Psalm 126

1. When Zion was at last restored,  / Brought out of bondage by the LORD,  / It seemed a dream to us, and we  / All laughed and shouted joyfully.  / Then it was said among the nations,  / “To them the LORD gave restoration.”  / The LORD has done great things for us;  / With joy and thanks His Name we bless.

2. Restore our fortunes by Thy hand,  / O LORD, like streams in desert land.  / Grant those who sow their seed in tears  / A golden harvest through the years.  / The sower bearing grain in sadness  / Shall certainly come home with gladness  / When, at the harvest, he retrieves  / The increase in abundant sheaves. / Dewey Westra, 1967, & William Helder, 1980