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" data-medium-file="https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/bach_face.jpg?w=231" data-large-file="https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/bach_face.jpg?w=439" class="size-thumbnail wp-image-14948" src="https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/bach_face.jpg?w=92&#038;h=100" alt="" width="92" height="100" srcset="https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/bach_face.jpg?w=92 92w, https://songsofhope883.files.wordpress.com/2016/11/bach_face.jpg?w=184 184w" sizes="(max-width: 92px) 100vw, 92px">On Christmas Day, Chris brought us excerpts of Bach’s Christmas Oratorio to celebrate Christmas. Parts of cantatas one and two are played. Here is a podcast of one hour of the special Christmas Day Songs of Hope</p>
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Hymns: Throne of grace/Amazing grace/Closer walk

Audio podcasts from a weekly Christian radio program in Australia called "Songs of Hope". Broadcast on community radio station Southern FM 88.3 in Melbourne.