Introduction
Words: Adam Geibel, in Light in the Valley, edited by George C. Hugg (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George C. Hugg, 1898), page 208.
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
Words: Adam Geibel, in Light in the Valley, edited by George C. Hugg (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: George C. Hugg, 1898), page 208.
O lovely star, in heav’n so bright,
That guides the shepherds thro’ the night
To where the blessèd Savior lay,
In Bethl’hem’s manger far away.
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O star divine, shed on us here,
Thy beams of love and Christmas cheer,
And angels sing the song again
Of peace on earth, good will to men.
O lovely star, direct our feet,
That we may haste our Lord to greet;
And gather ’round, like Magi old,
Or shepherds, hastening from the fold.
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O Star divine, illume our way,
That we may gain eternal day,
And live while endless ages roll,
Safe sheltered in Thy heav’nly fold.
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