Once thou didst on earth appear

For all mankind to atone;

Now be manifested here,

And bid our sins begone.

Come, and by thy presence chase

Its nature with its guilt and power;

Jesus, shew thy open face,

And sin shall be no more.

Thou, who didst so greatly stoop

To a poor virgin’s womb,

Here thy mean abode take up,

To me, my Saviour, come.

Come, and Satan’s works destroy,

And let me all thy Godhead prove;

Fill’d with peace and heavenly joy,

And pure, eternal love!