Leader:

We gather today to thank You, Lord of All, for all You have done in the story of the Seventh-day Adventist Theological Seminary.

Leader:

We praise You for every dedicated teacher and staff member. We thank You for every student trained.  We honor You for every country entered, every church planted, every sermon preached, every prayer prayed, every soul won.

Congregation:

To You we offer our praise and thanksgiving.

Leader:

We gather today to thank You, Lord of All, for a new building.

Congregation:

To You we offer our praise and thanksgiving

Leader:

Bricks and mortar, filing cabinets and desks, air handling systems and elevator, classrooms and hallways, offices and suites, computers and wireless networks, chapels for prayer and worship . . .

Congregation:

We dedicate to You, to Your service, to the Glory of Your Name, and to the advancement of Your cause.

Leader:

The greatest treasures of this school, its students, now and in days to come . . .

Congregation:

We dedicate to You, to Your service, to the Glory of Your Name, and to the advancement of Your cause.

Leader:

Will God indeed dwell on the earth?  Even heaven and the highest heaven cannot contain You, much less this house that we have built!

Congregation:

Hear the plea of Your servants and of Your people when they pray.  O hear in heaven Your dwelling place; heed and forgive. Amen.*