DROP DOWN DEW

Drop down dew, you heavens, from above
And let the clouds rain the just one.
Do not be angry Lord, our God,
No longer keep in mind thy people’s sinfulness
For lo the Holy City is now deserted,
Sion is made desolate
Jerusalem is disconsolate, the temple of thy Holiness
And of thy glory, where once our fathers joyfully worshipped thee.

2. O we have sinned, and are become like unto men unclean,
And we have fallen, like to the leaf torn from its mother branch.
Our sins and our iniquities, like to the storm-wind have torn
Us from you, your face is hidden, from your people,
You have abandoned us, beholding our guilt and our iniquity.

3. Look down O Lord, and see the affliction of thy people,
And send the One thou hast promised us. Send forth the Lamb,
Ruler and Lord of the Universe, from the desert fastness,
To the mountain of Sion. That he may himself, take from us
The bonds of our captivity.

4. Be comforted, be comforted, Israel, my people,
Quickly he will come, thy salvation. Why do tears and sorrow
Encompass you? Why has grief so bitter thy features worn?
My own I shall save. Fear not nor tremble, for I am
My people’s Lord, God and ruler, Israel’s Holy One, Saviour, Redeemer.