Salutation
... in the name of the Father, and
of the Son, and of the Holy Ghost.
Amen. Through the prayers of our
holy Fathers, Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen. Glory
to You, our God, Glory to You.
O Heavenly King: Prayer to the Holy
Ghost
O
Heavenly King, the Comforter, the Spirit of truth, You are everywhere and fill
all things, Treasury of blessings, and Giver of life: come and abide in us, and
cleanse us from every impurity, and save our souls, O Good One.
Sing to the Lord a new song.
Sing to the Lord, all the earth. Sing to the Lord. Bless His name. Show forth His salvation from day to day. Declare His Glory among the heathen, His
wonders among all people: for the Lord [is] great, and greatly to be praised. He [is]
to be feared above all gods: for all the gods of the nations [are] idols. But the Lord made the
heavens.
Honor and majesty [are] before Him. Strength
and beauty [are] in His sanctuary.
Give the Lord, you tribes
of the people. Give the Lord glory and strength. Give the
Lord the glory [due] His name.
Bring an offering. Come to His courts. Worship the Lord in the
beauty of holiness. Fear before Him, all
the earth. Say among the heathen, “The Lord reigns.” The world also
shall be established that it shall not be moved. He shall judge the people righteously.
Let the heavens rejoice. Let the earth be glad. Let the sea roar, and the fullness of it. Let the fields be joyful, and all that [is] in them. Then shall all the trees of the wood rejoice before
the Lord: for He comes, for He comes to judge the earth. He shall judge the world with righteousness,
the people with His truth.
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Here is another anonymous and undated Psalm of universal praise. All the peoples of earth are called to break
forth into song; what a choir that will be.
We are to sing because of God’s greatness, which is expressed in His
creation of the Universe, and contrasted to powerless idols. In the second paragraph praise is directed
toward God’s Glorious and majestic appearance, as well as His display of power
and beauty in His Temple: these things refer to His visible presence in Glory
at Jerusalem and in heaven, which sight is also called the beatific
vision. Every tribe of earth is invited
to worship this beautiful vision of God’s Glory by bringing offerings when they
come to His Temple. A precursor of this
takes place when the Magi attend the birth of Jesus with gifts. This Jesus is the King Who brings righteous
judgment to earth. Because of this, the
heavens, earth, sea, fields, and trees all rejoice. As it stands written, He brings forth
children of Abraham from the stones (Habakkuk 2:11; Luke 3:8; 19:40). This Jesus is the King Who comes to judge
“with His truth.” He does not judge
according to our idea of truth.
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