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Text: | As with Gladness Men of Old |
Author: | William Chatterton Dix, 1837-1898 |
Tune: | DIX (TREUER HEILAND, WIR SIND HIER) |
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 by 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 thy 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.
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 forever may we sing
Hallelujahs to our King.
Amen.
Text Information | |
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First Line: | As with gladness men of old |
Title: | As with Gladness Men of Old |
Author: | William Chatterton Dix, 1837-1898 (1860) |
Meter: | 7 7, 7 7, 7 7. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1901 |
Topic: | Epiphany |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DIX (TREUER HEILAND, WIR SIND HIER) |
Composer: | Conrad Kocher, 1786-1872 (1838) |
Meter: | 7 7, 7 7, 7 7. |