The Cyber Hymnal ‎#6328

6328. A Star, a Star is Burning

1. A star, a star is burning,
The brightest in the sky—
Is shining over a stable;
Oh, tell me, shepherds, why?
Within I see a mother,
A baby on her knee:
Is this a royal palace?
Can this a monarch be?

Refrain
We bow before the Infant,
To Him our homage bring;
Our God in flesh appeareth,
Of man and angels King.

2. And lo! a sudden glory!
The angel hosts appear,
Ten thousand times ten thousand,
Their monarch to revere.
Oh, blind the eyes of mortals
To such a glorious sight!
Oh, sleepers, wake and witness
The wonders of this night! Refrain]

Text Information

• First Line: A star, a star is burning
• Title: A Star, a Star is Burning
• Author: Sabine Baring-Gould, 1834-1924
• Refrain First Line: We bow before the Infant
• Language: English
• Source: Our Sunday-School Songs, edited by E. H. Johnson (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: American Baptist Publication Society, 1885), number 30
• Copyright: Public Domain
• Notes: Al­ter­nate tune: SANTIAGO, Ro­bert B. Finch, 1898

Tune Information

• Name: [A star, a star is burning]
• Incipit: 51132 11665 55671
• Key: F Major
• Source: Church Songs
• Copyright: Public Domain