God Her Everlasting Light

Verse 1

Hear what God the Lord hath spoken: O my people, faint and few, Comfortless, afflicted, broken, Fair abodes I build for you. Thorns of heartfelt tribulation, Shall no more perplex your ways: You shall name your walls salvation, And your gates shall all be praise.

Verse 2

There, like streams that feed the garden, Pleasures without end shall flow; For the Lord, your faith rewarding, All His bounty shall bestow. Still in undisturbed possession, Peace and righteousness shall reign: Never shall you feel oppression, Hear the voice of war again.

Verse 3

Ye no more your suns descending, Waning moons no more shall see; But, your griefs for ever ended, Find eternal noon in Me. God shall rise, and shining o'er you, Change to day the gloom of night; He, the Lord, shall be your Glory, God your everlasting Light.