Come Thou Redeemer of the earth, And manifest thy virgin-birth.
Let every age in wonder fall: Such birth befits the God of all.

Begotten of no human will, But of the Spirit, Thou art still
The Word of God in flesh arrayed, The promised fruit to man displayed.

O equal to the Father, Thou! Gird on Thy fleshly mantle now;
The weakness of our mortal state With deathless might invigorate.

Thy cradle here shall glitter bright, And darkness breathe a newer light
Where endless faith shall shine serene, And twilight never intervene.

All praise, eternal Son, to Thee, Whose advent sets Thy people free,
Whom, with the Father, we adore, And Holy Ghost, for evermore.