Psalm 8. (Nan C Merrill)
O God, my Beloved,
How powerful is your Name
In all the earth!
You, whose glory is sung in heaven
By the angels and saints,
Who with the innocence
And spontaneity of a child,
Confound those who are mighty and proud,
You quiet the unloving and fearful.
When I look up at the heavens,
At the work of God’s creation
At the infinite variety of your Plan;
What is woman that you rejoice in her,
And man that you do delight in him?
You have made us in your image,
You fill us with your Love
You have made us co-creators of the earth!
Guardians of the planet!
To care for all your creatures
To tend the land, the sea,
And the air we breathe;
All that you have made,
You have placed in our hands.
O God, my Beloved,
How powerful is your Name in all the earth!