From the Eastern Mountains

From the east­ern mount­ains

Pressing on

they come

Wise men in their wis­dom

To His hum­ble home;

Stirred by deep de­vo­tion

Hasting from afar

Ever jour­ney­ing on­ward

Guided by a star.

Light of life that shin­eth

Ere the worlds be­gan

Draw Thou near

and light­en

Every heart of man.

There their Lord and Sav­ior

Meek and low­ly lay

Wondrous Light that led them

Onward on their way

Ever now to light­en

Nations from afar

As they jour­ney home­ward

By that guid­ing star.

Thou who in a man­ger

Once hast low­ly lain

Who dost now in glo­ry

O’er all king­doms reign

Gather in the hea­then

Who in lands afar

Ne’er have seen the bright­ness

Of Thy guid­ing star.

Gather in the out­casts

All who’ve gone as­tray

Throw Thy ra­di­ance o’er them

Guide them on their way.

Those who nev­er knew Thee

Those who’ve wan­dered far

Guide them by the bright­ness

Of Thy guid­ing star.

Onward through the dark­ness

Of the lone­ly night

Shining still be­fore them

With Thy kind­ly light.

Guide them

Jew and Gen­tile

Homeward from afar

Young and old to­ge­ther

By Thy guid­ing star.

Until ev­ery na­tion

Whether bond or free

’Neath Thy star­lit ba­nner

Jesus

fol­lows Thee.

O’er the dist­ant mount­ains

To that heav­en­ly home

Where nor sin nor sor­row

Evermore shall come.