PRAYER BOOKLET SACRED CAUCUSES MAY 2025

1. Morning Prayer Format

• In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
• Hymn
• Psalm
• Reading
• Intercessions
• Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come, thy will be done, as it is in heaven.
  Give us this day our daily bread and forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
  And deliver us from evil

2. PSALMS

Wed 14^th  Psalm 146

My soul, give praise to the Lord

I will praise the Lord all my life,

sing praise to my God while I live.

Put no trust in princes,

in mortal man who cannot save.

Take their breath, they return to the earth,

and their plans that day come to nothing.

Blessed is he who is helped by Jacobʼs God,

whose hope is in the Lord his God,

who made the heavens and the earth,

the seas and all they contain,

who preserves fidelity forever,

who does justice to those who are oppressed.

It is he who gives bread to the hungry,

the Lord who sets prisoners free,

the Lord who opens the eyes of the blind,

the Lord who raises up those who are bowed down.

It is the Lord who loves the just,

the Lord who protects the stranger

and upholds the orphan and the widow,

but thwarts the path of the wicked.

The Lord will reign forever,

the God of Sion from age to age.

Thu 15^th  Psalm 63

O God, you are my God; at dawn I seek you;

for you my soul is thirsting.

For you my flesh is pining,

like a dry, weary land without water.

I have come before you in the sanctuary,

to behold your strength and your glory.

Your loving mercy is better than life;

my lips will speak your praise.

I will bless you all my life;

in your name I will lift up my hands.

My soul shall be filled as with a banquet;

with joyful lips, my mouth shall praise you.

When I remember you upon my bed,

I muse on you through the watches of the night.

For you have been my strength;

in the shadow of your wings I rejoice.

My soul clings fast to you;

your right hand upholds me.

Those who seek to destroy my life

shall go down to the depths of the earth.

Put to the power of the sword,

they shall be left as prey for the jackals.

But the king shall rejoice in God;

all that swear by him shall exult,

for the mouth of liars shall be silenced.

Fri 16^th Psalm 149

Sing a new song to the Lord,

his praise in the assembly of the faithful.

Let the world rejoice in its Maker;

let Sionʼs children exult in their king.

Let them praise his name with dancing,

and make music with timbrel and harp.

For the Lord takes delight in his people;

he crowns the poor with salvation.

Let the faithful exult in glory,

and rejoice as they take their rest.

Let the praise of God be in their mouths

and a two-edged sword in their hand,

To deal out vengeance to the nations

and punishment upon the peoples;

to bind their kings in chains

and their nobles in fetters of iron;

to carry out the judgment decreed.

This is an honour for all his faithful.

Sat 17^th Psalm 92

It is good to give thanks to the Lord,

to make music to your name, O Most High,

to proclaim your loving mercy in the morning,

and your truth in the watches of the night,

on the ten-stringed lyre and the lute,

with the sound of song on the harp.

You have gladdened me, O Lord by your deeds;

for the work of your hands I shout with joy.

O Lord, how great are your works!

How deep are your designs!

The senseless cannot know this,

and the fool cannot understand.

Though the wicked spring up like grass,

and all who do evil thrive,

they are doomed to be eternally destroyed.

But you, O Lord, are eternally on high.

See, your enemies, O Lord,

see, your enemies will perish;

all who do evil will be scattered.

To me you give the wild ox’s strength;

you have poured out on me purest oil.

My eyes looked in triumph on my foes;

my ears heard gladly of their fall.

The just will flourish like the palm tree,

and grow like a Lebanon cedar.

Planted in the house of the Lord

they will flourish in the courts of our God,

still bearing fruit when they are old,

still full of sap, still green,

to proclaim that the Lord is upright.

In him, my rock, there is no wrong.

