Prepare ye the Way of the Lord / I Hear a Sound Coming from the Mountain

This is a short hymn which is particularly suitable for the season of Advent.

It was written by Himmie Gustafson and first published in 1976 - possibly on the LP recording "The Kingdom Sound" (ref).

Sheet music was provided in the book Songs of the Kingdom - though this is now out of print.  No other sources have been found.

The tune has a cut time signature. In the key of D the first few notes are D A, D E.

It is not the same as a recent song with the same title by Donna Guenther, which starts "I hear a sound coming from the mountain, I hear a sound like a trumpet in the distance, Take a look around the season's changing ... "

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Examples

Small group and congregation with keyboard and praise band - starts at 0:55

Professional recording

Lyrics

The lyrics are copyright so cannot be re-produced in full here. But they are available form this website. A rough outline is:

1 I hear a sound coming from the mountain,
I hear it louder each day ...

Chorus
Prepare ye the way,
Prepare ye the way,
Prepare ye the way,
Of the Lord.

I see the King standing on the mountain,
I see Him clearer each day ...

I feel God's love coming from the mountain
I feel it strong each day ....

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• Hymns for Advent

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1. I hear a sound coming from the mountain,
I hear it louder each day.
I hear a sound coming from the mountain,
And it says, "Prepare ye the way."


Chorus:
Prepare ye the way,
Prepare ye the way,
Prepare ye the way of the Lord.


2. I see the King standing on the mountain,
I see Him clearer each day.
I see the King standing on the mountain,
And He says, "Prepare ye the way."

3. I feel God's love coming from the mountain
I feel it strong each day
I feel God's love coming from the mountain
And it says, "Prepare ye the way."