"from afar" appears in 11 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
from afar
...And they told the glad story the country around;
Shall not we be as wise as those from afar,
And follow the beams of the beautiful star?...
And they told the glad story the country around;
Shall not we be as wise as those from afar,
And follow the beams of the beautiful star?
...And they told the glad story the country around;
Shall not we be as wise as those from afar,
And follow the beams of the beautiful star?...
And they told the glad story the country around;
Shall not we be as wise as those from afar,
And follow the beams of the beautiful star?
...Stirred by deep devotion,
Hasting from afar,
Ever journeying onward,...
Stirred by deep devotion,
Hasting from afar,
Ever journeying onward,
...They came to bless and worship Him,
Three wise men from afar.
Afar in the East the news is heard...
They came to bless and worship Him,
Three wise men from afar.
Afar in the East the news is heard
...Wonderful star! Glorious star!
Guiding the wise men who came from afar,
Softly thy light shines thro’ the night,...
Wonderful star! Glorious star!
Guiding the wise men who came from afar,
Softly thy light shines thro’ the night,
...Jehovah ’ppeared to me
From afar,
Saying, Indeed I have loved you...
Jehovah ’ppeared to me
From afar,
Saying, Indeed I have loved you
...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,
...O beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Star,
In radiant splendor it shone from afar,
Its beauty exceeding the loveliest gem,...
O beautiful, beautiful, beautiful Star,
In radiant splendor it shone from afar,
Its beauty exceeding the loveliest gem,
...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
...’Twas the Star of Bethlehem.
They beheld it from afar,
Knew it as their guiding star;...
’Twas the Star of Bethlehem.
They beheld it from afar,
Knew it as their guiding star;
...’Twas the Star of Bethlehem.
They beheld it from afar,
Knew it as their guiding star;...
’Twas the Star of Bethlehem.
They beheld it from afar,
Knew it as their guiding star;
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