What Star Is This?
for two-part mixed choir with keyboard accompaniment
Charles Coffin (1676–1749), alt., and Puer nobis, from Trier MS, 15th cent., alt., and
William Mercer (1811–1873), alt. Wie schön leuchtet der Morgenstern,
Philipp Nicolai (1556–1608), alt.
Lightly (q. = 66)
arr. David McCarthy
S/A
T/B
mp 1.What star is this,with beams sobright, more
Lightly (q. = 66)
Piano mp
beau - teous than the noon - day light? It shines to he - rald forth the King,and Gen - tiles to his crib to bring.
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mp 2.True spake the pro - phet from a - far who told the rise of
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bright ap - pears the Mor - ning Star, with mer - cy bea - ming
Je - sus, while the star of grace im - pels us on to seek thy face, let not our sloth - ful hearts re- fuse the gui - dance of thy
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from a - far; the host of heav'n re - joi - ces! A - men, a - men!
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light to use.
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Slowing
ff e - ver - more by earth
Al - le - lu - ia, al - le - lu - ia! Praise be gi - ven and heav - ven!
Slowing
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