Arise, shine; for thy light is come,
and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
For, behold, the darkness shall cover the earth,
and 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 60:1-3 KJV
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Through the tender mercy of our God;
whereby the dayspring from on high hath visited us,
To give light to them that sit in darkness and in the shadow of death,
to guide our feet into the way of peace.
Luke 1:78-79 KJV
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“O Dayspring, radiant of the light eternal and sun of justice:
come and enlighten those who dwell in darkness and the shadow of death.”
(Antiphon for Advent)
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