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♪♪ [MUSIC] ♪ To the restoration ♪ ♪ Where Jesus comes to wipe our tears away ♪

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♪ He has the power to heal and repair ♪ ♪ To all who dream, his will be done ♪ ♪ Let every heart be filled with the new creation ♪ ♪ Hosanna, praise be to God ♪

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Bless him who cometh to bring us salvation. His work of good will flow by its might. One for the freedom of the American nation. Humanity and the future each is right.

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♪ While those in darkness ♪ ♪ And those who walk through the light ♪ ♪ To all the dreams of many might ♪ ♪ Let every voice resound with delight ♪

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♪ Let the nation of Anna ♪ ♪ Raise ye the Lord ♪ ♪ As in the country ♪ ♪ Great as our nation ♪

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Sing and rejoice, for blessed rules the land. Of all the sons and daughters of nation, True values of the highest of men we hear. Rains for the hope of kings of heaven and more,

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Joyous ring the day-light. Let every voice resound with united acclamation. Praise to the Lord, O Canada. Blessing and good come to bring us salvation.

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♪ salvation ♪ - Let us pray. Speak now to our hearts, O God. In the name of Jesus Christ, our Savior and Lord, amen.

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Amen. On the next day, much people that had come to the feast, when they heard that Jesus was coming to Jerusalem, took branches of palm trees and went forth to meet him, and cried, "Hosanna! Blessed is the King of Israel that cometh in the name of the

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Lord." And Pilate therefore took Jesus and scourged him, and the soldiers planted a crown of thorns and put it on his head,

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and they put on him a purple robe and said, "Hail, King of the Jews," and smote him with their hands. Pilate therefore went forth again and said unto them,

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"Behold, I bring him forth to you, "that you may know that I find no fault in him." Then came Jesus forth wearing the crown of thorns and the purple robe.

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Pilate saith unto them, behold a man. The chief priest therefore and officers saw him. They cried out saying, crucify him. Pilate saith unto them, take him and crucify him

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for I find no fault in him. Hosanna, crucify him. Amen. These words

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are the shouts of the crowds that surrounded Jesus on Palm Sunday and Good Friday. It is as if the crowd says, "I love you,"

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and then a little later, "I hate you." - Yes, that's right. - They are words of praise and persecution, congratulations and condemnation,

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words of support and rejection. Hosanna, crucify Him. These words tell the story of Jesus' passion experience. They describe the pilgrimage of life.

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Hosanna is a cry of acclamation and adoration. Hosanna, save us we pray. Save us we beseech you. >> Hosanna is the shout of the multitude during Jesus' triumphant entry into the city of Jerusalem.

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We love and share our times of triumph, times when we are recipients of accolades from the There's times when we are recipients of exaltation and a feeling of ecstasy. These are times that are usually associated with being a winner. We notice that when the team wins, that the coach is lifted up, he's carried on the shoulders

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of the team members. The media is there to interview him. There is nothing that takes the place of winning. We honor our heroes and herons.

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- Yes, yes. - We honor warriors who have been victorious in battle. - Yes. - Hosanna.

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Hosanna is the victorious shout of the crowd in this royal processional. - Oh yeah, that's right. - It leads into Jerusalem

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and to the Holy Temple. We call it the triumphal inri. Now these are rather strange words for what we see. These are strange words

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because in ancient times, a triumphal inri would be made with the victorious warrior riding on a prancing speed, a sign of arrogance and power.

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We use the phrase that one is on his or her high horses. - That's right. - That shows that they're kind of arrogant,

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that they're higher than they ought to be. - That's right. - Jesus is not on a high horse. - That's right.

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- He's riding on a donkey. beast of burden, symbol of humility, of lowliness, and that is certainly contrary to popular custom. Now Jesus knows that he's on the way to the cross. The king enters Jerusalem.

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His triumph is not in weapons. His triumph is in the spirit. His triumph is in the attitude, the victorious attitude in confronting tragedy.

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And every one of us needs to learn what it means to have a triumphant attitude when confronting tragedy. Now listen to the cry of adoration by the disciples.

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Hosanna, praise ye the Lord. Blessed is the King of Israel. The word Hosanna is identified with the Passover hymn, Psalm 118, celebrating the victory God gave Israel

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over the Egyptians. Jesus celebrates Passover in the midst of his passion experience. We can celebrate the goodness of God

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as we experience tragic circumstances That's what Jesus does. The crowd on Palm Sunday that shouts Hosanna was composed of Galileans.

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Jesus was from their section of the country. They are loud in their praise and strong in their support. Hosanna, blessed be the King of Israel. The people of Jerusalem a year before that time, when Jesus fed the 5,000, tried to force

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Jesus to become king, but he refused and slipped away. The Galileans in the crowd are enthusiastically shouting "Hosanna" now. Those who reside in Jerusalem give Jesus a cold shoulder. They're too in the crowd, they're in that crowd also.

