Down came the King from palace of white
Down to the earth in darkest of night
Our world to sweeten lives to make bright
King of the Ivory Palace has come!
Garments proclaiming cassia's bloom
Fragrant with aloe myrrh's dark perfume
Ye kings and princes prepare Him room
King of the Ivory Palace has come
How sad the world should eagerly wait
Pining they watched the Beautiful Gate
Then turned away in anger and hate
When from the Ivory Palace He came
The King returned to Heaven again
Leaving His peace and joy with men
And would the holy Comforter send
The King of ivory palaces said
Our King has said that He'll come again
We know not how nor neither the when
Watching and waiting we'll pray and then
Up to the Ivory Palace ascend
Our King has said that He'll come again
We know not how nor neither the when
Watching and waiting we'll pray and then
Up to the Ivory Palace ascend