“Glory to the new-born King;
Peace on earth, and mercy mild;
God and sinners reconciled.”
Joyful, all ye nations, rise,
Join the triumph of the skies;
With angelic hosts proclaim,
“Christ is born in Bethlehem.”
Christ, the everlasting Lord:
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 man to dwell,
Jesus our Immanuel.
Hail the Sun of righteousness!
Light and life to all He brings,
Ris’n with healing in His wings:
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.
Fix in us Thy humble home:
Rise, the woman’s conqu’ring seed,
Bruise in us the serpent’s head;
Adam’s likeness now efface,
Stamp Thine image in its place:
Final Adam from above,
Reinstate us in Thy love.
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Seattle, WA, United States
“Glory to the new-born King;
Peace on earth, and mercy mild;
God and sinners reconciled. ”
Los Altos, CA, United States
Most lyrics on Google use Son rather than Sun.
Brampton, Ontario, Canada
The word Sun in verse 3 is a quote from Malachi 4:2 "But unto you who fear My name, will the Sun of Righteousness arise with healing in His wings...:"
The word "Sun" is meant to convey the healing power of Christ in His shining as the light of life John 8:12 and the life that is the light of men John 1:4
Bartlesville, OK, United States
In the third verse, why is it "Sun" rather than "Son?"
Lome, Togo
After I had listened to a life-study message this morning this hymn became new to me.
Yes "final Adam from above bruise in us thes serpent's head."
This song is right. Glory to the Lord. He was born to save us!
Jalal-Abad, Jalalabad, Kyrgyzstan
I believe there is a fifth verse originally: with the fourth verse which most modern versions leave out, to together they are:
Come, Desire of nations, come,
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;
Now in mystic union join
Thine to ours, and ours to thine.
Adam’s likeness, Lord, efface;
Stamp Thy image in its place.
Second Adam from above,
Reinstate us in thy love.
Let us Thee, though lost, regain,
Thee, the life, the inner Man:
O! to all thyself impart,
Form’d in each believing heart.
(Hallelujah! Lord fix in us Your Humble Home)
Detroit, Mi, United States
In the 1857 version, the 1st 2 lines of the hymn are used as the chorus rather than repeating the last 2 lines of each stanza.
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In stanza 2, line 4, some versions of the hymn improve "a virgin" to "the virgin" to agree with the definite article which is there in the Hebrew in Isa 7:14 and in the Greek in Matt 1:23.
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In the last stanza, 3rd line, the original said:
Second Adam from above,
The Hymnal.net version, "Final Adam", is a nice improvement to agree with 1 Cor 15:45.
Hello Cad, the downloads are short enough for each stanza, and replays in a permanent loop.
Botswana
I greet you all in the wonderful name of our Lord Jesus Christ. I love, love the hymns so much, but can someone please tell me why the downloads are so short.
Have a blessed day everyone.
Thanks.