Star of Bethlehem (Huntington)

Once some wise men saw a star

As they jour­neyed from afar

Over de­sert waste and val­leys fair;

Many wea­ry leagues went they

Till they came where Je­sus lay

And they bent the knee of

Adoration there.

O the star

O the star

O the star of Beth­le­hem!

And it shines for us to­day

And will shine for us al­way!

O the star

the bless­èd star

Of Beth­le­hem!

From ce­les­ti­al realms of light

Thro’ the arch­es of the night

While the skies with songs of ser­aphs ring

Shone that glo­ri­ous

star­ry gem

O’er the town of Beth­le­hem

Where the tra­vel­ers wor­shiped Christ

The new­born King.

’Twas that star

whose splen­dors bright

Filled the world with flam­ing light

As it shone through­out the star­ry dome

That pro­claimed to all the earth

Tidings of Mes­si­ah’s birth

As it told that Christ

The Prince of Peace

was come.

Ever shine

O star­ry gem

O’er the town of Beth­le­hem

Till the earth shall wor­ship Christ the King!

Till thy rays we all may see

Shining ov­er land and sea

And each na­tion un­to Him

Shall trib­ute bring!