Refrain:
AllYou came forth to save your
people,
to save your anointed, O God.
1O Lord, I have heard
of your renown, •
and I stand in awe, O Lord, of your work.
2In the midst of the
years renew it;
in the midst of the years make it known; •
in wrath remember mercy.
3God came from Teman,
and the Holy One from Mount Paran. •
His glory covered the heavens, and the earth was full of his praise.
4His brightness was like
the sun, •
rays flashed from his hand; there he veiled his power.
5You came forth to save
your people, •
to save your anointed.
6You trampled the sea
with your horses, •
churning the mighty waters.
7I hear, and my belly
trembles, •
my lips quiver at the sound;
8Rottenness enters into
my bones, •
and my steps totter beneath me.
9I will quietly wait
for the day of trouble •
to come upon the people that invade us.
10Though the fig tree
does not blossom,
nor fruit appear on the vines, •
the produce of the olive fail, and the fields yield no food,
11Though the flock be
cut off from the fold •
and there be no herd in the stalls,
12Yet will I rejoice
in the Lord, •
I will exult in the God of my salvation.
13God, the Lord, is my
strength; •
he makes my feet like hinds’ feet,
and makes me tread upon the high places.
Habakkuk 3.2-4, 13a, 15-19
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.
AllYou came forth to save your
people,
to save your anointed, O God.