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The advent of our God

by Charles Coffin (1676–1749) · translated by John Chandler (1806–1876)

Representative text

As printed in The Seventh-day Adventist Hymnal (1985), no. 117.

Verse 1

The advent of our God With eager prayers we greet, And singing haste upon His road His coming reign to meet.

Verse 2

The everlasting Son Was born to make us free; And He a servant’s form put on To gain our liberty.

Verse 3

As Judge, on clouds of light, He soon will come again, His scattered people to unite With them in heaven to reign.

Verse 4

Praise to the incarnate Son Who comes to set us free, With Father, Spirit, ever one, To all eternity.

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