He will revive us after two days,(A)
and on the third day he will raise us up
so we can live in his presence.(B)
Let’s strive to know the Lord.(C)
His appearance is as sure as the dawn.(D)
He will come to us like the rain,(E)
like the spring showers that water the land.

The Lord’s First Lament

What am I going to do with you, Ephraim?(F)
What am I going to do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist(G)
and like the early dew that vanishes.

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After two days he will revive us;(A)
    on the third day(B) he will restore(C) us,
    that we may live in his presence.
Let us acknowledge the Lord;
    let us press on to acknowledge him.
As surely as the sun rises,
    he will appear;
he will come to us like the winter rains,(D)
    like the spring rains that water the earth.(E)

“What can I do with you, Ephraim?(F)
    What can I do with you, Judah?
Your love is like the morning mist,
    like the early dew that disappears.(G)

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