Messiah was the one they sought

To free them from all harm;

Was John the one, whom God had sent

To bring them peace and calm?

John said he was a voice that cried –

“Make straight the desert way;

The servant of the Lord is come;

I now declare his day.”

“For he who will come after me

Is chosen and preferred;

His sandals, I’m not fit to loose;

From him we’ll hear God’s word.”

Messiahs can be who we want

To free us from our woe,

Yet maybe they are with us now,

But like then, we don’t know.

The work of each messiah can

Be seen again today;

When love, forgiveness, care is giv’n;

When we walk Jesus’ way.

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George Stuart. Used by permission

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