Sun 18^th  Daniel 3:57-88
Bless the Lord, all the Lord’s creation: praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, angels of the Lord, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, heavens, praise and glorify him for ever!
Bless the Lord, all the waters above the heavens, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, powers of the Lord, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, sun and moon, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, stars of heaven, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, all rain and dew, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, every wind, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, fire and heat, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, cold and warmth, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, dew and snow-storm, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, frost and cold, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, ice and snow, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, nights and days, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, light and darkness, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, lightning and cloud, praise and glorify him for ever!

Let the earth bless the Lord: praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, mountains and hills, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, every plant that grows, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, springs of water, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, seas and rivers, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, whales, and everything that moves in the waters, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, every kind of bird, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, all animals wild and tame, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, all the human race: praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, priests, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, his servants, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, spirits and souls of the upright, praise and glorify him for ever!

Bless the Lord, faithful, humble-hearted people, praise and glorify him for ever!

Hananiah, Azariah and Mishael, bless the Lord, praise and glorify him for ever!

Mon 19^th Psalm 5

To my words give ear, O Lord;

give heed to my sighs.

Attend to the sound of my cry,

my King and my God.

To you do I pray, O Lord,

In the morning you hear my voice;

in the morning I plead and watch before you.

You are no God who delights in evil;

no sinner is your guest.

The boastful shall not stand their ground

before your eyes.

All who do evil you despise;

all who lie you destroy.

The deceitful and those who shed blood,

the Lord detests.

Yet through the greatness of your merciful love,

I enter your house.

I bow down before your holy temple,

in awe of you.

Lead me, Lord, in your justice,

because of my foes;

make straight your way before me.

No truth can be found in their mouths,

their heart is all malice,

their throat a wide-open grave;

with their tongue they flatter.

Declare them guilty, O God.

Let them fail in their designs.

Drive them out for their many transgressions,

for against you have they rebelled.

All who take refuge in you shall be glad,

and ever cry out their joy.

You shelter them; in you they rejoice,

those who love your name.

It is you who bless the just one, O Lord;

you surround him with your favour like a shield.

Tue 20^th  Psalm 23

The Lord is my shepherd;

there is nothing I shall want.

Fresh and green are the pastures

where he gives me repose.

Near restful waters he leads me;

he revives my soul.

He guides me along the right path,

for the sake of his name.

Though I should walk in the valley of the shadow of death,

no evil would I fear, for you are with me.

Your crook and your staff will give me comfort.

You have prepared a table before me

in the sight of my foes.

My head you have anointed with oil;

my cup is overflowing.

Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me

all the days of my life.

In the Lord”s own house shall I dwell

for length of days unending.

Wed 21^st  Judith – Chapter 16

Begin a song to my God with tambourines,
sing to my Lord with cymbals.
Raise to him a new psalm;
exalt him, and call upon his name.
For the Lord is a God who crushes wars;

I will sing to my God a new song:
O Lord, you are great and glorious,
wonderful in strength, invincible.

Let all your creatures serve you,
for you spoke, and they were made.
You sent forth your spirit,^[f] and it formed them;
there is none that can resist your voice.

For the mountains shall be shaken to their foundations with the waters;
before your glance the rocks shall melt like wax.
But to those who fear you
you show mercy.

Thu 22^nd  Psalm 48

Great is the Lord and highly to be praised

in the city of our God.

His holy mountain rises in beauty,

the joy of all the earth.

Mount Sion, in the heart of the North,

the city of the Mighty King!

God, in the midst of its citadels,

has shown himself its stronghold.

Behold! the kings assembled;

together they advanced.

They saw; at once they marveled;

dismayed, they fled in fear.

A trembling seized them there,

anguish, like pangs in giving birth,

as when the east wind shatters

the ships of Tarshish.

As we have heard, so we have seen

in the city of our God,

in the city of the Lord of hosts,

which God establishes forever.

Your merciful love, O God,

we ponder in your temple.

Your praise, O God, like your name,

reaches the ends of the earth.

Your right hand is filled with saving justice.

Mount Sion rejoices.

The daughters of Judah rejoice

at the sight of your judgments.

