LIKE INCENSE

"Like Incense" is a gentle, prayerful Offertory hymn that draws on the scriptural imagery of ascending smoke to represent the congregation's prayers and gifts. As the choir sings of offerings rising to God, the melody carries a quiet reverence, asking for His blessings to fall "like morning dew." It is a fitting reflection of the exchange that happens at the altar: the people offer their humble gifts, and God returns them as abundant grace.

During the preparation of the gifts, this piece helps settle the church into a posture of worship. The verses are deeply personal, moving from a plea for blessing and healing to a promise of wholehearted thanksgiving. Singing "My God my Lord, answer me," the choir gives voice to the individual prayers of everyone in the pews, making the Offertory procession a true spiritual lifting of hearts.