When God Descends with Men to Dwell

When God des­cends with men to dwell

And all cre­ation makes anew

What tongues can half the won­ders tell?

What eye the daz­zling glor­ies view?

Zion

the de­so­late

again

Shall see her lands with ros­es bloom;

And Car­mel’s mount

and Sha­ron’s plain

Shall yield their spic­es and per­fume.

Celestial streams shall gent­ly flow

The wil­der­ness shall joy­ful be;

On parch­èd ground shall lil­ies grow

And glad­ness spring on ev­ery tree;

The weak be strong

the fear­ful bold

The deaf shall hear

the dumb shall sing

The lame shall walk

the blind be­hold

And joy through all the earth shall ring.

Monarchs and slaves shall meet in love;

Old pride shall die

and meek­ness reign

When God des­cends from worlds ab­ove

And truth and right­eous­ness pre­vail.