Pastor (P): The Lord be with you.
Congregation (C): And also with you.

P: Lift up your hearts!
C: We lift them up to the Lord!

P: Let us give God thanks and praise
C: It is right to give God thanks and praise

P: It is right, and a good and joyful thing, always and everywhere to give thanks to You, Almighty God, Creator of Heaven and Earth. You formed us in your image and breathed into us the breath of life. When our loved failed, and we turned away, your love remained steadfast. And so, with you people on Earth and all the company of Heaven, we join in their unending hymn saying ...