When came in flesh the incarnate Word
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When came in flesh the incarnate Word, The heedless world slept on, And only simple shepherds heard That God had sent his Son. When comes the Saviour at the last, From east to west shall shine The aweful pomp, and earth aghast Shall tremble at the sign. Lord, who could dare see thee descend In state, unless he knew Thou art the sorrowing sinner's friend, The gracious and the true? Dwell in our hearts, O Saviour blest: So shall thine advent's dawn 'Twixt us and thee, our bosom-guest, Be but the veil withdrawn. |
Mundum, cum factum est caro, sopitum iniit missumque rusticis modo Verbum apparuit. Valde tremendus iterum Salvator veniet, lustrata quod miraculum tum terra metuet. Quis te videre, Domine, ovantem audeat, peccantes te diligere ex corde ni sciat? Sis tu, Salvator, incola nostris in cordibus, ut revelatio mera adventus sit tuus. |