Oh, beau­ti­ful gems of the night,
Bedecking the cloud­less blue,
From whence is thy glit­ter­ing light,
And what is thy mis­sion true?

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Oh beau­ti­ful stars,
That gem the brow of night,
We gaze upon thee from afar
As lamps that an­gels light.

Oh, beau­ti­ful gems of the night,
Illuming the hea­ven­ly way,
Oh say, does thou make the way bright
That leads to eter­nal day?

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Oh, beau­ti­ful gems of the night,
Shine on in thy blue arched dome,
Till Christ, in His glo­ri­ous light
Shall ga­ther us safe­ly home.

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