36  A Song of the Bride

Refrain:

All   God makes righteousness and praise

blossom before all the nations.

1    I will greatly rejoice in the Lord,  ♦

my soul shall exult in my God;

2    Who has clothed me with the garments of salvation,  ♦

and has covered me with the cloak of integrity,

3    As a bridegroom decks himself with a garland,  ♦

and as a bride adorns herself with her jewels.

4    For as the earth puts forth her blossom,  ♦

and as seeds in the garden spring up,

5    So shall God make righteousness and praise  ♦

blossom before all the nations.

6    For Zion’s sake I will not keep silent,  ♦

and for Jerusalem’s sake I will not rest,

7    Until her deliverance shines out like the dawn,  ♦

and her salvation as a burning torch.

8    The nations shall see your deliverance,  ♦

and all rulers shall see your glory;

9    Then you shall be called by a new name  ♦

which the mouth of God will give.

10  You shall be a crown of glory in the hand of the Lord,  ♦

a royal diadem in the hand of your God.

Isaiah 61.10,11; 62.1-3

All   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.

All   God makes righteousness and praise

blossom before all the nations.

 

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