Millennial Harp 8
Star of Bethlehem
1When marshall'd on the night-ly plain, The star a-lone, of all the train, Can one a-lone, the Sav-ior speaks, It
2glittering hosts be-stud the sky, One fix the sin-ner's wand'ring eye:
3is the star of Beth-le-hem.
4Hark! hark! to God the cho-rus breaks, From ev'-ry host, from ev'-ry gem; But
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- iambic (da-DUM) · 68% of beats fit
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Verse 1
When marshall'd on the night-ly plain, The star a-lone, of all the train, Can one a-lone, the Sav-ior speaks, It//˘˘˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘25A
Verse 2
glittering hosts be-stud the sky, One fix the sin-ner's wand'ring eye:/˘˘/??˘///˘/˘/˘/16A
Verse 3
is the star of Beth-le-hem.˘˘/˘/˘/7A
Verse 4
Hark! hark! to God the cho-rus breaks, From ev'-ry host, from ev'-ry gem; But//˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘/˘17A
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