Iona Bendicite
An Iona benedicite
O angels of the Lord, bless the Lord,
O saints of these parts, bless the Lord,
O servants of Christ who here have sung praises to God, through many generations,
O souls of the faithful who rest in Jesus, bless the Lord,
O kindly folk of this place, bless the Lord
O sheep and horned cattle, O lambs that jump in the fields,
O fish that glisten in the waters, O rooks that caw from the sycamores, bless the Lord,
O buzzards that caw from the sycamores,
O gulls that fill the beaches with your clamour, bless the Lord,
O terns and gannets that dive headlong for your prey, bless the Lord,
O dunlins that wheel in unison over the waves,
O sea creatures that navigate the oceans,
O larks that carol in the heavens, bless the Lord,
O blackbirds that pipe at dawning, bless the Lord
O warblers and wrens that make the fields joyful with song, bless the Lord,
O bees that love the heather,
O flowers that gem the earth with colour, bless the Lord,
O green trees that stand tall on the hillsides,
O piled rocks, fashioned by nature’s might through countless ages, bless the Lord,
O majestic peaks, O white sand and emerald shallows, O blue and purple deeps of ocean, bless the Lord,
O winds and cloud,
O all the works of the Lord, bless the Lord.
