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Text:When, marshall'd on the nightly plain

46. When, marshall'd on the nightly plain

1 When, marshall'd on the nightly plain,
The glittering host bestad the sky,
One star alone of all the train
Can fix the sinner's wandering eye.

2 Hark, hark! to God the chorus breaks,
From every host, from every gem;
But one alone the Saviour speaks;
It is the Star of Bethlehem.

3 It is my guide, my light, my all,
It bids my dark forebodings cease;
And through the storm and danger's thrall,
It leads me to the port of peace.

4 Then, safely moor'd, my perisl o'er,
I'll sing, first in night's diadem,
For ever and for evermore,
The Star, the Star of Bethlehem!

Text Information
First Line: When, marshall'd on the nightly plain
Meter: S. M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1871
Notes: Public Domain.
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