Walk through Sion, walk all around her;

count the number of her towers.

Consider all her ramparts;

examine her castles,

That you may tell the next generation

that such is our God,

our God forever and always.

He will guide us forever.

Fri 23^rd Psalm 100

Cry out with joy to the Lord, all the earth.

Serve the LORD with gladness.

Come before him, singing for joy.

Know that he, the Lord is God.

He made us; we belong to him.

We are his people, the sheep of his flock.

Enter his gates with thanksgiving

and his courts with songs of praise.

Give thanks to him, and bless his name.

Indeed, how good is the Lord,

eternal his merciful love.

He is faithful from age to age.

Sat 24^th  Psalm 118

I call with all my heart; Lord, answer me.

I will observe your statutes.

I call upon you; save me,

and I will keep your decrees.

I rise before dawn and cry for help;

I have hoped in your word.

My eyes awaken before dawn,

to ponder your promise.

In your mercy, hear my voice, O Lord;

give me life by your decrees.

Those who pursue me with malice draw near;

they are far from your law.

But you, O Lord, are close;

all your commands are truth.

From of old I have known that your decrees

are established forever.

Sun 25^th Psalm 150

Praise God in his holy place;

praise him in his mighty firmament.

Praise him for his powerful deeds;

praise him for his boundless grandeur.

O praise him with sound of trumpet;

praise him with lute and harp.

Praise him with timbrel and dance;

praise him with strings and pipes.

O praise him with resounding cymbals;

praise him with clashing of cymbals.

Let everything that breathes praise the Lord!

Mon 26^th Ephesians 1

Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ,

who has blessed us in Christ with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places,

just as he chose us in Christ before the foundation of the world to be holy and blameless before him in love. 

He destined us for adoption as his children through Jesus Christ, according to the good pleasure of his will, to the praise of his glorious grace that he freely bestowed on us in the Beloved. 

In him we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of our trespasses, according to the riches of his grace that he lavished on us.

With all wisdom and insight he has made known to us the mystery of his will, according to his good pleasure that he set forth in Christ, 

as a plan for the fullness of time, to gather up all things in him, things in heaven and things on earth

Tue 27^th Psalm 65

Praise is due to you

in Sion, O God.

To you we pay our vows in Jerusalem,

you who hear our prayer.

To you all flesh will come.

Our evil deeds are too heavy for us,

but our transgressions you wipe away.

Blessed is he whom you choose and call

to dwell in your courts.

We are filled with the good things of your house,

of your holy temple.

With wondrous deliverance you answer us,

O God our saviour.

You are the hope of all the earth,

and of far distant isles.

You establish the mountains with your strength;

you are girded with power.

You still the roaring of the seas,

the roaring of their waves,

and the tumult of the peoples.

Distant peoples stand in awe

at your wondrous deeds.

The lands of sunrise and sunset

you fill with your joy.

You visit the earth, give it water;

you fill it with riches.

Godʼs ever-flowing river brims over

to prepare the grain.

And thus you provide for the earth:

you drench its furrows;

you level it, soften it with showers;

you bless its growth.

You crown the year with your bounty.

Abundance flows in your pathways;

in pastures of the desert it flows.

The hills are girded with joy,

the meadows clothed with flocks.

The valleys are decked with wheat.

They shout for joy; yes, they sing!

Wed 28^th 1 Samuel 2

My heart exults in the Lord!
my strength is exalted in my God.
My mouth derides my enemies,
because I rejoice in my victory.

There is no Holy One like the Lord,
no one besides you;
there is no Rock like our God.

Talk no more so very proudly,
let not arrogance come from your mouth;
for the Lord is a God of knowledge,
and by him actions are weighed.

The bows of the mighty are broken,
but the feeble gird on strength.
Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread,
but those who were hungry are fat with spoil.
The barren has borne seven,
but she who has many children is forlorn.

The Lord kills and brings to life;
he brings down to Sheol and raises up.
The Lord makes poor and makes rich;
he brings low, he also exalts.

