180. Brightest and Best

1 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.

Refrain:
Brightest and best,
Brightest and best;
Guide where our infant Redeemer is laid.
Cold on His cradle the dewdrops are shining,
Low lies His head with the beasts of the stall;
Angels adore Him in slumber reclining,
Maker and Monarch, and Saviour of all.

2 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. [Refrain]

Text Information
First Line: Brightest and best of the sons of the morning
Title: Brightest and Best
Author: Reginald Heber
Refrain First Line: Brightest and best
Language: English
Publication Date: 1896



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