We yield our life over to you, Lord.
As an act of praise, submit more and more;
As an act of praise we notice your poor
pledging our energy on their behalf.

We yield our life over to you, Lord.
As an act of praise, submit our sick and pained,
As an act of praise we say “yes” to you
And to your rule over us
We say “yes.”

You are the God to whom we turn in trouble
From whom we receive life and our being.
Here we are in the great congregation
We come bearing witness of You.

Come bearing witness to our brothers and sisters,
Come bearing witness, we can’t do otherwise.
Come bearing witness of our sisters and brothers,
Without whose witness we cannot live.

Words: Adapted from a prayer by Walter Brueggemann, We say, “Yes, Yes” in Awed to Heaven, Rooted in Earth, Prayers of Walter Brueggemann, edited by Edwin Searcy, 2003, Fortress Press, used with permission.
Music: Roy Wright and Gannon Sims
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