"Gloryto Godin the highest,And on earthpeaceamongmenwith whom He is pleased."
Shoutfor joy,O heavens,for the LORDhas done[it]! Shoutjoyfully,you lowerpartsof the earth;Breakforthinto a shoutof joy,you mountains,O forest,and everytreein it; For the LORDhas redeemedJacobAnd in IsraelHe showsforth His glory.
Shoutfor joy,O heavens!And rejoice,O earth!Breakforthinto joyfulshouting,O mountains!For the LORDhas comfortedHis peopleAnd will havecompassionon His afflicted.
Creatingthe praiseof the lips.Peace,peaceto him who is farand to him who is near,"Saysthe LORD,"and I will healhim."
ThisOnewill be [our] peace.Whenthe Assyrianinvadesour land,Whenhe trampleson our citadels,Then we will raiseagainsthim Sevenshepherdsand eightleadersof men.
The crowdsgoing aheadof Him, and thosewho followed,were shouting,"Hosannato the Sonof David;BLESSEDIS HE WHO COMESIN THE NAMEOF THE LORD;Hosannain the highest!"
TO SHINEUPON THOSEWHO SITIN DARKNESSAND THE SHADOWOF DEATH,To guideour feetinto the wayof peace."
shouting:"BLESSEDIS THE KINGWHO COMESIN THE NAMEOF THE LORD;Peacein heavenand gloryin the highest!"
And suddenlythere appearedwith the angela multitudeof the heavenlyhostpraisingGodand saying,
Whenthe angelshad gone awayfrom them into heaven,the shepherds[began] sayingto one another,"Let us go straightto Bethlehemthen,and seethisthingthat has happenedwhichthe Lordhas made knownto us."
and the HolySpiritdescendedupon Him in bodilyformlikea dove,and a voicecameout of heaven,"You are My belovedSon,in You I am well-pleased."
"PeaceI leavewith you; My peaceI giveto you; not as the worldgivesdo I giveto you. Do not let your heartbe troubled,norlet it be fearful.
"I glorifiedYou on the earth,having accomplishedthe workwhichYou have givenMe to do.
"For Godsolovedthe world,that He gaveHis only begottenSon,that whoeverbelievesin Him shall not perish,but haveeternallife.
"The wordwhichHe sentto the sonsof Israel,preachingpeacethroughJesusChrist(He is Lordof all)--
Therefore,having been justifiedby faith,we havepeacewith Godthroughour LordJesusChrist,
to the praiseof the gloryof His grace,whichHe freely bestowedon us in the Beloved.
He made knownto us the mysteryof His will, accordingto His kind intentionwhichHe purposedin Him
But God,beingrichin mercy,becauseof His greatlovewith whichHe lovedus,
sothat in the agesto comeHe might showthe surpassingrichesof His gracein kindnesstowardus in ChristJesus.
and that everytonguewill confessthat JesusChristis Lord,to the gloryof Godthe Father.
for it is Godwho is at workin you, bothto willand to workfor [His] good pleasure.
and throughHim to reconcileall thingsto Himself,having made peacethroughthe bloodof His cross;throughHim, [I say], whetherthings on earthorthings in heaven.
Nowmay our LordJesusChristHimselfand Godour Father,who has lovedus and givenus eternalcomfortand goodhopeby grace,
And everycreated thingwhichis in heavenand on the earthand underthe earthand on the sea,and all thingsin them, I heardsaying,"To Him who sitson the throne,and to the Lamb,[be] blessingand honorand gloryand dominionforeverand ever."
