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1 What star is this, with beams so bright,
more lovely than the noonday light?
’Tis sent to announce a newborn king,
glad tidings of our God to bring.
2 ’Tis now fulfilled what God decreed,
“From Jacob shall a star proceed;"
and lo! the eastern sages stand
to read in heaven the Lord’s command.
3 While outward signs the star displays,
an inward light the Lord conveys
and urges them, with tender might,
to seek the giver of the light.
4 O Jesus, while the star of grace
impels us on to seek your face,
let not our slothful hearts refuse
the guidance of your light to use.
Source: Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #152
First Line: | What star is this, with beams so bright, More lovely than the noon-day light? |
Latin Title: | Quem stella sole pulchrior |
Author: | Charles Coffin (1736) |
Translator: | John Chandler |
Language: | English |
Instances (1 - 17 of 17) | Title | First Line | Tune | Tune Key | Author | Meter | Scripture | Date | Subject | Source | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() |
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Ambassador Hymnal: for Lutheran worship #337 | What Star Is This? | What star is this, with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS | Charles Coffin, 1676-1749 | LM | 1994 | Children's Hymns | ; Missions | | ||||||||||
Catholic Book of Worship III #349 | What Star Is This | What star is this, with beams so bright | THE CHILD JESUS | John Chandler, 1806-76; Charles Coffin, 1676-1749 | 88 88 8 | Numbers 24:17; Matthew 2:1-12 | 1994 | Epiphany | ; Light | | |||||||||
Gather (3rd ed.) #461 | What Star Is This | What star is this, with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS | Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; John Chandler, 1806-1876 | LM | Numbers 24:17; Matthew 2:2-10 | 2011 | Christmas Season | ; Epiphany of the Lord | ; Light | | ![]() | ||||||||
Gather Comprehensive #378 | What Star Is This | What star is this with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS | Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; John Chandler, 1806-1876 | LM | Numbers 24:17; Matthew 2:2-10 | 1994 | Seasons and Feasts | Epiphany | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
Gather Comprehensive, Second Edition #389 | What Star Is This | What star is this with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS | Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; John Chandler, 1806-1876 | LM | 2004 | ![]() | ||||||||||
Glory to God: the Presbyterian Hymnal #152 | What Star Is This, with Beams So Bright | What star is this, with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS NASCITUR | Charles Coffin; John Chandler | LM | Numbers 24:17; Matthew 2:1-12 | 2013 | Christian Year | Nativity/Christmas; Christian Year | Epiphany; Jesus Christ | Birth | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Hymnal 1982: according to the use of the Episcopal Church #124 | What star is this, with beams so bright | What star is this, with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS | Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; John Chandler, 1807-1876 | LM | 1985 | <i>Hymns Ancient and Modern, </i>1861, (tr.) | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
Hymnal Supplement 1991 #736 | What Star Is This | What star is this, with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS | Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; John Chandler, 1806-1876 | LM | Luke 2:2; Luke 2:9-10 | 1991 | Epiphany | ; Grace | ; Guidance | ; Light | ; Praise, Adoration | ; Thanksgiving | | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
Presbyterian Hymnal: hymns, psalms, and spiritual songs #68 | What Star Is This, with Beams So Bright | What star is this, with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS NASCITUR | Charles Coffin; John Chandler | LM | Matthew 2:12; Numbers 24:17; Matthew 2:1-12 | 1990 | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
Rejoice in the Lord #227 | What Star Is This? | What star is this, with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS NASCITUR | John Chandler; Charles Coffin | LM | Numbers 24:17 | 1985 | Biblical Characters | Jacob; Jesus Christ | Epiphany and Youth | <i>Quae stella sole pulchrior</i> | ![]() | |||||||
Singing Our Faith: a hymnal for young Catholics #119 | What Star Is This | What star is this with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS | John Chandler, 1806-1876; Charles Coffin, 1676-1759 | LM | 2001 | Christmas | | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
Small Church Music #3326 | Puer Nobis | What star is this, with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS | Charles Coffin | ![]() | ||||||||||||
Small Church Music #4812 | Ein Kind Gebor'n | What star is this, with beams so bright | EIN KIND GEBOR'N | Charles Coffin | 8.8.8.8 | ![]() | |||||||||||
The Covenant Hymnal: a worshipbook #196 | What Star Is This, with Beams So Bright | What star is this, with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS NASCITUR | Charles Coffin, 1676-1749; John Chandler, 1806-1876 | L.M. | Numbers 24:17; Matthew 2:1-12 | 1996 | Epiphany | Life; Holy Trinity | ; Light | | |||||||||
The Cyber Hymnal #7295 | What Star Is This, with Beams So Bright? | What star is this, with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS NASCITUR | Charles Coffin; John Chandler | LM | <cite>Paris Breviary</cite>, 1736 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||||||
Worship (3rd ed.) #407 | What Star Is This | What star is this, with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS | John Chandler, 1806-1876; Charles Coffin, 1676-1759 | LM | Numbers 24:17; Matthew 2:2; Matthew 2:9; Matthew 2:10 | 1986 | Christmas | ; Epiphany | ; Christmas Season | ; Guidance | ; Light | ; Praise | ; Thanksgiving | ; Canons | | ![]() | ![]() | |||||||
Worship (4th ed.) #448 | What Star Is This | What star is this with beams so bright | PUER NOBIS | Charles Coffin, 1676-1759; John Chandler, 1806-1876 | LM | 2011 | Epiphany of the Lord | |