The Kingdom Of Heaven Is At Hand Lyrics - The Statler Brothers

About the same time the Angel Gabriel came 

And told of another unusual birth 

The child would be a cousin of the Christ 

His name would be John 

And as he baptized he preached 

Make way for Jesus the kingdom of heaven is at hand 

Jesus walked that lonesome road to preach the gospel news 

But someone walked ahead to pave the way 

One who felt he wasn't fit to carry Jesus' shoes 

A woolly man adorned in disarray 

A man who got his feet wet for the glory of the Lord 

John The Baptist was a chosen man 

His voice called from the wilderness a warning and the words 

The kingdom of heaven is at hand 

He must have made an awesome sight in clothes of camels hair 

Around his waist he wore a leather band 

Preachin' and baptizin' as he wondered here and there 

The kingdom of heaven is at hand 

The kingdom of heaven is at hand 

One day Jesus came to Jordan's banks to be baptized 

John The Baptist tried to turn him down 

Lord I feel inadequate and then he emphasized 

It should be the other way around 

But John was soon convinced and he consented by and by 

It must be done to fulfill Gods command 

'Cause god was lookin' down on him and time was drawin' nigh 

The kingdom of heaven is at hand 

Livin' on wild honey and grasshoppers and the word 

He went to Jordan lookin' lean and tan 

Preachin' and baptizin' and the people came and heard 

The kingdom of heaven is at hand 

The kingdom of heaven is at hand 

The kingdom of heaven is at hand