Laudes Domini ‎#494

494. The covenant

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

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.

3 Ye, no more your suns descending,
Waning moon no more shall see,
But, your griefs for ever ending,
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.

Text Information

• First Line: Hear what God the Lord hath spoken
• Title: The covenant
• Author: William Cowper
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1888
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 49:14
  ;
  Zephaniah 3:17
• Topic: Church: Beloved of God; Church: Institutions of; Communion of Saints: At Lord's Table
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: FORMOSA
• Composer: A. S. Sullivan
• Meter: 8s, 7s. D
• Key: G Major or modal
• Notes: Public Domain.