Now Come (O Antiphons)

Based on the O Antiphons, with a verse at the end for the ERO CRAS acrostic. To the tune PALMYRA (WESSEX works, too).

 Before the world was ever made,
 when nothing filled the void,
 O Wisdom, in the dark you played;
 our making you enjoyed.
 Now come, creation's guiding Word:
 Fulfill the promise we have heard.
  
 The burning bush that Moses saw,
 the torch of cloud and flame:
 O Leader who inscribed the law,
 on our hearts write your name.
 Now come again to part the sea
 and set your captive people free.
  
 A seed lies sleeping in the earth,
 which blossomed long ago.
 O Jesse's Root, we wait your birth;
 your budding kingdom show.
Now come, take root in us and flow'r,
 the growth of love and saving pow'r.
  
 The gates of righteousness are closed,
 and we in exile wait.
 O David' Key, unlock the doors
 and open heaven's gate.
 Now come to set us free from sin,
 that we may walk with God again.
  
 We walk in shadowed valleys here
 and dwell in deathly gloom.
 O Radiant Dawn, rise bright and clear,
 and shine into our tomb.
 Now come, our sun of justice; rise
 and let your glory fill the skies.
  
 The kingdom built on shifting sand
 shall crumble in the storm.
 O King of Nations, firmly stand
 to save all those you formed.
 Now come, oh Lord, and dwell with us
 as we go on from dust to dust.
  
 The heaven's all God's glory tell,
 and here we add our voice:
 O Lord, O King, Emmanuel,
 we see you and rejoice!
 Now come and save us.  Christ, appear
 as we your worshipers draw near.
  
 Tomorrow shall he come at last;
 tomorrow sorrows end.
 O weep for joy; the night is past;
 the morning star ascends!
 Now come, believers, to his throne
 for Christ has come to greet his own!