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Above the Brightness (Vocals only)-1

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Sally DeFord
Copyright 1997 by Sally DeFord
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Above the Brightness of the Sun
(Voice parts only)
All
All
the
the
world
world
was
in
H
H
H
H
un
sha
H
a
dow
H
{

Vs. 1 Women, Vs. 2 Men:


ware,
lay,
F
As
Ev
the
'ry
word
search
of
for
H
H
H
H
life
truth
H
was
un
H
spo
end
H
ken,
ing,
G

As
Long
a
the
sim
age
ple
be
H
H
H
H
boy
reft
H
of
of
H
ten
Hea
der
ven's
H
H
years
voice,
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heard
Long
the
the
long
age
a
de
H
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H
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wai
nied
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ted
His
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truth.
pow'r.
F
Women (2nd time only):

Ah
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F
Ah
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H
There
Then
with
with
in
in
that
a
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hal
si
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lowed
lent
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{

grove,
grove,
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Hea
Jo
ven
seph
hath
pled
the
for
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si
un
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lence
der
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bro
stand
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ken,
ing,
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.
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Ah
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F
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God
Of
speaks
fer
once
ing
a
a
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gain
loud
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to
his
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mor
hum
tal
ble
H
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man.
prayer,
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Hear
Speak
his
ing
voice,
all
oh
his
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sons
heart's
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of
de
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{
earth!
sire,
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Be
Not
HH
Tenor/Bass
(Both verses)

Soprano/Alto
(both verses):
hold
though
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the
the
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r
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skies
pow'rs
H
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with
of
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r
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()
glo
hell
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ry
a
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r
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riv'n,
rose
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Be
to
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hold
bid
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the
the
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might
gates
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and
of
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pow'r
Heav'n
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of
be
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heav'n,
closed

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could
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hold!
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the
vil's

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wrath
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ther
re
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()
and
strain
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the
the
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Son,
hand
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The
of
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glo
God,
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rious
who
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day
thus
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of
ap
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truth
peared
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has
to
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dawned,
man:

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bove the bright ness


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of
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the
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a tempo
sun,
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Pur er than the
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ra
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diant
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F
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(Pur
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than)
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morn
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ing,
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Ban ish ing the
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night
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r
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with
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Hea ven's per fect
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light,
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Clear er thanthe
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new
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day's
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(hea
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ven's
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light,)
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dawn
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The
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Fa ther spake and
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Christ
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our
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Lord
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re
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stored to man his
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Fa
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ther's
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king
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dom,
G
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The
H
r
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{
light of truth shines
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H
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forth
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up
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r
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{
on
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the
H
H
earth,
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a
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r

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{
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bove the bright ness
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H
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of
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the
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r
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king
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dom,
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The
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{
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truth
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shines
H
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forth)
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{
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sun.
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1.
sun.
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2.
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Not
HH
poco rit

though
H
H

the
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r
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pow'rs
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of
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r
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a tempo

()
hell
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a
H
r
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rise
H
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in
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vain
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to
H
r
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seal
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the
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r
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clo
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ven
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skies
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shall
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vel
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r
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a
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tion
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cease
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to
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shine
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and
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fill
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the
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earth
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with
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{
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truth
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di
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r
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vine,
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A
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bove the bright ness


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of
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the
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a tempo
sun,
F
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Pur er than the
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ra
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diant
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()
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mor
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ning
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-)
ning,
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G
Ban ish ing the
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H
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H
H
H
night
H
H
r
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with
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hea ven's per fect
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H
H
H
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H
H
H
light,
G
H
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Clear er than the
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new
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day's
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mor
G
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ning,)
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(hea
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ven's
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light,)
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dawn
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ing,
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The
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H
Fa therspeaks and
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H
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H
Christ
H
H
our
H
H
Lord
G
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shall
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e ver guide his
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Fa
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ther's
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guide
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ther's
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king
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dom,
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The
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r
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{
light of truth shines
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H
H
H
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H
H
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forth
H

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up
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r
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{
on
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H
the
H
H
earth,
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a
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r

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{
H
bove
H
H
the
H
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bright
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H
ness
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H
king
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dom,
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H

The
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{
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truth
H
H
shines
H
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forth)
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{
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of
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the
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sun!
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(of
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the
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sun.)
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