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Ant 1
Have mercy. Lord, cleanse me from all my sins.
Ant 2
A contrite heart, O God, you will not spurn.
Have mercy on me, God, in your kindness.
In your compassion blot out my offence.
O wash me more and more from my guilt
And cleanse me from my sin.
My offences truly I know them;
My sin is always before me.
Against you, you alone, have I sinned;
What is evil in your sight I have done.
That you may be justified when you give sentence
And be without reproach when you judge,
O see, in guilt I was born,
A sinner was I conceived.
Indeed you love truth in the heart;
Then in the secret of my heart teach me wisdom.
O purify me, then I shall be clean;
O wash me, I shall be whiter than snow.
Make me hear rejoicing and gladness,
That the bones you have crushed may thrill.
From my sins turn away your face
And blot out all my guilt.
A pure heart create for me, O God,
Put a steadfast spirit within me.
Do not cast me away from your presence,
Nor deprive me of your holy Spirit.
Give me again the joy of your help;
With a spirit of fervour sustain me,
That I may teach transgressors your ways
And sinners may return to you.
Do not spurn my pleading to you, attend to me,
O Lord, hear and answer me.
O Lord, my God, give audience to my prayer
And from my pleading do not hide.
My heart is anxious, full of whirling thoughts;
The fear of death stands over me.
Had I but wings, as doves have wings, I cry,
To fly away and be at rest!
If only I could wander far away
And in the desert make my home!
But I will call upon the Lord, my God.
The Lord will save me from despair.
At evening, morn and noon, I will lament,
My supplication he will hear!
The Lord will surely free my soul in peace,
From those who war against my life.
Blessed the one whom you choose and call
to dwell in your courts.
To you our praise is due in Sion, O God.
To you we pay our vows, You who hear our prayer.
To you all flesh will come with its burden of sin.
Too heavy for us, our offences, but you wipe them away.
Blessed the one you choose and call to dwell in your courts.
We are filled with the blessings of your house, of your holy temple.
You keep your pledge with wonders, O God our Saviour,
The hope of all the earth and of far distant isles.
The ends of the earth stand in awe at the sight of your wonders.
The lands of sunrise and sunset, you fill with your joy.
You care for the earth, give it water, you fill it with riches.
Your river in heaven brims over to provide its grain.
And thus you provide for the earth; you drench its furrows,
You level it, soften it with showers, you bless its growth.
Ant 1
He shall descend like the rain on the meadow.
In his days peace and justice shall prevail.
Ant 2
Before his face, every king shall fall prostrate;
All the nations shall bless his name.
O God, give your judgement to the king,
To a king's son your justice,
That he may judge your people in justice
And your poor in right judgement.
May the mountains bring forth peace for the people
And the hills, justice,
May he defend the poor of the people
And save the children of the needy.
He shall endure like the sun and the moon,
From age to age.
He shall descend like rain on the meadow,
Like raindrops on the earth.
In his days justice shall flourish
And peace till the moon fails.
He shall rule from sea to sea,
From the Great River to earth's bounds.
Before him his enemies shall fall,
His foes lick the dust.
The kings of Tarshish and the sea coasts
Shall pay him tribute.
The kings of Sheba and Seba
Shall bring him gifts.
Before him all kings shall fall prostrate,
All nations shall serve him.
For he shall save the poor when they cry,
And the needy who are helpless.
He will have pity on the weak
And save the lives of the poor.
May his name be blessed for ever,
And endure like the sun.
Every tribe shall be blessed in him,
All nations bless his name.
Ant 1
The just shall flourish like the palm-tree
And grow like a Lebanon cedar.
Ant 2
It is good to give thanks to the Lord.
To make music to your name, O most High!
It is good to give thanks to the Lord,
To make music to your name, O most high.
To proclaim your love in the morn
And your truth in the watches of the night,
On the ten-stringed lyre and the lute,
With the murmuring sound of the harp.
For you gladden me, Lord, with your deeds;
For the work of your hands, I rejoice.
