Can You Count The Stars?
- Words:
- Johann Hey
- Music:
- German Folk Tune
Sheet music
- 1Can you count the stars of eveningThat are shinning in the sky?Can you count the clouds that dailyOver all the world go by?God, the Lord, who doth not slumber,Keepeth all the boundless number:But He careth more for thee,But He careth more for thee.
- 2Can you count the birds that warbleIn the sunshine all the day?Can you count the little fishesThat in sparkling waters play?God the Lord, their number knoweth,For each one His care He showeth:Shall He not remember thee?Shall He not remember thee?
- 3Can you count the many childrenIn their little beds at night,Who without a tho’t of sorrowRise again at morning light?God the Lord, who dwells in heaven,Loving care to each has given:He has not forgotten thee,He has not forgotten thee.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1837, the words are in 37 hymnals indexed by Hymnary.org. Their history →
Words, music and setting are in the public domain. The sheet music and words are from PDHymns.com. The piano is the FluidR3 General MIDI sound font (MIT licence). How many hymnals print a hymn, and when it was written, is from Hymnary.org.