281 | The Hymnal#282 | 283 |
Text: | On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry |
Author: | Charles Coffin |
Translator: | John Chandler |
Tune: | WINCHESTER NEW |
On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry
Announces that the Lord is nigh;
Awake and hearken, for he brings
Glad tidings of the King of kings.
Then cleansed be every Christian breast,
And furnished for so great a guest;
Yea, let us each our hearts prepare
For Christ to come and enter there.
For thou art our salvation, Lord,
Our refuge and our great reward;
Without thy grace we waste away,
Like flowers that wither and decay.
To heal the sick stretch out thine hand,
And bid the fallen sinner stand;
Once more upon thy people shine,
And fill the world with love divine.
All praise, eternal Son, to thee,
Whose Advent set thy people free;
Whom with the Father we adore,
And Holy Ghost for evermore.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry |
Author: | Charles Coffin (1736) |
Translator: | John Chandler (1837, alt.) |
Meter: | L.M. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1916 |
Topic: | Advent; Holy Days: St. John Baptist; Ember Days and Ordination(2 more...) |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | WINCHESTER NEW |
Meter: | L.M. |
Incipit: | 51566 54334 32554 |
Key: | B♭ Major |
Source: | Hamburg, 1690 |