The Catholic Church and Personal Parish of Our Lady of Walsingham with Saint Cuthbert Mayne
THE BAPTISM OF THE LORD DWSM Readings and Propers p.128 INTROIT HYMN SONGS of thankfulness and praise, Manifest in making whole Jesu, Lord, to thee we raise, Palsied limbs and fainting soul; Manifested by the star Manifest in valiant fight, To the sages from afar; Quelling all the devil's might; Branch of royal David's stem Manifest in gracious will, In thy birth at Bethlehem; Ever bringing good from ill; Anthems be to thee addrest Anthems be to Thee addrest, God in Man made manifest. God in Man made manifest. Manifest at Jordan's stream Grant us grace to see thee, Lord, Prophet, Priest, and King supreme; Mirrored in thy holy word; And at Cana wedding-guest May we imitate thee now, In thy Godhead manifest; And be pure, as pure art thou; Manifest in power divine, That we like to thee may be Changing water into wine; At thy great Epiphany, Anthems be to thee addrest, And may praise thee, eyer blest, God in Man made manifest. God in Man made manifest. RESPONSORIAL PSALM The Lord will bless his people with peace. OFFERTORY HYMN The sinless one to Jordan came, and in the river shared our stain; God’s righteousness he thus fulfilled, How blest that mission then begun and chose the path his Father willed. to heal and save a race undone! Up rising from the waters there, Straight to the wilderness he goes and Father’s voice did then declare to wrestle with his people’s foes. that Christ, the Son of God, had come O Christ, may we baptised from sin, to lead his scattered people home. go forth with you a world to win: Above him see the heavenly Dove, grant us the Holy Spirit’s power the sign of God the Father’s love, to shield us in temptation’s hour. now by the Holy Spirit shed On you may all your people feed, upon the Son’s anointed head. and know you are the Bread indeed, who gives eternal life to those that with you died, and with you rose.