As a complete contrast to Shirley Murray’s metrical social justice hymns, I going to cross back over the ditch to Brisbane, Australia and do the collection Lifted from Emmanuel Worship. It is from way back in 2001. This book is long out of print but with their permission I will post the sheet music, except where there is a version available for sale at Willow.
I think they came to my then parish in Daisy Hill, Queensland, which was my introduction to their ministry, and we did use three of the songs from this collection in liturgies for some time. I also went to one of their Ignite conferences around this time as well, looking for different music, although I was already an old man comparatively by then. In this collection there are songs of encouragement for young people, now as then, and they are still worth looking at. Many find their place outside of the mass, but since young people’s usual contact with the church is through school they may find a place there.
“Want to Be With You Lord” was written by the then worship director, James Garrahy. It is a rock song of praise and thankfulness. I have a quibble with the words ” brokenness restored”, which suggests we have been restored to brokenness, but that is pedantry.