(The first crocuses of Spring 2013 make their appearance at my house)
On this glorious Easter Day of 2013, I thought I'd rework my favorite canticle for Morning Prayer, "A Song of Creation." Alleluia! Christ is risen! Looks like my home in the country is also having a bit of a resurrection, too!
A
Song of Creation (for early spring in northeast Missouri)
(Modeled
after Canticle 12, p. 88, BCP)
Invocation
Glorify
the Lord, all you works of the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
I The Cosmic Order
Glorify
the Lord, you blustery winds of spring, *
O skies and lakes and ponds and rivers.
Constellations and planets, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
O skies and lakes and ponds and rivers.
Constellations and planets, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify
the Lord, sparkling dew and thick frost, *
O fog and snow and rain.
Robins and goldfinches, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
O fog and snow and rain.
Robins and goldfinches, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify
the Lord, you flowers and green grass, *
Who peek out from winter’s brown death.
Crocuses and daffodils, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Who peek out from winter’s brown death.
Crocuses and daffodils, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify
the Lord, O inclement weather, *
O sticky mud and late March snowstorm.
Thunderheads and north winds, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
O sticky mud and late March snowstorm.
Thunderheads and north winds, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
II
The Earth and its Creatures
Let
the earth glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O pastures and hills,
and all that awakens to grow upon the earth, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O pastures and hills,
and all that awakens to grow upon the earth, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify
the Lord, O creek banks and gullies, *
O frogs and crawdads and tadpoles.
Mosquito and wood tick, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
O frogs and crawdads and tadpoles.
Mosquito and wood tick, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify
the Lord, O raccoons and possums *
and all you cattle and sheep.
O country folk and city folk, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
and all you cattle and sheep.
O country folk and city folk, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
III
The People of God
Let
the people of God glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O lay people and ordained, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify the Lord, O lay people and ordained, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Glorify
the Lord, O spirits and souls of God’s people, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Poor folk and rich folk, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Poor folk and rich folk, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
Doxology
Let
us glorify the Lord: Father, Son, and Holy Spirit; *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
In the firmament of his power, glorify the Lord, *
praise him and highly exalt him for ever.
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Happy and Blessed Easter to you, my friend!
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