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Therefore they shall come and sing in the height of Zion, then shall the virgin rejoice in the dance, both young men and all together. For I will turn their mourning into joy and make them rejoice in their sorrow. That is from Jeremiah 31 verses 12 to 13, describing the conditions there will be in the world tomorrow after Christ’s return.

The World Tomorrow. The Worldwide Church of God presents Herbert W. Armstrong, internationally recognized ambassador for world peace, visiting prominent leaders around the globe discussing the cause of world problems, and proclaiming the good news of the world tomorrow.

Ladies and gentlemen, Herbert W. Armstrong,

That scripture is a prophecy in Jeremiah 31, speaking of the world tomorrow under the new covenant that God will make after the second coming of Christ after His return to earth. This program cries out with the good news of Christ’s true gospel, the Kingdom of God, which is the announcement of the coming, happy, joyful, peaceful world tomorrow.

This program is sponsored by the Worldwide Church of God, which also operates Ambassador College with a campus in Pasadena and a campus in Big Sandy, Texas. The youth of today in this world ordinarily seek fun in drugs and alcohol and rock music — I prefer to call it noise — and illicit sex and violence.

We try to teach a different way in Ambassador College. We try to teach that there is fun in a better way than that. In the Kingdom of God, when people will be living God’s way, there will be entertainment, but it’ll be uplifting. It’ll be clean and wholesome and good.

Now, the Worldwide Church of God annually holds the largest festival on the face of the earth. It’s held in 49 different nations, different countries all over the world. Where more than a hundred thousand people gather in many, many different feast sites or festival sites to get a foretaste of that world tomorrow when everything will be happy and peaceful, uplifting, and also very productive.

I show you now portions of a film that has been produced by Ambassador College students and by our own television facilities and our television crew on campus at Pasadena. And now I want to show you a few sequences from one of these films that have been shown in our festivals all over the world to our own members. I’d like to have you enjoy it with us.

MUSICAL PERFORMANCES IN ORDER:

FOLK DANCES ’82 (Instrumental)

MR. PIANO PLAYER

Mister Piano Player play me a song
Please play it loud, we’ve got a crowd
And we ‘d like to sing along
I don’t know the name, I don ‘t know the tune
If you do I’ll eat my hat
Da-da-da-da-da-da-, it goes like that!
The Beatles ” Yesterday”
Play Sinatra’s ” Did It My Way”
Play the Grieg Concerto all the way through
Throw in a Chopin waltz or two
Then there’s a tune that’s in the top ten
I don ‘t know how it begins or ends
Da-da-da-da-da-da -, it goes like that

Play the Waltzing Matilda song
Play the French song that goes ” Ding-Dong ”
Play the Sound of Music all the way through
Throw in a Scott Joplin rag or two
A little ” samba ” from Mexico
I’ve no idea in the world how it goes
Da-da-da-da -da-da, it goes like that

Play the Bach Toccata and Fugue
Play a little boogie woog
Play the Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
Throw in a Brahm ‘s lullaby or two
A song from nineteen hundred and ten
We ‘ll play a song sounding like Big Ben
Da-da-da-da-da-da, it goes like that

“HELLO DOLLY” MEDLEY

Hello…
Well, Hello Dolly
Well, Hello Dolly
It’s so nice to have you back
Where you belong
You ‘re lookin’ swell, Dolly
I can tell, Dolly
You ‘re still glowin ‘
You ‘re still growin’
You ‘re still goin ‘ strong
We feel the room swayin’
And the band’s playin’
One of your old favorite songs
From way back when
So, Somebody take her wrap, fellas
Find her an empty lap, fellas
Dolly you’ll never go away
Dolly you’ll never go away

Before the parade passes by
I’m gonna go and taste Saturday’s high life
Before the parade passes by
I’m gonna get some life back into my life
I’m ready to move out in front
I’ve had enough of just passing by life
With the rest of them, with the best of them
I can hold my head up high
‘Cause I’ve got a goal again
I’m going to drive again
I’m going to feel my heart coming alive again
Before the parade passes by

