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(music begins to "He Has Come for Us")
NARRATOR 1: Oh, how we long to find Heaven in our world; it seems as if
humankind has been searching forever. How often we've turned
away from this earthly plain and lifted our eyes skyward—hoping
to be closer to God, yearning to feel His love more deeply, wanting
God to be with us.
NARRATOR 2: And so the promise was made: the promise that God would be
with us; the promise that Christmas was coming. It was first
etched by prophets on faded scrolls and parchments . . .
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NARRATOR 1: It was sung by priests at stone altars and on Judean hillsides . . .
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NARRATOR 2: And it was forever written on the hearts of God's people: (with
mystery) "O come, Emmanuel . . .
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NARRATOR 2: (cont.) The people walking in darkness have seen a great light.
On those living in the land of the shadow of death a light has
dawned."
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