The Wonderful Star (Ray)

How still was the night

While the shep­herds were dream­ing;

How bright was the star

O’er the mount­ain tops gleam­ing

While all the glad heav­ens

Were smil­ing

and seem­ing

To wait for the long pro­mised king.

But lo! what an hour

When the Sav­ior de­scend­ed

And realms of bright glo­ry

To earth seemed ex­tend­ed

And when to the low­ly by Je­sus be­friend­ed

The an­gels good tid­ings would bring.

O beau­ti­ful

beau­ti­ful

beau­ti­ful Star

In ra­di­ant splen­dor it shone from afar

Its beau­ty ex­ceed­ing the love­li­est gem

While guid­ing the pil­grims to Beth­le­hem.

How hushed was the world

While the Day­star was near­ing

How blest was the dawn

Of His pro­mised ap­pear­ing

While watch­ers long wait­ing

The pro­phets rev­er­ing

With an­gels made wel­come the morn.

The won­der­ful star

So long sought thro’ the ag­es

Is seen from afar by the won­der­ing sag­es

And joy up­on earth in its beau­ty pre­sag­es

And tells that the Sav­ior is born.

O beau­ti­ful

beau­ti­ful

beau­ti­ful Star

In ra­di­ant splen­dor it shone from afar

Its beau­ty ex­ceed­ing the love­li­est gem

While guid­ing the pil­grims to Beth­le­hem.

O won­der­ful star

The ho­ri­zon adorn­ing

Bright he­rald of peace

To the world a glad warn­ing;

Proclaiming as near

On that beau­ti­ful mor­ning

The Prince and Re­deem­er of men.

O won­de­rful star

Which the dark­ness con­found­ed!

O won­der­ful Child

By the shep­herds sur­round­ed

O won­der­ful song

Which in prais­es re­sound­ed

O’er mount­ain

and val­ley

and glen.

O won­der­ful Child

And most won­der­ful birth

The Prince of the skies

Is the joy of the earth;

The Son of the High­est

a Sav­ior is given

The Light of the world

And the joy of Heav­en!