1   
When the Lord brought us back to Jerusalem, ^note
  it was like a dream!

2   
How we laughed, how we sang for joy!
  Then the other nations said about us,
  “The Lord did great things for them.”

3   
Indeed he did great things for us;
  how happy we were!

4   
Lord, make us prosperous again, ^note
  just as the rain brings water back to dry riverbeds.

5   
Let those who wept as they planted their crops,
  gather the harvest with joy!

6   
Those who wept as they went out carrying the seed
  will come back singing for joy,
  as they bring in the harvest.

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