Psalm 87
1On the holy mountain stands the city he has founded;
the Lord loves the gates of Zion
more than all the dwellings of Jacob.
2Glorious things are spoken of you,
O city of our God.
3I count Egypt and Babylon among those who know me;
behold Philistia, Tyre, and Ethiopia:
in Zion were they born.
4Of Zion it shall be said, “Everyone was born in her,
and the Most High himself shall sustain her.
5The Lord will record as he enrolls the peoples,
“These also were born there.
6The singers and the dancers will say,
“All my fresh springs are in you.
Collect of the Day: The Sixth Sunday in Easter
O God, you have prepared for those who love you such good things as surpass our understanding: Pour into our hearts such love towards you, that we, loving you in all things and above all things, may obtain your promises, which exceed all that we can desire; through Jesus Christ our Lord, who lives and reigns with you and the Holy Spirit, one God, for ever and ever. Amen.
