Ten thousand bright celestial lights
Adorn the eastern sky
But one
and one alone
invites
The watcher’s wistful eye.
Lead on
lead on
Lead on
thou starry light
Lead on
lead on
The pilgrims thro’ the night.
Bright orb of night
celestial gem
The star of Bethlehem!
The darksome night will soon be gone
Bright star
lead on
lead on!
Lead on
lead on
bright star
lead on!
O strange and wondrous orb of light
Of all the hosts the gem
Thy starry pathway thro’ the night
Leads on to Bethlehem!
Lead on
lead on
Lead on
thou starry light
Lead on
lead on
The pilgrims thro’ the night.
Lo
now it rests—O
can it be—
Above yon lowly home!
O
can it be that here has He
The world’s Redeemer
come?
Lead on
lead on
Lead on
thou starry light
Lead on
lead on
The pilgrims thro’ the night.
Farewell
farewell
thou gem of night
Thy glory shall decline;
But with thy fading breaks the light
That shall forever shine!
Lead on
lead on
Lead on
thou starry light
Lead on
lead on
The pilgrims thro’ the night.