10 A SONG OF THE WILDERNESS Lætabitur deserta
Refrain:	The ransomed of the Lord shall return,* and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
1	The wilderness and the dry land shall rejoice,* the desert shall blossom and burst into song.
2	They shall see the glory of the Lord,* the majesty of our God.
3	Strengthen the weary hands,* and make firm the feeble knees.
4	Say to the anxious, ‘Be strong, fear not, your God is coming with judgement,* coming with judgement to save you.’
5	Then shall the eyes of the blind be opened,* and the ears of the deaf unstopped;
6	Then shall the lame leap like a hart,* and the tongue of the dumb sing for joy.
7	For waters shall break forth in the wilderness,* and streams in the desert;
8	The ransomed of the Lord shall return with singing,* with everlasting joy upon their heads.
9	Joy and gladness shall be theirs,* and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.
	Glory . . . Isaiah 35. 1, 2b, 3-4a, 5-7a, 10
	The ransomed of the Lord shall return,* and sorrow and sighing shall flee away.