Music Leader: Yoofi Clarke

Conductor: Chinese Esther Aside 

“We chose 3 songs that reflect 3 solid foundations and our prayer as you listen to our songs is that your faith will also be built on these solid foundations:

 Our faith in God the Father, God the Son and God the Holy Spirit which is founded on the faith of the apostles; Our hope in the passion, death, resurrection and coming again of our Lord and saviour Jesus Christ that produces joy in spite the daily challenges of life; Our love that stems from making Jesus the centre of our lives, influencing everything we do and helping us to love others as he has loved us.”

Music Leader: Michelle Chum

Conductor: Michelle Chum

Psalm 130 is a cry for mercy. A penitential psalm, it expresses a longing for God’s mercy and forgiveness. We know that we are flawed and sin. We cry out for God’s mercy for which we know is there. God’s love for us is unconditional. Our hope in God’s mercy is strong despite our own depths and downfalls. We come to church, to actively participate in mass, asking for forgiveness so that we may receive such grace and mercy. 
“Out of the depths I cry to you, Lord;
Lord, hear my voice.
Let your ears be attentive
to my cry for mercy.” (Psalm 130:1-2)

Song by Karl Digerness

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We call out Jesus’ name. We call out for salvation. At all times. We bow our heads at His Name. We say His name to show reverence and devotion. We call on His name for deliverance, redemption and guidance. He is our source of mercy and salvation. We know that Jesus answers the cry for our mercy and to bring us into the experience of God’s steadfast love and redemptive grace. 
Yeshua, Yeshua, Yeshua.

Song by Harpa Dei

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Jesus was sent to heal the contrite of heart. He called sinners, to show us the way. To love God’s Word. To trust in God’s Word. To commit to and find strength in God’s Word. Psalm 119 may be the longest in the Book of Psalms but it gives us focus on the greatness of God’s Word. We long to live it, to obey God’s law, commandments and teachings, for we desire wisdom and spiritual growth. 
“Teach me, O God, to follow your ways to the end.” (Psalm 119: 33-35)

Song by Christopher Walker

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Singing psalms is age old. As psalmists, music ministers, we are helping to show the powerful connection that the cry for mercy, redemption and guidance can be understood through the person and work of Jesus Christ. We call out for the need for forgiveness and salvation in Psalm 130, and as Christians we call on the name of Jesus for redemption and cleansing from sin. We desire for guidance and the love of God’s word and in Jesus Christ we find the Word made flesh. We not only seek salvation but also the wisdom and strength to follow God’s will, just as the psalmist singing Psalm 119 seeks to walk in God’s ways.
 
The name of Jesus is the fulfilment of these cries. When we call on His name, we receive the mercy of forgiveness (Psalm 130) and the wisdom for living God’s Word faithfully (Psalm 119). Jesus’ name is the answer to our deep longing for redemption deliverance and guidance.

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The song performed by Fr Mark is  popular in the English Speaking Caribbean, and is usually performed for special occasions, Feasts, National days etc.  When Bishop Clyde Harvey,  the  Trinidadian  Bishop of Grenada, was studying Theology in Louvain, Belgium,  he was captivated by  the melody of the song Allez Vous en Sur Les Routes, by Odette Vercruysse, a Belgian singer.   He wrote the English words  to fit the melody. Bishop Clyde Harvey is a musician who has composed several other pieces of popular Caribbean Liturgical music. 

“Tell of My Love to the Islands”