Year A, B, C: The Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary at the Vigil Mass

[Chorus]
F C Dm Gm A
Lord, go up to the place of Your rest,
Gm C F Gm F Bb C F
You and the ark of Your ho – li – ness.

[Verse 1]
Dm C Bb
Behold, we heard of it in Ephrathah;
F C
We found it in the fields of Jaar.
Dm C Bb
Let us enter His dwelling,
F C
Let us worship at His footstool.

[Verse 2]
Dm C Bb
May Your priests be clothed with justice;
F C
Let Your faithful ones shout merrily for joy.
Dm C Bb
For the sake of David Your servant,
F C
Reject not the plea of Your anointed.

[Verse 3]
Dm C Bb
For the Lord has chosen Zion;
F C
He prefers her for His dwelling.
Dm C Bb
“Zion is my resting place forever;
F C
In her will I dwell, for I prefer her.”