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Within the Shining of a Star

Hymn composed by

Betsy Jo Angebranndt

Contextual information

Tune Name

CHRISTMAS HYMN

Tune Name

Text Meter

L.M.

10.9.10.9

Song Composer

Betsy Jo Angebranndt

Lyricist

Robert S. Lehman

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Within the shining of a star

we catch a glimpse of who we are;

in every infant born we see

the hope of our nativity.

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The miracle of each new birth

can shake and save the stony earth;

triumphantly the newborn’s cry

strikes echoes from the waiting sky.

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