Variations to the Great Thanksgiving - A New Zealand Prayer Book / He Karakia Mihinare o Aotearoa

Variations to the Great Thanksgiving

These Variations are used as directed on page 486.

A

ADVENT

He is coming to reconcile
and forgive.
Christ is the new beginning.

B

CHRISTMAS

For Christ is born in Bethlehem,
God revealed in human form;
the baby in a manger,
the refugee on the Egypt road.

C

EPIPHANY

His star, mysterious and inviting,
calls us to worship the Christ who is born.
For he is Emmanuel, God revealed in human form
for all the human race;
to him we offer our homage and our gifts.

D

LENT

His cross has given us strength
and freedom to enter by the narrow gate,
to choose the path of life,
and in these forty days to share his trials.

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E

PASSIONTIDE

Behold the Man,
the Saviour who will not save himself;
Creator, whom the world disowns.
His cross is the reconciliation;
Christ is peace between God and the world,
peace between the world and God.

PALM SUNDAY

Hosanna to the Son of David!
He challenges the power and the sword;
the gentle rider on a humble beast,
the Servant King.

F

EASTER

Christ is risen from the dead.
Love is come again:
Christ is sovereign over space and time.

G

ASCENSION

Christ is the universal King
who calls his servants friends.
He is the Lord.

492 Variations / Thanksgiving and Praise

H

PENTECOST

Through the Holy Spirit
nations, races, and languages are called
to welcome the great things you have done.
Through the Holy Spirit
you have brought the good news to our land.
(Day by day you call us to be one people,
to be your people.
Day by day you call us to feed the hungry,
heal the sick, deliver the oppressed,
and to wait and watch for your kingdom.)

Q

MARRIAGE

Christ has restored our intimacy
with God and with each other;
Christ brings men and women together for a perfect unity.
This gift is offered now to N and N.

N

SAINTS

And in the cross your saints have hoped and dared.
It is their boast and glory,
the light within them
and of N for whom we praise you.

Variations / Thanksgiving and Praise 493

A	ADVENT He is coming to reconcile and forgive. Christ is the new beginning.
B	CHRISTMAS For Christ is born in Bethlehem, God revealed in human form; the baby in a manger, the refugee on the Egypt road.
C	EPIPHANY His star, mysterious and inviting, calls us to worship the Christ who is born. For he is Emmanuel, God revealed in human form for all the human race; to him we offer our homage and our gifts.
D	LENT His cross has given us strength and freedom to enter by the narrow gate, to choose the path of life, and in these forty days to share his trials.