Journeysongs (3rd ed.) ‎#295

295. 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
• Title: Comfort, Comfort, O My People
• Author: Johann G. Olearius, 1611-1684
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878
• Meter: 87 87 88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2012
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 40:1-8
  ;
  Mark 1:1-8
  ;
  Matthew 4:16
• Topic: The Liturgical Year: Advent (Sundays and Weekdays); The Liturgical Year: The Nativity of St. John the Baptist (June 24)

Tune Information

• Name: GENEVA 42
• Composer: Claude Goudimel, ca. 1514-1472
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Genevan Psalter, 1551