O Lord, how great are your works,
How deep your thoughts, your designs!
Senseless people cannot know your intent
Nor the fools your deeds understand.
But the just will flourish like the palm-tree,
They will grow like a Lebanon cedar.
Like trees planted in the house of the Lord,
They will flourish in the courts of the Lord.
In old age they shall still bear fruit,
Still remaining fresh and green, full of sap.
To proclaim that the Lord is just,
He, my rock, in whom no wrong can be found.
Ant 1
Christ, our Lord, is King for evermore.
Ant 2
Come and praise the Lord with songs of gladness.
The Lord is king, with majesty enrobed;
The Lord has robed himself with might,
He has girded himself with power.
The world you made firm, not to be moved;
Your throne has stood firm from of old;
From all eternity, O Lord, you are.
The waters have lifted up, O Lord,
The waters have lifted up their voice,
The waters have lifted up their thunder.
Greater than the roar of mighty waters,
More glorious than the surgings of the sea,
The Lord is glorious on high.
Truly, your decrees are to be trusted.
Holiness is fitting to your house,
O Lord, until the end of time.
Give glory to the Father almighty,
To his Son, Jesus Christ the Lord,
To the Spirit who dwells in our hearts.
Ant 1
O come, let us worship the Lord.
Ant 2
O come, let us worship the Lord, Our Saviour and God.
Come, ring out your joy to the Lord;
Hail the rock who saves us.
Let us come before him, giving thanks;
With songs, let us hail the Lord.
A mighty God is the Lord,
A great king above all gods!
In his hands are the depths of the earth,
The heights of the mountains are his.
Come in: let us bow and bend low;
Let us kneel before the God who made us.
For he is our God and we
The flock that is led by his hand.
O that today you would listen to his voice;
Do not harden your hearts
As on that day at Massah in the desert,
When your fathers put me to the test.
For forty years I was wearied of these people
And said : "their hearts are astray.â€
Then I took an oath in my anger:
"They shall never enter my rest."
Ant 1
Flow great is the Lord, our God,
Sing and bless his name.
Ant 2
Rejoice, all the earth, rejoice.
For the Lord is near.
O sing a new song to the Lord,
O sing to the Lord, all the earth,
O sing to the Lord, bless his name,
Proclaim his help day by day,
Tell among the nations his glory.
And his wonders among all the peoples.
The Lord is great and worthy of praise,
To be feared above all gods.
The gods of the heathens are naught.
It was the Lord who made the heavens.
His are majesty and state and power,
And splendour in his holy place.
Bring an offering and enter his courts,
And worship the Lord in his temple.
O earth, tremble before him.
Proclaim to the nations: God is King,
The world he made firm in its place;
He will judge the peoples in fairness.
Let the heavens rejoice and earth be glad,
Let the sea and all within it thunder praise,
Let the land and all it bears rejoice,
All the trees of the wood shout for joy,
At the presence of the Lord, for he comes,
He comes to rule the earth.
With justice he will rule the world,
He will judge the peoples with his truth.
Give praise to the Father almighty,
To his Son, Jesus Christ the Lord,
To the Spirit who dwells in our hearts,
Both now and for ever. Amen.
Ant 1
O sing to the Lord your songs of praise, alleluia.
Ant 2
Unto us a Child is born,
Unto us a Son is given, eternal is his sway.
Ant 3
A great sign appeared in heaven:
A woman robed in the sun.
Sing to the Lord new songs of praise,
For all the marvels and wonders he has done.
The Lord has given proof of his saving power,
He has shown his justice to the nations.
He has remembered his gracious promise,
He has kept faith with Israel's people.
All the ends of the earth have seen his love,
All the earth be glad, rejoice and sing.
Sing psalms to the Lord with the sound of music,
With sounding horns acclaim the King.
Let the ocean roar and the rivers clap their hands,
And the mountains ring out their joy.
For he comes to judge the earth with justice,
He will rule the people with fairness.
To the Father, Son and Spirit give praise,
Both now and forever. Amen.
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