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Heralds of Christ, who bear
the King’s commands,
Immortal tidings
in your mortal hands,
Pass on and carry swift
the news you bring;
Make straight, make straight
the highway of the King.
Through desert ways,
dark fen and deep morass,
Through jungles, sluggish seas,
and mountain pass,
Build now the road,
and falter not, nor stay;
Prepare across the earth
the King’s highway.
Where once the twisting trail
in darkness wound,
Let marching feet
and joyous song resound,
Where burn the funeral pyres,
and censers swing,
Make straight, make straight
the highway of the King.
Lord, give us faith
and strength the road to build,
To see the promise
of the day fulfilled,
When war shall be no more,
and strife shall cease
Upon the highway
of the Prince of Peace.
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LYRICS
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Meter:
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10 10 10 10
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Writer(s):
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Trans/Adapted:
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Dates:
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1915
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Bible Refs:
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Is 40:3;
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LIST OF LYRIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Year
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Song #
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| 1956 | # 452 | | 1989 | # 567 |
MUSIC
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Name:
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NATIONAL HYMN
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Meter:
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10 10 10 10
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Writer(s):
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Dates:
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1888
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LIST OF MUSIC SOURCES
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Hymn/Song Book
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Song #
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Key
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| # 54 | Eb | | # 452 | Eb | | # 573 | Eb |
ALTERNATIVE TUNES
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Name
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meter
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| 10 10 10 10 | | 10 10 10 10 |
echo ' | ';
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