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Isaiah 60.1-4, 18-20

Arise, shine; for your light has come,  and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
For darkness shall cover the earth,  and thick darkness the peoples;
but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will appear over you.
Nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your dawn.

Lift up your eyes and look around;  they all gather together, they come to you;
your sons shall come from far away,  and your daughters shall be carried on their nurses’ arms.

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Violence shall no more be heard in your land,  devastation or destruction within your borders;
you shall call your walls Salvation, and your gates Praise.

The sun shall no longer be your light by day, nor for brightness shall the moon give light to you by night;
but the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your God will be your glory.
Your sun shall no more go down, or your moon withdraw itself;
for the Lord will be your everlasting light, and your days of mourning shall be ended.

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O send out your light and your truth;  let them lead me;
let them bring me to your holy hill and to your dwelling.
Then I will go to the altar of God, to God my exceeding joy;
and I will praise you with the harp, O God, my God.

Why are you cast down, O my soul,  and why are you disquieted within me?
Hope in God; for I shall again praise him,  my help and my God.