Star of the East, oh Bethlehem star,Guiding us on to heaven afarSorrow and grief and lull’d by the lightThou hope of each mortal, in death’s lonely nightFearless and tranquil, we look up to TheeKnowing thou be m’st through eternityHelp us to follow where Thou still dost guidePilgrims of earth so wiseStar of the East, thou hope of the soulWhile round us here the dark billows rollLead us from sin to glory afarThou star of the East, thou sweet Bethlehem’s starStar of the East, oh Bethlehem’s star,What tho’ the storms of riat gather loudFaithful and pure thy rays beam to saveAnd bright o’er the graveSmile of a Saviour are mirror’d in TheeGlimpses of Heav’n in thy light we seeGuide us still onward to that blessed shoreAfter earth toil is o’erStar of the East, thou hope of the soulOh star that leads to God aboveWhose rays are peace and joy and loveWatch o’er us still till life hath ceasedBeam on, bright star, sweet Bethlehem star