We delight in the Lord
delight in all God has done for us
given us life and life eternal
blessed us with clean air to breathe and clean water to drink
blessed our children and grandchildren with educational opportunities
blessed our homes with love and stability
blessed our land with such abundance to sustain, to enjoy, to work and play in
for these riches, we give the Lord God our thanks and praise
we delight in the Lord
delight in all God does for this land
and bring our thanks and praise
in those who bring justice, from procurators fiscal to supreme court judges
may their judgements be fair and compassionate
may they judge with equity and without favour
we delight in the Lord
delight in all God does for this land
and bring our thanks and praise
in those who give generously of their time
to run scout groups and guide companies
giving opportunities for learning and skills for children and young people across our land and world
we delight in the Lord
delight in all God does for this land
and bring our thanks and praise
for fundraisers ensuring charities large and small can keep offering what they can for the benefit of others
from cake bakers to expert form fillers
we give our thanks and praise
we delight in the Lord
delight in all God does for this world
and bring our thanks and praise
in connecting us across the globe by the wonder of the internet
in humanitarian agencies going where the need is greatest, due to war, famine and disease
we give our thanks and praise
we delight in the Lord
delight in all God does for this land
and bring our thanks and praise
for the worldwide, church
the salt of the earth
the light of the world
God’s goodness and love through faith in Christ Jesus
in ever increasing numbers
we offer our praise and thanks we are connected to this global movement of faith and action
may all Christ church does be in fulfilment of the commandments of God
to God’s glory
and may the whole church delight in the Lord
always
Amen