Christian Worship ‎#308

308. There's a Voice in the Wilderness Crying

1 There’s a voice in the wilderness crying,
a call from the ways untrod:
Prepare in the desert a highway,
a highway for our God!
The valleys shall be exalted,
the lofty hills brought low;
make straight all the crooked places
where the Lord, our God, may go!

2 O Christians, you bring good tidings;
get up to the heights and sing!
Proclaim to a desolate people
the coming of their King.
Like the flow'rs of the field they perish;
like grass our works decay.
The pow'r and pomp of nations
shall pass like a dream away.

3 But the Word of our God is eternal;
the arm of our God is strong.
He stands in the midst of the nations,
and he shall right the wrong.
He shall feed his flock like a shepherd,
the lambs shall gently hold,
to pastures of peace shall lead them,
and bring them to his fold.

Text Information

• First Line: There's a voice in the wilderness crying
• Title: There's a Voice in the Wilderness Crying
• Author: James L. Milligan, 1876-1961 (alt.)
• Meter: Irregular Meter
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2021
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 40:3-11
• Topic: Advent
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: ASCENSION
• Composer: Henry H. Bancroft, 1904-1988
• Meter: Irregular Meter
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: © 1938 Estate of Eldred Bancroft, admin. B. Burrows