Wise men, they came to look for wisdom
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1 Wise men, they came to look for wisdom,
finding one wiser than they knew;
rich men, they met with one yet richer
King of the kings, they knelt to you:
Jesus, our wisdom from above,
(continues)
Written by: Christopher Idle [Find texts by Christopher Idle]
This text appears in the Jubilate Group publication(s):
- Anglican Praise - number 799
- Carol Praise (1987 edition) - number 347
- Hymns for Today's Church (1st/2nd editions) - number 100
- Sing Glory - number 369
Related Biblical passages:
- Job - chapter 35 - verse(s) 10
- Psalms - chapter 72 - verse(s) 10-11,15
- Psalms - chapter 77 - verse(s) 6
- Psalms - chapter 118 - verse(s) 27
- Isaiah - chapter 60 - verse(s) 6
- Matthew - chapter 2 - verse(s) 01-11
- Luke - chapter 15 - verse(s) 6,9,24
- John - chapter 1 - verse(s) 41,45,49
- 1 Corinthians - chapter 1 - verse(s) 30-31
- 2 Corinthians - chapter 9 - verse(s) 15
- Revelation - chapter 17 - verse(s) 14
Theme(s) of this text:
- Bethlehem, Bible
- Epiphany
- Gold frankincense and myrrh
- Magi, Wise Men, Bible
- Messiah, Bible
- Pilgrims
- Star, Christmas
- Wealth
- Wisdom
