Church Book ‎#110

110. The Advent of our God

1 The Advent of our God
Our prayers must now employ,
And we must meet Him on His road
With hymns of holy joy.

2 The everlasting Son
Incarnate deigns to be:
Himself a servant's form puts on,
To set His people free.

3 Daughter of Zion, rise
And greet thy lowly King,
And do not wickedly despise
The mercies He will bring.

4 As judge, in clouds of light,
He will come down again,
And all His scattered saints unite
With Him in Heaven to reign.

5 Before that dreadful day
May all our sins be gone,
May the old man be put away,
And the new man put on!

6 Praise to the Saviour Son
From all the angel host:
Like praise be to the Father done,
And to the Holy Ghost.

Text Information

• First Line: The Advent of our God
• Latin Title: Instantis Adventum Dei
• Translator: John Chandler (1837, a.)
• Meter: S. M.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1890
• Topic: Advent; Advent, First Sunday; Ninth Sunday after Trinity
• Notes: Alternate tune #166 or #375

Tune Information

• Name: ST. HELENA
• Meter: S. M.
• Key: E Major
• Notes: From index: Har. W. H. Monk