Adapted from Psalm 8 (WEB)

Leader: Oh Lord, our Lord, how majestic is your name in all the earth!

People: You have set your glory above the heavens!

Leader: From the lips of babes and infants you have established strength,

because of your adversaries, that you might silence the enemy and the avenger.

People: When I consider your heavens, the work of your fingers,

the moon and the stars, which you have ordained;

what is humankind, that you think of them?

Leader: What are human beings that you care for them?

People: For you have made them a little lower than the angels,

and crowned them with glory and honor.

Leader: You make them rulers over the works of your hands.

You have put all things under their feet:

People: All sheep and cattle,

yes, and the animals of the field,

the birds of the sky, the fish of the sea,

and whatever passes through the paths of the seas.

Leader: Oh Lord, our Lord,

how majestic is your name in all the earth!

Adapted from Psalm 103 (NRSVUE)

Leader: “Bless the Lord, O my soul, and all that is within me, bless His holy name. Bless the Lord, O my soul, and do not forget all His benefits —”

People: “As a father has compassion for his children, so the Lord has compassion for those who fear Him. For He knows how we were made; He remembers that we are dust. As for mortals, their days are like grass; they flourish like a flower of the field; for the wind passes over it, and it is gone, and its place knows it no more.”

Leader: “But the steadfast love of the Lord is from everlasting to everlasting on those who fear Him, and His righteousness to children’s children, to those who keep His covenant and remember to do His commandments.” Let us bless the Lord, with all we have within us, let us bless His holy name.

(Ps 103:1-2, 13-18, NRSVUE, adapted for liturgical use)

Adapted from Revelation 21:3-6

Leader:            Look!  God’s dwelling is here with humankind.  God dwells with us, and we are God’s people. 

People:           God will wipe away every tear from our eyes. Death will be no more.

                        There will be no more mourning, crying, or pain anymore.

Leader            The One on the throne proclaims, “Look, I’m making all things new!”

People:           Jesus is the Alpha and the Omega, the beginning and the end.

All:                  Let us worship God!

Submitted by Chip Hardwick