Advent Responsory (Marlow):
I look from afar: and lo, I see the power of God coming,
and a cloud covering the whole earth.
Go ye out to meet him and say:
‘Tell us, art thou he that should come to reign over thy people Israel?’
High and low, rich and poor, one with another,
go ye out to meet him and say:
‘Tell us, art thou he that should come to reign over thy people Israel?’
Hear, O thou Shepherd of Israel, thou that leadest Joseph like a sheep.
Tell us, art thou he that should come?
Stir up thy strength, O Lord, and come to reign over thy people Israel.
Glory be to the Father, and to the Son, and to the Holy Ghost.
Words: Early medieval Roman rite (Matins Responsory for the First Sunday of Advent)
Music: Richard Marlow
What is the crying at Jordan
...in joy and terror the Word is born...
The words are copyrighted, but they may be found in The Hymnal 1982 #69
People, Look East (Eleanor Farjeon - Besançon Carol)
Wonder, Love, and Praise #724
