The Desire of all nations shall come: and I will fill this house with glory.
Haggai 2:7
Words: Christopher Wordsworth, the Holy Year (London: Rivingtons, 1862), number 2. The first Advent.
Music: Sanctuary (Dykes) John B. Dykes, in the Anglican Hymn Book, 1871 (🔊 pdf nwc).
Alternate Tunes:
See, He comes! whom every nation
Taught of God, desired to see,
Filled with hope and expectation,
That He would their Savior be.
Sing, O sing with exultation,
Lo! He calls us to our home;
Peace, redemption, joy, salvation,
Now from Heav’n to earth are come.
See, He comes! whom kings and sages,
Prophets, patriarchs of old,
Distant climes, and countless ages,
Waited eager to behold.
Sing, O sing with exultation,
Lo! He calls us to our home;
Peace, redemption, joy, salvation,
Now from Heav’n to earth are come.
See the Lamb of God appearing,
God of God, from Heav’n above;
See the heav’nly Bridegroom cheering
His dear bride with looks of love!
Glory to th’eternal Father,
Glory to th’incarnate Son,
Glory to the Holy Spirit,
Glory to the Three in One!