The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6319

6319. The Star of Bethlehem (Skoog)

1. I think of that star of long ago
That lighted the wanderers’ path below;
In faith I look up, and o’er me I see
That star in its beauty still shining for me.

Refrain
O star that once shone over Bethlehem!
Thy beams yet to mortals great joy proclaim.
The Lord to adore, I hasten with thee,
O star in thy beauty still shining for me.

2. A Child unto us is born—O joy!
To sin blighted earth comes high Heav’n’s Envoy;
Now over my path that dear memory,
A star in its beauty is shining for me. [Refrain]

3. No clouds can obscure that kindly star,
Nor brightness of noonday its glories mar;
When shadows of death surround me, I’ll see
That star in its beauty still shining for me. [Refrain]

4. It sheds on the world its peaceful rays,
And greets every mortal with heav’nly grace.
To Bethlehem’s Babe I hasten with thee,
O star, in thy beauty, still shining for me. [Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: I think of that star of long ago
• Title: The Star of Bethlehem (Skoog)
• Swedish Title: Bethlehems Stjärna
• Author: Andrew L. Skoog (1921)
• Language: English
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Skoog wrote both the Swedish & the English lyrics.

Tune Information

• Name: [I think of that star of long ago]
• Composer: Andrew L. Skoog (1921)
• Incipit: 13215 56153 32354
• Key: D♭ Major
• Copyright: Public Domain