Bright was the guiding star that led

Author: Harriet Auber
Tune: ST. ETHELDREDA
Published in 138 hymnals

Author: Harriet Auber

Auber, Harriet, daughter of Mr. James Auber, b. in London, Oct. 4, 1773. During the greater part of her quiet and secluded life she resided at Broxbourne and Hoddesdon, Herts, and died at the latter place on the 20th Jan., 1862. Miss Auber wrote devotional and other poetry, but only a portion of the former was published in her Spirit of the Psalms, in 1829. This collection is mainly her work, and from it some useful versions of the Psalms have been taken and included in modern hymn-books, about 20 appearing in Spurgeon's Our Own Hymn Book, 1866. Miss Auber's name is widely known, but it is principally through her exquisite lyric, "Our blest Redeemer, ere He breathed," and the Epiphany hymn, "Bright was the guiding star that led." (For criti… Go to person page >

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First Line:	Bright was the guiding star that led
Author:	Harriet Auber
Source:	Spirit of the Psalms

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Bright was the guiding star that led. Harriet Auber. [Epiphany.] First published in her Spirit of the Psalms, 1829, p. 142, in 4 stanzas of 4 lines. In America it has attained to a much greater popularity than in Great Britain, being found in many collections, sometimes attributed to the Rev. H. F. Lyte, and again to Miss C. Elliott. Original text in Lord Selborne's Book of Praise, 1862-7, p. 46, and Dr. Hatfield's Church Hymn Book, 1872, No. 363.

-- John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology (1907)

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ST. ETHELDREDA

Thomas Turton (b. Hatfield, Yorkshire, England, 1780; d. Westminster, Middlesex, England, 1864) composed ST. ETHELDREDA in 1860; it was published in James Turle's Psalms and Hymns for Public Worship (1863). Educated at Catharine Hall, Cambridge, England, Turton became a professor of mathematics at C…

