A Psalm-Prayer
"Holy, Holy, Holy
is the Lord God, the Almighty;
who was, and is and is to come (Rv 4:8):
Let us praise and glorify him forever.
O Lord our God, you are worthy
to receive glory and honor and power (Rv 4:11):
Let us praise and glorify him forever.
Worthy is the Lamb that was sacrificed
to receive power, riches, wisdom,
strength, honor, glory and blessing (Rv 5:12)
Let us praise and glorify him forever.
Let us bless the Father and the Son
with the Holy Spirit:
Let us praise and glorify him forever.
Bless the Lord, all the Lord's creation (Dn 3:57):
Let us praise and glorify him forever . . ." --St. Francis's Prayer Before Each Hour of the Office
As I typed the last line of each stanza, "Let us praise and glorify him forever," the word "us" stood out to me. To glorify God individually is a beautiful thing, but to glorify Him collectively is to bring even more attention to Him in a world that needs to know Him personally.
"Holy, Holy, Holy
is the Lord God, the Almighty;
who was, and is and is to come (Rv 4:8):
Let us praise and glorify him forever.
O Lord our God, you are worthy
to receive glory and honor and power (Rv 4:11):
Let us praise and glorify him forever.
Worthy is the Lamb that was sacrificed
to receive power, riches, wisdom,
strength, honor, glory and blessing (Rv 5:12)
Let us praise and glorify him forever.
Let us bless the Father and the Son
with the Holy Spirit:
Let us praise and glorify him forever.
Bless the Lord, all the Lord's creation (Dn 3:57):
Let us praise and glorify him forever . . ." --St. Francis's Prayer Before Each Hour of the Office
As I typed the last line of each stanza, "Let us praise and glorify him forever," the word "us" stood out to me. To glorify God individually is a beautiful thing, but to glorify Him collectively is to bring even more attention to Him in a world that needs to know Him personally.
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