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ONCE MORE, WITH SONGS OF RAPTURE

Scripture Verse

The star, which they saw in the east, went before them, till it came and stood over where the young Child was. Matthew 2:9

Introduction

Words: Fro­nie B. Tur­ner, in The Shin­ing Riv­er, ed­it­ed by Hen­ry S. Per­kins & Will­iam Per­kins (Bos­ton, Mas­sa­chu­setts: Ol­iv­er Dit­son, 1875), num­ber 21.

Music: North­moor Will­iam O. Per­kins, 1875 (🔊 ).

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Lyrics

Once more, with songs of rap­ture,
We greet this ho­ly day,
And low be­fore our Sav­ior
Our grate­ful hom­age pay;
The star of light and glo­ry
With heav’n­ly ra­di­ance shone,
And to the wait­ing peo­ple
The in­fant Christ made known.

Refrain

Carol, car­ol, mer­ri­ly,
Before the new­born King;
Joyful, joy­ful, in the air,
Our Christ­mas prais­es ring.

As on that star­lit ev­en­ing,
Long cen­tu­ries ago,
The wise men hum­bly fol­lowed,
His rest­ing place to know;
Lo, we in faith re­ceiv­ing
This price­less gift of love,
Like them are press­ing for­ward,
Like them look up above!

Refrain

O sing, ye hosts of Heav­en!
Take up the glad re­frain!
A king to us is giv­en,
Forevermore to reign;
Rejoice, with songs of glad­ness,
O all ye sons of men!
And let no fear or sad­ness
E’er fill your hearts again.

Refrain