Scripture Verse

They that be wise shall shine as the brightness of the firmament; and they that turn many to righteousness as the stars for ever and ever. Daniel 12:3

Introduction

Words: J. Ma­di­son Wright, in The Gos­pel Way, by An­tho­ny J. Sho­wal­ter et al. (Dal­ton, Geor­gia: A. J. Sho­wal­ter, 1923), num­ber 3.

Music: Tho­mas B. Mos­ley (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Wright (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els), or a bet­ter one of Mos­ley,

portrait
Thomas B. Mosley
(1872–1927)

Lyrics

They that be wise shall shine as the skies
In the fir­ma­ment’s ra­di­ant light,
And they that turn many to right­eous­ness,
Shall shine as the stars, for­ev­er bright.

Refrain

The wise shall shine,
As the fir­ma­ment’s glit­ter­ing light,
And they that turn ma­ny to right­eous­ness,
As the stars, for­ev­er bright.

They that be wise shall live for the skies,
Tho’ rugged the path­way of right;
The pure and true an­gels of faith, hope and love,
To shine as the stars, for­ev­er bright.

Refrain

They that be wise shall point to the skies
All the way­ward in sin’s deep­est blight,
That they, too, be­liev­ing, do God’s right­eous­ness,
May shine as the stars, for­ev­er bright.

Refrain