Hark, how all the welkin rings,
\n\u201cGlory to the King of kings;
\nPeace on earth, and mercy mild,
\nGod and sinners reconciled!\u201d<\/p>\n
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
\nJoin the triumph of the skies;
\nUniversal nature say,
\n\u201cChrist the Lord is born to-day!\u201d<\/p>\n
Christ, by highest heav\u2019n ador\u2019d,
\nChrist, the everlasting Lord,
\nLate in time behold him come,
\nOffspring of a virgin\u2019s womb.<\/p>\n
Veil\u2019d in flesh, the Godhead see,
\nHail th\u2019 incarnate deity!
\nPleas\u2019d as man with men t\u2019 appear
\nJesus, our Immanuel here!<\/p>\n
Hail, the heavenly Prince of Peace!
\nHail, the Sun of Righteousness!
\nLight and life to all he brings,
\nRisen with healing in his wings.
\nHail, the heavenly Prince of Peace!
\nHail, the Sun of Righteousness!
\nLight and life to all he brings,
\nRisen with healing in his wings.<\/p>\n
Mild He lays his glory by,
\nBorn that man no more may die;
\nBorn to raise the sons of earth;
\nBorn to give them second birth.<\/p>\n
Come, Desire of nations, come,
\nFix in us thy humble home;
\nRise, the woman\u2019s conquering seed,
\nBruise in us the serpent\u2019s head.<\/p>\n
Now display thy saving power,
\nRuined nature now restore;
\nNow in mystic union join
\nThine to ours, and ours to thine.<\/p>\n
Adam\u2019s likeness, Lord, efface;
\nStamp Thy image in its place.
\nSecond Adam from above,
\nReinstate us in thy love.<\/p>\n
Let us Thee, though lost, regain,
\nThee, the life, the inner Man:
\nO! to all thyself impart,
\nForm\u2019d in each believing heart.<\/p>\n
\nHark! The herald angels sing,
\u201cGlory to the newborn King!
Peace on earth and mercy mild,
God and sinners reconciled.\u201d
Joyful, all ye nations rise,
Join the triumph of the skies,
With th\u2019angelic host proclaim:
\u201cChrist is born in Bethlehem.\u201d pic.twitter.com\/BcBPyZF6ua<\/a><\/p>\n— Ian Potter (@ian_t_potter) December 25, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n