Leader: From every nation, in every language, we lift our voices together:
ALL: Salvation belongs to our God, who sits on the throne, and to the Lamb!
Leader: Amen! Praise and glory and wisdom and thanksgiving!
ALL: Honor and power and strength be to our God forever and ever!
Hallelujah! Amen!
Leader 1: 1 The earth is the Lord’s, and everything in it.
The world and all its people belong to him.
Leader 2: 3 Who may climb the mountain of the Lord?
Who may stand in his holy place?
ALL: 4 Only those whose hands and hearts are pure,
who do not worship idols and never tell lies.
Leader 1: 7 Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors, and let the King of glory enter.
Leader 2: 8 Who is the King of glory?
ALL: The Lord, strong and mighty;
the Lord, invincible in battle.
Leader 1: 9 Open up, ancient gates!
Open up, ancient doors,
and let the King of glory enter.
Leader 2: 10 Who is the King of glory?
ALL: The Lord of Heaven’s Armies—
he is the King of glory!
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.
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.
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.
Leader: 1 Give praise to the Lord, proclaim his name;
make known among the nations what he has done.
ALL: 2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts.
Leader: 3 Glory in his holy name;
let the hearts of those who seek the Lord rejoice.
ALL: 4 Look to the Lord and his strength;
seek his face always.
Leader: 5 Remember the wonders he has done,
his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
ALL: 2 Sing to him, sing praise to him;
tell of all his wonderful acts!
Leader: 7 He was oppressed and afflicted,
yet he did not open his mouth;
he was led like a lamb to the slaughter,
and as a sheep before its shearers is silent,
so he did not open his mouth.
ALL: 6 We all, like sheep, have gone astray,
each of us has turned to our own way;
and the Lord has laid on him
the iniquity of us all.
Leader: 9 He was assigned a grave with the wicked,
and with the rich in his death,
though he had done no violence,
nor was any deceit in his mouth.
ALL: 5 But he was pierced for our transgressions,
he was crushed for our iniquities;
the punishment that brought us peace was on him,
and by his wounds we are healed!