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19 The Song of Moses and
Miriam
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Refrain: |
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All
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In your unfailing love, O
Lord, |
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you lead the people whom you have
redeemed. Alleluia! |
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I will sing to the Lord, who has triumphed
gloriously, • |
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the horse and his rider he has thrown into
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The Lord is my strength and my song
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and has become my salvation. |
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This is my God whom I will praise,
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the God of my forebears whom I will
exalt. |
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The Lord is a warrior, • |
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the Lord is his name. |
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5
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Your right hand, O Lord, is glorious in
power: • |
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your right hand, O Lord, shatters the
enemy. |
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At the blast of your nostrils, the sea
covered them; • |
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they sank as lead in the mighty
waters. |
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In your unfailing love, O Lord, • |
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you lead the people whom you have
redeemed. |
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And by your invincible strength • |
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you will guide them to your holy
dwelling. |
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You will bring them in and plant them, O
Lord, • |
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in the sanctuary which your hands have
established. |
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Exodus 15.1b-3,6,10,13,17
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Glory to the Father and to the
Son |
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and to the Holy Spirit; |
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as it was in the beginning is now |
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and shall be for ever. Amen. |
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20 A Song of Hannah
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Blessed are those who
believe, |
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for what God has promised will be
fulfilled. |
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My soul exults in the Lord; • |
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my strength is exalted in my God. |
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My mouth derides my enemies, • |
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because I rejoice in your salvation. |
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3
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There is no Holy One like you, O Lord,
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nor any Rock like you, our God. |
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4
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For you are a God of knowledge • |
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and by you our actions are weighed. |
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5
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The bows of the mighty are broken,
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but the feeble gird on strength. |
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6
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Those who were full now hire themselves out
for bread, • |
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but those who were hungry are well
fed. |
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The barren woman has borne sevenfold,
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but she who has many children is
forlorn. |
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Both the poor and the rich are of your
making; • |
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you bring low and you also exalt. |
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You raise up the poor from the dust,
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and lift the needy from the ash heap. |
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You make them sit with the rulers
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and inherit a place of honour. |
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For the pillars of the earth are yours
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and on them you have set the world. |
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1 Samuel 2.1-2,3b-5,7-8
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Glory to the Father and to the Son |
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and to the Holy Spirit; |
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as it was in the beginning is now |
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and shall be for ever. Amen. |
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21 A Song of David
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Splendour and majesty are yours, O
God; |
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you are exalted as head over
all. |
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Blessed are you, God of Israel, for ever
and ever, • |
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for yours is the greatness, the power, |
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the glory, the splendour and
the majesty. |
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Everything in heaven and on earth is yours;
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yours is the kingdom, O Lord |
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and you are exalted as head
over all. |
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3
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Riches and honour come from you • |
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and you rule over all. |
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4
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In your hand are power and might;
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yours it is to give power and strength to
all. |
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5
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And now we give you thanks, our God,
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and praise your glorious name. |
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For all things come from you, • |
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and of your own have we given you. |
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1 Chronicles 29.10b-13,14b
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Glory to the Father and to the Son |
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and to the Holy Spirit; |
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as it was in the beginning is now |
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and shall be for ever. Amen. |
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22 A Song of Solomon
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Many waters cannot quench
love; |
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neither can the floods drown
it. |
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Set me as a seal upon your heart,
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as a seal upon your arm; |
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For love is strong as death, passion fierce
as the grave; • |
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its flashes are flashes of fire, a raging
flame. |
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3
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Many waters cannot quench love, • |
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neither can the floods drown it. |
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4
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If all the wealth of our house were offered
for love, • |
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it would be utterly scorned. |
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cf Song of Songs 8.6-7
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Glory to the Father and to the Son |
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and to the Holy Spirit; |
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as it was in the beginning is now |
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and shall be for ever. Amen. |
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23 A Song of Peace
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Spirit of God, teach us your
ways, |
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that we may walk in the way of
peace. |
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Come, let us go up to the mountain of God,
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to the house of the God of Jacob; |
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That God may teach us his ways, • |
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and that we may walk in his paths. |
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For the law shall go out from Zion,
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and the word of the Lord from
Jerusalem. |
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4
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God shall judged between the nations,
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and shall mediate for many peoples. |
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5
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They shall beat their swords into
ploughshares, • |
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and their spears into pruning hooks. |
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6
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Nation shall not lift up sword against
nation, • |
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neither shall they learn war any more. |
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7
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O people of Jacob, come: •l |
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et us walk in the light of the Lord. |
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Isaiah 2.3-5
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Glory to the Father and to the Son |
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and to the Holy Spirit; |
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as it was in the beginning is now |
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and shall be for ever. Amen. |
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24 A Song of the Messiah
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Refrain: |
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To us a child is
born, |
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to us a son is given. |
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The people who walked in darkness have seen
a great light; • |
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those who dwelt in a land of deep
darkness, |
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upon them the light has dawned. |
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You have increased their joy and given them
great gladness; • |
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they rejoiced before you as with joy at the
harvest. |
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For you have shattered the yoke that
burdened them; • |
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the collar that lay heavy on their
shoulders. |
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4
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For to us a child is born and to us a son
is given, • |
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and the government will be upon his
shoulder. |
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And his name will be called: Wonderful
Counsellor, |
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the Mighty God; • |
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the Everlasting Father, the Prince of
Peace. |
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6
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Of the increase of his government and of
peace • |
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there will be no end, |
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Upon the throne of David and over his
kingdom, • |
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to establish and uphold it with justice and
righteousness. |
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8
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From this time forth and for evermore;
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the zeal of the Lord of hosts will do
this.
