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because of the tender mercy of our God

It might be helpful to state that God's mercy helps people. AT: "because God is compassionate and merciful to us" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit)

the sunrise from on high ... to shine on

Light is often a metaphor for truth. Here, the spiritual truth the Savior will provide is spoken of as if it is a sunrise that lights up the earth. (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metaphor)