by Denis A. McCarthy (1871 - 1931)
The star of Bethlehem
Language: English
When Jesus Christ, a little child in Bethlehem, was born, There shone a star across the wild more glorious than the morn. It glow'd and gleam'd it blazed and beam'd Above the lonely hill; Ah, blessed star of Bethlehem, It lights the nations still Ah, star of Bethlehem. When Jesus Christ, a little child in Bethlehem, was born, Ah, blessed star of Bethlehem.
Authorship:
- by Denis A. McCarthy (1871 - 1931) [author's text not yet checked 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 Margaret Ruthven Lang (1867 - 1972), "The star of Bethlehem", op. 52 no. 1, published 1913 [soli, SATB chorus, and organ], from The Night of the Star: A Christmas Cycle, no. 1, Ditson [text verified 1 time]
Researcher for this page: Abigail Imhof
This text was added to the website: 2012-05-17
Line count: 12
Word count: 63