Hymn Chords

123. As With Gladness Men of Old

Bb F    Cm   Bb   Eb  Ebm Bbsus Bb
As with glad-ness men of old

Cm  F7  Bb   Gm  Fsus7   Bb
Did the guid-ing star be-hold,

Gm      Cm  Gm   D#m        Dm7 Ddim
As with joy they hailed its light,

Eb   Ebdim Bb Eb   F2   F   Bb
Lead-ing  on-ward, beam-ing bright,

D   D7   Gm7      D#7 Fm7   A# A#7
So, most gracious Lord, may we

Eb Ebdim Bb  Cm7 Dm  F7 Bb
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.