#726: Light Dawns on a Weary World

[lutheranhymns]

The chorus is a paraphrase of Isaiah, which talks about the mountains singing and the trees clapping their hands, which is a great mental image. The last verse ties into that with "when creatures, once forlorn, find wilderness reborn" and "the promised green of Eden." That's a good message for the world in terms of our commitment to justice needing to be justice for the planet as well as equality among people and an end to hunger. In Biblical terms, though, we begin with creation in a garden and end with a new heavenly city. It's a very wordy urbanization narrative. ;)