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[Silence] [Priest] Lord, with the favor that thou bearest unto thy people, oh visit me with thy salvation. [Murmuring] [music]

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[Hallelujah favorite] Lord, I love you, hallelujah. Lord, I love you, hallelujah. Lord, I love you, hallelujah.

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I will save you, hallelujah. I will serve you, hallelujah. Oh, I will serve you, hallelujah. I will serve you, hallelujah.

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Hallelujah, hallelujah. Hallelujah, hallelujah. ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪ ♪ Hallelujah, Hallelujah ♪

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- Oh gracious God our Father, we come to you this morning with thanksgiving in our hearts and gladness in our souls.

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O gracious God, we thank you for your faithfulness. We thank you for your love, your kindness, and your mercy. O gracious God, we ask that you would be with us today. Lead us by thy spirit.

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O God, we ask that you would help lead us into all truth. Help us to be able to understand that which is confusing unto our ways. In Jesus' name, amen and amen.

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[Music] It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the middle of prayer. It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the middle of prayer. It's me, it's me, oh Lord, standing in the middle of prayer.

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♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the middle of prayer ♪ ♪ Standing in the middle of prayer ♪ ♪ Standing in the middle of prayer ♪

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♪ I'm standing in the middle of prayer ♪ ♪ Standing in the middle of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪

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♪ In the need, in the need of God ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ That my sister, not my brother, might be old for the moon ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪

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♪ That my sister, not my brother, might be old for the moon ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of prayer ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of a friend ♪

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♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of a friend ♪ ♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ ♪ Standing in the need of a friend ♪

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♪ It's me, it's me, oh Lord ♪ [choir singing] [Choral singing] Please be seated.

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We come this morning, Father, in the humblest way that we've ever been taught to pray. You find us this morning, our Father, calling upon Thy holy and righteous name. We come this morning, dear Master, to thank You for what You have already did for us and what You are yet willing to do. We thank You, our Father, for the rain. We thank You for the sunshine.

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And we thank You, our Father, for Jesus that gives us life, that we may have life more wonderful. We pray this morning, our Father, everybody that be standing in need of praying this morning, this morning. Pray for the sick this morning. Pray for the afflicted this morning. We pray, our Father, those that take leave on the highway. We pray, our Father, that their destiny may be

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saved. And we pray this morning, our Father, for the service that's going on here today. We pray, our Father, that you get into the ministry work this morning. Letting priests this morning our father. Get behind him this morning our father

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and let him preach the gospel this morning our father so men and women will fall out of their wicked ways and say what shall I

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do that I may inherit the eternal life. We pray our father for the choir this morning that sing the song and gospel this morning. Our

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father pray this morning our father that they would sing so that somebody our father that don't know you and a part of their sin

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morning we come and say men and brothers what shall I do to be saved we pray for our sick this morning our father pray this morning our father we're not special yet it's in our prayer but we pray this morning especially for brother scale this morning our father and those that's been sick a long time my father

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but with him our father and stand by strengthen them this morning our father while they weep and build them up while they tone down and right now our father Father, when we're wrong, then our Father, when time on earth won't fold us a home no more, take us home to thyself, where we can pray thy name throughout eternity.

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This blessing we ask in the name of Jesus and for his sakes. Amen. [music] [Music]

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♪ How great Thou art ♪ ♪ How great Thou art ♪ ♪ O my God ♪ ♪ With I in awe stand one man ♪

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♪ Come to the ball ♪ ♪ The world I have never seen ♪ ♪ I see the stars ♪ ♪ I hear the rolling thunder ♪

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♪ Like the one ♪ ♪ The universe is playing ♪ ♪ Fencing my soul ♪ ♪ My Savior God to Thee ♪

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♪ How great Thou art ♪ ♪ How great Thou art ♪ ♪ Filling my soul ♪ ♪ My Savior, all to Thee ♪

