With gladness
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The magi worship Christ, from the front piece of Dix’s The Pattern of Life.
Today's Devotional
As with gladness men of old
did the guiding star behold,
as with joy they hailed its light,
leading onward, beaming bright;
so, most gracious Lord, may we
evermore your splendor see.
As with joyful steps they sped
to that lowly manger bed,
there to bend the knee before
Christ, whom heaven and earth adore;
so may we with willing feet
ever seek your mercy seat.
As they offered gifts most rare
at that manger plain and bare,
so may we with holy joy,
pure and free from sin’s alloy,
all our costliest treasures bring,
Christ, to you, our heavenly King.
Holy Jesus, every day
keep us in the narrow way,
and when mortal things are past,
bring our ransomed lives at last
where they need no star to guide,
where no clouds your glory hide.
About the author and the source
William Chatterton Dix (1837–1898) wrote many hymns, among them one that is frequently used on this day, Epiphany, (a day celebrating Christ’s manifestation to the Gentiles as represented by the Magi).
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