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The Song of Hannah

My heart exults in the Lord:
my strength is exalted in my God.
There is none holy like the Lord:
there is none beside you, no rock like our God.
For you O Lord are a God of knowledge:
and by you our actions are weighed.
The bows of the mighty are broken:
but the feeble gird on strength.
You Lord make poor and make rich:
you bring low and you also exalt.
You raise up the poor from the dust:
and lift the needy from the ash-heap.
You make them sit with princes:
and inherit a seat of honour.
For yours O Lord are the pillars of the earth:
and on them you have set the world.
Amen.

Old Testament Reading - A new spirit

¹⁷And I will gather you back from the nations where you are scattered and give you the land of Israel again. ¹⁸And when you return, you will remove every trace of all this idol worship. ¹⁹I will give you one heart and a new spirit; I will take from you your hearts of stone and give you tender hearts of love for God, ²⁰so that you can obey my laws and be my people, and I will be your God.

. . . . .Ezekiel 11:17-20