The Dream Isaiah Saw

On Sunday after the song Let All Mortal Flesh Keep Silence, the choir immediately sang this song. I love the combination of words from Isaiah combined with a call to bow our hearts before the Lord.

The Dream Isaiah Saw
by Thomas Troeger

Lions and oxen will sleep in the hay,
Leopards will join with the lambs as they play,
Wolves will be pastured with cows in the glade,
Blood will darken the Earth that God made.

Little child whose bed is straw,
Take new lodgings in my heart.
Bring the dream Isaiah saw:
Life redeemed from fang and claw.

Peace will pervade more than forest and field:
God will transfigure the Violence concealed
Deep in the heart of systems gain,
Ripe for the judgment the Lord will ordain.

Little Child whose bed is straw,
Take new lodgings in my heart.
Bring the dream Isaiah saw:
Justice purifying law.

Nature reordered to match God’s intent,
Nations obeying the call to repent,
All of creation completely restored,
Filled with the knowledge and love of the Lord.

Little child whose bed is straw,
Take new lodgings in my heart.
Bring the dream Isaiah saw:
Knowledge, wisdom, worship awe.

And here is a chance to listen to the song. I love that the last chorus is sung acapella first, then sung again with the orchestra for a fitting climax. (Click over to the blog if you are reading by email.)