The Cyber Hymnal ‎#16537

16537. In The Star Of Morning

1 In the star of morn­ing
Rising in the sky,
Bright and full of beau­ty,
Fair to mor­tal eye,
From the womb of dark­ness,
Called aloft to shine,
Of the Re­sur­rect­ion
See the ho­ly sign!

Refrain:
All the works of na­ture
Still their pow­ers em­ploy,
Ever to pre­fig­ure
Earth’s true Eas­ter joy—
Our true Eas­ter joy!

2 When the spring-tide show­ers
Fall o’er hill and plain,
When the trees and flow­ers
Bloom on earth again;
Then the seed, long bur­ied,
Hid from mor­tal view,
In the garb of beau­ty
Bursteth forth anew. [Refrain]

3 As the shades of twi­light
Softly fade away,
And the world from slum­ber
Hails ano­ther day,
In the soul awak­ing,
And from dream­land torn,
See the type fore­sha­dow
Man’s great East­er morn! [Refrain]

4 In the works of na­ture
Wheresoever viewed,
In the cloud and sun­shine,
Calm, and tem­pest rude:
In the earth about us,
In the circ­ling air,
Types of re­sur­rect­ion
Meet us ev­ey­where. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: In the star of morn­ing
• Title: In The Star Of Morning
• Author: George P. Grantham (alt.)
• Refrain First Line: All the works of na­ture
• Meter: 65.65 65 D
• Language: English
• Source: Carols Old and Carols New by Charles L. Hutchins (Boston: Parish Choir, 1916)
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Alternate tune: ARMAGEDDON by C. Luise Reichardt (skips last line of refrain)

Tune Information

• Name: ESSONNE
• Composer: Robert Frederick Smith, 1833-1905
• Meter: 65.65 65 D
• Key: D Major
• Copyright: Public Domain