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♪ How great Thou art ♪ ♪ How great Thou art ♪ ♪ With what shall fall ♪ ♪ When shall the land ♪

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♪ Come be sure ♪ ♪ And take me home ♪ ♪ What joys shall fill my heart ♪ ♪ In thy shelter ♪

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♪ In the golden air ♪ ♪ Oh, great child ♪ ♪ And fearful flame ♪ ♪ My God, how great thou art ♪

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♪ It seems I chose ♪ ♪ What danger brought to me ♪ ♪ How great Thou art ♪ ♪ How great Thou art ♪

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♪ It changed my soul ♪ ♪ The day you're gone to me ♪ ♪ How great thou art ♪ ♪ How great ♪

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[Chorus of "Amen"] Let us stand now for our responsive reading in the back of our red hymnals, reading number 547, "God the Omnipotent."

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[Music] ♪ He is my way, he is the way ♪ ♪ I am my own ♪ ♪ There is no way to walk ♪

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♪ With the Word of the Lord ♪ ♪ He is my way ♪ ♪ Be silent ♪ ♪ All the world ♪

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♪ Speak in ♪ ♪ To his children ♪ - To whom then will you liken God? Or what likeness will you compare unto him?

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- [All] Every man to own, every man to earn, every man to own, every man to serve, [inaudible] It is he that sitteth upon the circle of the earth,

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and the inhabitants thereof are as grasshoppers, that stretcheth out the heavens as a curtain, and spreadeth them out as a first tent to dwell in. [inaudible]

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Yea, they shall not be planted. Yea, they shall not be sown. Yea, their stock shall not take root in the earth. And he shall also blow upon them, and they shall wither.

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And the whirlwind shall take them away as stubble. [chanting] [choral music] [singing]

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Lift up your eyes on high and behold who have created these things that bring about their host by number. He called them all by names and by the great by the greatness of his might for that he is strong in power not not one failure. Has thou not known, has thou not heard that the everlasting God, the Lord, the

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creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary. There is no searching of his understanding. Even the youth shall faint and be weary, and the young men shall utterly fall. But they that wait for the Lord shall renew their strength, and they shall not look between the angels,

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for they shall run, but not be free, and they shall walk in the right way. [Chorus singing] [Choral singing] (doorbell rings)

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(footsteps) [footsteps] [footsteps] [ Pause ]

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[Music] (singing) ♪ I'll be back to the ground ♪ ♪ And I'll be back to the ground ♪

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♪ Take my hand and we'll never stand alone ♪ ♪ 'Til my crossroads I appear to roam ♪ ♪ This is the scene in my soul ♪ ♪ The day I'm free ♪

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♪ 'Til I walk to the ground ♪ ♪ And I'll be back to the ground ♪ [Music] [Music]

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♪ And I heard him say ♪ ♪ You're a big man ♪ ♪ I'm not sure how the world ♪ ♪ Still works today ♪

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♪ But I'm a man ♪ ♪ In the sun and the moon ♪ ♪ It's a long way ♪ ♪ I am rising high ♪

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♪ You might think I'm slow ♪ ♪ I am getting up ♪ ♪ Oh, I am free ♪ ♪ It's a blessing in the soul ♪

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♪ I am getting up ♪ ♪ It's a blessing in the soul ♪ [music] [Music]

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[Music] [MUSIC PLAYING] Amen. Amen.

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Amen. Amen. Now, let's that the children from grade K to five come down to the front for what is now the children's hour.

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[Music] [music] Good morning. Good morning.

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Good morning. Today our sermon is going to be entitled, "What Would Jesus Do?" Can you say that? Say it, "What would Jesus do?" Let's say it again, "What would Jesus do?" Amen.

