Third Star—
I shone Within the stable,
And there the shepherds saw,
Before that Baby bending,
In mute, adoring awe.
Fourth Star—
Far off, across the desert,
From their distant Eastern home
With balm and myrrh and spices,
I saw three Wise Men come
Fifth Star—
'Twas I who Went before them,
Through all the weary way,
And shone above the stable,
Where the little Christ-child lay.
Sixth Star—
And when the Wise Men found Him,
Led by a guiding star
I saw the precious jewels
They brought Him from afar.
Together—
Then when the Babe they'd worshipped.—
Each Wise Man, well content,
Back to the Eastern country,
By another pathway went,
This is the precious story,
So old, yet ever new,
And we have come, dear children,
To tell it unto you.
Tune—"Lightly Row."
All Sing—
From the starry realms of space,
We have come a weary way,
To help the little children keep
A merry Christmas Day.
Chorus—
We are shining. shining for you,
Shining for you, little children dear,
For Christmas Day is ever the best,
The best of all the year.
Children recite—
O, little stars that come to earth,
To tell us of the Christ-child's birth,
We welcome you and, hand in hand,
Together a united band,
Let us so gayly march along
And wake the echoes with a song;
And while to heaven the chorus swells,
Loud let us ring the Christmas bells.
(They join hands and march two by two around the stage, ringing bells and singing "The Christmas Welcome".)
