CALL TO PRAISE AND PRAYER
O Lord, open our lips.
And we shall declare your praise.
 
MORNING HYMN: Holy Holy Holy
United Methodist Hymnal 64
Words: Reginald Heber, 1826 (Rev. 4:8-11)
Music: John B. Dykes, 1861

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
Early in the morning our song shall rise to thee.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity!

Holy, holy, holy! All the saints adore thee,
casting down their golden crowns around the glassy sea;
cherubim and seraphim falling down before thee,
which wert, and art, and evermore shalt be.

Holy, holy, holy! Though the darkness hide thee,
though the eye of sinful man thy glory may not see,
only thou art holy; there is none beside thee,
perfect in power, in love and purity.

Holy, holy, holy! Lord God Almighty!
All thy works shall praise thy name, in earth and sky and sea.
Holy, holy, holy! Merciful and mighty,
God in three persons, blessed Trinity.
 
PRAYER OF THANKSGIVING
New every morning is your love, great God of light, and all day long you are working for good in the world. Stir up in us desire to serve you, to live peacefully with our neighbors, and to devote each day to your Son, Our Savior, Jesus Christ the Lord. Amen.
 
SCRIPTURE
Any scripture is appropriate. You can choose to read a different scripture each day or stick with the same one for a week or month.

Here are some suggestions:
Deuteronomy 6:4-7, Isaiah 55:1-3, Psalm 51, Psalm 63, Psalm 95, John 1:1-14

Click here for readings from the daily lectionary  

SILENCE 
Silent meditation on the scripture that has been read. Conclude with:
Let our prayers be acceptable to you, O God, our rock and our salvation. Amen.

SONG OF PRAISE
The traditional morning Song of Praise is Zechariah's song in Luke 1:69-79.
Other suggestions: Psalm 100, Psalm 148, Psalm 150 or other praise Psalm
 
PRAYERS OF THE PEOPLE
Together, let us pray
for the people of this congregation...
for those who suffer and those in trouble...
for the concerns of this local community...
for the world, its peoples, and its leaders...
for the earth you have given to our care…
for the Church universal—its leaders, its members, and its mission...
in communion with the saints….
 
THE LORD'S PRAYER
Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name,
thy kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven.
Give us this day our daily bread.
And forgive us our trespasses as we forgive those who trespass against us.
And lead us not into temptation but deliver us from evil.
For thine is the kingdom, the power, and the glory
forever. Amen.

BLESSING
The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ,
and the love of God,
and the communion of the Holy Spirit
be with you all. Amen.