SDA Hymnal 123
As With Gladness Men of Old
Words: William C. DixMusic: Conrad KocherTune: Dix77.77.77
1As 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.
2As with joyful steps they sped
To that lowly manger 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.
3As they offered gifts most rare
At that manger 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.
4Holy 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.
- Words
- William C. Dix
- Music
- Conrad Kocher
- Tune
- Dix
- Meter
- 77.77.77
- Scripture
- Matthew 2:1-12
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The verse
- Meter
- 7.7.7.7.7.7 · the hymnal prints 77.77.77
- Foot
- trochaic (DUM-da) · 66% of beats fit
- Rhyme
- AABBCC
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