The 'O' Antiphons - O Rex Gentium

(The "O" Antiphons, so called because each one addresses the God who comes in Christ with a different biblical title, beginning with the invocation "O," are prayed in the 7 days leading up to Christmas.)

O Rex Gentium (King of Nations)

O Christ, on whom the nations wait,
And kingdoms far away,
The Gentiles will own you as great
And all your words obey.

Far from the West bid hatred flee,
And unbelief and pride;
How long shall those who do not see
Your seamless coat divide?

Do not forget the faithful East
Where once your Truth was spread,
Where all your saints your Name confessed,
And holy martyrs bled.

To God, the mighty and the just,
All praise and glory be:
To him in whom all lands shall trust,
Our God, the One in Three.