One Hundred Holy Songs, Carols, and Sacred Ballads Original, and suitable for music [by Jean Ingelow] |
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THE SAVIOUR'S MESSAGE TO THE ISLANDS CONCERNING ISRAEL.
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THE SAVIOUR'S MESSAGE TO THE ISLANDS CONCERNING ISRAEL.
Isaiah xlix. to ver. 23, and lx. 9.
“Listen, O isles, unto Me.”
Listen, O Isles, unto Me,
And hearken ye people from far,
I was hid in the hand of My God,
I was sent with the light of a star;
I was shown unto Israel, His choice,
But they would not their Light I should be;
Then I said, “I have labour'd in vain;”
Yet, surely, My work is with Thee.
Listen, O Isles, unto Me.
And hearken ye people from far,
I was hid in the hand of My God,
I was sent with the light of a star;
I was shown unto Israel, His choice,
But they would not their Light I should be;
Then I said, “I have labour'd in vain;”
Yet, surely, My work is with Thee.
Listen, O Isles, unto Me.
And He said, yea, My Holy One said,
“Should'st Thou serve Me for Israel alone?
Nay, truly it is a light thing,
Thou, only begotten, My Son,
To the ends of the earth Thou shalt save,
Thou shalt reign in the realm of the sea:
For a light to the Gentiles, O Son,”
Saith My God, “I will also give Thee.”
Listen, O Isles, unto Me.
“Should'st Thou serve Me for Israel alone?
Nay, truly it is a light thing,
Thou, only begotten, My Son,
To the ends of the earth Thou shalt save,
Thou shalt reign in the realm of the sea:
For a light to the Gentiles, O Son,”
Saith My God, “I will also give Thee.”
Listen, O Isles, unto Me.
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“I have heard Thee,” My Holy One said,
“I will give Thee for worship and peace,
To light the dark world with Thy love,
To yield to Thy prisoners release;
Thou shalt guide where the watersprings flow,
And wash them, and let them go free;
Their hunger and thirst Thou shalt bless,
Who hunger and thirst after Thee.”
Listen, O Isles, unto Me.
“I will give Thee for worship and peace,
To light the dark world with Thy love,
To yield to Thy prisoners release;
Thou shalt guide where the watersprings flow,
And wash them, and let them go free;
Their hunger and thirst Thou shalt bless,
Who hunger and thirst after Thee.”
Listen, O Isles, unto Me.
Sing, O heavens, and be joyful, O earth;
But Zion with dust on her head,
“My God hath forgotten me,” mourn'd,
“My Lord hath forsaken me,” said.
O Zion, and can I forget?
For ever engraven shall be
Thy name on the palms of My hands,
It was graven anew there of Thee.
Listen, O Isles, unto Me.
But Zion with dust on her head,
“My God hath forgotten me,” mourn'd,
“My Lord hath forsaken me,” said.
O Zion, and can I forget?
For ever engraven shall be
Thy name on the palms of My hands,
It was graven anew there of Thee.
Listen, O Isles, unto Me.
Be ready, O Isles, for My day,
The ships of the Islands shall wait,
My sons and my daughters to bear
To the land that of old I made great;
I will bless them, the Isles, I have said,
“Yea, blessèd, O Israel, shall be,
Who for sake of My name and My love,
And My life, and My death blesseth Thee.”
Listen, O Isles, unto Me.
The ships of the Islands shall wait,
My sons and my daughters to bear
To the land that of old I made great;
I will bless them, the Isles, I have said,
“Yea, blessèd, O Israel, shall be,
Who for sake of My name and My love,
And My life, and My death blesseth Thee.”
Listen, O Isles, unto Me.
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