Author: Prudentius, 348-510; Edward Caswall, 1814-78 Hymnal: The New English Hymnal #48 (1986) Hymnal Title: The New English Hymnal Lyrics: 1 Bethlehem, of noblest cities
None can once with thee compare;
Thou alone the Lord from heaven
Didst for us incarnate bear.
2 Fairer than the sun at morning
Was the star that told his birth;
To the lands their God announcing,
Seen in fleshly form on earth.
3 By its lambent beauty guided
See the eastern kings appear;
See them bend, their gifts to offer,
Gifts of incense, gold and myrrh.
4 Solemn things of mystic meaning:
Incense doth the God disclose,
Gold a royal child proclaimeth,
Myrrh a future tomb foreshows.
5 Holy Jesu, in thy brightness
To the Gentile world displayed,
With the Father and the Spirit
Endless praise to thee be paid. Amen. Topics: The Christian Year Epiphany Languages: English Tune Title: STUTTGART
Bethlehem of noblest cities