Lead Me, Guide Me (2nd ed.) ‎#6

6. Show us your mercy, O Lord

Presiding Minister:
God is a good God,
Lord of heaven and earth.
Let us humbly bring our cares before God's throne...
Let us pray to the Lord.
All: O Lord, hear our prayer.

1 Presiding Minister:
Show us your mercy, O Lord;
and grant us your salvation.
Let us pray to the Lord.
All: O Lord, hear our prayer.

2 Presiding Minister:
Clothe your ministers with righteousness;
let your people sing for joy.
Let us pray to the Lord.
All: O Lord, hear our prayer.

3 Presiding Minister:
Give peace, O Lord, in all the world;
for only in you can we live in safety.
Let us pray to the Lord.
All: O Lord, hear our prayer.

4 Presiding Minister:
Lord, keep this nation under your care;
and guide us in the way of justice and truth.
Let us pray to the Lord.
All: O Lord, hear our prayer.

5 Presiding Minister:
Let your way be known upon earth;
your saving health among all nations.
Let us pray to the Lord.
All: O Lord, hear our prayer.

6 Presiding Minister:
Let not the needy, O Lord, be forgotten;
nor the hope of the poor be taken away.
Let us pray to the Lord.
All: O Lord, hear our prayer.

7 Presiding Minister:
Create in us clean hearts, O God;
and sustain us with your Holy Spirit.
Let us pray to the Lord.
All: O Lord, hear our prayer.

Text Information

• First Line: Show us your mercy, O Lord
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Topic: Blessing
• Source: The Book of Common Prayer

Tune Information

• Name: [Show us your mercy, O Lord]
• Composer: Ray East
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: © 1987, GIA Publications, Inc.