"I shall see Him, but not now; I shall behold Him, but not nigh:
there shall come a Star out of Jacob, and a Scepter shall rise out of Israel..."
(Numbers 24:17)
O dawn of peace and gladness,
That breaks from sea to sea!
Behold it shine with joy divine
On ancient Galilee;
For Judah's star has risen!
Her night has passed away!
The Lord, the King Immanuel
Is born this holy day!
O dawn of peace and gladness,
That thrills the heart of earth!
When bells of joy their tones employ
To tell a Savior's birth,
When hill and plain and valley
Repeat the angels' cry,
And sing in mighty chorus,
"All praise to God most high!"
O dawn of peace and gladness,
We read the holy sign;
The tidings sweet our tongues repeat
In songs of praise divine;
For Judah's star is risen!
Let Zion's host proclaim;
All hail the Son of David,
O magnify His name!
"Judah's Star Has Risen"
(1898)
*Frances Jane "Fanny" Crosby
(1820-1915)
Prolific American Christian hymn writer
* Some hymnals credit the author of this song as
Ida Scott Taylor, which is one of Fanny's pseudonyms.
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