A Song of the New Jerusalem (Epiphany)

1    Arise, shine out, for your light has come,  ♦

the glory of the Lord is rising upon you.

2    Though night still covers the earth,  ♦

and darkness the peoples;

3    Above you the Holy One arises,  ♦

and above you God’s glory appears.

4    The nations will come to your light,  ♦

and kings to your dawning brightness.

5    Your gates will lie open continually,  ♦

shut neither by day nor by night.

6    The sound of violence shall be heard no longer in your land,  ♦

or ruin and devastation within your borders.

7    You will call your walls, Salvation,  ♦

and your gates, Praise.

8    No more will the sun give you daylight,  ♦

nor moonlight shine upon you;

9    But the Lord will be your everlasting light,  ♦

your God will be your splendour.

10  For you shall be called the city of God,  ♦

the dwelling of the Holy One of Israel.

Isaiah 60.1–3,11a,18,19,14b

Glory to the Father and to the Son

and to the Holy Spirit;

as it was in the beginning is now

and shall be for ever. Amen.