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But now here you have some in the crowd enthusiastically shouting Hosanna, and others in the crowd who are giving Jesus a cold or rather chilly reception.

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Luke says that some of the Pharisees among the crowd I said to Jesus, "Master, rebuke your disciples. "Tell them they're out of line. "Tell them they've gone too far.

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"Tell them to shut up, to hush their mouths. "Hold their peace." Jesus said, "If they hold their peace, "then the stones will cry out."

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So it was a mixed crowd. Some shouting "Hosanna," others saying "Be quiet," call off this demonstration of support. Someone has said that there are three classes of people.

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Those who make things happen, those who watch things happen, and the overwhelming majority who have no idea of what is happening.

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(audience laughing) But Jesus rides on. He travels triumphantly through the fall. He shows us how to face tragic circumstances

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with a triumphant attitude. It's all rather interesting when we're on a trip and it's a rather heavy fall. My wife also always suggests that we pull off

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on the side of the road and stop. And I always suggest that we continue. That just up the road, we're gonna be out of the frog. And most of the time, that's the way it happens.

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You just have to continue to get through the fog. And when one faces In tragic circumstances, one needs a triumphant attitude. Get through.

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Michael Jordan, some time ago, made the decision to retire from basketball and to try himself in baseball. And someone asked him during that time,

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So what if you fail? And he made this remark, I am not afraid to fail. So in order to have a triumphant attitude in the midst of tragic circumstances,

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one has to have this faith, courageous faith, invincible faith that says I am not afraid to fail. parade to feel. So sure it's wonderful to have a parade, but don't throw up your arms in despair if it rains on your parade because it just may rain on your parade. So Jesus,

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Jesus is riding triumphantly into the city. They're shouting, some of them, blessed be the name of the Lord. That's Palm Sunday.

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That's a good day. Wonderful day of praise, adoration, acclamation, Palm Sunday. People are shouting their congratulations.

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Let's look at Good Friday. Good Friday, there are voices shouting, "Crucify him. Crucify him." And can you imagine the kind of attitude, the kind of spirit, the kind of hostility

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that shouting crucify him. I remember when I was young, I was shocked by the song that came out. It was popular.

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I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you. I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal, you. I'll be standing on the corner high when they bring your body back.

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I'll be glad when you're dead, you rascal. That's a terrible thing. - That's right, that's terrible. - To wish anybody dead.

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But here I'll be glad. And I think that song sort of depicts the attitude that the opposition had, the enemies of Jesus. In other words, crucify him.

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Crucify him. Well, this is the same Jesus now who heard the shouts of Hosanna on Sunday. And now the sun is covered by dark clouds. He confronts tragic circumstances.

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He faces the hypocrisy of religious leaders. Even his disciples do not understand the nature of his kingdom. They have brought him before Pilate to be judged. Now Pilate is a scared old politician.

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He was the governor of Judea. He didn't get that way by being, he didn't get to that position being stupid. He was a shrewd fellow.

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He knew how to manipulate people. He knew how to maneuver himself, you know, like a swimmer getting through a congregation of alligators to get to the seashore.

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He was a shrewd fellow. In fact, he was accustomed to passing the book. in the book. All right.

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And they brought him, he interviewed Jesus. I said, "Well, I'll send him to Herod." And he sent him to Herod, Herod interviews him, Herod sends him back to Pilate, he still has him on his hands.

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And he receives a word from his wife, "Look, I had a dream, honey, the other night about this fella, and you be careful how you treat him. I had a terrible dream." With all of his warnings, and with all of his diplomacy,

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he asked him to come in, inside his judgment hall, and says, "Now, are you a king?" He says, "Jesus, are you saying this of yourself?" You see, "I'm a king, but my kingdom is not of this world."

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my kingdom is not of this world. Pilate doesn't understand that. What kind of kingdom could he have? Pilate is just having soldiers and territory and he says my kingdom is not of this world. Well Jesus is facing a rather tragic circumstance and Pilate said, "Now you know I have the power. I have the power over your life."

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"No," Jesus said, "You don't have power over me." Pilate says, "Well, "I'll try to provide some opportunity "for them to let this man go."

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- Yes. - And so Pilate takes Jesus and has him scourged. Bible just says that one sentence,

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but it always covers so much. has Jesus scourged. Scourging is like having a whip with a lead ball at the end of it and to have one stripped, no clothing on his back and to come back and strike him. First blow brings blood. So it has many blows, quivering flesh.

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and with a stream of blood all over him. It must have been a ghastly sight. Jesus is brought before the crowd. Pilate said this surely ought to get their sympathy. These people looking at this man in this condition they'll certainly feel that he's had enough. But they look at him. Pilate said well now here he is.

