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The Glad New Time

George Matheson (1890) • English

Primary Scripture: Isaiah 40:4

Verse 1

There are coming changes great In the glad new time; Trust in God and watch and wait For the glad new time; Mountain fears shall prostrate lie, Vales of hope be lifted high; Trembling earth embrace the sky, In the glad new time.

Verse 2

There shall meet the great and small In the glad new time, Love shall be the lord of all In the glad new time; From the mountains shall descend Hearts of old that could not bend, And the poor shall have a friend, In the glad new time.

Verse 3

We shall lift oppression’s load In the glad new time; We shall bear the cross of God In the glad new time; We shall seek the valleys deep Where the weary strive or sleep, And convey them up the steep To the glad new time.

Verse 4

There shall be a joy in Heav’n In the glad new time; And God’s resting shall be giv’n In the glad new time: For His Sabbath shall be found When the skies have touched the ground, And the valleys shall resound With the glad new time.

Scripture References

Reference 1

  • isaiah 40:4