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Psalm 147:13-20

13 For he has made strong the bars of your gates * and has blessed your children within you.

14 He makes peace in your borders * and fills you with the finest of wheat.

15 He sends forth his commandment upon the earth, * and his word runs very swiftly.

16 He gives snow like wool * and scatters the white frost like ashes.

17 He casts forth his ice like crumbs; * who is able to abide his frost?

18 He sends out his word and melts them; * he blows with his wind, and the waters flow.

19 He declares his word unto Jacob, * his statutes and ordinances unto Israel.

20 He has not dealt so with other nations; * neither have they knowledge of his laws. Praise the Lord.

Isaiah 61:10-62:5 Galatians 3:23-4:7

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John 1:1-18

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Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit, as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be forever. Amen.

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Words: George Ratcliffe Woodward | Music: Branle de l’official; Thoinot Arbeau | Words and Music © Public Domain

Psalm is from the Anglican Church in North America Book of Common Prayer 2019

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Hark! The Herald Angels Sing Ding Dong! Merrily On High

Ding Dong Merrily on HighHarmony by Edward L. StauffGeorge Ratcliffe Woodward (1848-1934)

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3. Pray ye du ti- ful- ly,- prime your ma tin- chime, ye rin gers;-2. E’en so here be low,- be low,- let stee ple- bells be swung en,-1. Ding dong! Mer ri- ly- on high, in Heav’n the bells are ring ing,-

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May ye beau ti- ful- ly- rime your eve time- song, ye sing ers.-And i o,- i o,- i o,- by priest and peo ple- sung en.-Ding dong! Ver i- ly- the sky is riv’n with an gel- sing ing.-

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ri- a,- ho san- nah- in the high est!-ri- a,- ho san- nah- in the high est!-ri- a,- ho san- nah- in the high est!-

Words: Charles Wesley | Music: Mendelssohn, Felix Mendelssohn | Words and Music © Public Domain

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