King of Nations

O come, Desire of nations, bind
In one the hearts of all mankind;
Bid Thou our sad divisions cease,
And be Thyself our King of Peace.

As we reach the end of the Hebrew Scriptures, the prophets seem to declare a day when God shall come and establish His kingdom here. When all nations shall be ruled by Him and when peace and justice and mercy and goodness shall be the norm. Israel longed for that day for they had been treated so mercilessly and unfairly from the governments over them. For God to come and rule once more among His people, that would be a glorious day indeed.

For a child is born to us, a son is given to us; and the government shall be upon His shoulders. They shall call Him Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace (Is. 9:5).
And “He shall judge between the nations, and impose terms on many peoples. They shall beat their swords into plowshares and their spears into pruning hooks; one nation shall not raise the sword against another, nor shall they train for war again. (Is. 2:4)

O King of all 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.