St. Joseph Major Seminary, Ikot Ekpene

Since the time of its inception in 1976, St. Joseph Major Seminary has remained a wonderful system for a quality formation of priests.

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Look towards him and be rádiant; let your fáces nót be abáshed.
This poor man cálled; the Lord héard him and réscued him from áll his distréss.

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Glorify the Lórd with mé.
Togéther let us práise his náme.
I sught the Lórd and he answered me; from all my térrors he sét me frée.

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I will bléss the Lórd at all times, his práise álways on my lips;
in the Lórd my sóul shall make its bóast.
The húmble shall héar and be glád.

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Kéep me from the scórn I dréad, for your decrées are góod.
Sée, I lóng for your précepts: then in your jústice, give me life.

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Kéep my éyes from what is fálse: by your wórd, give me life.
Kéep the prómise you have máde to the sérvant who féars you.

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Guide me in the páth of your commánds;
for thére is my delight.
Bénd my héart to your will, and nót to love of gáin.

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Téach me the demánds of your précepts and I will kéep them to the énd.
Tráin me to obsérve your láw, to kéep it with my héart.

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Even though it was in weakness that Christ was put to death on the cross, it is by God's power that he lives. In union with him we also are weak; but we shall live with him by God's power. (2 Cor 13:4)

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The Lord is the stréngth of his péople, a fortress where his anóinted find hélp.
Save your péople; bless Ísrael your héritage.
Be their shépherd and cárry them for éver.

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Bléssed be the Lord for he has héard my cry, my appéal.
The Lord is my strength and my shield; in him my heart trústs.
I was hélped, my héart rejóices* and I práise him with my song.

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Do not drág me awáy with the wicked, with the évil-doers,
who spéak words of péace to their néighbours, but with évil in their héarts.

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Héar the voice of my pléading
as I cáll for hélp,
as I lift up my hánds in práyer
to your hóly pláce.

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To yóu, O Lórd, I cáll,
my róck, héar me.
If you do not héed I shall becóme
like thóse in the gráve.

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As for mé, I walk the páth of perféction. Redéem me and shów me your mércy.
My fóot stands on lével gróund: I will bléss the Lórd in the assémbly.

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Do not swéep me awáy with sinners,
nor my life with bloodthirsty mén in whose hánds are évil plóts, whose right hands are filled with góld.

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O Lórd, I love the hóuse where you dwéll, the pláce where your glóry abides.

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O Lórd, I love the hóuse where you dwéll, the pláce where your glóry abides.

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Happy ComWeek2026

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Happy Communication Sunday 2026

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To prove my innocence I wásh my hánds
and take my pláce aróund your áltar, singing a sóng of thanksgiving,
procláiming áll your wónders.