Leader: Arise, shine, for your light has come, and the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
All: For behold, darkness shall cover the earth, and thick darkness the peoples;
Leader: but the Lord will arise upon you, and his glory will be seen upon you.
All: And nations shall come to your light, and kings to the brightness of your rising.
Adapted for liturgical use.
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