Hymns for Youth ‎#56

56. The Advent of Our God

1. The advent of our God
With eager hearts we greet,
And singing, haste upon the road
His coming reign to meet.

2. For, lo, God's Word and Son
Came down to make us free,
And he a servant's form put on,
To bring us liberty.

3. Daughter of Zion, rise
To meet thy lowly king;
Let not thy heart in hast despise
The peace He comes to bring.

4. For judgment doth befall
The stubborn who refuse,
But God doth give His light to all
Who cherish His good news.

5. Then evil flee away
Before the rising dawn!
Let this old Adam day by day
God's image still put on.

6. Thou Liberator true,
All glory be to thee,
To whom in God our praise is due
For all eternity.

Text Information

• First Line: The advent of our God
• Title: The Advent of Our God
• Author: Charles Coffin, 1676-1749
• Meter: S M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1966

Tune Information

• Name: ST. MICHAEL
• Composer: William Crotch (1836)
• Meter: S M
• Incipit: 51322 35432 21176
• Key: G Major
• Source: Genevan Psalter, 1551 (Adapted from Psalm 101); Version of William Crotch's Psalm Tunes, 1836