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The Desert Shall Rejoice
Author: Gracia Grindal Meter: 6.6.8.8 Appears in 4 hymnals
The Desert Shall Rejoice
The Desert Shall Rejoice
Author: Gracia Grindal Hymnal: The Presbyterian Hymnal #18 (1990) Meter: 6.6.8.8 Lyrics: 1 The desert shall rejoice
And blossom as a rose:
It shall blossom abundantly
And rejoice with praise and singing.
2 The desert shall rejoice
And blossom as a rose:
For the ears of the deaf shall hear
And the blind, their eyes be opened.
3 The desert shall rejoice
And blossom as a rose:
For the tongue of the mute shall sing
And the lame will dance with gladness.
4 The desert shall rejoice
And blossom as a rose:
For the ground will become a pool
And the dry land springs of water.
5 The desert shall rejoice
And blossom as a rose:
As the ransomed return to God
And come singing back to Zion,
6 The desert shall rejoice
And blossom as a rose:
Unto Zion we come with joy,
For our God has come to save us.
Topics: Deliverance Scripture: Isaiah 35 Languages: English Tune Title: STERLING
The Desert Shall Rejoice
The Desert Shall Rejoice
Author: Gracia Grindal, 1943 Hymnal: Hymns for a Pilgrim People #93 (2007) Meter: 6.6.8.8 Lyrics: The desert shall rejoice
And blossom as a rose:
1 It shall blossom abundantly
And rejoice with praise and singing.
The desert shall rejoice
And blossom as a rose:
2 For the ears of the deaf shall hear
And the blind, their eyes be opened.
The desert shall rejoice
and blossom as a rose:
3 For the tongue of the mute shall sing
And the lame will dance with gladness.
The desert shall rejoice
And blossom as a rose:
4 For the ground will become a pool
And the dry land springs of water.
The desert shall rejoice
And blossom as a rose:
5 As the ransomed return to God
And come singing back to Zion.
The desert shall rejoice
and blossom as a rose:
6 Unto Zion we come with joy,
For our God has come to save us. Topics: Adoration and Praise; Advent; Jesus Christ; Joy; Thanksgiving Scripture: Isaiah 35:2 Languages: English Tune Title: STERLING
The Desert Shall Rejoice
The desert shall rejoice
Author: Gracia Grindal (b. 1943) Hymnal: Wonder, Love, and Praise #722 (1997) Meter: 6.6.8.8 Lyrics: 1 The desert shall rejoice
and blossom as a rose:
It shall blossom abundantly
and rejoice with praise and singing.
2 The desert shall rejoice
and blossom as a rose:
For the ears of the deaf shall hear
and the blind, their eyes be opened.
3 The desert shall rejoice
and blossom as a rose:
For the tongue of the mute shall sing
and the lame will dance with gladness.
4 The desert shall rejoice
and blossom as a rose:
For the ground will become a pool
and the dry land springs of water.
5 The desert shall rejoice
and blossom as a rose:
as the ransomed return to God
and come singing back to Zion.
6 The desert shall rejoice
and blossom as a rose:
unto Zion we come with joy,
for our God has come to save us. Topics: Hymns and Spiritual Songs Advent and Christmas Scripture: Isaiah 35 Languages: English Tune Title: STERLING
The desert shall rejoice
Gracia Grindal
b. 1943 Author of "The Desert Shall Rejoice" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Gracia Grindal (b. Powers Lake, ND, 1943). Grindal was educated at Augsburg College, Minneapolis, Minnesota; the University of Arkansas; and Luther-Northwestern Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota, where she has served since 1984 as a professor of pastoral theology and communications. From 1968 to 1984 she was a professor of English and poet-in-residence at Luther College, Decorah, Iowa. Included in her publications are Sketches Against the Dark (1981), Scandinavian Folksongs (1983), Lessons in Hymnwriting (1986, 1991), We Are One in Christ: Hymns, Paraphrases, and Translations (1996), Good News of Great Joy: Advent Devotions for the Home (1994 with Karen E. Hong), Lina Sandell, the Story of Her Hymns (2001 with John Jansen), and A Revelry of Harvest: New and Selected Poems (2002). She was instrumental in producing the Lutheran Book of Worship (1978) and The United Methodist Hymnal (1989).
Bert Polman
Gracia Grindal
Joy F. Patterson
b. 1931 Composer of "STERLING" in The Presbyterian Hymnal Joy F. Patterson (b. 1931), of Wassau, Wisconsin, is an elder in the Presbyterian Church who has written many texts and tunes; twenty-nine are collected in Come, You People of the Promise (Hope Publishing, Co., 1994); another collection, Teach Our Eyes New Ways of Seeing, was published in 2005 (Selah). Patterson has enjoyed a varied career as a French professor, homemaker, and claim representative for the Social Security Administration.
Sing! A New Creation
Joy F. Patterson
