by Clément Tendo
Pastor: At once I was in the Spirit, and behold, a throne stood in heaven, with one seated on the throne. And around the throne, on each side of the throne, are four living creatures, and day and night they never cease to say,
All: “Holy, holy, holy, is the Lord God Almighty, who was and is and is to come!”
Pastor: And whenever the living creatures give glory and honor and thanks to him who is seated on the throne, who lives forever and ever, the twenty-four elders fall down before him who is seated on the throne and worship him who lives forever and ever. They cast their crowns before the throne, saying,
All: “Worthy are you, our Lord and God, to receive glory and honor and power, for you created all things, and by your will they existed and were created.”
by Clément Tendo
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
ALL: His faithful love endures forever!
2 Give thanks to the God of gods.
AMHARIC: ምሕረቱ ለዘላለም ነውና።
3 Give thanks to the Lord of lords.
ARABIC: لأَنَّ رَحْمَتَهُ إِلَى الأَبَدِ تَدُومُ.
4 Give thanks to Him who alone does mighty miracles.
SPANISH: Porque para siempre es su misericordia
5 Give thanks to Him who made the heavens so skillfully.
KOREAN: 그 인자하심이 영원함이로다
6 Give thanks to Him who placed the earth among the waters.
UYGHUR: چۈنكى ئۇنىڭ مۇھەببىتى مەڭگۈلۈكتۇر؛
8 Give thanks to Him who made the sun to rule the day,
URDU: اور اُس کی شفقت ابدی ہے۔
9 and the moon and stars to rule the night.
FRENCH: Car sa miséricorde dure à toujours!
23 He remembered us in our weakness.
CHINESE: 他的慈爱永远长存
24 He saved us from our enemies.
Farsi: رحمت او تا ابدالاباد است.
25 He gives food to every living thing.
SWAHILI: Kwa maana fadhili zake ni za milele.
26 Give thanks to the God of heaven!
ALL: His faithful love endures forever!
1 Give thanks to the Lord, for He is good!
ALL: His faithful love endures forever!
by Clément Tendo
French Leader: 1 Quand l’Éternel ramena les captifs de Sion,
Nous étions comme ceux qui font un rêve.
English Leader: 1 When the Lord brought back his exiles to Jerusalem,
it was like a dream!
ALL: 2 We were filled with laughter,
and we sang for joy.
French Leader: 2 Alors on disait parmi les nations:
L’Éternel a fait pour eux de grandes choses!
English Leader: 2 And the other nations said,
“What amazing things the Lord has done for them.”
ALL: 3 Yes, the Lord has done amazing things for us! What joy!
4 Restore our fortunes, Lord, as streams renew the desert.
French Leader: 5 Ceux qui sèment avec larmes
Moissonneront avec chants d’allégresse.
English Leader: 5 Those who plant in tears
will harvest with shouts of joy.
ALL: 6 They weep as they go to plant their seed,
but they sing as they return with the harvest.
by Clément Tendo
Leader: 6 God works in different ways, but it is the same God who does the work in all of us.
ALL: 7 A spiritual gift is given to each of us so we can help each other.
Leader: 12 The human body has many parts, but the many parts make up one whole body. So it is with the body of Christ.
ALL: 21 The eye can never say to the hand, “I don’t need you.” The head can’t say to the feet, “I don’t need you.”
Leader: 25 This makes for harmony among the members, so that all the members care for each other.
26 If one part suffers, all the parts suffer with it, and if one part is honored, all the parts are glad.
ALL: 27 All of us together are Christ’s body. Each of us are a part of Christ’s Church!
by Clément Tendo
Leader: 3 Strengthen those who have tired hands,
and encourage those who have weak knees.
ALL: 4 Say to those with fearful hearts,
“Be strong, and do not fear,
for your God is coming to destroy your enemies.
He is coming to save you.”
Leader: 5 And when he comes, he will open the eyes of the blind
and unplug the ears of the deaf.
ALL: 6 The lame will leap like a deer,
and those who cannot speak will sing for joy!
Springs will gush forth in the wilderness,
and streams will water the wasteland.
Leader: 7 The parched ground will become a pool,
and springs of water will satisfy the thirsty land.
ALL: 8 And a great road will go through that once deserted land.
It will be named the Highway of Holiness.
Evil-minded people will never travel on it.
It will be only for those who walk in God’s ways;
Leader: 9 Lions will not lurk along the road,
nor any other ferocious beasts.
There will be no other dangers.
Only the redeemed will walk on it.
ALL: 10 Those who have been ransomed by the Lord will return.
They will be crowned with everlasting joy.
Sorrow and mourning will disappear,
and they will be filled with joy and gladness.
