Refrain:
All God has found the righteous worthy
and their hope is full of immortality.
1 The souls of the righteous are in the hand of God ♦
and no torment will ever touch them.
2 In the eyes of the foolish, they seem to have died; ♦
but they are at peace.
3 For though, in the sight of others, they were punished, ♦
their hope is full of immortality.
4 Having been disciplined a little,
they will receive great good, ♦
because God tested them and found them worthy.
5 Like gold in the furnace, God tried them ♦
and, like a sacrificial burnt offering, accepted them.
6 In the time of their visitation, they will shine forth ♦
and will run like sparks through the stubble.
7 They will govern nations and rule over peoples ♦
and God will reign over them for ever.
Wisdom 3.1,2a,3b-8
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 has found the righteous worthy
and their hope is full of immortality.
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is copyright © The Archbishops' Council 2005 and published by Church House Publishing.
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