Scripture Verse

I am the root and the offspring of David, and the bright and morning star. Revelation 22:16

Introduction

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Robert Lowry (1826–1899)

Words: M. A. Fox, in Bright­est and Best, by Ro­bert Low­ry & W. How­ard Doane (New York: Big­low & Main, 1875), num­ber 51.

Music: Ro­bert Low­ry (🔊 pdf nwc).

If you know Fox’s full name, or where to get a good pho­to of him (head & shoul­ders, at least 200×300 pix­els),

Lyrics

Star of the morn­ing, beam on our way;
Break thro’ the dark­ness, bring on the day;
Haste thro’ the shades of the lin­ger­ing night,
Now let thy glo­ry flash out on our sight.

Refrain

Star of the morn­ing,
Star of the morn­ing,
Break thro’ the dark­ness,
And bring the glad day.

Star of the morn­ing, gleam on our tears;
Scatter the dark­ness, ban­ish our fears;
Give to our long­ings the joys thou dost bring;
Give to our rap­ture our Sav­ior and king.

Refrain

Star of the morn­ing, shine thro’ the gloom;
Gleam thro’ the sha­dows, shroud­ing the tomb;
Waken the na­tions that slum­ber be­neath;
Speedily van­quish the pow­er of death.

Refrain

Bride of Im­ma­nu­el, cease from thy tears.
Lo! in the day­break glo­ry ap­pears;
Fast flies the storm cloud, the dark­ness is past;
Morning is com­ing with bless­ings at last.

Refrain