Bethlehem in Land of Judah

Bethlehem in land of Ju­dah

Who shall all thy glo­ry tell?

Out of thee the Lord from Heav­en

Came to rule His Is­ra­el.

Fairer than the sun at morn­ing

Was the star that told His birth

To the world its God an­nounc­ing

Seen in flesh­ly form on earth.

Eastern sag­es at His cra­dle

Make obla­tions rich and rare;

See them give

in deep de­vo­tion

Gold

and frank­in­cense

and myrrh.

Sacred gifts of mys­tic mean­ing

Incense doth their faith dis­close;

Gold their hearts’ best love pro­claim­eth

Myrrh obe­di­ence fore­shows.

Jesus

whom the Gen­tiles wor­shiped

At Thy glad epi­pha­ny

Unto Thee

our on­ly Fa­ther

God

and Sav­ior

glo­ry be.