Tune: Regent Square
(\'Lord of beauty, thine the splendour\')
Isaiah 62 parts
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Israel, they shall be a crown
Of glory, even each town
In the hand of the LORD they be
And royal diadem, see
Their name no more be Forsaken
Azubah (Hebrew) from them taken*
Nor shall their land be Desolate
Shemamah (Hebrew) removed, not late**
But Hepzibah shall your name be
\'My delight is in her\' free
And your land be Beulah, \'Married\'
You and land to the LORD wed
For as the bridegroom rejoices
Over the bride, clear voices
Of rejoicing shall the LORD sound
And echoes of praise redound
For His delight in them shall be
He with them eternally
Say to Zion, Your salvation
Comes, you be the blessed nation
They shall be the holy people
The redeemed who on Him call
They named \'Sought out, \'Not forsaken\'
The LORD His bride has taken
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* The thought here is that where the people were forsaken,
the \'forsaken-ness\' will be taken away.
** The thought here is that their desolation will be taken away \'not late\'.