Copyright, 1911, by The Trustees of The Presbyterian Board of Publication and Sabbath-School Work 2 There's a tumult of joy O'er the wonderful birth! Ay! the star rains its fire and the beautiful sing, 3 In the light of that star Has swept over the world: Every hearth is aflame, and the beautiful sing 4 We rejoice in the light, And we echo the song That comes down through the night From the heavenly throng; Ay! we shout to the lovely evangel they bring, And we greet in His cradle our Saviour and King. Josiah G. Holland, 1872 (Copyright: Charles Scribner's Sons) 692 THE WISE MEN 8.7.8.7.D. Berthold Tours, 1881 1 Saw you never in the twilight, When the sun had left the skies, Up in heaven the clear stars shi- ning Through the gloom, like sil So of old the wise men watch-ing, Saw a little stranger star, And they knew the King was given, And they followed it from far. A-MEN. 2 Heard you never of the story, How they crossed the desert wild, Journeyed on by plain and mountain, Till they found the Holy Child? How they opened all their treasure, Kneeling to that infant King; Gave the gold and fragrant incense, Gave the myrrh in offering? 3 Know ye not that lowly Baby Was the Bright and Morning Star; He who came to light the Gentiles, And the darkened isles afar? And we too may seek His cradle; There our hearts' best treasures bring; Love, and faith, and true devotion, For our Saviour, God, and King. Mrs. Cecil F. Alexander, 1853 |