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\nPsalm for Eleventh Sunday after Pentecost, RCL Year A<\/em><\/p>\n

Psalm 105:1-6 (optional ending: 16-22)<\/h3>\n
A litany: a sung response alternating with spoken word (preferably with feeling)<\/div>\n

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\nSeek the Lord, keep on seeking
\nSeek His presence; seek His strength<\/strong><\/p>\n

v 1-2<\/strong>
\n1<\/sup>  Give praise to the LORD, proclaim his name;
\n      make known among the nations what he has done.
\n2<\/sup>  Sing to him, sing praise to him;
\n      tell of all his wonderful acts.<\/p>\n

Seek the Lord, keep on seeking
\nSeek His presence; seek His strength<\/strong><\/p>\n

v 3-4<\/strong>
\n3<\/sup>  Glory in his holy name;
\n      let the hearts of those who seek the LORD rejoice.
\n4<\/sup>  Look to the LORD and his strength;
\n      seek his face always.<\/p>\n

Seek the Lord, keep on seeking
\nSeek His presence; seek His strength<\/strong><\/p>\n

v 5-6<\/strong>
\n5<\/sup>  Remember the wonders he has done,
\n      his miracles, and the judgments he pronounced,
\n6<\/sup>  you his servants, the descendants of Abraham,
\n      his chosen ones, the children of Jacob.<\/p>\n

Seek the Lord, keep on seeking
\nSeek His presence; seek His strength<\/strong><\/p>\n

 
\nOPTIONAL ENDING<\/strong>
\nv 16-22 (about Joseph in Egypt)
\n(Refrain)<\/p>\n

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