All Earth is Hopeful

All Earth is Hopeful
ENGLISH
1    All earth is hopeful, the Savior comes at last!
    Furrows lie open for God's creative task:
    this, the labor of people who struggle to see
    how God's truth and justice set ev'rybody free.

2    People of Israel, you heard the prophet tell:
    "A virgin mother will bear Emmanuel";
    she conceived him, "God with us," 
our brother, whose birth
    restores hope and courage to children of this earth.

3    Mountains and valleys will have to be prepared;
    new highways opened, new protocols declared.
    Almost here! God is nearing, in beauty and grace!
    All clear ev'ry gateway, in haste, come out in haste!

4    We first saw Jesus a baby in a crib.
    This same Lord Jesus today has come to live
    in our world; he is present, in neighbors we see
    our Jesus is with us, and ever sets us free.

Spanish text and tune © 1993 and tr. © 1995 Centro de Pastoral Litúrgica. Reprinted with permission. One License #A-722596

All Earth is Hopeful 

I’m not very familiar with this hymn, but the title sounds good (and I like the tune). Recovering from a pandemic, an election, and the loss of light as winter approaches are all reasons why we need hope for our future. “Emmanuel, God with us… restores hope and courage to children of this earth.”

I especially like the last verse of this hymn: “We first saw Jesus a baby in a crib. This same Lord Jesus today has come to live in our world; he is present, in neighbors we see our Jesus is with us, and ever set us free.“ That makes me hopeful indeed. 

Dear Lord,
Thank you for giving us Jesus, who restores our hope and courage. May we work together with hope for a future of health, prosperity, and light. Amen.