You’re looking swell, Dolly
We can tell, Dolly
That it only takes a moment
For your eyes to meet, and then
Your heart knows in a moment
You will never be alone again
I held her for an instant
But my arms felt sure and strong
It only takes a moment
To be loved a whole life long

Hello, Dolly
You ‘ll glow, Dolly
You will glow . ..
If you just
Put on your Sunday clothes
When you feel down and out
Strut down the street
And have your picture took
Just like a dream your spirit seems to turn about
That Sunday shine is a certain sign
That you feel as fine as you look
Beneath your parasol the world is all a smile
It makes you feel brand new down to your toes
Get out your feathers, your patent leathers
Your beads and buckles and bows
For there’s no blue Monday in your Sunday clothes
Well, Hello Dolly
Well, Hello Dolly
We ‘ll sing your old favorite songs from way back when
So, take her wrap, fellas
Find her an empty lap, fellas
Dolly you’ll never go away
Dolly you’ll never go away again
Hello! Dolly!

THE HOLY CITY

Last night I lay asleeping
There came a dream so fair
I stood in Old Jerusalem
Beside the temple there
I heard the children singing
And ever as they sang
Me thought the voice of angels
From heaven answer rang
Me thought the voice of angels
From heaven answer rang

Jerusalem, Jerusalem,
Lift up your gates and sing
Hosanna in the highest
Hosanna to your King
And then me thought my dream was changed
The streets no longer rang
Hush were the glad Hosannas
The little children sang

The sky grew dark with mystery
The morn was cold and chilled
As the shadow of a stake arose
Upon a lonely Hill

And once again the scene was changed
New earth there seemed to be
I saw the Holy City beside the tideless sea
The light of God was on its street
The gates were opened wide
And all who would might enter
And no one was denied
No need of moon or stars by night
Or sun to shine by day
It was the New Jerusalem
That would not pass away
It was the New Jerusalem
That would not pass away

Jerusalem, Jerusalem
Sing for the night is o’er
Hosanna in the Highest
Hosanna forever more
Hosanna in the Highest
Hosanna forever more

Now I want to offer you absolutely free a booklet about the world tomorrow. They’ve just been picturing to you a concept of some of the happiness and the joy that we’ll see in the world tomorrow. The Wonderful World tomorrow, What It Will Be Like. It’s well illustrated in color. It’ll give you something that you have never known before and what biblical prophecies say, and it’s absolutely certain.

Now also, I would like to send you, and especially the youth that may have been listening, our magazine published for youth, for teenagers. It’s called Youth 83. There’s no magazine like it at all on earth. Now, the opening article is one that I wrote. I wrote this 56 years ago, back in 1927. What’s wrong with a younger generation?

You’ll get a kick out of that because it’s funny and it’s interesting. Now, here’s another one. The headline is, “Come On, Try It. It Won’t Hurt You.” Here’s another one. “One Grand Canyon” with some beautiful photographs and color of the Grand Canyon. But now listen, this is for young people, even up to 80 or 90 years of age, and I’m already past 90, and I find it interesting.

I find it very interesting at all ages. You just send your request to me, Herbert W. Armstrong at Pasadena, California. That’s all the address you need. Just Herbert W. Armstrong, Pasadena, California, and the zip code is 91123 or call toll free dial (800) 423-4444.

Then if you do live in California, Alaska, or Hawaii, call collect area code (213) 304-6111. Area code (213). The number 304-6111. So, until next time, Herbert W. Armstrong. Goodbye friends.

For the free literature offered on this program, write Herbert W. Armstrong, Pasadena, California, 91123. In Canada, Box 44, Vancouver, B.C. or in the continental United States, you may call this toll free number, (800) 423-4444. In California, Alaska, and Hawaii. Call collect (213) 304-6111. If the lines are busy, please try again.

The preceding program and all literature were produced and sponsored by the Worldwide Church of God.