2. Until the righteousness thereof go | forth as brightness, And the salvation thereof, as a lamp that burneth. 3. And the Gentiles shall | see thy righteousness, And all kings thy glory: 4. And thou shalt be called | by a new name, Which the mouth of JEHOVAH shall name, [HOVAH, 5. Thou shalt also be a crown of glory in the hand of JEAnd a royal diadem in the hand of thy GOD. 6. Thou shalt no more be | termed, Forsaken; Neither shall thy land any more be | term-ed, Desolate: 7. But thou shalt be | call-ed, Hephzibah, And thy land, Beulah : 8. For JEHOVAH delighteth in thee, And thy land shall be married. 9. For as a young man | marrieth a virgin, So shall thy sons marry thee: 10. And as the bridegroom rejoiceth | over the bride, So shall thy God rejoice | over thee. [Cht. 77.] SELECTION 313. [Is. lxii. 6.] 1. I have set watchmen upon thy walls, | O Jerusalem! Who shall never hold their peace | day nor night: 2. 'Ye that make mention | of JEHOVAH, Į Keep not silence, and give | him no rest, 3. Till he establish, And till he make Jerusalem a praise | in the earth. 4. JEHOVAH hath sworn by | his right hand, And by the arm | of his strength, 5. Surely I will no more | give thy corn To be meat for thine enemies; 6. And the sons of the stranger shall not | drink thy wine, For the which | thou hast labored: 7. But they that have gathered | it shall eat it, And praise JEHOVAH; 8. And they that have brought it together shall drink it, In the courts of my holiness, [Is. lx. 14.] 2. And all they that despised thee 1. The sons also of them that afflicted thee Shall come bending | unto thee; Shall bow themselves down at the soles | of thy feet; 3. And they shall call thee, The city of JEHOVAH, "The Zion of the Holy | One of Israel. 4. Whereas thou hast been for saken and hated, So that no man went through thee, 5. I will make thee an eternal excellency, A joy of many | generations. 6. Thou shalt also suck the milk of the Gentiles, And shalt suck the | breast of kings: 7. And thou shalt know that I JEHOVAH | am thy Savior; And thy Redeemer the Mighty | One of Jacob. [silver, 8. For brass I will bring gold, and for iron | I will bring And for wood, brass, and for | stones, iron: 9. I will also make thy | officers, peace, And thine ex actors, righteousness. [Cht. 76.] SELECTION 315. [Is. lx. 18.] 1. Violence shall no more be | heard in thy land, 3. The sun shall be no more thy | light by day; Neither for brightness shall the moon give | light to thee. 4. But JEHOVAH shall be unto thee an everlasting light, And thy | GOD thy glory. 5. Thy sun shall no more go down; Neither shall thy moon with draw itself: 6. For JEHOVAH shall be thine ever lasting light, And the days of thy mourning shall be ended. 7. Thy people also shall be all righteous: They shall inherit the land for ever, 8. The branch of my planting, The work of my hands, that I may be glorified. 9. A little one shall become a thousand, And a small one, a strong nation: I JEHOVAH Will hasten it, in his time. [Cht. 77.] SELECTION 316, [Is. xxxv.] 1. The wilderness and the lonely place Shall be glad for them; 2. And the desert | shall rejoice, And blossom as the rose. 3. It shall blossom abundantly, And rejoice even with | joy and singing: 4. The glory of Lebanon shall be given to it, The excellency of Carmel | and of Sharon: 5. They shall see the glory of JEHOVAH, The excellency of our GOD. 6. Strengthen | ye the weak hands, And confirm the | feeble knees. 7. Say to them of fearful heart, be | strong, fear not! He will come and save you. 9. Then the eyes of the | blind shall be opened, And the ears of the deaf shall be unstopped. 10. Then shall the lame | leap as an hart, And the tongue of the | dumb shall sing. [Cht. 77.] SELECTION 317. 1. For thy Maker | is thy Husband; JEHOVAH of hosts | is his name: [Is. liv. 5.] 2. And thy Redeemer, the Holy One of Israel; The GOD of the whole earth shall | he be called. 3. For JEHOVAH hath | call-ed thee, As a woman forsaken and 4. And a wife of youth, grieved in spirit, When thou wast refused, | saith thy GOD. 5. For a small moment have I for saken thee; But with great mercies will I gather thee. 6. In a little wrath I hid my face from thee | for a moment; But with everlasting kindness will I have mercy on thee, "Saith JEHOVAH | thy Redeemer. 7. For the mountains | shall depart, And the hills | be removed: 8. But my kindness shall not depart from thee, Neither shall the covenant of my peace | be removed, 4Saith JEHOVAH that hath | mercy on thee. [Cht. 36.] SELECTION 318. [Ps. xci.] 1. He that dwelleth in the secret place | of the Most High Shall abide under the | shadow of the Almighty. 2. I will say of JEHOVAH, He is my refuge | and my fortress : My GoD; in him will I trust. [ler, 3. Surely he shall deliver thee from the | snare of the fowAnd from the noisome pestilence. 4. He shall cover thee | with his feathers, And under his wings | shalt thou trust. 5. Thou shalt not be afraid for the | terror by night; 6. Nor for the pestilence that | walketh in darkness; Nor for the destruction that | wasteth at noonday. 7. A thousand shall | fall at thy side, 'And ten thousand at | thy right hand; But it shall not come nigh thee. 8. Only with thine eyes shalt thou behold, And see the reward of the wicked. [Cht. 36.] SELECTION 319. [Ps. xci. 9.] 1. Because thou hast made JEHOVAH, my refuge, The Most High, thy habitation; 2. There shall no evil befall thee, Neither shall any | plague come near thy dwelling. 3. For he shall give his angels | charge over thee, To keep thee in all thy ways. 4. They shall bear thee | up in their hands, Lest thou dash thy | foot against a stone. 5. Thou shalt tread upon the lion and adder: [der feet. The young lion and the dragon shalt thou | trample un6. Because he hath set his love upon me, Therefore will | I deliver him: 7. I will set him on high, Because he hath known my name. 8. He shall call upon me, And I will answer him :/ 9. I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him, and honor him. 10. With long life will I satisfy him, And show him my salvation. [Cht. 73.] SELECTION 320. 1. What shall I say ? [Is. xxxviii. 15.] soul. He hath both spoken unto me, and himself hath done it: I shall go softly all my years in the | bitterness of my 2. O Lord! by these | things men live, And in all these things is the life of my spirit: So wilt thou recover | me, and make me to live. 3. Behold! for peace I had great bitterness: But thou hast loved my soul from the pit of corruption: For thou hast cast all my sins behind my back. 4. For the grave | cannot praise thee, Death cannot | celebrate thee: They that go down into the pit cannot hope for thy truth. 5. The living, the living, he shall praise thee, As I do this day: The father to the children | shall make known thy truth. 6. JEHOVAH was ready to save me : [struments Therefore we will sing my songs | to the stringed inAll the days of our life in the house of JEHOVAH. [Cht. 73.] SELECTION 321. 1. I will heal their backsliding, I will love them freely: For mine anger is turned away from him. 2. I will be as the dew unto Israel: He shall grow as the lily, And cast forth his roots as Lebanon. 3. His branches shall spread, And his beauty shall be | as the olive-tree, [Ho. xiv. 4.] 4. They that dwell under his shadow | shall return; And he shall understand these things; |