CCS 388 - Redeemer of Israel - RECORD ALL VOICES
CCS 388 - Redeemer of Israel
Redeemer of Israel, our only delight,
on whom for a blessing we call,
our shadow by day, and our pillar by night,
our King, our Companion, our All!
We know he is coming to gather his sheep
and plant them in Zion in love;
for why in the valley of death should they weep
or alone in the wilderness rove?
How long we have wandered as strangers in sin
and cried in the desert for thee!
Our foes have rejoiced when our sorrows they’ve seen,
but Israel will shortly be free.
As children of Zion, good tidings for us,
the tokens already appear;
fear not and be just, for the kingdom is ours,
and the hour of redemption is near.
Words: W. W. Phelps, 1792–1872; adapt. from Joseph Swain, 1761–1796.
Music: Wyeth’s Repository of Sacred Music, Part Second, 1813
Tune: DAVIS
