Pearls of Praise 47. Behold the star whose gentle light

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Pearls of Praise‎#47

Text:	The Shining Star
Author:	A. K. Mills
Tune:	[Behold the star whose gentle light]
Composer:	G. W. Fields

1 Behold the star whose gentle light
Ne’er falls to guide our weary feet
From paths of sin and darkest night,
Into a safe and sure retreat.

2 Oh! happy star, we love thy light,
It often cheers our weary hearts;
And when it beams so pure and bright,
Each cloud of darkness soon departs.

3 When all the world seems cold and dark,
And clouds shut out the light of day,
We’ll trust thee for our guiding mark,
And every cloud shall pass away.