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Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition

Building on the foundation laid by the first edition of Gather Comprehensive, in the second edition GIA has included ten mass settings, over 500 hymns, Psalm songs for the complete three year lectionary cycle, and more than 200 songs for the Eucharist. Gather Comprehensive 2 comes in a variety of formats: hard and soft cover pew editions, choral, keyboard, guitar, B-flat and C instrumental editions, and a 21—compact disc set of all the songs in the hymnal.
Editor: Robert J. Batastini
Publisher: GIA Publications, Inc., Chicago, 2004
Denomination: Roman Catholic Church
Language: English
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385A child is born, a Son given us[A child is born]
386Every nation sees the gloryBEACH SPRING
387What child is this, who, laid to restGREENSLEEVESPage Scan
388The first Nowell, the angel did sayTHE FIRST NOWELLPage Scan
389What star is this with beams so brightPUER NOBISPage Scan
390When John baptized by Jordan's riverRENDEZ À DIEUPage Scan
391Repent, the kingdom is at hand[Repent, the kingdom is at hand]
392Dust and ashes touch our face[Dust and ashes touch our face]Page Scan
393Crucem tuam adoramus Domine (O Lord, your cross, we adore and glorify)[O Lord, your cross we adore and glorify]
394Knocks like JesusSOMEBODY’S KNOCKIN’
395Today is the day and now the proper hour[Today is the day and now the proper hour]
396Come, O God, renew your people[Come, O God, renew your people]
397The glory of these forty daysOLD HUNDREDTH
398Maker's love poured out from heaven[Maker's love poured out from heaven]
399Other spirits, lesser gods[Other spirits, lesser gods]
400Adoramus te Christe[Adoramus te Christe]
401Tree of Life and awesome myst'ryTHOMAS
402From ashes to the living fontST. FLAVIAN
403In him we live[In him we live]
404Kneeling in the garden grassVIA CRUCIS
405Come back to me with all your heart[Come back to me]
406Jesus walked this lonesome valleyLONESOME VALLEY
407Again we keep this solemn fastOLD HUNDREDTH
408For now is the time of fulfillment[For now is the time of fulfillment]
409Create in me a clean heart, O my God[Create in me a clean heart, O my God]
410Now the time of grace has come[Now the time of grace has come]
411Forty days and forty nightsHEINLEINPage Scan
412Have mercy on me, God, in your kindnessPARCE DOMINE
413At the cross her station keepingSTABAT MATER
414Brought by your hand to the edge of our dreams[Brought by your hand to the edge of our dreams]
415Who is gracious and merciful[Who is gracious and merciful]
416Lord, who throughout these forty daysST. FLAVIANPage Scan
417Gather the people, the children, the elders[Gather the people, the children the elders]
418On my breath and in my breathing[On my breath and in my breathing]
419I will give you a new heart[I will give you a new heart]
420When they heard that Jesus was coming[When they heard that Jesus was coming]
421All glory, laud and honorST. THEODULPHPage Scan
422Jesus, remember me[Jesus, remember me]
423Blessed is he, blessed is he[Blessed is he, blessed is he]
424King Jesus rides on a milk white horse[King Jesus rides on a milk white horse]
425Children of Jerusalem shouting praises[Children of Jerusalem shouting praises]
426Hail our Savior's glorious Body (Pange língua gloriósi)[Hail Our Savior's Glorious Body]
427Breaking bread with friends[Breaking bread with friends]
428"Prepare a room for meSOUTHWELL
429Kneels at the feet of his friendsCHEREPONIPage Scan
430Ubi caritas et amor (Live in charity and steadfast love)[Ubi caritas et amor]
431When Jesus had gathered with those he loved[When Jesus had gathered with those he loved]
432What I am doing now you do not know[What I am doing now you do not know]
433Stay here and keep watch with me (Estén despiertos, auédense)[Stay here and keep watch with me]
434We remember one who loved us well[We remember one who loved us well]
435O sacred head surroundedPASSION CHORALEPage Scan
436Let your mind and heart be one with Christ[Let your mind and heart be one with Christ]
437Unless a grain of wheat shall fall[Unless a grain of wheat shall fall]
438Were you there when they crucified my Lord?WERE YOU THEREPage Scan
439Christ the Lord is ris'n todayLLANFAIRPage Scan
440Alleluia! Alleluia! Let the holy anthem riseHOLY ANTHEMPage Scan
441Earth, earth, awake! Your praises sing!STUEMPFLE
442Sing with all the saints in gloryHYMN TO JOYPage Scan
443La merte ¿dónde está la muerte? (And death now, vanished is the fear now)[La muerte ¿dónde está la merte?]
444Christians, praise the paschal victim (Víctimae Pascháli laudes)[Christians, praise the paschal victim]
445On the journey to Emmaus with our hearts as cold as stoneCOLUMCILLE
446O sons and daughters, let us singO FILII ET FILIAEPage Scan
447Glory to God who does wondrous thingsO FILII ET FILIAE
448Come, ye faithful raise the strainGAUDEAMUS PARITERPage Scan
449Christ is risen! Shout Hosanna!HOSANNA (Haas)Page Scan
450Whom shall we live for?[Whom shall we live for]
451Goodness is stronger than evilGOODNESS IS STRONGER
452I will give thanks to you, my Lord[I will give thanks to you, my Lord]
453This is a day of new beginnings[This is a day of new beginnings]
454I know that my Redeemer livesDUKE STREETPage Scan
455Surrexit Christus, alleluia![Surrexit Christus alleluia]
456Now the green blade rises, from the buried grainNOEL NOUVELET
457Jesus Christ is ris'n todayEASTER HYMN
458Worthy is Christ, the Lamb who was slainFESTIVAL CANTICLE
459The strife is o'er the battle doneVICTORY
460Be joyful, Mary, heav'nly QueenREGINA CAELI
461That Easter day with joy was brightPUER NOBIS
462Jesus is Lord of all the earthALLELUIA NO. 1
463At the Lamb's high feast we singSALZBURGPage Scan
464The tomb is empty, is empty![The tomb is empty]
465Christ has risen while earth slumbersTRANSFORMATION
466Lord, you give the great commissionABBOT’S LEIGHPage Scan
467A hymn of glory let us sing!LASST UNS ERFREUEN
468Hail the day that sees him riseLLANFAIRPage Scan
469Go to the world! Go into all the earthSINE NOMINE
470Holy Spirit, Lord Divine, Come, from heights of heav'n and shine[Holy Spirit, Lord Divine]
471Come down, O Love divineDOWN AMPNEYPage Scan
472Come, Holy Ghost, Creator blestLAMBILLOTTEPage Scan
473My soul cries out, "O Bless the Lord!"[My soul cries out "O bless the Lord!"
474Veni Creátor SpíritusVENI CREATOR SPIRITUSTextPage Scan
475O Holy Spirit, by whose breathVENI CREATOR SPIRITUS
476Come to us, Spirit of God[Come to us, Spirit of God]
477Call us to be your compassion[Call us to be your compassion]
478Veni Sancte Spiritus[Veni Sancte Spiritus]
479Holy Spirit, come to us[Holy Spirit, come to us]
480This is the Spirit of the living God[This is the Spirit of the living God]
481Spirit blowing through creation[Spirit blowing through creation]
482We are one, we are one[We are one, we are one]
483Holy, Holy, Holy! Lord God Almighty!NICAEAPage Scan
484The play of the Godhead, the Trinity's danceBEDFORD PARK

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