He raises up the poor from the dust;
he lifts the needy from the ash heap,
to make them sit with princes
and inherit a seat of honour.

For the pillars of the earth are the Lord’s,
and on them he has set the world.

He will guard the feet of his faithful ones,
but the wicked shall be cut off in darkness;
or not by might does one prevail.

The Lord! His adversaries shall be shattered;

the Most High will thunder in heaven.
The Lord will judge the ends of the earth;
he will give strength to his king,

and exalt the power of his anointed.’

Thu 29^th Psalm 134

Behold now bless ye the Lord, all ye servants of the Lord: Who stand in the house of the Lord, in the courts of the house of our God.

In the nights lift up your hands to the holy places, and bless ye the Lord.

May the Lord out of Sion bless thee, he that made heaven and earth.

Friday 30^th Psalm 121

I lift up my eyes to the hills.

From whence does my help come?

My help comes from the Lord,

    who made heaven and earth.

He will not let your foot be moved,

    he who keeps you will not slumber.

Behold, he who keeps us

    will neither slumber nor sleep.

The Lord is your keeper;

    the Lord is your shade

    on your right hand.

The sun shall not smite you by day,

    nor the moon by night.

The Lord will keep you from all evil;

    he will keep your life.

The Lord will keep

    your going out and your coming in

    from this time forth and for evermore.

Sat 31^st Psalm 123

To thee have I lifted up my eyes, who dwellest in heaven.

Behold as the eyes of the servants are on the hands of their masters, As the eyes of the handmaid are on the hands of her mistress: so are our eyes unto the Lord our God, until he have mercy on us.

Have mercy on us, O Lord, have mercy on us: for we are greatly filled with contempt.

For our soul is greatly filled: we are a reproach to the rich, and contempt to the proud.

3. HYMNS

1 Strong and Constant

I will be Yahweh who walks with you
You will be always within my hand
Take my heart and give it all to me

Strong and constant is my love
Strong and constant is my love

Should you wander far away from me
I will search for you in every land
Should you call, then you will truly know

Strong and constant is my love
Strong and constant is my love

When you know sorrow within your life
I will come, I will embrace your heart
Through your pain you will discover me

Strong and constant is my love
Strong and constant is my love

2 Come to Me

Come to me, all who labour and are heavy burdened
And I shall give you rest
Take up my yoke and learn from me
For I am meek and humble of heart
And you’ll find rest for your souls
Yes, my yoke is easy & my burden is light

You, God, are my shepherd, I shall never be in need
Fresh and green are the meadows where you give me rest

Come to me, all who labour and are heavy burdened
And I shall give you rest
Take up my yoke and learn from me
For I am meek and humble of heart
And you’ll find rest for your souls
Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden is light

Beside peaceful waters you restore my true self
There you lead me to walk in the path of new life

Come to me . all who labour and are heavy burdened
And I shall give you rest
Take up my yoke and learn from me
For I am meek and humble of heart

And you’ll find rest for your souls
Yes, my yoke is easy and my burden is light

3  The Servant Song

Will you let me be your servant
Let me be as Christ to you
Pray that I may have the grace
To let you be my servant too

We are pilgrims on a journey
Fellow travellers on the road
We are here to help each other
Walk the mile and bear the load

I will hold the Christ-light for you
In the nighttime of your fear
I will hold my hand out to you
Speak the peace you long to hear

I will weep when you are weeping
When you laugh, I’ll laugh with you
I will share your joy and sorrow
Till we’ve seen this journey through

When we sing to God in heaven
We will find such harmony
Born of all we’ve known together
Of Christ’s love and agony

Will you let me be your servant
Let me be as Christ to you
Pray that I may have the grace
To let you be my servant too

4   Sing to the mountains
Sing to the mountains, sing to the sea.
Raise your voices, lift your hearts.
This is the day the Lord has made.
Let all the earth rejoice

I will give thanks to you, my Lord.
You have answered my plea.
You have saved my soul from death.
You are my strength and my song.[Refrain]

Holy, holy, holy Lord,
heaven and earth are full of your glory. [Refrain]

This is the day that the Lord has made.
Let us be glad and rejoice.
He has turned all death to life.
Sing of the glory of God.[Refrain]

5  We Walk by Faith

We walk by faith and not by sight;
no gracious words we hear
from Him who spoke as none e’er spoke,
but we believe Him near.

