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Text:God Shines in Every Star
Author:Victoria Saffelle Johnson
Tune:ST. CECILIA
Composer:Leighton G. Hayne

109. God Shines in Every Star

1 God shines in every star
And all across the night.
o planet, near or far
Is hidden from His sight.

2 Though rockets disappear
In miles of outer space,
God sees them, bright and clear,
for He is every place.

Text Information
First Line: God shines in every star
Title: God Shines in Every Star
Author: Victoria Saffelle Johnson
Language: English
Publication Date: 1961
Topic: God the Creator; God Cares for Everyone; God's Presence (3 more...)
Copyright: © Victoria Saffelle Johnson, 1961
Notes: Now Public Domain
Tune Information
Name: ST. CECILIA
Composer: Leighton G. Hayne
Key: G Major or modal



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