tr., John Brownlie

CAROL

euphrantheti Hierousalem

I

Jerusalem, rejoice!

Keep festival and sing;

All ye who dwell in Zion's courts,

Bring forth an offering.

Rejoice, rejoice,

Jerusalem, rejoice;

And sing with glee, right merrily,

Let every heart and voice.

II

To-day the chain is loosed

That long hath bound our race,

The condemnation is removed

Through God's abounding grace.

Rejoice, rejoice, etc.

III

The gates of heaven are wide,

And Satan's work undone;

For She who fell beneath his power,

Now gives the world God's Son.

Rejoice, rejoice, etc.

IV

O depth of riches great!

O height of wisdom strong!

O knowledge of the Living God,

To right such grievous wrong!

Rejoice, rejoice, etc.

V

Now, let creation sing

And leap, nor brook control,

For Christ hath come to call it back,

And save each ruined soul.

Rejoice, rejoice,

Jerusalem rejoice;

And sing with glee, right merrily,

Let every heart and voice.