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SDA Hymnal 333

On Jordan's Banks the Baptist's Cry

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1On Jordan's banks the Baptist's cry
Announces that the Lord is nigh;
Awake and hearken, for he brings
Glad tidings of the King of kings!

2Then cleansed be every life from sin;
Make straight the way for God within,
And let us all our hearts prepare
For Christ to come and enter there.

3We hail You as our Savior, Lord,
Our refuge and our great reward;
Without Your grace we waste away
Like flowers that wither and decay.

4Stretch forth Your hand, our health restore,
And make us rise to fall no more;
Oh, let Your face upon us shine
And fill the world with love divine.

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The verse

Meter: 8.8.8.8
Foot: iambic (da-DUM) · 56% of beats fit
Rhyme: AABB

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Verse 1

On Jordan's banks the Baptist's cry˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

Announces that the Lord is nigh;˘/˘˘˘/˘/8A

Awake and hearken, for he brings˘/˘??˘˘/8B

Glad tidings of the King of kings!//˘˘˘/˘/8B

Verse 2

Then cleansed be every life from sin;//˘/˘˘/˘/9A

Make straight the way for God within,//˘/˘/˘/8A

And let us all our hearts prepare˘/˘//˘/˘/9B

For Christ to come and enter there.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Verse 3

We hail You as our Savior, Lord,˘/˘˘/˘/˘/9A

Our refuge and our great reward;/˘/˘˘/˘/˘/10A

Without Your grace we waste away˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Like flowers that wither and decay.//˘˘/˘˘˘/9B

Verse 4

Stretch forth Your hand, our health restore,//˘//˘/˘/9A

And make us rise to fall no more;˘/˘/˘/˘/8A

Oh, let Your face upon us shine˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

And fill the world with love divine.˘/˘/˘/˘/8B

Counted by machine from the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary. It cannot hear emphasis or a poet’s licence, so treat it as a place to start reading, not the last word.