The Star of Bethlehem.

Seq - Dr. J.Pitt-Payne. Kar - Bunty Pritchard Jones. Mar 2001.

It was the eve of Christmas,
The snow lay deep and white,

I sat beside my window,
And look'd into the night.

I heard the church bells ringing,
I saw the bright stars shine,

And childhood came again to me,
With all it's dreams divine.

Then, as I list'ned to the bells,
And watch'd the skies afar,

Out of the East majestical,
There rose one radiant star;

And ev'ry other star grew pale,
Before that heav'nly glow,

It seem'd to bid me follow,
And I could not choose but go.

It seem'd to bid me follow,
And I could not choose but go.

From street to street it led me,
By many a mansion fair,

It shone thro' dingy casement,
On many a garret bare;

From highway on to highway,
Thro' alleys dark and cold,

And where it shone the darkness,
Was flooded all with gold.

Sad hearts forgot their sorrow,
Rough hearts grew soft and mild,

And weary little children,
Turn'd in their sleep and smil'd;

While many a homeless wanderer,
Uplifted patient eyes,

Seeming to see a home at last,
Beyond those starry skies.

Seeming to see a home at last,
Beyond those starry skies.

And then me thought earth faded,
I rose as borne on wings,

Beyond the waste of ruined lives,
The press of human things;

Above the toil and shadow,
Above the want and woe,

My old self and its darkness,
Seem'd left on earth below.

And onward upward shone the star,
Until it seem'd to me,

It flash'd upon the golden gate,
And o'er the crystal sea;

And then the gates roll'd backward,
I stood where Angels trod;

It was the star,
The star of Bethlehem,
Had led me up to God.

The star, the star,
Had led me up to God.

Soft karaoke
Words
piano - lyric
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The Star of Bethlehem seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 29 Mar 2001

The Star of Bethlehem seq Dr. Pitt-Payne in London UK 29 Mar 2001
Music by Stephen Adams
Words by F. E. Weatherly
copyright by Boosey and Co.
sequenced for Ian Cousins
by Dr. Pitt-Payne in London 29 Mar 2001
Tempi by Ian Cousins - with thanks
research - Doug Grierson
Karaoke by Bunty Pritchard Jones