Gentle Savior, Day and Night

Gentle Sav­ior

day and night

Ride three princ­es great in might

Over mount­ain

ov­er plain

Thee a-seek­ing

Thee a-seek­ing

Over mount­ain

ov­er plain

Thee a-seek­ing

gen­tle Child.

Gaspar

Mel­chi­or

Bál­thă­zár

Those three princ­es from afar

Gold and myrrh

and in­cense bear

For an of­fer­ing

for an of­fer­ing

To the sweet and gen­tle Child

To the sweet and gen­tle Child.

Gentle Sav­ior in the cold

In the dark with gifts of gold

Those three princ­es at the door

Stand a-knock­ing

stand a-knock­ing

Thee to wor­ship

gen­tle Child

Thee to wor­ship

gen­tle Child.

Enter princ­es

from the night!

Here

with­in

is warmth and light

Jesus smiles

His hands out­spreads

For the of­fer­ings

for the of­fer­ings

Praise to Him

the gen­tle Child

Praise to Him

the gen­tle Child.

Joseph

sweep the sta­ble clean

Strew the straw

though all is mean.

Here the tem­ple

here the throne

Here the al­tar

here the al­tar

Of our king

this gen­tle Child

Of our king

this gen­tle Child.