Refrain:
AllI saw the holy city
coming down out of heaven from God.
1I saw a new heaven and
a new earth, ♦
for the first heaven and the first earth had passed away
and the sea was no more.
2And I saw the holy city,
new Jerusalem,
coming down out of heaven from God, ♦
prepared as a bride adorned for her husband.
3And I heard a great
voice from the throne saying, ♦
‘Behold, the dwelling of God is among mortals.
4‘He will dwell
with them and they shall be his peoples, ♦
and God himself will be with them.
5‘He will wipe
every tear from their eyes, ♦
and death shall be no more.
6‘Neither shall
there be mourning,
nor crying, nor pain any more, ♦
for the former things have passed away.’
7And the One who sat
upon the throne said, ♦
‘Behold, I make all things new.’
Revelation 21.1-5a
AllTo the One who sits on the
throne and to the Lamb ♦
be blessing and honour and glory and might,
for ever and ever. Amen.
AllI saw the holy city
coming down out of heaven from God.