As With Gladness Men Of Old

WILLIAM C. DIX, 1860

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 Lord, may we

Evermore be led to Thee.

As with joyful steps they sped

To that lowly manger bed,

There to bend the knee before

Him Whom heav’n and earth adore,

So may we with willing feet

Ever seek the mercy seat.

As they offered gifts most rare

At that manger 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.