Words: , Car­ols for Use in Church (Lon­don: Will­iam Clowes & Sons, Lim­it­ed, 1894), num­ber 4.

Music: Mr. Moon & W. R. Holt.

If you know the full name of ei­ther com­pos­er, or where to get pho­tos of them or Ri­chard Chope


Stars all bright are beaming
From the skies above,
Nature’s face all gleaming,
Shines with Heaven’s own love.

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Wake and sing, good Christians,
On this birthday morn,
Heav’n and earth are telling
God for man is born.

Here for us abiding,
Cradled in a stall,
All His glory hiding,
See the Lord of all.

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Born that He might lead us
From this desert home,
Guide our way, and feed us,
Till the end shall come!

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Thousand thousand blessings
Sing we for His love,
Choral hymns addressing
To our Lord above.

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Glory in the highest,
For this wondrous birth;
Choir of Heaven! thou criest
Peace to all on earth!

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