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Many times we find ourselves being guided and influenced by our friends, our friends that we have in school, and our friends that we have in church, our friends that we play games with and sometimes not all of our friends do things that are very good. Sometimes our friends do things that are very bad. They

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disobey their parents, they disobey their mother, their father, and their sisters. but this morning we want to look at someone else that can influence our behavior and who do you think that person is? mm-hmm that's right God's Son Jesus Christ he can influence our behavior now

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Now how do you think that God's son Jesus can influence our behavior? You don't know either, huh? Well, let's look at a few things here. Jesus went about and he preached the love of God.

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Jesus did all the things that were good and pleasing unto God. Jesus obeyed his mother Mary and Mary's husband Joseph. So Jesus, when he was a little lad about your age, he was very obedient unto his parents.

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He listened to everything that Mary and Joseph would have them to do. When Mary told Jesus to make up his bed in the morning, Jesus made up his bed.

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When Joseph told Jesus to probably take out the trash or help out your brothers and sisters, pick up his toys, Jesus listened to everything that his mother and Joseph would tell them to do.

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So for us today, we should be able to do what Jesus did. And anytime that we ever are in a situation when our friends are telling us that we should do things that are not what our parents want us to do, we should ask ourselves the question, "What would Jesus do if he was in my place?"

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And what do you think Jesus would do if he was in your place? He would be obedient to his mother and to his father and to his older sisters and brothers. So this is what we should say every time we find ourselves in situations that we're confused about just say what would Jesus do?

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And we always know what Jesus would do. Jesus would always do that which would make his mother and his father very happy by his obedience. God bless you and God keep you.

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[music] [Music] [Music] Let us now worship God and our tithes and our offerings.

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In the New Testament we find where the Apostle Paul told the church to lay aside as God has prosper to you. To give that which God has given unto you. God loves a cheerful giver. It is more blessed to give than to receive. [music]

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O gracious God our Father, We understand that all that we have is yours. O God, we realize that this that we do give unto you is the way that we see that we must worship you.

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O gracious God, we ask that you impress upon our hearts that which is our Christian duty to do. O gracious God, we understand that we must worship you not only in spirit and in truth, but we must worship you in the giving of ourselves and of our money.

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In Jesus' name, amen and amen. (gentle music) [Music] [Music]

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[Music] [Music] [Music] ♪ Oh, the answer ♪

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♪ I know it's a prayer ♪ ♪ That makes us all happy ♪ ♪ That's how the way ♪ ♪ That's how the journey ♪

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♪ Of each day ♪ ♪ I found the answer ♪ ♪ I found the way ♪ ♪ I found the answer ♪

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♪ I found the way ♪ ♪ With grace like me ♪ ♪ I found the way ♪ ♪ The sun is shining ♪

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♪ And the world is living ♪ ♪ I don't fear anything ♪ ♪ I'm going to live ♪ ♪ I will sing and will live ♪

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♪ I will not stray ♪ ♪ All the years of my life ♪ ♪ I've run and died for freedom ♪ ♪ And made my life a choice ♪

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♪ To live in government space ♪ ♪ All these years I've given ♪ ♪ And I will save the day ♪ ♪ I'm so glad to see you ♪

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♪ You're everywhere ♪ ♪ You're always great to see ♪ ♪ I'm glad to see you ♪ ♪ I'm far from the way that you used to be ♪

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♪ The sun is shining ♪ ♪ I'm reaching ♪ ♪ I'm far from the ashes ♪ [music]

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[INAUDIBLE] [INAUDIBLE] [inaudible] [inaudible]

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Why don't you come up here and just use the microphone up here. Okay, good morning. This is the announcement period. Please look in your bulletin for further announcements.

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This silver mother of pearl bracelet has been found. If it is yours, please go to the back desk and get it. As I read the names on the visitor card, please stand. Mr. Algernon Means.

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Are there any other visitors? If so, will you please stand and give your name, church, and home? We at Ebernees have welcomed you and opened our doors unto you. Would our visitor please remain standing?

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Would one of our members of Ebenezer please give him a hearty handshake and welcome him to our family? - Good morning.

