7344 | The Cyber Hymnal#7345 | 7346 |
Text: | When Wise Men Came Seeking |
Author: | Richard Slater |
Tune: | NORMANDY CAROL |
Composer: | Anonymous |
Media: | MIDI file |
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.
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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 | |
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Name: | NORMANDY CAROL |
Composer: | Anonymous |
Meter: | 11.11.11.11 |
Incipit: | 36667 11176 65335 |
Key: | B♭ Major |
Source: | Normandy Carol |
Copyright: | Public Domain |
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