Brightest and best of the stars of the morning (Anonymous)

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  • (Posted 2022-01-14)  CPDL #67538:       
Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-01-14).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 39 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in The Hymnal 1982, melody with words underlaid.
  • (Posted 2022-01-14)  CPDL #67537:       
Editor: Andrew Sims (submitted 2022-01-14).   Score information: A4, 1 page, 213 kB   Copyright: CPDL
Edition notes: The hymn in the version published in The Hymnal 1982, melody with words.

General Information

Title: Brightest and best of the stars of the morning
Composer: Anonymous
Tune: Star in the East
Lyricist: Reginald Heber
Number of voices: 1v   Voicing: Unison
Genre: SacredHymn   Meter: 11 10. 11 10

Language: English
Instruments: A cappella

First published: 1831 in The Christian Lyre, Volume 1, p. 104
    2nd published: 1835 in Southern Harmony, p. 16, Edition 1
    3rd published: 1848 in The Hesperian Harp
    4th published: 1867 in The Christian Harmony
Description: A textual variant of Brightest and best of the sons of the morning. Melody from The Southern Harmony, 1835

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Original text and translations

Original text and translations may be found at Brightest and best of the sons of the morning.