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All in Good Faith
Lord, we pray for Leela his wife and for his children, that they may love and support him in his work. Lord hear us.
Congregation :
Lord graciously hear us.
Lord, we pray that your guidance will light the path of Newham Council, its Elected Members and its Staff, as they strive in their work for the Community. Lord hear us.
Congregation :
Lord graciously hear us.
Lord, we ask that in your mercy and compassion you will look kindly on the whole Community of Newham.
Congregation :
Lord graciously hear us.
9.
Hymn (Sung in Punjabi)
Sri Rag, Fifth Guru. I receive all joys if Him alone I obtain. The invaluable human life becomes fruitful, if the True Name be repeated. He, whose brow bears such a name, obtains the Lord's presence through the Guru. O' my Soul! fix thy attention on the One Lord. Without One (God), all else is but an entanglement. The love of mammon is all false. (Pause).
If the True Guru casts His merciful glance, I enjoy the happinesses of lakhs of empires. Were he to bless me with His Name even for a trice, my soul and body will become cool They, who are so pre-ordained hold fast the feet of the True Guru. Fruitful is the moment and fruitful the time when love for the True Lord is embraced. Suffering and sorrow do not touch him, who has the support of God's Name. Whom the Guru takes out, seizing by the arm he crosses the (Sea of Life). Embellished and immaculate is the place where the Saint's congregation is held. He alone, who has found the Perfect Guru, obtains the place of protection. Nanak has founded his house on that (ground) where there is no death, birth and old age.
10.
Reading
From Psalm 103 'Bless the Lord, O my soul and all that is within me'.
Councillor Stephen Timms. Leader of the Council.
Conclusion
By the Mayor's Religious Adviser, Mr A.S. Bansal
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