Sursum Corda

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This article is about an element of Christian worship, for the cooperative housing development, see Sursum Corda Cooperative.

The Sursum Corda is the opening dialogue of the Eucharistic Prayer in many Christian traditions. The name is derived from a central part of the dialogue (Latin for "Lift up your hearts!"). While there are some minor deviations in English, the dialogue typically runs as follows:

Presider: The Lord be with you.
People: And with your spirit (or And also with you).
Presider: Lift up your hearts.
People: We lift them to the Lord (or We have them with the Lord).

The dialogue is recorded in the earliest missals of the Christian Church, and is a standard element in Roman Catholic, Anglican, Lutheran, and other denominations.

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