Comforting Closeness - Isaiah Series (11)

Tune: Sandys

('Teach me, my God and King')

Isaiah 49 v.13-16

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Sing, heavens, be joyful

O earth, and give praise all

Break forth into singing, you mounts

And spring you water founts

For the LORD has comfort

Unto His people brought

And mercy upon afflicted

He shows, has not it hid

But His people, they say

O woe is us today

For the LORD has us forsaken

Not to us Him taken

Forsaken and forgot

Yes, this is sure our lot

But the LORD says, Woman, can she

Forget child, from it flee?

Upon her babe she should

Have compassion, so would

She love and care for child, but know

If she did forget so

Know I the LORD will not

Forget you, will allot

You a place ever, engraven

You on my hands, see then

You and your dwellings be

Before me constantly

Close to my heart, e'en on my palms

I bring you comfort, balms