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Lyrics
Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,
dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid;
star of the east, the horizon adorning,
guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Cold on his cradle the dew-drops are shining;
low lies his head with the beasts of the stall;
angels adore him in slumber reclining,
Maker and Monarch and Savior of all.
Say, shall we yield him, in costly devotion,
odors of Edom, and offerings divine,
gems of the mountain and pearls of the ocean,
myrrh from the forest, or gold from the mine?
Vainly we offer each ample oblation,
vainly with gifts would his favor secure:
richer by far is the heart's adoration,
dearer to God are the prayers of the poor.
Brightest and best of the sons of the morning,
dawn on our darkness, and lend us thine aid;
star of the east, the horizon adorning,
guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Historical Notes
Author
Reginald Heber (1783-1826) 1811
Meter
11 10 11 10
Music
Scores
Brightest and Best (Tune),
Epiphany
Epiphany Hymn,
Liebster Immanuel,
Morning Star,
Orient,
Santa Laura,
St. Ninian,
Webbe
Other Comments
Sources
Hymnals
| Hymnal
| Number
| Tunes Used
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, 1861-1874
| # 388
| Zoar
|
| The Parish Hymnal, 1870
| # 42
| (unnamed tune by A. Harvey), Epiphany Hymn
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1871 (Hall & Whiteley)
| # 37
| Epiphany
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Goodrich & Gilbert)
| # 37
| Epiphany, Harveys
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Tucker & Rousseau)
| # 37
| Santa Laura, Webbe
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1874 (Hutchins)
| # 37
| Folsom, Webbe
|
| Church Hymns with Tunes, 1874
| # 95
| Epiphany
|
| Church Hymnal (Church of Ireland), 1874
| # 101
| Eastwell, St. Ninian
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Standard, 1875-1924
| # 643
| Bede, Epiphany
|
| A Church of England Hymn Book, 1879
| # 132
|
|
| The Hymnal Companion, 1890
| # 107
| Epiphany Hymn, St. Ethelreda
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Darlington)
| # 66
| Santa Laura
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Parker)
| # 66
| Webbe
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Hutchins)
| # 66
| Brightest and best (Tune), Morning Star, Orient
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Tucker & Rousseau)
| # 66
| Santa Laura
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Helfenstein)
| # 66
| Morning Star, Santa Laura, Webbe
|
| The Church Hymnal, 1892 (Messiter)
| # 66
| Epiphany, Santa Laura, St. Barnabas, Webbe
|
| The Church Hymnary (Scotland), 1902
| # 36
| Springfield
|
| Church Hymns, New Edition, 1903
| # 111
| Epiphany Hymn, Epiphany
|
| The English Hymnal, 1906
| # 41
| Epiphany, Liebster Immanuel
|
| The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1908
| # 417
| Epiphany Hymn, Epiphany, Verulam
|
| The Mission Hymnal, 1913
| # 30
| Morning Star
|
| The Hymnal 1916 (US)
| # 95
| Morning Star, Webbe
|
| Church Hymnal for the Christian Year, 1917
| # 141
| Bradfield, Epiphany, Sutton Valence
|
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1919
| # 101
| St. Ninian
|
| Church Hymnal Revised, 1920 (Hutchins)
| # 70
| Epiphany Hymn, Morning Star, Webbe
|
| The Oxford Hymn Book, 1925
| # 78
| Epiphany Hymn, Epiphany
|
| Songs of Praise, 1925
| # 59
| Lime Street
|
| Songs of Praise, Enlarged Edition, 1931
| # 85
| Liebster Immanuel, Lime Street
|
| The Book of Common Praise (Canada), 1938
| # 356
| Epiphany, Liebster Immanuel, Stella Orientis
|
| The Hymnal 1940 (US)
| # 46
| Morning Star, Stewart (11 10 11 10)
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, Revised, 1950
| # 75
| Bede, Epiphany
|
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 1960
| # 79
| Liebster Immanuel, St. Ninian
|
| Anglican Hymn Book, 1965
| # 125
| Broadwalk, Epiphany
|
| The Hymn Book 1971 (Canada)
| # 432
| St. Ninian
|
| The Australian Hymn Book, 1977
| # 234
| Liebster Immanuel, Spean
|
| The Hymnal 1982 (US)
| # 117, 118
| Morning Star, Star in the East
|
| Hymns Ancient & Modern, New Standard, 1983
| # 47
| Bede, Epiphany
|
| The New English Hymnal, 1985
| # 49
| Epiphany, Wessex (11 10 11 10)
|
| Hymns for Today's Church, 1987
| # 338
| Epiphany Hymn, Epiphany
|
| Hymns Old & New, New Anglican, 1996
| # 71
| Epiphany, Liebster Immanuel
|
| Common Praise (Canada), 1998
| # 159
| St. Ninian
|
| Together in Song (Australia), 1999
| # 310
| Liebster Immanuel, Spean
|
| Sing Glory, 1999
| # 346
| Epiphany Hymn
|
| Complete Mission Praise, 2000
| # 65
| Epiphany Hymn
|
| Common Praise, 2000
| # 84
| Bede, Epiphany, Liebster Immanuel
|
| Hymns Old & New, Complete Anglican, 2000
| # 85
| Epiphany, Liebster Immanuel
|
| Church Hymnal (Ireland), 2000
| # 190
| Epiphany, Liebster Immanuel
|
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