Hark! Heard Ye Not the Ancient Seer?

Hark! heard ye not the an­cient seer

While thus the won­drous pro­mise ran?

A vir­gin shall con­ceive

and bear

A son

Im­ma­nu­el

God with man!

Hark! hear ye not the an­gel bring

His an­swer­ing mes­sage from the sky?

Hail

vir­gin blest

from whom shall spring

A son

the Son of God most high!

O Thou

who didst not scorn be­low

The Son of Man

with us to dwell

And us Thy Fa­ther’s glo­ry show

The Son of God

Im­ma­nu­el.

Thou

for our sake in­car­nate made

Thy God­head

lo! with faith we own

Or in a serv­ant’s form ar­rayed

Or part­ner of Thy Fa­ther’s throne.

O Je­sus

glo­ry be to Thee

Returned to Thy ce­les­ti­al rest

Throned with Thy Fa­ther’s ma­jes­ty

In un­ion with the Spir­it blest.