Lent – Prayers for Ash Wednesday

By mosessister, March 1, 2017

At the Lord's command they encamped;
At the Lord's command they set out.
- Numbers 9:23

Rise up, O Lord!
Let your enemies be scattered,
Let those who hate you flee before you.

Return, O Lord,
To the myriad thousands of Israel.
- Numbers 10:35-36

Where there is no vision, the people 
         perish...
- Proverbs 29:18

Be thou my vision, 
        O Lord of my heart;
naught be all else to me, 
        save that thou art -
thou my best thought, 
        by day or by night;
waking or sleeping, 
        thy presence my light.

Be thou my wisdom, 
        and thou my true word;
I ever with thee 
        and thou with me, Lord.
Thou my great Father; 
        thine own may I be,
thou in me dwelling 
        and I one with thee.

Riches I heed not, 
        nor vain, empty praise;
thou mine inheritance, 
        now and always;
thou and thou only 
        first in my heart,
high King of heaven, 
        my treasure thou art.

High King of heaven, 
        my victory won,
may I reach heaven’s joys, 
        O bright heaven’s sun!
Heart of my own heart, 
        whatever befall,
still be my vision, 
        O Ruler of all.
 - Mary Byrne/Eleanor Hull