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German: Herzlich lieb hab' ich dich, o Herr Text: Martin Schalling (1532-1608) Tune: B. Schmid 1577 1 Lord, Thee I love with all my heart; I pray Thee, ne'er from me depart, With tender mercy cheer me. Earth has no pleasure I would share, Yea, heav'n itself were void and bare If Thou, Lord, wert not near me. And should my heart for sorrow break, My trust in Thee can nothing shake. Thou art the portion I have sought; Thy precious blood my soul has bought. Lord Jesus Christ,

Text: John Newton (1725-1807) Tune: Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) or Cyril Taylor (1907-1991) 1 Glorious things of thee are spoken, Zion, city of our God! He, whose word cannot be broken, Form'd thee for his own abode: On the rock of ages founded, What can shake thy sure repose? With salvation's walls surrounded, Thou may'st smile at all thy foes. 2 See the streams of living waters Springing from eternal love, Well supply thy sons and daughters, And all fear of want remove:

Danish: Om dagen står de store stille træer Text: Lisbeth Smedegaard Andersen Tune: René A. Jensen/Christian Præstholm 1. By day the giant trees stand still and quiet And bear the light of heaven in their branches, While all around is stillness In these bright winter days of bitter cold As hoarfrost breathes its rime on woodland pathways. 2. These brief short days pass by with measured steps And move around the people with cold fingers Who walk all by themselves; As midnig

Text: Zulu folk Tune: Zulu folk, arr. Anders Nyberg We are marching in the light of God, We are marching…. (For copyright reason the text cannot be put here, but you will find it at any of the links) below). REFLECTION Salt and light. These are two images Jesus uses to describe the vocation of the Christian in the world. To season, to cleanse, to heal, is the work of salt. Light changes everything. While darkness fills us with