I’m nearing the end of the Prayer and Praise songs in Spirit & Song Vol 1 and if I skip one it means I’ve already blogged it.
This one is words by Mike Nelson and music by Mike Nelson and Anthony Perna. It is singable by an assembly for a change, but each verse has a different tune and the the third is completely different to the others so is best regarded as a bridge.
You can hear a version here.
Refrain
With all I am I come with humble heart,
I come with soul rejoicing to do your will.
With all I am, all I can be, all I offer I offer for you.
Verse 1
Teach me your ways, O Lord, and send me forth
with your word on my lips and in my heart.
Verse 2
Let your compassion live within me,
so that I may give all as you give to me.
Verse 3
In all creation is your presence.
Help me to see you in all I serve.
© Michael P. Nelson and Michael A Perna 1997.
Where can I find sheet music for this song? I’ve loved it ever since the cantor sang it at my First Holy Communion 20 years ago, and I’d love to learn how to play it on piano.
I found Spirit and Song Volume 1 here… would this book have the sheet music in it?
https://www.amazon.com/Spirit-Song-Volumes-Texts-Prayer/dp/1579921329
G’Day Rachel
Quite often songs in Spirit and Song are OCP copyrights and available as a single sheet. This song however has its copyright retained by the authors and so OCP won’t provide that.
If you can find the songwriters, they can usually help out.
The book you link to appears to be just the words, so you might want to look for a second hand music copy.
OCP does sell Spirit and Song still :
https://www.ocp.org/en-us/hymnals/678/spirit-and-song
I’d check with them to make sure the single volume contains the song you are after. You might get way with the cheaper small format guitar version if you only needs chords and melody line.
best of luck
Geoff