As with gladness men of old Words by Abridged from a chorale, Treuer Heiland, W. CHATTERTON DIX «by C. KOCHER (1786-1872) (1837-98) arranged by DAVID WILLCOCKS SOPRANO ALTO 1. f 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, beaming bright, = TENOR BASS r a ap So, most_ gra-cious God, may we Ev- er-more be led to thee. =~ a 2. mf 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. 3. mp As they offered gifts most rare At that manger rude and bare, cresc. So may we with holy joy, Pure, and free from sin’s alloy, All our costliest treasures bring, Christ, to thee our heavenly King. 4. p Holy Jesu, every day Keep us in the narrow way; cresc. 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.r cHomR 1 coun-try bright Need they no. cre - a - ted light; ‘and CONGREGATION] cor 1 and ‘ORGAN 5. In the heav'n-ly__ coun-try bright_ Need they no. cre - a _- ted light; eee ae ae elec er ight, its joy, its crown, | Thou its sun which goes not down: its sun which os There for ev - er may — wesing Al- le - lu - yas to our King. d There for. ev - er sing Al-le-Iu - yas_ to__.our King. ev-er sing Al- Je - lu - yas_ to our King aD Sel Glee ‘There for