How Long?

How Long Lord
must my people wander
How long Lord
will we be in exile
How long Lord
will the land be empty
How long Lord
before we are redeemed
How long Lord
until we have atoned
How long Lord
before the stump
becomes a shoot,
a mighty oak
once more
How long Lord?
How long?

January 12, 2007 21:49
Isaiah 6:11-13


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