The Cyber Hymnal ‎#7910

7910. A Voice From the Desert

1 A voice from the desert comes awful and shrill:
The Lord is advancing—prepare ye the way;
The word of Jehovah He comes to fulfill,
And o’er the dark world pour the splendor of day.

2 Bring down the proud mountain, though towering to Heaven,
And be the low valley exalted on high!
The rough path and crooked be made smooth and even,
For, Sion, your king, your Redeemer, is nigh.

3 The beams of salvation His progress illume,
The lone, dreary wilderness sings of her God;
The rose and the myrtle will suddenly bloom,
The olive of peace spread its branches abroa

Text Information

• First Line: A voice from the desert comes awful and shrill
• Title: A Voice From the Desert
• Author: William H. Drummond
• Meter: 11.11.11.11
• Language: English
• Source: Who Are the Happy?, 1818
• Notes: Alternate tunes: CRADLE SONG by William J. Kirkpatrick, 1895; MALDWYN, Welsh melody, circa 1600

Tune Information

• Name: GORDON
• Composer: Adoniram Judson Gordon (1876)
• Meter: 11.11.11.11
• Key: F Major
• Copyright: Public Domain