Star in the East


 
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A similar setting appears in Southern Harmony, as "The Shepherd's Star".  midi file.
1. Hail! thou blest morn, when the great mediator
Down from the regions of glory descends;
Shepherds go worship the Babe in the manger.
Lo! for his guard the bright angels attend.

Brightest and best of the sons of the morning.
Dawn of our darkness and give us thine aid.
Star in the East, the horizon adorning;
Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.

2. Cold on His cradle, the dewdrops 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.

 3. Say, shall we yield Him In costly devotion,
Odors of Edom and offrings divine.
Gems from the mountain, and pearls from the ocean,
Myrrh from the forest, and gold from the mine.

4. Vainly we offer such ample oblation,
Vainly with gold would His favor secure.
Richer by far is the heart's adoration,
Dearer to God are the prayers of the poor
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