Star of Beauty (Belden)

Star of beau­ty

star of splen­dor

Herald of the glo­ri­ous morn

When our Sav­ior and de­fend­er

In the man­ger low was born!

Crowned with light

and robed with glo­ry

Came the lit­tle Prince di­vine;

While the an­gels chant the sto­ry

Hail to Him of roy­al line!

Star of beau­ty

star of splen­dor!

Blessèd light of hope be­low!

Herald of the world’s de­fend­er!

Guiding star of long ago!

Star of beau­ty

bright­ly beam­ing

Lead our way­ward steps aright!

Let thy rays of glo­ry stream­ing

Guide us thro’ the dark­est night!

Banish doubt and ban­ish sadness

Rise in ev­ery heart and shine!

Star of hope and star of glad­ness

Fill our souls with light di­vine!

Star of beau­ty

shine for­ev­er!

Beam up­on us from above;

Blessèd star

for­sake me nev­er!

Pierce the gloom with ray of love.

End the reign of sin and sor­row

Bid the clouds of dark­ness flee!

Usher in the gold­en mor­row

Of a glad eter­ni­ty.