Sunday, December 31, 2006

January 1, 2007 Opening Hymn and Psalm

     

   
January 1, 2007
Opening Hymn and Psalm
Hail to the brightness of Zion’s glad morning
This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it. “The people that walked in darkness have seen a great light.” Isaiah 9:2

Hail to the brightness of Zion’s glad morning!
Joy to the lands that in darkness have lain!
Hushed be the accents of sorrow and mourning;
Zion in triumph begins her mild reign.

Hail to the brightness of Zion’s glad morning!
Long by the prophets of Israel foretold!
Hail to the millions from bondage returning!
Gentiles and Jews the blest vision behold.

Lo, in the desert rich flowers are springing,
Streams ever copious are gliding along;
Loud from the mountain tops echoes are ringing,
Wastes rise in verdure, and mingle in song.

See, from all lands, from the isles of the ocean,
Praise to the Savior ascending on high;
Fallen the engines of war and commotion;
Shouts of salvation are rending the sky
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Psalm 118:24 (King James Version)

24This is the day which the LORD hath made; we will rejoice and be glad in it.

Psalm 118:24 (The Message)

 21-25 Thank you for responding to me;
      you've truly become my salvation!
   The stone the masons discarded as flawed
      is now the capstone!
   This is God's work.
      We rub our eyes—we can hardly believe it!
   This is the very day God acted—
      let's celebrate and be festive!
   Salvation now, God. Salvation now!
      Oh yes, God—a free and full life!

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