Tune: Richmond
(\'Fill thou my life, O Lord my God\')
John 1 v.19-27 parts
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John witnessed to priests and Levites
Replied to their invites
Of \'Who are you?\' \'What shall we say
To enquirers today?\'
John said, I am the voice of one
Preparing way of Son
Way of the Lord, making it straight
Enter by narrow gate
They said, If you not Christ, nor be
Elijah, prophet, see
Why do you baptise? John did say
I answer you, here stay
I baptise with water, but there
Be one here, I do share
With you, that you do Him not know
E\'en Christ, God\'s Son, \'tis so
He is before me, ranks higher
Than me, more place preferred
His shoe\'s latchet I unworthy
To unloose, great He be