A prayer thanking God for the beauty of creation and asking

Saying / ProverbNature Nugget★★★★

O heavenly Father, who hast filled the world with beauty: open, we beseech thee, our eyes to behold thy gracious hand in all thy works; that rejoicing in thy whole creation, we may learn to serve thee with gladness; for the sake of him by whom all things were made, thy Son, Jesus Christ our Lord. Amen.

— Book of Common Prayer

Also attributed to: Unknown

The point

A prayer thanking God for the beauty of creation and asking to serve Him with gladness.

Scripture

Psalm 19:1

Audience

AdultsYouthChildren

Occasions

Worship · Thanksgiving · Prayer_meeting

Tone

Uplifting · Hopeful · Reverent

To tell aloud

under a minute · 45 words

Subjects

Service Prayer Worship Sermons Jesus Creation Gratitude Beauty

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