Hymn Chords

123. As With Gladness Men of Old

Gb Db   Abm  Gb   B   Bm Gbsus Gb
As with glad-ness men of old

Abm Db7 Gb   Ebm Dbsus7  Gb
Did the guid-ing star be-hold,

Ebm     Abm Ebm  Bm         Bbm7 Bbdim
As with joy they hailed its light,

B    Bdim F# B     C#2  C#  F#
Lead-ing  on-ward, beam-ing bright,

Bb  Bb7  Ebm7     B7 Dbm7   Gb Gb7
So, most gracious Lord, may we

B  Bdim F#   G#m7 A#m C#7 F#
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.