No

3 3 64

XIII Cent. and XV Cent.
Tr. John Fulton

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104.

While Their Flocks the Shepherds Tended

(Quem pastores laudavere )

ra el.

Sing- ing all with voices blend-ed "Fear not, Christ is
Guided by a star they sought Him, Prince of life and
Songs to Him whom heav'n is praising, God In car - nate
By all earth and all in heav- en, In our sweet-est, loft

come

::

Heav'nly hosts to earth de-scended,
Gold, frank- in-cense,myrrh they brought Him,
Join, ye Christians, all in raising
Praise to Christ our King be giv - en

born to - day."

vic to

XIV Cent. Melody

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ry. to men..

iest strain. A - MEN.

82

W. C. Dix, 1856

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All

104.

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As with Gladness Men of Old

(Dix)

As
with joy they hailed its
There to bend the knee be
may we with
holy

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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,

ing Star

old Did the guid
sped To
rare At that man ger rude and bare,

that low

ly man

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Arr. fr. C. Köcher, 1786-1872

light, Leading on ward, beam - ing bright, fore Him whom heav'n and earth

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dore, loy,

joy,

Pure and free from sin's

er more be

led by Thee.

most gracious, Lord, may we
may we with will - ing feet

Ev
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er

seek the mer - cy - seat.

Our

costliest treasures bring, Christ, to Thee, our heav'n-ly King. A - MEN.

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al

83

G. Thring, 1879

From the Eastern Mountains
(Valour)

far,
far,

To His hum-bie home; Stirr'd by deep de vo- tion,
Onward on their way. Ev er now to light en
O'er all kingdoms reign, Gath- er in the heathen,
Who in lands a far
Guide them on their way, Those who never knew Thee, Those who've wandered far,

Ev

er journeying on ward, Guided by a star.....
As they journey home-ward, By that guid-ing
Ne'er have seen the brightness Of Thy guid-ing
Lead them by the brightness Of Thy guid-ing

Ere the worlds be- gan, Draw Thou near, and light- en

A. H. Mann, 1889

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Has-ting from a
Na- tions from a

Ev'

Star......Light of light that shin - eth,
Star......
Star......

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-'ry heart of man.

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A-MEN.