We found "Afar" used in 20 sacred songs, each carrying a unique message of faith.
Afar
...And it shone with such splendor and holy delight,
That wise men from the East, a country afar,
Beheld with great joy that dear beautiful star....
And it shone with such splendor and holy delight,
That wise men from the East, a country afar,
Beheld with great joy that dear beautiful star.
...And it shone with such splendor and holy delight,
That wise men from the East, a country afar,
Beheld with great joy that dear beautiful star....
And it shone with such splendor and holy delight,
That wise men from the East, a country afar,
Beheld with great joy that dear beautiful star.
...start
Afar from the East the wise men came,
To seek the infant King;...
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Afar from the East the wise men came,
To seek the infant King;
...Stirred by deep devotion,
Hasting from afar,
Ever journeying onward,...
Stirred by deep devotion,
Hasting from afar,
Ever journeying onward,
...Blessèd your mission in the earth,
Shedding your rays afar and wide,
Telling of the Messiah’s birth....
Blessèd your mission in the earth,
Shedding your rays afar and wide,
Telling of the Messiah’s birth.
...Thro’ thickest gloom and darkness,
I see a gleam afar;
It beckons ever upward,...
Thro’ thickest gloom and darkness,
I see a gleam afar;
It beckons ever upward,
...Whence appears this brilliant star
In the eastern skies afar?
Never hath a ray so bright...
Whence appears this brilliant star
In the eastern skies afar?
Never hath a ray so bright
...Words of the Master speaking today.
Going afar (going afar)
Upon the mountain (upon the mountain)...
Words of the Master speaking today.
Going afar (going afar)
Upon the mountain (upon the mountain)
...My ship is coming in at last,
My ship that sailed afar,
With spreading sail and favoring gale...
My ship is coming in at last,
My ship that sailed afar,
With spreading sail and favoring gale
...Jehovah ’ppeared to me
From afar,
Saying, Indeed I have loved you...
Jehovah ’ppeared to me
From afar,
Saying, Indeed I have loved you
...In the humble Bethl’hem town,
Over lands afar shone the Christmas star,
Flinging rays of glory down....
In the humble Bethl’hem town,
Over lands afar shone the Christmas star,
Flinging rays of glory down.
...Shining in radiant glory
Over the heavens afar.
Wonderful star! Glorious star!...
Shining in radiant glory
Over the heavens afar.
Wonderful star! Glorious star!
...They have come, I know, to lead me
To the land that lies afar.
I can see them bending o’er me,...
They have come, I know, to lead me
To the land that lies afar.
I can see them bending o’er me,
...Till they find the King,
Whose throne they sought afar,
In the Babe of Bethlehem....
Till they find the King,
Whose throne they sought afar,
In the Babe of Bethlehem.
...Glory, hallelujah!
Hear the angels’ song afar,
As it floats from star to star,...
Glory, hallelujah!
Hear the angels’ song afar,
As it floats from star to star,
...And they knew the King was given,
And they followed it from afar.
Heard you never of the story...
And they knew the King was given,
And they followed it from afar.
Heard you never of the story
...See its beams of glory
Beckon from afar;
Past, the night of splendor,...
See its beams of glory
Beckon from afar;
Past, the night of splendor,
...To this poor heart of mine:
I had wandered afar
In the byways of sin,...
To this poor heart of mine:
I had wandered afar
In the byways of sin,
...start
My son, dost thou dwell in a country afar,
Away from thy youth’s beacon light?...
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My son, dost thou dwell in a country afar,
Away from thy youth’s beacon light?
...The wise men of old saw a beautiful star,
Led on by its glory they traveled afar;
O’er mountain and valley ’til wanderings past,...
The wise men of old saw a beautiful star,
Led on by its glory they traveled afar;
O’er mountain and valley ’til wanderings past,
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