Opening Song: Hallelujah Here Below by Chris Brown and Steven Furtick, sung by The War Within, Rebekah Giesbrecht, and Noah PriebeLyrics:We are an altar of broken stonesBut You delight in the offeringYou have the heavens to call Your homeBut You abide in the song we singTen thousand angels surround Your throneTo bring You praise that will never ceaseBut hallelujah from here belowIs still Your favorite melodyWe sing HallelujahHallelujah HallelujahAnd should the fire that once burned brightBecome an ember my eyes can't seeI will remember Your sacrificeI will abide in Your love for meJesus Christ ourKing enthronedAll the praise is YoursForevermoreHallelujahHere belowAll the praise is YoursForevermoreOh what a wonderful day to comeWhen every knee bows before Your NameBut we will not wait until it doesFor here and now shall Your Kingdom reignPassage: 1 After this I heard what seemed to be the loud voice of a great multitude in heaven, crying out, “Hallelujah! Salvation and glory and power belong to our God,2 for his judgments are true and just; for he has judged the great prostitute who corrupted the earth with her immorality, and has avenged on her the blood of his servants.”3 Once more they cried out, “Hallelujah! The smoke from her goes up forever and ever.”4 And the twenty-four elders and the four living creatures fell down and worshiped God who was seated on the throne, saying, “Amen. Hallelujah!”5 And from the throne came a voice saying, “Praise our God, all you his servants, you who fear him, small and great.”6 Then I heard what seemed to be the voice of a great multitude, like the roar of many waters and like the sound of mighty peals of thunder, crying out, “Hallelujah! For the Lord our God the Almighty reigns.7 Let us rejoice and exult and give him the glory, for the marriage of the Lamb has come, and his Bride has made herself ready;8 it was granted her to clothe herself with fine linen, bright and pure”— for the fine linen is the righteous deeds of the saints.9 And the angel said to me, “Write this: Blessed are those who are invited to the marriage supper of the Lamb.” And he said to me, “These are the true words of God.”(Revelation Musical Reflection: Of the Father’s Love Begotten (DIVINUM MYSTERIUM) Reflection Notes: This meterless hymn flows freely, a clear indicator of its plainchant origins. The rich text by Marcus Aurelius Clemens Prudentius was a response to the Council of Nicea in the early Church; it establishes belief in the Trinity and Christ’s nature as fully man and fully God. Prayer:I bind myself today: To the power of God to guide me. To the might of God to uphold me. To the wisdom of God to teach me. The eye of God to watch over me. The ear of God to hear me. The word of God to speak to me. The way of God to lie before me. The host of God to defend me. Amen. -Saint Patrick