Advent
The Advent of Our God
- Words:
- Charles Coffin, 1736. translated by John Chandler, 1837, alt.
- Music:
- 'St. Thomas' Aaron Williams, 1770.
- Setting:
- "The Church Hymnal, Revised and Enlarged" (Episcopal), 1905.
- Metre:
- 6 6 8 6
- 1The advent of our GodShall be our theme for prayerCome, let us meet him on the roadAnd place for Him prepare.
- 2The everlasting SonIncarnate stoops to be,Himself the servant's form puts onTo set His people free.
- 3Come, Zion's daughter, riseTo meet your lowly King,Nor let your faithless heart despiseThe peace He comes to bring.
- 4As judge, on clouds of light,He soon will come againAnd all His scattered saints uniteWith Him on high to reign.
- 5Before the dawning dayLet sin be put to flight;No longer let the law hold sway,But walk in freedom's light.
- 6All glory to the SonWho comes to set us free,With Father, Spirit, ever One,Through all eternity.
Scripture
Topics
In the hymnals
- Written in 1837, the words are in 58 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
- The tune, St. Thomas, is in 1,332 hymnals. The tune →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The score is from the Open Hymnal Project (Brian J. Dumont), which places its own work in the public domain. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.