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4. And an highway shall be there, and a way, And it shall be called The | way of holiness;

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5. The unclean shall not pass over it; but it shall be for The wayfaring men, though fools, | shall not err.

6. No lion shall be there,

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Nor any ravenous beast shall go | up thereon,

7. It shall not be found there;

But the redeemed shall walk there :

8. And the ransomed of JEHOVAH | shall return, 'And come to | Zion with songs

And everlasting joy upon their heads : 9. They shall obtain | joy and gladness, And sorrow and sighing shall | flee away.

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1. But now thus saith JEHOVAH that created | thee, O Jacob! And he that formed | thee, O Israel!

2. Fear not: for I have redeemed thee,

I have called thee by thy name; | thou art mine. [thee; 3. When thou passest through the waters, | I will be with And through the rivers, they shall | not overflow thee: 4. When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt | not be burned;

Neither shall the flame | kindle upon thee.

5. For I am JEHOVAH thy God,

The Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour.

6. I gave Egypt for thy ransom,

Ethiopia and Seba for thee.

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1. Why sayest | thou, O Jacob! And speakest thou, O Israel!

2. My way is | hid from JEHOVAH,

And my judgment is passed over | from my GOD? 3. Hast thou not known? hast thou not heard, That the everlasting | GOD, JEHOVAH,

4. The Creator of the ends of the earth,

Fainteth not, neither is weary?

"There is no searching of his | understanding.

5. He giveth | power to the faint;

And to them that have no might he increaseth strength. 6. Even the youths shall | faint and be weary,

And the young men shall | utterly fall:

7. But they that wait upon JEHOVAH | shall renew strength; They shall mount up with | wings as eagles;

8. They shall run, and not be weary;

They shall walk, and not faint.

SELECTION 206.

1. Yet now hear! O | Jacob my servant; And Israel, whom I have chosen :

2. Thus saith JEHOVAH that made thee,

[Is. xliv.]

And formed thee from the womb; | who will help thee:

3. Fear not! O | Jacob, my servant;

And thou, Jesurun, whom | I have chosen !

4. For I will pour water upon | him that is thirsty, And floods up on the dry ground:

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5. I will pour my Spirit upon thy seed,
And my blessing up on thine offspring:
6. And they shall spring up as among the grass.
As willows by the water courses.

7. One shall say, I am JEHOVAH's;

And another shall call himself by the name of Jacob; 8. And another shall subscribe with his | hand to JEHOVAH; And surname himself by the | name of Israel.

SELECTION 207.

[Is. liv. 11.]

1. 0 thou afflicted, tossed with | tempest, not comforted! 'Behold! I will lay thy | stones with fair colors, And lay thy foundation with sapphires.

2. And I will make thy | windows of agates, And thy gates of carbuncles,

And all thy borders of pleasant stones.

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3. And all thy children shall be | taught of JEHOVAH: And great shall be the peace of thy children.

4. In righteousness shalt thou | be established:

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Thou shalt be far from oppression, for thou | shalt_not And from terror, for it shall not come near thee. [me: 5. Behold! they shall surely gather together, but not by Whosoever shall gather together against thee shall | fall for thy sake.

6. No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; And every tongue that shall rise against thee in judg ment thou shalt condemn.

7. "This is the heritage of the servants of JEHOVAH, And their righteousness is of me, | saith JEHOVAH,

CHANT 78.

SELECTION 208.

1. Arise! shine! for thy | light is come,

And the glory of JEHOVAH is risen upon thee.

[Is. Ix.]

2. For, behold! the darkness shall | cover the earth, And gross darkness the people.

3. But JEHOVAH shall arise upon thee,

And his glory shall be seen upon thee. 4. And the Gentiles shall | come to thy light, And kings to the brightness of thy rising.

5. Lift up thine eyes round about, and see!

All they gather themselves together, they come to thee:

6. Thy sons shall | come from far,

And thy daughters | shall be nursed at thy side.

7. Then thou shalt see, and | flow together,

And thine heart shall | fear, and be enlarged;

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8. Because the abundance of the sea shall be converted to The forces of the | Gentiles shall come to thee.

SELECTION 209.

1. The multitude of | camels shall cover thee, The dromedaries of | Midian and of Ephah :

2. All they from | Sheba shall come;

"They shall bring gold and incense;

[Is. lx. 6.]

And they shall show forth the praises of JEHOVAH.

3. All the flocks of Kedar shall be gathered together to thee, The rams of Nebaioth shall | minister unto thee:

4. They shall come up with acceptance | on mine altar,

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And I will glorify the house of my glory. 5. Who are these that fly as a cloud?

And as the doves to their windows? 6. Surely the isles shall | wait for me, And the ships of Tarshish first,

7. To bring thy sons from far,

Their silver and their gold with them,

8. Unto the name of JEHOVAH thy GOD,

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And to the Holy One of Israel, because he hath glori

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[Is. lx. 10.]

1. And the sons of strangers shall build | up thy walls, And their kings shall minister unto thee:

2. For in my | wrath I smote thee,

But in my favor have I had mercy on thee.

3. Therefore thy gates shall be | open continually; They shall not be shut day nor night;

4. That they may bring to thee the forces of the Gentiles, And that their kings may be brought.

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5. For the nation and kingdom that will not serve | thee Yea, those nations | shall be utterly wasted.

6. The glory of Lebanon shall come unto thee, The fir tree, the pine tree, and the box together,

7. To beautify the place of my sanctuary;

And I will make the place of my feet glorious. 8. And they shall call thee, The city of JEHOVAH, "The Zion of the | Holy One of Israel.

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