"This is the day that Lord Jehovah has made; come, we will
leap for joy and rejoice in Him!"
(118:24)
The Aramaic Bible
The glory of the spring how sweet
The new-born life how glad!
What joy the happy earth to greet
In new, bright raiment clad!
Divine Redeemer, Thee I bless;
I greet Thy going forth;
I love Thee in the loveliness
Of Thy renewed earth.
But O these wonders of Thy grace,
These nobler works of Thine,
These marvels sweeter far to trace,
These new births more divine:
This new-born glow of faith so strong
This bloom of love so fair,
This new-born ecstasy of song,
And fragrancy of prayer!
Creator Spirit, work in me
These wonders sweet of Thine;
Divine Redeemer, graciously
Renew this heart of mine.
Still let new life and strength unspring,
Still let new joy be given;
And grant the glad new song to ring
Through the new earth and Heaven.
"Create in me a pure heart, oh God, and renew your right Spirit within me."
(Psalm 51:10)
The Aramaic Bible
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"The Glory Of The Spring How Sweet"
(1967)
Thomas Hornblower Gill
(1819-1906)
English hymnwriter