Many churches will be celebrating Thanksgiving services in the coming weeks, including The Plant.  For our service this Sunday I created this responsive reading of Psalm 136.  Just download the attachment.  Let me know if you use it!  The text follows below.

Text of the Reading:

Responsive Reading for Thanksgiving Service (Psalm 136)

 

Leader 1:             Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!

Congregation:               His faithful love endures forever.

Leader 2:              Give thanks to the God of gods.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

1:            Give thanks to the Lord of lords.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

2:            Give thanks to him who alone does mighty miracles.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

1:            Give thanks to him who made the heavens so skillfully.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

2:            Give thanks to him who placed the earth among the waters.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

 

1:            Give thanks to him who made the heavenly lights,-

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

1:            the sun to rule the day,

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

1:            and the moon and stars to rule the night.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

 

2:            Give thanks to him who killed the firstborn of Egypt.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

2:            He brought Israel out of Egypt.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

2:            He acted with a strong hand and powerful arm.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

 

1:            Give thanks to him who parted the Red Sea.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

1:            He led Israel safely through,

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

1:            but he hurled Pharaoh and his army into the Red Sea.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

 

2:            Give thanks to him who led his people through the wilderness.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

2:            Give thanks to him who struck down mighty kings.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

2: He has judged those in power who have oppressed us-

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

 

1:            God gave the land of these kings as an inheritance-

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

1:            a special possession to his servant Israel.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

 

2:            He remembered us in our weakness.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

1:            He saved us from our enemies.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

2:            He gives food to every living thing.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

 

Both:            Give thanks to the God of heaven.

C:            His faithful love endures forever.

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