Prepare the Way of the Lord

A voice cries out, “In the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Prepare the way of the Lord, Ev’ry valley will be lifted up, ev’ry mountain and hill be made low. The uneven ground will be made straight, and the rough places, a plain. Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed, and all people will see it together, for the mouth of the Lord, the mouth of the Lord has spoken it.” He will open the eyes of the blind and unstop the ears of the deaf. The lame will leap like a deer, and the speechless will sing for joy. The wolf will live with the lamb, The leopard will lie down with the goat. Springs will burst forth in the wilderness, In the desert streams will flow. And the ransomed of the Lord will return and come with joyful singing unto Zion, All sorrow and mourning will be gone. Only gladness and joy will remain. Then the glory of the Lord will be revealed and all people will see it together, for the mouth of the Lord, the mouth of the Lord has spoken it. A voice cries out, “In the wilderness, prepare the way of the Lord. Make straight in the desert a highway for our God. Prepare the way of the Lord, Prepare the way of the Lord, Prepare the way of the Lord.”