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Instances (138)	First Line	Text Title	Refrain First Line	Authors	Tune Key	Publication Date
A Collection of Hymns, for the Christian Church and Home #165	Bright was the guiding star that led					1843
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship #217	Bright was the guiding star that led					1830
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (10th ed.) #217	Bright was the guiding star that led					1833
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. 16th ed. #217	Bright was the guiding star that led					1835
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (3rd ed.) #217	Bright was the guiding star that led					1831
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship. (45th ed.) #217	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1848
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for Christian Worship (6th ed.) #217	Bright was the guiding star that led					1832
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns, for Social and Private Worship (Rev. ed. with supplement) #556	Bright was the guiding star that led					1845
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Sanctuary #243	Bright was the guiding star that led					1845
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the use of Universalist Societies and Families (13th ed.) #207	Bright was the guiding star that led					1842
A Collection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of Universalist Societies and Families 16ed. #207	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1845
A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for ... Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d43	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1859
A Selection of Psalms and Hymns for the Use of the Diocese of Nova Scotia. 3rd ed. #d43	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1859
A Selection of Sacred Songs. 2nd ed. #68	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1850
A Selection of Sacred Songs: for the use of schools and academies #68	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1842
A Service Book: with a selection of tunes and hymns for Sabbath schools (6th ed.) #170b	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1856
Augsburg Songs for Sunday School and other services #53	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1885
Augsburg Songs, Nos. l and 2 Combined #d30	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1895
Boerneharpen. 3. del. En Sangbog for Uge-og Sondagsskolen og Hjemmet #d7	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1889
Carmina Sanctorum: a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #175	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1885
Carmina Sanctorum, a selection of hymns and songs of praise with tunes #175	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1886
Christian Hymn and Tune Book, for use in Churches, and for Social and Family Devotions #148	Bright was the guiding star that led					1870
Christian Hymns for Public and Private Worship: a collection compiled by a committee of the Cheshire Pastoral Association (11th ed.) #221	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1847
Christian Science Hymnal #80	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1909
Christian Science Hymnal: a selection of spiritual songs #80a	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1893
Christian Science Hymnal: a selection of spiritual songs #80	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber, abr.		1898
Christian Science Hymnal: a selection of spiritual songs #80b	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1893
Christian Science Hymnal: a selection of spiritual songs #80c	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1893
Church Hymns and Gospel Songs: for use in church services, prayer meetings, and other religious gatherings #57	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1903
Church Hymns and Gospel Songs: for use in Church Services, Prayer Meetings, and other Religious Services #57	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1898
Church Music, a Collection of Hymn Tunes. #d20	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1855
Church Pastorals, hymns and tunes for public and social worship #148	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1864
Family Singing Book. Rev ed. with Supplement #d48	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1856
Garlands of Praise: a choice collection of original and selected hymns and tunes suitable for Sunday-Schools, Bible classes and the home circle #79	Bright was the guiding star that led		Oh, beautiful guiding star			1876
Gospel Echoes for the Sunday School #d13	Bright was the guiding star that led		O, beautiful guiding star	Harriet Auber		1877
Hallowed Songs #d40	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1874
Harvest Bells No. l #d5	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1887
Hymn and Tune Book, for the Church and the Home #357	Bright was the guiding star that led					1868
Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home and Services for Congregational Worship. Rev. ed. #d73	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1878
Hymn and Tune Book for the Church and the Home. (Rev. ed.) #345	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1883
Hymn Book for Christian Worship #232	Bright was the guiding star, that led					1854
Hymnal Adapted to the Doctrines and Usages of the African Methodist Episcopal Church. Revised Edition #83	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1899
Hymnal for Christian Science Church and Sunday School Services #64	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1889
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #300	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1891
Hymnal of the Methodist Episcopal Church #300	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1878
Hymns adapted to Communion Service #2	Bright was the guiding star that led					1834
Hymns and Songs of Praise for Public and Social Worship #192	Bright was the guiding star that led			Miss Harriet Auber, 1773-1862		1874
Hymns and Tunes for Vestry and Conference Meetings #d14	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1844
Hymns and Tunes for Vestry and Conferences. 2nd ed. #d12	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1853
Hymns, Collects, Anthems and Selections #d38	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1840
Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d63	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1854
Hymns for Christian Devotion: especially adapted to the Universalist denomination #271	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1865
Hymns for Christian Devotion: especially adapted to the Universalist denomination. (New ed.) #271	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1871
Hymns for Public Worship in the Diocese of Fredericton. 2nd ed. #d22	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1870
Hymns for Social Worship and Private Devotion #d22	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1837
Hymns for Sunday School Worship #d11	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1854
Hymns for the Christian Church, for the Use of the First Church of Christ in Boston #79	Bright was the guiding star that led					1869
Hymns for the Hospital Chapel, Worcester #d33	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1850
Hymns for the Sanctuary #158	Bright was the guiding star, that led					1849
Hymns for the Sanctuary and Social Worship: with tunes #207	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1874
Hymns for the Use of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Rev. ed. #684	Bright was the guiding star that led					1849
Hymns for the Vestry and the Fireside #d45	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1841
Hymns of the Church Universal #66	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1890
Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs with Responsive Readings #d39	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1911
Hymns, Psalms and Gospel Songs: with responsive readings #46	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1904
Luther League Hymnal #96	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1894
Lutheran Sunday School Hymnal. 9th ed. #d19	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1925
Manly's Choice #d22	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1891
Massachusetts Sabbath School Hymn Book #d23	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1843
