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I love the second verse!

heard the bells

One of my favorite Sundays of the year as a child was the first Sunday of Advent when we would sing this song:

o come o come

Come, thou long-expected Jesus,

Born to set thy people free;

From our fears and sins release us,

Let us find our rest in thee.

Israel’s strength and consolation,

Hope of all the earth thou art;

Dear desire of every nation,

Joy of every longing heart.

Born thy people to deliver,

Born a child, and yet a king.

Born to reign in us forever,

Now they gracious kingdom bring.

By thine own eternal Spirit

Rule in all our hearts alone

By thine all-sufficient merit

Raise us to thy glorious throne. Amen.

Charles Wesley, 1744