CPWI Hymnal ‎#38

38. Comfort, comfort, O my people

1 Comfort, comfort, O my people,
speak of peace, now says our God;
comfort those who sit in darkness,
mourning 'neath their sorrow's load.
Speak unto Jerusalem
of the peace that waits for them;
tell of all the sins I cover,
and that warfare now is over.

2 Hark, the voice of one who's crying
in the desert far and near,
bidding all to full repentance
since the kingdom now is here.
O that warning cry obey!
Now prepare for God a way;
let the valleys rise to meet him
and the hills bow down to greet him.

3 O make straight what long was crooked,
make the rougher places plain;
let your hearts be true and humble,
as befits his holy reign.
For the glory of the Lord
now o'er earth is shed abroad;
and all flesh shall see the token
that his word is never broken.

Text Information

• First Line: Comfort, comfort, O my people
• German Title: Tröstet, tröstet, meine Lieben
• Author: Johannes G. Olearius, 1611-1684
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.8.8
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2010
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 40:1-8
  ;
  Isaiah 40:1
• Topic: Hymns for the Church Year: Advent

Tune Information

• Name: GENEVA 42
• Composer: Claude Goudimel, c1514-1572
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.7.7.8.8
• Key: F Major
• Source: Psalter, Geneva, 1551