Trinity Hymnal (Rev. ed.) ‎#228

228. Saw You Never, in the Twilight

1 Saw you never, in the twilight,
when the sun had left the skies,
up in heav'n the clear stars shining
through the gloom, like silver eyes?
So of old the wise men, watching,
saw a little stranger star,
and they knew the King was given,
and they followed it from far.

2 Heard you never of the story
how they crossed the desert wild,
journeyed on by plain and mountain
till they found the holy child?
How they opened all their treasure,
kneeling to that infant King;
gave the gold and fragrant incense,
gave the myrrh in offering?

3 Know ye not that lowly baby
was the bright and morning Star?
He who came to light the Gentiles
and the darkened isles afar?
And we, too, may seek his cradle;
there our hearts' best treasures bring;
love and faith and true devotion
for our Savior, God, and King.

Text Information

• First Line: Saw you never, in the twilight
• Title: Saw You Never, in the Twilight
• Author: Cecil F. Alexander (1853)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 60:1-3
  ;
  Matthew 2:1-11
  ;
  Revelation 22:16
• Topic: Offerings

Tune Information

• Name: CHARTRES
• Arranger: Charles Wood (Alt. 1990)
• Meter: 8.7.8.7.D.
• Key: g minor
• Source: French melody, 15th cent.