Sing praises to God
Praise God’s Holy Name
A Name which is worthy
A Name which brings healing and restoration
A Name which is above all names
and in which all our hopes and dreams meet
for the anger of God is fleeting
yet the love of the Lord
lasts forever
How can we sing praises to God?
We who give up so easily?
We who fail to hold ourselves accountable to our fellow siblings in Christ?
We who cry to God for mercy, knowing we deserve for God to hid God’s face from us?
Nevertheless
God is merciful
keeps the everlasting covenant
restores the people to wholeness
turns our sorrow into dancing
changed our sackcloth for fine, white linen
lifted us from the pit of despair onto the firm rock which is our salvation
Christ Jesus, God’s Son
So sing praises to God
and worship God’s name
for all honour and glory and praise belong to the Holy One
whom longs to accept our adoration
in song, in prayer, in reflecting on The Word of God
as we Sing praises to God
may we acknowledge
our faults
in our own doing
and in common with others
Lord, do not turn your face from us
sinners as we are
hear us
help us
grant mercy to us
through Christ Jesus
may we know mercy, forgiveness, salvation
today and always
Amen