Tuesday, December 22, 2009

O King

O King of all the nations,
the only joy of every human heart;
O Keystone of the mighty arch of man,
come and save the creature you fashioned from the dust.

--Vespers antiphon

 
O come desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of humankind;
O bid our sad divisions cease,
And be for us our king of peace.

--Latin hymn – ninth century

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