Service Book and Hymnal of the Lutheran Church in America ‎#4

4. On Jordan's banks the Baptist's cry

1 On Jordan's banks the Baptist's cry
Announces that the Lord is nigh;
Awake and hearken, for he brings
Glad tidings of the King of kings.

2 Then cleansed be every breast from sin,
Make straight the way for God within;
And let us all our hearts prepare
For Christ to come and enter there. A-men.

3 For thou art our salvation, Lord,
Our refuge and our great reward;
Without thy grace we waste away
Like flowers that wither and decay.

4 Stretch forth thy hand, to health restore,
And make us rise to fall no more;
Once more upon thy people shine,
And fill the world with love divine.

5 All praise, eternal Son, to thee
Whose advent sets thy people free,
Whom with the Father we adore,
And Holy Ghost, for evermore.

Amen.

Text Information

• First Line: On Jordan's banks the Baptist's cry
• Translator: John Chandler, 1806 - 76
• Author: Charles Coffin, 1676 - 1749
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1958
• Topic: The Church Year: Advent

Tune Information

• Name: ALSTONE
• Composer: Christopher Edwin Willing, 1830 - 1904
• Meter: L. M.
• Key: C Major