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PETERSBURG.
Concluded.
Key
of
D
Major.
hum
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spi
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and
con
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Is
an
a
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bode
of
my
de
-
light,
Is
an
a
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bode
of
my
de
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light.
hum
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spi
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and
con
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trite,
is
an
a
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bode
of
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light,
Is
an
a
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bode
of
my
de
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light.
STAR
IN
THE
EAST,
11s
and
10s.
"And
they
came
with
haste,
and
found
Mary
and
Joseph,
and
the
babe
lying
in
a
manger."-Luke
2:16.
Key
of
C
Major.
R.
Herron,
1835.
1
Hail
the
blest
morn
when
the
great
Mediator
Down
from
the
regions
of
glory
descends;
Shepherds,
go
worship
the
babe
in
the
manger,
Lo
for
his
guard
the
bright
[
angels
attend.
2
Brightest,
and
beat
of
the
sons
of
the
morning,
Dawn
of
our
darkness
and
lend
us
thine
aid!
Star
of
the
east
the
horizon
adorning,
Guide
where
our
infant
Redeemer
[is
laid.
3
Cold
on
his
cradle
the
dew-drops
are
shining.
Low
lies
his
bed
with
the
beasts
of
the
stall;
Angels
adore
him
in
slumber
reclining,
Maker,
and
Monarch
and
Saviour
of
all.
4
Say,
shall
we
yield
Him
in
costly
devotion,
Odours
of
Edom
and
offerings
divine;
Gems
of
the
mountain,
pearls
of
the
ocean,
Myrrh
from
the
forest,
and
gold
from
the
mine.
3
Vainly
we
offer
each
ample
oblation,
Vainly
with
gold
would
his
favor
secure:
Richer
by
far
is
the
heart's
adoration,
Dearer
to
God
are
the
prayers
of
the
poor.
After
diligent
search
no
sort
of
data
can
be
secured
of
R.
Herron,
the
apparent
author
of
"Star
in
the
East."
It
has
been
in
The
Sacred
Harp
since
1844.
It
ap-
pears
in
The
Southern
Harmony,
by
Walker
1835,
page
10,
with
same
name
as
author.
The
tune
has
the
same
hymn
in
the
different
books;
but
author's
name
is
not
stated
in
a
ny
of
them.