A Song of the Wilderness
LAETABITUR DESERTA
ISAIAH 35:1, 2B-4A, 4C-7B,10
ISAIAH 35:1, 2B-4A, 4C-7B,10
1 The wilderness and the dry land will be glad. *
The desert will rejoice and blossom like a rose.
2 They will blossom abundantly, and rejoice with joy and singing. *
For they will see the glory of the LORD,
the majesty of our God.
3 Therefore, strengthen the weak hands, *
and make firm the feeble knees.
4 Say to the anxious, “Be strong and do not fear, *
for your God is coming to save you.”
5 Then the eyes of the blind will be opened, *
and the ears of the deaf will be unstopped.
6 The lame will leap like a deer, *
and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy.
7 For waters will break forth in the wilderness, *
and streams shall flow in the desert.
8 Burning sand will become a pool, *
and the parched ground shall gush forth water.
9 Then the LORD’S ransomed ones will return with singing, *
and everlasting joy will be on their heads.
10 Gladness and joy shall be theirs, *
and sorrow and sighing will flee away.
Glory to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Spirit: *
as it was in the beginning, is now, and will be for ever. Amen.