From the east­ern mount­ains,
Pressing on, they come,
Wise men in their wis­dom,
To His hum­ble home;
Stirred by deep de­vo­tion,
Hasting from afar,
Ever jour­ney­ing on­ward,
Guided by a star.

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Light of life that shin­eth
Ere the worlds be­gan,
Draw Thou near, and light­en
Every heart of man.

There their Lord and Sav­ior
Meek and low­ly lay,
Wondrous Light that led them
Onward on their way,
Ever now to light­en
Nations from afar,
As they jour­ney home­ward
By that guid­ing star.

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Thou who in a man­ger
Once hast low­ly lain,
Who dost now in glo­ry
O’er all king­doms reign,
Gather in the hea­then
Who in lands afar
Ne’er have seen the bright­ness
Of Thy guid­ing star.

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Gather in the out­casts,
All who’ve gone as­tray,
Throw Thy ra­di­ance o’er them,
Guide them on their way.
Those who ne­ver knew Thee,
Those who’ve wan­dered far,
Guide them by the bright­ness
Of Thy guid­ing star.

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Onward through the dark­ness
Of the lone­ly night,
Shining still be­fore them
With Thy kind­ly light.
Guide them, Jew and Gen­tile,
Homeward from afar,
Young and old to­ge­ther,
By Thy guid­ing star.

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Until ev­ery na­tion,
Whether bond or free,
’Neath Thy star­lit ba­nner,
Jesus, fol­lows Thee.
O’er the dist­ant mount­ains
To that hea­ven­ly home,
Where nor sin nor sor­row
Evermore shall come.

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