A Refuge for the Poor Lyrics

Lord, you are my God
I will exalt you and praise your name
For in perfect faithfulness
You've done wonderful things planned long ago

You've made the city a heap of rubble
The fortified town a ruin
The foreigners' stronghold a city no more
It will never be rebuilt

Therefore strong peoples
Will honor you
Cities of ruthless nations
Will revere you

The breath of the ruthless
Is like a storm
Driving against a wall
And like the heat of the desert

You have been a refuge for the poor
A refuge for the needy in their distress
A shelter from the storm
And a shade from the heat

You silence the uproar
Of foreigners
As heat is reduced by the shadow of a cloud
So the song of the ruthless is stilled

You have been a refuge for the poor
A refuge for the needy in their distress
A shelter from the storm
And a shade from the heat

On this mountain the Lord Almighty will prepare
A feast of rich food for all peoples
A banquet of aged wine
The best of meats and the finest of wines

Lord, you are my God
I will exalt you and praise your name
For in perfect faithfulness
You've done wonderful things planned long ago

You've made the city a heap of rubble
The fortified town a ruin
The foreigners' stronghold a city no more
It will never be rebuilt

Therefore strong peoples
Will honor you
Cities of ruthless nations
Will revere you

You have been a refuge for the poor
A refuge for the needy in their distress
A shelter from the storm
And a shade from the heat

On this mountain he will destroy
The shroud that enfolds all peoples
The sheet that covers
All nations

The Sovereign Lord will swallow up death forever
He will wipe away the tears from all faces
He will remove his people's disgrace from all the earth
The Lord has spoken