by Clément Tendo
Psalm 116:1–4
Leader: 1 I love the Lord, for he heard my voice;
he heard my cry for mercy.
ALL: 2 Because he turned his ear to me,
I will call on him as long as I live.
Leader: 3 The cords of death entangled me,
the anguish of the grave came over me;
I was overcome by distress and sorrow.
ALL: 4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:
“Lord, save me!”
Psalm 117:1–2
Leader: 1 Praise the Lord, all you nations;
extol him, all you peoples.
ALL: 2 For great is his love toward us,
and the faithfulness of the Lord endures forever.
Praise the Lord!
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: We lift up our eyes to the hills. From where does our help come?
ALL: Our help comes from the Lord, who made heaven and earth.
Leader: He will not let our foot be moved; he who keeps us will not slumber.
ALL: Behold, he who keeps Israel will neither slumber nor sleep.
Leader: The LORD is our keeper; the LORD is our shade on our right hand.
ALL: The sun shall not strike us by day, nor the moon by night.
Leader: The LORD will keep you from all evil; he will keep our lives.
by Clément Tendo
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.
