9.  O JESUS, STAR OF THE MORNING

O Jesus, Star of the Morning, beautiful, beautiful, Star!
Glad is my heart at Thy dawning, beautiful, beautiful Star!
Alone I sat by the wayside weary,
The sky was dark, and the night was dreary,
Till Thou didst rise, my Saviour, beautiful, beautiful Star!

O Jesus, Star of the Morning, beautiful, beautiful Star!
Dear is the light of Thy dawning, beautiful, beautiful Star!
How deep and sad was the night of sorrow,
No gleam of hope with its glad tomorrow,
Till Thou didst rise, my Saviour, beautiful, beautiful Star!

- Glen Rock Carolers
Words by Revd Robert Lowry, based on Revelations 2:28.  Music by the
Rev William O. Cushing, Massachusetts (1823-1902), published in 1878.
 
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