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The dead are like the stars by day

Author: Bernard Barton
Published in 27 hymnals

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The dead are like the stars by day,
Withdrawn from mortal eye,
Yet holding unperceived their way
Through the unclouded sky.

By them, through holy hope and love,
We feel, in hours serene,
Connected with a world above,
Immortal and unseen.

For death his sacred seal hath set
On bright and bygone hours;
And they we mourn are with us yet,
Are more than ever ours;—

Ours, by the pledge of love and faith,
By hopes of heaven on high;
By trust, triumphant over death,
In immortality.

Source: A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #353

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Author: Bernard Barton

Barton, Bernard, commonly known as the "Quaker Poet," was born in London Jan. 31, 1784, and educated at a Quaker school at Ipswich. In 1798 he was apprenticed to Mr. S. Jesup, a shopkeeper at Halstead, Essex, with whom he remained until 1806, when he removed to Woodbridge, Suffolk, and entered into business with his brother, as a coal and corn merchant. On the death of his wife at the end of the first year of their married life, he proceeded to Liverpool, where he acted as a private tutor for a short time. He returned to Woodbridge in 1810, where he secured an engagement in the local bank of the Messrs. Alexander. This appointment he held for 40 years. He died at Woodbridge, Feb. 19, 1849. During the same year his daughter published his Poe… Go to person page >

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First Line:	The dead are like the stars by day
Author:	Bernard Barton
Copyright:	Public Domain

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Instances (1 - 27 of 27)	Title	First Line	Author	Meter	Date	Subject
A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion (15th ed.) #353	The Dead	The dead are like the stars by day	Barton	C. M.	1866
A Book of Hymns for Public and Private Devotion. (10th ed.) #353	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Barton		1848
A Collection of Hymns: Supplementary to the Psalms and Hymns of Dr. Watts #466	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day			1859
A Collection of Psalms, Hymns and Spiritual Songs; suited to the various kinds of Christian worship; and especially designed for and adapted to the Fraternity of the Brethren... #606	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day			1867
Church Harmonies: a collection of hymns and tunes for the use of Congregations #819	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Barton		1876
Hymnal Amore Dei #117	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Bernard Barton		1897
Hymnal, Amore Dei #117	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Bernard Barton, 1784-1849		1890
Hymns for Children and Young Persons #d385	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Bernard Barton		1854
Hymns for the Church of Christ (3rd thousand) #796	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day			1853
Hymns for the Church of Christ. (6th thousand) #796	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day			1857
Hymns of the Spirit #625	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day			1864
Plymouth Collection of Hymns and Tunes; for the use of Christian Congregations #1126	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Barton		1855
Prayers and Hymns for the Church and the Home #d631	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Bernard Barton		1866
Progressive Songster #d124	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Bernard Barton		1872
Songs for Social and Public Worship #486	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day			1863
Songs of the Soul: gathered out of many lands and ages #397	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Bernard Barton		1880
The Baptist Hymn and Tune Book: being "The Plymouth Collection" enlarged and adapted to the use of Baptist churches #1126	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Barton		1857
The Choralist #d333	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Bernard Barton		1859
The Clifton Chapel Collection of "Psalms, Hymns, and Spiritual Songs": for public, social and family worship and private devotions at the Sanitarium, Clifton Springs, N. Y. #1433	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Bernard Barton, 1784-1849		1881
The Gospel Hymnal #d574	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Bernard Barton		1880
The Gospel Psalmist #710	The Dead are Ours	The dead are like the stars by day	Barton		1861	Death and Immortal Life \|
The Morning Stars Sang Together: a book of religious songs for Sunday schools and the home circle #77	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Bernard Barton		1897
The New Christian Harp. 10th ed. #d223	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Bernard Barton		1866
The Psalms of Life: A Compilation of Psalms, Hymns, Chants, Anthems, &c. Embodying the Spiritual, Progressive and Reformatory Sentiment of the Present Age #125	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Barton		1857
The Spiritual Harp #d212	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Bernard Barton		1868
Unitarian Service Book, and Hymns for Church and Home. Abridged ed. #d406	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day	Bernard Barton		1904
Vestry Harmonies: a collection of hymns and tunes for all occasions of social worship #141b	The dead are like the stars by day	The dead are like the stars by day			1868

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