(A song for pilgrims on the road up to Zion.)
We were like giddy dreamers
Whose dreams had actually come true.
Yahweh had brought us back to Zion.
We couldn’t stop laughing,
Couldn’t stop singing.
The whole world buzzed with the news:
“Yahweh has done amazing things
For these people.”
Oh, yes,
Yahweh has done amazing things for us.
We are joy itself!
So, do it again, Yahweh.
Turn our captivity upside-down
The way spring rains
Turn the desert green.
Let those who water their fields
With tears
Harvest their fields
With songs of joy.
Yes!
Let the one who leaves home weeping
With a sack full of seeds
Come home singing
With food for the table.