The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6499

6499. 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 Zion, that bringest good tidings,
Get thee up to the heights and sing!
Proclaim to a desolate people
The coming of their King.
Like the flowers of the field they perish,
The works of men decay,
The power and pomp of nations
Shall pass like a dream away.

3. But the word of our God endureth,
The arm of the Lord is strong;
He stands in the midst of nations,
And He will right the wrong.
He shall feed His flock like a shepherd,
And fold the lambs to His breast;
In pastures of peace He’ll lead them,
And give to the weary rest.

4. 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!

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 (ca. 1925)
• Meter: irr.
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: James L. Milligan: I wrote the hymn at the time of the consummation of the union of the Presbyterian, Methodist and Congregational churches [in 1925], which now form the United Church of Canada. I was Director of Publicity during the three years' campaign prior to the Union.

Tune Information

• Name: HEREFORD (Heins)
• Composer: Francis Donaldson Heins, 1878-1949
• Meter: irr.
• Incipit: 55111 17153 11244
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain