Others have given good, real answers to the question, but I'm just chiming in to express appreciation for the Divine Praises spoken and repeated as they often are. Usually, we've been singing quite a lot up until then, so these declarations spoken plainly and forthrightly are, to me, an effective and direct contrast. As a body, we say what this is all about.
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