Resources - The Great King
Fling wide the gates and the King of Glory will come in!
This is sort of based on Psalm 28
Got this idea from a day in Bedford. I think it was originally written by Julie Careless - thank you very much!
This could be used at the beginning of a time of praise.
It does require either reading skills, or memory skills, or enough organisation and help to do it without!
We stand in a cricle, evenly spaced, with a leader for each of the 12 people, or each of the twelve groups.
Leaders teach the people or groups what the words are, and then we go round in a flow. If you can do it, you could add instruments, shouting etc.
Reader 1: Fling wide the gates,
Reader 2: Open the ancient doors,
Reader 3: And the Great King wil come in!
Reader 4: Who is the great king?
Reader 5: He is the Lord, strong and mighty,
Reader 6: The Lord, victorious in battle.
Reader 7: Fling wide the gates,
Reader 8: Open the ancient doors,
Reader 9: And the Great King will come in.
Reader 10: Who is the great King?
Reader 11: The triumphant Lord -
Reader 12: He is the great King!