Lo, in the East Appears a Star

Lo

in the east ap­pears a star

In east­ern skies un­seen be­fore;

And an­cient sag­es from afar

Hasten the mys­te­ry to ex­plore.

These an­cient sag­es

led from far

Began their doubt­ful

an­xious way;

Nor rest­ed till the wan­der­ing star

Stood o’er the place where Je­sus lay.

They came

they saw

and they ad­ored;

Each cost­ly trea­sure they un­fold

And of­fer to their in­fant Lord

Their myrrh

their frank­in­cense and gold.

That star to us its light im­parts:

May we its guid­ing rays pur­sue

And with the hom­age of our hearts

To Je­sus come

and wor­ship too.

May we through life its guid­ance trace

And mark its path o’er earth­ly things

Until it leads us to the place

Where Je­sus reigns the King of kings.

Light of the world

O Sav­ior

rise;

Nor cease to shed Thy cheer­ing ray

Till o’er the lands be­neath the skies

Thy glo­ry shines in per­fect day.