The Cyber Hymnal ‎#14182

14182. Lo, He Comes! Let All Adore Him

1 Lo, He comes! Let all adore Him,
Tis the God of grace and truth.
Go prepare the way before Him,
Make the rugged places smooth;
Lo! He cones, the mighty Lord,
Great His work, and His reward.

2 Let the valleys all be raisèd,
Go, and make the crooked straight;
Let the mountains be abasèd,
Let all nature change its state.
Through the desert mark a road,
Make a highway for our God.

3 Through the desert God is going,
Through the desert waste and wild;
Where no goodly plant is growing,
Where no verdure ever smiled;
But the desert shall be glad,
And with verdure soon be clad.

4 Where the thorn and brier flourished,
Trees shall there be seen to grow;
Planted by the Lord, and nourished,
Stately, fair, and fruitful, too;
They shall rise on every side,
They shall spread their branches wide.

5 From the hills, and lofty mountains,
Rivers shall be seen to flow;
There the Lord will open fountains,
Thence supply the plains below;
As He passes, every land
Shall confess His powerful hand.

Text Information

• First Line: Lo, He comes! Let all adore Him
• Title: Lo, He Comes! Let All Adore Him
• Author: Thomas Kelly
• Meter: 87.87.77
• Language: English
• Source: Hymns of Various Passages of Scripture, third ed. (Dublin, 1809)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tunes: ALBERT by Heinrich Albert, CHULA VISTA by William H. A. Hall, IRBY by Henry J. Gauntlett, TAUNTON by Charles C. Treat

Tune Information

• Name: ALL SAINTS OLD
• Meter: 87.87.77
• Key: C Major
• Source: Gesangbuch (Darmstadt, Germany, 1698)
• Copyright: Public Domain