This Sunday's Hymns
May 3, 2026
5th Sunday of Easter
Below are listed the music and lyrics of the hymns we will sing this Sunday to aid you in entering into the Liturgy. The week's Scripture readings can be found on the USCCB website.
Prelude: Be Joyful, Mary
Ritual Song #616
Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly Queen,
be joyful, Mary!
Your grief is changed to joy serene,
Alleluia!
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!
The Son you bore by heaven's grace,
be joyful, Mary!
Did by his death our guilt erase,
Alleluia!
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!
The Lord has risen from the dead,
be joyful, Mary!
He rose in glory as he said,
Alleluia!
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!
Then pray to God, O Virgin fair,
be joyful, Mary!
That he our souls to heaven bear,
Alleluia!
Rejoice, rejoice, O Mary!
Text: Regina caeli, jubila ; Latin, 17th C.; tr. anon. in Psallite, 1901 All rights reserved.
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Entrance Hymn: Sing a New Song to the Lord
Ritual Song #710
Sing a new song to the Lord,
He to whom wonders belong!
Rejoice in his triumph and tell of his power,
O sing to the Lord a new song!
Now to the ends of the earth
See his salvation is shown;
And still he remembers his mercy and truth,
Unchanging in love to his own.
Sing a new song and rejoice,
Publish his praises abroad!
Let voices in chorus, with trumpet and horn,
Resound for the joy of the Lord!
Join with the hills and the sea
Thunders of praise to prolong!
In judgment and justice he comes to the earth,
O sing to the Lord a new song!
Text: Psalm 98; Timothy Dudley-Smith, b.1926, © 1973, Hope Publishing Co.
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Gloria: Mass of St. Paul the Apostle
Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to people of good will.
We praise you,
we bless you,
we adore you,
we glorify you,
we give you thanks for your great glory,
Lord God, heavenly King,
O God almighty Father.
Lord Jesus Christ, Only Begotten Son
Lord God, Lamb of God, Son of the Father,
you take away the sins of the world,
have mercy on us;
you take away the sins of the world,
receive our prayer;
you are seated at the right hand of the Father,
have mercy on us.
For you alone are the Holy One
you alone are the Lord,
you alone are the Most High,
Jesus Christ,
with the Holy Spirit,
in the glory of God the Father.
Amen. Amen.
Text: St. 1, Surrexit Christus hodie, Latin, 14th C.; para. in Lyra Davidica, 1708, alt.;
st. 2, 3, The Compleat Psalmodist, c.1750, alt.; st. 4, Charles Wesley, 1707-1788.
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Responsorial Psalm: Psalm 33
R: Let your mercy be on us, O God, as we place our trust in you.
Communion Hymn: Draw Near
Ritual Song #1037
Draw near, draw near!
Take the body of your Lord.
Draw near, draw near!
Drink the blood for you outpoured.
Draw near and take the body of your Lord,
And drink with faith the Blood for you outpoured:
Saved by Christ’s Body and his holy Blood,
With souls refreshed we give our thanks to God.
Christ our redeemer, God’s eternal Son,
Has by his cross and blood the vict’ry won:
He spent his life for greatest and for least,
Praise Christ, the Paschal Victim, Christ the Priest.
Let us approach with faithful hearts sincere,
and claim the promise of salvation here.
Christ rules our hearts, and all his saints defends;
he gives believers life that never ends.
With heav’nly bread Christ makes the hungry whole;
his living water fills the thirsting soul.
Alpha – Omega, unto whom shall bow
all nations of the earth, be with us now.
Text:
Sancti, venite, Christi corpus sumite,
7th C.; tr by John M Neale, 1818-1866, alt.
Tune: Steven R. Janco, b. 1961, © 1992, World Library Publications.
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Communion Hymn: Bread of Life from Heaven
Ritual Song #1035
Bread of life from heaven, your blood and body given,
we eat this bread and drink this cup until you come again.
Break now the bread of Christ’s sacrifice;
Giving thanks, hungry ones gather round.
Eat, all of you, and be satisfied;
In Christ’s presence the loaves will abound.
Seek not the food that will pass away;
Set your hearts on the food that endures.
Come, learn the true and the living way,
That the fullness of life may be yours.
Love as the One who, in love for you,
Gave himself for the life of the world.
Come to the One who is food for you,
That your hunger and thirst be no more.
Take in the light that will never dim,
Taste the life that is stronger than death.
Live in the One who will come and then
Raise you up at the last with the blest.
Dwell in the One who now dwells in you;
Make your home in the life-giving Word.
Know only Christ, Holy One of God,
And believe in the truth you have heard.
Drink of this cup and declare his death;
Eat this bread and believe Easter morn;
Trust his return and, with ev’ry breath,
Praise the One in whom you are reborn.
Text: Based on John 6; adapt. by Susan R. Briehl, b.1952;
Spanish by Jaime Cortez, b.1963, © 2001, GIA Publications, Inc.
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Concluding Hymn: Christ the Lord Is Risen Today
Ritual Song #608
Christ the Lord is ris'n today, Alleluia!
All on earth with angels say, Alleluia!
Raise your joys and triumphs high, Alleluia!
Sing, O heav'ns, and earth reply, Alleluia!
Lives again our glorious King; Alleluia!
Where, O death, is now your sting? Alleluia!
Once he died our souls to save, Alleluia!
Where your victory, O grave? Alleluia!
Love's redeeming work is done, Alleluia!
Fought the fight, the battle won. Alleluia!
Death in vain forbids him rise; Alleluia!
Christ has opened paradise. Alleluia!
Soar we now where Christ has led, Alleluia!
Foll'wing our exalted head; Alleluia!
Made like him, like him we rise, Alleluia!
Ours the cross, the grave, the skies. Alleluia!
Text: Charles Wesley, 1707-1788.
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