by Frederick Langbridge (1849 - 1922)
Be my star, beloved
Language: English
Be my star, beloved, Pulsing in the blue, With a spirit lustre, Calm and pure and true, So my heart shall murmur, "Night and storm may mar; Heaven is calm and splendid -- Yonder shines my star!" Not my star, beloved -- Be not thou my star; Stars are pure and radiant, Stars are cold and far: Be my household taper, Wheresoe'er I roam, Streaming thro' the darkness, Light to lead me home.
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Text Authorship:
- by Frederick Langbridge (1849 - 1922), "Be my Star, Beloved!", appears in Songs in Sunshine, Lyrics and Rhymes, first published 1882 [author's text checked 1 time against a primary source]
Musical settings (art songs, Lieder, mélodies, (etc.), choral pieces, and other vocal works set to this text), listed by composer (not necessarily exhaustive):
- by Frances Allitsen (1848 - 1912), "Be my star", published 1895 [ voice and piano ], London: Enoch & Sons [sung text not yet checked]
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