Hymnal: Voices of Praise #59 (1883) Hymnal Title: Voices of Praise 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,
Hid beneath a form of earth.
3 By its radiant beauty guided,
See, the Eastern kings appear!
See them bend, their gifts to offer.
Gifts of incense, gold, and myrrh.
4 Offerings of mystic meaning!
Incense doth the God disclose;
Gold a Royal Child proclaimeth,
Myrrh the future tomb foreshows.
5 Holy Jesus! in Thy brightness
To the Gentile world displayed,
With the Father and the Spirit,
Endless praise to Thee be paid.
Amen. Topics: Our Lord Jesus Christ His Manifestation to the Gentiles; Festivals Languages: English Tune Title: S. OSWALD
Bethlehem! of noblest cities