Disowned of Heav’n, by Man Oppressed

Disowned of Heav’n

by man op­pressed

Outcasts from Zi­on’s hal­lowed ground

Wherefore should Is­ra­el’s sons

once blest

Still roam the scorn­ing world around?

Lord

visit Thy for­sak­en race;

Back to Thy fold the wan­der­ers bring;

Teach them to seek Thy slight­ed grace

And hail in Christ their pro­mised king.

The veil of dark­ness rend in twain

Which hides their Shi­loh’s glo­ri­ous light;

The sev­ered ol­ive branch again

Firm to its par­ent stock unite.

While Ju­dah views his birth­right gone

With con­trite shame his bo­som move

The Sav­ior he de­nied to own

The Lord he cru­ci­fied to love.

Hail

glo­ri­ous day

ex­pect­ed long!

When Jew and Greek one pray­er shall pour:

With ea­ger feet

one tem­ple throng

With grate­ful praise

one God ad­ore.