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| HARK! how all the welkin rings | |
| Glory to the King of kings! | |
| Peace on earth, and mercy mild, | |
| God and sinners reconciled! | |
| Joyful, all ye nations, rise, | 5 |
| Join the triumph of the skies; | |
| Universal nature say, | |
| Christ the Lord is born to-day! | |
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| Christ by highest Heaven adored, | |
| Christ, the Everlasting Lord; | 10 |
| Late in time behold Him come, | |
| Offspring of a Virgin’s womb: | |
| Veiled in flesh the Godhead see; | |
| Hail th’ Incarnate Deity, | |
| Pleased as man with men to appear, | 15 |
| Jesus our Immanuel here! | |
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| Hail! the heavenly Prince of Peace! | |
| Hail! the Sun of Righteousness! | |
| Light and life to all He brings, | |
| Risen with healing in His wings. | 20 |
| Mild He lays His glory by, | |
| Born that man no more may die, | |
| Born to raise the sons of earth, | |
| Born to give them second birth. | |
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| Come, Desire of nations, come, | 25 |
| Fix in us Thy humble home! | |
| Rise, the Woman’s conquering Seed, | |
| Bruise in us the Serpent’s head! | |
| Now display Thy saving power, | |
| Ruined nature now restore, | 30 |
| Now in mystic union join | |
| Thine to ours, and ours to Thine! | |
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| Adam’s likeness, Lord, efface; | |
| Stamp Thy image in its place; | |
| Second Adam from above, | 35 |
| Reinstate us in Thy love! | |
| Let us Thee, though lost, regain, | |
| Thee, the Life, the Heavenly Man: | |
| O! to all Thyself impart, | |
| Formed in each believing heart! | 40 |
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