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I would like to extend a special invitation to everyone to join us on next week this week, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for evening services for an observance of state mission prayer week.

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The services will be conducted on Tuesday night by Mission 2, on Wednesday night by Baptist Young Women and the Brotherhood, and on Thursday night by Mission 1. Please come out and join us and support this mission effort. We have to deal with not only foreign missions but our state mission too.

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The goal this year is $2,222,222.22. So please come out and support us. There will be special mission envelopes available at the usher's desk following this morning service.

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We'd like to follow up on a few of the announcements that we have here, especially concerning the Women's Missionary Union. We are asking your support for all of the services of next week. We do understand that certain days of the week,

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there are other things that you have to do, but if you find time, then the course of the evening hour, we would like for you to come back

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and be a part of this program. Also, I would like to ask you to pray for Dr. Griffin his wife and the other members of our family who are on their way to Dallas, Texas to be in service with the Reverend R.L. Rowe in Dallas, Texas.

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So let us remember them in our prayers and ask that God would return them safely back unto us and reunite us as a family. So we have, for those who have not met him yet, we have Gary McNeil, who is an intern like myself, who will be here at Ebenezer Baptist Church for one full year.

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Gary McNeil is a staff member. He will be working along with the Sunday school and also services within the pulpit and different other ministries within the church.

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And we'd like to ask Gary to stand at this time and we'd like to have you say amen and make Gary McNeil feel welcome to be a part of the Ebenezer Baptist family.

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Thank you very much. What part of Texas are you from? - East Texas. - He's from?

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- Piney Woods. - Piney Woods. - Piney Woods, East Texas. So he's no stranger to the Texas area,

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and he's no stranger to the Austin area. We would like to also remind you to consult in your bulletins for the upcoming events. If there are any changes, please call the secretary.

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And now we ask that you, well, first of all, before I go into this, is there a youth witness here today? Is there a youth witness here today?

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Notice that it's on the program, but I don't know if anyone was here to take care of that. Yes. Okay. I understand that there's not a youth witness for that.

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Before we do sing our congregational hymn, I would like to thank those who are here for being here and continue to continue in the worship of Almighty God at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Let us now stand and turn to our red hymnals, hymn 153, "Great is Thou Faithfulness."

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[MUSIC PLAYING] [Music] ♪ There is no place ♪ ♪ For a mother ♪

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♪ There is no sound ♪ ♪ For a baby ♪ ♪ For he ♪ ♪ Has been born ♪

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♪ On this earth and heaven ♪ ♪ There's no place ♪ ♪ The power of the king ♪ ♪ Great is thy name ♪

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♪ Great is thy greatness ♪ ♪ God in thine own people ♪ ♪ The truth I see ♪ ♪ The light and peace ♪

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♪ The heaven and the earth ♪ [Music] ♪ We will make way ♪ ♪ For others to see ♪

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♪ The heart and hand ♪ ♪ Who change the life of others ♪ ♪ Shall always find ♪ ♪ In their person the light ♪

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♪ God is my savior ♪ ♪ And he is my friend ♪ ♪ So I will praise him ♪ ♪ As he has done ♪

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♪ Praise him my friends ♪ ♪ Praise him my friends ♪ ♪ God is my Lord ♪ [Music]

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[Choral singing] [Choral singing] [Choral singing] ♪ Jesus, take me to Jesus ♪

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♪ Long way away ♪ ♪ Long way away ♪ ♪ And long way away ♪ ♪ And long way away ♪

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♪ Long way away ♪ ♪ Lord Jesus, take me to Jesus ♪ ♪ Jesus, take me to Jesus ♪ ♪ Long way away ♪

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♪ Long way away ♪ ♪ Long way away ♪ ♪ Long way away ♪ ♪ Long way away ♪

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- I'll play the rest, it will be read by Dr. Ponce. [The sound of the camera being moved around] [ Silence ]