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Text:When Wise Men Came Seeking
Author:Richard Slater
Tune:NORMANDY CAROL
Composer:Anonymous
Media:MIDI file

7345. When Wise Men Came Seeking

1. When wise men came seeking for Jesus from far,
With rich gifts to greet Him and led by a star,
They found in a stable the Savior of men,
A manger His cradle, so poor was He then.

2. Though laid in a manger, He came from a throne,
On earth though a stranger, in Heaven He was known.
How lowly, how gracious His coming to earth!
His love my love kindles to joy in His birth.

Text Information
First Line: When wise men came seeking for Jesus from far
Title: When Wise Men Came Seeking
Author: Richard Slater (1892)
Meter: 11.11.11.11
Language: English
Source: All the World, December 1892
Copyright: Public Domain
Notes: Alternate tune: CRADLE SONG, William J. Kirkpatrick, 1895
Tune Information
Name: NORMANDY CAROL
Composer: Anonymous
Meter: 11.11.11.11
Incipit: 36667 11176 65335
Key: Bâ™­ Major
Source: Normandy Carol
Copyright: Public Domain



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