Hasten the time ap­point­ed,
By pro­phets long fore­told
When all shall dwell to­ge­ther,
One Shep­herd and one fold.
Let ev­ery id­ol per­ish,
To moles and bats be thrown
And ev­ery pray­er be of­fered
To God in Christ alone.

Let Jew and Gen­tile, meet­ing
From ma­ny a dist­ant shore
Around one al­tar kneel­ing,
One com­mon Lord adore.
Let all that now di­vides us
Remove and pass away,
Like sha­dows of the morn­ing
Before the blaze of day.

Let all that now unites us
More sweet and last­ing prove
A clos­er bond of un­ion,
In a blest land of love.
Let war be learned no long­er,
Let strife and tu­mult cease,
All earth His bless­èd king­dom
The Lord and Prince of Peace.

O long ex­pect­ed dawn­ing,
Come with thy cheer­ing ray!
When shall the morn­ing bright­en,
The sha­dows flee away?
O sweet an­ti­ci­pa­tion!
It cheers the watch­ers on
To pray, and hope, and la­bor,
Till the dark night be gone.