Grant us, Lord, to hope on your

Grant us, Lord, to hope on your name,
the primal source of creation
and open the eyes of our hearts,
that we may know you,
who alone is the highest of the high,
the holiest of the holy;
who humbles the proud
and elevates the lowly;
who makes rich and makes poor;
who kills and makes alive.

You alone are the God of spirits and of all flesh;
who sees into the depths,
who surveys humanity’s works;
the relief of those in danger,
the savior of those in despair;
the creator and ruler of all spirits;
who spreads the…