Scripture Verse

When they saw the star, they rejoiced with exceeding great joy. Matthew 2:10

Introduction

Words: Flo­ra Kirk­land, in Up­lift­ed Voic­es, ed­it­ed by Ad­am Gei­bel & R. Frank Leh­man (Phi­la­del­phia, Penn­syl­van­ia: Gei­bel & Leh­man, 1901), num­ber 171.

Music: Ad­am Gei­bel (🔊 pdf nwc).

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

portrait
Adam Geibel (1855–1933)

Lyrics

There’s a won­der­ful star in the cold win­ter sky,
And it shines ov­er Beth­le­hem town.
It was ne’er seen be­fore, un­til ov­er the door
Of a sta­ble its glo­ry shone down.

Refrain

Boys: O, won­der­ful star, oh won­der­ful song!
O vi­sion of an­gels, O vi­sion of an­gels in light!

Girls: O won­der­ful King in the cat­tle shed low!

All: O won­der­ful night,
O won­der­ful, won­der­ful night!

There’s a won­der­ful vi­sion of an­gels and light,
And a ca­rol o’er Beth­le­hem’s hill.
Such a ca­rol as ne­ver by mor­tal was heard,
Till the an­gel host chant­ed, Good­will.

Refrain

There’s a won­der­ful Child in a cat­tle shed low,
Resting here amid ox­en and kine;
And the glo­ry of Hea­ven shines bright on His brow,
For ’tis Je­sus, the In­fant di­vine!

Refrain