Chant: In the Lord I’ll be ever thankful

Closing prayer:

A: Deep peace of the running wave to you;B: Deep peace of the flowing air to you;A: Deep peace of the quiet earth to you;B: Deep peace of the shining stars to you;A: Deep peace of the Son of Peace to you.All: Amen

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St Mary’s IffleyTaizé service June 24th 2012

Chant: Gloria, gloria, in excelsis Deo (Glory to God in the highest)

Reading from Psalm 33 4-8For the word of the LORD is upright, and all his work is done in faithfulness.He loves righteousness and justice; the earth is full of the steadfast love of the LORD. By the word of the LORD the heavens were made, and by the breath of his mouth all their host. He gathers the waters of the sea as a heap; he puts the deeps in storehouses. Let all the earth fear the LORD; let all the inhabitants of the world stand in awe of him!

Chant: In God Alone

In God a – lone my soul can find rest and peace, in

God my peace – and joy On - ly in God my

soul can find its rest, ---- find its rest - and peace. In

ALIVE

Alive.It is alive. It is you,God. Looking out I can seeno death. The earth moves, thesea moves, the wind goeson its exuberantjourneys. Many creaturesreflect you, the flowersyour colour, the tides the precisionof your calculations. Thereis nothing too amplefor you to overflow, nothingso small that your workmanshipis not revealed. I listenand it is you speaking.I find the place where you laywarm. At night, if I waken,there are the sleepless conurbationsof the stars. The darknessis the deepening shadowof your presence; the silence aprocess in the metabolismof the being of love.

R S Thomas

Chant: Laudate omnes gentes (Sing praises all you peoples, sing praises to the Lord)

Silence 6-8 minutes

Prayers (from the Iona Community)

O God of life, of all life and of each life, We lay our lives before you. We give our lives to you, from whom nothing in us is hidden.

(Sung once) Domine Deus, Filius Patris, dona nobis pacem

You are before us, God, you are behind; You are around us, you are within.

Domine Deus, Filius Patris, dona nobis pacem

O God of life, you know the secret thoughts of every heart. We bring the faith that is in us, and the doubt; We bring the joy that is in us, and the sorrow.

Domine Deus, Filius Patris, dona nobis pacem

O God of life, you are in the light, and in the darkness. We bring the knowledge that is in us, and the ignorance; We bring the hope that is in us, and the despair.

Domine Deus, Filius Patris, dona nobis pacem

O God of life, O generous Spirit,

Renew us with your life, tonight, tomorrow and always.