As with gladness men of old (Konrad Kocher)

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• (Posted 2021-01-02)  CPDL #62190:      

Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2021-01-02).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 42 kB   Copyright: CPDL

Edition notes: The hymn with four-part harmony and underlaid words in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard

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Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in Hymns Ancient & Modern New Standard, melody with words.

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General Information

Title: As with gladness men of old
Composer: Konrad Kocher
Lyricist: William Chatterton Dix, 1860

Number of voices: 4vv   Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Carol

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published:
    2nd published: 1983 in Hymns Ancient and Modern, New Standard, no. 51

Description: Text first published by Dix in his Hymns of Love and Joy. Descants to the carol are available by Alan Gray and Geoffrey Shaw.

External websites:

• Cyber Hymnal™ entry for As with Gladness Men of Old

Original text and translations

English text

1.
As with gladness, men of old
Did the guiding star behold
As with joy they hailed its light
Leading onward, beaming bright
So, most glorious Lord, may we
Evermore be led to Thee.

2.
As with joyful steps they sped
To that lowly manger bed
There to bend the knee before
Him Whom Heaven and earth adore;
So may we with willing feet
Ever seek Thy mercy seat.

3.
As they offered gifts most rare
At that manger rude and bare;
So may we with holy joy,
Pure and free from sin’s alloy,
All our costliest treasures bring,
Christ, to Thee, our heavenly King.

4.
Holy Jesus, every day
Keep us in the narrow way;
And, when earthly things are past,
Bring our ransomed souls at last
Where they need no star to guide,
Where no clouds Thy glory hide.

5.
In the heavenly country bright,
Need they no created light;
Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown,
Thou its Sun which goes not down;
There forever may we sing
Alleluias to our King!