Pharisees had come to question,
heard a rumour in the town:
in the wilderness a stranger.
Was Messiah coming down?
They heard thunder in the desert,
thunderer by name of John;
not Elijah, not the prophet,
so the story led them on.
John did nothing to evade them,
answered all they sought to ask, ...
Verse 3 continues followed by verses 4-5
© Andrew Pratt 19/11/2011
Tune: SAINT OSWALD
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