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Nunc Dimittis

The song of Simeon, Luke 2:29-32, sung at night prayer and at funerals. “Now you dismiss your servant in peace.” The prayer of a man ready to die because he has seen what he was waiting for.

In Worship — The liturgy, the daily office, and the furniture of a service.

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