The Star in the East (Campbell)

A star ap­peared

and peace­ful threw

Around its ho­ly ray;

It caught the faith­ful Ma­gi’s view

And led the won­drous way

From far famed Per­sia’s smil­ing bow­ers

Fair land of beau­ty

fruits and flow­ers.

Each heart through­out the gaz­ing throng

What an­xious glad­ness fills

While slow­ly moved that star along

O’er Ju­dah’s sac­red hills

And soft­ly fixed its mel­low light

On dist­ant Beth­le­hem’s joy­ful night!

There

unk­nown to the rich and great

Or per­fumed halls of state

Where shin­ing gold­en lamps so bright

Scoff at the si­lent night

Hear mu­sic’s notes

so ho­ly

sweet

They rise and fall ’mid joy com­plete.

The Prince of Peace

so young

so fair

In low­ly state He slept;

While near

with kind pa­rent­al care

The mo­ther’s watch was kept.

Let sweet­est harp of Ju­dah rise

And Gen­tile hymns climb to the skies!