Text: | As with gladness men of old |
Author: | William Chatterton Dix, 1837 - 98 |
Tune: | DIX (TREUER HEILAND) |
Composer: | Conrad Kocher, 1786 - 1872 |
1 As with gladness men of old
Did the guiding star behold;
As with joy they hailed its light,
Leading onward, beaming bright;
So, most gracious God, may we
Evermore be led to thee.
2 As with joyful steps they sped
To that lowly manger-bed,
There to bend the knee before
Him whom heaven and earth adore;
So may we with willing feet
Ever seek thy mercy-seat.
3 As they offered gifts most rare
At that manger rude and bare;
So may we with holy joy,
Pure and free from sin's alloy,
All our costliest treasures bring,
Christ, to thee, our heavenly King. A-men.
4 Holy Jesus, every day
Keep us in the narrow way;
And, when earthly things are past,
Bring our ransomed souls at last
Where they need no star to guide,
Where no clouds thy glory hide.
5 In the heavenly country bright
Need they no created light;
Thou its light, its joy, its crown,
Thou its sun which goes not down;
There for ever may we sing
Alleluias to our King.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | As with gladness men of old |
Author: | William Chatterton Dix, 1837 - 98 |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1958 |
Topic: | The Church Year: Epiphany |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DIX (TREUER HEILAND) |
Composer: | Conrad Kocher, 1786 - 1872 |
Meter: | 7 7, 7 7, 7 7. |
Key: | G Major |