The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6309

6309. Star, Beautiful Star

1. There’s a beautiful star, a beautiful star,
The weary travelers have followed far,
Shining so brightly all the way,
Till it stood o’er the place where the young Child lay.

Refrain
Star, star, beautiful star!
Pilgrims weary we are;
To Jesus, to Jesus,
We follow thee from afar.

2. In the land of the East, in the shadows of night,
We saw the glory of thy new light,
Telling us, in our distant home,
The King-Redeemer to earth hath come! [Refrain]

3. We have gold for tribute and gifts for prayer,
Incense of myrrh, and spices rare:
All that we have, we hither bring,
To lay it with joy at the feet of the King. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: There's a beautiful star, a beautiful star
• Title: Star, Beautiful Star
• Author: Rossiter Worthington Raymond (1875)
• Refrain First Line: Star, star, beautiful star!
• Language: English
• Source: Book of Praise for the Sunday School, by George A. Bell & Hubert P. Main (New York: Biglow & Main, Publishers, 1875), page 24
• Copyright: Public Domain

Tune Information

• Name: [There's a beautiful star, a beautiful star]
• Composer: Frederick Schilling
• Incipit: 55567 12343 23333
• Key: B♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain