Under the stars, one ho­ly night,
A lit­tle babe was born;
Over His head a star shone bright,
And glist­ened till the morn;
And wise men came from far away,
And shep­herds won­dered where He lay
Upon His low­ly bed of hay,
Under the stars one night.

Under the stars, one bless­èd night,
The Christ-Child came on earth,
And thro’ the dark­ness broke the light
Of morn­ing at His birth!
And sweet ho­san­nas filled the air,
And guard­ian an­gels watched Him where
The virg­in mo­ther knelt in pray­er,
Under the stars one night.

Under the stars this hap­py night,
We wait for Him once more,
And seem to see the won­drous sight
The shep­herds saw of yore.
O Ba­by born in Beth­le­hem!
Come to us as You came to them,
And crown us with love’s di­adem,
Under the stars to­night.