“Come, Desire of nations, come,
Fix in us thy humble home”
"Hymn for Christmas-Day"
Hymns and Sacred Poems (1739)
Contexte: Come, Desire of nations, come,
Fix in us thy humble home;
Rise, the woman's conquering Seed,
Bruise in us the serpent's head....
Adam's likeness, Lord, efface;
Stamp thine image in its place.
Second Adam from above,
Reinstate us in thy love.