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% Open Hymnal Project, 2010 Edition
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%OHSCRIP Mt 4:12-17, Is 9:2-7, Mal 4:1-6
%OHTOPICS {Christmas/Advent}, {Courage in Affliction}, {Darkness, Spiritual [1]}, {God, As King [5,6]}, {God, Goodness of}, {God, Majesty & Power of}, {Jesus}, {Kindness, God's}, {Leadership}, {Light [1]}, {Peace [5]}, {Praise, Son}, {Presence}, {Salvation}, {Victory}, {Worship}
%OHCATEGORY EPIPHANY
%OHMETRICAL 8 6 8 6 6
%OHCOMPLEXITY 1
%OHCOMPOSER Hermann, Nikolaus (1500-1561)
%OHARRANGER unknown
%OHAUTHOR Morison, John (1746-1798)
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X: 1
T: The People That in Darkness Sat
C: Words: John Morison, 1781.  Music: 'Lobt Gott, ihr Christen Allzugleich' Nikolaus Hermann, 1554. 
C: Setting: "Kern des Deutschen Kirchengesangs", 1855, alt.
C: copyright: public domain.  This score is a part of the Open Hymnal Project, 2010 Revision.
S: Music source: The Evangelical Lutheran Hymn Book, 1931 Hymn 157.  Lyric source: Project Wittenberg
S: Arrangement slightly modified from "Kern des Deutschen Kirchengesangs", 1855 ed. Dr. Fridrich Layriz hymn 78
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w: 1.~The peo- ple that in dark- ness * sat A glo- rious 
w: 2.~To hail Thee, Sun of Right- eous- * ness, The gath'r- ing 
w: 3.~For Thou their bur- den dost re- * move And break the 
w: 4.~To us a Child of hope is * born, To us a 
w: 5.~His name shall be the Prince of * Peace, The Ev- er- 
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w: light have seen; The light has shined on them who * long In 
w: na- tions come; They joy as when the reap- ers * bear Their 
w: tyr- ant's rod As in the day when Mid- ian * fell Be- 
w: Son is giv'n, And on His shoul- der ev- er * rests All 
w: last- ing Lord, The Won- der- ful, the Coun- se- * lor. The 
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w: shades of death have been. In shades of death have been. 
w: har- vest trea- sures home. Their har- vest trea- sures home. 
w: fore the sword of God. Be- fore the sword of God. 
w: pow'r in earth and heav'n. All pow'r in earth and heav'n. 
w: God by all a- dored. The God by all a- dored. 
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W: 6.His righteous government and power
W: Shall over all extend;
W: On judgment and on justice based,
W: His reign shall have no end.
W: 
W: 7.Lord Jesus, reign in us, we pray,
W: And make us Thine alone,
W: Who with the Father ever art
W: And Holy Spirit, one.