Journeysongs (2nd ed.) ‎#327

327. Comfort, Comfort, O My People

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1 Comfort, comfort, O my people,
Speak of peace, now says our God;
Comfort those who sit in darkness,
Mourning 'neath their sorrows' load.
Speak unto Jerusalem
Of the peace that waits for them;
Tell of all the sins I cover,
And that warfare now is over.

2 Hark, the voice of one who's crying
In the desert far and near,
Bidding all to full repentance
Since the kingdom now is here.
O that warning cry obey!
Now prepare for God a way;
Let the valleys rise to meet him
And the hills bow down to greet him.

3 O make you straight what long was crooked,
Make the rougher places plain;
Let your hearts be true and humble,
As befits God's holy reign.
For the glory of the Lord
Now o'er earth is shed abroad;
And all flesh shall see the token
That his word is never broken.

Text Information

• First Line: Comfort, comfort, O my people
• Title: Comfort, Comfort, O My People
• Author: Johann G. Olearius, 1611-1684
• Translator: Catherine Winkworth, 1827-1878 (alt.)
• Meter: 87 87 77 88
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2003

Tune Information

• Name: GENEVA FORTY-TWO
• Composer: Claude Goudimel, ca. 1514-1572
• Meter: 87 87 77 88
• Key: F Major or modal
• Source: Genevan Psalter, 1551