Hymnal 2:100

【On Mountains of Bether】

1. Lo, the winter is past; the rain is gone

Trials ended, flowers bloom on the earth.

The time of the singing of birds has come.

The turtledove's voice has been heard!

The fig tree has ripened its figs;

Vines in blossom give forth fragrance.

O My darling, beautiful one,

Arise! arise! and come along,

And come along!

2. On Mountains of Bether I wait for You

Sojourn on earth, I long for Your return.

I lay aside all things to see Your face.

Apart from You, I've no desire.

Steadfast I'll be, love You only.

Wait for You on Mountain "Cloven"*.

Lord, I am Yours, and You are mine.

O Lord Jesus, I long for You!

I long for You! I long for You!

(*Bether means cleaving or separation.)

【Psalm 119:97-112】

97 Oh how I love your law! It is my meditation all the day.

98 Your commandment makes me wiser than my enemies, for it is ever with me.

99 I have more understanding than all my teachers, for your testimonies are my meditation.

100 I understand more than the aged, for I keep your precepts.

101 I hold back my feet from every evil way, in order to keep your word.

102 I do not turn aside from your rules, for you have taught me.

103 How sweet are your words to my taste, sweeter than honey to my mouth!

104 Through your precepts I get understanding; therefore I hate every false way.

105 Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

106 I have sworn an oath and confirmed it, to keep your righteous rules.

107 I am severely afflicted; give me life, O Lord, according to your word!

108 Accept my freewill offerings of praise, O Lord, and teach me your rules.

109 I hold my life in my hand continually, but I do not forget your law.

110 The wicked have laid a snare for me, but I do not stray from your precepts.

111 Your testimonies are my heritage forever, for they are the joy of my heart.

112 I incline my heart to perform your statutes forever, to the end.“

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