With hands held open you pour out blessing With hands held open I lay down my burden confessing With hands held open you give us the greatest gift With hands held open we are here to uplift With hands held open we receive your very life With hands held open we come to you tonight Our hands are open; so too our hearts and minds Enter in now, move and stay While we sit and watch and pray With hands held open you gather us in Washing the stain of guilt and sin I struggle so much and so often fail And on my own I will never prevail But I’m not alone for I have Emmanuel And Mary and the saints and angels as well I must fight the good fight and call upon the name Who is and was and will forever remain With hands held open you beckon and call And help me back up when I trip slip and fall I am not perfect, but I can always improve Embrace and face shadow and light And by the grace of God I’ll make it through this night It’s not easy and it hurts but the struggle could be worse God can make a blessing from what once was a curse With hands held open we prepare To celebrate this great mystery I know a peace beyond compare When I share in His-story