Advent: Look, your Light has come

O come, Thou Day-Spring, come and cheer

Our spirits by Thine advent here

Disperse the gloomy clouds of night

And death's dark shadows put to flight.

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Arise, shine; for your light has come,
And the glory of the Lord has risen upon you.
For behold, darkness will cover the earth
And deep darkness the peoples;
But the Lord will rise upon you.
Nations will come to your light,
And kings to the brightness of your rising.

Isaiah 60:1-3

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Yet it's hard to remember the light in the midst of the night, when the walls press in around you and the darkness closes in.
It's hard to remember to come up to breathe. It's hard to remember that there are things other than what holds you down. That there are other things, good things. Beautiful things.

That there is rest.
That you will rise.
That there is more than this.

Because your light is coming -
Behold, your Light has come. 

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Bangkitlah, dan bersinarlah, hai Yerusalam, 

kerana cahaya penyelamatanmu sudah datang;

Tuhan menyinari engkau dengan kemuliaan-Nya

Yesaya 60:1

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Rejoice! Rejoice! Emmanuel

Shall come to thee, O Israel