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1 Not to us, O LORD, not to us, but to your Name give glory; * because of your love and because of your faithfulness. 2 Why should the heathen say, * "Where then is their God?" 3 Our God is in heaven; * whatever he wills to do he does. 4 Their idols are silver and gold, * the work of human hands. 5 They have mouths, but they cannot speak; * eyes have they, but they cannot see; 6 They have ears but they cannot hear; * noses, but they cannot smell; 7 They have hands, but they cannot feel; feet, but they cannot walk; * they make no sound with their throat. 8 Those who make them are like them, * and so are all who put their trust in them. 9 O Israel, trust in the LORD; * he is their help and their shield. 10 O house of Aaron, trust in the LORD; * he is their help and their shield. 11 You who fear the LORD, trust in the LORD; * he is their help and their shield. 12 The LORD has been mindful of us, and he will bless us; * he will bless the house of Israel; he will bless the house of Aaron; 13 He will bless those who fear the LORD, * both small and great together. 14 May the LORD increase you more and more, * you and your children after you. 15 May you be blessed by the LORD, * the maker of heaven and earth. 16 The heaven of heavens is the LORD'S, * but he entrusted the earth to its peoples. 17 The dead do not praise the LORD, * nor all those who go down into silence; 18 But we will bless the LORD, * from this time forth for evermore. Hallelujah!
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chanted by the Rev. Philip Mayer St. Peter's by the Lake Episcopal Church The Colony, Texas |