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[O! why do the little stars wink, wink, wink?]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Alan Reid Incipit: 51111 23432 25222 Used With Text: The Young Astronomer
[O! why do the little stars wink, wink, wink?]

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The Young Astronomer

Author: Ernest Reiter Appears in 2 hymnals First Line: O! why do the little stars wink, wink, wink? Used With Tune: [O! why do the little stars wink, wink, wink?]
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Der kleine Astronom

Author: ** Appears in 1 hymnal First Line: Von was sind die Sterne so klar? Used With Tune: [Von was sind die Sterne so klar?]
Der kleine Astronom

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The Young Astronomer

Author: Ernest Reiter Hymnal: Temple Echoes #52 (1896) First Line: O! why do the little stars wink, wink, wink? Languages: English Tune Title: [O! why do the little stars wink, wink, wink?]
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The Young Astronomer

Author: Ernest Reiter Hymnal: Children's Praises #52 (1896) First Line: O! why do the little stars wink, wink, wink? Languages: English Tune Title: [O! why do the little stars wink, wink, wink?]
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Der kleine Astronom

Author: ** Hymnal: Jugendklänge #52 (1896) First Line: Von was sind die Sterne so klar? Languages: German Tune Title: [Von was sind die Sterne so klar?]
Der kleine Astronom

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Person Name: ** Author of "Der kleine Astronom" in Jugendklänge In some hymnals, the editors noted that a hymn's author is unknown to them, and so this artificial "person" entry is used to reflect that fact. Obviously, the hymns attributed to "Author Unknown" "Unknown" or "Anonymous" could have been written by many people over a span of many centuries.
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Alan Reid

Composer of "[O! why do the little stars wink, wink, wink?]" in Temple Echoes
Alan Reid

Ernest Reiter

Author of "The Young Astronomer" in Temple Echoes
Ernest Reiter
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