O Earth, Thou Shalt Not Languish

O earth

thou shalt not lang­uish

For aye

be­cause of sin;

Thou shalt forget thine ang­uish

When Christ hath en­tered in.

Thy pa­ra­dis­al beau­ty

Shall be once more re­stored

When all thy wide do­min­ions

Are ho­ly to the Lord.

Confusion and com­mo­tion

Heave now thy trou­bled breast

Where thine eter­nal ocean

Moans in its long un­rest.

But even as thou mourn­est

In thy cap­tiv­ity

God’s hid­den ones are seek­ing

To bring God’s peace to thee.

O earth

thy wound was mor­tal

Dealt by the hand of sin;

But through thy op­en por­tal

Thy heal­er com­eth in.

The know­ledge of His glo­ry

In full­ness as the sea

Shall soon

with waves bap­tis­mal

Surround and cov­er thee.