Opening the Service - 243
We open this service
In Your name, O Jesus Christ!
To the young and the old,
Come and give Your divine light;
We will rejoice in Your presence,
O risen Lamb!
With gentleness, unite us,
To hear what You have prepared for us.
Oh, send us Your Word
Through Your Holy Spirit,
Who kindles a fire
Within our hearts,
And also dries our tears;
Our Father, we ask You,
Give new life to Your Church;
Do not delay,
For we desire
That You may find purity in us.
Bless, O holy God,
Your servants throughout the world;
Bless our singing
And give life to those who are perishing;
Bless the little lambs,
The family of Your beloved,
Like a bird
That keeps its young
Safe within its nest.
