Selections From a Song of Creation
Our Book of Common Prayer is filled with many delightful prayers that we hear infrequently. Such a one is called “A Song of Creation," which consists of three parts: Cosmic Order, The Earth and its Creatures and The People of God. The Song of Creation is usually read during Morning Prayer. Here are parts one and two:
Invocation: Glorify the Lord, all you works of the Lord. Praise Him and highly exalt Him forever. In the firmament of His power, glorify the Lord. Praise Him and highly exalt Him he Cosmic Order forever.
Part 1 – The Cosmic Order:
Glorify the Lord, you angels and all powers of the Lord, O heavens and all the waters above the heavens. Sun and moon and stars of the sky, glorify the Lord. Praise Him and highly exalt Him forever. Glorify the Lord, every shower of rain and fall of dew, all winds and fire and heat. Winter and summer, glorify the Lord. Praise Him and glorify Him forever. Glorify the Lord, O chill and cold, drops of dew and flakes of snow, frost and cold, ice and sleet, glorify the Lord. Praise Him and highly glorify Him forever. Glorify the Lord. O nights and days, O shining light and enfolding dark. Storm clouds and thunderbolts, glorify the Lord, praise Him and highly exalt Him forever.
Part 2 – The Earth and its Creatures:
Let the earth glorify the Lord, praise Him and highly exalt Him forever. Glorify the Lord, O mountains and hills, and all that grows upon the earth, praise Him and highly exalt Him forever. Glorify the Lord O springs of water, seas and oceans, O whales and all that move in the waters, all birds of the air, glorify the Lord, praise Him and highly exalt Him forever. Glorify the Lord, O beasts of the wild, and all you flocks and herds, O men and women everywhere, glorify the Lord, Praise Him and highly exalt Him forever.
Doxology: Let us glorify the Lord, Father, Son, and Holy Spirit. Praise Him and highly exalt Him forever. In the firmament of His power, glorify the Lord, Praise Him and highly exalt Him forever.
Earth Steward Action: As we move from Lent to the wonder of Easter, praise God for His many gifts to us.
Source: Book of Common Prayer p. 88, parts one and two of The Song of Creation.