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| Text: | Star, That Rose on Bethlehem Judah |
| Author: | J. C. Leonard |
| Tune: | KRENTZ |
| Composer: | Paul Manz |
1 Star, that rose on Bethl'hem Judah,
What has dimmed thy light today?
Has the peace that it proclaimed there
Vanished from the earth away?
2 On this night what answ'ring voices
Come to list'ning Palestine?
From the peace she gave the nations,
Comes there no response sublime.
3 Not with gladness but with sorrow
Many thoughts come winged tonight;
Though a Festival we honor,
Though the lamps are burning bright.
4 But we hope, and still will labor
Waiting, Lord, thy promised time,
When, strife ceasing, all the nations
Shall, through Christ, be wholly Thine.
5 Star of Bethl'hem! Guide of Wise Men!
Gild our darkness into day!
And, thy beams undimmed, O lead us,
That we too may find the Way.
| Text Information | |
|---|---|
| First Line: | Star, that rose on Bethl'hem Judah |
| Title: | Star, That Rose on Bethlehem Judah |
| Author: | J. C. Leonard |
| Meter: | 87 87 |
| Language: | English |
| Publication Date: | 2009 |
| Notes: | Original title: A Harvard Christmas Hymn |
| Tune Information | |
|---|---|
| Name: | KRENTZ |
| Composer: | Paul Manz |
| Meter: | 87 87 |
| Key: | D Major |
| Copyright: | Copyright 2009 Birnamwood Publications, a division of MorningStar Music Publishers, Inc. |
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