Year A: Second Sunday of Advent

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Justice shall flourish in his time, and fullness of peace for ev – er

[Verse 1]
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O God, with Your judgment endow the king,
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And with your justice the king’s son;
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He shall govern your people with justice
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And your afflicted ones with judgment.

[Verse 2]
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Justice shall flower in his days.
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And profound peace, till the moon be no more.
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May he rule from sea to sea,
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And from the River to the ends of the earth.

[Verse 3]
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For he shall rescue the poor when he cries out,
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And the afflicted when he has no one to help him.
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He shall have pity for the lowly and the poor;
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The lives of the poor he shall save.

[Verse 4]
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May his name be blessed forever;
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As long as the sun his name shall remain.
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In him shall all the tribes of the earth be blessed;
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All the nations shall proclaim his happiness.