Another song from As One Voice that is very popular with our liturgy teams, probably because it slots in just about anywhere. It is another song by Bernadette Farrell. A very fast version in piano + vocal can be heard here. Warning for groaners like me – it hits an E. If you take the key down to Dm the guitarists will be unhappy, so perhaps some advance warning and creative capoing will do the trick. I find it hard to decide if I like songs like this that I have played so many times. I think this song lends itself to insensitive over playing and perhaps needs a more delicate touch than I have been able to give it. The lyric itself is fine and even the NLMB give it a tick.
Refrain
Praise to you, O Christ, our Saviour,
Word of the Father, calling us to life;
Son of God who leads us to freedom:
glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!Verse 1
You are the Word who calls us out of darkness;
you are the Word who leads us into light;
you are the Word who brings us through the desert:
glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!Refrain
Verse 2
You are the one whom prophets hoped and longed for;
you are the one who speaks to us today;
you are the one who leads us to our future:
glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!Refrain
Verse 3
You are the Word who calls us to be servants;
you are the Word whose only law is love;
you are the Word – made flesh who lives among us:
glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!Refrain
Verse 4
You are the Word who binds us and unites us:
you are the Word who calls us to be one;
you are the Word who teaches us forgiveness:
glory to you, Lord Jesus Christ!Refrain
© Bernadette Farrell 1984.
Hello, I was an aspirant in Carmel for how many days and during our mid afternoon verspers, we usually sang this song before SIESTA.. I love this song, but I couldn’t find its MP3. I hope you can help me…thanks a lot..Praised be Jesus Christ, Now and forever…..
G’Day Wella.
OCP sells the MP3 for $1.29 here:
http://www.ocp.org/compositions/1478#tab:mp3s
You can listen to a sample before you buy. An instrumental version can also be bought at Amazon.
Apart from the strange backing you can download from my site, the wonderful small church music site has backings to download as MP3s as well.
http://www.smallchurchmusic3.com/Lyrics/D04/S04248.php
Lastly, Cantus Mundi has four versions on Youtube if that helps.
http://cantusmundi.blogspot.com.au/2010/07/praise-to-you-o-christ-our-saviour.html
cheers
Geoff
Dear Admin
How can I purchase only the instrument on Amazon as you said in a previous post or the sample?
Thank you
G’day Sister
I can’t find the instrumental version on Amazon anymore (it was ten years ago!).
They do sell the vocal instrumental version, but that is the same one that is at OCP.
Geoff
Hi. /where can I get the midi or mp3 or instrumental of this? been searching but can’t find one.
Thanks