Isaiah 42:8-12

Heavenly father
give us grace to let our lives be the song of the presence of the living God, rather than a whimper to hollow alternatives.

⁸ “I am Yahweh.
    That is my name.
    I will not give my glory to another,
    nor my praise to engraved images.
⁹ Behold, the former things have happened
    and I declare new things.
    I tell you about them before they come up.”
¹⁰ Sing to Yahweh a new song,
    and his praise from the end of the earth    
¹² Let them give glory to Yahweh,
    and declare his praise in the islands.