The world in silence waits the day When hope shall sing its triumph, And sadness flee away. Come, come to earth, Dispel the night and show your face, And bid us hail the dawn of grace. The world in silence waits the day When hope shall sing its triumph, And sadness flee away. Whom priest and prophet long foretold, Come break the captive fetters; Redeem the long-lost fold. Come, come to earth, Dispel the night and show your face, And bid us hail the dawn of grace. The world in silence waits the day When hope shall sing its triumph, And sadness flee away. And lowly will your cradle be; All clothed in human weakness Shall we your Godhead see. Come, come to earth, Dispel the night and show your face, And bid us hail the dawn of grace. The world in silence waits the day When hope shall sing its triumph, And sadness flee away.