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LIft up thy voice Jerusalem, and be not a∣fraid; say to the Citys of Juda, behold your God:
Behold the Lord your God is come with a strong hand; his reward is with him, and his work before him:
He is come to bring redemption to all the world; and graciously offers it first to you his People:
But you refus'd the Holy One and the Just; and desir'd a murtherer to be granted to you:
Hark with how sweet and eligant a Compas∣sion * thy kind Redeemer complains of thy in∣gratitude:
O Jerusalem, Jerusalem, thou that killest the Prophets; and stonest them who are sent to thee.
How often would I have gather'd thy chil∣dren together: as a hen gathers her chickens un∣der her wings, * and thou wouldest not!
O hadst thou known in that thy day the things which belong to thy peace! but now they are hid from thine eys.
Harken once more with what terrible threat∣nings * thy provident Lord forewarns thee of thy danger.
Gird thee with sackcloth Jerusalem; and ly down in ashes; cover thee with mourn∣ing, and bitterly lament:
For the days shal come when thy enemys shal besiege thee; and compas thee about with a trench:
They shal not leave one stone upon another; but beat thee to the ground, and thy children in thee:
Thy people shal be slain by the edge of the sword; and led as slaves into all Countrys;
They shal wander up and down without King or Prince; they shal mourn without sacrifice or altar:
And Jerusalem shal be trodden under feet by
the Gentiles; till the fulnes of Nations be ac∣complisht:
But O, how long Lord holy and merciful, how long! wilt thou be angry with them for ever?
Hast thou not said, he that scatters Israel will gather them again; and keep them as a Shep∣herd does his flock?
Remember thy antient promises, O Lord! and save the remnant of thy once lov'd Israel:
Take away the veil from before their eys; that they may see thy truth and imbrace it:
Take away the hardnes from their stony harts; that they again may be thy people, and thou again their God:
Then shal they lay aside the garment of mourning, and put on the brightnes which comes from Thee.
They shall celebrate the Jubily of this their greatest Deliverance, and every one sing in that day of joy:
Come let's ascend to the mountain of our Lord; let us learn his ways and walk in his paths:
As 'twas our wickednes to go astray from our God; so now, return'd, let us seek him ten times more:
Too late have we known thee, O thou anci∣cient Truth! too late have we lov'd thee, O Thou desir'd of all Nations!
We were misled by the error of our fathers;
we were abus'd by our own blind passions:
The Kingdom we expected deservs not that name; a short, and vain, and troublesom pro∣sperity:
Thy Dominion, O Lord, is holines and peace; and of thy Kingdom there shal be no end:
Such was the Kingdom thou promisedst to David; Thy Throne will I establish for ever.
Such is the Kingdom thou giv'st to thy Ser∣vants; They shal live and reign with Thee for ever.
O make us love, dear Lord, this eternal King∣dom; and all things else shal be added to it.
O make us love this eternal Kingdom; though nothing else should be added to it:
Glory be, &c.
Antiph. Thy judgements, O Lord, we confes are just; but deal, we beseech Thee, with thy servants in mercy.
Antiph. Thou art, O Lord, the true light of the world; they who follow Thee walk not in darknes.