Vox
dicentis: Clama: et dixi: Quid clamabo? Omnis caro foenum, et omnis gloria eius
quasi flos agri. Vere foenum est populus. Exsiccatum est foenum, et cecidit
flos: verbum autem Domini nostri manet in aeternum. Super montem excelsum
ascende tu, qui evangelizas Sion: exalta in fortitudine vocem tuam, qui
evangelizas Jerusalem: exalta, noli timere. Dic civitatibus Judae: Ecce Deus
vester. Ecce Dominus Deus in fortitudine veniet, et brachium eius dominabitur: ecce
merces eius cum eo, et opus illius coram illo. Sicut pastor gregem suum pascet,
in brachio suo congregabit agnos, et in sinu suo levabit, foetas ipse portabit.
A voice says, "Cry!" And I said, "What shall
I cry?" All flesh is grass, and all its beauty is as the flower of the
field.Truly the people is grass.The grass withers, and the flower fades; but
the word of our Lord stands forever. Get you up to a high mountain, O herald of
good tidings to Zion; lift up your voice with strength, O herald of good
tidings to Jerusalem: lift it up, fear not; Say unto the cities of Judah:
"Behold your God!" Behold, the Lord God comes with might, and His arm
rules for Him; Behold, His reward is
with Him, and His recompense before Him. He shall feed His flock like a
shepherd, and shall gather the lambs in His arm, and gently lead those that are
with young. (Isaiah 40:6-11)
