Our Father and Lord, we are a grateful family, belonging to a grateful people. We rejoice that we have the privilege of worshipping You tomorrow, and we are glad that we can mark the beginning of Your holy day, this feast day, with celebration, feasting, laughter and wine. We are grateful for our salvation in …
Like Grass on the Roof
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! Lord God of Israel, Many times they have tormented me, From my youth they have tormented me. Let Israel say the same thing, Let Israel confess: Many times from my youth they have afflicted me, But they have not prevailed. With their …
Including Today
Our Father, and great God, we rejoice before You now. Thank You for the work You have blessed us with in the course of the last week, including today, and for the work that You will bless us with in the week to come. We thank You that in the new covenant our labors are …
Happy Are The People
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! O Lord our God, we bless the Lord, Our strength, and the one who teaches strength; You teach our hands for war, And our fingers for fighting. You are goodness itself, our goodness. You are our fortress, and high tower Our deliverer, …
Our Foundation Stone
Our Father and holy God, we rejoice that You have given us so much to be grateful for, and we thank You in the name of Jesus Christ. This Sabbath day is our foundation stone, upon which we build the rest of the week. We look forward in faith to the week You have given …
Arms Stretched to Fill the Barns
Minister: Lift up your hearts!Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! When You our Lord released us from our captivity    We were like dreamers.Our mouths were filled with laughter,    And all our tongues could do was sing. Heathen onlookers were baffled,    And acknowledged that our God had done    Great things for us.So we amen …
The Wonders of Food and Drink
Heavenly Father, we rest in You and in Your gracious salvation. We glory in the wonders of food and drink, and how they display Your kindness and grace. We know that our bodies are strengthened by these means, and we pray that our souls would be strengthened in a comparable way, as we celebrate yet …
God Among the Gods
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! You, O God, stand up in the great congregation, You stand among the mighty ones, And judge the gods themselves. You chide them— “How long will you rule unjustly? How long will you accept wasters into your councils? Think for a moment. …
Let Israel Say
Minister: Lift up your hearts! Congregation: We lift them up to the Lord! If You, our God, had not been on our side . . . We would not live to sing Your praise. But now, alive, let Israel say If it had not been for the Lord on our side, When men rose up …
A Form of Battle
Our gracious God, we glory in You, and in what You have given to us. We know that what we are doing here — resting in You — is actually a form of battle. We thank You for overcoming our enemies while we sit at table. We thank You for the means You have selected …