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| | What Star Is This, with Beams So Bright | What star is this, with beams so bright | | | | English | Charles Coffin; John Chandler | What star is this, with beams so bright, ... | 8.8.8.8 | Numbers 24:17This hymn directly references Numbers 24:17's prophecy that "a star shall come out of Jacob," connecting it to Christ's birth and the star of Bethlehem. | | | | | PUER NOBIS NASCITUR |    | | | 1 | 1 | | 101 | 0 | 8503 | 13 |
| | O Come, O Come, Immanuel | O come, O come, Immanuel | Rejoice! Rejoice! | | | English | | O come, O come, Immanuel, and ransom ... | 8.8.8.8 | Numbers 24:17This hymn echoes Numbers 24:17's messianic prophecy of a star rising from Jacob, referenced in the "Bright and Morning Star" verse. | Latin, 12th century; composite translation | | Know Advent/Waiting for the Messiah | | VENI IMMANUEL | | | | 1 | 1 | | 565 | 0 | 18034 | 6 |
| | People, Look East | People, look East, the time is near | | | | | Eleanor Farjeon | | 8.7.9.8.8.7 | Numbers 24:17This hymn connects to Balaam's prophecy of the rising star from Jacob (Numbers 24:17), anticipating the coming Messiah. | | | | | | | | | | | | 49 | 1 | 199501 | 3 |
| | How Bright Appears the Morning Star | How bright appears the Morning Star | | | | English | William Mercer; Philip Nicolai | | 8.8.7.8.8.7.4.8.4.8 | Numbers 24:17This hymn references Numbers 24:17's prophecy of a star rising from Jacob, fulfilled in Christ's birth. | | | Praise To God, Jesus Christ; Priest, Christ Our; Names Of Jesus ; Son Of God, Christ The ; Birth of Christ; Humanity of Christ; Conqueror, Christ the | | WIE SCHÖN LEUCHTET | | | | 1 | 1 | | 39 | 0 | 61782 | 3 |
| | Christ in You, the Hope of Glory | Thou hidden love of God, Whose height | | Verborgne Gottesliebe, Du | German | English | Gerhard Tersteegen; John Wesley; Paul Gerhardt | | 8.8.8.8.8.8 | Numbers 24:17This hymn echoes Balaam's vision of seeing God's beauty "from far" while longing for closer communion with the divine. | | | | Year B, Ordinary Time, Trinity Sunday | | | | | 1 | | | 275 | 1 | 25371 | 2 |
| | Go Ye Therefore | Go, ye messengers of God | | | | English | Joshua Marsden | | 7.7.7.7 | Numbers 24:17-19This hymn echoes Numbers 24's prophetic vision of God's messengers spreading divine truth to the nations. | | | | | | | | | | | | 123 | 1 | 116455 | 2 |
| | Come, Your Hearts and Voices Raising | Come, your hearts and voices raising | | Kommt und lasst uns Christum ehren | German | English | Paul Gerhardt | | 8.8.8.7 | Numbers 24This hymn references "Jacob's star" from Balaam's prophecy in Numbers 24:17, celebrating Christ as the promised Messiah. | The Lutheran Hymnal, St. Louis, 1941, composite (tr.); Johann Ebeling's edition of his Geistliche Andachten Fünfte Dutzet, 1667 | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 0 | 54380 | 2 |
| | Watchman, Tell Us of the Night | Watchman! tell us of the night | Traveler, yes, it brings the day | | | English | John Bowring | | 7.7.7.7 D | Numbers 24:17This hymn echoes Balaam's prophecy of the rising star from Jacob, anticipating Christ's coming as the promised King. | | | | | | | | | 1 | | | 896 | 1 | 23925 | 1 |
| | The Star of Bethlehem | When marshalled on the nightly plain | | | | English | Henry Kirke White | | 8.8.8.8 | Numbers 24:17This hymn connects the Star of Bethlehem to Balaam's prophecy in Numbers 24:17 of a star rising from Jacob to herald the Messiah. | | | | | | | | | | | | 489 | 1 | 253785 | 1 |
| | The First Nowel the Angel Did Say | The first Nowell, the angel did say | Nowell, Nowell, Nowell, Nowell | | | English | Anonymous | The first Nowell the angel did say was ... | Irregular | Numbers 24:17This hymn connects to Balaam's prophecy of a star rising from Jacob, fulfilled in Christ's birth announced by the star of Bethlehem. | English Carol, 17th C. | England | Christ Birth of | | | | | | 1 | | | 478 | 1 | 218967 | 1 |
| | Star-Child | Star-Child, earth-Child | This year, this year | | | English | Shirley Erena Murray | | 4.5.4.5 with refrain | Numbers 24:17 | | New Zealand | | | | | | | 1 | | | 14 | 0 | 78260 | 1 |
| | מַה-טֹּֽבוּ אֹהָלֶֽיךָ יַעֲקֹב | Mah tohvoo ohhawlehḥaw Yahahcohv | | | | Hebrew | | | | Numbers 24:5 | Traditional | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 0 | 1061875 | 1 |
| | Balaam's Prophecy: Or, the Star of Jacob | The son of Beor's opening eyes | | | | English | George Richards | | 8.8.8.8 | Numbers 24:18 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 223679 | 1 |
| | How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob (Chant) | How goodly are thy tents, O Jacob (Chant) | | | | English | | | | Numbers 24:5 | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1134775 | 1 |
| | Come, Come Emmanuel | Come, come Emmanuel | | | | English | James J. Chepponis | come Emmanuel. Come, Emmanuel. Come, ... | 6.5 | Numbers 24:17 | | | Jesus Christ Advent | | COME, COME EMMANUEL |  | 150238 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 2 | 0 | 1184465 | 1 |
| | The Venturing Ground | The prophet Balaam did declare | | | | English | W. H. Vaughn | | | Numbers 24:17 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 222683 | 1 |
| | The Old Camp Ground | We are tenting again on the old camp ground | We're tenting again | | | English | Joseph C. Fisher | | | Numbers 24:5 | | | | | [We are tenting again on the old camp ground] | | | | | | | 1 | 1 | 244357 | 1 |
| | Numbers | When I was very young | | | | English | Charlotte E. Couchman | When I was very young, I learned to ... | | Numbers 1:1-36:13 | | | | | [When I was very young] | | | | | | | 1 | 0 | 1935691 | 1 |
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