During the season of Lent, FaithND will provide meditations on this season of preparation through musical offerings from the many Notre Dame choirs and sacred music ensembles. Songs will be featured on Ash Wednesday, each Tuesday and Saturday of Lent, and every day of Holy Week through the Octave of Easter.

Notre Dame Folk Choir – The Folk Choir serves the University of Notre Dame as one of the principal liturgical choirs, normally singing every Sunday during the academic year at the 11:45 A.M. Mass in the Basilica of the Sacred Heart (changes to liturgical music are currently in place due to the pandemic).

Lent gives us a chance to consider how we are called to model God’s love in our lives.

“Love is his way, love is his mark.” This is the path that we walk together as we pray the Stations of the Cross, celebrate Mass virtually or in person, and follow Jesus in the practice of fasting. “Love is his news,” reminds us of the call to evangelization and discipleship. “Love is his law” reminds us of the greatest commandment of all: to love God above all things and to love one another as ourselves. “Love is His Word.”

(Lyrics)
Love is his word, love is his way,
feasting with men, fasting alone,
living and dying, rising again,
Love, only love, is his way.

Richer than gold is the love of my Lord:
better than splendour and wealth.

Love is his way, love is his mark,
sharing his last Passover feast,
Christ at his table, host to the twelve.
Love, only love, is his mark.

Richer than gold is the love of my Lord:
better than splendour and wealth.

Love is his mark, love is his sign,
bread for our strength, wine for our joy,
“This is my body, this is my blood”,
Love, only love, is his sign.

Richer than gold is the love of my Lord:
better than splendour and wealth.

Love is his sign, love is his news,
“Do this,” he said, “lest you forget
all my deep sorrow, all my dear blood.”
Love, only love, is his news.

Richer than gold is the love of my Lord:
better than splendour and wealth.

Love is his news, love is his name,
we are his own, chosen and called,
family, brethren, cousins and kin.
Love, only love, is his name.

Richer than gold is the love of my Lord:
better than splendour and wealth.

Love is his name, love is his law.
Hear his command, all who are his:
“Love one another, I have loved you.”
Love, only love, is his law.

Richer than gold is the love of my Lord:
better than splendour and wealth.

Love is his law, love is his word:
love of the Lord, Father and Word,
love of the Spirit, God ever one.
Love, only love, is his word.

Richer than gold is the love of my Lord:
better than splendour and wealth.

“Love Is His Word” (Calvin Hampton and Luke Connaughton).
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For more songs, please visit Songs of Notre Dame: A Lenten Offering