Voices Together ‎#277

277. As with Gladness

1 As with gladness men of old
did the guiding star behold,
as with joy they hailed its light,
leading onward, beaming bright;
so, most gracious God, may we
evermore be led to thee.

2 As with joyful steps they sped,
Savior, to thy lowly bed,
there to bend the knee before
thee whom heav’n and earth adore;
so may we with willing feet
ever seek thy mercy seat.

3 As they offered gifts most rare
at thy cradle rude and bare,
so may we with holy joy,
pure and free from sin’s alloy,
all our costliest treasures bring,
Christ, to thee, our heav’nly king.

4 Holy Jesus, ev’ry day
keep us in the narrow way,
and, when earthly things are past,
bring our ransomed souls at last
where they need no star to guide,
where no clouds thy glory hide.

Text Information

• First Line: As with gladness men of old
• Title: As with Gladness
• Author: William C. Dix (ca. 1858)
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7
• Publication Date: 2020
• Scripture:
  Isaiah 60:1-3
  ;
  Matthew 2:1-12
• Topic: Giving; Jesus Christ: Birth of; Discipleship
• Source: Hymns of Love and Joy, 1859

Tune Information

• Name: DIX
• Composer: Conrad Kocher
• Adapter: William H. Monk
• Meter: 7.7.7.7.7.7
• Key: G Major
• Source: Stimmen aus dem Reiche Gottes, 1838; adapt. William H. Monk (England), Hymns Ancient and Modern, 1861
• Notes: For higher key, see “For the Beauty of the Earth” #120.