Sunday, May 12, 2013

Doxologies


a Doxology for post-September 11th
(September 12, 2001)
Praise God whose love surrounds us all;
Praise God who lifts us when we fall;
Praise God for hope in times of fear;
Praise God who always holds us near.

a Doxology for Transfiguration
(February 2002)
Praise God for visions great and small,
Praise God who calls us one and all,
Praise God whose Spirit gives new sight,
Praise God who fills our lives with light. Amen.

a Doxology
(February 2003)
Praise God who gives us hearts to care.
Praise God who gives us gifts to share.
Praise God for helping us to give.
So others in the world might live. Amen.

a Doxology
(February 2003)
Praise God for love in all its forms
Love sees us through both calm and storms
God’s love is meant for us to share
May we, in love, reach out with care. Amen.

a Doxology
(March 2003)
Praise God who gives us life to live
Praise God who calls us all to give
Praise God whose image we all bear
Praise God whose love we now can share. Amen.

a Pentecost Doxology
(May 2005)
Praise God whose breath fills all the earth
Whose love reveals our sacred worth
Whose Spirit forms one family
Whose grace brings peace & harmony. Amen.

a Doxology for Christmas
(December 2005)
Praise God for gifts of hope & peace
Praise God for gifts of joy & love
Praise God for sending Christ to dwell
On earth for us - Emmanuel. Amen.

a Doxology for Christmas
Praise God whose light fills all the earth
Whose love we see in Jesus’ birth
Whose Spirit forms one family
Whose grace brings peace and harmony. Amen.

a Doxology for New Year
Praise God who calls us on from here,
Praise Christ whose presence calms our fear,
Praise Holy Spirit in our lives,
God calls & leads & through us thrives. Amen.