The Cyber Hymnal ‎#8366

8366. They Leave The Land Of Gems And Gold

1 They leave the land of gems and gold,
The shining portals of the east
For Him, "the woman’s Seed" foretold,
They leave the revel and the feast.

Refrain:
He, he is King, and He alone,
Who lifts that infant hand to bless;
Who makes His mother’s knee His throne,
Yet rules the starry wilderness!

2 To earth their scepters they have cast,
And crowns by kings ancestral worn;
They track the lonely Syrian waste;
They kneel before the Babe new-born. [Refrain]

3 O happy eyes, that saw Him first!
O happy lips that kissed His feet!
Earth slakes at last her ancient thirst:
With Eden’s joy her pulses beat. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: They leave the land of gems and gold
• Title: They Leave The Land Of Gems And Gold
• Author: T. Aubrey de Vere
• Refrain First Line: He, he is King, and He alone
• Meter: LMD
• Language: English
• Source: The Holy Family Hymns, (London: Richardson, 1860)
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: PORT LOUIS
• Arranger: Edward d'Evry (1898)
• Meter: LMD
• Key: g minor
• Source: Arundel Hymns by Henry F. Norfolk and Charles T. Gatty (London: Boosey & Company, 1898)
• Copyright: Public Domain