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Author: R. W. Raymond Appears in 38 hymnals First Line: There's a beautiful star, a beautiful star Refrain First Line: Star, star, beautiful star! Used With Tune: [There's a beautiful star, a beautiful star]

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[There's a beautiful star, a beautiful star]

Appears in 26 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: Fred. Schilling Incipit: 55567 12343 23333 Used With Text: There's a Beautiful Star

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There's a Beautiful Star

Author: Rossiter W. Raymond Hymnal: Jewels for Juniors #103 (1911) First Line: There's a beautiful star, a beautiful star Refrain First Line: Star, star, beautiful star! Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a beautiful star, a beautiful star]

There's a Beautiful Star

Author: Rossiter W. Raymond Hymnal: Gems of Song #198 (1901) First Line: There's a beautiful star, a beautiful star Refrain First Line: Star, star, beautiful star Topics: Christmas Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a beautiful star, a beautiful star]

Star, Beautiful Star

Author: R. W. Raymond Hymnal: Primary Teachers' Manual #17 (1913) First Line: There's a beautiful star, a beautiful star Refrain First Line: Star, star, beautiful star! Languages: English Tune Title: [There's a beautiful star, a beautiful star]

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Rossiter W. Raymond

1840 - 1918 Person Name: Rossiter Worthington Raymond Author of "Star, Beautiful Star" in The Cyber Hymnal Raymond, Rossiter Worthington, PH.D., was b. in Cincinnati, Ohio, April 27,1840. He graduated at Brooklyn Polytechnic, 1858, and also studied in Germany. He served in the Civil War of 1861-4 with the grade of Captain. Since then he has practised in New York as a consulting mining engineer. He was editor of the American Journal of Mining, and is a contributor to scientific literature. He has also written stories for children, a Paraphrase of Job, and some fugitive poetry. His hymns in common use include:— 1. Far out on the desolate billow. [God everywhere.] Written for the German tune, "Ich weiss nicht was soil es bedeuten," and published in The Plymouth Hymnal, 1894. 2. Morning red, Morning red. [Easter.] Written to the tune" Morgenroth," a German battle-song, and published in the American Book of Praise. 3. Now rest, ye pilgrim host. [Reviewing the Past.] This hymn is dated 1879, and was written for the 50th anniversary oi the Brooklyn Sunday School Union. It was included in The Plymouth Hymnal, 1891, No. 509, and, after revision by the author, in Sursum Corda, 1898, and other collections. 4. 0 Thou Who art inspiring. [Submission.] Appeared in The Plymouth Hymnal, 1894, No. 635, and later in other collections. 5. The God Who spann'd the heavens above. [Courage in Conflict.] "Written for my Sunday School, to be sung to the tune of the German patriotic song, ‘Der Gott, der Eisen wachsen liess' (by Arndt, p, 79, ii.), of which my first line is an evident and intentional imitation, though the remainder is not" (Author's MS.). It was published in The Book of Praise, the Sursum Corda, 1898, and others. It is sometimes attributed to "J. Clark,” but in error. 6. There dwelt in old Judaea. In Allon's Children's Worship, 1878. Of the above Nos. 1, 2, 5 are in W. B. Bradbury's Clarion, 1867. Dr. Raymond is a Congregationalist, and is associated with the Plymouth Church, Brooklyn. [Rev. L. F. Benson, D.D.] --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)