1st Sunday of Advent, Year B

Entrance

• Advent Litany—CWBII 253, GA 279
• Advent Song—GA 281
• Christ, be our light—AOV2 3, CWBII 540, G 590, GA 404
• City of God—AOV1 57, CWBII 453, G 766, GA 498
• Come to set us free—AOV1 39, CWBII 233, GA 277
• Saviour of the nations, come—CWBII 246
• The King shall come—G 414
• Wake, O wake, and sleep no longer—GA 282
• Wake, O wake! the night is dying!—CWBII 252
• When the King shall come again—CWBII 249

Responsorial psalm (see also music overview for Advent) 

• Psalm 79 (80): Lord, make us turn to you (Boschetti)—CWB 173, GA 47
• Psalm 79 (80): Lord, make us turn to you (Herry)—DD (Marist Music)
• Common Psalm 24 (25): To you, O Lord (Willcock)—CWBII 632, GA 26, PFS 2
• Common Psalm 84 (85): Lord, let us see your kindness (Haugen)—G 62, GA 49

Gospel acclamation

Psalm 84:8

Alleluia, Alleluia!
Lord, show us your mercy and love,
and grant us your salvation.
Alleluia!

Procession of the gifts/offertory 

• Advent Litany—CWBII 253, GA 279
• Eye has not seen—AOV1 146, G 728, GA 466
• God of Abraham—AOV1 137, GA 306
• Wait for the Lord (Taizé)—CWBII 251, G 406, GA 283

Communion

• Bread of life, hope of the world—AOV1 164, CWBII 459, GA 199
• Centre of my life—AOV2 170, G 679, GA 444
• Eat this bread (Taizé)—AOV1 125, CWBII 484, G 941, GA 205
• Gift of finest wheat/You satisfy the hungry heart—CWB 685, CWBII 651, G 940, GA 191
• I am the bread of life (Toolan)—AOV1 49, CWB 718, CWBII 508, G 945, GA 204
• One bread, one body—AOV1 129, CWBII 579, G 932, GA 193
• Return to God—CWBII 298, G 478, GA 304
• Unless a grain of wheat—AOV1 35, CWBII 635, G 783, GA 500
• Your love is finer than life (Haugen)—CWBII 567, G 58, GA 43, DD (GIA)

Thanksgiving hymn/song/canticle (optional, sung by all)

• Rejoice! The Lord is King—CWB 799, CWBII 377
• Sing to God with joy and gladness—AOV2 39, CWBII 603
• Soon and very soon—G 865

Sending forth

• Bring forth the kingdom—AOV2 4, CWBII 647, G 734, GA 478
• Christ, be our light—AOV2 3, CWBII 540, G 590, GA 404
• Filled with the Spirit’s power—CWBII 385
• Love divine, all loves excelling—CWB 740, CWBII 552, G 641, GA 463