Voices of Praise ‎#59

59. Bethlehem! of noblest cities

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.

Text Information

• First Line: Bethlehem! of noblest cities
• Meter: 8s. 7s.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1883
• Topic: Our Lord Jesus Christ: His Manifestation to the Gentiles; Festivals
• Notes: Public Domain.

Tune Information

• Name: S. OSWALD
• Meter: 8s. 7s.
• Key: E♭ Major
• Notes: Public Domain.