Here’s an opening invocation inspired by the 18th century
hymn, Come, Thou Fount of Ev’ry
Blessing. The prayer was written by
Bruce Prewer.
Prayer: Tune Our Lips
Come to us, God,
source of every blessing,
and tune our lips to
sing your praise.
Not because we have
to but because we sincerely want to,
not because we are
afraid, but because we are full of gratitude.
Come to us, God, source of
every blessing,
and tune our lips to sing
your praise.
Not so that we might
gain some advantage over other people,
not so that we might
try and buy our way into heavenly favours.
Not because you need
our praise to keep your happy,
not because our songs
are sweeter than any other sinners.
Come to us, God, source of
every blessing,
and tune our lips to sing
your praise.
Not in order that we
may prove more righteous than our neighbours,
not in order to make
our church appear more worthy than any other.
Not because our words
will impress you by their wisdom,
not because we might
be damned if we fail to get it right:
Come to us, God, source of
every blessing,
and tune our lips to sing
your praise.
Come to us, God, source of
every blessing
and tune our whole lives to
sing your praise!
Amen!
~ written by Bruce Prewer, and posted on Bruce Prewer’s Prayers for Sojourners page. http://www.bruceprewer.com/b_sojournes.htm
