GLORIFICATION 8.

SING, O HEAVENS.

Sing, O heavens! and be joyful, O earth!
Break forth into singing, O mountains!
JEHOVAH hath comforted his people;
He will have mercy on his afflicted.
But Zion said, JEHOVAH hath forsaken me,
And my Lord hath forgotten me.

Behold! I have graven thee upon the palms of my hands;
Thy walls are continually before me.

[The Trio may be omitted.-Chorus, p. 283.]

be joyful, &c.

Sing, O Heav'ns, and be joyful, be joyful, O earth :

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