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Blessed, bright and shining [guiding] star

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[Blessed, bright and shining star]

Appears in 1 hymnal Composer and/or Arranger: Silas Jones Vail Tune Sources: The Gospel Singer by Philip Phillips (Philadelphia: Lee & Walker, 1874) Tune Key: D Major Incipit: 15765 43443 32155 Used With Text: Blessed, Bright and Shining Star

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Blessed, Bright and Shining Star

Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #9578 Refrain First Line: Thrice welcome Jesus! Lyrics: 1 Blessèd, bright and shining star, Guiding wise men from afar; Bringing joyful news to earth, Tidings of a Savior’s birth. Refrain: Thrice welcome Jesus! Blessèd, blessèd Jesus! Thrice welcome Jesus! The newborn Savior King! 2 Jesus, may we come to Thee, Lowly bending on the knee; Costly gifts we cannot bring, But we hail Thee, Savior King! [Refrain] 3 Sing, ye angel choirs above; Sing the wonders of His love; He who left His throne on high For a sinful world to die. [Refrain] 4 Jesus, Savior, Lord of all, Joyful at Thy feet we fall; Hear, oh hear us, while we sing Glory to our Savior King! [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Blessed, bright and shining star]

Blessed, bright and shining [guiding] star

Hymnal: Sunday School Hymns. New and improved ed. #d6 (1871)

Thrice welcome Jesus

Hymnal: Singing Annual for Sabbath Schools #d4 (1870) First Line: Blessed, bright and shining [guiding] star

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S. J. Vail

1818 - 1884 Person Name: Silas Jones Vail Composer of "[Blessed, bright and shining star]" in The Cyber Hymnal In his youth Silas Jones Vail learned the hatter's trade at Danbury, Ct. While still a young man, he went to New York and took employment in the fashionable hat store of William H. Beebe. Later he established himself in business as a hatter at 118 Fulton Street, where he was for many years successful. But the conditions of trade changed, and he could not change with them. After his failure in 1869 or 1870 he devoted his entire time and attention to music. He was the writer of much popular music for use in churches and Sunday schools. Pieces of music entitled "Scatter Seeds of Kindness," "Gates Ajar," "Close to Thee," "We Shall Sleep, but not Forever," and "Nothing but Leaves" were known to all church attendants twenty years ago. Fanny Crosby, the blind authoress, wrote expressly for him many of the verses he set to music. --Vail, Henry H. (Henry Hobart). Genealogy of some of the Vail family descended from Jeremiah Vail at Salem, Mass., 1639, p. 234.