We may not touch His hands and side,
nor follow where He trod;
but in His promise we rejoice
and cry, “My Lord and God!”

Help then, O Lord, our unbelief;
and may our faith abound
to call on You when You are near
and seek where You are found.

That, when our life of faith is done,
in realms of clearer light,
may we behold You as You are
with full and endless sight.

6  Here I am, Lord

I, the Lord of sea and sky
I have heard my people cry
All who dwell in dark and sin
My hand will save

I, who made the stars of night
I will make their darkness bright
Who will bear my light to them?
Whom shall I send?

Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go, Lord, if you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart

I, the Lord of snow and rain
I have borne my people’s pain
I have wept for love of them
They turn away

I will break their hearts of stone
Give them hearts for love alone
Who will speak my word to them
Whom shall I send?

Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go, Lord, if you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart

I, the Lord of wind and flame
I will tend the poor and lame
I will set a feast for them
My hand will save

Finest bread I will provide
‘Til their hearts be satisfied
I will give my life to them
Whom shall I send?

Here I am, Lord. Is it I, Lord?
I have heard you calling in the night
I will go, Lord, if you lead me
I will hold your people in my heart

7  Come as you Are

Come as you are, that’s how I want you
Come as you are, feel quite at home
Close to my heart, loved and forgiven
Come as you are, why stand alone?

No need to fear, love sets no limits
No need to fear, love never ends
Don’t run away, shamed and disheartened
Rest in my love, trust me again

I came to call sinners, not just the virtuous
I came to bring peace, not to condemn
Each time you fail, to live by my promise
Why do you think, I’d love you the less?

Come as you are, that’s how I love you
Come as you are, trust me again
Nothing can change, the love that I bear you
All will be well, just come as you are.

8 Though the Mountains may Fall
Though the mountains may fall and the hills turn to dust
Yet the love of the Lord will stand
As a shelter for all who will call on His name
Sing the praise and the glory of God

Could the Lord ever leave you?
Could the Lord forget his love?
Though a mother forsake her child, He will not abandon you

Though the mountains may fall and the hills turn to dust
Yet the love of the Lord will stand
As a shelter for all who will call on his name
Sing the praise and the glory of God

Should you turn and forsake Him
He will gently call your name
Should you wander away from Him
He will always take you back

Though the mountains may fall and the hills turn to dust
Yet the love of the Lord will stand
As a shelter for all who will call on his name
Sing the praise and the glory of God

9  Amazing Grace

Amazing grace (how sweet the sound)
that saved a wretch like me!
I once was lost, but now am found,
was blind, but now I see.

Twas grace that taught my heart to fear,
and grace my fears relieved;
how precious did that grace appear
the hour I first believed!

Through many dangers, toils and snares
I have already come:
’tis grace has brought me safe thus far,
and grace will lead me home.

The Lord has promised good to me,
his word my hope secures;
he will my shield and portion be
as long as life endures.

Yes, when this flesh and heart shall fail,
and mortal life shall cease:
I shall possess, within the veil,
a life of joy and peace.

The earth shall soon dissolve like snow,
the sun forbear to shine;
but God, who called me here below,
will be forever mine.

10  Dear Lord & Father of Mankind

Dear Lord and Father of mankind,
forgive our foolish ways;
re-clothe us in our rightful mind,
in purer lives thy service find,
in deeper reverence praise.

In simple trust like theirs who heard,
beside the Syrian sea,
the gracious calling of the Lord,
let us, like them, without a word
rise up and follow thee.

