Hymns of the Early Church: translated from Greek and Latin sources; together with translations from a later period; centos and suggestions from the Greek; and several original pieces 45. In the early morning

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45. In the early morning

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In the early morning,
Ere the darkness clears,
Lo, a star most radiant,
High in heaven appears;
And their eyes behold it,
Glowing like a gem,
As the sages journey
Forth to Bethlehem.

In the early morning,
While the shepherds gaze,
Lo, through clouds asunder,
Heaven is all ablaze;
Brighter than the sunrise
From the eastern hills,
And the song of angels
All creation fills.

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In the early morning,
When the silence hung,
'Mid the dazzling splendour,
Were the praises sung:
Glory in the highest
To the God of heaven,
Peace on earth abounding
Unto men be given.

Now the sages, guided
To the lowly place,
Lying in a manger
Find the Lord of grace;
And they fall before Him
As before a king,
And their costly offerings
With devotion bring.

Lord of life eternal,
Who didst come for men;
At the time appointed
Thou wilt come again;
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Not a babe in meekness,
Born of humble birth;
But the King Immortal,
Judge of all the earth.

Glory in the highest,
Be ascribed to God;
Ceaseless hallelujahs
Fill the earth abroad;
Glory to Immanuel,
All creation sing,
Who to heaven hath raised us
By His offering.