Scripture Verse

The star that they had seen when it rose went before them until it came to rest over the place where the Child was. Matthew 2:9

Introduction

Words: Fan­ny B. Earle, in the Pri­ma­ry Teach­ers’ Ma­nu­al, ed­it­ed by Chris­to­pher R. Black­all (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Am­er­ican Bap­tist Pub­li­ca­tion So­cie­ty, 1913), num­ber 27.

Music: Mexi­ca­li Fan­ny B. Earle, 1913 (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know where to get a good pho­to of Earle (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Wise men in the East, we’re told,
Did a won­drous star be­hold;
Gem of Hea­ven’s dia­dem,
’Twas the Star of Beth­le­hem.

They be­held it from afar,
Knew it was their guid­ing star;
To the Christ Child lead­ing them;
Blessèd Star of Beth­le­hem.

Gifts they brought of wealth un­told,
Myrrh and frank­in­cense and gold;
And they knelt their vows to pay,
To the King on this glad day.

illustration
The Star of Bethlehem
Gustave Doré (1832–1883)