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Text:Star of peace to wanderers weary!
Author:Miss Jane C. Simpson, 1811-1886
Tune:LIGHT OF LIFE
Composer:Dr. Lowell Mason, 1792-1872

649. Star of peace to wanderers weary!

1 Star of peace to wanderers weary!
Bright the beams that smile on me!
Cheer the pilot's vision dreary,
Far, far at sea.

2 Star of hope! gleam on the billow;
Bless the soul that sighs for Thee,
Bless the sailor's lonely pillow,
Far, far at sea.

3 Star of faith! when winds are mocking
All his toil, he flies to Thee;
Save him on the billow rocking,
Far, far at sea.

4 Star divine! oh! safely guide him;
Bring the wanderer home to Thee;
Sore temptations long have tried him
Far, far at sea.

Text Information
First Line: Star of peace to wanderers weary!
Author: Miss Jane C. Simpson, 1811-1886
Language: English
Publication Date: 1917
Topic: Star: Of Peace; Seasons and Occasions; Travellers' Hymns (1 more...)
Tune Information
Name: LIGHT OF LIFE
Composer: Dr. Lowell Mason, 1792-1872
Meter: 8.7.8.4
Key: D Major



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