The Church Hymnal ‎#149

149. Hail to the Lord Who comes

1 Hail to the Lord Who comes
Comes to His temple gate;
Not with His angel host
Not in His kingly state;
No shouts proclaim Him nigh
No crowds His coming wait.

2 But, borne upon the throne
Of Mary's gentle breast,
Watch'd by her duteous love:
In her fond arms at rest:
No shouts proclaim Him nigh
No crowds His coming wait.

3 Hail to the great First-born
Whose ransom price they pay!
The Son, before all worlds;
The Child of man, to-day;
That He might ransom us
Who still in bondage lay.

4 O Light of all the earth,
Thy children wait for Thee!
Come to Thy temples here,
That we, from sin set free,
Before Thy Father's face
May all presented be!

Text Information

• First Line: Hail to the Lord Who comes
• Author: J. Ellerton
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1920
• Topic: Holy Days: The Presentation of Christ, Etc.
• Notes: Now Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: OLD 120TH
• Meter: 6.6.6.6.6.6.
• Key: D Major
• Source: Este's Psalter, 1582
• Notes: Now Public Domain.