For thou hast been a defence to the poor,

A defence to the needy in his distress.

In this mountain shall the Lord of hosts prepare for all

nations

A feast of fat things, and wines kept on the lees;

Of fat things full of marrow, of wines kept on the lees, well refined.

He will destroy in this mountain the covering that was cast over all people,

And the veil that was spread over all nations.

He will destroy death forever;

The Lord Jehovah will wipe away the tears from
all faces.

In that day shall men say, Behold, this is our God!
We waited for him, and he hath saved us;

This is the Lord for whom we waited:

Let us rejoice, and exult in his salvation!

Open ye the gates, that the righteous nation may enter in,

The nation that keepeth the truth.

Him that is of a steadfast mind

Thou wilt keep in continual peace,

Because he trusteth in thee.

Trust ye in the Lord forever;

For the Lord Jehovah is an everlasting rock.

When the spirit from on high is poured upon us,
The wilderness will become a fruitful field ·

Then shall justice dwell in the wilderness,

And righteousness in the fruitful field.

And the effect of righteousness shall be peace,

And the fruit of righteousness, quiet and security forever.

He that walketh in righteousness,

He shall dwell on high.

The wilderness and the parched land shall be glad, And the desert rejoice, and blossom as the rose;

They shall behold the glory of the Lord,

The majesty of our God.

Strengthen ye the weak hands,

And confirm the tottering knees!.

Say ye to the faint-hearted, Be ye strong; fear ye not: Behold your God, he will come and save you.

Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened,

And the ears of the deaf be unstopped;

Then shall the lame leap like the hart,

And the tongue of the dumb shall sing;
For in the wilderness shall waters break forth,
And streams in the desert;

And a path shall be there, and a highway,
And it shall be called the holy way;

No lion shall be there,

Nor shall any ravenous beast go up thereon;

It shall not be found there,

But the redeemed shall walk there;

They shall come to Zion with songs;

Everlasting joy shall be upon their heads; They shall obtain joy and gladness,

And sorrow and sighing shall flee away.

Now, unto the King eternal, the immortal, invisible, only God,

Be honor and glory, forever and ever. Amen.

FIFTH SERVICE.

CONSOLATION AND ENCOURAGEMENT.

COMFORT ye, comfort ye my people, saith your God. The grass withereth, the flower fadeth,

But the word of God shall stand forever.

Prepare ye in the wilderness the way of the Lord;
Make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Every valley shall be exalted,

And every mountain and hill be made low;

The crooked shall be made straight,

And the rough places plain;

For the glory of the Lord shall be revealed,
And all flesh shall see it together.

Get thee up on the high mountain,

O thou that bringest glad tidings to Zion;

Behold, the Lord Jehovah shall come with might,

And his arm shall rule for him;

Behold, his reward is with him,

And his recompense before him ; He shall feed his flock like a shepherd;

He shall gather up the lambs in his arms, And carry them in his bosom,

And gently lead those with young.

Who hath searched out the spirit of the Lord?
Or, being his counsellor, hath taught him?
Of whom took he counsel, and who instructed him,
And taught him the path of justice,

And taught him knowledge,

And showed him the way of understanding? Behold, the nations are as a drop from a bucket,

And are accounted as the small dust of the balance.

To whom, then, will ye liken God,

And what likeness will ye compare unto him? It is he that sitteth above the circle of the earth, And the inhabitants are to him as grasshoppers; That stretcheth out the heavens as a canopy,

And spreadeth them out as a tent to dwell in ;
That bringeth princes to nothing,

And reduceth the rulers of the earth to vanity.
Lift up your eyes to the heavens, and behold!
Who hath created these things?

He draweth forth their host by number,
He calleth them all by name,

Through the greatness of his strength, and the mightiness of his power.

Not one of them faileth to appear. Jehovah is an everlasting God,

The Creator of the ends of the earth;

He fainteth not, nor is he weary;

His understanding is unsearchable ;

He giveth power to the faint,

To the feeble abundant strength;

The youth shall faint and be weary,

And the young warriors shall utterly fall; But they that trust in the Lord shall renew their strength; They shall mount up with wings like eagles,

They shall run and not be weary,

They shall walk and not faint.

He who is over all, God, be blessed forever. Amen.

SIXTH SERVICE.

GOD PROMISETH DELIVERANCE THROUGH HIS SERVANT.

BEHOLD my servant, whom I uphold!

My chosen, in whom my soul delighteth!

I have put my spirit upon him:

He shall cause law to go forth to the nations.