“Wake up, sleeper,^(A)
    rise from the dead,^(B)
    and Christ will shine on you.”^(C)

52 Awake, awake,^(A) Zion,
    clothe yourself with strength!^(B)
Put on your garments of splendor,^(C)
    Jerusalem, the holy city.^(D)
The uncircumcised^(E) and defiled^(F)
    will not enter you again.^(G)
2 Shake off your dust;^(H)
    rise up,^(I) sit enthroned, Jerusalem.
Free yourself from the chains on your neck,^(J)
    Daughter Zion,^(K) now a captive.

¹⁹ The sun will no more be your light by day,
    nor will the brightness of the moon shine on you,
for the Lord will be your everlasting light,^(A)
    and your God will be your glory.^(B)
20 Your sun^(C) will never set again,
    and your moon will wane no more;
the Lord will be your everlasting light,
    and your days of sorrow^(D) will end.

⁸ Then your light will break forth like the dawn,^(A)
    and your healing^(B) will quickly appear;
then your righteousness^[a](C) will go before you,
    and the glory of the Lord will be your rear guard.^(D)