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Isaiah 9.2,3b,4a,6,7
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Glory to the Father and to the Son |
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and to the Holy Spirit; |
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as it was in the beginning is now |
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and shall be for ever. Amen. |
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25 A Song of God's Chosen One
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The earth shall be full of the
knowledge of the Lord. |
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There shall come forth a shoot from the
stock of Jesse, • |
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and a branch shall grow out of his
roots. |
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And the Spirit of the Lord shall rest upon
him, • |
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the spirit of wisdom and
understanding, |
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The spirit of counsel and might,
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the spirit of knowledge and the fear of the
Lord. |
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He shall not judge by what his eyes see,
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or decide by what his ears hear, |
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But with righteousness he shall judge the
poor, • |
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and decide with equity for the meek of the
earth. |
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The wolf shall dwell with the lamb,
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and the leopard shall lie down with the
kid. |
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The calf, the lion and the fatling
together, • |
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with a little child to lead them. |
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They shall not hurt or destroy in all my
holy mountain, • |
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for the earth shall be full of the
knowledge of the Lord |
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as the
waters cover the sea. |
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Isaiah 11.1-4a,6,9
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Glory to the Father and to the Son |
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and to the Holy Spirit; |
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as it was in the beginning is now |
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and shall be for ever. Amen. |
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26 A Song of Deliverance
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All the earth, shout and sing for
joy, |
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for great in your midst is the Holy
One. |
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'Behold, God is my salvation; • |
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I will trust and will not be afraid; |
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'For the Lord God is my strength and my
song, • |
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and has become my salvation.' |
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With joy you will draw water • |
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from the wells of salvation. |
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On that day you will say, • |
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'Give thanks to the Lord, call upon his
name; |
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'Make known his deeds among the nations,
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proclaim that his name is exalted. |
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'Sing God's praises, who has triumphed
gloriously; • |
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let this be known in all the world. |
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'Shout and sing for joy, you that dwell in
Zion, • |
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for great in your midst is the Holy One of
Israel.' |
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Isaiah 12.2-6
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Glory to the Father and to the Son |
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and to the Holy Spirit; |
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as it was in the beginning is now |
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and shall be for ever. Amen. |
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27 A Song of the Wilderness
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Lift up your voice with
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O herald of good
tidings. |
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The wilderness and
the dry land shall rejoice, • |
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the desert shall blossom and burst into
song. |
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They shall see the glory of the Lord,
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the majesty of our God. |
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Strengthen the weary hands, • |
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and make firm the feeble knees. |
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Say to the anxious, 'Be strong, fear
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your
God is coming with judgement, • |
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coming with judgement to save you.' |
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Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened,
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and the ears of the deaf unstopped; |
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Then shall the lame leap like a hart,
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and the tongue of the dumb sing for
joy. |
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For waters shall break forth in the
wilderness, • |
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and streams in the desert; |
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The ransomed of the Lord shall return with
singing, • |
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with everlasting joy upon their heads. |
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Joy and gladness shall be theirs,
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and sorrow and sighing shall flee
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Isaiah 35.1,2b-4a,4c-6,10
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Glory to the Father and to the Son |
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and to the Holy Spirit; |
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as it was in the beginning is now |
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and shall be for ever. Amen. |
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