Tune: Dudley
(\'God is gone up on high\')
Luke 1 v.11-17
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Zacharias, he there
Temple service did share
Gabriel did appear
Then trembling and fear
Angel said, Zacharias, Fear
Not, I bring you words of good cheer
Not, I bring you words of good cheer
For your prayer it is heard
The Lord heeded your word
Your wife Elisabeth
Shall bear a son, \'tis saith
You shall call his name John, and you
And many shall rejoice anew
and many shall rejoice anew
For he shall sure be great
In the Lord\'s sight, shall sate
Neither wine nor strong drink
But on the Lord bethink
Shall be filled with the Spirit e\'en
From mother\'s womb it shall be seen
From mother\'s womb it shall be seen
Many of the people
That be of Israel
He shall turn to the Lord
Their God, shall hear His word
Shall go in the spirit and power
Of Elijah, blessing\'s showers
Of Elijah, blessing\'s showers
Shall turn hearts of parents
To children, and too thence
Hearts of children shall be
Turned unto parents\' see
And disobedient be turned
To wisdom of the jsut and learned
To wisdom of the just and learned
So making a people
Ready for the Lord all
Prepared so, for he, John
Baptist, prophetic one
His mission set, he goes before
To prepare the Lord\'s way for sure
To prepare the Lord\'s way for sure