1. As with glad- ness, men of old Did the guid- ing star be- hold As with joy they hailed its light Lead- ing on- ward, beam- ing bright So, most glor- ious Lord, may we Ev- er- more be led to Thee.

2. As with joy- ful steps they sped To that low- ly man- ger bed There to bend the knee be- fore Him whom Heav'n and earth a- dore; So may we with will- ing feet Ev- er seek Thy mer- cy seat.

3. As they off- ered gifts most rare At that man- ger rude and bare; So may we with ho- ly joy, Pure and free from sin's al- loy, All our cost- liest treas- ures bring, Christ, to Thee, our heav'n- ly King.

4. Ho- ly Je- sus, ev- 'ry day Keep us in the nar- row way; And, when earth- ly things are past, Bring our ran- somed souls at last Where they need no star to guide, Where no clouds Thy glo- ry hide.

5. In the heav'n- ly coun- try bright, Need they no cre- a- ted light; Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown, Thou its Sun which goes not down; There for- ev- er may we sing Al- le- lu- ias to our King!