,
He made their glowing colours,
He made their tiny wings.
The purple headed mountains,
The river running by,
The sunset & the morning,
That brightens up the sky.
The cold wind in the winter,
The pleasant summer sun,
The ripe fruits in the garden,
He made them every one.
He gave us eyes to see them,
And lips that we might tell,
How great is God Almighty,
Who has made all things well.
Thank You, O lord, your love is bondless;
Thank You, your presence is our peace.
Thank You, O Lord, for so much goodness.
Thank You, your mercies never cease.
Thank You, for you free the broken hearted.
Thank You, for calming all our fears.
Thank you, for bringing us forgiveness.
Thank You, for binding up our wounds
Thank You, for giving us this moment.
Thank You, for every joy we share.
Thank you, for all our friends & neighbours.
Thank you, for those who love & care.
Lord make me an instrument
An instrument of worship.
lift up my hands in your name (2)
I’ll sing you a love song….a love song of worship.
For we are a symphony….a symphony of worship.
We’ll sing you a love song…a love song of worship.
Ref. I have come to thee to take thy touch before I begin my day
Let thy eye rest upon my eyes for a while.
Let me take to my work the assurance of thy comradeship, my friend.
Fill my mind with the music to last through the desert of noise.
Let thy love’s sunshine kiss the peaks of my thoughts
And linger in my life’s valley where the harvest ripens.
-R. Tagore