CONSECRATION
P‑ eace be with you as you enter,
O ‑ bey the mandates of your Lord,
R‑ ighteous be in every action,
T ‑ ruth be ever in your word.
E ‑ very virtue in you cherish,
L‑ ove and justice be your guide,
G‑ racious be in every gesture,
I‑ nnocence in you preside.
N‑ ourish faith and hope,
then foster
U ‑ nion with your fellow men,
N‑ earer to your God approaching,
I‑ ncline your heart to His great plan,
T ‑ rust with faith and hope abundant,
E ‑ nter now God's holy place,
D‑ earer to your hearts,
redundant,
C ‑ hrist will give his blessed grace. H ‑ onour God,
list to His precepts,
U‑ nite your life with His today,
R‑ esolve to know His will,
then do it,
C ‑ hristian virtues e'er display. H ‑ ere find peace in God your Father,
Leave behind all care‑and strife,
Enter now His courts with gladness,
Consecrate anew your life. back to top |