God be with us when we gather here: deliver us from hardened hearts and wand'ring minds when we assemble in your house of prayer. Unite us in a lively faith that binds the past to present, hope to mem'ry, age to youth, that all may worship you in spirit and in truth. God be with us. God be with us when we worship here: be present in our midst to waken and combine your Spirit's varied gifts so that we all may hear your word and share your bread and wine. Forgive our sins, remove our fears, perfect our praise, enlarge our love to live the prayers and hymns we raise. God be with us. God be with us when we go from here: help us to bear your peace and love where there is strife to find you in the least, the last, the lost. Grant us the grace to sow the seeds of life, to nurture hope, to grow in faith and love, and be Christ's living Body: seeking, serving, setting free. God be with us.