Almighty God, you have poured upon us the new light of your incarnate Word: Grant that this light, enkindled in our hearts, may shine forth in our lives; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you, in the unity of the Holy Spirit, one God, now and for ever. Amen.The Collect for the First Sunday after Christmas Day, 1979 Book of Common Prayer
The Choristers Prayer, said by many choirs, employs a similar turn of phrase:
Bless, O Lord, us thy servants,
who minister in thy temple.
Grant that what we sing with our lips,
we may believe in our hearts,
and what we believe in our hearts,
we may show forth in our lives.
Through Jesus Christ our Lord.
Amen.
emphasis added
The Collect for the First Sunday after Christmas Day is the only collect in the 1979 prayer book to include the phrase ”in our hearts”.
In a season so synonymous with music, this connection with musicians is a happy connection indeed.
The Incarnation has been particularly fertile ground for the creation of new music alongside the cherishing of familiar carols and hymns.
Might this be grafted in our hearts as we embark on the rest of the liturgical year laid out before us? That we believe the light of incarnate Word enkindled in our hearts and let it show forth in our lives.
That will give us something to “sing with our lips” indeed.
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