Lutheran Service Book ‎#331

331. The Advent of Our King

1 The advent of our King
Our prayers must now employ,
And we must hymns of welcome sing
In strains of holy joy.

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

3 O Zion's daughter, rise
To meet your lowly King,
Nor let your faithless heart despise
The peace He comes to bring.

4 As judge, on clouds of light,
He soon will come again
And His true members all unite
With Him in heav'n to reign.

5 Before the dawning day
Let sin's dark deeds be gone,
The sinful self be put away,
The new self now put on.

6 All glory to the Son,
Who comes to set us free,
With Father, Spirit, ever one
Through all eternity.

Text Information

• First Line: The advent of our King
• Title: The Advent of Our King
• Author: Charles Coffin, 1676-1749
• Translator: John Chandler, 1806-1876
• Meter: S M
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 2006
• Scripture:
  Luke 19:28-40
  ;
  Philippians 2:5-11
  ;
  Ephesians 4:22-24
  ;
  Daniel 7:13-14

Tune Information

• Name: ST. THOMAS
• Composer: Aaron Williams, 1731-76
• Meter: S M
• Key: F Major
• Source: Setting: The Lutheran Hymnal, 1941