Hymn Chords

123. As With Gladness Men of Old

Eb Bb   Fm   Eb   Ab  Abm Ebsus Eb
As with glad-ness men of old

Fm  Bb7 Eb   Cm  Bbsus7  Eb
Did the guid-ing star be-hold,

Cm      Fm  Cm   Abm        Gm7 Gdim
As with joy they hailed its light,

Ab   Abdim Eb Ab   Bb2  Bb  Eb
Lead-ing  on-ward, beam-ing bright,

G   G7   Cm7      G#7 A#m7  D# D#7
So, most gracious Lord, may we

Ab Abdim Eb  Fm7 Gm  Bb7 Eb
Ev-er - more be  led to Thee.


[[Full Lyrics]]

[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 Lord, 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 heav’n 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 heav’nly 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.