For the lyrics, music and a power point, click here. Tune: Nun Danket It is our Mother Earth To whom we owe allegiance, For ever since our birth She’s shared from her abundance; The air we need for breath, The plants we need for food, Cycles of life and death, All have our gratitude. From […]
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Hymn – We Hold the Keys: the challenge of Climate Change — David Williams, UK
‘We Hold the Keys’ was commissioned by the Worship Reference Group of the United Reformed Church and debuted at the 2023 annual conference of the Joint Liturgical Group of Great Britain, ‘Shaping Worship: Creation’s Climate Crisis – responding in faith’. Lyrics and music by David Williams Ready-to-download: We Hold The Keys lyrics PDF – lyrics […]
Read full textLiturgies responding to climate change — Operation Noah, UK
Operation Noah –‘faith motivated, science informed and hope inspired’ Operation Noah, an ecumenical Christian UK charity provides resources responding to ‘the growing threat of catastrophic climate change endangering God’s creation.’ True to their self-definition as ‘an inclusive group,’ there are usually two versions of each resource available: one incorporating inclusive language and imagery and a […]
Read full textEarth Prayer — David Pickering, UK
Renewing God, we pray for a new spirit of care to branch out across the earth, that all nations might act for your creation in silencing the roar of the chainsaw in extinguishing the burning of the forests in purging the pollution of the air in conserving valuable energy in stemming the tide of pollution […]
Read full textSeason of Creation — 1 Sept – 4 Oct
This annual observance, stretching from 1 September to 4 October (Day of St. Francis of Assisi), aims to raise awareness about the urgency to care for creation as a response to the ecological crisis. Click on category to view resources created for the Season of Creation (Creation-tide) Songs Complete services Psalms Prayers Dramas, litanies, choral […]
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