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1Hallelujah! Give thanks to the LORD, for he is good, * for his mercy endures for ever. 2 Who can declare the mighty acts of the LORD * or show forth all his praise? 3 Happy are those who act with justice * and always do what is right! 4 Remember me, O LORD, with the favor you have for your people, * and visit me with your saving help; 5 That I may see the prosperity of your elect and be glad with the gladness of your people, * that I may glory with your inheritance.
6 We have sinned as our forebears did; * we have done wrong and dealt wickedly. 7 In Egypt they did not consider your marvelous works, nor remember the abundance of your love; * they defied the Most High at the Red Sea. 8 But he saved them for his Name's sake, * to make his power known. 9 He rebuked the Red Sea, and it dried up, * and he led them through the deep as through a desert. 10 He saved them from the hand of those who hated them * and redeemed them from the hand of the enemy. 11 The waters covered their oppressors; * not one of them was left. 12 Then they believed his words * and sang him songs of praise.
13 But they soon forgot his deeds * and did not wait for his counsel. 14 A craving seized them in the wilderness, * and they put God to the test in the desert. 15 He gave them what they asked, * but sent leanness into their soul. 16 They envied Moses in the camp, * and Aaron, the holy one of the LORD. 17 The earth opened and swallowed Dathan * and covered the company of Abiram. 18 Fire blazed up against their company, * and flames devoured the wicked.
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chanted by the Rev. Philip Mayer St. Peter's by the Lake Episcopal Church The Colony, Texas |