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1. Let all your people gather with humble hearts, O Lord; let prayers be now uplifted for peace to be restored. Reveal to warring nations, consumedwithselfishpride, the upward path to freedom where trust and hope abide.

2. The turmoil and destruction, the orphan in distress, instills in us a longing that words cannot express. Yet, through the devastation, Gods still, small voice is heard; new hope for understanding in every heart is stirred.

3. Behold! Gods light within us foretells a brighter day when all may walk together along the narrow way. No darkness can surround us; ourstepsarefirmandsure. Gods purpose is accomplished when peace and love endure.

Words: Howard Maple (b. 1959), 2011. from the Hebrew scriptures: Psalm 122; 1 Kings 19:1112 from the Greek scriptures: Matthew 7:1314 from the Quran: 1:67; Commentary C. 299, 300

Music: Aurelia (standard tune); Munich (alternate tune with verse two B-minor harmonization; or Llangloffan (alternate tune). 3-verse harmonizations 2011 by Howard Maple.

Ps 122 How I rejoiced when they said to me, Let us go to the house of Yahweh! Jerusalem restored! The city, one united whole! Pray for peace in Jerusalem. Since all are my brothers and friends, I say, Peace be with you! Since Yahweh our God lives here, I pray for your happiness.

Qu 1:6 Show us the straight way, the way of those on whom Thou hast bestowed Thy grace, those whose portion is not wrath, and who go not astray.

1 K 19:11 And behold, the Lord passed by, and a great and strong wind tore into the mountains and broke the rocks in pieces before the Lord, but the Lord was not in the wind; and after the wind an earthquake, but the Lord was not in the earthquake;andaftertheearthquakeafire,buttheLord wasnotinthefire;andafterthefireastill,smallvoice.

Qu C.299 What can we do to make Allahs light shine forth through thedarknessaroundus?Wemustfirstletitshinein our own true selves. With that light in the niche of our inmosthearts,wecanwalkwithstepsbothfirmandsure. . . .Not we, but the light will guide!

Mt 7:13 Enter by the narrow gate, since the road that leads to perdition is wide and spacious, and many take it; but it is a narrow gate and a hard road that leads to life, and only afewfindit.

Scriptural references from The Jerusalem Bible, 1966, Darton, Longman & Todd, Ltd. and Doubleday & Co., Inc. (1 Kings reference from the New King James Version, 1982 by Thomas Nelson, Inc. Used by permission. All rights reserved.)

Quranic references from The Holy Quran: Translation and Commentary, Abdullah Yusuf Ali, 1934.

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Page2: Congregationalpartforserviceleaflets (standardAurelia tune) Pages 35: Three-verse organ harmonization for Aurelia

Page6: Congregationalpartforserviceleaflets (alternateMunich tune) Pages 79: Three-verse organ harmonization for Munich (verse 2 begins in B-minor)

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Music: Aurelia (Samuel Sebastian Wesley, 1864); arr. 2011 by Howard Maple.

1. Let all your peo - ple gath - er with hum-ble hearts, O Lord; 2. The tur-moil and de-struc-tion, the or - phan in dis - tress, 3. Be-hold! Gods light with - in us fore-tells a bright-er day

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