X: 1
T: As With Gladness Men of Old
C: words: William C. DIx (1837-1898)
C: Melody: Conrad Kocher (1786-1872)
S: https://hymnary.org/media/fetch/97526
R: song
Z: 2022 John Chambers <jc:trillian.mit.edu>
M: 4/4
L: 1/8
K: G
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"G"[G2D2][FD2]G "/D"[A2D2][G2D2] | "C"[c2E2]"D7"[c2D2] "G"[B4D4] |
w:1.~As with_ glad-ness men of old
w:2.~As with_ joy-ful steps they sped
w:3.~As they_ of-fer'd gifts most rare
w:4.~Ho-ly_ Je-sus, ev-ery day
w:5.~In that_ heav'n-ly coun-try bright
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"C"[E2E2]"(D)"[F2D2] "C"[G2C2][E2C2] | "D7"[D2B,2][D2A,2] "G"[D4B,4] ||
w: did the guid-ing star be-hold;
w: to that low-ly cra-dle-bed,
w: at that cra-dle rude and bare;
w: keep us in the nar-row way;
w: need they no cre-at-ed light;
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"G"[G2D2][FD2]G "/D"[A2D2][G2D2] | "C"[c2E2]"D7"[c2D2] "G"[B4D4] |
w: as with_ joy they hailed its light,
w: there to_ bend the knee be-fore
w: so may_ we with ho-ly joy,
w: and, when_ earth-ly things are past,
w: Thou its_ Light, its Joy, its Crown,
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"C"[E2E2]"(D)"[F2D2] "C"[G2C2][E2C2] | "D7"[D2B,2][D2A,2]  "G"[D4B,4] ||
w: lead-ing on-ward, beam-ing bright;
w: Him whom heav'n and earth a-dore;
w: pure, and free from sin's al-loy,
w: bring our ran-somed lives at last
w: Thou its Sun which goes not down;
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"G"[B3D3][AD] [G2D2][B2D2] | "Bm"[d3F3][cE] [B4D4] "^I"|
w: so, most gra-cious God, may we
w: so may we with will-ing feet
w: all our cost-liest trea-sures bring,
w: where they need no star to guide,
w: there for ev-er may we sing
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"C"[E2E2]"D"[F2D2] "G"[G2D2]"C"[c2E2] | "D7"[B3D3][AC] "G"[G4B,4] |]
w: ev-er-more be led to thee.
w: ev-er seek Thy mer-cy seat.
w: Christ, to Thee, our heav'n-ly King.
w: where no clouds Thy glo-ry hide.
w: al-le-lu-ias to our King.