Tag: john the baptist

  • A Home For All

    Sing aloud, O daughter Zion;   shout, O Israel!Rejoice and exult with all your heart,   O daughter Jerusalem!The Lord has taken away the judgements against you,   he has turned away your enemies.The king of Israel, the Lord, is in your midst;   you shall fear disaster no more.On that day it shall be said to Jerusalem:Do not fear, O Zion;   do not…

  • Prepare the Way

    Comfort, O comfort my people, says your God. Speak tenderly to Jerusalem, and cry to her that she has served her term, that her penalty is paid, that she has received from the Lord’s hand double for all her sins. A voice cries out: In the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make straight…