Text: | As with Gladness Men of Old |
Author: | William C. Dix |
Tune: | DIX |
Arranger: | William H. Monk |
Composer: | Conrad Kocher |
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 cradle bed,
there to bend the knee before
him whom heav'n and earth adore;
so may we with willing feet
ever seek thy mercy seat.
3 As they offered gifts most rare
at that cradle 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 heav'nly King.
4 Holy Jesus, ev'ry 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 heav'nly 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.
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First Line: | As with gladness men of old |
Title: | As with Gladness Men of Old |
Author: | William C. Dix (1860; Alt. 1961) |
Meter: | 7.7.7.7.7.7. |
Language: | English |
Publication Date: | 1990 |
Scripture: | |
Topic: | Adoration; Christ: Epiphany of |
Tune Information | |
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Name: | DIX |
Composer: | Conrad Kocher (1838) |
Arranger: | William H. Monk (1861) |
Meter: | 7.7.7.7.7.7. |
Key: | G Major |
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Audio recording: | Piano Harmony (auto-generated) |