Psalm 126:
When the Lord restored the fortunes of a Zion,
we were like those who dreamed.
Our mouths were filled with laughter,
our tongues with songs of joy.
Then it was said among the nations,
“The Lord has done great things for them.”
The Lord has done great things for us,
and we are filled with joy.
Restore our fortunes, Lord,
like streams in the Negev.
Those who sow with tears
will reap with songs of joy.
Those who go out weeping,
carrying seed to sow,
will return with songs of joy,
carrying sheaves with them.
Performed by the premier Iowa Mennonite School choir on 13 April 1980, under the direction of William Eash. Excerpt from the Eighteenth Annual Mennonite High School Music Festival at Christopher Dock Mennonite High School, Lansdale, Pennsylvania, U.S.A., 13 April 1980. Participating choral programs included Lancaster Mennonite High School, Belleville Mennonite High School, Christopher Dock Mennonite High School, Rockway Mennonite Collegiate, Eastern Mennonite High School, United Mennonite Educational Institute, Bethany Christian High School, Iowa Mennonite School and Central Christian High School. Original vinyl LP-Stereo 998 recorded by Dennis Siegrist and 1980 copyright by the Mennonite Secondary Educational Council. Digital transfer by R.G. Herbst, Feb. 2013, 1981 graduate of Central Christian H.S.
