“At the time of those events,”
says the LORD,
“when I restore the prosperity of Judah and Jerusalem,
I will gather the armies of the world
into the valley of Jehoshaphat.
There I will judge them
for harming my people,
my special possession,
for scattering my people among the nations,
and for dividing up my land.”
(The Matterhorn, Zermatt, Switzerland)
He holds in his hands the depths of the earth
and the mightiest mountains.
The sea belongs to him,
for he made it.
His hands formed the dry land,
too.
Come,
let us worship and bow down.
Let us kneel before the LORD our maker,
for he is our God.
We are the people he watches over,
the flock under his care.
If only you would listen to his voice today!
Great is the LORD!
He is most worthy of praise!
He is to be feared above all gods.
The gods of other nations are mere idols,
but the LORD made the heavens!
Honor and majesty surround him;
strength and beauty fill his sanctuary.
Lord,
through all the generations
you have been our home!
Before the mountains were born,
before you gave birth to the earth and the world,
from beginning to end,
you are God.
Seventy years are given to us!
Some even live to eighty.
but even the best years are filled with pain and trouble;
soon they disappear,
and we fly away.
Teach us to realize the brevity of life,
so that we may grow in wisdom.
(Switzerland)
A single day in your courts
is better than a thousand anywhere else!
I would rather be a gatekeeper in the house of my God
than live the good life in the homes of the wicked.
For the LORD God is our sun and our shield.
He gives us grace and glory.
The LORD will withhold no good thing
from those who do what is right.
O LORD of Heaven’s Armies,
what joy for those who trust in you.
(Zermatt, Switzerland)
All heaven will praise your great wonders,
LORD;
myriads of angels
will praise you for your faithfulness.
For who in all of heaven
can compare with the LORD?
What mightiest angel is anything like the LORD?
The highest angelic powers
stand in awe of God
He is far more awesome
than all who surround his throne.
On the holy mountain
stands the city founded by the LORD.
He loves the city of Jerusalem
more than any other city in Israel.
O city of God,
what glorious things are said of you!
(St Mauritius Church, Zermatt, Switzerland)
