The Cyber Hymnal ‎#4788

4788. O'er the Hill and O'er the Vale

1. O’er the hill and o’er the vale
Come three kings together,
Caring naught for snow and hail,
Cold, and wind, and weather;
Now on Persia’s sandy plains,
Now where Tigris swells with rains,
They their camels tether;
Now through Syrian lands they go,
Now through Moab, faint and slow,
Now through Edom’s heather.

2. O’er the hill and o’er the vale,
Each king bears a present:
Wise men go a Child to hail,
Monarchs seek a peasant;
And a star in front proceeds,
Over rocks and rivers leads,
Shines with beams incessant.
Therefore onward, onward still!
Ford the stream and climb the hills:
Love makes all things pleasant.

3. He is God ye go to meet;
Therefore incense proffer.
He is King ye go to greet:
Gold is in your coffer.
Also Man He comes to share
Every woe that man can bear:
Tempter, railer, scoffer;
Therefore now against the day,
In the grave where Him they lay,
Myrrh ye also offer.

Text Information

• First Line: O'er the hill and o'er the vale
• Title: O'er the Hill and O'er the Vale
• Author: Anonymous
• Language: English
• Source: Carols Old and Carols New, by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston, Massachusetts: Parish Choir, 1916), number 93
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [O'er the hill and o'er the vale]
• Composer: F. J. Dugard
• Incipit: 51334 21321 72155
• Key: G Major
• Copyright: Public Domain