Words and music by Sally DeFord

SATB With grateful acknowledgement
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1. High a- bove the wea- ry world, a- mid the stars of
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 a- bove the wea- ry world, it shone up- on  their
 
       

  
 
             




  


  
 



 
     

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heav'n, To men of old a won- drous sign of peace and
road,
  And thus
  it led the wise men on to seek a

  
      
         
  



   
      

  
  

 

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hope was giv'n.  A bright- er star was kin- dled there, to
 
poor a- bode.
  
  
And is there now no hum- ble home to
 
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Copyright 1996 by Sally DeFord
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blaze a- mong the skies, To mark the way to

 
 
which its light may lead? No qui- et need? No

 
   
  
        
 

    

       

 






        

     

 
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Beth- le- hem, and e - ver- last- ing light,
Alto
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Look


tears

of grief?

No

hun- ger-

ing

soul
to

feed?
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(1&2) high a- bove the wea - ry world, For eyes to see that
    
     
 
      
  


        

            
    
             



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will, The star of Beth - le- hem will shine for

     

     
 
  

          


  

      

 
    
        
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those who seek him still.

   

    
   
 
  

          
     



  
 




     
        
   

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Oo


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world, His star still shines


for me, It bids
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 Ho- ly child, a- dor- ing on bend- ed knee.
 It beck - ons
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 A dor- ing on ben- 

ded knee.

       
        

      

 
 
 
  
   
  
 
 
   
  

me through a- ges past, by count- less years un- dimmed -, )

   
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beck- ons me through a- ges past, by count - less years un - dimmed, ) It
 
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bids

me serve his chil-

dren now


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to wor-

ship

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will, The star of Beth - le- hem will shine for

 

      
 
  
 

   
          
 





 

      

 
    
         


  


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(Soprano: still. 

those who seek him (Alto: Oo - - - - -.)


  
a tempo (Tenor/Bass: Oo - - -.)

 

     
   


  

     
            






 





a tempo

 
     

 
 
  

     

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