Hymnal: Psalms Hymns and Spiritual Songs
Date: 1843
Compiler: A Campbell/ W Scott/ B W Stone/ J T Johnson
Publisher/Printer: A Campbell
First Line: When marshal'd on the nightly plain
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Meter: LM
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Hymn Number: Hymn 199 (part II)
Page Number: 169 (part II), click to see hymnal pages
LyicsWHEN marshal'd on the nightly plain,
The glittering host bestud the sky;
One star alone, of all the train,
Can fix the sinner's wand'ring eye.
Hark! hark! to God the chorus breaks,
From ev'ry host, from ev'ry gem;
But one alone, the Saviour speaks,
It is the Star of Bethlehem.
Once on the raging seas I rode,
The storm was loud-the night was dark,
The ocean yawn'd-and rudely blow'd
The wind, that toss'd my found'ring bark;
Deep horror then my vitals froze,
Death-struck, I ceas'd the tide to stem;
When suddenly a Star arose-
It was the Star of Bethlehem.
It was my guide, my light, my all-
It bade my dark forebodings cease;
And through the storm and danger's thrall,
It led me to the port of peace.
Now safely moor'd, my perils o'er-
I'll sing, first in night's diadem,
Forever and forevermore,
The Star-the Star of Bethlehem.