Acts of Thanksgiving

Psalm 113

Praise, O servants of the Lord,
praise the name of the Lord!
May the name of the Lord be blessed
both now and for evermore!
From the rising of the sun to its setting
praised be the name of the Lord!

High above all nations is the Lord,
above the heavens his glory.
Who is like the Lord, our god,
who has risen on high to his throne
yet stoops from the heights to look down,
to look down upon heaven and earth?

From the dust he lifts up the lowly,
from the dungheap he raises the poor
to set him in the company princes,
yes, with the princes of his people.
To the childless wife he gives a home
and gladdens her heart with children.

Psalm 136:1-9, 13-14, 16-17, 21-26

O give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his love endures forever.
Give thanks to the God of gods,
for his love endures forever.
Give thanks to the Lord of lords,
for his love endures forever.

Who alone has wrought marvelous works,
for his love endures forever;
whose wisdom it was made the skies,
for his love endures forever;
who fixed the earth firmly on the seas,
for his love endures forever.

It was he who made the great lights,
for his love endures forever,
the sun to rule in the day,
for his love endures forever,
the moon and stars in the nights,
for his love endures forever.

He divided the Red Sea in two,
for his love endures forever;
he made Israel pass through the midst,
for his love endures forever;

Through the desert his people he led,
for his love endures forever.
Nations in their greatness he struck,
for his love endures forever.

He let Israel inherit their land,
for his love endures forever.
On his servant their land he bestowed,
for his love endures forever.
He remembered us in our distress,
for his love endures forever.

And he snatched us away from our foes,
for his love endures forever.
He gives food to all living things,
for his love endures forever.
To the God of heaven give thanks,
for his love endures forever.

Psalm 118:1-4, 19-29

Give thanks to the Lord for he is good,
for his love endures forever.

Let the sons of Israel say:
“His love endures forever.”
Let the sons of Aaron say:
“His love endures forever.”
Let those who fear the Lord say:
“His love endures forever.”

Open to me the gates of holiness:
I will enter and give thanks.
This is the Lord’s own gate
where the just may enter.
I will thank you for you have answered
and you are my savior.

The stone which the builders rejected
has become the corner stone.
This is the work of the Lord,
a marvel in our eyes.
The day was made by the Lord,
awe rejoice and are glad.

O Lord, grant us salvation;
O Lord grant success.
Blessed in the name of the Lord is he who comes.
We bless you from the house of the Lord;
the Lord God is our light.

Go forward in procession with branches
even to the altar.
You are my God, I thank you.
My God, I praise you.
Give thanks to the Lord for he is good;
for his love endures forever.