God gave a star to guide the wise (Thurlow Weed)
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- (Posted 2014-12-09) CPDL #33627:
- Editor: Thurlow Weed (submitted 2014-12-09). Score information: Letter, 1 page, 19 kB Copyright: Personal
- Edition notes:
General Information
Title: God gave a star to guide the wise
Composer: Thurlow Weed
Lyricist: Michael Hudson
Number of voices: 4vv Voicing: SATB
Genre: Sacred, Hymn for Epiphany Meter: 88. 88 (L.M.)
Language: English
Instruments: Unknown
First published: 2014
Description: Epiphany, Year A
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Original text and translations
English text
1. God gave a star to guide the wise,
whose hearts were open to its light;
to follow they gave up the day
and went as pilgrims through the night.
2. God gave the wise to praise a child,
who lay, in secret hope, in hay;
the wise ones worshipped openly
then journeyed home another way.
3. God gave the child to love a world
that noticed neither child nor light;
but love grew up, a brighter star,
to guide a pilgrim through the night.
From Songs for the Cycle ©2004 by Michael Hudson.
Church Publishing Incorporated. All rights reserved. Used by permission.