{"slug": "as-with-gladness-men-of-old", "title": "As With Gladness Men of Old", "first_line": "As with gladness men of old Did the guiding star", "author": "william-chatterton-dix", "author_date": "1860", "foot": "trochaic", "meter": {"pattern": [7, 7, 7, 7, 7, 7], "doubled": false, "refrain": false, "alleluia": false, "irregular": false}, "topics": ["Christmas", "Advent", "God, As King", "Guidance", "Holiness", "Jesus", "Joy", "Light", "Magi", "Praise, Son", "Presence"], "scripture": ["Matthew 2:1-12", "Numbers 7:89", "Matthew 7:13-14", "Revelation 21:23-27"], "provenance": {"layer": "text", "source": "oh-source-1931", "source_kind": "open_encoding", "pd_basis": "pub_pre_1931", "pd_evidence": "Open Hymnal X:74 (line 7231); words William Chatterton Dix 1860 (d. 1898); all components pre-1931.", "pd_jurisdictions": {"US": true}}, "stanzas": {"1": {"syllabified": "As with glad -- ness, men of old Did the guid -- ing star be -- hold As with joy they hailed its light Lead -- ing on -- ward, beam -- ing bright So, most glor -- ious Lord, may we Ev -- er -- more be led to Thee.", "prose": ["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": {"syllabified": "As with joy -- ful steps they sped To that low -- ly man -- ger bed There to bend the knee be -- fore Him whom Heav'n and earth a -- dore; So may we with will -- ing feet Ev -- er seek Thy mer -- cy seat.", "prose": ["As with joyful steps they sped", "To that lowly manger bed", "There to bend the knee before", "Him whom Heav'n and earth adore;", "So may we with willing feet", "Ever seek Thy mercy seat."]}, "3": {"syllabified": "As they off -- ered gifts most rare At that man -- ger rude and bare; So may we with ho -- ly joy, Pure and free from sin's al -- loy, All our cost -- liest treas -- ures bring, Christ, to Thee, our heav'n -- ly King.", "prose": ["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 heav'nly King."]}, "4": {"syllabified": "Ho -- ly Je -- sus, ev -- 'ry day Keep us in the nar -- row way; And, when earth -- ly things are past, Bring our ran -- somed souls at last Where they need no star to guide, Where no clouds Thy glo -- ry hide.", "prose": ["Holy Jesus, ev'ry 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": {"syllabified": "In the heav'n -- ly coun -- try bright, Need they no cre -- at -- ed light; Thou its Light, its Joy, its Crown, Thou its Sun which goes not down; There for -- ev -- er may we sing Al -- le -- lu -- ias to our King!", "prose": ["In the heav'nly 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!"]}}, "license": "The hymn texts and tunes are in the public domain; per-layer provenance is recorded on each record."}