Authors: Chandler, John, Coffin, Charles
On Jordan’s bank the baptist’s cry
announces that the Lord is nigh:
awake and listen, for he brings
good news of Christ, the King of kings.
2. Let every soul be cleansed from sin,
make straight the way for God within;
prepare in every heart a home
where such a mighty guest may come.
3. For you are our salvation, Lord,
our refuge and our great reward;
without your grace we waste away
like flowers that wither and decay.
4. To heal the sick, stretch out your hand,
and make the fallen sinner stand;
shine out, and let your light restore
earth’s own true loveliness once more.
5. To you, O Christ, all praises be,
who comes to set your people free;
whom with the Father we adore
and with the Spirit evermore.
Scriptures: Jonah 2:9, Genesis 15:1, Psalms 38, Isaiah 40:6-8, Luke 4:18, Genesis 1:31, Luke 4:40, Ephesians 3:17, John 1:6-8, Isaiah 61:1-2, Isaiah 51:3, John 8:36, Matthew 9:1-8, Mark 2:1-12, Luke 1:68-69, Philippians 4:5, James 5:8, Psalms 37:39, Psalms 62:7, Psalms 103:15-16, Isaiah 33:2, Isaiah 40:3-8, Micah 1:3, Matthew 3:1-12, Matthew 8:2-3, Mark 1:1-8, Mark 1:40-42, Luke 1:76-77, Luke 3:1-17, Luke 5:12-13, Luke 5:17-26, Luke 13:10-13, John 1:19-31, John 3:23, Acts 4:30, Acts 10:36-38, Romans 8:21, Romans 14:4, Galatians 5:1, 1 Peter 1:24-25
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