The song, “Go Forth” was composed in 2000, the Great
Jubilee Year,
“Christ Yesterday, Today and Forever.”
It was a celebration of grace
of the mercy of God and the forgiveness of sins throughout the Catholic Church
on earth. We wanted to compose a song of evangelization: to spread the Good
News to all people beginning with our families and local Churches.
The Scripture passage from St.
Matthew 28:18-20 became the basis of the lyrics.
18 And Jesus came
and said to them: All authority in heaven and earth has been given to me.
19 Going therefore
and make disciples of all nations, baptizing the in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Spirit,
20 and teaching
them to obey everything that I have commanded you. And remember, I am with you
always, to the end of the age.
(New Revised Standard
Catholic Edition (NRSVCE)
You will see pictures from
some of the places we have visited. These pictures brought us wonderful memories
of the people, pilgrimages and places where Our Lord and Our Lady have sent us
through the years.
We chose to bring this to you just
before the Solemnity of St. Peter and Paul.
St. Peter and St. Paul, Apostles (called and sent by Jesus
to preach the Good News) are the men most responsible for spreading the
Catholic message and faith in the early days of the Church. Both were martyred
in Rome for their love of God and their mission of faith.
St. Peter was one of the 12 apostles, as
well as the first pope and founder of the Roman Church. St.
Peter was crucified upside down because he said he was not worthy to be
sacrificed in the same manner as Christ. There are 2 letters by St. Peter in
the New Testament.
St. Paul was also an apostle, responsible
for much of the New Testament. 13 out of the 27 books are attributed to
him. Because of his Roman citizenship, Saint Paul was beheaded.
Go Forth
(St. Matthew 28:17-20)
Chorus:
Go forth! Go
forth!
Make disciples
of all nations, Go forth!
Go forth! Go
forth!
Baptizing them
in God’s Name, Go forth!
Go forth! Go forth!
Love as I have
loved you, Loved you, Go
forth!
Go forth! Go forth!
Make disciples
of all nations, Go forth!
1. Go forth, go
forth, make disciples of all nations.
God is great
and Holy is His Name!
Jesus call us
all without exception,
God is great
and Holy is His Name!
Spread His Word
in your community,
In word and
deed by holy charity! (Chorus)
2.
Jesus send us with the Holy Spirit,
God is great
and
Holy is His Name!
He gives us
faith
and wisdom infinite,
God is great
and Holy is His Name!
Proclaim
salvation in your family!
Then live His
Word for all the world to see! (Chorus)
3. Holy Spirit
enflame us with Your pow’r,
God is great
and Holy is His Name!
To stand with
Christ
in the final hour,
God is great
and Holy is His Name!
Are you ready
to prepare the way
For the reign of
Christ in your heart today! (Chorus)
“Both apostles share the same feast day,
for these two were one; and even though they suffered on different days, they
were as one. Peter went first, and Paul followed. And so we celebrate this day
made holy for us by the apostles’ blood. Let us embrace what they believed,
their life, their labors, their sufferings, their preaching, and their
confession of faith.” – St Augustine
