Prayer Guide Reviced
Prayer Guide Reviced
Bless be the Lord the God of Israel Bless be the Lord the God of Israel My soul rejoices in God my savior
Who comes to set us free Who brings the dawn and darkness My spirit finds its joy in God the living God
And raises up new for us night dispels
A branch of David’s tree Who raises up a mighty savior from the My soul proclaims your mighty deeds
earth My spirits sings the greatness of your name
So have the prophets long declared Of David’s line, a son of royal birth
That with a mighty arm Your mercy flows throughout the land
God would turn back our enemies The prophet’s tell the story just begun And every generation knows you love
And all who wish us harm Of vanquish foe and glorious victory won
Of promise made to all who keep the law You cast the mighty from their thrones
With promised mercy will God still as guide And raise the poor and lowly to new life
The covenant recall God’s faithful love and mercy will abide
The oath once sworn to Abraham You fill the hungry with good things
From foes to save us all This is the oath once sworn to Abraham With empty hands you sent the rich away
All shall be free to dwell upon the land
That we might worship without fear Free now to praise, unharmed by the Just as you promise Abraham
And offer lives of praise oppressor’s rod You come to free your people Israel
In holiness and righteousness Holy and righteous in the sight of God
To serve God all our days
And you my child this day you shall be called CANTICLE OF DANIEL
My child as prophet of the Lord The promised one, the prophet of our God
You will prepare the way For you will go before the Lord to clear Oh Lord my God, you are great
To tell Gods’ People they are save the way And the whole earth sings your glory
From sins eternal sway And Shepherd all into the light of day
And you, all you works of the Lord
Then shall God’s mercy from on high The tender love God promised from our birth Sing praise to the Lord
Shine forth and never cease Is soon to dawn upon this shadowed earth And you, the heavens of the Lord
To drive away the gloom of death To shine on those who sorrows seem to Sing praise to the Lord
And lead us into peace never cease And you, all armies of the Lord
To guide our feet into the path of peace Sing praise to the Lord