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Beautiful Stars

Author: Alice Pendleton Appears in 3 hymnals First Line: O beautiful gems of the night Refrain First Line: O beautiful stars

[Oh, beautiful gems of the night]

Appears in 3 hymnals Composer and/or Arranger: E. Cook Tune Key: E Flat Major Incipit: 51765 43266 54343 Used With Text: Beautiful Stars

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Author: Alice Pendleton Hymnal: The Cyber Hymnal #12816 First Line: Oh, beautiful gems of the night Refrain First Line: Oh beautiful stars Lyrics: 1 Oh, beautiful gems of the night, Bedecking the cloudless blue, From whence is thy glittering light, And what is thy mission true? Refrain: Oh beautiful stars, That gem the brow of night, We gaze upon thee from afar As lamps that angels light. 2 Oh, beautiful gems of the night, Illuming the heavenly way, Oh say, does thou make the way bright That leads to eternal day? [Refrain] 3 Oh, beautiful gems of the night, Shine on in thy blue arched dome, Till Christ, in His glorious light Shall gather us safely home. [Refrain] Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, beautiful gems of the night]

Beautiful Stars

Author: Alice Pendleton Hymnal: Gospel Echoes #40 (1877) First Line: Oh, beautiful gems of the night Refrain First Line: Oh beautiful stars Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, beautiful gems of the night]

Beautiful Stars

Author: Alice Pendleton Hymnal: Loving Voices #118 (1887) First Line: Oh, beautiful gems of the night Refrain First Line: Oh beautiful stars Languages: English Tune Title: [Oh, beautiful gems of the night]

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Eliza Cook

1817 - 1889 Person Name: E. Cook Composer of "[Oh, beautiful gems of the night]" in Loving Voices Cook, Eliza, daughter of a merchant in Southwark, was born Dec. 24, 1817, and died at Wimbledon, Sept. 23, 1889. Her works in poetry and prose are well and widely known. Her hymn published in 1860, "Father above, I pray to Thee" (Child's Evening Hymn), is in several hymn-books, including Martineau's Hymns, &c, 1873. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, Appendix, Part II (1907) ================== Cook, Eliza, p. 1558, i. She died at Wimbledon, Sept. 24 (not 23), 1889. Her hymn, "Father above, I pray," &c, is from her Poems, 1853, vol. iv., p. 201. --John Julian, Dictionary of Hymnology, New Supplement (1907)