1. A beginning of the good news of Jesus Christ, Son of God.
2. As it hath been written in the prophets, `Lo, I send My messenger before thy face, who shall prepare thy way before thee,' --
3. `A voice of one calling in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, straight make ye his paths,' --
4. John came baptizing in the wilderness, and proclaiming a baptism of reformation--to remission of sins,