LAUDATE DOMINUM – [Taize Chant]

Worship the Lord of Hosts, exalt his holy name,
Praise him! Praise him! Alleluia!                               (repeat)

Offer your bodies as a living sacrifice,
for this is your spiritual act of worship.
Do not conform to the patterns of this world,
but be transformed by the renewing of your minds.

Lord God we offer you ourselves, a sacrifice
holy, pleasing, our act of love.                                 (rpt)

Lay not up treasure on the earth where moth and rust corrupt
and thieves break in and steal.
But lay up treasure, treasure in heaven
where moth and rust do not corrupt nor thieves break in.

For where your treasure is, there shall your heart be –
lay up, lay up treasure in heaven.                                    (rpt)

Trust in the Lord with all of your heart;
he shall direct you in paths of righteousness.
In all your ways acknowledge the Lord.
He shall direct, direct your paths.

No one who hopes in you shall be abandoned.
Those who trust you, you will sustain.                               (rpt)

Lord God we offer you ourselves, a sacrifice
holy, pleasing, our act of love.                                            (rpt)

Worship the Lord of Hosts, exalt his holy name,
Praise him! Praise him! Alleluia!                                          (rpt)