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Words from Isaiah XLIX. 13; XXV. 8,9; Psalm LXXXV. 9-11; XLV. 7

Published by Novello & Co., 1869.

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Sopranos.
  Sing, O heav'ns; and be joyful, O earth;
    and break forth into singing, O mountains:
  for the Lord hath comforted His people,
    and will have mercy,
and will have mercy upon His afflicted.
  Sing, sing, O heav'ns,
Sing, O heav'ns; and be joyful, O earth;
    and break forth into singing, O mountains:
  for the Lord hath comforted His people,
    and will have mercy upon His afflicted,
and will have mercy on His afflicted.

Sopranos, Atos & Basses. Tenors.
  Sing, O heav'ns, Sing, O heav'ns,   Sing, O heav'ns; and be joyful, O earth;
  and be joyful, O earth;   and break forth into singing, O mountains:

All.
  for the Lord hath comforted His people,
    and will have mercy upon His afflicted.
  Sing, O heav'ns; and be joyful, O earth;
    break forth into singing, O mountains:
  for the Lord hath comforted His people,
    hath comforted His people,

Basses.
  and will have mercy upon His afflicted,

Tenors & Basses.
  will have mercy upon His af-

Sopranos. Altos. Tenors & Basses.
  Sing, O heav'ns; and be joyful, O earth;
and break forth into singing, O mountains.		   and will have
mercy
upon
His afflicted. 		  flicted, have
mercy
upon
His afflicted.

All.
  He will swallow up death in victory,
    and the Lord God will wipe away tears off all faces,
  and the rebuke, the rebuke of His people,
    He shall take away from off all the earth.

Men's Voices in Unison.
  Lo, This is our God;
    we have waited for Him and He will save us:
  This is the Lord;
    we have waited for Him, we will be glad,
and rejoice in His salvation.

Tenor solo.
  For His salvation is nigh them that fear Him,
    that glory may dwell in our land,
  For His salvation is nigh them that fear Him,
    that glory may dwell in our land,
that glory may dwell in our land.

All.
  Mercy and truth are met together:
    righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Tenor solo.
  For His salvation is nigh them that fear Him,
    that glory may dwell in our land,
  His salvation is nigh them that fear Him,
    His salvation is nigh them that fear Him,
that glory may dwell in our land.

All.
  Mercy and truth are met together:
    righteousness and peace have kissed each other.
  Truth shall flourish out of the earth,
    and righteousness hath looked down from Heaven.
  Truth shall flourish out of the earth.

Sopranos, Atos & Basses. Tenors.
  Sing, O heav'ns, Sing, O heav'ns,   Sing, O heav'ns; and be joyful, O earth;
  and be joyful, O earth;   and break forth into singing, O mountains:

All.
  for the Lord hath comforted His people,
    and will have mercy upon His afflicted.
  Sing, O heav'ns; and be joyful, O earth;
    break forth into singing, O mountains:
  for the Lord hath comforted His people,
    hath comforted His people,

Basses.
  and will have mercy upon His afflicted,

Tenors & Basses.
  will have mercy upon His af-

Sopranos. Altos. Tenors & Basses.
  Sing, O heav'ns; and be joyful, O earth;
and break forth into singing, O mountains.		   and will have
mercy
upon
His afflicted. 		  flicted, have
mercy
upon
His afflicted.

All.
  Thy seat, O God, endureth for ever,
    the sceptre of Thy Kindom is a right sceptre.
    Amen, Amen.

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