O bear me away on your snowy wings to my eternal
home.
Confession of Sin
Officiant
Dear friends in Christ, here in the presence of
Almighty God, let us kneel in silence, and with
penitent and obedient hearts confess our sins,
so that we may obtain forgiveness by his
infinite goodness and mercy.
(Silence may be kept)
All
Most merciful God, we confess that we have
sinned against you in thought, word, and deed,
by what we have done, and by what we have
left undone. We have not loved you with our
whole heart; we have not loved our neighbor
as ourselves. We are truly sorry and we
humbly repent. For the sake of your Son Jesus
Christ, have mercy on us and forgive us; that
we may delight in your will, and walk in your
ways, to the glory of your Name. Amen.
'Twas in the Moon of Wintertime (choral)
Officiant
A reading from Luke's Gospel:
