49 A Song of Baruch

Refrain:

AllLead us, O God, with joy
to walk in the light of glory.

1Arise, O Jerusalem, stand upon the height:
look to the east and see your children,

2Gathered from the west and the east
at the word of the Holy One.

3They rejoice that God has remembered them
and has brought them back to you.

4For God has ordered that every high mountain
and the everlasting hills be made low,

5And the valleys filled up to make level ground
so that they may walk safely in the glory of God.

6The woods and every fragrant tree
have shaded them at God’s command.

7For God will lead his people with joy
in the light of his glory
with the mercy and righteousness that comes from God.

Baruch 5.5, 6c, 7-9

AllGlory to the Father and to the Son
and to the Holy Spirit;
as it was in the beginning is now
and shall be for ever. Amen.

AllLead us, O God, with joy
to walk in the light of glory.