Choir: You Who Fear the Lord, Praise Him!

Psalm 22 (Several Settings)

Reading from Psalm 22

Choir: You who fear the Lord, praise him! Congregation: All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord. Choir: All you offspring of Jacob, glorify the Lord. Congregation: All the families of all the nations shall worship before him. Choir: Stand in awe before the Lord, all of you. Congregation: Dominion belongs to the Lord. He rules over all the nations. Choir: Future generations will be told about the Lord and will proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn, saying: All: “God has done it!” Choir: Those who seek the Lord shall praise him! Congregation: My praise comes from you, O Lord.

Psalm 22:25-31

Leader: The theme of my praise comes from you. People: In the great assembly, before those who fear you I will fulfill my vows. Leader: The poor will eat and be satisfied. People: Those who seek the LORD will praise him. Leader: May the zeal of your hearts live forever! People: All the ends of the earth will remember and turn to the LORD. Leader: All the families of the nations will bow down before him. People: Dominion belongs to the LORD. Leader: He rules over the nations. People: All the rich of the earth will feast and worship. Leader: All who go down to the dust will kneel before him— those who cannot keep themselves alive. People: Posterity will serve him. Leader: Future generations will be told about the Lord. People: They will proclaim his righteousness to a people yet unborn. All: The Lord has done it.

Hymn/Song Suggestions: “Give Thanks” “Joy to the World” (stanza four) “To Every Generation” “Love Is the Theme” “O Jesus, I Have Promised” Psalm 22:23-31

Leader: You who fear the Lord, praise him! People: Glorify him, and stand in awe of him. Leader: He did not despise the affliction of the afflicted. People: He did not hide his face from me, but heard when I cried to him. Leader: My praise comes from you in the great congregation. People: I will pay my vows before those who fear him. Leader: The poor shall eat and be satisfied. People: Those who seek him shall praise the Lord. Leader: May our hearts live forever! People: All the ends of the earth shall remember and turn to the Lord. Leader: All the families of the nations shall worship before him. People: Dominion belongs to the Lord. Leader: He rules over the nations. People: To him, indeed, shall all who sleep in the earth bow down. Leader: Before him shall bow all who go down to the dust. People: I shall live for him. Leader: Posterity will serve him. People: Future generations will be told about the Lord. Leader: They shall proclaim his deliverance to a people yet unborn. People: They will give him all the credit, saying, “Our God has done it.”

Hymn/Song Suggestions: Any great hymn of praise! “To God Be the Glory” “Glorify Thy Name” “I Will Glorify” (Cindy Berry anthem)