The Army and Navy Hymnal/Readings/The Glorious Future
SELECTION 29
THE GLORIOUS FUTURE
But now thus saith the Lord that created thee, Jacob, and created thee, O Jacob, and
he that formed thee, O Israel:
Fear not, for I have redeemed thee; I have called thee by thy name, them art mine.
When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee;
And through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee:
When thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned, neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.
For I am the Lord thy God, the Holy One of Israel, thy Saviour.
FOR a small moment have I forsaken thee; but with great mercies will I gather thee.
In overflowing wrath I hid my face from thee for a moment;
But with everlasting lovingkindness will I have mercy on thee, saith the Lord thy Redeemer.
For this is as the waters of Noah unto me;
For as I have sworn that the waters of Noah shall no more go over the earth,
So have I sworn that I will not be wroth with thee, nor rebuke thee.
For the mountains may depart, and the hills be removed;
But my lovingkindness shall not depart from thee, neither shall my covenant of peace be removed, saith the Lord that hath mercy on thee.
O thou afflicted, tossed with tempest, and not comforted,
Behold, I will set thy stones in fair colors, and lay thy foundations with sapphires.
And I will make thy pinnacles of rubies, and thy gates of carbuncles, and all thy border of precious stones.
And all thy children shall be taught of the Lord; and great shall be the peace of thy children.
Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thy habitations;
Spare not: lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes.
For thou shalt spread abroad on the right hand and on the left;
And thy seed shall possess the nations, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited.
For thy Maker is thy husband; the Lord of hosts is his name: and the Holy One of Israel is thy Redeemer;
The God of the whole earth shall he be called.