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what shall I do with him? And they shall crucify him. Crucify him. And Pilate says, now shall I crucify your king? Pilate said, well I don't find any fault in it, but I tell you what I'm gonna do, I'm just gonna put him in your hands and you crucify you want him crucified I'm not gonna crucify him and and of course

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pilot washes his hands and that's the sin of acquiescence you know we acquiesce so you know you know and we really feel that we've been through it when we do that you know I'm not gonna say yes or no but if you want to do it you go ahead to do it over here, I won't have anything.

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It's a sin of acquiescence. But the crowd says, "Crucify him, crucify him." And of course, the soldiers have made a crown of thorns and put it on his head and they blindfold him

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blindfold him and they strike him. So who is it striking you? Tell us. What humiliation.

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And to think that this is the son of God. This is God wrapped up in human flesh. And here we are witnessing the crucifixion of God. That's an awful thought.

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Crucifixion of God. they crucified him. He endured the most tragic experiences of human existence. In other words, Jesus endures the praise and popularity of the crowd when they are shouting their tumultuous hosannas, "Blessed is the King of Israel." He also

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endures the vicious hostile yells of those who say crucify him crucify him well I ancestors understood this and they wrapped it up in a moving spiritual "They crucified my Lord, and he never said a mumbling word." "They crucified my Lord, and he never said a mumbling word."

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"Not a word, not a word, not a word." Well, the good news is that Christ is king. That's good news. Three years ago, I was in Jordan and King Hussein of Jordan, you know, has a rather

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rocky reign. In other words, he wants to get along with the Arabs, and he also wants to get along with us. We don't get along well with the Arabs.

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And he's sort of on the fence. He's over here now. He's been over here recently, at least, trying to lobby Congress.

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Because if he's not careful, the Arabs will have him deposed, and he will not find himself. And so he's king, but it's an uneasy kingship. But our Lord is king.

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He's king. He's king not only on Palm Sunday when things are going well, but he's also king on Good Friday

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when things are going against him. He's king. And if he's king in your life, he's king on every day. Not just king for a day,

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But he's king when the sun is shining, and we're best king in success. And he's also king when we walk through the dark valley of the shatter of death.

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He's king. He's king. Yes, he is. Who is this king?

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You want to know who is the king? He is the king of glory, the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. He's king.

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He is the king. So no matter what may happen now, the moons may wax and wane, kingdoms may come and go, and the waters of the sea may roar, but he's king. He's king.

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He's the Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle. He is the king of glory. But what I'm glad about is he's king in my life. He's king in my life.

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And the question is, is he king in your life? Does he rule in your heart? Does he rule in your speech? Does he rule in your actions?

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He is the king. And his kingdom is forever. Even when we leave this world, we go on to another world. But we pray to him now because we

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know that he is seated on the throne of the Lord, to the right hand of God, the Lord God Almighty. He's King. - He's King.

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- And he has said for his disciples to pray, saying, "Thine is the kingdom." - Thine is the kingdom. - Don't worry about Hussein and other kings.

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Thine is the kingdom. The power and the glory. So he has the power to do whatever he wants to do. And I'm glad about that.

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"Thine is the glory forever and ever. Amen." As we sing now the hymn of invitation, we extend the privilege of the church to accept Jesus Christ as King of your life. You know, I know that. I learned that at an early time I learned that he's king.

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You know, when I preached my first sermon, the subject of my first sermon was make Christ your king today. (audience laughing)

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And since I was a boy, nine years of age, he's been king of my life, and he's gonna be king on and on and on. And that's someone who'll never leave you.

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King of my life. That's what each one of us should be able to say in our heart of hearts. You take our place around the cross.

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You can't be king in your life unless you get around the cross. And the wonderful thing is that room at the cross for everybody to accept him as king of your life.

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So as we sing, we invite you to come, accepting Jesus Christ as Lord of your life. (soft piano music) ♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪

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♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪ ♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪ ♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪ ♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪

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♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪ ♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪ ♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪ ♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪

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♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪ ♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪ ♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪ ♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪

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♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪ ♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪ ♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪ ♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪

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♪ I've lost the one who's Jesus ♪ ♪ And here is the town that you'll never see ♪ ♪ There's room at the mall for you ♪ ♪ There's room at the mall for you ♪

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♪ Oh, millions of hearts that still long for you ♪ ♪ And steel rooms of gold ♪ ♪ Yes, as gold as the walls of our youth ♪ ♪ The buildings have grown in the field ♪

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♪ And have turned to dust since they have ceased ♪ ♪ Come sit and see the plains ♪ ♪ To open the gates ♪ ♪ And open the sea ♪

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♪ Before it's too late ♪ ♪ Then through the cross I'll be ♪ ♪ Then through the cross I'll be ♪ [MUSIC]

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Yes, there's room at the cross for you. The hand of my Savior is strong, and the love of my Savior is long. [ Music ]

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There's room at the cross for you. There's room at the cross for you. Though bitters have come, there's still room for love. Yes, they're true, at the cross for you.

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Amen. (grunts) [BLANK_AUDIO]