O Loving God, To turn away from you is to fall, To turn towards you is to rise, And to stand before you is to live forever. Grant us, dear God, In all our work, your help; In all our uncertainties, your guidance; In all our dangers, your protection; In all our sorrows, your peace. Through Jesus Christ our Lord.…
A continued collection of glorias from the Ikos (festival hymns) of the Orthodox church… Glory to Thee, giving us light Glory to Thee, loving us with love so deep, divine and infinite Glory to Thee, blessing us with light, and with the host of angels and saints Glory to Thee, Father all-holy, promising us a share in Thy Kingdom Glory…
A continued collection of glorias from the Ikos (festival hymns) of the Orthodox church… Glory to Thee, satisfying my desires with good things Glory to Thee, watching over me day and night Glory to Thee, curing affliction and emptiness with the healing flow of time Glory to Thee, no loss is irreparable in Thee, Giver of eternal life to all…
A collection of glorias from the Ikos (festival hymns) of the Orthodox church… Glory to Thee for calling me into being Glory to Thee, showing me the beauty of the universe Glory to Thee, spreading out before me heaven and earth Like the pages in a book of eternal wisdom Glory to Thee for Thine eternity in this fleeting world…
Glory to God, who has shown us the Light! Glory to God in the highest, and on earth, peace, good will to all. We praise You, We bless You, We worship You, We glorify You, We give thanks to You for Your great glory. O Lord God, Heavenly King, God the Father Almighty, O Lord, the Only-begotten Son, Jesus Christ,…
I shall receive the bread of heaven and call upon the Name of the Lord. Lord, I am not worthy that You should come under my roof, but speak the word only and my soul shall be healed. Amen. (A traditional prayer for taking Holy Communion)
My Saviour Jesus, I kneel before you, I thank you for your Spirit’s gifts of faith, hope, and love. I thank you that your wounds have healed me. I thank you that the punishment upon you gives me peace. I thank you that your humble death has again given me bountiful life. Thank you for this wondrous love. Amen.
Thank you Lord for giving us food! Thank you Lord for giving us food! For our daily bread, ‘cause we need to be fed Thank you Lord for giving us food! Obviously this is sung to the tune of ‘the Superman’ theme!
We thank you Lord for giving This food we need for living So join us while we eat it Because we really need it This is sung to the tune of “The Adams Family” theme. Hum and click fingers in the appropriate places!
For food that stays our hunger, For rest that brings us ease, For homes where memories linger, We give our thanks for these.
Come, Lord Jesus, our guest to be And bless these gifts Bestowed by Thee. And bless our loved ones everywhere, And keep them in Your loving care. Amen.
O that we could begin this day in devout meditations, in joy unspeakable, and in blessing and praising Thee, who hast given us such good hope and everlasting consolation. Lift up our minds above all these little things below, which are apt to distract our thoughts; and keep them above till our hearts are fully bent to seek Thee every…