Montreat Hymns: psalms and gospel songs with responsive scripture readings #46	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber	E Flat Major	1916
New Christian Hymn and Tune Book #242	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1882
New Hymn and Tune book: an Offering of Praise for the Methodist Episcopal Church #41e	Bright was the guiding star that led					1866
New Hymn and Tune Book: an Offering of Praise for the Use of the African M. E. Zion Church of America #41e	Bright was the guiding star that led					1889
Ocean Melodies, and Seamen's Companion: a collection of hymns and music; for the use of Bethels, Chaplains of the Navy and private devotion of Mariners #107a	Bright was the guiding star that led					1849
Offices of Worship and Hymns: with tunes, 3rd ed., revised and enlarged #173	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber, 1773-1862		1891
Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #1218	Bright was the guiding star, that led					1855
Precious Gems No.l #104	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1881
School Carols #d33	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1914
Social Hymns and Tunes, for the Conference and Prayer Meeting, and the Home with services and prayers #157	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1870
Songs for Social and Public Worship #374	Bright was the guiding star, that led					1863
Songs for the School Room #d15	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1855
Songs of Joy #d13	Bright was the guiding star that led		The star, the star	Harriet Auber		1870
Songs of the League #25	Bright was the guiding star that led					1848
Songs of Worship for the Sunday School #d23	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1887
Sunday School Book for ... Evangelical Lutheran Congregations, by Authority of the General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America #d24	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1873
Sunday-School Book: with music: for the use of the Evangelical Lutheran congregations (Rev. and Enl.) #103	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1896
Sunday School Hymnal #d47	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1901
Supplement to Watts: a Selection of More than Five Hundred Hymns, from the Most Approved Authors on a Great Variety of Subjects ... #d53	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1832
The African Methodist Episcopal Hymn and Tune Book: adapted to the doctirnes and usages of the church (6th ed.) #83	Bright was the guiding star, that led	The guiding star				1902
The American Baptist Sabbath-School Hymn-Book #400	Bright was the guiding star that led					1842
The American Hymn and Tune Book #d75	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1860
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book: being "The Plymouth Collection" enlarged and adapted to the use of Baptist churches #1218	Bright was the guiding star, that led					1857
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book, for Public Worship #96.192	Bright was the guiding star that led					1871
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book for Public Worship #192	Bright was the guiding star that led					1873
The Baptist Hymn Book #192	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1903
The Baptist Praise Book #299	Bright was the guiding star that led			Lyte		1872
The Baptist Psalmody: a selection of hymns for the worship of God #299	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1850
The Baptist Sabbath School Hymn Book #d57	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1851
The Book of Praise #d36	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1865
The Chapel Hymn Book. 5th ed. #d61	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1845
The Chapel Hymn Book [for Warren and Pitt St. Chapels, Boston]. 4th ed. #d63	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1842
The Children's Hymnal (with tunes) #d27	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1874
The Children's Hymnal with Tunes #37	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1877
The Child's Hymn Book #36	Bright was the guiding star that led					1840
The Christian Hymn Book: a compilation of psalms, hymns and spiritual songs, original and selected (Rev. and enl.) #229	Bright was the guiding star that led					1866
The Christian Hymnal #d82	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1871
The Christian Hymnal: a choice collection of hymns and tunes for congregational and social worship #164	Bright was the guiding star that led					1875
The Christian hymnal: a collection of hymns and tunes for congregational and social worship; in two parts (Rev.) #319	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriett Auber		1882
The Christian Hymnist #d69	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1895
The Christian Psalter #d76	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1841
The Church and Sunday-School Hymnal #89	Bright was the guiding star that led					1898
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs": for public, social and family worship and private devotions at the Sanitarium, Clifton Springs, N. Y. #888	Bright was the guiding star that led			Miss Harriet Auber, 1773-1862		1881
The Coronation Hymnal #d33	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1895
The Disciples' Hymn Book: a collection of hymns and chants for public and private devotion #246	Bright was the guiding star that led					1844
The Evangelical Hymnal with Tunes #215	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1880
The Heart and Voice: or, Songs of Praise for the Sanctuary: hymn and tune book, designed for congregational singing in the Methodist Episcopal Church, and for congregations generally #100a	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1865
The Hymns from the Children's Hymnal; with a Service, for Sunday Schools #d26	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1874
The Liturgy and the Office of Worship and Hymns of the American Province of the Unitas Fratrum, or the Moravian Church #173	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1908
The National Baptist Hymn Book #d75	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1906
The National Baptist Hymnal: arranged for use in churches, Sunday schools, and young people's socieities (5th ed. Rev.) #134	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1904
The People's Praise Book or Carmina Sanctorum #d69	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1889
The Presbyterian Hymnal #96	Bright was the guiding star, that led					1874
The Presbyterian Hymnal #96	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1878
The Presbyterian Juvenile Psalmodist #107	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1856
The Psalmist: a new collection of hymns for the use of Baptist churches; with a supplement #551	Bright was the guiding star, that led					1849
The Psalmist: a New Collection of Hymns for the Use of the Baptist Churches #551	Bright was the guiding star, that led					1843
The Psalmody: a collection of hymns for public and social worship #183	Bright was the guiding star that led					1853
The Sanctus #d28	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1857
The Service of Song for Baptist Churches #d103	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1871
The Springfield Collection of Hymns for Sacred Worship #348	Bright was the guiding star that led					1835
The Tribute of Praise: a collection of hymns and tunes for public and social worship, and for the use in the family circle and Sabbath school #172	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1874
The Tribute of Praise: a collection of hymns and tunes for public and social worship, and for use in the family circle #172	Bright was the guiding-star that led					1871
The Tribute of praise and Methodist Protestant Hymn Book. #172	Bright was the guiding-star that led					1882
The Virginia Selection of Psalms and Hymns and Spiritual Songs: from the most approved authors; adapted to the various occasions of public and social meetings (New Ed. Enl. and Imp.) #43	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1842
Universalist Hymn Book #d64	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1843
Vestry Songs #d19	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1854
Virginia Selection of Psalms #d62	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1836
Youthful Voices #d32	Bright was the guiding star that led			Harriet Auber		1862

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