Brightest and best of the stars of the morning (Anonymous)
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- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-01-14). Score information: A4, 1 page, 39 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in The Hymnal 1982, melody with words underlaid.
- Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-01-14). Score information: A4, 1 page, 213 kB Copyright: CPDL
- Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in The Hymnal 1982, melody with words.
General Information
Title: Brightest and best of the stars of the morning
Composer: Anonymous
Tune: Star in the East
Lyricist: Reginald Heber
Number of voices: 1v Voicing: Unison
Genre: Sacred, Hymn Meter: 11 10. 11 10
Language: English
Instruments: A cappella
First published: 1835
Description: A textual variant of Brightest and best of the sons of the morning. Melody from The Southern Harmony, 1835
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Original text and translations
English text
Brightest and best of the stars of the morning,
dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid;
star of the east, the horizon adorning,
guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Refrain: Brightest and best of the stars of the morning,
dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid;
star of the east, the horizon adorning,
guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining,
low lies his head with the beasts of the stall;
angels adore him in slumber reclining,
Maker and Monarch and Savior of all.
Refrain
Shall we then yield him, in costly devotion,
odors of Edom, and offerings divine,
gems of the mountain, and pearls of the ocean,
myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine?
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Vainly we offer each ample oblation,
vainly with gifts would his favor secure,
richer by far is the heart’s adoration,
dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.
Refrain**
Brightest and best of the stars of the morning,
dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid;
star of the east, the horizon adorning,
guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Refrain