The Silver Star
- Words:
- D. K. En
- Music:
- H. R. Palmer
Sheet music
- 1On the brow of night there shines a silver star,On the brow of night there shines a silver star,And the wise men gaze on its heav’nly rays,Till they find the King, whose throne they sought afar,In the Babe of Bethlehem.Silver star, (Silver star,) holy light, (holy light,) shine afar, (shine afar,) o’er the night, (o’er the night,)Till the world shall come from its sin-stained way,And enter the gates of a newborn day.
- 2’Tis the lamp of God high hanging in the air,’Tis the lamp of God high hanging in the air,And it guides our feet thru the royal street;There is sweet soul-rest for those who seek it there,From the Babe of Bethlehem.Silver star, (Silver star,) holy light, (holy light,) shine afar, (shine afar,) o’er the night, (o’er the night,)Till the world shall come from its sin-stained way,And enter the gates of a newborn day.
- 3Bring your gifts of gold, of frankincense and myrrh,Bring your gifts of gold, of frankincense and myrrh,For the King we own is on David’s throne;Let the priest and King your best affections stir,’Tis the Babe of Bethlehem.Silver star, (Silver star,) holy light, (holy light,) shine afar, (shine afar,) o’er the night, (o’er the night,)Till the world shall come from its sin-stained way,And enter the gates of a newborn day.
In the hymnals
- Written in 1895, the words are in 16 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.