Litany A
| All: | Praise! |
| Reader 1: | The Lord. |
| Reader 2: | Praise ye the Lord. |
| Reader 3: | Hallelujah. |
| Reader 1: | God created us in his image to fill the earth. |
| All: | Praise God! |
| Reader 1: | In his sanctuary. |
| Reader 2: | In his sanctuary. |
| Reader 3: | In his holy house of worship. |
| Reader 2: | Although we sin, God welcomes us back into his open arms. |
| All: | Praise him! |
| Reader 1: | In his mighty heavens. |
| Reader 2: | In the firmament of his power. |
| Reader 3: | Under the open skies. |
| Reader 2: | Looking around, we see God in every aspect of creation! |
| All: | Praise him! |
| Reader 1: | For his acts of power. |
| Reader 2: | For his mighty acts. |
| Reader 3: | For his acts of power. |
| Reader 1: | Every day we see him at work in the world. |
| All: | Praise him! |
| Reader 1: | For his surpassing greatness. |
| Reader 2: | According to his excellent greatness. |
| Reader 3: | For his magnificent greatness. |
| Reader 2: | How great is our God that he holds the whole world in his hands? |
| All: | Praise him! |
| Reader 1: | With the sounding of the trumpet. |
| Reader 2: | With the sound of the trumpet. |
| Reader 3: | With a blast on the trumpet. |
| Reader 3: | We have been given voices and gifts to show others God’s love. |
| All: | Praise him! |
| Reader 1: | With the harp and lyre. |
| Reader 2: | With the psaltery and harp. |
| Reader 3: | By strumming soft strings. |
| Reader 1: | We pray for God’s spirit to come upon us and fill us with love and compassion. |
| All: | Praise him! |
| Reader 1: | With timbrel and dancing. |
| Reader 2: | With the timbrel and dance. |
| Reader 3: | With castanets and dance. |
| Reader 2: | Let all we do be for the glory of the one true God. |
| All: | Praise him! |
| Reader 1: | With the strings and pipe. |
| Reader 2: | With stringed instruments and organs. |
| Reader 3: | With banjo and flute. |
| Reader 3: | We remember all that God has done for us. |
| All: | Praise him! |
| Reader 1: | With the clash of cymbals. |
| Reader 2: | Upon the loud cymbals. |
| Reader 3: | With cymbals and a big bass drum. |
| Reader 1: | We remember that God sent his Son to die in our place. |
| All: | Praise him! |
| Reader 1: | With resounding cymbals. |
| Reader 2: | Upon the high-sounding cymbals. |
| Reader 3: | With fiddles and mandolin. |
| Reader 2: | We remember how Jesus rose again to save us from our sins. |
| All: | Let everything that has breath. |
| Reader 1: | Everything. |
| Reader 2: | Every. Thing. |
| Reader 3: | Every living, breathing thing. |
| All: | Praise the Lord! —Psalm 150, adapted from the NIV, KJV, and The Message by Rebecca Bokma |
Litany B
| All: | Praise! |
| Reader 1: | The Lord. |
| Reader 2: | The Lord of all. |
| Reader 3: | Sing Hallelujah! |
| Reader 1: | To the One who is the source and goal of all things. |
| All: | Praise God! |
| Reader 1: | In the sanctuary. |
| Reader 2: | In the holy house of worship. |
| Reader 3: | In the great assembly. |
| Reader 2: | Where we gather to praise God’s name. |
| All: | Praise him! |
| Reader 1: | In his mighty heavens. |
| Reader 2: | Where his mighty power is on display. |
| Reader 3: | Under the open skies. |
| Reader 2: | The whole creation shouts God’s praise! |
| All: | Praise the Creator! |
| Reader 1: | For his mighty acts. |
| Reader 2: | That reveals the Creator’s awesome power. |
| Reader 3: | And faithful love. |
| Reader 1: | Holding all of creation in his powerful hand. |
| All: | Praise the Lord! |
| Reader 1: | For his surpassing greatness. |
| Reader 2: | According to his excellent greatness. |
| Reader 3: | Beyond all that we can think or imagine. |
| Reader 2: | For God is the one who holds the universe in his hands! |
| All: | Praise the Holy One! |
| Reader 1: | With a blast on the trumpet. |
| Reader 2: | With the beat of the drum. |
| Reader 3: | With voices that sing out the wonders of God’s love. |
| Reader 2: | The gift of music is the language of our praise. |
| All: | Praise him! |
| Reader 1: | With the harp and lyre. |
| Reader 2: | With strumming soft strings. |
| Reader 3: | With the sweet trill of the flute. |
| Reader 1: | Prayerfully sighing for Spirit to fill us with God’s love. |
| All: | Praise him! |
| Reader 1: | With the graceful movement of the dance. |
| Reader 2: | Arms raised in worship. |
| Reader 3: | Eager, moving feet. |
| Reader 2: | Let our bodies give glory to the one true God. |
| All: | Praise the Holy One! |
| Reader 1: | With guitars and mandolin. |
| Reader 2: | With pianos and organs. |
| Reader 3: | With banjo and fiddle. |
| Reader 2: | Echoing all that God has done for us. |
| All: | Praise the Lord! |
| Reader 1: | With the clash of cymbals. |
| Reader 2: | Loud cymbals. |
| Reader 3: | With cymbals and a big bass drum. |
| Reader 1: | Praise Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord. |
| All: | Praise to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit! |
| Reader 3: | Let everything that has breath. |
| Reader 1: | Everything. |
| Reader 2: | Every. Thing. |
| Reader 3: | Every living, breathing thing. |
| All: | Praise the Lord! —Psalm 150, adapted from the NIV, KJV, and The Message by Rebecca Bokma |
