Leader: 27 The Lord is God, shining upon us.
Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar.
ALL: 28 You are my God, and I will praise you!
You are my God, and I will exalt you!
Leader:29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!
His faithful love endures forever.
Call to Worship
Leader: Come, let us sing for joy to the LORD;
let us shout aloud to the Rock of our salvation. (Psalm 95:1)
ALL: This is the day that the Lord has made, and we rejoice in it! (Psalm 118: 24)
Leader: This is the house of the Lord. No matter who you are, or where you come from, you are welcome here. (Romans 15:7)
ALL: How good and pleasant it is when God’s people live together in unity! (Psalm 133:1)
Let us come before him with thanksgiving
Praise him with music and song! (Psalm 95:2)
3 Glorious things are said of you,
city of God:
4 “I will record Rahab and Babylon
among those who acknowledge me—
Philistia too, and Tyre, along with Cush—
and will say, ‘This one was born in Zion.’ ”
5 Indeed, of Zion it will be said,
“This one and that one were born in her,
and the Most High himself will establish her.”
6 The Lord will write in the register of the peoples:
“This one was born in Zion.”
7 As they make music they will sing,
“All my fountains are in you.”
Leader: 1 Praise the Lord, my soul;
all my inmost being, praise his holy name.
All: 2 Praise the Lord, my soul,
and forget not all his benefits—
3 who forgives all your sins
and heals all your diseases,
Leader: 4 who redeems your life from the pit
and crowns you with love and compassion,
All: 5 who satisfies your desires with good things
so that your youth is renewed like the eagle’s.
Leader: 8 The Lord is compassionate and gracious,
slow to anger, abounding in love.
9 He will not always accuse,
nor will he harbor his anger forever;
All: 10 he does not treat us as our sins deserve
or repay us according to our iniquities.
Leader: 11 For as high as the heavens are above the earth,
so great is his love for those who fear him;
All: 12 as far as the east is from the west,
so far has he removed our transgressions from us.
Leader: 13 As a father has compassion on his children,
so the Lord has compassion on those who fear him;
All: 14 for he knows how we are formed,
he remembers that we are dust.
Leader: 1 May God be merciful and bless us.
May his face smile with favor on us.
ALL: 2 May your ways be known throughout the earth,
your saving power among people everywhere.
3 May the nations praise you, O God.
Yes, may all the nations praise you.
Leader: 4 Let the whole world sing for joy,
because you govern the nations with justice
and guide the people of the whole world.
ALL: 5 May the nations praise you, O God.
Yes, may all the nations praise you.
Leader: 6 Then the earth will yield its harvests,
and God, our God, will richly bless us.
ALL: 7 Yes, God will bless us,
and people all over the world will fear him.