Litany of Praise

Litany of Praise (created from Psalm 136 & Genesis 1:1-2:3)

One:          In the beginning when God created the heavens and the earth, the earth was a formless void and darkness covered the face of the deep,
while a wind from God swept over the face of the waters.

Two:         Then God said, “Let there be light”; and there was light.

All:           O give thanks to the Lord, for he is good,
for his steadfast love endures forever.

One:         God separated the light from the darkness.

Two:         God called the light Day, & the darkness Night.
All:           Give thanks to the God of gods, for the Lord’s Love Endures Forever.
One:         And God said, “Let there be a dome in the midst of the waters,
& let it separate the waters from the waters.” And it was so.

Two:         God called the dome: “Sky” and saw that it was good.

All:           Who by understanding made the heavens?
God’s Love Endures forever!

One:         And God said, “Let the waters under the sky
be gathered together into one place, and let the dry land appear.” And it was so.

Two:         God called the dry land Earth,
and the waters that were gathered the Seas and it was good. 

All:          Who alone does these great wonders & spread out the earth on the waters? God’s Love Endures forever!

One:         Then God said, “Let the earth put forth vegetation: plants yielding seed, and fruit trees of every kind on earth bearing bear fruit with the seed in it.” And it was so.
Two:         And God saw that it was good.

All:           Give thanks to the Lord of lords who provides all good things; for God’s Love Endures forever.

One:         And God said, “Let there be lights in the dome of the sky to separate the day from the night.
Two:         God said: let them be lights in the dome of the sky to give light upon the earth.” And it was so.
       And God saw that it was good.

All:           Who made the great lights and both day and night?  God’s Love Endures forever!
One:         And God said, “Let the waters bring forth swarms of living creatures, and let birds fly above the earth across the dome of the sky.”  And it was so.
Two:         God said, “Let the earth bring forth living creatures of every kind.” & God saw that it was good.
All:           Who births life from the waters and the earth? For it is God’s Love that Endures forever!
One:         God blessed the living creatures, saying, “Be fruitful and multiply and fill the waters in the seas, and let birds multiply on the earth.”

Two:         And God saw that it was good.
All:           God made the moon and stars to give light in the darkness. God’s Love Endures forever!

One:           Then God said, “Let us make humankind in our image, according to our likeness. So God created humankind in his image, in the image of God he created them; both male and female.  And it was so.

Two:         God blessed them, and said to them, “Be fruitful and multiply.” And God saw that it was good. 

All:           Who makes us, both males and females? God’s Love Endures forever!
One:         God said, “See, I have given you every plant yielding seed that is upon the face of all the earth, and every tree with seed in its fruit; you shall have them for food.  And to every beast of the earth, and to every bird of the air, and to everything that creeps on the earth, everything that has the breath of life, I have given every green plant for food.” And it was so.

Two:         God saw everything that had been made, and indeed, it was very good.

All:           Who makes everything so very good? God’s Love Endures forever!
One:         Thus the heavens and the earth were finished, and all their multitude. 
Two:         And on the seventh day God finished the work that he had done, and he rested from all the work that had been done. 

One:         So God blessed the seventh day and hallowed it, because on it, even God rested.

All:              It is indeed God’s Love that Endures forever! Alleluia! Amen