Christ Jesus, in your name this Church is built and blessed: here is our welcome place, our busy world addressed, and through these doors we gladly come to worship you and find a home. Good Shepherd, in your life we see God's kindest face: the hands that hold us safe, the arms of your embrace, the love beyond all counter-claim, the voice that calls us each by name. Kind Shepherd, on your path we learn the craft of care: to listen for the lost, to feel the earth's despair, to nourish joy and cradle grief, to celebrate a new-turned leaf. Brave Shepherd, for our sake, where terror drives your flock, you face the evil powers, confront the wounding shock: you lay your body on the line and make a godless Cross divine. Great Shepherd of the sheep in other folds than ours, your shepherding brings peace, your pastures spring with flowers: a world where every race is found, one flock, one Shepherd, holy ground.