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♪Beautiful Savior ♪
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♪ Lord of all nations ♪
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♪ Son of God and Son of Man ♪
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♪ Glory and honor ♪
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♪ Praise adoration ♪
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♪ Now and forevermore be Thine ♪
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♪ Now and forevermore be Thine ♪
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This is the special day of the year
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that we gather to remember those whose lives
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and dedication and contributions
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made possible the Duke University that we have today.
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We especially remember the Duke family,
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Father Washington, the sons, James Buchanan and Benjamin,
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for their contributions almost throughout
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the life of this institution in it's beginning days.
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They were among those citizens of Durham,
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Methodists concerned with Trinity College
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located in the middle of the state in a rural region,
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as the leadership attempted to find
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a more appropriate setting.
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It was not a lately arrived at concern for this institution
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that the Duke family had, from the very beginning.
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It's always struck me as remarkable that
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it wasn't just money that that family provided,
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again, a lesson for us today,
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because it was Washington Duke at the turn of the century,
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when university leaders and other parts of the nation
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were not quite sure, Washington Duke was certain
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and saw to it that Trinity College
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admitted women on an equal basis.
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Almost the first college in the country to do so.
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Then it was Benjamin Duke, a member of the board of trustees
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a devout supporter of the Methodist church,
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who in the historic occasion of the Bassett case,
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defended academic freedom within the board of Trustees,
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supporting the faculty, supporting
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the president of Trinity College,
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and determining in large part,
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the direction of that academic freedom
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was to take in this nation.
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So we pay tribute today to those
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who not only helped us financially
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as this institution began it's service,
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but those who have helped in so many other ways
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in shaping the character of this great university.
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We honor today, and on this occasion every year,
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not only the original donors that made possible
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this institution, those that went before the Dukes,
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those that came after, those today, and those tomorrow.
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It's not accidental that we call
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the donors of today founders and make
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them members of the Founders Society
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because a great university, in it's enduring purposes,
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needs to have founders year in and year out,
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and new founders all of the time,
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and so today, we express gratitude
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for all of those who have built Duke University,
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and made it the outstanding institution that it is.
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Let us pray.
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O, eternal God, the resurrection and the life
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of all that believe in you, who art always to be praised,
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as well in the dead as in the living,
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we give you hearty thanks for your servants.
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These servants are benefactors of Duke University
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by whose bounty are here brought up to Godliness
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and the studies of good learning.
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Beseeching you that we, well using all these,
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your blessings, to the praise and honor of your holy name,
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may at length together with them,
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and all your servants departed this life,
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be brought to the immortal glory of the resurrection.
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Through Jesus Christ, our Lord, Amen.
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Let us join together responsively
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in the litany of commemoration.
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Almighty and eternal God,
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in whom our mothers and fathers have trusted,
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we, their children, at this time of remembrance,
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offer unto Thee, our prayers of thanksgiving.
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Hear us each, O Lord.
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For the members of Duke family,
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father, daughter, sons, and their wives,
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grandchildren, and all others
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in continuing generations, until this very day,
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who, with concern and compassion, devotion and dedication,
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and by their generosity, built on a solid foundation,
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continued a worthy school and provided
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for education and service beyond
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even their dreams and expectations.
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We give Thee thanks and praise.
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For the pioneering and persevering men and women connected
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with this university, Methodists and Quakers,
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farmers and merchants, teachers and administrators,
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who in days gone by, believed in education
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and made their beliefs prevail.
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We give Thee thanks and praise.
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For the embodiment of their dreams,
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from private school to academy, to college,
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to great university, founded in hope,
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continued with sacrifice, growing in outreach,
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serving with effectiveness.
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We give Thee thanks and praise.
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For faculty and staff, whose vision
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was bolstered by their courage,
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whose patience was tested and found true,
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and whose idealism was implanted
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in the hearts and minds of others.
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We give Thee thanks and praise.
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For the ongoing presence of noble ideas,
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the blending of Eruditio et Religio,
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the freedom for responsible academic research and teaching,
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the ongoing respect for both the body and the spirit,
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the pursuit of knowledge in the sciences and the humanities,
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the realization that the old order changes,
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and new days bring new possibilities for us all.
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We give Thee thanks and praise.
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For the future of Duke University,
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established for thy glory and the enlightenment
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of the human mind and spirit,
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for consecration to learning by the young,
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for the best use of the wisdom of those in later years,
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for the commitment to the growth
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and enhancement of all persons,
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for a sense of humor, a spirit of cooperation,
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and a desire for understanding among all
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within our community and within the world,
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We give Thee thanks and praise, and to Thee,
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O God, we shall ascribe as is most do,
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all praise and glory, world without end, Amen.
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♪ O come, O come Emmanuel ♪
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♪ And ransom captive Israel ♪
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♪ That mourns in lonely exile here ♪
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♪ Until the Son of God appear ♪
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♪ Rejoice, rejoice, Emmanuel ♪
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♪ Shall come to Thee O Israel ♪
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The God whom we gather to worship,
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has watched persons here blessed in baptism,
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couples united in this place in marriage,
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celebrations here on the occasion of physical death,
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pilgrims here sustained by grace through the Lord's supper,
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petitioning persons here comforted
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and given direction, answered through prayer,
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and inquirers, doubters, here enlightened
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by God's word rightly read,
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and diligently preached, and properly received.
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In this place, these old stones with many stories to tell.
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On this third Sunday in advent,
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on this Founder's Day, let us worship God.
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Praying in unison, our Advent Prayer.
