Prayer Service
Blessed are you, Holy God! When you said: “Let there be light” there was light and it was good. When your people fled from oppression, you led them with a pillar of fire. In Jesus Christ, your light shines in the darkness, and the darkness cannot overcome it. Blessed are you, God of light! Shine in our lives with the light of Christ that we might give you praise through him who lives and reigns with you and Holy Spirit, now and forever. Amen.
3 Praise him with the sounding of the trumpet, praise him with the harp and lyre,
4 praise him with tambourine and dancing, praise him with the strings and flute,
5 praise him with the clash of cymbals, praise him with resounding cymbals.
6 Let everything that has breath praise the LORD. Praise the LORD.
But now, thus says the LORD, who created you, O Jacob, and
formed you, O Israel: Fear not, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by
name: you are mine.
When you pass through the water, I will be with you; in the
rivers you shall not drown. When you walk through fire, you shall not be
burned; the flames shall not consume you.
For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your
savior. I give Egypt as your ransom, Ethiopia and Seba in return for you.
Because you are precious in my eyes and glorious, and because I love you, . . .
You are my witnesses, says the LORD, my servants whom I have
chosen
To know and believe in me and understand that it is I.
Before me no god was formed, and after me there shall be none. It is I, I the
LORD; there is no saviour but me.
Yes, from eternity I am He; There is none who can deliver
from my hand: who can countermand what I do?
Remember not the events of the past, the things of long ago
consider not; See, I am doing something new! Now it springs forth, do you not
perceive it?
You are God (Te Deum laudamus)
You are God: we praise you; You are the Lord; we acclaim
you; You are the eternal Father:
All creation worships you.
To you all angels, all the powers of heaven, Cherubim and
Seraphim, sing in endless praise:
"Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
heaven and earth are full of your glory."
The glorious company of apostles praise you. The noble
fellowship of prophets praise you. The white-robed army of martyrs praise you.
Throughout the world the holy Church acclaims you; Father, of majesty
unbounded, your true and only Son, worthy of all worship, and the Holy Spirit,
advocate and guide.
You, Christ, are the king of glory, the eternal Son of the
Father. When you became man to set us free you did not shun the Virgin's womb.
You overcame the sting of death and opened the kingdom of heaven to all
believers. You are seated at God's right hand in glory. We believe that you
will come and be our judge. Come then, Lord, and help your people, bought with
the price of your own blood, and bring us with your saints to glory
everlasting.
