Our Father
Divine Guidance and Grace: Our Father's Meaning Revealed
Lyrics
Our father
Acknowledgment and address to God as "Our Father."
Which art in heaven (Heaven)
Recognition of God's dwelling in heaven.
Hallowed be
Expressing reverence for God.
Hallowed be thy name
Continuation of expressing reverence for God's name.
Thy kingdom come (Thy kingdom come)
Request for the arrival of God's kingdom.
Thy will be done (Thy will be done)
Expression of submission to God's will on earth.
On earth
Desire for God's will to be done on earth as it is in heaven.
As it is in heaven
Alignment of earthly actions with heavenly principles.
Give us this day
Request for daily provision of basic needs.
Our daily bread
Recognition of dependence on God for sustenance.
And forgive us our debts
Request for forgiveness of personal wrongs or sins.
As we forgive our debtors
Commitment to forgive others as a condition for receiving forgiveness.
As we forgive our debtors
Reiteration of the commitment to forgive others.
And lead us not into temptation
Request for guidance away from tempting situations.
But deliver us from evil
Seeking deliverance from the influence of evil.
For thine is the kingdom
Acknowledgment of God's sovereignty over the kingdom.
And the power and the glory
Acknowledgment of God's power and glory.
Forever amen
Declaration of God's eternal reign, concluding with "amen."
Amen
Repetition of "amen" as a confirmation or agreement.
Amen
-Amen
-Amen
-Amen
-For thine is the kingdom
Reiteration of God's kingdom, power, and glory.
And the power and the glory
Confirmation of God's dominion and majesty.
The kingdom
Emphasis on the eternal aspects of God's kingdom, power, and glory.
The power
-The glory
-Forever and ever
Affirmation of God's everlasting reign, concluding with "amen."
Amen
Final confirmation and agreement with the preceding statements.
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