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G. F. Hendel |
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Prelude |
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Comfort ye, confort ye my people, saith
your God Speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem and cry unto her That her warfare is accomplished That her inquity is pardoned The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness Prepare ye the way of the Lord Make straight in the desert a highway for our Lord |
Isaiah 40:1-3 |
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Every valley shall be exalted And every mountain and hill made low The crooked straight and the rough places plain |
Isaiah 40:4 |
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And the glorly of the Lord shall be
revealed And all flesh shall see it together For the mouth of the Lord hath spoked it |
Isaiah 40:5 |
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Thus sith the Lord of Hosts Yet once a little while and I will shake the heavens And the earth, the sea, and the dry land And I will shake all nations And the desire of all nations shall come The Lord whom ye seek shall suddenly come to his temple Even the messenger of the covenant whom ye delight in Behold, He shall come saith the Lord of Hosts |
Haggai 2:6.7 Malachi 3:2 |
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But who may abide the day of His coming And who shall stand when He appeareth ? For He is like a refiner's fire |
Malachi 3:2 |
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And He shall purify the sons of Levi That they may offer unto the Lord and an offering of righteousness |
Malachi 3:3 |
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Behold a virgine shall conceive and
bear a Son And shall call his name Emmanuel God with us |
Isaiah 7:14 Matt 1:23 |
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O thou that tellest good tidings to
Zion Get thee up into the high mountain O thou that tellest good tidings to Jerusalem Lift up thy voice with strength Lift it up be not afraid Say unto the cities of Judah Behold your God Arise, shine for thy light is come And the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee |
Isaiah 40:9 60:1 |
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For behold darkness shall cover the
earth And the gross darkness the people But the Lord shall arise upon thee And His glory shall be seen upon thee And the Gentiles shall come to thy light And kings to the brightness of thy rising |
Isaiah 60:2,3 |
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The people that walked in darkness have
seen a great light And then they dwell in the land of shadow of death Upon them hath the light shined |
Isaiah 9:2 |
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For unto us a Child is born Unto us a Son is given And the government shall be upon His shoulder And His name shall be called Wonderful Counsellor, the Mighty God The Ever-lasting the prince of Pease |
isaiah 9:6 |
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Pastoral symphony | |
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There were shepherds abiding in the
field Keeping watch over their flocks by night And lo ! the angel of the Lord came upon them And the glory of the Lord shone round about them And they were sore afraid |
Luke 2:8,9 |
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And the angel said unto them Fear not for behold I bring you good tidings of great joy Wich shall be to all people For unto you is born this day in the city of David A Saviour which is Christ the Lord |
Luke 2:10,11 |
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And suddenly there was with the angel
a multitude Of the heavenly host praising God and saving |
Luke 2:13 |
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Glory to God in the highest and peace
on earth Good will towards men |
Luke 2:14 |
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Rejoice greatly O daughter of Zion Shout O daughter of Jerusalem behold the king cometh unto thee He is the righteous Saviour and He shall speak peace unto the heathen |
Zechariah 9:9 |
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Then shall the eyes of the blind be
opened And the ears of the deaf unstopped Then shall the lame man leap as an hart And the tongue of the dumb shall sing |
Isaiah 35:5,6 |
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He shall feed His flock like a shepherd And He shall gather the lambs with His arm And carry them in His bosom And gently lead those that are with young Come unto Him all ye that labour and are heavy laden And He shall give you rest Take His yoke upon you and learn of Him For He is meek and lowly of heart And ye shall find rest unto your souls |
Isaiah 40:11 Matt 11:28,29 |
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His yoke is easy and His burthen is light | Matt 11:30 |
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