Romantic Lines

Canon S45

"For your Maker is to marry you: Yahweh Sabaoth is his name. Your Redeemer is the Holy One of Israel: He is called God of all the earth.

"For Yahweh has called you back as one forsaken and grieved in spirit. Who could abandon his first beloved? says your God.

"For a brief moment I have abandoned you, but with great tenderness I will gather my people. For a moment, in an outburst of anger, I hid my face from you, but with everlasting love I have had mercy on you, says Yahweh, your Redeemer.

"This is for me like Noah's waters, when I swore that they would no more flood the earth; so now I swear not to be angry with you and never again to rebuke you. The mountains may depart and the hills be moved, but never will my love depart from you nor my covenant of peace be removed, says Yahweh whose compassion is for you.

"O afflicted city, lashed by storm and unconsoled, I will set your stones and turquoise, you foundations with sapphires. I will crown your wall with agate, make your gates crystal, and your ramparts of precious stones.

"All your children will be taught by Yahweh, and they will prosper greatly. Justice will be your foundation; tyranny and the fear of oppression will never come near you."

ISAIAH 54:5-14

"Lord, may I always remember that although
everything in this word will fade,
Your love will remain constant and true until the end."

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