“I will come again.” -John 14:3
1 On Jordan’s bank the Baptist’s cry
Announces that the Lord is nigh;
Come then and hearken, for he brings
Glad tidings from the King of kings.
2 Then cleans’d be every breast from sin;
Make straight the way for God within;
Prepare we in our hearts a home,
Where such a mighty Guest may come.
3 For thou art our salvation, Lord,
Our refuge, and our great reward,
Without thy grace we waste away;
Like flow’rs that wither and decay.
4 Stretch forth Thine hand, to heal our
sore, And make us rise to fall no more;
Once more upon thy people shine,
And fill the world with love divine.
5 All praise, eternal Son, to thee,
Whose advent sets the people free,
Whom with the Father we adore,
And Holy Ghost, for evermore.