By At the 11:15 service on Sunday, the RUMC choir will sing the lovely piece, Kyle Pederson’s A New Jerusalem Arise, which is based on scripture from Isaiah and Revelation. The piece is absolutely beautiful. I’m so moved by the piece I’ve pulled the lyrics below and found a pretty recording here (because it is as much about the words as it is about the music surrounding the lyrics).
No more sickness,
no more crying;
your mourning will turn to dancing.
I will make a pathway in the wilderness
and a river in the dry land.No more hatred,
no indifference;
unfairness will yield to justice.
I will make a passage to a free land;
all colors there are blessings.I will wipe all the tears from your eyes.
A new Jerusalem arise.
A new creation come alive;
Into the dawning after dark…arise!Only kindness,
only goodness;
all people will live compassion.
Hand in hand they love and work together,walking in the Spirit.I’m making all things new.
After fire, after flood, after rain…
through the dark, through the doubt, through the pain…
I’m making all things new.