My Own, My Guiding Star - c.1859

James Pitt-Payne, London and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia - 17 Jan 2002

Thy gentle light would lead me on
My own, my guiding star,
Till ev'ry sense of life were gone,
E'en wert thou plac'd afar
And now thou deign'st so near to shine,
With rays that warm and cheer,
The surest, firmest hopes are mine,
My soul is strange to fear
Yes thy gentle light shall lead me on.
My own, my guiding star,
My own, my guiding star!

Thou need'st not doubt,
thou need'st not grieve,
I bear a potent spell,
Be certain Love will ne'er deceive
The heart that serves him well.
I know my path will lead me right
With such a prize in view,
And happy omens bless my sight,
That must, that shall be true.
Yes thy gentle light shall lead me on.
My own, my guiding star,
My own, my guiding star!

Soft karaoke
Words
synth str 1 treble
synth str 1 bass
synth str 1 mid range
fr hrn solo
Lyric Line
French Horns
pizz str
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My Own, My Guiding Star c. 1859
Music by Sir George Alexander MacFarren
Lyric by John Oxenford
copyright unknown
sequence by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK
and Ian Cousins, Opera Australia
completed Thursday 17 Jan 2002 at 08.40
in association with Doug Grierson
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