Shed its glad beams on Jacob’s race;
Restore the long-lost scatter’d band,
And call them to their native land.
Their mis’ry let thy mercy heal,
Their trespass hide, their pardon seal:
O God of Israel! hear our prayer,
And grant them still thy love to share.[¹]
[¹] Hebrew Melodies, p. 74. Published by Robert Young (1822–1888), Edinburgh [1855].