O Sabbath rest by Galilee!
O calm of hills above,
where Jesus knelt to share with thee
the silence of eternity,
interpreted by love!

Drop thy still dews of quietness,
till all our strivings cease;
take from our souls the strain and stress,
and let our ordered lives confess
the beauty of thy peace.

Breathe through the heats of our desire
thy coolness and thy balm;
let sense be dumb, let flesh retire;
speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire,
O still small voice of calm.

11 Let All mortal flesh keep Silence

Let all mortal flesh keep silence,
and with fear and trembling stand;
ponder nothing earthly minded,
for, with blessing in His hand,
Christ our God to earth descendeth,
our full homage to demand.

King of kings, yet born of Mary,
as of old on earth He stood,
Lord of lords, in human vesture,
in the body and the blood.
He will give to all the faithful
His own self for heav’nly food.

Rank on rank the host of heaven
spreads its vanguard on the way,
as the Light of light descendeth
from the realms of endless day,
that the pow’rs of hell may vanish
as the darkness clears away.

At His feet the six-winged seraph,
cherubim with sleepless eye,
veil their faces to the Presence,
as with ceaseless voice they cry,
“Alleluia, alleluia,
alleluia, Lord Most High!”

12 How Great Thou Art

O Lord my God!

When I in awesome wonder

consider all the worlds thy hands have made,

I see the stars, I hear the rolling thunder,

thy pow’r throughout the universe displayed.

REFRAIN:

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee;

How great thou art, how great thou art!

Then sings my soul, my Saviour God to thee;

How great thou art, how great thou art!

REFRAIN:

When through the woods

and forest glade I wander

and hear the birds sing sweetly in the trees;

When I look down from lofty mountain grandeur

and hear the brook and feel the gentle breeze;

REFRAIN:

And when I think

that God, his Son not sparing,

sent him to die I scarce can take it in

that on the cross, my burden gladly bearing,

he bled and died to take away my sin.

REFRAIN:

When Christ shall come

with shout of acclamation

and take me home, what joy shall fill my heart!

Then I shall bow in humble adoration

and there proclaim, my God, how great thou art!

REFRAIN:

13 Morning Has Broken

Morning has broken like the first morning,

Blackbird has spoken like the first bird.

Praise for the singing! Praise for the morning!

Praise for them springing fresh from the Word!

Sweet the rain’s new fall, sunlit from heaven,

Like the first dew fall on the first grass.

Praise for the sweetness of the wet garden,

Sprung in completeness where his feet pass.

Mine is the sunlight! Mine is the morning.

Born of the one light Eden saw play!

Praise with elation, Praise ev’ry morning.

God’s recreation of the new day!

14 He’s got the whole world

He’s got the whole world in his hands (4)

He’s got you and me brother…(4)

He’s got you and me sister… (4)

He’s got the little tiny baby… (4)

He’s got everybody here…. (4)

15 Make me a channel of your peace

Make me a channel of your peace.

Where there is hatred, let me bring your love,

Where there is injury, your pardon, Lord.

And where there’s doubt, true faith in you.

Make me a channel of your peace.

Where there’s despair in life, let me bring hope.

Where there is darkness only light,

and where there’s sadness ever joy.

Oh, Master, grant that I may never seek

So much to be consoled as to console,

To be understood as to understand,

To be loved,  as to love with all my soul.

Make me a channel of your peace.

It is in pardoning that we are pardoned,

in giving to all men that we receive,

and in dying that we’re born to eternal life.

16 Christ be our light

Longing for Light, we wait in darkness.  

Longing for truth, we turn to you.

Make us your own, your Holy people,

Light for the world to see.

CHORUS:

Christ, be our light

Shine in our hearts, shine through the darkness.

Christ, be our light

Shine in your Church, gathered today.

Longing for peace, our world is troubled.

Longing for hope, many despair.

Your word alone has power to save us.

Make us your living voice.

CHORUS

Longing for food, many are hungry.

