Liturgy for Kids (Part II)

Read Part I

Our evening routine already included spontaneous prayers together and singing a song (usually "Jesus Loves Me"), so I decided to build on that basis, expanding it a bit to include some additional elements. As with the morning prayer, I tried my best to keep the words and phrases simple enough that my daughter would understand them without additional explanation.

Evening Prayer

Note: Sections in regular type are read or sung by the leader, bolded sections are read or sung by all.

God, have mercy on us, because we have sinned today.
We made bad choices in what we thought,
What we did, and what we didn’t do.
We didn’t love You with all of our hearts
And we didn’t show Your love to our family and friends.
We are sorry for these things
And we want to make better choices tomorrow.
Because Jesus paid for all our sins, please forgive us.
We want to obey You and have joy in You.
Amen.

May God have mercy on us,
Forgive us our sins,
Give us strength to do good,
And by His power keep us in eternal life.
Amen.

Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full, O Lord, of Your glory.
Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest.
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.
Blessed is He who comes in the name of the Lord.
Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest.
Holy, holy, holy Lord, God of power and might,
Heaven and earth are full, O Lord, of Your glory.
Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest. Hosanna in the highest.
(Sanctus* music by John Fawcett)

All share spontaneous individual thanks and prayers

Jesus loves me this I know,
For the Bible tells me so.
Little ones to Him belong;
They are weak but He is strong.
Yes, Jesus loves me,
Yes, Jesus loves me,
Yes, Jesus loves me,
The Bible tells me so.
(Jesus Loves Me words by Anna B. Warner, music by William B. Bradbury)
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* I know this song is familiar to a lot of my readers as it is used regularly at my former church. Unfortunately, I don't have a source for the music. If any of you could point me to one, I'd be happy to link!