But who shall see the glorious day

  When, throned on Zion's brow,

The LORD shall rend that veil away

  Which hides the nations now?[1]

When earth no more beneath the fear

  Of this rebuke shall lie;[2]

When pain shall cease, and every tear

  Be wiped from every eye.[3]

Then, Judah, thou no more shall mourn

  Beneath the heathen's chain;

Thy days of splendor shall return,

  And all be new again.[4]

The Fount of Life shall then be quaft

  In peace, by all who come;[5]

And every wind that blows shall waft

  Some long-lost exile home.

[1] "And he will destroy, in this mountain, the face of the covering cast over all people, and the vail that is spread over all nations."—Isaiah, xxv. 7.

[2] "The rebuke of his people shall he take away from off all the earth."—Isaiah, xxv. 8.

[3] "And GOD shall wipe away all tears from their eyes; neither shall there be any more pain."—Rev. xxi:4.

[4] "And he that sat upon the throne said, Behold, I make all things new."—Rev. xxi. 5.

[5] "And whosoever will, let him take the water of life freely."—Rev. xxii. 17.