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![]() | A star, a star is burningAuthor: Sabine Baring-GouldPublished in 5 hymnals |
Baring-Gould, Sabine, M.A., eldest son of Mr. Edward Baring-Gould, of Lew Trenchard, Devon, b. at Exeter, Jan. 28, 1834, and educated at Clare College, Cambridge, B.A. 1857, M.A. 1860. Taking Holy Orders in 1864, he held the curacy of Horbury, near Wakefield, until 1807, when he was preferred to the incumbency of Dalton, Yorks. In 1871 he became rector of East Mersea, Essex, and in 1881 rector of Lew Trenchard, Devon. His works are numerous, the most important of which are, Lives of the Saints, 15 vols., 1872-77; Curious Myths of the Middle Ages, 2 series, 1866-68; The Origin and Development of Religious Belief, 2 vols., 1869-1870; and various volumes of sermons. His hymns, original and translated, appeared in the Church Times; Hymns Ancien… Go to person page >| First Line: | A star, a star is burning |
| Author: | Sabine Baring-Gould |
| Refrain First Line: | We bow before the infant |
| Instances (5) | First Line | Text Title | Refrain First Line | Authors | Composers | Meter | Scripture | Tune Title | Tune Key | Incipit | Languages | Publication Date | |||||
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| Select Sunday School Songs #d1 | A star, a star is burning | We bow before the infant | Sabine Baring-Gould | 1885 | |||||||||||||
| The Church School Hymnal with Tunes #18 | A star, a star is burning | We bow before the infant | 1903 | ||||||||||||||
| The Sunday School Chorister #d1 | A star, a star is burning | We bow before the infant | 1895 | ||||||||||||||
| The Sunday School Chorister: a Service and Tune Book for the Children of the Church #d1 | A star, a star is burning | 1918 | |||||||||||||||
| The Sunday School Choristers: a Service and Tune Book #d1 | A star, a star is burning | We bow before the infant | 1891 |
