The Cyber Hymnal ‎#1139

1139. Can You Count the Stars?

1. Can you count the stars that brightly
Twinkle in the midnight sky?
Can you count the clouds, so lightly
O’er the meadows floating by?
God, the Lord, doth mark their number,
With His eyes that never slumber
He hath made them every one,
He hath made them every one.

2. Can you count the wings now flashing
In the sunshine’s golden light?
Can you count the fishes splashing
In the cooling waters bright?
God, the Lord, a name hath given,
To all creatures under Heaven;
He hath named them every one,
He hath named them every one.

3. Do you know how many children
Rise each morning blithe and gay?
Can you count their jolly voices,
Singing sweetly day by day?
God hears all the happy voices,
In their merry songs rejoices;
And He loves them, every one
And He loves them, every one.

Text Information

• First Line: Can you count the stars that brightly
• Title: Can You Count the Stars?
• German Title: Weißt du, wie viel Sternlein stehen
• Author: Johann Wilhelm Hey, 1789-1854 (1837)
• Translator (from German, v. 1, 3): John H. W. Dulcken
• Translator (from German, v. 2): Anonymous
• Language: English
• Source: Fabeln für Kinder, second series, 1837
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [Can you count the stars that brightly]
• Incipit: 12334 26553 55445
• Key: E♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain