The Advent of our King
The Advent of our King. Charles Coffin* (1676-1749), translated by John Chandler* (1806-1876).
This Latin hymn, ‘Instantis adventum Dei’, was set for the Nocturn in Advent. It was translated by Chandler in The Hymns of the Primitive Church (1837), and altered by the compilers of the First Edition of A&M (1861), as follows:
Chandler A&M
The Advent of our God The Advent of our KingOur prayers must now employ, Our prayers must now employ,And we must meet him on his road And we must hymns of welcome singWith hymns of...
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