Lift up your heads
see, the Lord, the King of Glory
you people
let the Lord enter through the gates of your hearts
feel God’s presence
in this Holy place
made Holy, not through our words or the work of our hands
but made Holy by the the Lord coming to us
in power and might
through the Holy Spirit
filling this place with glorious radiance
filling this place with love
Lord, King of Glory
how can we be in your presence?
In your Holy place?
We need clean hands and pure hearts
we long to be washed from iniquity
to be worthy of you
and for our worship this day
to truly honour you
yet how can we honour you
when we come with filled with bitter things?
Bitterness which eats away at ourselves
and our relationship with you
humbly we bow
bow to be washed and made new
for our sins to be forgiven once more
so, when we lift our heads
we lift them to the Lord
the Lord Almighty
the King of Glory
who is our salvation
forever and ever
Amen