Longing for water, still many thirst.

make us your bread, broken for others,

Shred until all are fed.

CHORUS

17 All creatures

All creatures of our God and King,

Lift up your voice and with us sing

alleluia! alleluia!

O burning sun with golden beam

and silver moon with softer gleam,

O praise him, O praise him,

alleluia! alleluia! alleluia!

Swift rushing wind, you are so strong,

white clouds that glide in heaven along,

O praise him, alleluia!

O rising dawn, in praise rejoice,

and lights of evening, find your voice;

O praise him, O praise him,

alleluia! alleluia! alleluia!

Pure flowing water, cold and clear,

make music for your Lord to hear,

alleluia! alleluia!

and fire so masterful and bright,

you give us both your warmth and light.

O praise him, O praise him,

alleluia! alleluia! alleluia!

Dear mother earth, each passing day,

you give us blessings on our way,

O praise him, alleluia!

Fair flower and fruits that in you grow,

his glory let them also show;

O praise him, O praise him,

alleluia! alleluia! alleluia!

And all who have a tender heart,

forgiving others, take you part,

O sing loud, alleluia!

People who pain and sorrow bear,

praise God and on him cast your care;

O praise him, O praise him,

alleluia! alleluia! alleluia!

And even you, most gentle death,

waiting to hush our fading breath,

O praise him, alleluia!

You lead back home each child of God,

for Christ our Lord your way has trod;

O praise him, O praise him,

alleluia! alleluia! alleluia!

Let all things their Creator bless,

and worship him in humbleness,

O praise him, alleluia!

Praise, praise the Father, praise the Son,

and praise the Spirit, Three in One,

O praise him, O praise him,

alleluia! alleluia! alleluia!

Night Prayers

Night Prayer Format:

• In the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit. Amen
• Hymn: Lord of all Hopefulness
• Psalm
• Reading
• Reflection
• Concluding Prayer
• Blessing

Hymn 18:

Lord of all hopefulness

Lord of all hopefulness, Lord of all joy,
Whose trust, ever child-like, no cares can destroy,
Be there at our waking, and give us, we pray,
Your bliss in our hearts, Lord, at the break of the day.

Lord of all eagerness, Lord of all faith,
Whose strong hands were skilled at the plane and the lathe,
Be there at our labours, and give us, we pray,
Your strength in our hearts, Lord, at the noon of the day.

Lord of all kindliness, Lord of all grace,
Your hands swift to welcome, your arms to embrace,
Be there at our homing, and give us, we pray,
Your love in our hearts, Lord, at the eve of the day.

Lord of all gentleness, Lord of all calm,
Whose voice is contentment, whose presence is balm,
Be there at our sleeping, and give us, we pray,
Your peace in our hearts, Lord, at the end of the day.

Psalm 91

He who dwells in the shelter of the Most High,

and abides in the shade of the Almighty,

says to the Lord, “My refuge,

my stronghold, my God in whom I trust!”

He will free you from the snare of the fowler, from the destructive plague;

He will conceal you with his pinions, and under his wings you will find refuge.

You will not fear the terror of the night,

nor the arrow that flies by day,

nor the plague that prowls in the darkness,

nor the scourge that lays waste at noon.

A thousand may fall at your side,

ten thousand fall at your right:

you it will never approach.

His faithfulness is buckler and shield.

Your eyes have only to look

to see how the wicked are repaid.

For you, O LORD, are my refuge.

You have made the Most High your dwelling.

Upon you no evil shall fall,

no plague approach your tent.

For you has he commanded his angels

to keep you in all your ways.

They shall bear you upon their hands,

lest you strike your foot against a stone.

On the lion and the viper you will tread,

and trample the young lion and the serpent.

Since he clings to me in love, I will free him,

protect him, for he knows my name.

When he calls on me, I will answer him;

I will be with him in distress;

I will deliver him, and give him glory.

With length of days I will content him;

I will show him my saving power

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