"sages" appears in 20 hymns in our collection, reflecting its spiritual significance in worship.
sages
...See Heav’n come down to Bethlehem’s cratch.
Worship, ye sages of the east,
The King of gods in meanness dressed;...
See Heav’n come down to Bethlehem’s cratch.
Worship, ye sages of the east,
The King of gods in meanness dressed;
...With increasing joy and love,
Holy prophets, Christian sages,
In their blessèd homes above....
With increasing joy and love,
Holy prophets, Christian sages,
In their blessèd homes above.
...In eastern skies unseen before;
And ancient sages from afar
Hasten the mystery to explore....
In eastern skies unseen before;
And ancient sages from afar
Hasten the mystery to explore.
...Glowing like a gem,
As the sages journey
Forth to Bethlehem....
Glowing like a gem,
As the sages journey
Forth to Bethlehem.
...An unknown star directs the road
Of eastern sages to their God.
All ye bright armies of the skies,...
An unknown star directs the road
Of eastern sages to their God.
All ye bright armies of the skies,
...His mission and His might.
Rejoice! ye sages hoary,
Repeat the wondrous story,...
His mission and His might.
Rejoice! ye sages hoary,
Repeat the wondrous story,
...Peace on earth, good will to men.
Why were eastern sages bending
O’er the Child of lowly birth?...
Peace on earth, good will to men.
Why were eastern sages bending
O’er the Child of lowly birth?
...Heav’n upon His natal day.
See the eastern sages pouring
At His feet their gifts adoring:...
Heav’n upon His natal day.
See the eastern sages pouring
At His feet their gifts adoring:
...And now on earth would dwell?
Why bend these eastern sages
To One of lowly birth?...
And now on earth would dwell?
Why bend these eastern sages
To One of lowly birth?
...start
Lo! a star, ye sages hoary;
Lo! a wondrous star above;...
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Lo! a star, ye sages hoary;
Lo! a wondrous star above;
...Heaven’s precious promise fell;
All the words of seers and sages,
Told of Christ Immanuel....
Heaven’s precious promise fell;
All the words of seers and sages,
Told of Christ Immanuel.
...Lifted high amid the ages:
Guide of heroes, saints, and sages,
May it guide us still to Thee....
Lifted high amid the ages:
Guide of heroes, saints, and sages,
May it guide us still to Thee.
...A choir of angels sings,
And eastern sages with delight
Adore this King of kings....
A choir of angels sings,
And eastern sages with delight
Adore this King of kings.
...Behold the world’s redeeming light
Bursts on th’enraptured sages’ sight!
Children of faith they rise―they find...
Behold the world’s redeeming light
Bursts on th’enraptured sages’ sight!
Children of faith they rise―they find
...start
There’s a book which surpasses the sages,
A volume of wisdom divine,...
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There’s a book which surpasses the sages,
A volume of wisdom divine,
...Smile on us ever by day and by night.
’Twas the star that the sages predicted should rise;
It shone like a gem on the blue ether skies;...
Smile on us ever by day and by night.
’Twas the star that the sages predicted should rise;
It shone like a gem on the blue ether skies;
...Peace upon earth, goodwill to men,
To whom the sages humbly bring
Their gifts, though Thou appear so mean....
Peace upon earth, goodwill to men,
To whom the sages humbly bring
Their gifts, though Thou appear so mean.
...May we find grace to claim our place
Where shepherds kneel and sages.
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May we find grace to claim our place
Where shepherds kneel and sages.
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...Patriarchs of old,
Prophets, priests and sages,
Of the Child foretold....
Patriarchs of old,
Prophets, priests and sages,
Of the Child foretold.
...Of angels singing sweet;
That saw the star which sages led
To the Redeemer’s feet....
Of angels singing sweet;
That saw the star which sages led
To the Redeemer’s feet.
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