Tune: Winchester New
('On Jordan's bank the Baptist's cry')
Mark 1 v.2-11
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John Baptist, he the messenger
With folk at river did confer
The messenger, he sent before
The Lord, who would appear for sure
In wilderness his cry it be
Prepare you the Lord's way, and see
You make paths straight to walk therein
And be baptised and confess sin
A baptism of repentance
For forgiveness of sins he thence
Preached at River Jordan, and they
Prepared for the Lord in their day
John clothed with camel's hair, and wore
A girdle, leather belt, and store
Of locusts, wild honey he ate
Faithfully the Lord's word did state
Saying, There comes one mightier
Than I after me, so offer
You worship to Him, for I be
Not worthy His shoe to loose, see
I have baptised you with water
Ready for the Lord, your hearts stir
For He shall baptise you, believe
The Holy Spirit then receive
And Jesus from Nazareth came
To John at Jordan, and He same
As those there, John baptised Him too
Spirit as a dove they did view
For He did on Jesus descend
And God's voice heard, it did attend
Saying, You are my beloved Son
In whom I am well pleased, the One
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Author:
orchidee (
Offline) - Published: December 6th, 2019 03:11
- Comment from author about the poem: A hymn-poem in 8.8.8.8. metre. I have sought to look at different passages of an Advent theme recently.
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Comments4
Good one Orchi.
Thanks Gold. Sometimes I forget that John Baptist was not preaching of the forthcoming birth of Jesus, as the two of them were born only 3 months apart. So John was 3 months older than Jesus, but preached the need to be ready for His arrival among the people there, in the places He was to visit.
Good Afternoon Uncle Steve ! Nice to come back to MPS and find one of your very uplifting HYMN & POEM combos to lift one up ! What better subject than JOHN the BAPTIST ! Like some of us *A Voice crying in a Spritual Wilderness ~ Please dont wish me Merry Xmas or Happy Holiday ~ Put CHRIST back into CHRISTMAS !* I love the Batists observation on seeng JESUS *Behold the Lamb of GOD ~ Who takes away the SIN of the WORLD* A very very Perceptive & True Comment !
Ive missed FIDO ~ Blessings to You & HIM !
Love in the SPIRIT ~ B & A 💚🧡💚🧡💚
Cooeee Brian & Angela! Oh, I don't like 'Xmas' either. Some think it will take up too much ink to write 'Christmas'! Fido will bark at that! heehee.
Another good 'un Orchi.
Thanks M.
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Thanks M.
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