O Come (95)
Give `thanks_ to the LORD! Call / on his name!
`Make his deeds_ known a / mong the peoples.
`Sing to him, sing praises / to~ him!
`Tell of all his marvel / ous~ works.
`Glory in his / holy name.
`Let the heart of those who seek the / LORD rejoice.
`Seek the LORD_ / and his strength.
`Seek his face for / ever more.
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Re `member his marvelous works that / he has done:
his `wonders, and the judgments / he pronounced,
you `off_ spring of Abra / ham, his servant,
you `children of_ Jacob, his_ / chosen ones.
He `is the / LORD, our God.
His `judgments are in / all the earth.
`He_ has remembered his_ covenant for / e~ ver,
the `word which he commanded to a thousand / generations,
the `covenant which he_ made with / Abraham,
his `oath to / I~ saac,
`and confirmed_ it to Jacob as_ / a decree;
to `Israel_ for an everlasting / covenant,
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`saying, “To you I will give the / land of Canaan,
the `lot of your in / heritance,”
when `they were / few in number,
`very few, and so_ / journers in it.
They `went about from nation / to~ nation,
from `one_ kingdom / to another.
`He allowed no one to / do them wrong.
`He reproved_ kings_ / for their sakes,
`“Do not touch_ my a / nointed ones!
`Do my prophets / no~ harm!”
`He called for a famine / on the land.
`He destroyed the / food supplies.
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He `sent a man be / fore~ them.
`Joseph was sold / for a slave.
They `bruised his / feet with shackles.
His `neck was / locked in irons,
un `til the time his word_ / came to pass,
`and the word_ of the LORD_ / proved him true.
The `king_ sent and / freed~ him,
the `ruler of_ peoples, and_ let him / go~ free.
`He_ made him lord_ / of his house,
and `ruler of all / his possessions,
to `discipline his princes / at his pleasure,
`and to teach his / elders wisdom.
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`Israel_ also came_ / into Egypt.
`Jacob lived_ in the / land of Ham.
`He increased his / people greatly,
and `made them stronger / than their foes.
He `turned their heart to / hate his people,
`to conspire a / gainst his servants.
`He sent Moses, / his ~ servant,
and `Aaron, whom_ / he had chosen.
`They performed_ miracles a / mong~ them,
and `wonders in the / land of Ham.
`He sent darkness, and_ / made it dark,
for `had they not rebelled a / gainst his words?
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He `turned their waters / into blood,
`and_ / killed their fish.
Their `land_ / swarmed with frogs,
`even in the rooms_ / of their kings.
He `spoke, and swarms of / flies~ came,
and `lice through / out their country.
He `gave them / hail for rain,
with `lightning / in their land.
He `struck their vines_ and their / fig~ trees,
and `shattered the_ trees_ / of their country.
He `spoke_, and the / locusts came
`with the grass_ hoppers, / without number.
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They `ate up ev’ry plant_ / in their land,
`and ate up the fruit_ / of their ground.
`He struck also all the firstborn / in their land,
the `first_ fruits of / all their strength.
He `brought them out with silver / and~ gold.
There `was not one among his tribes that / stum~ bled.
`Egypt was_ glad when / they departed,
`for the fear of Israel had fallen / on~ them.
He `spread a cloud_ for a / covering,
`fire_ to give light_ / in the night.
They `asked, and / he brought quail,
and `satisfied them with_ / bread from heaven.
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`He opened the rock, and waters / gushed~ out.
They `ran_ as a river in the / dry~ places.
For `he remembered his_ / holy promise,
and `Abra / ham, his servant.
He `brought his people / out with joy,
his `chosen / with~ singing.
`He gave them the lands_ / of the nations.
`They received what others / had worked for, +
that `they might keep his / sta~ tutes,
`and observe his laws_. / Praise the LORD!