Indexes for The Sacred Harp, 1991 Edition
232 Baptismal Anthem
Words: Holy Bible: Matthew 3:1-4
Music: B. F. White, 1844
Meter: Prose
In those days came John the Baptist,
Preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
And saying, repent ye,
For the kingdom of heaven is at hand,
For this is He that was spoken of
By the prophet Esaias, saying,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight,
And this same John had his raiment of camel’s hair
And bound with a leathern girdle;
And his meat was locusts and wild honey.
Preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
And saying, repent ye,
For the kingdom of heaven is at hand,
For this is He that was spoken of
By the prophet Esaias, saying,
The voice of one crying in the wilderness,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord,
Make His paths straight,
And this same John had his raiment of camel’s hair
And bound with a leathern girdle;
And his meat was locusts and wild honey.