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238. Within the Shining of a Star

1 Within the shining of a star
we catch a glimpse of who we are;
in every infant born we see
the hope of our nativity.

2 The miracle of each new birth
can shake and save the stony earth;
triumphantly the newborn’s cry
strikes echoes from the waiting sky.

Text Information
First Line: Within the shining of a star
Title: Within the Shining of a Star
Author: Robert S. Lehman, 1913-
Meter: L.M.
Language: English
Publication Date: 1993
Topic: Jewish and Christian Teachings: Christmas; Namings and Child Dedications
Tune Information
Name: CHRISTMAS HYMN
Composer: Betsy Jo Angebranndt, 1931-
Meter: L.M.
Key: C Major
Copyright: © 1992 Unitarian Universalist Association



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