Budge's Favorite Hymn

[Groo the Wanderer]

One of mine *ducks for cover*


Be Not Afraid

written by Bob Dufford, S.J., a Catholic Hymn

You shall cross the barren desert,
but you shall not die of thirst.
You shall wander far in safety,
though you do not know the way.

You shall speak your words in foreign lands,
and all will understand,
You shall see the face of God and live.

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

If you pass through raging waters
in the sea, you shall not drown.
If you walk amidst the burning flames,
you shall not be harmed.

If you stand before the pow'r of hell
and death is at your side,
know that I am with you, through it all

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

Blessed are your poor,
for the Kingdom shall be theirs.
Blest are you that weep and mourn,
for one day you shall laugh.

And if wicked men insult and hate you, all because of Me,
blessed, blessed are you!

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

[cmotherofpirl]

I love song based in scripture.

[Resurrexi]

[quote name='groo the wanderer'] You shall cross the barren desert,
but you shall not die of thirst.
You shall wander far in safety,
though you do not know the way.

You shall speak your words in foreign lands,
and all will understand,
You shall see the face of God and live.

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

If you pass through raging waters
in the sea, you shall not drown.
If you walk amidst the burning flames,
you shall not be harmed.

If you stand before the pow'r of hell
and death is at your side,
know that I am with you, through it all

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

Blessed are your poor,
for the Kingdom shall be theirs.
Blest are you that weep and mourn,
for one day you shall laugh.

And if wicked men insult and hate you, all because of Me,
blessed, blessed are you!

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.
[/quote]

I didn't know that Groo was Jesus!

[cmotherofpirl]

[quote name='StThomasMore' post='1094428' date='Oct 17 2006, 10:49 PM']
I didn't know that Groo was Jesus!
[/quote]
you are just out of the loop :

[Archangel]

I always liked "Hail Mary, Gentle Woman."

Here is one version: [url="http://www.spiritandsong.com/jukebox/songs/1529"]http://www.spiritandsong.com/jukebox/songs/1529[/url]

Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with you.
Blessed are you among women
and blessed is the fruit of your womb, Jesus.
Holy Mary, Mother of God,
O, pray for us sinners now
and at the hour of death. Amen.

Gentle woman, quiet light,
morning star so strong and bright,
gentle mother, peaceful dove,
teach us wisdom, teach us love.
Oh teach us love.

Ave, ave, ave Maria.
Santa tu eres bendita, María.
Ave, ave, ave Maria.

Hail Mary, full of grace,
the Lord is with you.

[onlygrace08]

[quote name='Groo the Wanderer' post='1094006' date='Oct 17 2006, 01:33 PM']
One of mine *ducks for cover*
Be Not Afraid

written by Bob Dufford, S.J., a Catholic Hymn

You shall cross the barren desert,
but you shall not die of thirst.
You shall wander far in safety,
though you do not know the way.

You shall speak your words in foreign lands,
and all will understand,
You shall see the face of God and live.

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

If you pass through raging waters
in the sea, you shall not drown.
If you walk amidst the burning flames,
you shall not be harmed.

If you stand before the pow'r of hell
and death is at your side,
know that I am with you, through it all

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.

Blessed are your poor,
for the Kingdom shall be theirs.
Blest are you that weep and mourn,
for one day you shall laugh.

And if wicked men insult and hate you, all because of Me,
blessed, blessed are you!

Be not afraid,
I go before you always,
Come follow Me,
and I shall give you rest.
[/quote]

I love this song!!! These are all so beautiful!!!

I have too many favorites but, since I was singing this one just last night, I'll share it.

refrain
You satisfy the hungry heart with gift of finest wheat,
come give to us o saving Lord, the bread of life to eat.

verse 1
as when the shepherd calls his sheep, they know and heed his voice;
so when You call Your family Lord, we follow and rejoice.

(refrain)

verse 2
with joyful lips we sing to You, our praise and gratitude,
that You should count us worthy Lord, to share this heavenly food.

(refrain)

verse 3
the mystery of Your presence Lord, no mortal tongue can tell;
whom all the world cannot contain comes in our hearts to dwell.

(refrain)

verse 4
You give yourself to us o Lord, then selfless let us be,
to serve each other in Your name in truth and charity.

(refrain)

[Akalyte]

I went to a protestant service once and heard a hymn that ive heard in a Catholic Church before. I dont remember which one it was but I heard it before. It felt kind of weird.

[Groo the Wanderer]

[quote name='Akalyte' post='1094676' date='Oct 18 2006, 07:28 AM']
I went to a protestant service once and heard a hymn that ive heard in a Catholic Church before. I dont remember which one it was but I heard it before. It felt kind of weird.
[/quote]


w00t! Comin' Home to Rome! babysteps...babysteps :

[Norseman82]

[quote name='Akalyte' post='1094676' date='Oct 18 2006, 07:28 AM']
I went to a protestant service once and heard a hymn that ive heard in a Catholic Church before. I dont remember which one it was but I heard it before. It felt kind of weird.
[/quote]

Then you'll like "Creed" by Third Day....

[Thy Geekdom Come]

[quote name='Archangel' post='1094666' date='Oct 18 2006, 06:13 AM']
I always liked "Hail Mary, Gentle Woman."
[/quote]
I like it all up until I hear "woman" in place of "women."

"Woman" acting as a plural just makes me think of N.O.W. and suddenly Gloria Steinem is in my head saying, "I am strong, I am invincible, I am woman!"

I wonder if the writers knew that it sounded like radical feminist rhetoric.

[fonebone]

aw man. whenever I go to High Mass, I check all the hymn numbers, and if it was written after VCII, about 70% of the time I don't even bother singing it. seriously, when's someone gonna start writing GOOD post VCII songs? sheesh!