Hymnal: New Christian Hymn and Tune Book
Date: 1882
Compiler: Fillmore Brothers
Publisher/Printer: Fillmore Brothers
First Line: As with gladness men of old
Topic: Christian/Aspirations
Writer: W Dix
Composer: Conrad Kocher
Meter: 7s six lines
Tune: Dix
Hymn Number: 461
Page Number: 153, click to see hymnal pages
LyicsAs with gladness men of old
Did the guiding star behold;
As with joy they hailed its light,
Leading onward, beaming bright;
So, most gracious Lord, may we
Evermore be led to thee.
As with joyful steps they sped,
Saviour, to thy manger bed,
There to bend the knee before
Thee, whom heaven and earth adore;
So may we with willing feet
Ever seek the mercy-seat.
As they offered gifts most rare
At thy 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 heavenly King.
Blessed Jesus, every day
Keep us in the narrow way;
And, when earthly things are past,
Bring our ransomed souls at last
Where thy need no star to guide,
Where no clouds thy glory hide.