O Lovely Star (Geibel)

O love­ly star

in heav’n so bright

That guides the shep­herds thro’ the night

To where the bless­èd Sav­ior lay

In Bethl’hem’s man­ger far away.

O star di­vine

shed on us here

Thy beams of love and Christ­mas cheer

And an­gels sing the song again

Of peace on earth

good will to men.

O love­ly star

di­rect our feet

That we may haste our Lord to greet;

And ga­ther ’round

like Ma­gi old

Or shep­herds

hasten­ing from the fold.

O Star di­vine

il­lume our way

That we may gain eter­nal day

And live while end­less ag­es roll

Safe shel­tered in Thy heav’n­ly fold.