Wise men

The phrase "Wise men" resonates through 18 hymns, touching hearts across generations.

Wise men· 18 hymns found
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Shines a won­drous star;
And cra­dled in the hay,
Star of the East, O beau­ti­ful star,
That went be­fore
Flinging rays of glo­ry down.
Shepherds knelt be­side His bed;
Came a seek­ing band—
Shining over Beth­le­hem,
Bright and fair, bright and fair,
Rose that bright and morn­ing star;
Good will from the Fa­ther of peace.
Long years ago;
Long years ago;
Long ago the glo­ri­ous Christ­mas star
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Made the whole world bright.
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Wise men

This the ho­ly pro­mised One, babe, yet Lord di­vine!
Watched it from afar;
Three rich wise men were they—
Thy won­drous light had been fore­told
And shone o’er Beth­le­hem!
Who be­held the pro­mised sign;
Brought to Him their cost­ly gifts,
From the morn­ing land.
In the still night lead­ing there.
Christ, of all things king and heir;
Bringing trea­sures from afar;
O’er far dist­ant lands long ago,
They their pro­mised king should know!
They their pro­mised king should know!
To the lit­tle town of Beth­le­hem,
With rich gifts to greet Him and led by a star,
From their homes afar,
To seek the in­fant King;

Come with the Wise Men

lyricist: Burton Winslow, 1903
Composer: Isaac Meredith
Hymn 1

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Come with the wise men! led by any sign—

This the ho­ly pro­mised One, babe, yet Lord di­vine!...

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Come with the wise men! led by any sign—

This the ho­ly pro­mised One, babe, yet Lord di­vine!

Come with the Wise Men

In the Wintry Heaven

lyricist: Anonymous, 1883
Composer: Arthur Sullivan (1842–1900)
Hymn 2

...Shines a won­drous star;

In the east the wise men

Watched it from afar;...

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Shines a won­drous star;

In the east the wise men

Watched it from afar;

In the Wintry Heaven

A Ballad of Wise Men

lyricist: George Baird, 1916
Composer: Folk tune
Hymn 3

...And cra­dled in the hay,

There rode three wise men from the east—

Three rich wise men were they—...

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And cra­dled in the hay,

There rode three wise men from the east—

Three rich wise men were they—

A Ballad of Wise Men

Star of the East (Hull)

Composer: Asa Hull, 1881
Hymn 4

...Star of the East, O beau­ti­ful star,

That brought the wise men from afar;

Thy won­drous light had been fore­told...

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Star of the East, O beau­ti­ful star,

That brought the wise men from afar;

Thy won­drous light had been fore­told

Star of the East (Hull)

Hail, Blessèd Morn!

lyricist: Samuel Callan, 1880
Composer: Asa Hull
Hymn 5

...That went be­fore

Wise men of yore,

And shone o’er Beth­le­hem!...

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That went be­fore

Wise men of yore,

And shone o’er Beth­le­hem!

Hail, Blessèd Morn!

Led by the Star

lyricist: Edith Tillotson, 1910
Composer: Charles Gabriel
Hymn 6

...Flinging rays of glo­ry down.

There were wise men three, ov­er hill and lea,

Who be­held the pro­mised sign;...

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Flinging rays of glo­ry down.

There were wise men three, ov­er hill and lea,

Who be­held the pro­mised sign;

Led by the Star

Long Ago in Bethlehem (Burnard)

lyricist: Julia Burnard, 1902
Composer: William Post
Hymn 7

...Shepherds knelt be­side His bed;

Wise men, from the lands afar,

Brought to Him their cost­ly gifts,...

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Shepherds knelt be­side His bed;

Wise men, from the lands afar,

Brought to Him their cost­ly gifts,

Long Ago in Bethlehem (Burnard)

Over Trackless Regions

lyricist: Translated by John Brownlie, 1907
Composer: Folk melody
Hymn 8

...Came a seek­ing band—

Wise men with de­vo­tion,

From the morn­ing land....

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Came a seek­ing band—

Wise men with de­vo­tion,

From the morn­ing land.

Over Trackless Regions

Starlight and Song

lyricist: Elbert Smith, 1903
Composer: Audentia Anderson
Hymn 9

...Shining over Beth­le­hem,

Guiding wise men from afar,

In the still night lead­ing there....

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Shining over Beth­le­hem,

Guiding wise men from afar,

In the still night lead­ing there.

Starlight and Song

Angels from Their Home in Glory

lyricist: Thomas Weddle, 1878
Composer: M. A. Rublee
Hymn 10

...Bright and fair, bright and fair,

Wise men found on earth abid­ing,

Christ, of all things king and heir;...

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Bright and fair, bright and fair,

Wise men found on earth abid­ing,

Christ, of all things king and heir;

Angels from Their Home in Glory

Gentle Jesus, Pure and Holy

lyricist: Charles Wendte, 1900
Composer: John Zundel, 1870
Hymn 11

...Rose that bright and morn­ing star;

As the wise men knelt be­fore Thee,

Bringing trea­sures from afar;...

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Rose that bright and morn­ing star;

As the wise men knelt be­fore Thee,

Bringing trea­sures from afar;

Gentle Jesus, Pure and Holy

The Anthem the Angels Were Singing

lyricist: Anonymous, 1896
Composer: Thomas Bowdish, 1900
Hymn 12

...Good will from the Fa­ther of peace.

The star which the wise men was guid­ing,

O’er far dist­ant lands long ago,...

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Good will from the Fa­ther of peace.

The star which the wise men was guid­ing,

O’er far dist­ant lands long ago,

The Anthem the Angels Were Singing

The Bethlehem Star

Composer: E. K. Faust, 1922
Hymn 13

...Long years ago;

And with hope the wait­ing wise men cheered,

They their pro­mised king should know!...

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Long years ago;

And with hope the wait­ing wise men cheered,

They their pro­mised king should know!

The Bethlehem Star

The Bethlehem Star

Composer: E. K. Faust, 1922
Hymn 14

...Long years ago;

And with hope the wait­ing wise men cheered,

They their pro­mised king should know!...

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Long years ago;

And with hope the wait­ing wise men cheered,

They their pro­mised king should know!

The Bethlehem Star

Story of the Wise Men

lyricist: Ida Leyda, 1916
Composer: Helen Browne
Hymn 15

...Long ago the glo­ri­ous Christ­mas star

Guided wise men from afar,

To the lit­tle town of Beth­le­hem,...

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Long ago the glo­ri­ous Christ­mas star

Guided wise men from afar,

To the lit­tle town of Beth­le­hem,

Story of the Wise Men

When Wise Men Came Seeking

lyricist: Richard Slater, 1892
Composer: Anonymous
Hymn 16

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When wise men came seek­ing for Je­sus from far,

With rich gifts to greet Him and led by a star,...

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When wise men came seek­ing for Je­sus from far,

With rich gifts to greet Him and led by a star,

When Wise Men Came Seeking

Glory in the Highest (Ford)

lyricist: Margaret Ford, 1909
Composer: Mrs. H. A. Farnsworth
Hymn 17

...Made the whole world bright.

Once the wise men, tra­vel­ing on­ward,

From their homes afar,...

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Made the whole world bright.

Once the wise men, tra­vel­ing on­ward,

From their homes afar,

Glory in the Highest (Ford)

Afar from the East

lyricist: Franklin Belden, 1882
Composer: David Hakes
Hymn 18

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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;

Afar from the East

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