Hymn for Advent

A Manual of Prayer, 1869

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Printed in	A MANUAL OF PRAYER. COMPILED FROM VARIOUS BOOKS OF CATHOLIC DEVOTION
Imprint	MUNICH, HERMANN MANZ., 1869
Pages	pp. 271–272
Scan	leaf 285, leaf 286 of the Internet Archive copy
Approval	PERMISSU SUPERIORUM.
Rights	Public domain in the United States.

Limbourg brothers, The Procession of St. Gregory, second part, Très Riches Heures du duc de Berry, 1411–1416. Musée Condé, Chantilly.

Hark! an awful voice is sounding;
„Christ is nigh!“ it seems to say,
„Cast away the dreams of darkness,
O ye children of the day!“

Startled at the solemn warning,
Let the earth-bound soul arise;
Christ her son, all sloth dispelling,
Shines upon the morning skies.

Lo! the Lamb so long expected,
Comes with pardon down from heav’n;
Let us haste with tears of sorrow,
One and all to be forgiven.

So, when next He comes with glory,
Wrapping all the earth in fear,
May He then as our Defender
On the clouds of heav’n appear.

Honour, glory, virtue, merit
To the Father and the Son,
With the everlasting Spirit,
While eternal ages run.