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O, blessed Lord, our God,
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in this holy season of Advent,
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come again to this day, come into our hearts,
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and so cleanse them that we be pure in heart,
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may know the peace which comes from Thee,
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the peace the world can neither give nor take away,
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come into our minds, and so enlighten and enlumen them,
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that we may know the one who is
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the way, the truth, and the life.
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Touch our lips, that we may speak the words
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which spread by love, and give others hope and courage
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in times of special need.
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Touch our eyes, that they may behold the glory
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and goodness of Thy handiwork
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in all that surrounds us in this holy season.
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Touch our hands, that they may become truly instruments
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to serve the needs of others,
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to love as thou would have us love.
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Come when we are sad, to comfort us,
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when we are tired, to refresh us,
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when we are lonely, to cheer us,
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when we are tempted, to strengthen us,
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when we are perplexed, to guide us,
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when we are happy, to make our joy doubly blessed.
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Come, O blessed Lord, through Jesus Christ, Amen.
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My sisters and my brothers,
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as a community, we have confessed.
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As a community, we can experience
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the sense of God's grace, moving us into the future.
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Know and believe the good news,
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that in Jesus who was and is the Christ,
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you and I are a forgiven people.
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Let us give thanks, for God is good,
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and God's love is everlasting.
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Thanks be to God, whose grace leads us.
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Thanks be to God, whose grace leads us.
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Thanks be to God, whose grace leads us into the future.
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This is an exciting time in the life of the university,
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it is a pleasure to be able to welcome you back
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to the campus, and to this service worship of God.
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I draw your attention to each of the announcements
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in the bulletin this morning.
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It is good to be able to welcome to the pulpit
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of Duke University Chapel.
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The Reverend Dr. Wallace Kirby.
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You will note, that for the last ten years,
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Dr. Kirby has been the senior minister
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at Edenton Street United Methodist Church in Raleigh,
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that is a witness, I believe, to his discipleship,
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his commitment to ministry in Christ's church.
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Dr. Wallace is no stranger to this campus.
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He is our neighbor, he is a trustee.
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He received one of his degrees from this university
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from the Divinity School, and so he is coming home.
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It is good to be able to welcome him back,
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to say that we look forward to
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his proclamation of God's word,
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and the preaching of the sermon,
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Lessons From Two Little Girls.
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Let us pray.
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O, Lord and lover of us all,
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cause the pure light of your divine knowledge
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to shine forth in our hearts,
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and open the eyes of our understanding
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that we may comprehend they ways of your Gospel
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through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
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The Old Testament lesson is from Isiah.
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The wilderness and the dry land shall be glad.
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The desert shall rejoice and blossom.
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Like the crocus, it shall blossom abundantly
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and rejoice with joy and singing.
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The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it.
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The majesty of Carmel and Sharon,
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they shall see the Glory of the Lord,
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and the majesty of our God.
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Strengthen the weak hands and make firm the feeble knees,
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say to those who are of a fearful heart,
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be strong, fear not, behold,
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your God will come with vengeance.
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And with recompenseive God, he will come and save you.
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Then the eyes of the blind shall be opened
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and the ears of the deaf unstopped,
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then shall the lain man leap like a heart,
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and the tongue of the dumb sing for joy.
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For the water shall break forth in the wilderness
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and streams in the desert.
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The burning sand shall become a pool
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and the thirsty ground, springs of water.
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The haunt of the jackal shall become a swamp,
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and the grass shall become reeds and rushes.
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And a highway shall be there,
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and it shall be called The Holy Way.
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The unclean shall not pass over it
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and fools shall not err therein.
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No line shall be there, nor shall
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any ravenous beast come upon it,
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they shall not be found there,
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but the redeemed shall walk there,
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and the ransomed of the Lord shall return
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and come designed with singing.
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Everlasting joy shall be upon their heads.
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They shall obtain joy and gladness,
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and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
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Here ends the reading from the Old testament.
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The Epistle lesson is from James.
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Be patient therefore, brethren,
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until the coming of the Lord.
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Behold, the farmer waits for the precious fruit
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of the earth, being patient over it,
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until it receives the early and late rain.
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You also be patient, establish your hearts,
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for the coming of the Lord is at hand.
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Do not grumble against one another,
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they you may not be judged, behold
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the judge is standing at the doors.
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As an example of suffering and patience,
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take the prophets who spoke in the name of the Lord.
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Here ends the reading from the Epistle lesson.
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(organ plays softly)
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(sings in foreign language)
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When John, the Baptist, heard in prison
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about the works of Christ,
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he sent some of his disciples to him.
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"Tell us," they asked Jesus,
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"are you the one John said was going to come?
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"Or should we expect someone else?"
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Jesus answered, "Go back and tell John
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"what you are hearing and seeing.
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"The blind can see, the lame can walk,
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"the lepers are made clean, the deaf hear,
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"the dead are raised to life,
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"and the good news is preached to them who are poor.
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"Happy is he who has no doubts about me."
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While John's disciples were going back,
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Jesus spoke about John to the crowds.
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"When you went out to John in the desert,
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"what did you expect to see?
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"A blade of grass, bending in the wind?
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"What did you go out to see?
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"A man dressed up in fancy clothes?
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"People who dress like that live in palaces.
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"Tell me, what did you expect to see? A prophet?
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"Yes, I tell you, you saw much more than a prophet."
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But John is the one of whom the scripture says,
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"Here is my messenger," says the God.
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"I will send him ahead of you to open the way for you."
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Remember this, John the Baptist
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is greater than any man who has ever lived.
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But he who is least in the kingdom of Heaven,
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is greater than--