It's January 12th and we're getting our first "real" snow day of the season in New Hampshire. This seems a good time to lift up a prayer to God using the words of Canticle 12 from Morning Prayer in the Book of Common Prayer.
Invocation
Glorify the Lord, all you works of the Lord,*
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord,*
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
I The Cosmic Order
Glorify the Lord, you angels and all the powers of the Lord,*
O heavens and all waters above the heavens.
Sun and moon and stars of the sky, glorify the Lord,*
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
Glorify the Lord, every shower of rain and fall of dew,*
all the winds and fire and heat.
Winter and summer, glorify the Lord,*
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
Glorify the Lord, O chill and cold,*
drops of dew and flakes of snow.
Frost and cold, ice and sleet, glorify the Lord,*
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
Glorify the Lord, O nights and days,*
O shining light and enfolding dark.
Storm clouds and thunderbolts, glorify the Lord,*
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
Doxology
Let us glorify the Lord: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit;*
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord,*
praise him and highly exalt him forever.
1 comment:
Thank you for sharing, John.
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