Hymn:On Jordan's Bank The Baptist's Cry
Tune:Winchester New
Words:Charles Coffin (1676-1749)
translated by John Chandler (1808-76)
Music:adapted from a chorale in
Musicalisches Hand-Buch, Hamberg 1690
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Lyrics
Verse 1
On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry 
announces that the Lord is nigh. 
Awake and harken, for he brings 
glad tidings of the King of kings! 
 
Verse 2
Then cleansed be every life from sin: 
make straight the way for God within, 
and let us all our hearts prepare 
for Christ to come and enter there. 
 
Verse 3
We hail you as our Savior, Lord, 
our refuge and our great reward. 
Without your grace we waste away 
like flowers that wither and decay. 
 
Verse 4
Stretch forth your hand, our health restore, 
and make us rise to fall no more. 
O let your face upon us shine 
and fill the world with love divine. 
 
Verse 5
All praise to you, eternal Son, 
whose advent has our freedom won, 
whom with the Father we adore, 
and Holy Spirit, evermore. 
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