Holy, holy, holy are you, O Lord, above all creation! Who are we to come before you? What words of praise and honor are sufficient to your glory?

Be exalted, O God, above the heavens. Let your glory be over all the earth. May we raise our heads to see your majesty hanging from every tree, gliding with every cloud, touching every human brow.

Father of lights, we desire to deliver up every part of ourselves to you, to know ourselves truly, to unearth those secret sins hidden from us. For this, may we know you more deeply, walk in your ways, delight in your word. Show us in ourselves that undiscovered country by giving us glimpses of your glory. For by seeing you we shall know ourselves.

As you turn over the unplowed earth of our souls, inject us with reserves of strength, and stocks of joy, and wells of peace.

Holy, holy, holy are you, O Lord, above all the earth. We your people praise and glorify your name, by the merits of your Son and our Savior Jesus Christ. Amen.