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THE STAR OF BETHLEHEM (Skoog)

Scripture Verse

Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews? We saw His star in the east and have come to worship Him. Matthew 2:1–2

Introduction

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Andrew Skoog (1856–1934)

Words & Mu­sic: An­drew L. Skoog, in De Un­gas Sång­bok (Chi­ca­go, Il­li­nois: Co­ven­ant Book Con­cern, 1914), numbers 23 & 24 (Bet­le­hems Stjär­na) (🔊 ). Skoog wrote both the Swed­ish & Eng­lish texts.

Lyrics

I think of that star of long ago
That light­ed the wan­der­ers’ path be­low;
In faith I look up, and o’er me I see
That star in its beau­ty still shin­ing for me.

Refrain

O star that once shone over Beth­le­hem!
Thy beams yet to mor­tals great joy pro­claim.
The Lord to adore, I hast­en with thee,
O star in thy beau­ty still shin­ing for me.

A child un­to us is born—O joy!
To sin blight­ed earth comes high Heav’n’s en­voy;
Now ov­er my path that dear me­mo­ry,
A star in its beau­ty is shin­ing for me.

Refrain

No clouds can ob­scure that kind­ly star,
Nor bright­ness of noon­day its glor­ies mar;
When sha­dows of death sur­round me, I’ll see
That star in its beau­ty still shin­ing for me.

Refrain

It sheds on the world its peace­ful rays,
And greets ev­ery mor­tal with heav’n­ly grace.
To Beth­le­hem’s Babe I hast­en with thee,
O star, in thy beau­ty, still shin­ing for me.

Refrain

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The Star of Bethlehem
Edward Coley Burne-Jones (1833–1898)