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The book concludes with a communal prayer. The people ask God to remember their suffering and acknowledge their shame. There is no denial of guilt—only honest confession and longing for restoration.
The final verses hold tension: God reigns forever, yet the people still suffer. The book ends without resolution, leaving the reader waiting for restoration that only God can bring.
Christ answers the unresolved cry of Lamentations. Through Him, restoration is not merely hoped for but secured. Where Lamentations ends in longing, Christ brings renewal, reconciliation, and lasting hope.
Lamentations 5
Full Song Lyrics
Verse 1
Remember, O Lord, what has come upon us,
Look and see our disgrace.
Our inheritance has been turned to strangers,
Our homes to a foreign face.
We have become fatherless, left alone,
Our mothers like widows stand.
We drink our water for a price,
Our wood comes by another’s hand.
Verse 2
We are pursued upon our necks,
We labor with no relief.
To Egypt and Assyria we stretched our hands,
Seeking bread in our grief.
Our fathers sinned and are no more,
And we bear what they began.
Slaves rule over us now,
No one delivers from their hand.
Chorus
Restore us to Yourself, O Lord,
That we may return once more.
Renew our days as they were before—
Restore us, O Lord… restore.
Verse 3
Joy has left our hearts behind,
Our dancing turned to mourning cries.
The crown has fallen from our head—
Woe to us, for we have sinned.
Our hearts are faint, our eyes grow dim,
Because of Zion laid in dust,
Foxes roam where glory stood,
The holy place left to rust.
Bridge
You, O Lord, reign forever,
Your throne endures through every age.
Why do You forget us so long?
Why do You leave us in this place?
Turn us back to You, O Lord—
Unless You have utterly rejected us,
Unless Your anger still remains.
Final Chorus (soft, unresolved)
Restore us to Yourself, O Lord,
That we may return once more.
Renew our days as they were before—
Restore us… O Lord… restore.
Outro (spoken or whispered)
Unless You have utterly rejected us…
Unless Your anger still remains.
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