LEADER: 7 Lift up your heads, O gates!
And be lifted up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
8 Who is this King of glory?
ALL: The Lord, strong and mighty,
the Lord, mighty in battle!
LEADER: 9 Lift up your heads, O gates!
And lift them up, O ancient doors,
that the King of glory may come in.
10 Who is this King of glory?
ALL: The Lord of hosts,
He is the King of glory!
Leader: We extol you, our God and King, and bless your name forever and ever.
All: Great is the LORD, and greatly to be praised! His greatness is unsearchable!
Leader: One generation shall commend your works to another and shall declare your mighty acts.
All: They shall speak of the might of your awesome deeds and pour forth the fame of your abundant goodness.
Leader: All your works shall give thanks to you, O LORD, and all your saints shall bless you!
All: Let us speak of the glory of your kingdom and tell of your power! Let us make known to the children of man your mighty deeds!
Leader: The Lord says, 24 I will gather you up from all the nations and bring you home again to your land.
ALL: 25 “Then I will sprinkle clean water on you, and you will be clean.
I will wash your sins away, and you will no longer worship idols.
Leader: 26 And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you.
ALL: I will take out your heart of stone, and give you a heart of flesh.
Leader: 27 And I will put my Spirit in you and move you to follow my Word and be careful to obey my laws.
ALL: Holy Spirit, we invite you to move in us while we worship today. Give us new hearts! Make us more like Jesus! Amen!
3 Lord, if you kept a record of our sins,
who, O Lord, could ever survive?
4 But you offer forgiveness,
that we might learn to fear you.
16 God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life. 17 For God did not send his Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him.