Refrain:
AllSend Wisdom forth from your
holy heavens;
from the throne of your glory
send what is pleasing to you.
1O God of our ancestors
and Lord of mercy, ♦
you have made all things by your word.
2By your wisdom you have
formed us ♦
to have dominion over the creatures you have made;
3To rule the world in
holiness and righteousness ♦
and to pronounce judgement in uprightness of soul.
4Give us the Wisdom that
sits by your throne; ♦
do not reject us from among your servants,
5For we are your servants,
♦
with little understanding of judgement and laws.
6Even one who is perfect
among us ♦
will be regarded as nothing
without the wisdom that comes from you.
7With you is Wisdom,
she who knows your works, ♦
and was present when you made the world.
8She understands what
is pleasing in your sight ♦
and what is right according to your commandments.
9Send her forth from
the holy heavens, ♦
from the throne of your glory send her.
10That she may labour
at our side ♦
and that we may learn what is pleasing to you.
11For she knows and understands
all things, ♦
she will guide us wisely in our actions
and guard us with her glory.
Wisdom 9.1-5a,c, 6, 9-11
AllGlory to the Father and
to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.
AllSend Wisdom forth from your
holy heavens;
from the throne of your glory
send what is pleasing to you.