And reaches forth to better things;
And high above the world would rise,
To eager snatch the offered prize;
Then, Gift of Christ desired most,
Come to our help, O Holy Ghost.
ὅτι ἐτέχθη ἐπὶ γῆς ὁ Ἀμνὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ, παρέχων τῷ κόσμῳ τὴν ἀπολύτρωσιν
I
He came to earth who came from God,
And left in heaven His blest abode,
And all the joy He had;