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Godfrey Thring·Modern
Verse 1
From the eastern mountains,
Pressing on, they come,
Wise men in their wisdom,
To His humble home;
Stirred by deep devotion,
Hasting from afar,
Ever journeying onward,
Guided by a star.
Light of life that shineth
Ere the worlds began,
Draw Thou near, and lighten
Every heart of man.
Verse 2
Thou who in a manger
Once hast lowly lain,
Who dost now in glory
O’er all kingdoms reign,
Gather in the heathen,
Who in lands afar
Ne’er have seen the brightness
Of Thy guiding star.
Light of life, etc.
Verse 3
Gather in the outcasts,
All who’ve gone astray,
Throw Thy radiance o’er them,
Guide them on their way:
Those who never knew Thee,
Those who’ve wandered far,
Guide them by the brightness
Of Thy guiding star.
Light of life, etc.
Verse 4
Onward through the darkness
Of the lonely night,
Shining still before them
With Thy kindly light,
Guide them, Jew and Gentile,
Homeward from afar,
Young and old together,
By Thy guiding star.
Light of life, etc.
Verse 5
Until every nation,
Whether bond or free,
’Neath Thy starlit banner,
Jesus, follows Thee
O’er the distant mountains
To that heavenly home,
Where nor sin nor sorrow
Evermore shall come.
Light of life, etc.
Godfrey Thring, “From the Eastern Mountains”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 185 · 6.5.6.5.12l. · Rosmore
William C. Dix·Modern
Verse 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.
Verse 2
As with joyful steps they sped
To that lowly manger-bed,
There to bend the knee before
Him whom heaven and earth adore;
So may we with willing feet
Ever seek Thy mercy-seat.
Verse 3
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 heavenly King.
Verse 4
Holy Jesus, every 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.
Verse 5
In the heavenly country bright
Need they no created light;
Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown,
Thou its Sun which goes not down;
There for ever may we sing
Alleluias to our King.
William C. Dix, “As with Gladness Men of Old”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 186 · 7.7.7.7.7.7. · Dix
Reginald Heber·Modern
Verse 1
Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,
Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid;
Star of the east, the horizon adorning,
Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Verse 2
Cold on His cradle the dewdrops are shining;
Low lies His head with the beasts of the stall:
Angels adore Him in slumber reclining,
Maker and Monarch and Saviour of all.
Verse 3
Say, shall we yield Him, in costly devotion,
Odors of Edom and offerings Divine,
Gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,
Myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine?
Verse 4
Vainly we offer each ample oblation;
Vainly with gifts would His favor secure:
Richer by far is the heart’s adoration;
Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.
Verse 5
Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,
Dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid;
Star of the east, the horizon adorning,
Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Reginald Heber, “Brightest and Best of the Sons of the Morning”
Presbyterian 1895 No. 187 · 11.10.11.10. · St. Ninian