When Christ’s Appearing Was Made Known

When Christ’s ap­pear­ing was made known

King Her­od trem­bled for his throne;

But He who of­fers hea­v’n­ly birth

Sought not the king­dom of this earth.

The east­ern sag­es saw from far

And fol­lowed on His guid­ing star;

By light their way to light they trod

And by their gifts con­fessed their God.

Within the Jor­dan’s sac­red flood

The heav’n­ly Lamb in meek­ness stood

That He

to whom no sin was known

Might cleanse His peo­ple from their own.

And O what mi­ra­cle di­vine

When wa­ter red­dened in­to wine!

He spake the word

and forth it flowed

In streams that na­ture ne’er be­stowed.

All glo­ry

Je­sus

be to Thee

For this Thy glad epi­pha­ny:

Whom with the Fa­ther we ad­ore

And Holy Ghost for­ev­er­more.