Opening Litany based on Psalm 113

Pastor: Let us Praise the LORD all ye servants of the LORD.  Praise God’s Holy Name both now and forevermore.

Congregation: Over all the earth, from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, we will praise the name of the Lord. 

Pastor: The LORD of the heavens is to be exalted over all the nations and powers, for who is like the Lord our God who sits enthroned on high and yet stoops down to look upon the earth?
   
Congregation: Over all the earth, from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, we will praise the name of the Lord. 
   
Pastor: The Lord raises the poor from the dust and lifts the needy from the ash heap; at the Lords bidding they are seated with movers and shakers and rulers of this world.  

Congregation: Over all the earth, from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, we will praise the name of the Lord. 

Pastor: The Lord takes those burdened by shame and hopelessness and settles them content in their homes and communities. 
      

Congregation: Over all the earth, from the rising of the sun to the place where it sets, we will praise the name of the Lord and will be a part of the work of the Lord in our homes and communities.